Were You There?: Questions of Faith explores the powerful exchange between Jesus and Pilate in John 18. In this sermon, Pastor Mark reflects on Pilate’s famous question—“What is truth?”—and invites us to consider how followers of Jesus live faithfully in a world shaped by power, politics, and competing allegiances. Wherever you are in your faith journey, this message invites us to rediscover that truth is not an idea, but a person: Jesus.

This discussion guide accompanies Pastor Mark’s sermon “Were You There?” from John 18:12–27. It offers reflection questions for individuals, families, and small groups to explore what it means to stand with Jesus in moments of pressure and uncertainty. Wherever you are in your faith journey, these questions invite deeper conversation about courage, peace, justice, and the way of Christ.

In this Lenten sermon, Pastor Mark reflects on John 11 and the raising of Lazarus—one of the most powerful turning points in the Gospel. What does it mean that Jesus wept? And how can we trust that “the worst thing is never the last thing”? This message invites us to face mortality and brokenness not with fear, but with hope in the God who walks with us through the valley.