Mark Sermons

Matthew 19:16-30 ‘But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.’  Some of you may be aware that I am on the slightly competitive side when it comes to Games and Sports. If you didn’t know and were at the Silver Lake Winter Retreat held in our church […]

Matthew 5:1-16 Mark:    Well Chuck, we did it. We pulled off a pretty good little Biblical drama there during Experiencing the Story (give high fives) Chuck:   That’s for sure. I must say, we are excellent stage directors. I think the congregation really liked what they saw. Well done! Mark:    Yah, how

Luke 2:8-20; Matthew 2:1-12 This morning is our Epiphany Sunday here at SJMC, the last Sunday of our Advent-Christmas Worship series on ‘Great Expectations.’ Epiphany celebrates the visit of the Magi, or Wiseman to see baby Jesus. Tradition would place it one Sunday later, on the Sunday closest to January 6th, but today

Isaiah 40:1-11 ‘Great Expectations’ has to be one of the best book titles ever created. The phrase awakens the imagination. It conjures up images and descriptions of what might be possible and conceivable. It speaks to anticipation, wonder and hope.  Great Expectations is the title of Charles Dicken’s famous 1861 novel, set in

Daniel 6 I have never preached before on Daniel and the lion’s den. The last time I remember lions coming into a worship service at SJMC was early in my time here when three guests from the Benin Bible Institute were here, and one of them did a very enthusiastic children’s story in

Ezekiel 37:1-14 Friday night was Halloween. It is one of those strange and funny dates and celebrations in the calendar that our society marks and has fun with. You may have had trick or treaters come to your door for candy, or you were out trick or treating as a kid or as