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The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached May 2nd, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-50) My first job was selling basketball shoes at Footaction in the mall. I was 15 years old when I got the job so I couldn't even drive myself, but had … Continue reading Jesus and Gethsemane (Mark 14:32-50)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached April 25th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the Table (Mark 14:17-31) And when it was evening, he came with the twelve. 18 And as they were reclining at table and eating, Jesus said, “Truly, I say to you, one … Continue reading Jesus and the Table (Mark 14:17-31)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached April 18th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and Worship (Mark 14:1-25) When you were a child, who did you look up to? It may have been a movie star, an older sibling or cousin, a friend, or musician. Whoever it … Continue reading Jesus and Worship (Mark 14:1-25)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached April 11th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the End (Mark 13) In the 1950’s, at the dawn of the Cold War with USSR, America worked diligently to create a missile detection system that would alert us of incoming … Continue reading Jesus and the End (Mark 13)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached April 4th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the Widow (Mark 12:38-44) Over the past few weeks many Christian leaders have been discussing a recent Gallup poll that has caused some stir in evangelicalism: church membership has declined in America … Continue reading Jesus and the Widow (Mark 12:38-44)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached March 28th, 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34) 28 And one of the scribes came up and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, asked him, “Which commandment is … Continue reading Jesus and the Great Commandment (Mark 12:28-34)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached March 21st, 2021* Sermon Audio: No sermon audio Adoniram Judson was a precocious student. Born in 1788 in Malden, Massachusetts to an austere and strict Congregationalist minister, Adoniram could read an entire chapter of the Bible by the … Continue reading Jesus and Resurrection (Mark 12:18-27)
Out of the night that covers me,Black as the pit from pole to pole,I thank whatever gods may beFor my unconquerable soul. In the fell clutch of circumstanceI have not winced nor cried aloud.Under the bludgeonings of chanceMy head is bloody, but unbowed. Beyond this place of wrath and tearsLooms but the Horror of the … Continue reading “Invictus” by William Ernest Henley
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached March 14th 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and Politics (Mark 12:13-17) God and Politics: two of the most divisive and important topics. Of course, what we believe about God and what we believe about how society should be governed reveal … Continue reading Jesus and Politics (Mark 12:13-17)
The following is an unedited sermon manuscript; for an explanation of my sermon manuscripts, click here. *Originally preached March 7th 2021* Sermon Audio: Jesus and the Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12) “We think little about the world. We think about the things that it imposes upon us. We must think about the workplace, about appointments we have made, … Continue reading Jesus and the Vineyard (Mark 12:1-12)
Marc Sims 