A simple argument about bread turns into a spiritual eye exam. By connecting the healing of a blind man with Peter’s confession, Mark reveals that true sight is a gift of grace—formed not by human reasoning, but by seeing Jesus rightly in his death for sinners.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Paul Stiver
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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Why in the world did the very people who should have recognized Jesus so ardently reject him? Take a look at this week’s passage to see how an attitude of demandingness can lead you straight away from God.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Steve Treichler
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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In a world that values inclusion, the words of Jesus in Mark 7, spoken to a desperate mom, come off as harsh and even offensive to us. However, if we push past our initial response and do the work of digging in to understand what's happening, this passage unlocks a beautiful truth about the gospel that transcends our greatest hopes for what inclusion might look like. We see that anyone can get in on this, but not in the way we might expect.

Series: The Gospel of Mark
Speaker: Paul Stiver
Hope Community Church - North Lakes

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