Jesus continues to teach on the values of the kingdom, and he gets even more practical. Jesus will say, this is what true greatness looks like in our day. Then he connects the dots to three particular areas: marriage, children and our possessions.

Our culture is obsessed with ourselves and the pursuit of our own greatness. However, in Mark 9:30-50, we learn that true greatness is a life devoted to the fame and greatness of another, Jesus Christ.

If you knew that you were headed on a difficult journey; a season wrought with pain, temptation, and discouraging circumstances, what do you think would be the most helpful thing to persevere through it? I wonder if you'd think about glory? That's what Jesus does.

Mark has taken eight chapters to show us the great gifts Jesus came to give: forgiveness of sins and the Kingdom of God. Chapter 8 is a turning point because Jesus tells the disciples what it really means to follow him.

In Acts 2:42-47 we get a picture of what happened to the early church in Jerusalem after Pentecost, and what we see is a community that is collectively devoted to God, to each other and to the lost.

2 Kings 22-23 is an impactful story of what happens when we come into contact with God's Word. With this, Transit Church launches our new Community Bible Reading plan for the year.

In Ecclesiastes, Solomon looks back at the end of his life and he's reflecting on all that life has taught him. The over-arching theme in Chapter 10 is folly. Ecc 10:10 conveys that it takes more strength to swing an axe when the blade is dull. Yet this is exactly the way foolish people live. Wisdom says, take time to sharpen your axe.

At Christmas, we celebrate God’s great gift to the world in the baby Jesus; a light brought into the world to dispel our darkness. But have you ever given thought to what if Jesus hadn't been born; if there weren't a Luke 2; if God hadn't given us Jesus?

For some of us, this Christmas season has been a time of joy and anticipation, but for others it has been a season of darkness and despair. In Isaiah 9:1-7, those who were in despair were given the hope of a coming Deliverer. Today, it is this Deliverer, Jesus Christ, who is our only hope in the darkness that still wages war on our souls.

This Christmas we're celebrating a before and after story. We're reminding ourselves of what was: the sin, slavery, despair and hopelessness in our world before Jesus. And we're celebrating how things are now because of Jesus (a Savior, and a life of freedom, and deliverance).