Sermons - Lander Free Church

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Mark 15:1-20 10/18/2026

Mark 15:1-20 From the Jewish trial we turn now to the Roman trial, pondering the importance of seeing our Savior suffering for the sins of the world. Read Mark 15:1-20 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/43359094

Mark 14:53-72 10/11/2026

Mark 14:53-72 In one last and perhaps best Markan sandwich this week we look at the dueling trials of Jesus and Peter, contrasting faithfulness and faithlessness. Read Mark 14:53-72 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/43267133

Mark 14:32-52 10/04/2026

Mark 14:32-52 This week we get one of the darkest moments of the Gospels as Jesus prays in the Garden and helps us understand how he entered into our suffering and we can be joined to him through his suffering. Read Mark 14:32-52 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/43216208

Mark 14:1-31 09/27/2026

Mark 14:1-31 Mark's Gospel account approaches the end as Jesus' betrayal looms and we see several different preparations for his death. Read Mark 14:1-31 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/43051018

Mark 13 09/20/2026

Mark 13 We return to Mark and one of the more debated passages as Jesus answers a question about the Temple, but seems to say much more. Read Mark 13 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42987058

Who Are You Putting Your Trust in Today? 09/13/2026

Who Are You Putting Your Trust in Today? Who Are You Putting Your Trust In Today? All of us are trusting someone or something with the details of our everyday lives. Psalm 111 reminds us of why and how we can overcome the enemy of trust (our unbelief), and replace unbelief with faith leading to God's peace. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42901265

Mark 12:28-44 09/06/2026

Mark 12:28-44 Jesus answers a final question before asking his own, while we are yet again reminded that the first shall be last and the last shall be first. Read Mark 12:28-44 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42825510

Mark 12:18-27 08/30/2026

Mark 12:18-27 We pump the breaks as we look at the second challenge to Jesus' authority, this time from the Sadducees, a challenge that speaks to the central importance of the resurrection and its grounding in the Old Testament. Read Mark 12:18-27 and thanks for listening. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42615280

Mark 12:1-17 08/23/2026

Mark 12:1-17 Jesus continues to answer the question of his authority through parable and dispute as we ponder what is Caesar's and what is God's. Read Mark 12:1-17 and thanks for listening! /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42530740

Mark 11:20-33 08/16/2026

Mark 11:20-33 Mark concludes the second half of his sandwich with some teaching on prayer that at first seems disconnected, and then concludes this section with a transitional discussion of Jesus' authority. Read Mark 11:20-33 and see you Sunday. /episode/index/show/landerefreesermons/id/42493075

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

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