Ekklesia Churches Sermons

Mark 8:22–9:1 — Seeing Truly

What does it mean to see Jesus, salvation, and discipleship clearly, in light of the cross?
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on September 21, 2025.
Teaching Highlights:
The healing of the blind man serves as a picture of the disciples moving from blindness to partial sight about who Jesus is.
Peter confesses Jesus as the Christ, but still misunderstands what that means for the Messiah’s mission.
Jesus reveals that his path is one of suffering, rejection, death, and resurrection.
True discipleship requires denying ourselves, taking up our cross, and following him with eternal perspective.
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Mark 9:2–13 — The Road to Glory

As we study the Transformation of Jesus, we look at the relationship between seeing the glory of Jesus, and yet how the road to glory is filled with suffering.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on September 28, 2025.
Teaching Highlights:
The Transfiguration gives us a glimpse of Jesus’ glory and a preview of resurrection hope.
The Law and the Prophets point to Jesus, the Living Word, who God now commands us to "listen to HIM."
The path to glory is through suffering: Jesus endured the cross so that we might share in His glory.
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Mark 9:14–29 — How Much Faith Is Enough?

How much faith is enough?
In this message from Mark 9:14–29, we explore the difference between the strength of our faith and the object of our faith. The passage shows us that true faith isn’t measured by size or certainty, it’s measured by surrender to Jesus.
 
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches on October 5, 2025.
Teaching Highlights:
In the absence of faith in Jesus, chaos takes over, and our culture’s noise and arguments are no substitute for Christ.
Faithlessness begins when we put our faith in anything other than Jesus.
The father’s cry, “I believe; help my unbelief,” reveals true faith is honest about our weakness.
Jesus is the faithful one, and He completes and perfects our faith.
Prayer is faith turned toward God, revealing our dependance on His strength.
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Mark 9:30–50 — Embracing Humility

What if greatness in God’s kingdom is found not in power or recognition, but in humility, service, and sacrifice?
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on October 12, 2025.
Teaching Highlights:
Jesus models humility through His own sacrifice, teaching that the road to glory begins with the cross.
True greatness means abandoning our pursuit of self-glory and learning to serve the “least” around us.
Discipleship is about following Jesus, not building our own platforms, and setting an example that leads others to Him.
Radical holiness requires us to abandon selfishness and remove anything that keeps us from wholehearted devotion to Christ.
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Mark 10:1–31 — Marriage, Family, and Money

How do marriage, children, and money reveal the posture of our hearts toward Jesus?
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on October 26, 2025.
 
Teaching Highlights:
Jesus’ teaching on marriage reveals that the problem isn’t the law, it’s the hardness of our hearts, and God’s design for marriage calls both husband and wife to servant-hearted love.
His welcome of children teaches that we bring nothing and need everything, and the kingdom belongs to those who come dependent and humble.
The story of the rich young man exposes how easily wealth can become our master, but Jesus lovingly invites us to exchange what we hold for the treasure of Himself.
In every area of life; our rights, our privilege, and our possessions, Jesus calls us to surrender everything and find our sufficiency in Him alone.
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Mark 10:32–52 — The Mercy of the King

What happens when we stop asking for status and start crying out for mercy?
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on November 2, 2025.
Jesus leads the way to Jerusalem, and toward suffering, on the road that leads to the cross.
The disciples seek glory, but misunderstand the cost of following Jesus.
Bartimaeus, though blind, sees Jesus rightly and asks the only right thing: “Have mercy on me.”
The mercy of the King opens our eyes and frees us to serve.
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Mark 11:1–11 — False Worship of the True King

The "Triumphal Entry" is actually anything but triumphant, when the worship is empty words, from people who don't know who Jesus really is.
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on November 9, 2025.
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem reveals hearts that honor Him with words but not with hearts that believe the truth.
True worship recognizes Jesus as the Messiah, not as a means to our own kingdom.
The people wanted a kingdom of David restored, but Jesus came to bring a new covenant altogether.
Apart from Christ, all our rituals and religion are empty; through Him, we become the living temple of God
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Mark 11:12–25 — Fruitless Religion and a Fruitful Relationship

Why does Jesus curse a fig tree and confront the temple, and what does that reveal about our own hearts?
Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on 11/16/25.
 
Teaching Highlights
How the fig tree is a living parable of the state of the temple and it's fruitless religion
Why Jesus didn’t come to restore the old system, but to replace it with Himself
What real faith looks like: trusting God, seeking His will, and freely offering forgiveness.
Why forgiveness is the essential fruit of a new–covenant relationship with Jesus
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Mark 11:27-12:12 -- Master of the Vineyard

In this week’s passage, we walk through Mark 11:27–12:12, where Jesus confronts the religious leaders who question His authority and then reveals their hearts through the parable of the vineyard.
This passage carries a sobering warning for those who reject Jesus and a gracious invitation to all who will come to Him in faith, even those with questions.
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Mark 12:13–44 — Questioning Jesus

Originally preached to Ekklesia Churches by Dan on 11/30/25. 
 
Teaching Highlights
• Jesus exposes the motives behind the trick questions of the Pharisees and Sadducees, redirecting them toward God’s true authority.
• The sincere scribe shows that honest questions lead us closer to the kingdom when we receive Jesus’ words with humility.
• Jesus reveals the Messiah as greater than David, a categorically different kind of King.
• The contrast between the scribes and the widow unmasks fruitless religion versus true faith expressed through wholehearted devotion.
 
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