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Let It Shine!
Scripture: Mark 4:21-25 Intro Is there some light in you? Do you brighten people’s day when you walk in the room? The Bible talks about light as a metaphor or a symbol of truth from God. Psalm 119:105 (ESV) Isaiah 60:20 (ESV) The light shows us the way to go. It reveals dangers hidden by […]
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Good Soil
Scripture: Mark 4:1-20 Intro In this morning’s text from Mark chapter 4 we will hear the first of Jesus’ many parables. Matthew and Luke’s Gospels include the most parables. Mark chose a smaller amount to include and John has none at all. A parable is a short fictional story with symbolic meaning. It literally means […]
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Whose Family?
Scripture: Mark 3:22-35 Intro This morning we remembered the Lord’s Supper by celebrating communion. By eating the bread and drinking the juice together you have chosen to identify with the brothers and sisters around you in unity of spirit and worship of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. By salvation in Jesus by faith alone, […]
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Calling all Sinners
Scripture: Mark 2:13–17 Jesus called sinners to relationship with Him Centuries ago Italian workmen transported a huge block of marble from the famous quarries of Carrara to the city of Florence. It was meant to be a statue of an OT prophet. The great sculpture Donatello, saw many imperfections in the stone and he refused […]
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Forgiven
SCRIPTURE: Mark 2:1-12 Intro This morning we are continuing our sermon series from the Gospel of Mark titled The Crown & The Cross. Jesus is presented as a man of decisive action with a clear message and mission, and the reader is called to actively response to the message. Mark’s writing style, with lots of […]
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Alone
Scripture: Mark 2:35-45 Intro This morning we are continuing our sermon series from the Gospel of Mark titled The Crown & The Cross. Jesus is presented as a man of decisive action with a clear message and mission, and the reader is called to actively response to the message. Mark’s writing style, with lots of […]
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Book Recommendation – Summer Reading
If you are looking for a great book to start off your summer reading, here is my (Pastor Mark) recommendation: Jesus the King: Understanding the life and death of the Son of God by Tim Keller. This will nicely compliment our new The Cross & The Crown sermon series at FBC. I also recommend you […]
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Thanksgiving Blessings
Scripture: Philippians 4:5b-7 Thanksgiving Blessings Jesus is always with His followers. You don’t need to worry. You can pray directly to God. You can bring your requests to God. God’s perfect peace will protect you. The Gospel Paul began this chapter with the encouragement, Therefore my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy […]
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a good shepherd
Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5 “It is no accident that God has chosen to call us sheep. The behavior of sheep and humans beings is similar in many ways… Sheep do not just take care of themselves as some might suppose. They require more than any other class of livestock, endless attention and meticulous care.” W. […]
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