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The final healing miracle in Mark’s Gospel not only recaps much of what Jesus has been revealing to His followers—it also sets up His public presentation as the true King. In it all we still find lessons for us.

Jesus is drawing closer to His Cross. On the way He clarifies what real discipleship entails and where it finds its source. These principles still apply to us today.

Today’s text reports two famous encounters of Jesus. We are meant to compare and contrast them, and weigh their vastly-important core issue: Who gets to enter Jesus’ Kingdom?

Issues of marriage, divorce, and children might, at first, seem far-removed from training for real discipleship. In fact, there are basic, first principles here.

Come, let’s reason together, taught by Dr. Joe Keller as he leads us through Psalm 34. Come magnify the Lord with us; Let us exalt His name together!

With anything truly meaningful it’s crucial to see the big picture, but also to grasp the details, even when they seem overwhelming. Jesus clarifies for His followers the specifics of Real Discipleship.

Mountain-top experiences – who doesn’t love them? But real discipleship is lived-out in life’s valleys. And sometimes it can be pretty dark down here. Rest assured the Master prepares his own for those times.

The mysterious Transfiguration is one of the more unusual events in Jesus’ astonishingly unusual ministry. Its purposes and message were and are crucial for all His followers.

As we resume our Mark series, Jesus turns His face toward Jerusalem and all that awaits Him there. As He does, his message for disciples is plain and sobering: following Him means we too must walk the Calvary Road.

If you are not content with the truth, you will resort to deception. How do you gain this contentment? How does wisdom remove your need for falsehood?

Your heart is the wellspring of life. What does this mean? How can we manage the core of our being with wisdom, in the Fear of the Lord?

These days, sex is everywhere! Yet, in some senses, that’s nothing new; the divinely-inspired text of Proverbs has much to say about this ever-present, and sometimes volatile topic.

We sometimes wish we had more practical wisdom in matters of money and wealth. Life’s complexities and apparent uncertainties can leave us uneasy about the future, at least in this world. Can Proverbs equip us for these basic, real-life issues?

Chuck Swindoll, quoting his mentor Howie Hendricks, used to warn of trafficking in unlived truth. Divine wisdom, rooted in the Fear of Yahweh, should influence all of life, including personal relationships.

Guest speaker: Kevin Boesler Proverbs is structured around a framework of a kingly father’s wise advice to his princely son. What difference should it make when one generation passes along eternal truth, with practical application, to the next? What does this look like, in real life?