2022

The Servant King & The King's Servants: A Study in Mark 1 -10

Sermon Series Guidebook

At a deep level the Gospel of Mark is all about seeing—seeing who we are, seeing who Jesus is, seeing what God’s kingdom is really like. This persistent theme of seeing but not perceiving highlights a daunting fact about our human condition: spiritual blindness.

To the spiritually blind, Mark seems to be suggesting the following posture to his readers, which I commend to you:

First, learn from Blind Bartimaeus. To Jesus’ question, “What do you want me to do for you,” he replies, “Rabbi, let me recover my sight” (10:51). Not insignificantly, this is the last miracle Jesus performs in Mark. It screams to the reader, “Pray that you too may recover your sight!”

Second, note well the theme of childlikeness in the middle of Mark: “Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it” (10:15; 9:36-37; 42; 10:13-16). With the wide and innocent eyes of a child, look to Jesus with humility.

Finally, there is the crucial lesson from the centurion at the cross. “Seeing that in this way Jesus breathed his last, he said, ‘Truly this man was the Son of God!’” (15:39). Other than the opening line of Mark, this is the only time a human uses this divine title for Jesus. It’s no accident. You cannot truly see Jesus unless you are looking at him from the foot of the cross. The Cross of Christ brings all things into proper focus.

As you read the following passages from Mark’s Gospel and follow along in this series, do so from beneath the cross. Lay your expectations, assumptions and ambitions at the Lord’s feet. Humbly acknowledge that you need a Savior whose way is different and deeper than your own—a King whose rule over your life begins with service, even laying down his life for yours (10:45).

We hope you’ll use the guide alongside a friend, with your family, or in your small group, to grow as a disciple of Jesus this fall—or perhaps to answer His call for the first time!


Sunday, December 11, 2022: The King’s Servant-Leaders

the Rev. Sam Ferguson

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022: THE KING’S INVITATION

the Rev. Steve Cannizzaro

Sunday, November 27, 2022: The King’s Transfiguration

the Rev. John Frederick

Sunday, November 20, 2022: The King’s People’s Pain

the Rev. Sam Ferguson

Sunday, November 13, 2022: The King’s Pain

the Rev. Sam Ferguson

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2022: THE KING’S LAW

the Rev. Sam Ferguson

Sunday, October 30, 2022: The King’s chosen People

the Rev. Sam Ferguson

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2022: THE KING’S PROVISION

the Rev. John Frederick

Sunday, October 16, 2022: The King’s Opposition

Rev. Isaiah Brooms

Sunday, October 9, 2022: The King’s Parables

Rev. Sam Ferguson

Sunday, September 18, 2022: The King’s Preparation

Rev. Sam Ferguson

Sunday, September 25, 2022: The King’s Proclamation

Rev. Sam Ferguson

Sunday, October 2, 2022: The King’s Power

Rev. Sam Ferguson

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2022: THE KING’S PARABLES

Rev. Sam Ferguson

2 Peter

Sunday, July 31, 2022: John Frederick on Removing Fragments of the Former Heart of Stone

John Frederick

 

Sunday, August 7, 2022: John Frederick on Hearts that Follow the Word in a World that Tells the Heart to Follow Itself

John Frederick


Sunday, August 14, 2022: Isaiah Brooms on No Reconciliation Without a Reckoning

Isaiah Brooms


Sunday, August 21, 2022: Graedon Zorzi on Which Freedom?

Graedon Zorzi

Sunday, August 28, 2022: John frederick on the end of the world as we know it

John Frederick

In The Beginning: A Study on Genesis 1-11

Sermon Series Guidebook

From the grandeur of our creation to the tragedy of our fall, Genesis 1-11 reveals our beginnings for the sake of explaining our present—who we are, why we exist, why life is the way it is—, not merely to satisfy curiosity, but to awaken us to the voice of our Maker, who from time immemorial calls us His own. The events of the garden, Cain’s slaying of Abel, the flood, and Babel’s tower, are true in the deepest sense. They not only happened, but are patterns that reply every day and in every heart; God’s people take rather than trust, turn inward rather than upward. Mercifully, these early chapters of the Bible also introduce us to the antidote to our sin, which is the grace of God. As he relied on God for his beginning, so too does man rely on God for his redeeming—Genesis 1-11, therefore, ultimately points us to the Last Adam, Jesus Christ.

We’ve designed a guidebook to help us go deeper during the series. It follows the sermon each week and includes questions, guides for prayer, ways to respond, and resources to go deeper. Hardcopies of the guidebook will be available at all of our services beginning on Sunday, 1/30, so be sure to pick one up while supplies last. 

We hope you’ll use the guide alongside a friend, with your family, or in your small group, to grow as a disciple of Jesus this fall—or perhaps to answer His call for the first time!


The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 11:1-9

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 6:1-8:22

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 4:8-16

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 4:1-7

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 3:8-24

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 2:25-3:8

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 2:1-3, 7-9

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Genesis 2:18-25

The Rev. Sam Fegurson | Genesis 1:26-28; 2:4-17

The Rev. Sam Ferguson | Gen 1:1-31