John Sypert

Mark 1:40-45 | “The Miracle of the Gospel”

[display_podcast] We Are Culturally Located Where we grow up effects how we read the Bible. The culture that we live in shapes how we understand the Bible. Scholar Craig Keener says, “Assumptions about reality are often culturally formed.” Our beliefs about God, Jesus, mankind, creation, the afterlife, and the Bible are influenced, though not determined, by the values and assumptions of the society, and even the families, that we grow up in. This doesn’t mean that truth is relative. It simply means that the assumptions we bring to the table [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:35:06-06:00March 3rd, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

Mark 1:35-39 | “The Kingdom of God Must Be Preached”

[display_podcast] What Has Mark Told Us About Jesus So Far? As we’ve moved through the first chapter of Mark’s Gospel, we’ve seen Mark tell us plainly who Jesus is and why he came. He tells us in verse 1 that Jesus is the “Christ, the Son of God.” He tells us that John the Baptist saw Jesus as one “who is mightier than I” and who was so great that he couldn’t even touch his sandals (v. 7). Mark says that God the Father affirmed Jesus’ identity as his “beloved [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:37:55-06:00February 24th, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

Mark 1:21-34 | “Authority and Compassion”

[display_podcast] The World is full of Darkness Every honest observer admits that the world is full of darkness. It seems that evil and darkness are on the rise rather than diminishing. Several weeks ago I mentioned that Suzy and I have been watching a documentary on the 90’s. They did an episode on the terrorism of that decade. The 90’s saw the first bombing of the World Trade Center, the Oklahoma City Bombing, the Branch Davidians and David Koresh, the bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:40:15-06:00February 17th, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

1 Peter 5:1-4 | “Warnings and Reward for Elders”

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By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:43:53-06:00February 7th, 2019|1 Peter, John Sypert, Sermons|

Mark 1:2-13 | “The Way of Jesus Christ”

[display_podcast] We Want Something Real Suzy and I watched a show recently about the music of the 1990’s. It brought back lots of memories of high school and reminded us how far God has brought us in our sanctification. A couple things stood out to me. First, the way we dressed in the 90’s was awesome. Second, Canadian singer and songwriter Alanis Morissette said that her music really took off when she started writing songs that described her personal experiences and feelings. She said this was because people in the [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:45:56-06:00January 27th, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

Proverbs 24:11-12 | “Rescue Those Who Are Dying”

[display_podcast] A Devastating Night Just after midnight on October 15th, 2018, Jayme Closs woke up to her dogs barking. She looked out the window of her Barron County, Wisconsin home and saw a car coasting down her driveway with the headlights and engine turned off. Thirteen year old Jayme woke her dad and mom up. Dad went to the door, her and mom to the bath room to call 911. Jake Patterson got out of his car, walked to the front door, shot and killed Jayme’s dad, went upstairs [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:48:00-06:00January 20th, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

Mark 1:1 | “The Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God”

[display_podcast] A Repeating Radio Wave Many people find the possibility of alien life fascinating. Just this past week, scientists announced that they’ve discovered repeating short bursts of radio waves coming from outside our galaxy. This is the second time repeating bursts of radio waves have been found. Apparently, these millisecond long radio flashes are fairly common in space. But this is only the second one found to repeat. Scientists are unsure what causes them, where they’re coming from, and why these two repeated. One journalist said, “The mystery about [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:53:06-06:00January 13th, 2019|John Sypert, Mark, Sermons|

Acts 6:4 | “We Will Devote Ourselves to Prayer”

[display_podcast] Resolutions and Inadequacy Many people make resolutions this time of year. They resolve to do this or not do that. To exercise more, eat healthier, read the Bible in a year, pray more, get out of debt. All of these things are good. But have you ever been discouraged when making your resolutions because you fear that you won’t be able to keep them? Have you ever decided to not make any because then you won’t be disappointed later for not keeping them? Do you shy away from [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T18:58:24-06:00January 7th, 2019|Acts, John Sypert, Sermons|

Isaiah 11:1-9 | “A Perfect King Brings Us to a Perfect Place”

[display_podcast] Joy and Pain at Christmas This season of the year brings with it a full range of emotions. It’s a season of great joy and anticipation. Perhaps more than other times of the year, we feel optimistic about the future, excitement about life, and a contentedness and peace about how things are. We experience joy and pleasure because we get time off from work and time with family and time to rest and think and play and worship. Christmas is the “most wonderful time of the year” for [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-22T19:01:31-06:00December 23rd, 2018|Isaiah, John Sypert, Sermons|

Isaiah 9:1-7 | “The Paradox of Christmas”

Small Presents Are the Best As kids, we thought that the biggest present under the tree was going to be the best present under the tree. We knew that the medium size boxes were clothes so we didn’t get excited about those. And the small boxes were usually extras and add-ons that went with the present in the big box. It’s funny how as we get older we start looking forward to the smaller boxes because they might have jewelry or gift cards or, in my case, books. The [...]

By John Sypert|2020-07-27T16:52:30-06:00December 16th, 2018|Isaiah, John Sypert, Sermons|