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Season 6, Episode 5
The Glory of the Road to Jerusalem — Sunday Sermon, February 2, 2025 (29:31) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — James and John thought the glory of Jesus' road to Jerusalem would be about conquest, power, and position—but Jesus' glory would be in the cross and in his service to us all. Likewise, Jesus calls us to seek glory not in power or position, but in serving one another, following his example. Text: Mark 10:32-52 |
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Season 6, Episode 4
Beyond the Commandments — Sunday Sermon, January 26, 2025 (31:18) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In three consecutive teachings, Jesus teaches his followers that mere adherence to the rules or to cultural expectations is not what God desires most. Rather, God's rules are intended to guide his people into understanding of his deeper will for us, so that we live beyond the rules, doing what is right out of genuine love for God. Text: Mark 10:1-31 |
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Season 6, Episode 3
Be at Peace with Each Other — Sunday Sermon, January 19, 2025 (31:57) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — When Jesus' disciples again did not understand his prophecy of his suffering and death, and when they demonstrated their failure to understand through a prideful attitude, Jesus taught them more about what it means to follow him. To be the first, one must become the last and the servant of all. Those who do not oppose us are for us, and we ought to welcome them, not stop them from doing their good work. And God deals very sternly with sin that causes others, or even ourselves, to stumble in faith. But humility like that which Jesus would show in his suffering and death brings peace with one another, just as his death brings us peace with God. Text: Mark 9:30-50 |
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Season 6, Episode 2
Heavenly Glory and Earthly Reality — Sunday Sermon, January 12, 2025 (34:52) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Jesus and his disciples lived in two realms simultaneously: in heavenly glory, filled with the presence and power of God, and in earthly reality, where sin mars life and troubles abound. In the struggles of Jesus' disciples to dwell in both realms at once, and in Jesus' faithfulness in doing so, we learn how we, too, should live in the present world with all its difficulties, yet live lives filled with the power and glory of God. Text: Mark 9:2-29 |
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Season 6, Episode 1
The Second Look — Sunday Sermon, January 5, 2025 (32:04) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In a story of Jesus healing a blind man, Mark presents us with a conundrum: Why did Jesus' first attempt to heal the man result in an incomplete healing? The teachings that follow present a second riddle: Why would Jesus the Messiah have to suffer and die? With these questions, Mark begins to open our eyes to see not only who Jesus is, but the beginning of what it means to follow him, in both suffering and hope. Text: Mark 8:22 to 9:1 |
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Season 5, Episode 52
Three Little Words — Sunday Sermon, December 29, 2024 (30:54) Sunday Sermon by Phil Diaz — Three little words represent our orientation toward God and his will. Are we like Jonah, who positioned himself against God and did God's will only reluctantly? Or are we like Mary, who offered herself to be God's servant, whatever his will for her might be? Texts: selections from Jonah and from Luke 1:5-38 |
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Season 5, Episode 51
To Shine on Those Living in Darkness — Sunday Sermon, December 22, 2024 (27:37) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — In the bright and glorious story of the birth of Jesus come moments of darkness: moments of shame, disappointment, sorrow, cruelty, and tragedy. Yet those dark moments are not able to overwhelm the wonder of the work God was beginning to do through his Son, our Savior. God took those dark moments and transformed them, redeemed them, so that they served his good purposes—just as he will one day redeem all our moments of darkness for those who love him. Text: Matthew 1:18 to 2:23 |
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Season 5, Episode 50
The Riddle of the Yeast — Sunday Sermon, December 15, 2024 (35:48) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — "Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod," Jesus told his disciples. But what did he mean? They thought—wrongly—that he was talking about bread. But he was teaching them to think in a manner different from the rest of the world and more like God. He teaches us to do the same. Text: Mark 7:1 to 8:21 |
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Season 5, Episode 49
Immediately He Spoke to Them — Sunday Sermon, December 8, 2024 (36:01) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Two amazing miracles revealed more about who Jesus is—but would his disciples understand that he was more than a new Moses, more than a prophet greater than Elisha? Jesus, the Son of God, made the impossible possible by the power of his mere word—and he still does the same in our lives today. Text: Mark 6:30-56 |
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Season 5, Episode 48
Rejected — Sunday Sermon, December 1, 2024 (29:58) Sunday Sermon by Kevin Jensen — Jesus was popular and surrounded by crowds everywhere—except in his own hometown. There he was rejected and could not do much effective ministry. His twelve apostles, sent out to many towns, were successful in their work, but Jesus anticipated that some towns would reject them. John the Baptist, prophet and ally of Jesus, was arrested and later executed by a ruler who knew John was a holy and righteous man, but killed him anyway. If Jesus and those who ministered along with him were rejected by many people, was Jesus really worth following? Will we still follow him if the people around us reject him today? Text: Mark 6:1-29 |
PODCAST SERIES
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Current Sunday Sermon Series
MARK, PART 2: FOLLOWING JESUS ON THE ROAD TO JERUSALEM The life and ministry of Jesus, as recorded by Mark, with emphasis on who Jesus is and what it means to follow him. Kevin Jensen, Minister (January-February 2025) The Second Look (S6:E1, 32:04 — January 5, 2025) Heavenly Glory and Earthly Reality (S6:E2, 34:52 — January 12, 2025) Be at Peace with Each Other (S6:E3, 31:57 — January 19, 2025) Beyond the Commandments (S6:E4, 31:18 — January 26, 2025) The Glory of the Road to Jerusalem (S6:E5, 29:31 — February 2, 2025) Recent Sunday Sermon Series
MARK, PART 1: FOLLOWING JESUS IN GALILEE The life and ministry of Jesus, as recorded by Mark, with emphasis on who Jesus is and what it means to follow him. Kevin Jensen, Minister (October-December 2024) Immediately (S5:E43, 34:53 — October 27, 2024) When Jesus Does the Wrong Right Thing (S5:E44, 33:37 — November 3, 2024) Jesus and the Demons (S5:E45, 30:05 — November 10, 2024) Whoever Has Ears to Hear... (S5:E46, 31:16 — November 17, 2024) The Disciples Woke Him (S5:E47, 32:37 — November 24, 2024) Rejected (S5:E48, 29:58 — December 1, 2024) Immediately He Spoke to Them (S5:E49, 36:01 — December 8, 2024) The Riddle of the Yeast (S5:E50, 35:48 — December 15, 2024) GUEST LESSONS & SPECIAL LESSONS 2024
Guest sermons at the Summit View Church of Christ. Firstborn from the Dead (Easter Sermon - Kevin Jensen) (S5:E13, 36:23 — March 31, 2024) How Do You Obey the Gospel? (Jack Campbell) (S5:E14, 27:42 — April 7, 2024) How to Maintain Your Ministry (Ian Bissell) (S5:E25, 33:02 — June 23, 2024) Redemption in Christ, through the Eyes of Peter (Johnny Gallegos) (S5:E26, 28:22 — June 30, 2024) The Anxious and Worried Heart (Ryan Ferguson) (S5:E39, 26:19 — October 6, 2024) To Shine on Those Living in Darkness (Kevin Jensen) (S5:E51, 27:37 — December 22, 2024) Three Little Words (Phil Diaz) (S5:E52, 30:54 — December 29, 2024) |
THOUGHTS FROM AN OPEN BIBLE
Brief devotional thoughts from SVCC elder and former minister Jim Mendenhall. Should the Squeaky Wheel Get the Grease? (S1:E3, 4:19 — June 5, 2020) A 200-Year-Old Bible (S1:E6, 3:04 — June 12, 2020) Will Your Anchor Hold? (S1:E9, 3:24 — June 19, 2020) He Is Genuine (S1:E12, 3:46 — June 26, 2020) What Circumstances Can Do to You (S1:E15, 3:18 — July 3, 2020) Better Even Than Being Fair (S1:E17, 3:10 — July 10, 2020) Afraid of Self-Control (S1:E19, 2:56 — July 17, 2020) Is Authority a Bad Word? (S1:E21, 3:10 — July 24, 2020) The Need to Focus for the Race of Life (S1:E24, 2:40 — August 1, 2020) Must God Accept Us as We Are? (S1:E26, 2:58 — August 7, 2020) When Will We Ever Learn? (S1:E28, 2:33 — August 14, 2020) Does the Bible Upset You? (S1:E30, 2:46 — August 21, 2020) What Was Jesus Really Like? (S1:E34, 2:54 — September 11, 2020) Nobody Cares about Me (S1:E38, 2:28 — September 18, 2020) Help for a Bitter Heart (S1:E40, 2:37 — September 25, 2020) Is the Bible Worth Opening? (S1:E42, 2:34 — October 2, 2020) |