Author Archive for: rppc

What if we don’t see the full picture? This week, Pastor Mark explores the Transfiguration—where the disciples caught a glimpse behind the veil. Read the full sermon here.

Jesus encounters a woman whose extravagant love challenges social expectations, teaching us powerful lessons about compassion, radical hospitality, and what it means to truly see each other. Click through to reflect more deeply on Pastor Mark Hanna’s sermon, “Shown Great Love.”

“Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect another?” John the Baptist wasn’t the only one with expectations about the Messiah. We all have moments where we wonder if God is working in the way we had hoped. In this sermon, Pastor Mark explores what happens when God’s kingdom shows up differently than we expect—and why that might be the best news of all. Read the full sermon here.

In Luke 7, we meet two very different people: a powerful Roman centurion and a grieving widow. Yet Jesus responds to both in a way that upends our expectations. Read Pastor Mark’s sermon on faith, compassion, and the God who chooses life over death.

Jesus often challenged people’s expectations—even to the point of offending them. This week’s sermon explores Luke 6:1-16 and how Jesus’ approach to Sabbath and mercy disrupts our normal ways of thinking. What does it mean to embrace mercy even when it challenges us? Read the full sermon transcript here.