The Resurrection is essential to Christian faith, hope, and love. So why is it that it so very often fades into the background? Without a resurrection, there is no hope. But in Christ even death is gain. The resurrection is the foundation for our faith and the future victory of Christ over death. This week, as we finish looking at 1 Corinthians chapter 15, remind yourself of the hope of the gospel glimpsed in the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

The book off Malachi confronts the Israelites returned from exile. Malachi searches the hearts of Israel's hope, worship, and relationships with the question, "where is the fer of the LORD among His people?" In this two part series we hear the same question directed at us in the 21st century. Have we decentered God? Have we dethroned Him? Do we hold out hope for Him to work for justice beyond what we can see? Listen to the message of Malachi as God speaks through His word to call us again to "genuine worship and expectant faith."*

In the book of Ephesians, the Apostle Paul writes from prison to remind the church of the massive scope of God’s blessing. Paul aims to encourage and refresh the Christians in the church of Ephesus. Join us in looking at the opening of His letter to the church at Ephesus, and see how richly God has poured out every spiritual blessing in Christ to the praise of His glory.

Jesus ministry centered around the Kingdom of God, particularly His teaching. So far in Mark's gospel we have heard little actual teaching on the Kingdom of God. But in our passage this week Mark records Jesus teaching on the Kingdom with 4 parables. Listen this week as we hear from the Lord Jesus about the Blessed Burden of Kingdom Work and the confidence that God's people can have in working alongside God in His Kingdom.

What do we do, as Christians, when we come up against opposition? If we are faithful witnesses to the work of God in our life—we will come up against opposition. How can we as Christians be prepared, how should we respond, when we face opposition? In Mark 3:20-35 we are confronted with two rounds of opposition to Jesus ministry. Join us as we will look at this opposition and see how Jesus responds. As we look at how the Lord Jesus responds to opposition to His ministry we will learn how to glorify God when opposition and slander comes to us as we minister the gospel of the kingdom in our own lives.

As we come back to our series through the book of Mark, we are looking at one the seams in the book. Our passage today is a bridge between the first section of Mark's gospel and the second. In this bridge passage we are reminded of what has come before in Mark's book, and we are given hints about what is coming in the second section. The second section will force us again ad again to ask the question "Who are the followers of Jesus?" Listen in this week as we see from God's word what it means to follow Jesus, as well as what it means to reject Him.