The Church at Meadowlake

Cary Cox, from Mark 2:18-22. Everything is new with the coming of Jesus Christ! He brings the joy of the kingdom of God, the messianic feast! He is the Bridegroom of God’s people! He is the substance of all the shadows, prophecies, promises, and pictures of the OT. In Christ we are a new people in a new covenant with a new temple, headed to the new Jerusalem in new heavens an...

Cary Cox, from Mark 2:13-17. Jesus did not come for the healthy, but the sick! All are infected with sin, but not everyone knows it. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance. In this passage, Jesus balances Truth and Love perfectly. He hangs out with sinners. But he does not affirm their sin. He calls them to repent, that they may be transformed by the grace of God in Christ!...

Cary Cox, from Mark 2:1-12. When a paralyzed man is brought to Jesus (through the roof!), Jesus claims to do what only God can do – forgive sins! He does two miracles to back up his claim. Jesus has authority to forgive sins!

Cary Cox, from Psalm 16. Peter quotes Psalm 16 on the day of Pentecost to proclaim the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Peter even says David was specifically speaking about the resurrection of the Christ! This psalm shows God as our hope and all-satisfying joy, in this life, and beyond the grave, forevermore!