Discovering Jesus

This sermon was preached at a joint MBCCA gathering for Good Friday. Pastor Tyler takes an interesting approach on the meaning behind the last supper before Jesus was crucified and why we continue to remember it by drinking the body and blood of Christ.

(We apologize for the sound quality. Due to a shortage of equipment, the sermon was recorded with a phone. We have done our best to equalize it in order to make it understandable. )

Ever wondered what exactly baptism is all about? Well, that would take a 10 part series. But in this sermon we try to give an overview of the main points, and we end up with some surprisingly practical, and possibly non-conventional, conclusions. Either way, if you're interested in baptism, or even if you think you know everything there is to know, take a listen, you might learn something. :)

We are taking a short break in preparation for Easter to take a look at the two sacraments of Protestantism. Today we are looking at communion. Is it just a symbol, or is it more? What was the significance of the last supper? Why do we eat bread and juice (wine if you're edgy) to commemorate Jesus' death? How does it all fit with the rest of the Bible? We answer these questions and more in our sermon today.

Today we discuss why it was that the Pharisees planned to assassinate Jesus and what led them to that decision. We also look at how we can keep ourselves from making the same mistake as the Pharisees.

Ever wondered exactly why the experts in the law freaked out when Jesus healed a paralyzed man? This week we discuss why. We also discover why it seems that sometimes God just doesn't hear our prayers and what we, as Christians, can do about it.

This week we start to discover why Jesus' message wasn't just a bunch of aphorisms and pithy sayings, but rather a highly subversive story that challenged the Jewish people at their very core. We attempt to respond to the many years of misinterpretation of Jesus' message and see how what he said truly applies to our lives.

This week we begin our series on Mark. We discuss the dangers of reading the gospels without knowing the story of Israel, how Mark has written an apocalypse and the cost of discipleship.

Today we had a guest speaker come in. Josh Ratzlaff delivered a message from the epistle of James. He discusses what it means to live according to the law and how it should shape our lives.

This is the third and final installment in our series on John the Baptist. This week we look at the message he preached in preparation for Christ, and the message we should preach. We also discussed that ever elusive question, "What does it really mean to be a Christian?"

This Sunday we discuss how God calls each of us to our various "wilderness experiences" in order that we are prepared for the great works He has in store for us. Also we talk about samurai swords.