In this sermon I look at the Reformed understanding of miracles and discuss one of the more intriguing aspects of the Gospels: the secretiveness of Jesus’ messiahship.

Mark quickly moves the action of his narrative by introducing the radical hospitality of the newly minted disciple Simon Peter. And just as quickly, Jesus goal of spreading the gospel message.

The first and most persistent challenge Jesus faced was to his authority as the Son of God, the Son of Man, the Messiah. In this sermon I outline the situation, fascination, agitation, accusation, confrontation, reputation, and application of Jesus’ authority.

Early in his ministry, Jesus makes clear to us the necessity of discipleship for the gospel mission. In this sermon I discuss the call of the first disciples to be “fishers of men.”

Two respective and conjoined events launched Jesus into the ministry. The first we hear about him, he’s in his early thirties and is baptized by his cousin John and tempted by Satan in the wilderness.