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Pastor Matt Tarr – PM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:43-52
On the night of Jesus’ arrest, He spends His final moments in prayer, but as soon as He concludes, He is scandalously arrested. Every element of His arrest demonstrates His sovereignty, and that He is the innocent Son of Man.
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:32-42
When Jesus entered the Garden of Gethsemane, He was fully aware of the vents to unfold that night. But we can never fully comprehend what He experienced when He looked into the cup of God’s wrath to be poured out against Him for incurring our sin.
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:27-31
As Jesus and His disciples left from their final meal together, Jesus gives a final shocking prophecy: they will all desert Him and fall away. But even though their desertion will be painful for Jesus, it is by God’s design that He would be the good shepherd who’d scatter the flock of Israel.
Add. Ref.: Zechariah 13:7
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:22-26
As Jesus eats with His disciples in the last legitimate Passover meal, He establishes one of two ordinances for the church. However, there has been a lot of confusion about the significance of what communion actually is, and what it communicates about the uniqueness of the church.
Add. Ref.: John 17:22-24
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:10-21
As Judas looks for a convenient opportunity to betray the Christ, Jesus takes preventative measures to ensure He would only die at just the right time.
Add. Ref.: Psalm 41:5-10; John 13:18-19
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 14:1-9
As Jesus concludes His Olivet Discourse, plans to betray and crucify Him are gaining traction. Of course, even plans to crucify Christ don’t contradict God’s plan, as a flashback to just a few days earlier shows that God was preparing His Son for burial even before He entered Jerusalem.
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 13:32-37
Every Christmas Eve, children from around the world wait eagerly in expectation of a mythical gift-giver’s annual advent, and he can only come once the children are sleeping. But Christ’s second advent will be different in every way. His return is no myth, and we will not know the day or the hour it will be. And furthermore, we will not want to be asleep in the Lord’s service when He returns!
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 13:28-31
Every Christmas, families across America and around the world enjoy a favorite holiday tradition—decorating the Christmas Tree in celebration of Christ’s first Advent. But toward the end of Jesus’ Olivet Discourse, He identifies another kind of Advent tree in anticipation of His glorious return.
Add. Ref.: Luke 21:29
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 13:24-27
A lot has been said about Christ’s second coming – many even denying a bodily return of our Lord. So what exactly did Jesus mean when He said, “After that tribulation… they will see the Son of Man coming?” If we understand the nature of the tribulation Jesus refers to, then we will have a much better understanding of what His glorious return must be.
Add. Ref.: Acts 1:6-11; Revelation 18:1-3; 19:11-21; Isaiah 13:6-13; Joel 2:1-11
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Pastor Matt Tarr – AM Sermon
Scripture: Mark 13:24-27
A lot has been said about Christ’s second coming – many even denying a bodily return of our Lord. So what exactly did Jesus mean when He said, “After that tribulation… they will see the Son of Man coming?” If we understand the nature of the tribulation Jesus refers to, then we will have a much better understanding of what His glorious return must be.
Add. Ref.: Revelation 6:1-17, 8:1-21, 11:15-19, 16:1-21