Sermons by Rev. Tyler Dirks

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Senior Pastor

The Glorious Gravedigger

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Sermon Text: Mark 9:2-50 Reflection Questions: You want life, and happiness, and peace yes?  How are you planning on getting it? Does it bother you (or bewilder you) that Jesus talks about suffering and dying so much? How are you currently preoccupied with:  (1) your performance? (2) your productivity? (3) your personal prestige? How will […]

The Crucified King

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Sermon Text: Mark 8:22-9:1 Reflection Questions: How – specifically – is God teaching you to depend upon Him these days?  How – specifically – do you see a connection between depending on God and practicing self-denial? What classification of Jesus are you comfortable with?  If you classify Jesus as God do you actually relate to […]

The Director of Divine Detox

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Sermon Text: Mark 7 Reflection Questions: Where, or upon what, do you focus your strongest desires?  What are you infatuated with?  What do you constantly think about?  Write down 5 specific ways this obsession is defining and dominating your life? What are your “functional saviors?” (i.e. where do you go to get your validation cravings […]

The Soul Man

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Sermon Text: Mark 6 Reflection Questions: Are you offended by the fact that Jesus makes you feel small?  He compares you to sheep (arguably the stupidest, most moronic, muttonheaded creatures on the planet). What are some specific ways you make yourself feel big?  Consider and discuss how this makes Jesus feel (Mark 6:6). When was […]