Interrupting the Silence

Tag: Mark 8:31-38

  • What If The Gospel Is Like A Backwards Bicycle?- A Sermon On Mark 8:31-38

    What If The Gospel Is Like A Backwards Bicycle?- A Sermon On Mark 8:31-38

    Imagine trying to ride a bike but the steering has been reversed and is completely opposite to everything you’ve been taught about and experienced riding a bike. When you turn the handlebars to the left the wheel turns to the right. When you turn the handlebars to the right the wheel turns to the left. Read more

  • The Conflicting Snapshots Of Our Lives – A Sermon On Mark 8:31-38

    The Conflicting Snapshots Of Our Lives – A Sermon On Mark 8:31-38

    We’ve known times in our lives when we felt unprepared for what we were facing. We looked down the road at what was coming and we didn’t like what we saw. We wanted to cry out, “No. This isn’t happening. This cannot be. This must not be.” Haven’t there been times when you felt scared,… Read more

  • Denying Self, Choosing Christ – A Sermon on Mark 8:31-38, Lent 2B

    The collect and readings for the Second Sunday in Lent, Year B, may be found here. The following sermon is based on Mark 8:31-38. Then Jesus began to teach his disciples that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, Read more