Pastor Babij asks the crucial question of this passage, “Why do the disciples fail to cast out a demon from an epileptic boy?” In Jesus’ subsequent healing of the boy, Jesus teaches the disciples about the power of prayer in building and sustaining faith against the prevalence of unbelief.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij examines Jesus’ instruction to Peter, James, and John after they witnessed Jesus’ transfiguration. Pastor Babij explains that the disciples still did not understand the Messiah’s need to die or that the path of Jesus and of all those who follow Him is one of suffering leading to triumph, vindication, and glory.
In this special Easter sermon, Pastor Babij examines the Bible’s teaching on the coming resurrection. Pastor Babij explains how symbols of death and resurrection appear in earth’s seasons, how Scripture speaks of man’s death and resurrection, why the miracle of resurrection can be so hard to believe, why sin and God’s justice make a saving…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij investigates the account of Jesus’ transfiguration. Pastor Babij explains that, in this event, God the Father unveils the Son’s inherent glory, confirms the Son as the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, and endorses the Son as the final revelation of God; therefore, all men must listen to and…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij examines Jesus’ call to discipleship and posits that a wrong view of Messiahship leads to a wrong view of discipleship. He explains each of the following aspects of discipleship: 1) Disciples must deny themselves 2) Disciples must take up their cross 3) Disciples must follow Christ. He concludes that an…
Pastor Babij expounds the theme of spiritual blindness and shows that unlike hypocritical religious and political leaders of Israel, Jesus is concerned about correcting his true disciples’ understanding of who he really is. When Peter confesses truthfully that Jesus in the Christ, Jesus reveals crucial points about Jesus’ role as Messiah, which depart from his…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij examines the necessity and content of the Christian’s testimony by looking at the testimony given by the Apostle Paul before King Agrippa. Pastor Babij explains that Christians should recognize the work of God in Christ as central to their testimony and should also be able to share the their testimony with others as…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij finishes examining the marks of spiritual blindness as detailed by Jesus in the gospel of Mark. The fifth mark of spiritual blindness is simply not understanding spiritual truth. Pastor Babij explains how, especially in our day of increasing secularization and mockery of the Bible, Christians must seek to grow in…
In this sermon, Pastor Babij examines Jesus’ warning to His disciples about bewaring of the leaven of Herod and of the Pharisees. Pastor Babij explains a fourth mark of spiritual blindness: not bewaring the dangerous influence of politics and hypocritical religion on one’s life.
In this sermon, Pastor Babij examines Jesus’ reaction to the Pharisees’ request for a heavenly sign. Pastor Babij explains how those who ask for miraculous signs in order to believe deceive themselves and how the great sign God ultimately provided in Jesus is a stumbling block and foolishness to the world.