Seven Mile Road

What happens when we live by anxiety and not faith?

In this sermon we examine the brief interaction Luke records between Jesus, Martha, and Mary. Martha shows Jesus great hospitality initially, but all her serving ends up actually shielding her from Jesus. Mary shows us what it looks like to posture ourselves with Jesus as our highest Good.

Few people would argue that it's a bad thing to love  your neighbor, but all kinds of answers emerge once we start to talk about what that means. This week, as we listen in on a conversation Jesus has with a lawyer, we'll learn that the neighbor we're called to love may not be who we think and that loving this neighbor may be more intense than we'd ever expect ... and that what actually makes us able to love our neighbor is Jesus' love towards us.
Luke 10.25-37

Listen for an update on what's to come in March (and April!) at Seven Mile Melrose (and listen for a special donut code from Justin!).

A turning point happens in Jesus’ ministry as He sends disciples on mission in Luke 9. But more than just the Twelve, in chapter 10 Jesus includes others (a lot of others… like 72 others) in the mission! This spinoff mission has successive implications for the Christian church all the way to Seven Mile Road today.

This Sunday we take a look at the Mission to which all followers of Jesus are called. We see some amazingly outsized aspects of this mission that inform and challenge us to consider just what our little church is to do on Jesus’ mission.

Luke 10:1-20

We all have a deep longing to be great, to be important and feel valued. Unfortunately, we often completely miss in our efforts. In this week’s sermon, we’ll hear how Jesus’ disciples had this same longing, this same tendency to pursue greatness in all the wrong ways, and what Jesus taught them about greatness: to be somebody in his kingdom is actually to be a nobody.

What?
Says who?
But why?

Not only is this how every conversation seems to go with an inquisitive child, it is what we ask during the time in the Word in this sermon.

What is marriage?
Says who?
But why is that marriage?

We look to God's Word to help guide our hearts, our minds, and our actions as we understand marriage, pursue marriage, and do marriage. God in his richness has intentions for us as members of His body, and this permeates all aspects of our lives, and no less the most intimate of spaces, such as marriage. 

Things have been building in the Gospel of Luke. More and more people are curious about Jesus.

As Jesus' identity continues to unfold and His mission is made more clear, we must ask, "What does it mean to follow him?"

In this week's sermon, God reveals even more about who Jesus and gives a huge key to being a disciple of Jesus: "Listen to him!"

Luke 9: 28-36

Sara Justin and Michael give you an update on this month at Seven Mile Melrose.

“Christianity without Discipleship is always Christianity without Christ.” -Bonhoeffer

Following Jesus in discipleship is not an easy path nor a short one. Discipleship is a total commitment requiring an understanding of the costs to oneself daily and working to be led by Jesus in all areas of life. Jesus speaks hard words to his original disciples (that Luke wanted to make sure all subsequent disciples would hear as well) on what it entails to follow Him. We will work through this passage on Sunday, so we can each grapple with our own followership of Jesus.

Luke 9:23-27 & 57-62

As more and more people come into contact with Jesus, his miracles and his teaching, word spreads. And as word spreads, people are confronted with the question, “Who is this? Who is Jesus?” From political rulers to Jesus’ disciples to us, it’s a question that must be considered and must be answered. This Sunday, we’ll hear how others answered and hear from Jesus himself.
Luke 9.7-9, 18-22