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Mark 11:1-19 08/09/2026

Mark 11:1-19 Coming to Jerusalem, Jesus famously enters but with a certain anticlimax. Then we take part of a Markan sandwich and see if that helps make sense of cleansing temples and cursing fig trees. Read Mark 11:1-19 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42382425

Mark 10:32-52 08/02/2026

Mark 10:32-52 Jesus makes his third Passion prediction as Act 2 comes to a close and we approach Jerusalem, while the disciples yet again stumble in response. Read mark 10:32-52 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42295505

Mark 10:17-31 07/26/2026

Mark 10:17-31 Jesus' teaching turns from one particular situation of following him to another as we read about the rich young ruler and the hope we have both in this life and the next. Read Mark 10:17-31 and thanks for listening. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42295360

Mark 10:1-16 07/19/2026

Mark 10:1-16 Jesus turns to the topic of marriage, but these verses become much clearer in the context of chapter 9 and a historical debate. Read Mark 10:1-16 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42147925

Mark 9:30-50 07/12/2026

Mark 9:30-50 We return to Mark and Jesus journey to Jerusalem as well as a familiar theme of the disciples failure to understand what it means to follow Jesus. Read Mark 9:30-50 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42147040

Mark 9:2-29 06/21/2026

Mark 9:2-29 As Jesus reveals more about who He is to His disciples they struggle to understand Jesus' redemptive plan and fail in their ministry without Him. Read Mark 9:2-29 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41717790

Mark 8:27-9:1 06/14/2026

Mark 8:27-9:1 The questions of who Jesus is and what that means for his followers become explicitly clear as Peter confesses Jesus is the Christ but fails to understand what that means. Read Mark 8:27-9:1 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41659150

Mark 8:1-26 06/07/2026

Mark 8:1-26 In a moment of déjà vu, Jesus miraculously feeds more people, while his disciples still don't understand, begging the question why Mark, in the shortest gospel account, records both of these events. Read Mark 8:1-26 and Thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41566895

Mark 7:24-37 05/31/2026

Mark 7:24-37 After speaking of unclean foods, we now meet unclean people, and Jesus shocks us by both his words and deeds. Read Mark 7:24-37 and see you Sunday. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41492035

Mark 7:1-23 05/24/2026

Mark 7:1-23 Mark turns us back to the teaching of Jesus, warning us of legalism, reminding us of what truly matters, what defiles, and the salvation that we truly need. Read Mark 7:1-23 and see thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41424245

Mark 6:30-56 05/17/2026

Mark 6:30-56 Mark illustrates the greatness and identity of Jesus through two miracles that clearly echo the Old Testament. Read Mark 6:30-56 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41324315

Mark 6:1-29 05/10/2026

Mark 6:1-29 Having finished four parables and four miracles, Jesus commissions the twelve and we discover the fate of John the Baptizer, two events that have more to do with each other than meets the eye. Read Mark 6:1-29 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41320325

Mark 5:21-43 05/03/2026

Mark 5:21-43 We conclude the four miracle stories about death and danger with our next Markan sandwich, with one story interrupting the other and each helping us understand each. Read Mark 5:21-43 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41133090

Mark 5:1-20 04/26/2026

Mark 5:1-20 In the second miraculous story in this set of four, Jesus shows his great spiritual authority to a mixed response, and gives a strange answer to several questions. Read Mark 5:1-20 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/41022775

Mark 4:21-41 04/19/2026

Mark 4:21-41 Jesus continues teaching in parables, now with a whole series of short ones, concluding with a monumentally important question which leaves us wondering how well the disciples were listening. Read Mark 4:21-41 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40931140

Easter - Ephesians 1:15-2:10 04/05/2026

Easter - Ephesians 1:15-2:10 He is Risen! The season of repentance and renewal gives way to celebration, fasting to feasting. We turn to the New Testament and Paul's beautiful, rich explanation of the gospel message as we rejoice in the work of Christ. Read Ephesians 1:15-2:10 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40744730

Palm Sunday - Lent week 6 - Psalm 95, 145 03/29/2026

Palm Sunday - Lent week 6 - Psalm 95, 145 One final spiritual discipline and one final Sunday in Lent, Palm Sunday, we turn to the exercise of praise and worship. Read Psalm 95 and see you Sunday. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40660000

Lent week 5 - Psalm 131, 107 03/22/2026

Lent week 5 - Psalm 131, 107 Leaving behind some of the more painful spiritual exercises, we turn to peace and contentment in Psalm 131, one of the shortest to read and longest to learn adn thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40595665

Lent week 4 - Psalm 35, 137 03/15/2026

Lent week 4 - Psalm 35, 137 What do we do with our own anger, particularly when we have been hurt or betrayed? Are we supposed to pray these imprecatory psalms, or do we have to abandon them? Read Psalm 35 and see you Sunday. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40501750

Lent week 3 - Psalm 32, 51 03/08/2026

Lent week 3 - Psalm 32, 51 In another pair of Psalms we look to the tools of repentance and confession and their importance for Christians personally and communally as we enter into the joy of salvation. Read Psalm 32 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40361720

Lent week 2 - Psalm 88, 121 03/01/2026

Lent week 2 - Psalm 88, 121 As we continue in the Psalms, we turn to suffering, not something we typically consider a spiritual exercise, and look at perhaps the darkest of all the Psalms. Read Psalm 88 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40282370

Lent Week 1 - Psalm 46, 136 02/23/2026

Lent Week 1 - Psalm 46, 136 As we begin Lent, we first turn to the practice of meditation, of being still and knowing he is God, a practice particularly difficult in the age of cellphones, the internet, and constant distractions. Read Psalm 46 and 136 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40194405

Mark 3:20-35 02/15/2026

Mark 3:20-35 In our final Sunday before Lent, we wrap up chapter 3 with Mark's first sandwich story, which helpfully prepares us for what it means to be a follower of Jesus. Read Mark 3:20-35 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40118115

Mark 3:1-19 02/08/2026

Mark 3:1-19 Jesus' ministry in Galilee transitions to a new phase as he appoints 12 disciples as apostles, giving us further insight into what it means to follow him. Read Mark 3:1-19 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/40061715

Mark 2:18-28 02/01/2026

Mark 2:18-28 Controversies continue in the Gospel of Mark as Jesus violates expectations about fasting and the Sabbath, two important activities to consider today. Read Mark 2:18-28 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39956295

Mark 2:1-17 01/25/2026

Mark 2:1-17 As we turn to the next chapter, Mark recounts a pair of stories full of surprises. Read Mark 2:1-17 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39885855

Mark 1:21-45 01/18/2026

Mark 1:21-45 Mark slows down his rapid account of Jesus' work as we turn to the first miracles of Jesus, miracles that tell us about who he is, what his gospel is, and who we should be. Read Mark 1:21-45 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39783855

Mark 1:1-20 01/11/2026

Mark 1:1-20 We begin a new year with a new series, turning from the Old Testament to the New with the Gospel of Mark. Read Mark 1:1-20 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39699240

I John 2:28-3:10 01/04/2026

I John 2:28-3:10 Somewhere between the moment when you first met Jesus and the life you live now, you forgot what it felt like to be a child of God. What if this restlessness you're feeling isn't something to be fixed, but something calling you back to who you truly are? /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39614460

Jesus, Light of the World 12/28/2025

Jesus, Light of the World Jesus is the Light of the World! Read John 9 and see you Sunday. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/39559170

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