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The Bible is the most hopeful document ever written, but we resist the hope offered because it shines a light on our weakness. Join us this week as we discover that the exposure of our weaknesses is actually the beginning of our hope.

We live in a culture that doesn't like authority. God wants to have authority in our lives as well, but the way He offers that is different from what we are used to. Join us as we discover why God's word deserves our trust.

At the end Mark's gospel he leaves his readers with one certainty, that is beyond our comprehension - Jesus defeated death; and one uncertainty - how will his readers respond? Will they believe that Jesus truly was the Son of God.

Mark finally proves his point, the one he said he was going to lead us to in the first verse of his gospel, that Jesus is the Son of God. And the confession comes from one of the most unlikely characters which gives us hope that we too are invited to make the same confession.

Before Mark talks about the spiritual pain of the cross he talks about the physical pain. Jesus is thirsty, He is crucified between robbers, and he is mocked. All for the sake of the world.

It can be difficult for us to see the bigger picture at times. Mark 15 is a case where Pilate, the Jews and the Crowd missed that Jesus wasn't a political king or the king of the Jews, He reveals Himself as the king of King with an eternal Kingdom.