In reading about the rushed trial Jesus faced in the middle of the night and the next morning, we discover that He wasn’t really the one on trial. Rather, Jesus is the Judge exposing the sins of those working to condemn and deny Him. The Sanhedrin, Peter, and Pilate are the ones on trial! And in exposing their guilt, Jesus forces us to look into our own hearts as well...for we, too, are on trial.

In reading about the rushed trial Jesus faced in the middle of the night and the next morning, we discover that He wasn’t really the one on trial. Rather, Jesus is the Judge exposing the sins of those working to condemn and deny Him. The Sanhedrin, Peter, and Pilate are the ones on trial! And in exposing their guilt, Jesus forces us to look into our own hearts as well...for we, too, are on trial.

The call to Christian discipleship is the call to come and die to self, sin, and the ways of the world. It is a call to sacrificial giving and sacrificial living. When God calls us to sacrificial giving or to step outside our comfort zone or in faith to risk our reputation, friends, or possessions, how will we respond? In today’s passage we see four possible options for our response to the cup of hardship, sacrifice, and obedience.

The call to Christian discipleship is the call to come and die to self, sin, and the ways of the world. It is a call to sacrificial giving and sacrificial living. When God calls us to sacrificial giving or to step outside our comfort zone or in faith to risk our reputation, friends, or possessions, how will we respond? In today’s passage we see four possible options for our response to the cup of hardship, sacrifice, and obedience.

The call to Christian discipleship is the call to come and die to self, sin, and the ways of the world. It is a call to sacrificial giving and sacrificial living. When God calls us to sacrificial giving or to step outside our comfort zone or in faith to risk our reputation, friends, or possessions, how will we respond? In today’s passage we see four possible options for our response to the cup of hardship, sacrifice, and obedience.

We often encounter Jesus at a table in Mark's Gospel. Jesus always shared the table with His friends and His enemies, with insiders and outsiders. Everyone is welcome to sit at Jesus’s table. As we look at the Last Supper, we discover that Jesus has prepared a table for us, invited us to sit at His table, and that His table is meant to provide for us a vibrant relationship with God based on His gracious sacrifice.

We often encounter Jesus at a table in Mark's Gospel. Jesus always shared the table with His friends and His enemies, with insiders and outsiders. Everyone is welcome to sit at Jesus’s table. As we look at the Last Supper, we discover that Jesus has prepared a table for us, invited us to sit at His table, and that His table is meant to provide for us a vibrant relationship with God based on His gracious sacrifice.

We often encounter Jesus at a table in Mark's Gospel. Jesus always shared the table with His friends and His enemies, with insiders and outsiders. Everyone is welcome to sit at Jesus’s table. As we look at the Last Supper, we discover that Jesus has prepared a table for us, invited us to sit at His table, and that His table is meant to provide for us a vibrant relationship with God based on His gracious sacrifice.

Rev. Ben Tarver, Youth and Family Pastor, helps us think biblically and critically about faith and its relationship with our sports-oriented culture. Rev. Tarver challenges us to use our skills and interests in sports to glorify God and further His Kingdom and asks us to examine whether we get those priorities backwards.

Rev. Ben Tarver, Youth and Family Pastor, helps us think biblically and critically about faith and its relationship with our sports-oriented culture. Rev. Tarver challenges us to use our skills and interests in sports to glorify God and further His Kingdom and asks us to examine whether we get those priorities backwards.