Stonebrook Church, Ames, Iowa, Sermons

By Nothing But Prayer 22.12.2024 ↓

After coming down the mountain of transfiguration where Jesus revealed his divinity to his inner circle, they are immediately plunged into the clamoring crowd, full of accusing scribes and tormenting demons. His disciples had failed and are confused. Mark recounts this story to the first century church under persecution from a seemingly unstoppable opponent in the Roman empire, is there any hope?...

Listen to Jesus 15.12.2024 ↓

Here at the pinnacle of Mark’s gospel, we are taken up to a mountain top where we get a “behind the curtain” look at King Jesus, the Messiah, in his heavenly Glory. God himself speaks and tells us what we should do in light of the revelation that Jesus is the divine Messiah, Son of God, and Son of Man: “Listen to Him.” We will explore four obstacles to listening to Jesus that Mark has presented to...

The Beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ 03.08.2024 ↓

Imagine that it’s 65 A.D.  You are a Christ follower.  You believe in Jesus, that he is the only path to righteousness with God and eternal life.  You follow him.  You love him.  And so do the other Christians around you in the church.  But you live in the City of Rome.  It’s a rough time…very rough time to be a Christian.  The Roman Emperor Nero is as evil as they come. One year earlier in 64 A.D...