Community Church of West Garden Grove

In this sermon, we break down the healing of the Deaf/Mute man with a question for each verse.  Then we created some space to just go be with Jesus and reflect on these quesitons.   Text Mark 7.31--37 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week is part two of the Syrophoenician woman.  In this teaching we observe Jesus is both teaching his disciples and challenging the woman in Mark 7.24--30 and how his racial slur is truly aimed at the disciples. Text Mark 7.24--30 and Matthew 15.21--28 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look at the passage in which the Pharisees and the Teachers of the Law accuse Jesus and his disciples of being unclean.  Jesus turns the table on on them and informs them of breaking Moses' commands and then finalizes by calling the crowd to him and teaching about the true nature of clean/unclean. Text: Mark 7.1--23 Teacher: Eric Williams

As we look at the passage in which Jesus walks on Water, we experience it through the eyes of the disicples who are: Isolated/alone, Straining/Struggling, Terrified/Troubled, Hardened/Stubborn/dull. Text: Mark 6.45--56 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week, we take the very challenging passage of the beheading of John the Baptist.  What do we learn about Herod, and how does his life compare with the Esther narrative, Sermon on the Mount, Parable of the Soil and the Feeding of the 5000. Text: Mark 6.14--29 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week Jesus goes home to Nazareth to preach in the synagogue, and away to the surrounding villages as he sends his disciples out to do ministry.   Observing the two dynamics, we encounter Jesus the handyman with his interns! Text: Mark 6.1--13 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look at the second half of Mark 5 - where Jesus heals "two" daughters.  As he heals them, we dive into the subject of faith as in both healings 'faith' is the key operative involved in their healings. Text: Mark 5.21--43 Teacher: Eric Williams 

Continuing on in the book of Mark, this week we continue to explore the different people begging Jesus as he heals the demoniac and encounters the crowds.   Text: Mark 5.1--20 Teacher: Eric Williams

A guest teacher shares about her experience sharing the Gospel while living in the land of camels. Yes - all of this information is meant to be intentionally vague and non-descriptive.  

This week we look at Jesus casting out the man possessed by the legion of demons.  Two main movements -  1. Demon discussion! 2. People who beg Jesus - demons, the townspeople, and the healed man Text: Mark 5.1--20 Teacher: Eric Williams

The parable that we need to understand to understand all parables.  This week we look at how: Parables Divide, Who the Parable is about, Our Primary Disposition, and Forgiveness (or lack thereof). Text: Mark 4.1--20 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look at Jesus encounter with his family and the Pharisees at the end of Mark 3.  Jesus Re-designs and reinforces the family... And Jesus gives a bit of a primer on dealing with conflict as he engages with the Pharisees who have come down from Jerusalem Teacher: Eric Williams Text: Mark 3.20--35

Happy Mother's Day! This week we dive into the crowds that come to Jesus and the Disciples he sends out.   Text Mark 3.7--21 Teacher: Eric Williams

The last of the conflict narratives surround the Sabbath--Jesus' disciples picking heads of grain on the sabbath, and Jesus healing on the sabbath.   This week we look at the question of the law, and the identity of Jesus as rest, good and life. Text: Mark 2. 23--3.8 Teacher: Eric Williams

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Text: Various Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark 2.13--17 Jesus eats with sinners and Tax Collectors Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark 2.1--12 Jesus healing the Paralytic Teacher: Eric Williams

Mark 1.40--45 Jesus healing of the Leper Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look at Jesus healing Peter's mother in law, with a side journey to Matthew 8 (Healing of a Leper, Roman centurions son, and Peter's mother in law) to see Jesus as the "Great Wallbreaker." Then back to Mark to see Jesus' rhythms of ministry and solitude.   Text: Mark 1.29--39 Teacher: Eric Williams

This Week: Adam Ayers guest teaches on Revelation 21 - the Church~! Teacher: Adam Ayers Text: Revelation 21

This week we dive into the passage of Jesus claiming authority over the OT, and his deliverance of the demon possessed man in synagogue.  The main theme we discuss is our modern perception about demons--and some ways to correct that.  And... we briefly speak about authority, which will be developed over the following weeks. Text: Mark 1.21--28 Teacher: Eric Williams

This week we look at Jesus' kingdom announcement.  Why it was placed alongside John's imprisonment, the nature of good news and the way in which repentance actually functions. Text: Mark 1.14,15 Teacher: Eric Williams

We begin a series on the Gospel of Mark. This week as John Mark opens his Gospel, we look at how he 'drenches' us in the reality of the Father (Old Testament), Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.  And the overarching theme of Creation and Re-Creation. Text: Mark 1.1-13 Teacher: Eric Williams

This is the third and final song of Christmas - Simeon's Nunc Dimittis.   As we study this song, we consider the phrase 'a light for revelation to the Gentiles' and what Jesus' presence means to all humanity Text: Luke 2.21--32 Teacher: Eric Williams

The second song of Christmas--the Zechariah's Benedictus connects Abraham, the Exodus, and the inter-testamental period as for the first time in 400 years YHWH opens his mouth and is ready to speak again.   Text: Luke 1.67--80 Teacher: Eric Williams