Who is your favorite Jesus? in this episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, our 4 pastors talk about what they’ve learned and liked throughout our study of the Jesus presented in Mark and then help us prepare our hearts for Holy Week.

How are you preparing for Jesus’ death on the cross? How did the disciples and those who followed Jesus prepare? Hear from Pastor Jad as he traces through a day and a half of the life of Jesus as described in Mark 14.

Have you ever wondered when the end will come? If so, then you are not alone! Check out Pastor Jeremy Green's remarks on Mark 13, as Jesus answers that very question.

Listen in as Pastor Melissa Cooper discusses how Jesus unmasks the religious leaders of his time, revealing that the things of earth are not the things of heaven.

What relationship is there between the stories of a colt, a fig tree, and the cleansing of a temple? Find out in this week’s episode of Your Week with St. Luke’s, where Pastor Melissa Cooper walks us through the 11th chapter of Mark.

Are you better than your neighbor? Do you deserve more? Hear thoughts from Pastor Jeremy as he takes us through the 10th chapter of Mark, where Jesus takes people’s ideas and turns them upside down.

What do you think are the relationships between power, faith, and prayer? What concepts and images of power were you raised to recognize? How are they different or similar to the images seen in Mark 9? Think about this as you hear Pastor Jad’s remarks on Mark 9 and kick-off the season of Lent.

How does Jesus teach discipleship? What part do disciples play in Jesus’ plans? Find out what it means to be a disciple according to Mark’s gospel in this lecture by the Rev. Dr. Ebby Arnold, and then hear how St. Luke’s pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy react in their Office Hours Conversation.

 

00:00 – Intro

00:40 – Lecture Ebby

29:15 – Office Hours Conversation with St. Luke’s Pastors & Ebby

How does Mark’s Jesus confront ungodly systems? Is it possible to serve God while withholding care from those who are most needy in our communities? If it is at the expense of others, are we really “serving” God? What systems might God be calling us to dismantle? Reflect upon these questions as you listen to this week’s lecture by the Rev. Dr. Ebby Arnold, and then hear what St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy have to say in their Office Hours Conversation.

 

00:00 – Intro

00:36 – Lecture by Ebby

34:53 – Office Hours Conversation with Ebby & St. Luke’s Pastors

The Authority of Jesus and the Kingdom of God

 

What does Jesus’s authority look like and what distinguishes his leadership? Find out in this lecture by the Rev. Dr. Ebby Arnold from the Candler School of Theology, and then hear how St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy react in the Office Hours Conversation.

 

00:00 – Intro

00:44 – Lecture by Rev. Dr. Ebby Arnold

27:36 – Office Hours Conversation with Ebby and St. Luke’s Pastors Jenn, Jad, Melissa, and Jeremy