OCTOBER 24th, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: DAVID'S SON OR THE MESSIAH? | MARK 12:35-37

 

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OCTOBER 24th, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: DAVID'S SON OR THE MESSIAH? | MARK 12:35-37

The Passion: David’s Son or The Messiah?
Mark 12:35-37

In the previous sections of chapter twelve of Mark’s Gospel, we see the various leaders of the Jewish religious structure question Jesus. No longer was Jesus out in the countryside or along the path, or even in some part of the city of Jerusalem, this chapter is taking place in the heart of the Jewish religious system - in the temple! The ones asking all these questions are Israel’s elite leaders and scholars. They have teamed up on Jesus, huddled in groups measuring every angel of logic and Biblical knowledge. They have asked the questions and Jesus has answered. We will survey this string of questions and responses by the Jewish hierarchy. It will come to an astonishing end. The questions will cease. And, it is at that moment when Jesus will begin to bring His questions into the center of the discussion. Today we will see Jesus the Messiah, Himself will take command. Now Jesus will take center stage.

OCTOBER 17th, 2021 | PASTOR ROGER MELSON | ABRAHAM, LOT AND SODOM | GENESIS 18:17-21, 19:1-17

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OCTOBER 17th, 2021 | PASTOR ROGER MELSON | ABRAHAM, LOT AND SODOM | GENESIS 18:17-21, 19:1-17

ABRAHAM, LOT AND SODOM

GENESIS 18:17-21, 19:1-17

Today as we consider our text, we will look at the lives of Abraham and Lot. We will explore how their lives compare and contrast. By way of introduction, we will review and go into more detail as to how Abraham would "command his children and his household after him." From there, we will move to the impending judgment upon Sodom to the stark difference between the view Abraham had concerning his existence on earth and that of Lot. As the sermon unfolds, we observe that Lot is revealed as a righteous man, yet one who has great difficulty in choosing between this world and the Kingdom of God.

The passage today in many ways is a dark one. It speaks to us of the times in which we live and the challenges that face the Christian in our day.

I hope you will be encouraged and challenged in your daily walk with the Lord. May we with increasing measure choose the path that leads to life.


God bless you!

                                                    Roger and Marsha Melson

OCTOBER 10th, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT | MARK 12:28-34

 

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OCTOBER 10th, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT |  MARK 12:28-34

October 10, 2021
The Passion: The Greatest Commandment
Mark 12:28-34

The questions of the religious leaders had been an intense and humiliating experience – for them. At each turn they had been exposed by their own manipulative and unsound reasoning. Jesus had trapped them in their own traps. It is clear that they had underestimated Jesus to be an unlearned, inexperienced novice who was no match for their carefully constructed and most difficult legal land mines. Their greatest miscalculation was that they thought they were the smartest persons alive. At every encounter however, they quickly found their match. They soon discovered Jesus to be the greatest teacher of all.

Here now, a man who Matthew described as “an expert in the law” stepped forward to engage Jesus once again. It would be the last stand of the religious leaders against Jesus’ intellect. It would also prove to be a moment of reckoning as the bold young champion inched ever so near to the true Master: the One; the Way, the Truth and the Life. Would the words, “you are not far from the kingdom of God” grip the soul of this young man and the religious leaders who listened for the rest of their lives? Will it grip our souls today?

OCTOBER 3rd, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: THE POWERFUL LIVING GOD | MARK 12:18-27

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OCTOBER 3, 2021 | PASTOR JOHN BAYLES | THE PASSION: THE POWERFUL LIVING GOD |  MARK 12:18-27

October 3, 2021
The Passion: The Powerful Living God
Mark 12:18-27

Why would the Sadducees question the idea of resurrection? Their claim rests upon two points. First, there is no evidence anywhere in their history of any person rising from the dead. Second, the passages of Scripture from which they build their argument have nothing to do with resurrection. The men are clearly manipulating the Law of Moses to build a hypothetical illustration. What follows is the creation of a mythological tale designed to trap Jesus.

However, Jesus quickly turns the light of truth against them. He proves that these Sadducees are twisting the Scriptures, questioning the issue of resurrection, showing that they do not believe in the power of the Living God (the “I Am”) and most notably, demonstrating that they do not not believe in the God of the Bible, the Patriarchs or in the Law of Moses.