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Jeff Shelnutt Sermons
by Jeff Shelnutt
Messages and Bible Teachings by Jeff Shelnutt, pastor of Salem Memorial Church in Macon, MS.
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Proverbs 27:19; 12:25; 17:22; 13:12 // Matters of the Heart (Preached on October 11, 2026)
Your heart is you. It is your center, the source from which your life flows. There are different states of the heart. Today, matters of the heart are often approached psychologically. These proverbs give us biblical tools for understanding the inner workings of man. We discover where the heart is...
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Proverbs 16:9; 11:14; 29:18; 16:33 // The Guidance of God (Preached on October 4, 2026)
How does God guide our steps? A number of proverbs address this question. There is not one way only, but several means of divine guidance that work together so that can be sure we are taking the right steps along the path of life.
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Proverbs 10:14; 13:3; 12:18; 17:27 // Restraining Words (Preached on September 27, 2026)
The book of Proverbs has a lot to say about our words. Not only are we to guard what comes out of our mouths, sometimes it is better to show restraint and say nothing at all. If life and death are in the power of the tongue, then what we say (or don't say) is incredibly powerful. To have control…
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Proverbs 18:12; 26:12; 22:4 // Pride and Humility (Preached on September 20, 2026)
We all know that pride is thinking too highly of oneself. Humility, however, is not thinking less of oneself. It is looking at yourself realistically. Proverbs polishes our lenses so that we might see ourselves as we ought, that is, as God sees us. Pride is spiritually destructive; humility…
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Proverbs 3:13-26 // The Way of Wisdom (Preached on September 6, 2026)
Though the book of Proverbs addresses many topics, wisdom is its overarching theme. Wisdom is not just something we possess, but something we are called to apply to every situation. After defining wisdom, we will see from this passage how to find, benefit from, observe, and utilize wisdom. The...
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Mark 16:9-20 // Signs That Follow (Preached on August 30, 2026)
In wrapping up our series on the Gospel of Mark, we consider 16:9-20. Why is the general consensus that these verses were added on to Mark's original ending? How should we think about this last section? How does all of this relate to what we know about the doctrine of the preservation of…
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Mark 16:1-8 // Weighing the Evidence (Preached on August 23, 2026)
The three ladies who watched Jesus die from a distance now go to the tomb early Sunday morning to anoint His body. They discover the heavy stone rolled away, the body of Jesus missing, and a mysterious young man clothed in white sitting within. Confused and distressed, the ladies are faced with...
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Mark 15:40-47 // Up Close and Personal (Preached on August 16, 2026)
Three women look on Jesus' death from a distance. One man finds the courage to ask Pilate for the body of Jesus for burial. Those who closely followed Jesus in life stand back at His death. A secret follower in life emerges publicly at Jesus' death. We have all behaved like both the ladies and...
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Mark 15:27-39 // Forsaken by the Father (Preached on August 9, 2026)
The six hours that Jesus hung dying on a Roman cross were simultaneously the most tragic and glorious hours in human history. Though taunted and mocked, Jesus refused to save Himself so that you and I might be saved. Mark does not record everything Jesus said from the cross. He does draw our...
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Mark 15:16-26 // Every Knee Will Bow (Preached on August 2, 2026)
Jesus is mocked by Roman soldiers as King of the Jews. The scourging Jesus received keeps Him from having the strength to carry His own cross to Golgotha. Only Jesus can die on the cross for the sins of the world, but Simon of Cyrene is the first to literally "take up his cross and follow" Jesus....
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Psalm 121 // From Where Help Comes (Preached on July 29, 2026)
As the Passover pilgrim travels toward Jerusalem, he sings this Song of Ascent to his Helper. The Helper is present on your journey, consistently watches over you, is precise in His care, and takes you through the trial, not around it.
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Mark 15:1-15 // Reluctance and Release (Preached on July 26, 2026)
Having been charged with the capital crime of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate. If He is actually to be put to death, then Jesus must be found guilty of high treason by the Roman governor of Judea. Jesus intrigues Pilate, and the governor is not at all convinced…
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Mark 14:66-72 // Where Restoration Begins (Preached on July 19, 2026)
While Jesus was on trial before the Sanhedrin, Peter was on trial in the courtyard down below. While Jesus stood firm before His accusers, Peter fell before his. Unlike Judas, however, Peter's remorse led him to repentance and ultimately, to restoration. Peter's transformation from who hewas on…
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Mark 14:53-65 // Ending Up Where We Want to Be (Preached on July 12, 2026)
After His arrest, Jesus is taken to the residence of the high priest for what essentially amounts to a show trial. The court proceedings are abnormal, if not illegal. The witnesses are pre-arranged and dishonest. The Sanhedrin condemning Jesus will make sure they end up where they want to be.…
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Mark 14:43-52 // Practicing Repentance and Embracing Disappointment (Preached on July 5, 2026)
What does Judas' betrayal and the disciples' flight at the arrest of Jesus teach us? These things teach us about our need to practice repentance and to embrace disappointment. Not only this, but we see in the unnamed man who fled naked from the scene our need to be covered--not with a garment of...
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Mark 14:32-42 // But What You Will (Preached on June 28, 2026)
As Jesus prays in the Garden of Gethsemane, we observe three components of His prayer that apply to our own praying. Peter, James, and John are to be spiritually alert during this time, yet they fall asleep. Though we learn about praying in the will of God, the experience Jesus has before His...
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Mark 14:27-31 // Going Ahead to Galilee (Preached on June 21, 2026)
Jesus tells the disciples they will scatter when the Shepherd is struck. In doing so, they will fulfill prophecy and make their own choices to flee. But even before they fail, Jesus promises restoration. Failure may take us by surprise, but not God. He uses our missteps, mistakes, and even...
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Mark 14:22-26 // Why the Lord's Supper? (Preached on June 14, 2026)
The last Passover Jesus shared with His disciples was also the first celebration of the Lord's Supper. Jesus sets a pattern for receiving the bread and the wine, a practice that the church is commanded to regularly observe. We seek to answer three questions from this passage. Why do we eat? Why…
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Mark 14:12-21 // Preparation, Preordination, and Passover (Preached on June 7, 2026)
As Jesus sends two of His disciples to prepare for His last Passover meal, He knows exactly what is coming. God has a plan. Both Jesus and Judas choose to be a part of it. Jesus will choose to do that which is pleasing to His Father, just as it is written. Judas will choose to do that which…
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Mark 14:1-11 // Waste and Worship (Preached on May 31, 2026)
Of all the things Jesus did and said, and of all the interactions He had with people during His earthly ministry, it was the action of the woman in this passage that Jesus said would be spoken of wherever the Gospel is preached. Her pouring out the very expensive perfume upon His head was an act…
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Mark 13:28-37 // Faithful in the Moment (Preached on May 24, 2026)
With a parable, Jesus once more reminds His four disciples that a sign will precede the destruction the temple, a judgment on its system that came to pass in 70 AD. Jesus also speaks of the unknowability of His own return--only that it will be sudden and unexpected. To be found ready is to be…
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Mark 13:14-27 // What is the Abomination of Desolation? (Preached on May 17, 2026)
Jesus now turns to answering the question, "What will be the sign when all these things are going to be fulfilled?" In mentioning the "abomination of desolation," Jesus refers to an event that has occurred in the past, something that will occur in the near future, and a situation that will also...
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Mark 13:1-13 // The Sign of Persecution (Preached on May 10, 2026)
Mark 13 is a notoriously difficult chapter to interpret. Is Jesus talking about the destruction of the temple, or about His second coming.? The answer is both. Though we still must distinguish between the two as we make our way through the chapter. In this first section, Jesus is answering the...
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Mark 12:38-44 // A True Gift (Preached on May 3, 2026)
This is Jesus' last recorded teaching by Mark in the temple courts. He first denounces certain scribes for bringing glory to themselves. He then contrasts this with a certain widow who brings glory to God by what she offers. Our giving is both a window into our hearts and a means of reorienting…
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Second Samuel 12:21-23 // I Will Go to Him (Preached on Memorial Sunday, April 26, 2026)
King David suffered severe consequences for the sin he committed and covered up. Yet, when his son died according to divine decree, David did not grow bitter. Instead, he worshiped. David's reaction reveals the reality of an afterlife. His words point us to the Descendent of David who alone…
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Mark 12:35-37 // More than a King (Preached on April 19, 2026)
After answering four questions in the temple courts, it is now Jesus' turn to ask a question. He actually asks two, both about how the son of David can also be the promised Messiah. What may sound strange and irrelevant to our modern ears is actually a category-bursting revelation to Jesus'...
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Mark 12:28-34 // Consumed by Love (Preached on April 12, 2026)
After three hostile questions, Jesus receives a question from what appears to be a genuine seeker. His query about the foremost commandment is not a new one. Jesus sums up the whole Law of Moses in two commands. Because Jesus was consumed by love for God and love for His neighbor, we too can be...
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Mark 12:18-27 // Resurrection is Real (Preached on Resurrection Sunday, April 5, 2026)
To reject a belief in resurrection is to deny God's power and to misread the Scriptures, so Jesus tells the Sadducees who confront Him in the temple courts. But even those who believe in resurrection often confuse and conflate this life with the reality of the next. We need a functional belief in...
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Matthew 21:18-22 // Nothing is Impossible (Preached on March 30, 2026)
On Monday of Jesus' final week, He curses the fig tree on His way into Jerusalem. In a dramatic illustration of what's to come for the temple and its system, Jesus offers insight into how He is the true Temple and the only way to the Father. Nothing is impossible for God. Our prayers are not...
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Mark 12:13-17 // What Belongs to God? (Preached on March 22, 2026)
Jesus is confronted by Pharisees in the temple courts with a political question designed to ensnare Him. Jesus amazes everyone with His theological answer, even as He refuses to conform to the parameters they laid down. In this passage, we discover what belongs to Caesar, but more importantly…
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Mark 12:1-12 // The Patience of God (Preached on March 15, 2026)
The parable of the vineyard is less about the wicked actions of the tenants and more about the longsuffering of the owner. Jesus continues to address the question of His authority. Through this parable we see that God pursues, God loves, and, God works in unsearchable ways.
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Mark 11:27-33 // By What Authority? (Preached on March 8, 2026)
Jesus is questioned about His authority to cleanse the temple. He answers with a question of His own that seems unrelated, but is completely relevant--a question about John the Baptist. From this interaction we learn from where authority is derived, whose in control, and the light by which we see.
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Mark 11:12-26 // Cursing and Cleansing (Preached on March 1, 2026)
We often read the cursing of the fig tree and the cleansing of the temple as two separate events. But Mark in his gospel ties them together. In this way we not only learn something about Jesus in relation to the temple, but also something about prayer in relation to faith and forgiveness.
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Mark 11:1-11 // Looking Back in Order to See (Preached on February 22, 2026)
As Jesus approaches Jerusalem for the final time, He sends out two disciples on a seemingly mundane task. The significance of the moment when Jesus rides up to the gates of the city on a donkey is lost on most in the crowd. This passage teaches us about the quiet impact of humility and the hidden...
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Mark 10:46-52 // The Model Disciple (Preached on February 15, 2026)
This last healing miracle in the Gospel of Mark comes right on the heels of Jesus' extensive teaching about discipleship. Surprisingly, we find that the blind man, Bartimaeus, is the model disciple. Though he initially finds what he doesn't seek, after receiving an immediate answer to his request...
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Mark 10:32-45 // Going Down to Go Up (Preached on February 8, 2026)
As Jesus continues to go up the Jerusalem, His disciples are amazed and His followers are afraid. The way up is down in the kingdom of God, as Jesus, for the third time, makes clear when He prophesies His own death and resurrection. John and James ask for positions of prominence in the coming…
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Mark 10:23-31 // Wealth, Poverty, and Salvation (Preached on February 1, 2026)
The rich young man walks away, unable to part from his riches in order to follow Jesus. Jesus uses this opportunity to teach the Twelve about a disciple's relationship to possessions. In this passage we learn about the danger of wealth, the impossibility of salvation, and the blessing of poverty.
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Mark 10:17-22 // Grieving the Greatest Loss (Preached on January 25, 2026)
A young, sincere, and zealous seeker comes to Jesus inquiring about eternal life. The answer he receives sends him away sad and grieving. Though he asked the right question, he could not ultimately accept the answer. His present treasure kept him from eternal riches because it prevented him from...
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Mark 10:13-16 // Receiving the Kingdom (Preached on January 18, 2026)
This is the only time in Mark's gospel when Jesus is said to be "indignant." His disciples rebuke children brought to Him, and Jesus uses this as an opportunity to let them know why their attitude is the opposite of that which should mark a follower of His. We answer three questions about...
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Mark 10:1-12 // The Intention for Marriage (Preached on January 4, 2026)
The closer Jesus gets to Jerusalem, the more specific His claims about discipleship become. Certain Pharisees approach Jesus, posing a question about divorce. They are not sincere, but testing Him. Jesus takes the opportunity to remind them of God's intention for marriage. Jesus' abbreviated...
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Psalm 96 // Refocusing on the Mission (Preached on December 28, 2025)
The new year is an excellent time to polish our spiritual lenses. Psalm 96 helps us to do just that. The whole world is called to worship. Therefore, the whole world is summoned to enter the church--to become a part of the people of God. Creation, along with Christians, are longing for the Judge…
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Isaiah 9:1-7 // No End of Peace (Preached on December 21, 2025)
Israel faced an Assyrian threat that would eventually bring an end to the northern kingdom. King Ahaz of Judah was spiritually compromised by seeking help from the the Assyrians instead of trusting the LORD. Isaiah promises a child, a son, who will be born not just for Israel and Judah, but for…
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Matthew 1:18-25 // A Tale of Two Josephs (Preached on December 14, 2025)
Joseph is called by Scripture a "righteous" man. His righteousness was demonstrated in the way he acted toward Mary and her pregnancy. Though we aren't told much about Joseph, his namesake, Joseph in Genesis, informs our understanding of this man chosen to be the earthly father of Jesus. Though...
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Mark 9:42-50 // Salting the Sacrifice (Preached on December 7, 2025)
Closing out a conversation with His disciples in a private house in Galilee, Jesus warns of the severity of causing a fellow believer to stumble. He then proceeds to speak of the seriousness of sin, the pervasiveness of sin, the consequences of sin, and the sacrifice for sin. Every disciple is...
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Mark 9:38-41 // Avoiding Elitism (Preached on November 30, 2025)
John and the other disciples are troubled about a man who is casting out demons in the name of Jesus without Jesus' authorization. From Jesus' response, we see that there are two extremes to avoid when it comes to evaluating those on the "outside." They are elitism and religious relativism. Jesus...
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Mark 9:30-37 // Redefining Greatness (Preached on November 23, 2025)
Jesus passes through Galilee for the last time before His final trip to Jerusalem with His disciples. On the road, Jesus tells the twelve once again what will happen to Him. But all they discuss is who is the greatest among them. In a house in Capernaum, Jesus proceeds to explain to the disciples...
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Mark 9:14-29 // Faltering Faith and Powerless Praying (Preached on November 16, 2025)
Descending from the mountain , Jesus finds a large crowd waiting for Him, His disciples arguing with some scribes, and a man whose demon-possessed son Jesus' disciples could not help. True faith is about quality, not quantity. The quality of faith is measured by faith's focus. The disciples could...
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Mark 9:9-13 // The Price of Understanding (Preached on November 9, 2025)
As three of Jesus' disciples descend from their high mountain experience with Him, they discuss what it means for Jesus to rise from the dead. In their inability to grasp the plain explanation, they digress into discussing Elijah, whom they just saw on the mountain top. We see in this passage…
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Mark 9:1-8 // A High Mountain Experience (Preached on November 2, 2025)
Jesus takes three of His disciples onto a high mountain and begins to shine with the brilliance of the glory of God. Moses and Elijah appear and converse with the transfigured Jesus. From this passage we learn about high mountain experiences with God, how they are misunderstood, and how to apply...
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Mark 8:34-38 // The Blueprint for Discipleship (Preached on October 26, 2025)
After confirming to His disciples that He is the promised Messiah of Israel, Jesus calls the crowds to Himself. Speaking to the twelve and and to anyone who desires to come after Him, Jesus declares a three-part condition for discipleship. He then follows this condition with three illustrations.…
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