Redeemer Bible Church Santa Barbara

The final healing miracle in Mark’s Gospel not only recaps much of what Jesus has been revealing to His followers—it also sets up His public presentation as the true King. In it all we still find lessons for us.

Jesus is drawing closer to His Cross. On the way He clarifies what real discipleship entails and where it finds its source. These principles still apply to us today.

Today’s text reports two famous encounters of Jesus. We are meant to compare and contrast them, and weigh their vastly-important core issue: Who gets to enter Jesus’ Kingdom?

Issues of marriage, divorce, and children might, at first, seem far-removed from training for real discipleship. In fact, there are basic, first principles here.

With anything truly meaningful it’s crucial to see the big picture, but also to grasp the details, even when they seem overwhelming. Jesus clarifies for His followers the specifics of Real Discipleship.

Mountain-top experiences – who doesn’t love them? But real discipleship is lived-out in life’s valleys. And sometimes it can be pretty dark down here. Rest assured the Master prepares his own for those times.

The mysterious Transfiguration is one of the more unusual events in Jesus’ astonishingly unusual ministry. Its purposes and message were and are crucial for all His followers.

As we resume our Mark series, Jesus turns His face toward Jerusalem and all that awaits Him there. As He does, his message for disciples is plain and sobering: following Him means we too must walk the Calvary Road.

In today’s pivotal text, Jesus clarifies the unexpected nature of His Messiahship. Practical implications remain regarding how we think about King Jesus today.

Today’s text is a summary and turning-point in Mark’s narrative of Jesus’ ministry. In it, His followers (then and now) are challenged to commit, and keep changing and growing.