Mountain Valley Church of God

06/14/2026

Mark 4:5-6;16-17 Parable of the Sower – Shallow Hearts

Mark 4vs5-6 and 16-17 Parable of the Sower--Shallow HeartsDownload Now last time we talked about hard hearts, but Jesus knows that he has a second group of people in the crowd—those with shallow hearts. He needs to get their attention too, so he talks to them. See even though Jesus knows that most of the crowd will not listen at this time, he’s using this time he has to teach the crowd to wake them up, teach them profound things through what on the surface seem to be simple stories....

Mark 4vs5-6 and 16-17 Parable of the Sower–Shallow HeartsDownload Now last time we talked about hard hearts, but Jesus knows that he has a second group of people in the crowd—those with shall…

06/07/2026

Mark 4:1-4; 13-15 Parable of the Sower–Hard Hearts

Mark 4vs1-4 and 13-15 Parable of the Sower-Hard HeartsDownload Although Mark talks a lot about Jesus teaching people in various settings, Mark’s short format means that there’s not as much content of Jesus’ sermons as we find in, say Matthew. These parables about the Kingdom of God are placed here, so that we can understand the reasons for the surprisingly varied reactions to Jesus’ message: “...

Mark 4vs1-4 and 13-15 Parable of the Sower-Hard HeartsDownload Although Mark talks a lot about Jesus teaching people in various settings, Mark’s short format means that there’s not as much content …

05/31/2026

Mark 3:28-30 The Unpardonable Sin

Mark 3vs28-30 The Unpardonable SinDownload Jesus has just been teaching the scribes who have been accusing him of being in league with Ba’al Zebub, or even of being demon-possessed using parables. These parables all had the same basic theme: that since strength depends on unity, an attack on any part of Satan’s domain is a sign not of collusion with Satan, but an attack on the enemy’s power....

Mark 3vs28-30 The Unpardonable SinDownload Jesus has just been teaching the scribes who have been accusing him of being in league with Ba’al Zebub, or even of being demon-possessed using parables.&…

05/24/2026

The Devil Went Down to Capernaum

Mark 3vs22-30 The Devil Went Down to CapernaumDownload 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying, In our verses today, scribes come down from Jerusalem. These are the experts in Jewish law had heard about Jesus’ miracles and the demons that He had been casting out. They perhaps had also heard of the controversy between Jesus and the Pharisees, and that they had been plotting to kill Jesus....

Mark 3vs22-30 The Devil Went Down to CapernaumDownload 22 The scribes who came down from Jerusalem were saying,  In our verses today, scribes come down from Jerusalem.  These ar…

05/17/2026

Mark 3:20-21 Family of God

Mark 3vs 20-21 Family of GodDownload 20 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal. The home that Jesus came to was likely that of Simon Peter and Andrew, which they shared with their two families, in Capernaum (Mark 1:29). This small house becomes even more beset by great crowds, just as it had been when Jesus had healed the paralyzed man brought by his four friends in Chapter 2....

Mark 3vs 20-21 Family of GodDownload 20 And He came home, and the crowd gathered again, to such an extent that they could not even eat a meal.  The home that Jesus cam…

05/10/2026

Mother’s Day 2026 : Moms, Grandmothers: Pass on The Heritage of Sincere Faith

Mothers Day 2026 2 Timothy 1 vs5 and 3vs14-15--outlineDownload 2 Timothy 1:5 5 For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am sure that it is in you as well. Paul’s purpose in writing the book is to encourage the younger Timothy in his ministry as the pastor of the church at Ephesus....

Mothers Day 2026 2 Timothy 1 vs5 and 3vs14-15–outlineDownload 2 Timothy 1:5 5 For I am mindful of the sincere faith within you, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Euni…

05/03/2026

Mark 3:13-19 – Calling the Twelve

Mark 3vs13-19 Calling the TwelveDownload 13 And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted, In our verses today, Jesus has left the crowds that had pursued him to ascend “the mountain” where he appointed twelve men to be his disciples. Many significant moments take place on mountains. Over and over in the Old Testament, we see that mountains are places of revelation, and of course we’re going to see that later in the New Testament at the Mountain of Transfiguration, and of course at Golgotha....

Mark 3vs13-19 Calling the TwelveDownload 13 And He went up on the mountain and summoned those whom He Himself wanted,  In our verses today, Jesus has left the crowds that had pursued…

04/26/2026

Mark 3:7-12 Surprising Miracles

Mark 3vs7-12 Surprising MiraclesDownload 7 Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large multitude from Galilee followed, and also from Judea, 8 and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and the vicinity of Tyre and Sidon, a great number of people heard about everything that He was doing and came to Him....

04/22/2026

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04/19/2026

Mark 3:1-6 Withered Hand and Withered Hearts

Mark 3vs1-6 Withered Hands and Withered HeartsDownload 3:1 He entered a synagogue again; and a man was there whose hand was withered. 2 And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal him on the Sabbath, so that they might accuse Him.--The healing of the man with the withered hand is the last of this series of conflicts that Jesus has with the Pharisees in His early ministry....

Mark 3vs1-6 Withered Hands and Withered HeartsDownload 3:1 He entered a synagogue again; and a man was there whose hand was withered. 2 And they were watching Him closely to see if He would heal hi…