Communion: The Faith We Embody

The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a participation in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a participation in the body of Christ? 1 Corinthians 10:16 ESV Throughout his ministry in Geneva, John Calvin dealt with a group of Libertines who used the grace of Christ …

Continue reading Communion: The Faith We Embody

Eucharist: The Hope We Proclaim

Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah!For the Lord our Godthe Almighty reigns.Let us rejoice and exult            and give him the glory,for the marriage of the Lamb has come,            and his …

Continue reading Eucharist: The Hope We Proclaim

The Lord’s Supper: The Love We Remember

For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” In the same way also …

Continue reading The Lord’s Supper: The Love We Remember

The King Has Come

Who Do You Say That I Am? | Mark 8:27-30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBIbgwfoUe4&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=33 And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” And he asked them, “But who do you say …

Continue reading Who Do You Say That I Am? | Mark 8:27-30

The King Has Come

Eyes to See | Mark 8:22-26

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2li2Gngj-4&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=32 And they came to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. And he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when he had spit on his eyes and laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do …

Continue reading Eyes to See | Mark 8:22-26

The King Has Come

Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees | Mark 8:11-21

The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” And he left them, got into the …

Continue reading Beware the Leaven of the Pharisees | Mark 8:11-21

The Man of Faith

The Conversion of Abraham | Genesis 12:1-9

This sermon was originally preached in 2015 Now the LORD said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will …

Continue reading The Conversion of Abraham | Genesis 12:1-9

The King Has Come

Ears to Hear | Mark 7:31-37

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zarMmEITk2w&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=29 Then he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to the Sea of Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. And they brought to him a man who was deaf and had a speech impediment, and they begged him to lay his hand on him. And taking him aside from the …

Continue reading Ears to Hear | Mark 7:31-37

The Five Solas

This sermon is quite different from my ordinary sermons because there are five short sermons (sermonettes, if you will) rather than one full-length exposition. Since Reformation Day fell upon a Sunday this year, I took a one-week break from studying The Gospel of Mark to have a Five Solas Sunday. The way service was structured …

Continue reading The Five Solas

The King Has Come

Let the Children Be Fed First | Mark 7:24-30

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x9wLqmwZG0&list=PLpjdHYmZ6tSRJS2ATXIsDMpYtrY0WUXyS&index=31 And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden. But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his …

Continue reading Let the Children Be Fed First | Mark 7:24-30