Sermon
Jesus Comes in the Name of the Lord
Stonebrook Community Church
Speaker: Matt Heerema
February 10, 2025 · 40 min
Summary
Mark 11 reveals Jesus as the promised Messiah through three dramatic days: his triumphal entry, his judgment of the temple system, and his teaching on prayer. Jesus demonstrates that true faith means trusting God's power and promises while submitting to His will, not performing religious duties for personal gain.
Highlights
Have faith in God, not your prayers, not your ability. Not faith in your faith either. Have faith in God, not in your ability to believe hard enough to will something into existence.
Religion does not save you. Faith in Christ saves you.
The heart that is willing to trust God for anything is also the heart that is willing to submit their preference to His will. That is the kind of faith-filled, mountain-moving, powerful prayer that Jesus is talking about.