September 1, 2024Passage: Mark 7:1-23Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Jesus removes sin’s weary load so we can walk by faith, not works. I. Stop doing life on your terms. (1-5) A. Self-focused living hates God. B. Stop saying you are a good person. C. Jesus did not come to save good people. II. A relationship…
August 25, 2024Passage: Mark 6:30-56Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Trust in Jesus as God and call on Him in all areas of life. I. There is no recess in the school of faith. (30-44) A. Be shaped by the compassion of Christ. B. Jesus exposes my powerlessness, so I can discover His power. C. Make…
August 4, 2024Passage: Mark 6:14-28Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Today is always the day to confess sin and live in forgiveness. I. God’s plan was for Jesus to deal with my sin. (14-20) A. Jesus is God’s promised love and mercy. B. Ignoring the conscience results in mental imbalance. C. Conviction of sin is God’s…
July 14, 2024Passage: Mark 6:1-13Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Trust in Christ by receiving His words with humble obedience. I. Jesus expects His people to live by faith. (1-6) A. Seeing is not believing. (cf. Jn. 20:29) B. Jesus offends because He doesn’t fit in man’s box. C. The world wants Jesus’ works, not His…
July 7, 2024Passage: Mark 5:21-43Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Nothing is too great for Jesus and nothing can separate you from Him. I. No one is out of reach of God’s love. (21-24) A. Most reject God and the Savior He sent. B. No one can escape the penalty of sin: death. C. The Gospel…
June 30, 2024Passage: Mark 5:1-20Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Speak of the great Things the Lord Has done for you. I. We don’t understand how helpless we are. (1-5) II. Jesus sees where I am broken and trapped inside. (6-10) III. Jesus came so I might respond to Him. (11-13) IV. Grasping Christ means rejecting…
June 23, 2024Passage: 2 Corinthians 1:12-2:4Speaker: Pastor Bill KnepperMain Point: We are all in this together. I. Conflict is often the result of misunderstanding. (1:12-16) A. Maturity calls for understanding both sides. B. Don’t rush to judgment. II. Our guiding principle is the will of Jesus. (1:17-24) A. Stay centered on the issue and speak…
June 16, 2024Passage: Mark 4:21-41Speaker: Pastor Josh HollandMain Point: Turn and trust in Jesus, who is God Almighty and Salvation. I. We proclaim a powerful salvation revealed in Christ. (21-25) A. Jesus compares the fruit-giving Gospel to a light-giving lamp. (cf. Psalm 119:105; Ephesians 3:9; Colossians 1:26) B. Listen to the truth with a desire…