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UpsideDown Kingdom

Cambridge, MA

King Jesus, Forsaken

December 2, 2018 • Adam Mabry

In his account of Jesus's death, Mark stays away from the gory details of crucifixion and focuses instead on the isolation that Jesus experienced. In this sermon, Pastor Adam answers the question, "why was King Jesus forsaken by everyone in his death, including God the Father?"

Stay Awake

November 25, 2018 • Adam Mabry

In lives full of activity, tension, and strife, we can be tempted towards two traps - we either withdraw from our culture out of the sense of being overwhelmed, or we withdraw from Jesus as we set about trying to order the world around our individual notions of right and wrong. In this sermon, Pastor Adam illustrates how Jesus calls us to wakefulness and engagement in anticipation for His coming kingdom.

The Ways We Pretend

November 18, 2018 • Adam Mabry

When Jesus arrives in Jerusalem, he confronts the Jewish rulers. His accusation is that they're pretending to be all about God but their hearts are really invested elsewhere. They're pretending. In this sermon, Pastor Adam shows how the same places pretense used to hide for them are the same places pretense hides for us today.

Fruitless Faith

November 11, 2018 • Donny Fisher

God is on a mission to bless the world, but Jesus is profoundly disturbed when His people fail to embrace that mission. In this sermon in Mark, Pastor Donny describes the dire consequences of fruitless faith.

Kingdom Status

November 4, 2018 • Adam Mabry

Sometimes, everything seems like a ploy for power. Politicians volley for our votes, celebrities demand our attention, and we even seek acclaim for ourselves. In this sermon, however, Pastor Adam explores Mark 10 to unpack how Jesus' views on power upend the expectations of the rich and poor alike.

The King Wants Communion

October 28, 2018 • Adam Mabry

Have someone ever been too busy to meet with you? Oftentimes, big, important people are inaccessible to average humans. If Jesus is infinitely important person, we would expect the distance between our Lord and ourselves to span an eternal distance. However, using Mark 9, Pastor Adam Mabry shows that Jesus is the kind of leader who wants passionately to commune with His disciples.

Take Up Your Cross

October 21, 2018 • Donnell Jones

In this guest message, Pastor Donnell Jones of Grace Covenant Church in Washington, DC explores what it means to take up one's cross to follow Jesus in the context of our modern world.

The Shepherd King

October 14, 2018 • Adam Mabry

Is it possible to respect Jesus' authority and still fail to understand the true nature of his Kingdom? If we fail to see him not as a powerful despot, but rather as a trusted shepherd, then we absolutely miss something essential to Jesus' nature. In this sermon, Pastor Adam uses Mark 6 to show that Jesus is not only the one we obey, but also the one we can follow with joyful peace.

Daughter, Be Healed

October 7, 2018 • Donny Fisher

We all have urgent needs, but what do we do when God takes His time to meet those needs? In this sermon, Pastor Donny explores the stories of Jairus' daughter and the woman with the issue of blood to show that in our times of urgency, Jesus may ask more from us than we plan to give, but he will also give us more than we can ever imagine.

Letting Go of Religion

September 30, 2018 • Adam Mabry

When Jesus first confronts the religious leaders in his day, it showed just how different kingdom life is from a life characterized by religion. In this sermon, Pastor Adam explains how religion and the gospel have very different things at their core.

King Over the Conflict

September 23, 2018 • Adam Mabry

Jesus is pretty neat, but what's up with healing and exorcisms in Scripture? Is any of that stuff real? Do any of those things possibly relate to my life today, and what does it say about Jesus' kingdom that he performs these miracles during his ministry? In this sermon, Pastor Adam addresses these questions and so much more as he explores how Mark shows Jesus to be King over our conflicts.

Disciples Assemble!

September 16, 2018 • Adam Mabry

In superhero movies, only the best and brightest are chosen to lead the battle against evil. Yet, in Jesus' kingdom, things operate a bit differently. In this entry of the UpsideDown Kingdom series, Pastor Adam shows that discipleship is not a matter of merit, but rather the result of the compelling call to follow Jesus.

CrossFit: The Call Of Discipleship

September 9, 2018 • Jim Laffoon

Discipleship isn't easy, but it can transform us into something greater than we ever imagined. In a guest sermon, Pastor Jim Laffoon shows how in under Jesus' reign, discipleship shapes us into citizens with proper character for the coming kingdom.

The Call of Discipleship

September 9, 2018 • Adam Mabry

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is extraordinarily rewarding, but it comes at a cost. In this sermon, Pastor Adam details what it means to willingly accept the call, the cost, and the crises of discipleship for the all-surpassing joy of knowing Jesus Christ.

The Unexpected King

September 2, 2018 • Adam Mabry

For many, authority is a tricky subject. So many of our leaders, parents, teachers, and other figures of power have used their privileges to hurt and abuse us. Is there any King who can be good? In this introduction to a brand-new series, Pastor Adam unpacks the first chapter of Mark's gospel to preview how Jesus reveals himself to be the King whose goodness and faithfulness extend beyond our imaginations.