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War. Disease. Destruction.

Heartache. Misery. Suffering.

Our world is broken. Anyone who has ever lived has suffered. Those who suffer inevitably ask the question: “Does God care?”

To answer this question, Jesus came. Forget the depictions of him as stoic or indifferent. He stepped fully into this world and he touched it, but he was also touched by it.

In “The Touchable Savior” we will follow Jesus throughout the second half of the Gospel of Mark on his journey to the cross. We’ll discover just how far he was willing to go – just how much he was willing to be touched – in order to bring healing and salvation to our broken world.

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The Two Touches

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  The Two Touches

  Feb 18, 2018 • 31:19

  Two touches. Two rebukes. Two crosses. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 8:22-26

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  Who's in the Club?

  Feb 24, 2018 • 32:30

  It’s not who you think, nor is it how you think. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 10:13-16

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  So Close, Yet So Far Away

  Mar 4, 2018 • 36:40

  Is there anything you are unwilling to leave behind to follow Jesus? That thing has to go. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 10:17-27

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  My Cup, Your Cup

  Mar 11, 2018 • 40:42

  The journey to the cross is designed to locate us through disorienting us. We are only ever able to find who we really are as we allow ourselves to get lost in him. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 10:32-45

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  Touched by Extravagant Love

  Mar 18, 2018 • 34:50

  A life of consequence is not one that is defined by mistakes, but by the grace of God in Christ. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 14:1-9

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  The Kiss of Betrayal

  Mar 25, 2018 • 35:32

  Jesus Christ – the Light of the world and revelation of God – the one in whom heaven and earth have forever come together – was pressed that you and I might have joy. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: Mark 14:43-52

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  Touching Life

  Apr 1, 2018 • 34:49

  What compels someone to leave family and home and travel to a foreign land to faithfully preach a message that gets you killed…unless it was true? Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: John 20:24-29

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  The Last Word

  Apr 1, 2018 • 21:51

  2018 Easter Sunrise service. Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: The Touchable Savior Scripture: I Corinthians 15:53-58

A leper. A cripple. A sinner. A man possessed by devils. A bleeding woman. A dead girl. All persons whose paths crossed Jesus. All broken. All dirty. By the standards of ordinary people, all untouchable.

But Jesus is no ordinary person.

The Son of God came into the world to touch it. To transform it. To make all things new. He wasn’t disgusted by our “stuff.” He didn’t avoid it, instead he touched it and made it clean.

This collection of sermons from the gospel of Mark are about those who needed a touch the most – those who were avoided, were reviled, who were written off by the world. But Jesus reached out to them and changed their lives forever, something he’s still in the business of doing today.

“Jesus reached out and touched him.” (Mark 1:41)

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A Scandalous Touch

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  A Scandalous Touch

  Jan 7, 2018 • 38:40

  The Son of God came into the world to touch it. To transform it. To make all things new. Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 1:40-45

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  Standing Room Only

  Jan 14, 2018 • 34:52

  An Inaccessible Savior The Needs of the Needy Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 2:1-12

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  Following This Savior

  Jan 21, 2018 • 42:11

  The invitation to follow The dangers of following The benefits that follow Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 2:13-17 Audio Player

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  No Matter How Dirty

  Jan 28, 2018 • 44:13

  Jesus meets us where we are Jesus doesn’t leave us like we were Jesus sends us where we need to be Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

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  The Only Real Option

  Feb 4, 2018 • 33:37

  The exhaustion of all options The bridge between despair and hope The lavish gift of life Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 5:21-43

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  Opened to All of Him

  Feb 11, 2018 • 32:50

  The uniqueness of His touch The sufficiency of His touch The freedom of His touch Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: The Untouchables Scripture: Mark 7:31-37

There’s something special about the season of Advent. It’s a season of preparation, a season of waiting. It’s the time of the year where we begin to prepare ourselves to celebrate the coming of the Lord. It’s a season that is pregnant with promise. Promise for hope. Promise for peace. For love and for joy. For God to make things new once more. And so we wait.

The Bible encourages us to “wait upon the Lord.” This is a special kind of waiting. It means “waiting with hope,” not “wait and see what happens.” It is not just the passing of time. It is anticipation. We have God’s promises to anticipate. He cares for us. His plans are good, not evil, toward us. We can trust Him. He keeps His promises.

Christmas declares “God always keeps his promises.” In His way, in His time. He asks us to wait…with hope. He promises to return. He promises to come into our heart. He promises us pleasant surprises.

“You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” (Luke 1:31-33)

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Waiting

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  Waiting

  Dec 3, 2017 • 36:08

  A people who wait The God who comes Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Expecting Christmas Scripture: Luke 1

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  Searching

  Dec 10, 2017 • 21:47

  Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Expecting Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:8-20

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  Seeing

  Dec 17, 2017 • 35:22

  Just as he promised The face of salvation A light to the nations Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Expecting Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:25-32

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  "Peace, Peace" When There Is No Peace

  Dec 24, 2017 • 30:34

  Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: Expecting Christmas Scripture: Matt 2:1-12,16

The final command of Jesus to those who desire to follow him was to go. To the ends of the earth. To be his witnesses. Simple, right?

Sometimes the simplest things can be the hardest things to do.

As Christ’s witnesses, empowered by the Spirit, we are to follow the example of our Lord and go. He hasn’t asked for our good intentions. He has asked for our whole lives, surrendered to him and his purposes, and to go and be his people for his sake in the world.

Our work is a continuation of his work. To go and to share all possible truth with all possible people in all possible ways. Connecting the whole gospel to the whole world with our whole strength.

“And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere.” (Acts 1:8)

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The Lord Who Connects

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  The Lord Who Connects

  Nov 5, 2017 • 24:20

  Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Connecting Scripture: Acts 1:1

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  Thoroughly Connected

  Nov 12, 2017 • 27:45

  The apostle was: Thorough in his teaching Thorough in his coverage Thorough in his methods Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Connecting Scripture: Acts 20:18-38

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  Obstacles to Connecting

  Nov 19, 2017 • 41:12

  Loss of urgency Absence of intentionality Misplaced religiosity Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Connecting Scripture:  Acts 17:16-34

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  The Lord of Connection

  Nov 26, 2017 • 48:12

  Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: Connecting Scripture: Luke 10: 1-20

What would happen if the people of God were fully committed to the work of God in the world? What would happen if when we prayed, “Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done,” we meant it with sincerity of heart? What if we laid aside our own dreams, desires, and ambitions and allowed God to replace them with his own?

To answer these questions, we will be looking to the book of Nehemiah. We will catch a glimpse of what it looks like when God’s vision and burden becomes our own, what it looks like when people come together for a cause bigger than themselves, and what will happen when church culture is exchanged for Kingdom culture.

When God is at work, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished. (re)building will be examining the limitless potential for God’s kingdom when the power of His word is coupled with the enthusiasm of committed individuals.

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A Burden and a Vision

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  A Burden and a Vision

  Oct 1, 2017 • 40:28

  Sensing a need Offering a prayer Forming a plan Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: (re)building Scripture: Nehemiah 1-2

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  It Takes a Team

  Oct 8, 2017 • 49:05

  Establishment of priority Unity of purpose Diversity of persons Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: (re)building Scripture: Nehemiah 3

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  When Opposition Comes

  Oct 15, 2017 • 41:11

  Mining treasure from trouble Undergirding our work with His “I’ve got your back!” Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: (re)building Scripture: Nehemiah 4

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  Building a People of Joy

  Oct 22, 2017 • 39:08

  Speaker: Aaron Meservey Series: (re)building Scripture: Nehemiah 6:15-16; 8

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  First Things First

  Oct 29, 2017 • 43:18

  The priority of God’s Word The priority of God’s day The priority of God’s work Speaker: Sean Scribner Series: (re)building Scripture: Nehemiah 10