The Father did send the Son into the world to establish His Kingdom. However, the victory of the Kingdom will be established through the defeat of the King on the cross.

What does it mean to say Jesus is the Christ? Does following Christ mean a better life here on earth? This message points to Jesus' honesty about what it means to be his follower.

Seeing is not necessarily believing. This was the case for the Pharisees and disciples in this passage. You may be able to phyiscally see and hear, but are you able to spiritually see and hear?

Desperate times call for desperate measures. This passage shows the desperation of a Gentile woman and her great display of faith in Jesus.

In this passage Jesus directly addresses the misunderstanding regarding purity and defilement. Clean hands are meaningless when we have evil hearts.

Despite seeing firsthand the mighty works of Jesus, the disciples were often guilty of underestimating His divine provision and His divine power.

Is our unity in the Gospel merely an agrreement on theological truths? This messages focuses on how the Lord's Supper is the visual symbol of genuine spiritual unity that comes through identification with the Gospel - the blodd and body of Christ.

The message of the Kingdom of God is at odds with the kingdoms of this world. Messengers should expect conflict and rejection by those opposed to God's kingdom.

This message looks at five different stories that communicate an aspect of Jesus' authority and the response people had to that authority.

How can there be such a variety of responses to the same message? Mark addresses this question through the parables of Jesus.