Jesus' power over the forces of evil demonstrated that the kingdom of God had come.

Jesus told his followers what to pray and why to pray, so let's pray and keep on praying!

While the Parable of the Good Samaritan is well known, it is easy to miss its shock value, its subtle surprises, and its connection to Mary's listening at Jesus' feet.

As he traveled toward Jerusalem, Jesus sent out 36 missionary teams and made provision for many more, because then, as now, the harvest was plentiful, but the workers, few.

Through a series of mistakes by the disciples, Jesus taught them and us what following him is not.

While Peter correctly identified Jesus as God's Anointed, the disciples still had much to learn about the Anointed's work and what it means to go after him.

In preparation for the time when he would not be with them, Jesus began to give the disciples on-the-job training in evangelizing and showing compassion. (Because of a tech problem, we couldn't get into our building today, so we worshiped outside on the patio, and this audio recording is less clear than normal.)

Two stories combine to show how Jesus has power to make people whole again and to call us to believe his words.

The demons revealed that their only purpose is to destroy, while Jesus demonstrated his power to heal and restore.

In a boat journey across the lake, Jesus showed himself to be an exhausted human and almighty God.