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MARK 9:30-37

No matter where we are in our journey of life, we’re faced with the questions:

What does it mean to be great? 

How do we continue to contribute throughout our lives? In today’s passage, Jesus tells us what it looks like to “achieve greatness.” 

MATTHEW 5:43-48

What Jesus taught, preached, and commanded in the Sermon on the Mount is nothing less than staggering. In today’s sermon, we explore why Jesus commands us to love our enemies, Jesus’ invitation to actually become like him, and how this kind of transformation happens. 

MARK 7: 24-37

Often Jesus will say things that, on the surface, are perplexing. In today’s gospel reading, we see Jesus giving people exactly what they need by moving toward the pain points of their lives and enacting healing. 

Can you identify any pain points that Jesus is moving toward or touching? 

GENESIS 1:26-31

In the creation story, we learn about who God is, the nature of the world, and the nature of humanity. 

EPHESIANS 6:10-20

Today we hear about the “Armor of God” that protects against getting eaten alive by the dangers around us. We’re invited to be aware of the currents that flow underneath the surface, and we’re given guidance on what to do about them. 

JOHN 6: 51-58

In today’s gospel story, Jesus is trying to get our attention and wake us up to the reality that there is living bread from heaven that we need and that is closer to us than we realize. 

EPHESIANS 4:25-5:2

In today’s sermon, we receive an invitation to live like the beloved community that we are. We learn about the why, what, and how of Christian community and practice.

EPHESIANS 4: 1-16

We often go through life without paying attention, and the tyranny of the urgent distracts us from the important. 

In the letter to the Ephesians, Paul writes to a group of diverse people to remind them who they are. The diagnostic questions for us today are: Who are you? What is important to you?

EPHESIANS 3:14-21

The love of power can drive people to do all sorts of things that are destructive & harmful. But the power of love can fuel people who feel weak to do powerful things, or powerful people to do foolish and vulnerable things. 

The invitation today is to consider if there is more powerful love available to us now.

MARK 6:30-34, 53-56

Mission can drive the trajectory of our lives. Today’s gospel story invites us to consider the questions: What mission is driving this chapter of our lives? Is the fuel strong enough to sustain us?