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Your Small Voice

What happens when a beloved biblical hero becomes the abuser? Pastor Mark confronts David’s treatment of Bathsheba and Uriah, the corrupting force of power, and the small voices that tell the truth.

Choose This Day

What does it mean to remember faithfully—giving thanks without glossing over painful truths? Reflecting on Joshua 24, Pastor Mark invites us to see existence itself as a gift and to choose gratitude, honesty, and blessing.

The Shape of Freedom

What if the Ten Commandments are not restrictions on freedom, but a gift that shows liberated people how to live together? Pastor Mark restores their context and explores what Sabbath, coveting, and neighbor-love ask of us now.

Begin Again: Flood and Promise, Part II

Scripture: Genesis 9:8–17 So often when we read the Bible, familiarity is actually not our friend. It provides a challenge. That’s especially true with stories like Noah and the ark, which many of us have heard since we were little. It…

Begin Again: Flood and Promise, Part I

What if Noah’s flood is not only a story of destruction, but also one of re-creation and grace? Pastor Mark reflects on second chances, forgiveness and God’s invitation to begin again.

Disputing with God: Persistence

What happens when a difficult biblical story challenges not only our understanding of Jesus, but also the God we have constructed for ourselves? Pastor Mark reflects on the Canaanite woman, the boundaries we draw, and the persistent love of God that refuses to leave us unchanged.

Disputing with God: Advocating for Others

In this sermon on Genesis 18, Pastor Mark Hanna revisits the story of Sodom and Gomorrah and invites us to read it through the biblical call to hospitality, not exclusion. He explores how Scripture asks us to wrestle with justice, mercy, covenant, and the ways our lives are bound together. This sermon offers permission to bring our questions, doubts, and evolving images of God into a living faith.

Disputing with God: Repairing Relationships

In this sermon on Exodus 33 and 34, Pastor Mark reflects on idolatry, certainty, and the living God who refuses to fit neatly into our boxes. Through Moses’ honest dispute with God, we are invited to consider a faith rooted not in formulas or fear, but in relationship, mystery, love, and repair.

Sermon Discussion Guide: Disputing with God: Repairing Relationships

This discussion guide invites reflection on Pastor Mark’s sermon “Disputing with God: Repairing Relationships.” Use these questions to explore idolatry, honest faith, divine compassion, and what it means to follow a God who meets us in the messiness of relationship.

Like-Hearted, Not Like-Minded

In “Like-Hearted, Not Like-Minded,” Pastor Mark reflects on Philippians 2:1–13 and explores the difference between unity rooted in love and conformity rooted in force. Through a deeply personal story and a challenging reflection on power, humility, and Christian community, this sermon invites us to walk together in the way of Jesus: with compassion, courage, and grace.