Alexander and Rufus   (Mark 15: 21)

by | Apr 11, 2021 | Sermon Text

“And they compelled a passer-by, Simon of Cyrene, who was coming in from the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to carry his cross.” I have listened to numerous Easter cantatas and watched many Easter dramas, but none have ever mentioned Alexander and Rufus....

The Secret Revealed   ( Mark 8: 27-33)

by | Mar 14, 2021 | Sermon Text

When I was a young father on a warm summer’s night, I called for my twin boys, who were about a year-old, to come out on the front porch. I wanted to show them a huge toad that I had spied on our front steps. Ironically, the boys were wearing night-shirts that...

The Power of Unbelief   (Mark 6: 1-6 )

by | Mar 7, 2021 | Sermon Text

Jesus had come home. He had been on a triumphant journey around the surrounding countryside, granting sight to the blind, healing the sick, cleansing the lepers, raising the paralytics, and challenging religious authorities as he preached penetrating messages and...