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Self-help can optimize your life, but biblical wisdom says the only way to truly live well is to start with God, not yourself. Mark launches a four-week series on seasons of life and focuses on ages 0–25, unpacking what it looks like to grow in wisdom through godly friendships, godly character, and a pursuit of marriage rooted in faith.

This Easter, we’re looking at one of Jesus’ most famous parables: the two lost sons and the Father who seeks out both of them. Whether you feel far from God or you’ve walked with him for years, this message is an invitation to come home. The Father’s house and his feast of joy is open to you.

You will stand before Jesus one day. The only question is: what happens next? In Mark’s sermon, we see that judgment is real, but every warning carries a glimmer of hope: an invitation to run to Christ while there’s still time.

The difference between a faithful life and a wasted one isn’t opportunity, it’s stewardship. In Jacob’s sermon, we’re reminded that God has entrusted each of us with something, and faithfulness is choosing to steward it with urgency instead of burying it in comfort.

Are you more like the shepherd who searches… or the Pharisee who judges? In Mark’s sermon, he contrasts the self-righteous heart that looks down on sinners with the heart of God, who relentlessly seeks the lost and rejoices when they are found.

Would you still follow Jesus if it cost you everything? In this sermon, Simeon walks through Jesus’ parable of the hidden treasure to show that following Christ costs everything, yet brings greater joy than anything this world can offer.

Small doesn’t mean insignificant. In this sermon on the parable of the mustard seed, Mark shows that the kingdom of God begins hidden and small, yet grows with unstoppable power, in the world and in us.

If the seed isn’t the problem… what if the problem is our soil? In the Parable of the Sower, Jesus confronts us with the condition of our own hearts, calling us to move from hardness, shallowness, or distraction into humble, fruitful soil that responds to his word with lasting transformation.

Jesus doesn’t make bad people better. He makes dead people alive. In this sermon, Mark unpacks how Jesus takes us from alienated to adopted and calls us to keep believing all the way to the end.

We were not made for more stuff. We were made for the weight of Christ. In Tony’s sermon, we see three glorious realities about Jesus: his power over everything, his promise to reconcile us, and his place as first in our lives.

What if you designed your life around God’s calling, not just out of ambition? Mark's message guides through calling so you can live intentionally and faithfully with how you spend your time, energy, and life.

God doesn’t change us by intensity, but by rhythm. Mark gives practical and biblical insight to help us align our lives with God's design through consistent weekly rhythms.

You won’t become more godly by wanting it more. You’ll become more godly by training differently, and in this sermon we’ll see how real spiritual growth is formed through daily habits, not momentary motivation.