Have you ever tried rowing a boat upstream? If you have, you probably remember it being very difficult if not impossible to do so. In this passage of Scripture, we see Jesus testing His disciples to see if they were going with the flow or against it. Many people had differing ideas about who Jesus […]
In today’s passage, we encounter an amazing act of kindness on behalf of a blind man. His friends come and beg Jesus to heal this man whom they love and care for. Jesus lovingly takes the man by the hand, leads him away from the group and then heals him. The profoundness of this passage […]
This week, we take another look at Mark 8:1-10 but this time focusing on Christ’s call on the disciples to co-labor with Him in feeding the people that had gathered in that wilderness. Pastor Phillip zeros in on Christ’s call for us to co-labor with Him in His work through stewardship of the resources He […]
In this message, we see Jesus and His disciples on the continued search to find a time and a place to rest but they are again intercepted by a large crowd. Instead of being upset like you and I might have been, Jesus responds with compassion. Pastor Phillip teaches us about this others focused compassion […]
Seeking rest, Jesus meets the Syrophoenician woman in the region of Tyre who pleads with Jesus to release free her demon possessed daughter. Jesus’ response to this persistent request is both compelling and insightful. We see the beautiful heart of Christ showing love to this woman in desperate need. This is a powerful example of […]
In this message, Pastor Phillip addresses two very important questions. One, what Biblical basis do we have for raising support for mission work or ministry? And the second, why did God give the dietary laws in the Old Testament only to declare all things clean in the New Testament? In addressing these questions, Pastor Phillip […]
The Pharisees taught many extra-biblical things that they believed made them right before God. Man made traditions and cooked up ceremonies. They all gave an appearance of being in close relationship with God, when in reality, they were as far from God as you could imagine. How often are you and I like this? How […]