All Sermons in "Rethinking Discipleship" with Pastor Mark Leslie

(Text and Audio) January 5th, 2025 Discipleship – part 1 – Called to Follow Called out of darkness into his marvelous light. Roughly 20 churches close every week in the United States. This hasn’t changed much. It was about 70 per month in 2017. Covid sped that up. Since 2020, the percentage for rural church…

(Text and Audio) Feb. 2nd, 2025 I’m Born Again. What’s next? Acts 2:40–41 (ESV) 40 And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation.”  41 So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.  Let’s…

(Text and Audio) March 9th, 2025 Ephesians 4:1-16 Today we will see why it is so important to be fellowshipping (or partnering) with fellow disciples in a healthy church. 

(Text and Audio) April 6th, 2025 Disciples are Dependent Luke 9:1-6; 10:1-12; Matthew 10 Luke 10:1–12 (ESV) 1 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go.  2 And he said to them, “The harvest…

(Text and Audio) May 4th, 2025 Luke 9:20–22 (ESV) 20 Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”  21 And he strictly charged and commanded them to tell this to no one,  22 saying, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and…

(Text and Audio) June 1st, 2025 1. Review  2. Define shame 1. Relational aspect of self-identity 2. Feeling of embarrassment or humiliation 3. The act of disloyalty 3. Illustrate unashamed  1. Paul 2. Timothy 3. Onesiphorus  4. Bad – Phygelus and Hermogenes 5. Christ himself the ultimate example 4. Practical ways we are ashamed of…

(Text and Audio) June 29th, 2025 Introduction – the purpose of the Transfiguration  1. A Conversation with Moses and Elijah 2. A nap and a surprise 3. A misunderstanding of Christ 4. A way to apply this to your life

(Text and Audio) July 27th, 2025 Four Lessons on Failure 1.     Failing with the enemy 2.     Failing with the team 3.     Failing with the allies 4.     Failing with the unbelievers Failing with the Enemy Luke 9:37–45 (NASB95) 37 On the next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Him.  38…

(Text and Audio) Title: Who is the Greatest? Luke 9:46–48 (NASB95) 46 An argument started among them as to which of them might be the greatest.  47 But Jesus, knowing what they were thinking in their heart, took a child and stood him by His side,  48 and said to them, “Whoever receives this child…

(Text and Audio) Title: Who’s Your Ally Luke 9:49–50 (NASB95) 49 John answered and said, “Master, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name; and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow along with us.”  50 But Jesus said to him, “Do not hinder him; for he who is not against…

(Text and Audio) Title: Calling Down Fire? Before we get to our text in Luke, I think it is necessary to remind us of the basic message we all must share. Revelation 4:11 (NASB95) 11 “Worthy are You, our Lord and our God, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things,…

(Text and Audio) Title: The Universal Nature of the Christian Mission Luke 9:53–55 (ESV) 53 But the people did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem.  54 And when his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to tell fire to come down from heaven and…