We continued our journey through the first half of the Gospel of Mark in our "Real Jesus" series this weekend at Eastbrook. I brought a message on Jesus as the teacher from Mark 4:1-34. What I was trying to present is that Jesus is a powerful teacher about all of life and that we would …
Saturday Prayer 45
All around me in the natural world, I see reminders of who You are, oh God. Every season reveals Your person and glory. In the beauty of deep skies, in the variegated contrasting colors of falling leaves, in the slanting shadows of autumn's sunlight All these things remind me that You are here ever and …
Rest
This weekend at Eastbrook, I continued our series, "The Real Jesus," with a message on Jesus as the Lord of the Sabbath, called "Rest." The main text was Mark 2:23-3:6. The main point of my message was that Jesus is the only one who can bring rest to our souls and, in our restless world, …
Saturday Prayer 44
Dear Father, All my hope is in You All my help is in You All my desires are met in You All my longings are given by You All my days I long to live for You All my life to walk with You Take me Shape me Bring Your name glory through me Amen. …
Resources on the Gospel of Mark
As I prepare my messages each week this Fall in our series, The Real Jesus, I utilize a number of resources alongside of my direct study of the Bible. Some are basic and others are academic. While I often turn to specific books or articles for each week's text or topic, here are five resources that I regularly …
