Compassion and Truth: A Servant's Calling

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Compassion and Truth: A Servant's Calling

Choose Greatness #3

October 18, 2020 • Kyle Bartholic

In this sermon, Pastor Kyle Bartholic takes a look at a story of four men who were convinced of the life-changing power of Jesus, moved by compassion for someone in their life that couldn’t get the help he needed, and along the way, they will hear truth that is deeper than they could have
hoped for.

Key Truth: In fishing for people, servants encounter those who need timely help
and timeless truth.

In other words: What others need matters to me.

Courage and Proclamation: The Outlook of a Sacrificing Servant

November 22, 2020 • David Staff

The world is broken, let’s fix it. What a great motto for a company. Better yet, what a great motto for Jesus’ church! What a great motto for the gospel of Mark, the essence of Jesus’ life. The world is broken; let’s fix it! So what did Jesus do to fix this broken http://world...and now that we are disciples in this generation, awaiting his momentary http://return...what does he call us to do in a broken world? The answer of Mark’s http://gospel...and especially the final 6 chapters, is simple. SERVE: POUR OUT YOUR LIFE TO SAVE SOMEONE ELSE.

True Righteousness: The Passion of a Servant

November 15, 2020 • David Staff

As Jesus enters God’s chosen city (Jerusalem) amidst God’s chosen people, what is He looking for? What is his passion, his hunger? In this manual on servanthood, what is Jesus showing his disciples (in these chapters of Mark) about being a servant of God? I think Mark is moved by the Spirit of God to give us a vivid portrait in Jesus of this: God’s servants (like Jesus aligned with God’s heart) are passionate for righteousness. They hunger for it. A hunger that is obvious. A hunger that is expressed in their impact, influence.

Self-Denial: The Habit of Servants

November 8, 2020 • David Staff

One of the most important things that a new Christian—or any Christian for that matter—must realize is simply this. If you are going to seriously follow Jesus Christ, what you think and the way that you think will have to change. Your habits of thought, what you think to be the way to do things in your life, what you regard to be really important, or valuable…all of that will need renovation. Quite frankly, a complete overhaul. This sermon will bring the difficult truth that to follow Jesus means to deny yourself.