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Jesus receives children, but the disciples rebuke the children. Jesus instructs his disciples regarding child-like faith. This sermon discusses the differences between being child-like and childish while providing practical parenting instruction from the Bible.

Extracting a model for addressing false teaching and lies from the story of Sergius Paulus and Barjesus

The Pharisees ask Jesus about the legality of divorce. Jesus challenges them to examine the law; then he reminds them of God's original intention for marriage. We examine Biblical teachings around divorce and remarriage in the context of the New Testament church.

Jesus warns his disciples against offending body parts, telling them to cut off any part that causes offence. We examine the individual and corporate meanings of this.

Examining what God used in David's life to make him the kind of man that was willing to take on Goliath

Examining how the Thessalonians were ensamples to all believers around them

The disciples tell Jesus they rebuked a man for casting out devils in Jesus' name. Jesus tells them they should not have stopped the man because whoever is not against Jesus is on his side. We examine Biblical principles for dealing with people who may believe different things than we do.

We examine 8 characteristics of a Biblical servant.

The disciples dispute about which of them will be the greatest in the kingdom. Jesus sets a child in their midst to teach that the greatest is the one who will be like a child.

Arnold and Linda Thomas share their testimonies and answer questions.

As they travel, Jesus teaches the disciples about his coming death and resurrection. The disciples don't understand what Jesus says to them. This message explores Jesus' teaching methods and how the believer can trust God even when he or she doesn't understand what God is doing or saying.

A man brings his spirit-possessed son to Jesus' disciples for healing, but they cannot heal the boy. Jesus arrives and diagnoses the problem: a lack of faith. Jesus heals the boy and declares the type of spirit he had could only come out by prayer and fasting. We'll discuss faith and it's connection to God's power and to prayer and fasting.

Jesus takes Peter, James, and John to the mount and is transfigured before them. God the Father instructs the disciples to hear Jesus. We'll discuss the significance of this event and the importance of spending intimate time with Jesus.

Jesus asks the disciples, "But whom say ye that I am?" Peter responds they believe He is the Christ. Jesus is pleased with this answer. Soon after this exchange, Peter rebukes Christ for telling of his coming death and resurrection. Jesus rebukes Peter for this response and then Jesus explains that true followers will deny themselves, take up their crosses, and follow Jesus to the death.

People bring a blind man to Jesus, who leads the blind man out of the city, spits on his eyes, and heals him. The man first sees men as tress, then Jesus touches him again and he sees men as men. We'll explore Jesus' method of healing and his motivation for healing that way.