We’ve come to the end of Pastor Shaw’s series on St Mark’s gospel.  And as they say: it went down just like Jesus intended it to.  One theme St Mark has been consistent on is that Jesus knew what he wanted; knew how he wanted as situation to develop; and this last real event also […]

Well, as you might assume, St Mark needs to get to his “punch line” pretty soon, no?!  Well, In today’s sermon we get much of what St Mark is wanting to make his readers wrestle with: What is your decision about Jesus? What do you believe about him?!  One of Pastor Scott’s best sermons on […]

In Chapter 14 St Mark clearly exposes the “bravado” of the disciples vs the humility and dependence displayed by Jesus. The message for us? We need to recognize that we need to stop going it alone and start praying more. SB_20160717_Shaw

In today’s sermon Pastor Scott walks us through Mark 14, as Jesus and his disciples prepare to celebrate the Passover feast. Mark points out how specifically Jesus has planned it all out so there is no mistake about the ultimate meaning, and who the real lamb of the Passover is. SB_20160710_Shaw

Chapter 13 in St Mark’s gospel is one of the more difficult parts of the Bible to interpret and/or understand.  But it is a bit easier to do this because of the journey Pastor Scott has taken us on through the gospel in this series. It is clear that St Mark believes that Jesus is […]

Last week Jesus answered the question: What is the greatest commandment?  This week he shows how obeying that commandment is lived out in practicality. SB_20160612_Shaw

After clearing the temple and claiming it is “…his Father’s house…” Jesus now takes on some challenges to his authority.  In sports, how can you be ‘The Greatest’ if you never compete with anyone? Well, Jesus now is challenged by a number of ‘competitors’ and he proves that he is superior to each and everyone […]