Sermons from June 2026
June 28, Sunday Service of Worship (Mark 15:40-6:8, Courage or Fear)
…Mark 16:8 And they went out and fled from the tomb, for trembling and astonishment had seized them, and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. You can see how people would not read this as a fitting ending. Because there’s more to the story. The women eventually did tell the…
June 21, Sunday Service of Worship (Mark 15:33-39, Reconciliation Through the Cross)
…You’ll probably remember that with that cry Jesus shouted, “It is finished!” Mark only wants us to know about the loud cry, because the manner of the cry caused the centurion to see something different about Jesus. Mark doesn’t give us the words of the cry, but he gives us the actual…
June 14, Sunday Service of Worship (Mark 15:16-32, The Cross of Glory)
…On Thursday I watched the opening ceremony for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. I don’t think there’s a greater spectacle to behold in the world. For most Americans, the World Cup holds little value. I’m not sure why we chose to go with American Football or basketball over soccer, or football as…
May 31, Sunday Service of Worship (Mark 14:53-72, Confidence in the Good Confession)
…And when Jesus said they would see him coming on the clouds of heaven, he referred to Daniel 7:13-14. Let’s see what else God says about his son in Daniel 7:13-14. Daniel 7:13-14 “I saw in the night visions, and behold, with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and he…