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In this fourth week of our Revelation and Resistance series, Pastor Mark reflects on the letters to the early churches in Revelation and what they reveal about spiritual discernment, faithful resistance, and the tension between empire and gospel. Through a pastoral and prophetic lens, he invites us to listen deeply to our community, to our conscience, and to the Spirit still speaking today. Where is God calling us now? Come and see.

When the heavenly court expects a fierce lion, they are met instead by a wounded Lamb. In this third message from our Revelation series, Pastor Mark challenges us to rethink what real strength looks like — and to discover that love, vulnerability, and faithful witness are more powerful than any empire.

In one of the most challenging and powerful texts of scripture, Pastor Mark explores the dramatic imagery of Revelation and helps us see its deeper message of courage, resistance, and hope. This sermon dives into how ancient symbols speak to our present struggles—and remind us that no matter how strong the beasts of our day seem, they will not have the final word. God will. Come hear why Revelation is less about predicting the future and more about facing the present with faith.

“Revelation and Resistance” kicks off our summer sermon series exploring the misunderstood, metaphor-rich final book of the Bible. In this opening sermon, Pastor Mark Hanna invites us to rethink Revelation—not as a prediction of doom, but as a lens into the deeper reality of God’s love, justice, and collective salvation. Spoiler: it involves a gorilla and some keys.

In this week’s sermon, Pastor Mark shares a childhood story about lines drawn in a shared bedroom — and how Paul’s words to the Galatians remind us that Christ came to erase the lines we draw between each other. Read the full transcript and reflect on what it means to be truly one in Christ.