Take our New Testaments now, our Bibles for our New Testament reading. We’re making the gospel of Mark, our sermon text this morning, Mark chapter 11. Before we hear from the Lord once more, let’s add his blessing upon the reading and the preaching and the reception of that word. Let’s pray together. Our gracious…

We open your copy of the scriptures to Mark chapter 10, if you’d like to follow along. Mark chapter 10, starting at verse 46. Wrap up chapter 10 this morning. Mark chapter 10. Before we hear from the Lord, let’s ask his blessing upon the reading and reception of that word. Let’s pray. Heavenly Father,…

Please take back your copy of the scriptures. Turn, if you would, to Mark chapter 10 as we continue in the gospel of Mark. This will be the text for the sermon this morning. Mark 10, starting in verse 32. Before we hear the word read and preached, let’s ask the Lord’s blessing upon that.…

…Difficult for the disciples to accept and to comprehend. We remember, of course, Peter, in reaction to this, rebuking Jesus and saying, This cannot be so, Lord. And Christ calling Peter in response, Satan, because of that interaction. Get behind me, Satan, for you do not understand the things of God. These two concepts you…

Take your scriptures once more and turn for our New Testament reading to our sermon text, Mark chapter 9. We’ll be finishing Mark chapter 9 this morning, starting verse 42. Yes, Mark chapter 9, starting verse 42. Please, once again, give your full attention. This is the Word of God. Whoever causes one of these…

Take your text now and turn to Mark chapter nine. This will be the text for our sermon this morning, Mark chapter nine, as we continue in the gospel of Mark. We’ll be beginning at verse 38. Mark 9, 38. Once again, please give your full attention. This is the word of God. John said…

Copy the scriptures, and turn, if you would, to the sermon text this morning, Mark chapter 9. We’re continuing in Mark this morning, chapter 9. And let’s ask the Lord’s blessing once more before we hear the word preached and read. Let’s pray. Heavenly Father, we do praise you once more for this, your word.…

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking…