Pastor Simons’ Simple Sermons

This Resurrection Sunday we look at Paul’s sermon on Mars Hill in Athens where he shows God’s vindication of Jesus through the resurrection.

Jesus is confronted by the religious leaders the day after he cleansed the temple courts.

We look at the next day of the “Passion Week” of Christ as he encounters a barren a fig tree and entered the temple in Jerusalem.

A look at the Triumphal Entry this week. Have you welcomed the King?

This morning we look at the second encounter of a blind man with Jesus recorded in Mark’s Gospel. This man, Bartimaeus, though blind at the beginning of the encounter has enough spiritual “sight” to recognize Jesus as the Messiah. This encounter is a graphic example of conversion, of becoming a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Guest Speaker - Darrell Friar MARBC Rep/Bass Lake Camp Director will bring the message morning.

Jesus gives another lesson on Discipleship and greatness through serving.

As Jesus gets closer to Jerusalem, he lets the Twelve know what is about to happen. Not only is he predicting this from his own omniscience, but this was foretold by Old Testament prophets as well.

We look at a familiar passage about the “Rich Young Ruler” as we see what was going there with questions surrounding salvation in Mark 10.

This morning we have Marty Simons opening the Word of God for us and preparing our hearts for worship through the Lord’s Table.

Continuing in Mark as Jesus journeys to Jerusalem, we see another lesson about the childlike faith disciples need in Jesus.

As we shift in our study of Mark to Jesus’ final journey to Jerusalem, we see that he is again tested by some Pharisees about the touchy subject of divorce.

As we close Mark 9 this morning we finish a section of Jesus’ teaching to the Twelve about discipleship and humility. In other words, as disciples of Jesus be salted and be salty.

As we get back into Mark this week, we look at Jesus lessons to the Disciples about humility as disciples.

As we start the New Year and we celebrate the Lord’s Table we pause to look to a future scene in Heaven’s Throne Room where Christ is exalted as worthy and the great redeemer.

Merry Christmas! This morning as we celebrate the birth and incarnation Jesus, we finish our Christmas series in Isaiah with a look at the Suffering Servant Song of Isaiah 53.

A look at another hopeful messianic prophecy from Isaiah. A look at what Messiah’s Kingdom will look like as well as the character of the King.

This week we look at another prophecy of Jesus Christ from the book Isaiah. We will see how Isaiah foretells of the Messianic Kingdom and the hope it brings.

As we start our Christmas series this week, we look at a common prophecy about Jesus’ birth and see how God is faithful.

As we close our study on thanksgiving, we look at how recognizing our blessings with gratitude causes us to overflow with generosity.

This week we look at giving thanks in all circumstances in our lives, even the difficult ones. These times of grief and suffering and depression are challenges to our giving thanks, but we can still praise the Lord and give him thanks.

As we begin a miniseries focusing on giving thanks to the Lord, we look at a familiar account of ten lepers being healed by Jesus. The one who returned to give thanks to Jesus was in the presence of God, when we give thanks it should bring us to the Lord.

Following the events of the Mt of Transfiguration, Jesus heals a demon possessed boy and teaches of about faith.

This morning we look at the Old Testament Day of Atonement and remind ourselves how Christ is better.

Guest Speaker Marty Simons takes a look at Epaphorditus in Philippians 2.