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Religion & Spirituality Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification https://vps.sermonaudio.com/resize_image/sources/podcast/1440/1440/spartarpc.1742390321.jpg https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/podcasts/153956/ en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:25:30 +0000 30 Ross Fearing no The newest sermons from Sparta Reformed Presbyterian Church on SermonAudio. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/320232419318 Jesus addresses the fear and doubt of his people by appearing to them. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/320232419318 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Mar 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:33:28 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/213232025575860 When Jesus goes to the cross, he is mocked by all sorts of people, not just as anyone, but because he claims to be King of the Jews. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/213232025575860 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Feb 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:29:47 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1302322651903 Sunday Morning Sermon: Mark 15:1-15 Mark contrasts Jesus with Pilate, as we see Pilate seeking only his own gain while Jesus the righteous king takes the place of Barabbas, the condemned murderer. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1302322651903 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:12 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/12323180351706 As we see Peter deny Christ, we see that we must not put our trust in any man, but in Jesus Christ alone, as the only one who can save us. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/12323180351706 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:28:56 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/116231859304293 The Jewish trial of Jesus shows clearly that Jesus was innocent of any charge, except the charge that he claimed to be the Christ and the Son of God. Mark in this account challenges us to consider the evidence from Jesus's life that his claim was legitimate and to respond accordingly. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/116231859304293 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 15 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:30:34 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/19231714233606 When Jesus is arrested, we see all who might have supported him or accompanied him leaving him to protect themselves. As a result, Jesus will face trial, condemnation, judgement, God's wrath, and death totally alone. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/19231714233606 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 Jan 2023 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:27:22 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/122022153765933 As Jesus goes to the garden to pray, he commands his disciples to keep watch and pray. What we see is the disciples completely fail in this task, while Jesus overcomes his last great temptation to flee the cross. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/122022153765933 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 18 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:28:21 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1220221533164360 When Jesus sits to eat Passover with his disciples for the last time, Mark records only two events: Christ addressing his betrayer, and Christ instituting the Lord's Supper. Mark presents this meal in this way because he is showing us that Christ is indicating that he is the true Passover Lamb who saves us from the wrath of God. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1220221533164360 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 Dec 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:59 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/111622164988161 What are we to make of Jesus's prophecy about the destruction of the temple in AD 70? We must see that that judgment was a picture of the judgment to come and respond to the signs Jesus describes with similar responses. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/111622164988161 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Nov 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:43 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/103122201859157 As Jesus leaves the temple before the crucifixion, he promises that the temple will be completed destroyed. This promise should warn us that no matter how grand and important the church or person, the ones who reject Jesus as king and savior will be destroyed. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/103122201859157 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 30 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:37 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/10252214006901 As Jesus taught in the temple, he warned us to avoid many serious errors, like denying the authority of God over us. But now, as he considers the greatest commandment, he shows us where we must run to enter God's Kingdom. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/10252214006901 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:31:27 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1011221417191417 If we are to thrive as individuals and congregations, we must maintain confidence in God's Word and his power to accomplish it. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1011221417191417 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 09 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:37:17 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/104221424445440 Concerns with worldly kingdoms can easily displace the church's focus on Christ and his kingdom. A church in this situation is in grave danger and must repent, returning to service to Christ Jesus her king. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/104221424445440 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Oct 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:29:45 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/91922179443150 One reason Jesus pronounces judgment on the temple is that the leaders of the temple were not serving God and his goals, but rather were seeking selfish gain from God's temple. The church today can fall into the same sin with like results. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/91922179443150 Religion & Spirituality Mon, 19 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:05 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/91322155278060 When Jesus enters Jerusalem, he finds the temple, the house of prayer for the nations, being used as a marketplace instead. His condemnation warns us against claiming to offer the life of the gospel without delivering what we offer, and also directs us as we seek to return to fruitfulness and usefulness in his kingdom. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/91322155278060 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 11 Sep 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:21 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/815221418567783 Why does Jesus enter Jerusalem on a colt? He enters on a colt to make the claim that he is the king who comes to restore God's people to the promises God made through Jacob, David, and Zechariah. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/815221418567783 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 14 Aug 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:37:28 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/72622142543842 Just before Jesus comes to Jerusalem, a blind man seeks him for mercy and healing. As we examine Bartimaeus's actions, we see an example for our own faith. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/72622142543842 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:21 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/71221343342694 When Jesus meets a rich and accomplished young man, rather than quickly receive the man, Jesus confronts the man's pride in his ability and wealth. Seeing this, we should lay aside our self-importance before God and come to him empty handed, ready to receive what he gives and serve in the ways he designs. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/71221343342694 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Jun 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:32:31 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/530221441586551 When Christ is challenged about the legality of divorce, he shows us the right way of using God's law as Christians. We are to view God's law in every respect and especially with respect to sex and marriage as God's good design for our flourishing. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/530221441586551 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 29 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:13 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/52322142803777 How can we tell if we are living as great in Jesus's kingdom? Last time we saw that Jesus tells us to ignore status and seek to serve if we would be great in his eyes. But what does that look like in day to day life? It looks like a man or woman who promotes what is good, regardless of the social status of the one doing it, and protects others from his or her own sin, all by the power of the Holy Spirit. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/52322142803777 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 22 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:36:30 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/51022164756272 How do I become a great person? Jesus teaches his disciples that to be great in his eyes we must give up on seeking status before men and rather serve and associate all, especially the low and forgotten. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/51022164756272 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 08 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:35:51 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/5222195122206 When Jesus comes down the mountain after his transfiguration, he finds the disciples in chaos, having failed to cast out a demon. The problems they face and the errors they made show us what problems the church faces and the errors the church makes ever since Jesus ascended into glory. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/5222195122206 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 01 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:35:40 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/418221419132437 As Peter, James, and John see Jesus transfigured, Jesus is teaching them that thought he has come to earth in a humble condition, he is yet the powerful and glorious King of Kings. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/418221419132437 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 17 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:44:07 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/41122142175411 As Christians we agree that Jesus is the Christ, the Savior King of God's people. But we often disagree with each other and even with Christ himself about the implications of his office. As Jesus reveals his office and the work he will do to his disciples we see that we must submit to his instruction about the implications of his office. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/41122142175411 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 10 Apr 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:34 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/317222015212443 When Jesus meets a deaf man in his trip outside of Israel, he heals him in an unusual and dramatic way. He does this to show us that he is bringing the ability to hear the good news even to the Gentiles who don't even have "ears to hear". https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/317222015212443 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 06 Mar 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:16 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/3122153663529 How ought we to understand the God's gracious salvation? Is it like a table with just enough food, or is there more than enough for everyone? Jesus's interaction with a Gentile women shows us that God's gracious plan has more than enough for all our needs. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/3122153663529 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 27 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:47 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/22122211812856 How do you recognize legalism at work? You look for the bad fruit it produces! In this text we see Jesus saving fruit compared with the killing fruit of legalism. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/22122211812856 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 20 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:43:11 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/22122215594690 When Jesus walks on water to his disciples, his disciples are properly amazed. And yet they are condemned for their hard hearts. Why? Because they failed to recognize that in Jesus Christ, God was present with them. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/22122215594690 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 13 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:40:30 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/210222022333436 Why does Jesus feed the 5,000 in the wilderness? He feeds them to show that he is the true good shepherd and indeed the very God who met with and fed Israel at Mt. Sinai. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/210222022333436 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 30 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:44:34 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/130222128357995 Honor is a good thing, right? We see in Mark 6, when we are concerned with honor from men, we keep ourselves from receiving Christ and his benefits and we put ourselves on the path to wretched shame. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/130222128357995 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 23 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:37:51 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/132221322683 We fear being put to shame before our family, friends, communities, and the world. Jesus deals with two people who fear shame and have much to lose if they are put to shame. The ways he treats them, speaks to them, and comes through for them show us that Jesus will protect those who trust in him from shame. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/132221322683 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 02 Jan 2022 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:42:32 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1231211458456896 When Jesus saves the disciples from the storm, they stand in terror before him. When Jesus saves the Gerasenes' from the demon possessed man, they ask Jesus to leave immediately. In both cases we see that encountering Jesus's power without understanding Jesus's intent, leads us to separate ourselves from him in fear. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1231211458456896 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 26 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:34:21 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1221211442217116 Jesus's exhortation at the end of Mark 3 is to seek to be counted in his family by doing the will of God. What is God's will for us? As Mark continues in chapter 4 with the parable of the soils, we see it is for us to receive God's Word deeply and with confidence that it will be effective. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1221211442217116 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 19 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:50 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1214211628351143 As we see various groups respond to Jesus's authority, Mark shows us several things that are not enough to give us a place in Jesus's kingdom yet shows us one way to assure our place not just in his kingdom, but in his family. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1214211628351143 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 12 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:41:46 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1214211622175656 How far does Jesus's authority go? Today Jesus shows that his authority goes beyond just rule over the nations and judgment of men, but even to how we approach God in worship. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1214211622175656 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 05 Dec 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:39:04 no Ross Fearing - Mark https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1025212027113512 When Mark first introduces Jesus to us, he compares Jesus to someone more familiar...John the Baptist. In this context we learn that Jesus is like the great Old Testament prophets, but far superior in the promises made about him, the witnesses concerning him, and his power to deliver life and salvation. https://www.sparta-rp-church.com/sermons/1025212027113512 Religion & Spirituality Sun, 24 Oct 2021 12:00:00 +0000 Ross Fearing 0:35:33 no Ross Fearing - Mark