Harbour City

Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath

 
Jesus is proclaiming that He is the One who exercises authority even over the rules and regulations that govern the Sabbath day. As such, Jesus was proclaiming to the world, especially to the legalistic Pharisees, that He was greater than the Law and above the laws of the Mosaic Covenant because, as God in the flesh, He is the Author of those laws.

Jesus, Fasting and Weddings

You may ask yourself, what did Jesus mean when he said " can the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is still with them? Jesus is making a point here, that fasting during the wedding feast is pointless. In this story Jesus is the bridegroom, while He is present in this world, it is a time of celebration because He is the fulfilment of their Messianic prophecies.

The Paralytic

 
This is a story about a lame man whose friends believed that Jesus could heal him. At last they found a way to get their friend before Jesus by opening the roof and letting him down by ropes attached to his bed. But Jesus didn’t heal the man’s lameness He forgave his sins. From this sermon we can learn that our greatest need is to have our sins forgiven beyond anything else and that Jesus can because He is God in the flesh.

A Tax Collector Changes

We often create lines of who is worthy to be welcomed by Jesus and who is not. we think surely a murderer and a fraudster cannot be saved perhaps a philanthropist. What we see here is that the tax collectors 'Levi' who were disliked for financially enslaving/impoverishing their own people are welcomed by Jesus. this is not a great look for Jesus and the Pharisees are appalled by his mercy.

Jesus and the leper

In this short and apparently simple story Jesus is approached by a leper whom he heals. Jesus sends the leper to receive the certification of the priest as to his being made clean and able to re enter his community. This former leper becomes a disciple by “spreading the word” about Jesus, announcing what Jesus had done for him.
Mark 1:40-45
Jamie Ternent
The Jesus Movement: a dive into the book of Mark.

Meeting God before man

In this sermon we get to see how important it is to prioritise quality time with God as of first importance before we are inundated with the busyness of life.
 
Mark 1:35-39
Thabane Luthuli
The Jesus movement : a dive into the book of Mark.

Easter Sunday

Stephen is chosen to deal with an administration issue because of his faith which is exemplary to the community of believers. he then becomes the first as in the book of Acts. the question to ask is: why would Stephen and later on many believers willingly lay down their lives for their faith?
Acts 7:54-8:2.
Jamie Ternent
Easter Sunday

Teaching and Authority

in this sermon Jamie looks at what it means to be a teacher as jesus was one and taught with astounding authority. we this theme being of colossal vitality in the book of Mark: as we see Jesus having authority over sickness, the wind and waves among all created things.
Mark 1:21-34
Jamie Ternent
The Jesus Movement: a dive into the book of Mark.

The Message & The Call

Jesus' message is about a kingdom that has come, but what does this kingdom look like and how does it impact our lives?
 
Mark 1:1-8
Jamie Ternent
The Jesus Movement: A dive into the book of Mark

The baptist and baptism

Christians believe Jesus was baptised so that he could become like one of us. This shows his great humility. He set an example for us to follow. what we can learn from this sermon is that, Jesus' baptism was also an opportunity to show his authority as God confirmed he was his Son.
Mark 1:9-11
Jamie Ternent
The Jesus Movement: A dive into the book of Mark.