Sermons from January 2026
Mark 6:7-13 – Sending the Twelve
Vss. 7-13: The Twelve Are Sent Out Preaching. Mark 3:14-15: And He ordained twelve, that they should be with Him, and that He might send them out to proclaim, and to have authority to heal sicknesses, and to cast out demons. Deuteronomy 17:6: “….on the testimony of two or three witnesses” apostellō (ap-os-tel’-lo): set apart, to send out (properly on a mission) exousia (ex-oo-see’-ah) Means: delegated influence: – Privilege, authority, jurisdiction, liberty, power, right, strength. dunamis (Acts 1) This means force,…
Mark 6:1-6 – Rejected at Home
Vss. 1-3: Jesus’ countrymen are offended at Him. Luke 4:16-30: And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the placewhere it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the…
Matthew 6:18-20 – Fasting
John Piper in his book “Hunger for God,” wrote: “Christian fasting, at its root, is the hunger of a homesickness for God. Christians fasting is not only the spontaneous effect of superior satisfaction in God, it is also a chosen weapon against every force in the world that would take that satisfaction away.” “To Fast” in Greek is Nesteuo-meaning “to abstain from eating.” 1 Peter 5:5; “God opposes the proud, but shows favor to the humble.” Luke 18:11-12: The Pharisee,…