Sermon text: Mark 9:14-29 Moving from Performance to Prayerful Dependence…Ministry can be sincere, active, and still fall flat when it quietly shifts from dependence on Jesus to reliance on experience or technique. True authority is not generated by confidence or performance, but received through prayerful dependence—even when faith is honest and mixed with doubt. When prayer becomes our posture rather than a method, we discover that authority flows not from what we do for God, but from staying connected to…
Sermon text: Mark 9:2-13 Jesus reveals His glory to Peter, James, and John, then commands them to wait before speaking. This message explores how God often gives revelation not to be explained immediately, but to be carried faithfully through uncertainty and suffering. As we walk between the mountain and the cross, we learn that waiting is not denial, but formation—and that Jesus Himself bears the full weight of glory before we ever do. Header image by Levi Meir Clancy on…
Sermon text: Mark 8:27-29 Jesus has been revealing who He is through authority, power, and presence, but the deeper question has always been whether we are willing to follow Him as He truly is. These early moments show that amazement, correct belief, and proximity are not the same as trust, surrender, or clarity. As the story turns toward the cross, we are invited to move from partial sight and cautious faith into wholehearted allegiance, trusting Jesus even when the path…
