Sermon - Lander Free Church

After seeing the crucifixion, Mark now tells us of the burial and resurrection, pointing to the hope we have, though with a brevity that is quite surprising. Read Mark 15:42-16:8 and see you Sunday!

In Mark's penultimate scene we see Jesus, either through the eyes of those who mock and revile, or through the eyes of a Centurion who believes, despite, or because of, this humiliating death. Read Mark 15:21-41 and see you Sunday.

From the Jewish trial we turn now to the Roman trial, pondering the importance of seeing our Savior suffering for the sins of the world. Read Mark 15:1-20 and thanks for listening!

In one last and perhaps best Markan sandwich this week we look at the dueling trials of Jesus and Peter, contrasting faithfulness and faithlessness. Read Mark 14:53-72 and thanks for listening!

This week we get one of the darkest moments of the Gospels as Jesus prays in the Garden and helps us understand how he entered into our suffering and we can be joined to him through his suffering. Read Mark 14:32-52 and thanks for listening!

Mark's Gospel account approaches the end as Jesus' betrayal looms and we see several different preparations for his death. Read Mark 14:1-31 and thanks for listening!

We return to Mark and one of the more debated passages as Jesus answers a question about the Temple, but seems to say much more. Read Mark 13 and thanks for listening!

Who Are You Putting Your Trust In Today? All of us are trusting someone or something with the details of our everyday lives. Psalm 111 reminds us of why and how we can overcome the enemy of trust (our unbelief), and replace unbelief with faith leading to God's peace.

Jesus answers a final question before asking his own, while we are yet again reminded that the first shall be last and the last shall be first. Read Mark 12:28-44 and thanks for listening!

We pump the breaks as we look at the second challenge to Jesus' authority, this time from the Sadducees, a challenge that speaks to the central importance of the resurrection and its grounding in the Old Testament. Read Mark 12:18-27 and thanks for listening.