Highlight Reel Sermon Summary Jesus’ radical teaching in Mark 7:14–23 upends Jewish dietary laws, pinpointing the heart as the source of all defilement: a catalog of 13 sins from evil thoughts to foolishness. Jesus calls us to examine our own …
Defilement of Truth: When Tradition Trumps Scripture
Highlight Reel Sermon Summary In “Defilement of Truth” from Mark 7:1–13, Nate Roten warns that human traditions often silently eclipse God’s Word, turning helpful practices into sacred idols that nullify divine commands—like the Pharisees’ Corban loophole dodging parental honor. Drawing …
The Faith Retest
Highlight Reel Sermon Summary When disciples, fresh from miracles, face a midnight storm in Mark 6:45–56, Jesus strides across waters to “pass by” them like God’s glory to Moses—yet terror grips their uncomprehending hearts, unmoved even as winds obey Him. …
The Shepherd’s Banquet
Highlight Reel Sermon Summary When life’s overwhelming needs—like a hurting friend, drifting child, or fractured world—expose your inadequacy, remember the Shepherd of Mark 6:30–44: He commands rest amid chaos, responds to crowds with gut-wrenching compassion, shatters human plans with divine …
I Must Decrease
Highlight Reel Sermon Summary Drawing from Mark 6:14-29 and Psalm 1, Nate Roten paints John the Baptist as the righteous tree whose bold rebuke of Herod and Herodias’ sinful marriage outlives his tragic death. Herod’s fascination turns to fear, mistaking …