![What does it mean to have faith? [Mark 5:21-43]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thumb-12._001.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Faith can mean many different things to different people. But what is it? What’s the point of it? And how can we experience a faith that makes a real difference in our lives?
![How to Find Fulfillment [Mark 5:1-20]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/ep11.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
We want to find fulfillment but don’t know where to start or even what “fulfillment” actually looks like. When our deepest human needs are satisfied we discover what we’ve been looking for all along. We find it in the Story of Jesus.
![How To Stop Worrying [Mark 4:35-41]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Episode-10-Thumbnail._001.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Worry can be the most debilitating feeling in the world. To overcome it we need to get to the root of our worry and not just treat the symptoms. We discover how when we discover the Story of Jesus.
![What If I Feel Far From God? [Mark 4:21-34]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Ep-9-Thumbnail.jpeg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Most people want to experience and even know God. But too often God seems elusive, mystical, unattainable. But maybe we’re trying too hard. Maybe it’s so much better, more attainable, and more real than we ever thought.
![Why did Jesus teach in parables? [Mark 4:1-20]](https://i0.wp.com/www.yourcrosscreek.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cover.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
Why did Jesus use parables? What do they even mean? In this short section of Jesus’ parables in Mark, Jesus is doing a little show and tell for his audience. He invites us into a new way of seeing and experiencing life in the Kingdom of God. This week (in the parable of the Sower) we’ll do some soil analysis and find that our “soil” determines our experience in the Kingdom of God.
