Posts from March 2021

Weekly Update – March 25th, 2021 At last night’s members’ meeting, it was announced that I would be taking a sabbatical this coming summer. In light of this announcement, I want to take some space in this update to try to answer any lingering questions you might have about this time period. First, what is a sabbatical? A sabbatical is a focused time for rest, rejuvenation, and can be, a devoted time to study or other type of ministry. A…

Weekly Update – March 18th, 2021 This week we will look at Mark 7-10 and consider “The Response to Jesus.” Leading up to chapter 7, Jesus has been clear on His mission and in His ministry. His mission is to proclaim the Kingdom of God by calling all to repent of their sins and believe in the good news of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. His ministry was filled with teaching and power to confirm this proclamation as…

Weekly Update – March 12th, 2021 Last week we considered “The Mission of Jesus” as we took at look at Mark 1-3. It was a fairly large section, larger than we typically examine on a Sunday morning, but nonetheless, the theme of his mission was clear. Jesus Christ came to this world to usher in His kingdom through calling men and women to repent and believe. This week we will look at “The Ministry of Jesus” from Mark 4-6 as…

Weekly Update – March 4th, 2021 As we approach Easter in the next several weeks, we are going to center our focus on the life, ministry, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In reality, every Sunday should a celebration of the resurrection, but for the next several weeks we will specifically focus on the gospel of Mark. We will take 5 weeks and do an overview of who Jesus is, what he has done and how that affects us. For…