Holy City Church

Pastor Brian examines Genesis 1:1-2:25, teaching us that our assumptions about the world and its origins must be informed by God’s revelation, and Christians must be prepared to give a biblical defense to the “problem” of creation.The post Genesis 1-2 | What About Evolution? first appeared on Holy City Church.

Pastor Brian examines Genesis 1:1-2:25, teaching us that God’s rest on the seventh day of the creation week is fulfilled and found in Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God.The post Genesis 1–2 | I Will Give You Rest first appeared on Holy City Church.

Jacob Berryhill examines Philippians 1:18-26, teaching us that we are to honor Christ in all our circumstances, regardless of the cost.The post Honoring Christ in Life or Death first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 7:24-30 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew examines Mark 7:24-30, teaching us that God has extended His grace to all peoples through the obedience of faith.The post Inferior People, Humble Faith, and God’s Grace first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 7:14-23 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 7:14-23, teaching us that Christ has fulfilled the law so that Christians would be freed to serve others and fight their sin.The post The Mosaic Law and the New Covenant Believer first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 7:1-13 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew examines Mark 7:1-13, showing us that Jesus stands opposed to all forms of hypocrisy and self-righteousness.The post The Hypocrisy of Self-Righteousness first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:53-56 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 6:53-56, teaching us that we must know the right Jesus and, by faith, proclaim His mercy to others.The post Knowing Jesus and His Mercy first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:45-52 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew examines Mark 6:30-44, teaching us to trust Christ to provide us rest in the midst of the storm.The post Trusting Christ in the Midst of the Storm first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:30-44 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 6:30-44, teaching us to trust Christ, our Great Shepherd, to provide us rest.The post The Grace of Christ in the Face of Unbelief first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:14-29 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew teaches through Mark 6:14-29, showing us that Jesus’s identity divides people, unrepentant sin leads to death, and godly obedience is costly.The post Jesus’s Identity and the Cost of Discipleship first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:7-13 | Preacher: Mark Timmons | Series: Gospel of Mark, Guest Sermons | Pastor Mark Timmons examines Mark 6:7-13, teaching us that Christ uses His people as ambassadors to advance His Kingdom throughout the world.The post Advancing Christ’s Church as His Ambassadors first appeared on Holy City Church.

Pastor Drew examines the birth of Christ in Luke 2:1-20, teaching us about the majesty, modesty, and message of the Incarnation of the Son of God.The post The Majesty, Modesty, and Message of the Incarnation first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 6:1-6 | Preacher: Matt Haste | Series: Gospel of Mark, Guest Sermons | Matt Haste teaches from Mark 6:1-6, demonstrating the astonishing unbelief of the crowds at Jesus’s homecoming.The post Coming Home to Marvelous Unbelief first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 5:21-43 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian teaches through Mark 5:21-43, demonstrating that Jesus powerfully saves unclean people from disease and death.The post Trusting Jesus to Cleanse the Unclean first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 5:1-20 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian teaches through Mark 5:1-20, showing us that Jesus came to save helpless people.The post Jesus Saves Helpless People first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 4:35-41 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew examines Mark 4:35-41, teaching us that Jesus is greater than our fears.The post Greater than our Fears first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 4:26-34 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 4:26-34, demonstrating that God’s Word advances God’s Kingdom in God’s timing.The post God Does the Work through His Word first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 4:21-25 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew teaches us through Mark 4:21-25, explaining both how the Gospel is a lamp and how the Christian’s faith will be rewarded.The post The Lamp of the Gospel and the Reward of Faith first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 4:10-12 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 4:10-12, showing how and why Jesus preached the gospel in parables.The post Jesus Responds to His Critics first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 4:1-20 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew teaches from Mark 4:1-20, showing us from the parable of the sower that there is only one way that we can rightly respond to the Word of God.The post The Parable of the Sower first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 3:31-35 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian teaches from Mark 3:31-35, showing us how the Gospel informs the true family of God.The post The Gospel and the True Family of God first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 3:22-30 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew walks us through Mark 3:22-30, showing us the grave consequences of rejecting Jesus Christ.The post The Grave Consequences of Rejecting Jesus first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 3:13-21 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines Mark 3:13-21, showing how Christian discipleship is critical to the advancement of God’s kingdom.The post The Discipleship Ministry of Jesus Christ first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 3:7–12 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew continues our Mark sermon series by examining Mark 3:7–12, showing us the importance of living in light of Jesus’s identity as the Son of God.The post Living in light of Jesus’s Identity first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 3:1–6 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian teaches through Mark 3:1–6, demonstrating that we must not harden our hearts as we submit to the Bible.The post No Rest for the Hard-hearted first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 2:18–28 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew teaches us through Mark 2:18–28, demonstrating that the new covenant work of Jesus is far greater than the law of Moses.The post The New Covenant Ministry of Jesus first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 2:13–17 | Preacher: Mark Timmons | Series: Gospel of Mark, Guest Sermons | Pastor Mark Timmons teaches us through Mark 2:13–17, demonstrating that Jesus came to save the sinner, not the self-righteous.The post Jesus: Friend of Sinners first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 2:1–12 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian continues our sermon series in Mark, examining the faithful friends, faithless foes, and Christ’s full forgiveness in Mark 2:1–12.The post Take Your Friend to Jesus first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:40–45 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark, showing us the cleansing power of Jesus Christ in Mark 1:40–45.The post The Cleansing Power of Jesus first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:35–39 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian continues our sermon series in Mark, examining the prayer, purpose, and preaching of Jesus in Mark 1:35–39.The post Prayer, Purpose, & Preaching first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:29–34 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew walks us through Mark 1:29–34, teaching that Jesus is the Compassionate King who heals people and delivers others from the demonic.The post Jesus: Compassionate King who Heals and Delivers first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:21-28 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian examines the powerful authority of Jesus Christ in Mark 1:21–28.The post The Authority, Adversaries, & Accolades of Jesus first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:14–20 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew continues our Mark sermon series in Mark 1:14–20, examining the preaching and discipleship of Jesus at the beginning of his earthly ministry.The post Jesus’s Ministry of Gospel Preaching & Discipleship first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:12–13 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian continues our sermon series in the Gospel of Mark by examining Mark 1:12–13—the testing of Jesus in the wilderness.The post The Spirit, Satan, and the Suffering Servant: Wilderness Testing & God’s Sovereignty first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:9–11 | Preacher: Drew McFarland | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Drew continues our Mark sermon series by examining the baptism of Jesus in Mark 1:9–11.The post 3 Signs and a Surprise first appeared on Holy City Church.

Bible Text: Mark 1:1–8 | Preacher: Brian Powell | Series: Gospel of Mark | Pastor Brian begins our sermon series on the Gospel of Mark by examining Mark 1:1–8, showing us that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.The post Prophets, Preaching, and Power first appeared on Holy City Church.