Do we want God himself, or only the gifts he gives us? This sermon dwells on one of Jesus’ hardest sayings in the Gospel of Mark (Mark 8): ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross.’ The image of a child so buried in Christmas presents that there are no arms left to hug the giver helps explain why real life is not about taking but about giving. Listen and count the cost, and you will find that Jesus’ invitation still stands.
Counting the Cost
Who Is Jesus?
Questions are like keys. They open doors, prompt us to seek answers, and lead to important discoveries. Some of these questions are more important than others, because so much depends on them. One of the most important questions is: Who is Jesus? Was He a fraud who deceived His disciples and then millions of people around the world? A madman suffering from delusions of grandeur? Or was He who He claimed to be? Who was He? In search of the answer to this question, we embark on a journey through the Gospel of Mark, because we know that so much depends on this answer.
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