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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Twenty – Implications of the Cross (Part 1) (Mark 9:30-50)

By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor Slowly but surely, Jesus was gently leading His disciples into an understanding of the true purpose of His incarnation: the Cross of Calvary. In illuminating their minds about the Cross, He taught them many lessons about the implications of the Cross. In this message, Pastor Chris McCool explores one of…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Nineteen – Bring Him to Me! (Mark 9:11-32)

Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (October 25, 2020) Have you ever tried to work out your problems on your own, just to meet with failure? The disciples tried that, many times. In this case, they were unable to help a demoniac child whose father desperately sought help. But Jesus gave the father the greatest command of…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Eighteen – A Mountaintop Experience (Mark 9:2-10)

Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (10-18-2020) As we continue in our series on the Gospel of Mark, we find Jesus taking Peter, James, and John up into a high mountain and being transfigured before them. What a metaphor for our lives is this occurrence! Isn’t life a continuous stream of valleys, interspersed with the occasional mountaintop…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Seventeen – The Kingdom Coming in Power (Mark 9:1)

Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 26, 2020) Jesus began His earthly ministry preaching that the “Kingdom of God is at hand” – i.e., it is here and near to us. He was speaking of the Church, that Kingdom of Heaven that is “not of this world,” but which endures unto this very day. Now, in…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Sixteen – Rules of the Road (Part 2) (Mark 8)

By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) Pastor Chris McCool finishes up his sermon on the “rules of the road” that Jesus set out while walking with His disciples from place to place. These foundational principles about what Jesus was doing, Who He was, and why it matters, would help them in their ministry…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Fifteen – Rules of the Road (Part 1) (Mark 8)

By Elder Chris McCool, Pastor (September 13, 2020) While His disciples walked with Him from place to place, Jesus was constantly teaching them “rules of the road” that would help them in their ministry. In this sermon, Pastor Chris McCool begins to deal with some of the “Rules of the Road” laid out by the…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Fourteen – She Didn’t Stand a Chance! (Part 2) (Elder Chris McCool, August 29, 2020)

In this message, Pastor Chris McCool recaps Part Thirteen of our series, about the Syro-Phoenician woman who came to Jesus in Mark Chapter 7, and finishes up the message. Do you think you don’t stand a chance in Jesus’ sight? This woman certainly didn’t – and yet our loving, compassionate Savior blessed her faith with…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Thirteen – She Didn’t Stand a Chance! (Part 1) (Elder Chris McCool, Mark 7:25-30) (August 29, 2020)

Have you ever felt like you didn’t stand a chance with Jesus? There was a faithful little outcast woman, Syro-Phoenician by birth, who came to Him one day with a desperate petition: “My daughter is possessed of a devil, Lord, and only you can help!” But she was not a Jew, and therefore from all…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Twelve – Our Sighing Savior (Elder Chris McCool, August 16, 2020) (Mark 7:24-37)

Have you ever looked around you at the evidence of the sin-curse and just had to “sigh” within your spirit? Lately it seems like that is all I do! In this chapter of Mark’s Gospel, we see the Savior sighing deep within His own spirit as He is faced with the need to heal another…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Eleven – Are You Cutting the Ends Off the Ham? (Elder Chris McCool, August 9, 2020) (Mark 7:1-23)

Zig Ziglar once told the story of a newly wed husband who watched while his young wife was putting a ham into the stove to cook. He noticed that she cut the ends off the ham before she placed it in the pan, and asked her why she did that. She said, “I’ve always done…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Ten – When Jesus Isn’t There (Elder Chris McCool, July 19, 2020) (Mark 6:45-52)

In this sermon series from the Gospel of Mark, we’ve already asked “What happens when Jesus is asleep in your ship?” The answer: the God of Heaven NEVER sleeps nor slumbers! We’ve also asked, “What happens when Jesus gets there too late?” The answer: Jesus is NEVER too late, but always right on time! In…

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Sermon Series: The Gospel of Mark, Part Nine – Nothing is NOTHING With God! (Elder Chris McCool, July 12, 2020) (Mark 6:45-52)

Do we too often evaluate our present circumstances in light of our own limited abilities? Do we look around and say to ourselves, “There’s really nothing here that can help?” The disciples did that: they saw 5000 hungry people, and only five loaves and two fishes to feed them. They told the Savior, “What are…