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Before Mark talks about the spiritual pain of the cross he talks about the physical pain. Jesus is thirsty, He is crucified between robbers, and he is mocked. All for the sake of the world.

It can be difficult for us to see the bigger picture at times. Mark 15 is a case where Pilate, the Jews and the Crowd missed that Jesus wasn't a political king or the king of the Jews, He reveals Himself as the king of King with an eternal Kingdom.

Peter was a power and staunch follower of Jesus, but it was his failure that he is most known for. This failure is a powerful warning and opportunity for all who would consider it.

Jesus's predictions begin to come true as once again humanity is confronted by evil in a garden. It seems like everything is about to be lost, but in truth, everything is about to be gained.

Jesus is about to experience the cross and in a powerful display of humanity He goes before God with a raw and powerful prayer request. Jesus shows us that because He knows God as Abba He believes that all things are possible and He therefore prays boldly and surrendered.

Jesus is the sacrificial Lamb of God who came to redeem us from the bondage of sin and establish a new covenant with us based on His grace. Through this passage we’ll seek to understand why we celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Communion) as a church. We’ll examine the depth and power of the gospel that has redeemed us, is redeeming us, and will one day redeem us.

Giving everything to Jesus can be so difficult to process. At the beginning of the Jesus's last week before the cross Mark gives us a powerful visual picture of what it looks like to give Jesus everything.

Over 300 verses in the New Testament talk about the return of Jesus, and yet Christians seem so confused about it. Not only are there lots of views but it seems that we rarely ever engage on the topic or consider the return of Christ. This week we tackle Jesus's exhortation to the disciples to alwasy be ready for His return.

Mark 13 is considered one of the most studied passages of the Bible, and it's message is one that, if received, can impact, help, and radically change everything.

The second most defining mark of a Christian is that they love others. The challenge of this mark is that love is vulnerable, risky, messy, observable and costly. Jesus doesn't just call us to love this way, but loves us in that extravagant way to be the foundation for His followers to be loving people.