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Gospel of Mark | The Death of the Son of God | Pastor Jon Adams
Mark 15:20-41
Mark’s gospel has been a book of action as we’ve traveled with Jesus from his earliest moments of ministry to his final week. But, as Mark brings his gospel to a close, he slows the pace and we get an almost hour-by-hour account of what Jesus experienced.
We’ve watched Jesus cry out to God in Gethsemane, stand before the Jewish Sanhedrin and Pilate, and endure a Roman scourging. This week, Mark guides us through the final moments of Jesus' life as we witness the crucifixion and death of the Son of God.
This will be a heavy week at Renew. But, it’s a part of Jesus’ story we must linger in and learn from before we can celebrate all he won on Resurrection Sunday.
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Not Guilty - 3.10
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
Sunday Mar 17, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel of Mark | Not Guilty | Pastor Chris Heller
Mark 15:1-15
Last week, Jesus was betrayed by a kiss, arrested, beaten, and falsely accused.
Join us this week as our innocent Savior is brought before Pilate to be publicly declared innocent or guilty. Driven by fear, we will witness Pilate allowing the crowds to actually decide. Fortunately, God the Father has a very different verdict for His Son.
If you have ever struggled with shame and guilt from others, or inside your own head, this week should be a real encouragement.
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Lest I Forget - 3.9
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
Sunday Mar 10, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel of Mark | Lest I Forget | Pastor Chris Heller
Mark 14:32-72
Have you ever been betrayed? It's not a pleasant feeling, especially when carried out by someone you were close to. You have some idea what it was like for Jesus that night in Gethsemane. But he knew there was even greater agony coming than just the pain of a betrayal. He knew it would lead to his very death.
Join us this week as we discover the many important lessons from the Garden that we best not forget.
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Fall Away 3.8
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
Sunday Mar 03, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel of Mark | Fall Away | Pastor Chris Heller
Mark 14:10-31
Why does it feel we are seeing more and more people “falling away” from the faith? This Sunday, as we follow Jesus into an upper room to take the last Passover meal with His disciples, we find this is not a new phenomenon.
During this first communion, which we will commemorate as a church this week, Jesus says, “one of you will betray me," and then later says, “all of you will fall away.”
Join us this week as we dive deeper into these two predictions.
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Alabaster Worship - 3.7
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
Sunday Feb 25, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel of Mark | Alabaster Worship | Pastor Chris Heller
Mark 14:1-11
Do you know those times in our lives when we find ourselves broken and empty? All our words seem to fall short and we have nothing really new to say. In despair, we simply throw up our broken hearts and empty hands to the Lord, with tears flowing down our face and without a care of what people might say.
What would I call that? Alabaster Worship. In our humanity, we know it’s not much, but to Him, it is incredibly precious!
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Stay Awake - 3.6
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
Sunday Feb 18, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel of Mark | Stay Awake | Pastor Chris Heller
This Sunday we'll return to our Gospel of Mark series where, over the next few weeks leading up to Easter, we'll focus on the final events in Jesus' ministry that culminate in His death and resurrection.
This week, we'll be looking at Mark chapter 13, where Jesus warns his disciples of the things to come. His message is one of caution, preparedness, and faithfulness in the face of coming trials, urging them - and us today - to remain steadfast in our faith and be watchful for His return
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Real Or Rendered - 3.5
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Sunday Feb 04, 2024
Gospel Of Mark | Real Or Rendered | Pastor Jon Adams
What does real devotion to God look like? That’s the question our text raises this week in the Gospel of Mark (Mark 12:35-42). In Jesus’ final clash with religious leaders before his arrest, we’ll see him lay out what devotion to God really looks like. He’ll give us two examples to consider—one familiar, and one that’s totally unexpected.
Join us this Sunday as we continue our study in Mark, as well as set the framework for our Week of Prayer this coming week.
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | It's A Trap - 3.4
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Sunday Jan 28, 2024
Gospel Of Mark | It's A Trap | Pastor Chris Heller
This week in our Gospel of Mark sermon series, we'll be looking at Mark 12:13-34, where Jesus continues to be questioned by the pharisees, sadducees, and scribes in an effort to catch him in a trap. But once again, his answers diffuse their arguments and bring them to silence.
Join us as we watch how Jesus responds to their questioning and gain insight into what life is all about.
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This Is Who He Is | Whose Authority? - 3.3
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
Sunday Jan 21, 2024
This Is Who He Is - Gospel Of Mark | Whose Authority? | Pastor Chris Heller
Join us this week as we listen to Jesus answer those who confront him about his credentials. Specifically, what authority does he think he possesses to justify what he is doing and saying in the temple?
I think his response will both surprise and challenge us.
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
This Is Who He Is | Zeal For His House - 3.2
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Sunday Jan 14, 2024
Gospel Of Mark | Zeal For His House | Pastor Chris Heller
Mark 11:12-25
Last week, we saw Jesus approaching Jerusalem among throngs of cheering crowds while harboring a sorrowful secret . . . knowing he would soon suffer his own brutal death.
This week, we’ll look at Jesus’ reaction as he encounters merchants and moneychangers in the temple, having turned it into a bustling marketplace rather than a place of worship. In a bold move that shook up the status quo, he sets in motion the circumstances that ultimately lead to his peril. Within a week he would be dead.
Join us on Sunday as we examine this iconic biblical account, and how Jesus willingly submitted to the will of the Father on behalf of all of mankind.