Sermons by Mark Kernan
The Pattern and Path to Greatness
Text: Mark 10:32–45
Main Idea: Sacrificial service is the path to true greatness because Jesus served us first.
The Treasure that Leads to Eternal Life
Text: Mark 10:17-31
Main Idea: Eternal life is not the product of earning but wholly embracing Jesus as your greatest treasure.
How to Receive the Kingdom
Text: Mark 10:13–16
Main Idea: Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child, shall not enter it.
The Marriage Trap
Text: Mark 10:1-12
Main Idea: God’s allowance for divorce does not mean that marriage is a disposable commitment.
The Warning of Hell
Text: Mark 9:42-50
Main Idea: Pursue Christian unity and whole-hearted discipleship because the horrors of hell are infinitely worse than anything you could ever experience in this life.
True Greatness – Part 2
Text: Mark 9:38-41
Main Idea: Disciples demonstrate their true greatness when they celebrate the reality that the Kingdom of God is far greater than their personal convictions and experience.
True Greatness – Part 1
Text: Mark 9:30-37
Main Idea: Disciples demonstrate their true greatness when they humbly serve “unimportant” people.
Help My Unbelief
Text: Mark 9:14-29
Main Idea: Faith is the act of humbly believing that Jesus is both willing and able to meet us in our most hopeless inadequacies.
Portrait of an Elder
Text: 1 Timothy 3:1–7
Main Idea: When it comes to spiritual leadership, a leader’s Character always trumps his Calling, and his Competency.
Seeing Jesus – Part 2
Text: Mark 9:1-13
Main Idea: Listen to Jesus—he is more than a messenger from God, he is the very Son of God.