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The Parables of Jesus are meant to provoke our thoughts. In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus asks the question: "Who am I and how will you respond to me?" As believers, we must toil the ground of our hearts to be receptive to the Word. Join us Sunday as we see how this parable teaches us to have ears to hear Jesus. Mark 4:1-20.

This passage has haunted people for hundreds of years because Jesus teaches about committing blasphemy against the Holy Spirit- the unpardonable sin!  And when it's read that's what draws our attention.  If we're not careful, we'll miss two profound truths about who Jesus is:  He's the Stronger Man who binds the Strong Man and He offers an infinite willingness to forgive.

In Mark 3:13 Jesus withdraws and summons the twelve to appoint them as Apostles. Through these understated verses we see Jesus’s plan for the Kingdom: the sending of ordinary disciples to declare to the lost, “Repent and believe, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!” Join us Sunday as we examine these verses and see how the mission of God is undergirded by his presence. 

Mark 3:7-12. Mark at this point, provides a summary of Jesus' ministry and who He is using three recurring themes.  And of course, these themes recur not just in Mark, but all of scripture.  Come this week and see how these themes provide a clear identity of Jesus. 

The Pharisees keep hounding Jesus and his disciples; this time with questions about the sabbath. Instead of answering their question directly, he gives them signs that he is the Messiah. Showing them what the sabbath was truly all about.

This passage begins with a question about fasting. In Jesus’ response, He tells us something vitally important about who He is, who we are, and what we should be doing.