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2026-07-05 A True Confession by Pastor Chris Berg   Scripture: Mark 7:31-37  31 Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. 32 There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him. 33 After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put...

2026-06-28 Even Dogs Eat Crumbs by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 7:24-30 24 Jesus got up and went away from there to the region of Tyre. And when He had entered a house, He wanted no one to know of it; yet He could not escape notice. 25 But after hearing of Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately came and fell at His feet. 26 Now the woman was a Gentile,...

2026-06-14 The Need for Radical Purity by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 7:14-23 14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” 17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about th...

2026-06-07 Grow Where You've Been Planted by Seth Carroll    Scripture Reference: Jeremiah 29:1-11 29 This is the text of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the surviving elders among the exiles and to the priests, the prophets and all the other people Nebuchadnezzar had carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. 2 (This was after King Jehoiachin and the queen...

2026-05-31 Warning About Traditionalism by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 7:1-13 The Pharisees and some of the scribes gathered around Him when they had come from Jerusalem, 2 and had seen that some of His disciples were eating their bread with impure hands, that is, unwashed. 3 (For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they carefully wash their hands, thus observing the t...

2026-05-24 Remember His Compassion by Pastor Chris Berg   Scripture Reference: Mark 6:30-56 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught. 31 Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” 32 So they went away by themselves...

2026-05-17 Why John? by Pastor Chris Berg   Scripture Reference: Mark 6:14-29 14 King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 Others said, “He is Elijah.” And still others claimed, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.” 16 But wh...

2026-05-10 Fishing Lessons by Pastor Chris Berg   Scripture Reference: Mark 6:7-13 7 Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits. 8 These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. 9 Wear sandals but not an extra shirt. 10 Whenever you enter a house, stay there un...

2026-05-03 The Mission to an Unbelieving World by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 6:1-13 1  He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.  2  And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying,    “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him?  &n...

2026-04-26 Don't Fear, Only Believe by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 5:21-43   21 When Jesus had again crossed over by boat to the other side of the lake, a large crowd gathered around him while he was by the lake. 22 Then one of the synagogue leaders, named Jairus, came, and when he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet. 23 He pleaded earnestly with him, “My little daughter is dying....

2026-04-19 Lessons from the Gerasenes by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture: Mark 5:1-20  5 They went across the lake to the region of the Gerasenes. 2 When Jesus got out of the boat, a man with an impure spirit came from the tombs to meet him. 3 This man lived in the tombs, and no one could bind him anymore, not even with a chain. 4 For he had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chain...

2026-04-12 Kingdom Parables by Pastor Chris Berg  Scripture: Mark 4:26-41 26 He also said, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. 27 Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. 28 All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. 29 As soon as t...

2026-04-05 Saved By His Life  by Pastor Chris Berg  Scripture Reference: Romans 5:1-11 5 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom also we have obtained our introduction by faith into this grace in which we stand; and we exult in hope of the glory of God. 3 And not only this, but we also exult in our tribulations, know...

2026-03-22 Parable of the Soil by Pastor Chris Berg  Scripture Reference: Mark 4:1-25 4 He began to teach again by the sea. And such a very large crowd gathered to Him that He got into a boat in the sea and sat down; and the whole crowd was by the sea on the land. 2 And He was teaching them many things in parables, and was saying to them in His teaching, 3 “Listen to this! Behold, the sower w...

2026-03-15 Various People, Various Responses by Pastor Chris Berg  Scripture: Mark 3:7-35 7 Jesus withdrew with his disciples to the lake, and a large crowd from Galilee followed. 8 When they heard about all he was doing, many people came to him from Judea, Jerusalem, Idumea, and the regions across the Jordan and around Tyre and Sidon. 9 Because of the crowd he told his disciples to have a sm...

2026-03-08 Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath  by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture: Mark 2:23 - 3:6 23 One Sabbath he was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. 24 And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” 25 And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in n...

2026-03-01 Jesus is the New by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 2:18-22 Now John's disciples and the Pharisees were fasting. And people came and said to him,  “Why do John's disciples and the disciples of the Pharisees fast, but your disciples do not fast?”  And Jesus said to them, “Can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?  As long as they have the b...

2026-02-22 Jesus For Sinners by: Pastor Chris Berg Scripture: Mark 2:13-17 13 Once again Jesus went out beside the lake. A large crowd came to him, and he began to teach them. 14 As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him. 15 While Jesus was having dinner at Levi’s house, many tax collectors an...

2026-02-15 Authority to Forgive Sin by: Pastor Chris Berg Scripture: Mark 2:1-12 When He had come back to Capernaum several days afterward, it was heard that He was at home. 2 And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them. 3 And they *came, bringing to Him a paralytic, carried by four men. 4 Being unable to get to Hi...

2026-02-08 Assurances In A Troubled World by Larry Bowser Scripture: John 14:27 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. Mandeville Bible Church   "Where God's Word is Our Foundation" https://www.mandevillebiblechurch.org/ Come and see that God's Word is alive and at work right here i...

2026-02-01 Jesus Has Authority by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 1:21-45 21 They went to Capernaum, and when the Sabbath came, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22 The people were amazed at his teaching, because he taught them as one who had authority, not as the teachers of the law. 23 Just then a man in their synagogue who was possessed by an impure spirit cried out,...

2026-01-25 The Mission Begins by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture Reference: Mark 1:14-20 14 After John was put in prison, Jesus went into Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God. 15 “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!” 16 As Jesus walked beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the lake, for they...

2026-01-18 Prepared In The Wilderness by Pastor Chris Berg  Scripture: Mark 1:2-13 2 as it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you,     who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord,     make straight paths for him.’” 4 And so John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness, preaching a b...

2026-01-11 The Gospel of Mark An Introduction by Pastor Chris Berg Scripture References:  Mark 1:1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah, the Son of God, Mandeville Bible Church   "Where God's Word is Our Foundation" https://www.mandevillebiblechurch.org/ Come and see that God's Word is alive and at work right here in Mandeville.. and throughout the world! All are w...

2026-01-04 The Godhead - What Is It? by Steve Hudson Scripture Reference(s): Acts 17:29 “Therefore since we are God’s offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by human design and skill. Acts 2:32 God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. Colossians 1:13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought...