After coming down from the mountain, having seen the majesty of God revealed, Jesus and the disciples are confronted with the dark realities of the world. Yet even in the darkness, Jesus brings light.

Since Luke 8:22 we have been asking and answering the question, "Who is Jesus?" In this passage Jesus reveals who he is, and God himself answers the question with final authority. Then, in light of who Jesus is, God gives us a clear command: Listen to Jesus.

Since Luke 8:22 we have been asking and answering the question, "Who is Jesus?" In this passage Jesus reveals who he is, and God himself answers the question with final authority. Then, in light of who Jesus is, God gives us a clear command: Listen to Jesus.

Jesus calls us to follow him by denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following him, but such a call seems to go against our desire for joy and satisfaction. Yet we find that to follow Jesus is to find the fulfillment of our deepest desires in the most unlikely of places.

Jesus calls us to follow him by denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following him, but such a call seems to go against our desire for joy and satisfaction. Yet we find that to follow Jesus is to find the fulfillment of our deepest desires in the most unlikely of places.

Abortion is a sin that goes against God's created order and exalts human wills and glory above he will and glory of God. Yet, in a culture of death, hope is found in Jesus, the child of promise, and Christians should call upon the name of the Lord for help.

Abortion is a sin that goes against God's created order and exalts human wills and glory above he will and glory of God. Yet, in a culture of death, hope is found in Jesus, the child of promise, and Christians should call upon the name of the Lord for help.

Jesus polls the disciples about the crowds opinion on his identity, and then he asks them, and us, the most important question we will ever face: "Who do you say that I am?"

Jesus polls the disciples about the crowds opinion on his identity, and then he asks them, and us, the most important question we will ever face: "Who do you say that I am?"

In Mark 12, Jesus gives us two ways to measure our spiritual health and maturity - our love for God and our love for others.