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2 Samuel 14 - Compromising Justice & True Restoration Jason Velotta Download

During this Advent season, we’ve paused our study of the Gospel of Mark to reflect on the profound truths of Christ’s coming. Two weeks ago, we explored the hope of resurrection from Mark 12, and last week, we looked at the peace we find in Christ. These are not basic, mundane truths; we benefit when we remember who our God is and rekindle our passion for Christ’s gospel. In Christ, we have perfec...

2 Samuel 13:23-39 Like Father Like Son(s) - Part 2 Jason Velotta Download

As we enter the Christmas season, we will pause our verse-by-verse study in Mark to focus on the profound wonder of Christ’s birth. In keeping with the Advent season, this Sunday, we’ll explore the peace that Jesus brings, drawing from different passages across Scripture to highlight its various aspects. While we usually follow a consecutive exposition through books of the Bible, this topical appr...

2 Samuel 13:1-22 Like Father Like Son(s) Jason Velotta Download

On Sunday, we will continue our study in Mark, focusing on chapter 12:18-27. We’ve already seen Jesus in the Temple courts, rebuking the chief priests and scribes by comparing them to wicked tenants in God’s vineyard. We’ve observed Him skillfully outmaneuver the Pharisees and Herodians’ trap regarding paying taxes to Caesar. Now, the scene shifts to another challenge from the religious elite—the...

Sunday, we will return to Mark and the final week of Jesus’ earthly life. Mark 12:13-17 continues the confrontations between Jesus and religious leaders. He entered Jerusalem amid cries of Hosanna and cleansed the temple of money changers. He also rebuked the scribes and elders with the parable of the wicked tenants. At this point, the leaders of Judaism want Him out of the way, but three times, M...

Psalm 127 - Raising Arrows Cameron Tucker Download

On Sunday, we will examine Mark 12:1-12. As chapter 11 concluded, Jewish leaders confronted Jesus, demanding to know by what authority He disrupted the temple operations by overturning the money changers’ tables. Jesus exposed their self-centered authority and refused to answer their question. Mark 12:1-12 continues that conversation. Jesus responds to the religious leaders with a parable. Often c...

2 Samuel 12 - You Are The Man! Jason Velotta Download

Mark 11:27-33 marks the beginning of a series of confrontations between Jesus and Jerusalem’s religious leaders. Jesus had overturned tables and halted temple commerce in a bold act of divine judgment, and returning the next day, a delegation of chief priests, scribes, and elders (three groups that made up the Sanhedrin) confronted Him. Their loaded question—“By what authority do you do these thin...

2 Samuel 11 - David’s Greatest Enemy Jason Velotta Download

On Sunday, we will dive into Mark 11:12-25, a challenging passage to understand and interpret. As Mark has done before (and will do several more times), he places one story inside another. Jesus’ cleansing of the temple is placed between His cursing of the fig tree. When Jesus finds no figs on the tree, He declares that no one will eat fruit from it again. The next day, they pass by the tree and s...

Sunday, we will study the triumphant entry in Mark 11:1-11. As we study this very familiar passage, we find a host of prophecies fulfilled as Jesus intentionally and publicly declares Himself Messiah and King. Jesus is surrounded by throngs of people praising and proclaiming Him as the Messiah as they cry out, quoting Psalm 118, but just like the disciples, the crowd does not understand that Jesus...

2 Samuel 10 - Rejecting The Kindness Of The King Jason Velotta Download

I hope you have been following our journey through the gospel of Mark because Sunday’s text (Mark 10:46-52) marks a significant turning point in the book. In chapters 1-8, Jesus demonstrated His identity as Messiah and the Son of God through His miracles and parables. However, the people, even the disciples, did not fully understand. All of this came to a head at the end of Mark 8 when Jesus asked...

2 Samuel 9 - Grace For Another’s Sake Jason Velotta Download

This Sunday, we’ll explore Mark 10:32-45 as Jesus once again reveals what it truly means to follow Him. From the end of chapter 8 through chapter 10, Jesus has clearly taught His disciples about the cost of discipleship: denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and living sacrificially in every aspect of life—from marriage and family to wealth and relationships. He also repeatedly predicted His own...

2 Samuel 8 - David’s Battles Matt Canfield Download

2 Samuel 7:18-29 Prayer Built On Promises Jason Velotta Download

Last Sunday, in Mark 10:13-16, Jesus said that whoever doesn’t receive the kingdom as a child will not enter it. Receiving the kingdom like a child means coming to Christ with helpless, dependent faith. Mark 10:17-31 immediately follows, showing us an example of someone who cannot receive the kingdom as a child. A man often called "the rich young ruler" runs to Jesus, kneels, and asks, “What must...

2 Samuel 7:1-17 I Will Build You A House Jason Velotta Download

As we continue in the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is nearing His final entry into Jerusalem. From the end of chapter 8 through chapters 9 and 10, He focuses on teaching His disciples that His mission involves suffering and death, and that following Him means denying self and taking up the cross (Mark 8:34). However, the disciples repeatedly miss this truth, consumed by their own desires for greatness an...

2 Samuel 6 - Rejoice With Trembling Jason Velotta Download

As we continue our study of Mark, this Sunday we’ll dive into Mark 10:1-12, a passage that addresses one of the most challenging and relevant topics in discipleship: marriage and divorce. Building on last week’s message from the end of chapter 9, where Jesus called for radical action against sin and stumbling blocks, chapter 10 explores what denying ourselves and taking up our cross looks like in...