Mark 10:1-12; Jesus is making his steady march to Jerusalem and his eventual betrayal, arrest, crucifixion and resurrection. Increasingly the religious leaders of the day will challenge Jesus' authority and attempt to get him in trouble with the Roman authorities. Today the issue is marriage and divorce. Jesus takes us back to God's original intention for marriage.

Mark 10:13-16; In this passage we see parents making sure that their children get to Jesus. We see Jesus teach that the kingdom belongs to those LIKE the children and to these children. We also see Jesus' great affection for the children.

Mark 9:38-50; What is a disciple of Christ? Church attendance? Being a "good" person? Having some theological sophistication? No, none of those things mean you are a disciple of Christ. In this sermon we learn about three test that Jesus gives us to see if we truly are his disciple.

Mark 9:30-37; Do you want to be great? Of course you do, everyone does. But what is true greatness? Jesus tells us in this passage of scripture the principle of kingdom greatness. He also gives us a beautiful picture of what it means to be great and then gives us the power to do the impossible.

Mark 9:14-29; If you had the means to leave it all behind...the messiness of life and the brokenness of the world...would you go back? In Mark 9 we see Jesus leaving the glory of the mountain for the sin wracked world. Why would he do that? He does it for our good and his glory.

Mark 15:42-16:8; Jesus died in history; he rose in history; and he lives to command us to go and tell the world about it.

Mark 11:11-25; On the first day of the week, what the Christian church traditionally celebrate as Palm Sunday, Jesus inspects the temple in Jerusalem. The next the day Jesus does two weird things: he curses a fig tree and "cleanses" the temple. In this passage we learn about some things that Jesus hates and that make him angry.

Nehemiah 13:4-31; The Old Testament Church, once anchored, is not adrift again. Its leader are man-fearing and self-serving. Its people have once again become slaves to their idolatry. And, its families are being ruined by marriage to unbelievers. There is a natural bent in the church away from the LORD and to the world. Is there any hope for the church in the end? Yes, but it isn't in our leaders, our wealth or our families.

Nehemiah 11:1-13:3; Names, names, and more names. Every time we turn the page in Nehemiah we are given a long list of names. Why are these names so important? They are given for the sake of remembering God's overwhelming faithfulness in spite of Israel's underwhelming unfaithfulness.