In this message, Pastor Phillip addresses a concept not commonly taught among evangelicals today – the rewards we as followers of Christ will receive. Jesus taught this concept and it’s important that we recognize its importance. However, as Pastor Phillip discusses, we don’t simply receive a reward for doing something in Jesus’ name, but the […]
How is it that our parents often knew when we had done something wrong growing up? Here in this passage Jesus catches His disciples having discussed who would be the greatest in the kingdom of God. As Pastor Phillip explains, Jesus had just told them about His death which confused them but their minds gravitated […]
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 […]