True Greatness is Upside-Down

The King We Needed

The iconic commercials "Be Like Mike' told us that if we just drank Gatorade, we too could do the things Michael Jordan does. What about when it comes to following Jesus? Jesus gives us two examples in Mark 12 – a warning of who not to be like, and a poor widow who is honored because she looks like Jesus. The secret to understanding how to look like Jesus is found in who we understand him to be. Is he merely an example or is he a Savior? Is he a king who comes to conquer our earthly enemies or to accomplish something greater? Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Paul Stiver Hope Community Church - North Lakes Download Message Slides [https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260628NL.pdf] For more resources or to learn more about Hope North Lakes, visit hopecc.com/northlakes [https://hopecc.com/northlakes]

Made for Love

Jesus summarizes the whole of human existence: we are defined by loving God with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength, and loving our neighbor as ourselves. These commandments are both a mirror and a window. As a mirror, they reflect our shortcomings — our sin and our inability to love like this. As a window, they reveal the only person who actually loves this way, and how his love for us is our only hope. Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Paul Stiver Hope Community Church - North Lakes [Download Message Slides](Link Here) [https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Gospel_of_Mark_06212026.pdf] For more resources or to learn more about Hope North Lakes, visit hopecc.com/northlakes [https://hopecc.com/northlakes]

He'll Never Give Up On You

As his opponents continue hunting for a way to trap Jesus in his words, he meets their challenges on their own terms — and opens a window into who God actually is. God owns everything, including the power over death itself. To understand the resurrection of Jesus is to discover that God wants more for your life than even you do. Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Paul Stiver Hope Community Church - North Lakes Download Message Slides [https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260614NL.pdf] For more resources or to learn more about Hope North Lakes, visit hopecc.com/northlakes [https://hopecc.com/northlakes]

5 Responses to Jesus

The escalating conflict between Jesus and the religious leaders is leading toward a final outcome: his rejection. Two confrontations create an opportunity for Jesus to tell a story that both indicts and appeals to his hearers. How will they respond? What can their response to Jesus indicate for us today? Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Paul Stiver Hope Community Church - North Lakes Download Message Slides [https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260607NL.pdf] For more resources or to learn more about Hope North Lakes, visit hopecc.com/northlakes [https://hopecc.com/northlakes]

Bear Fruit

Jesus curses a fig tree to teach the disciples a lesson about faith in God and how we can't fake it. This story of a tree points to a bigger story - the story of the Bible - which can be told in three threes: The tree in the garden, the tree that formed the cross of Christ, and the tree in the new heavens and new earth that brings healing. What can we learn from a story about a tree? Series: The Gospel of Mark Speaker: Paul Stiver Hope Community Church - North Lakes Download Message Slides [https://resources.hopecc.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260531NL.pdf] For more resources or to learn more about Hope North Lakes, visit hopecc.com/northlakes [https://hopecc.com/northlakes]