Mary followed Jesus because she recognized him as lord, Judas followed Jesus because of what he thought he could get from being close to the Lord. One is remembered forever for her generosity towards God, the other for his selfishness. Why are you following Jesus?
Pastor Brent Clark covers the prediction of the destruction of the temple and the fall of Jerusalem while shedding light on how to properly interpret Apocalyptic literature. There are always crazy things going on in this world, don't get distracted by them- preach the gospel!
Do we love god or do we just love the things that we think he might love? We are called to love god with all of our hearts, minds, and souls- not just know about him.
Jesus tells a parable about Tenants that kill the heir to a vineyard so they can claim ownership, in doing so he confronts the heart issue of the Religious leaders and they don't like it too much. How do you respond when God confronts you?
The Money Changers at the temple manipulate God's system for their own selfish gain, Disciples see God's authority and they recognize Jesus as king, Scribes, Pharisees, and Religious rulers reject Jesus' authority. How will you respond?
In Brent's final sermon at Mission Hill Church he encourages us to keep pushing the envelope for the Kingdom of Heaven through the words of the Apostle Paul to the Ephesian Elders.
In the middle of our Country's widening gap of controversial issues, What does scripture have to say about how to interact with issues in our culture? How do we respond as a church?
Blind Bartimaeus cries out amidst a crowd, pleading for Jesus to stop and restore his sight. A Blind man is one of the first to see Jesus for who he is. Joel talks about what Mercy is, and shows how Jesus withholds from us what we deserve because of his kindness.
Church Planting resident Kyle Jacobs teaches from Mark 10, sharing about how Jesus is trying to build up our trust in him and is calling us to do hard things.