Matthew 17:20
Faith that can move Mountains
Service Times
Sunday Morning:
We meet every Sunday morning from 10:30 to about 12:00 and you are welcome to join with us. Our building is located at 404 W Superior St, Duluth, MN. If you aren’t able to meet with us in person, you can check out one of our services through Our Facebook Page.
Tuesday Night :
Our Tuesday night Meal and Bible Study starts at 6:00pm with a meal, followed by a time of Worship, telling of a Bible story, and separate men’s and women’s group discussions of the story. We’re currently working our way through stories from the Old Testament.
4/22/25 We’ll discuss the story of the Battle of Jericho from Joshua 5-6.
The Scripture passage below is the text we’ll examine for this Sunday’s sermon.
Matthew 28:1–15 (CSB)
RESURRECTION MORNING
1 After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. 2 There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. 3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4 The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men.
5 The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here. For he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has risen from the dead and indeed he is going ahead of you to Galilee; you will see him there.’ Listen, I have told you.”
8 So, departing quickly from the tomb with fear and great joy, they ran to tell his disciples the news. 9 Just then Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” They came up, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. 10 Then Jesus told them, “Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to leave for Galilee, and they will see me there.”
THE SOLDIERS BRIBED TO LIE
11 As they were on their way, some of the guards came into the city and reported to the chief priests everything that had happened. 12 After the priests had assembled with the elders and agreed on a plan, they gave the soldiers a large sum of money 13 and told them, “Say this, ‘His disciples came during the night and stole him while we were sleeping.’ 14 If this reaches the governor’s ears, we will deal with him and keep you out of trouble.” 15 They took the money and did as they were instructed, and this story has been spread among Jewish people to this day.
Our Vision
Mustard Tree Baptist Church is a collaborative effort between Minnesota and Mississippi Baptists to plant a Southern Baptist church in Duluth.
Our vision is to:
1) Glorify God: in obedience and worship.
2) Go: with the love of Christ and in the power of the Holy Spirit.
3) Grow: in faith, knowledge, and the fruit of the Spirit.
If you’re interested in becoming a part of this new church plant or if you just have questions we’d love to hear from you.
Two-Year Bible Reading Plan
We’re following a two-year Bible reading plan that includes a passage from the Old Testament, New Testament, and the Gospels every day.
The advantages of following this Bible reading plan together include:
Reading the entire Bible in a logical manner over the course of two years
Slower pace allows more time for daily reflection on God’s Word
Able to encourage each other to stick with the plan
Improved spiritual conversations amongst those following the plan
Below are the Bible readings for the week of April 20-26, 2025. This is Week 25.
Sunday Deut. 4:21-49; 1 Cor. 16:10-24; Mk. 11:27-33
Monday Deut. 5:1-31; 2 Cor. 1:1-7; Mk. 12:1-12
Tuesday Deut. 5:32-6:25; 2 Cor. 1:8-11; Mk. 12:13-27Wednesday Deut. 7:1-26; 2 Cor. 1:12-22; Mk. 12:28-40
Thursday Deut. 8:1-20; 2 Cor. 1:23-2:11; Mk. 12:41-44
Friday Deut. 9:1-10:5; 2 Cor. 2:12-14; Mk. 13:1-23
Saturday Deut. 10:6-22; 2 Cor. 2:15-17; Mk. 13:24-37
Follow this link to the source of the Bible reading plan we use on Pinelake Church’s website.
Meet the Pastor
Mark Finnila grew up in the Duluth area, graduated from UMD, did a 22-year career as an HH-3E helicopter and C-130E pilot in the Air Force, completed an MDiv through Liberty University, was ordained in 2007, served as an associate pastor twice, and began pastoring Mustard Tree in 2022.
Mary Finnila grew up in the Chicago area, used to write code for legacy main frame computers, and is likely the friendly face you’ll see in the reception area.
Mark and Mary are both widowed and have six children and seven grandchildren between them. They both enjoy fishing and Mary claims the title “Fish Winner!”
The Stanley Center | 404 West Superior Street, Duluth, Minnesota 55802 (directly under the skywalk).
Parking is available behind the building on the parking ramp off Michigan street with Skywalk access.
The 2000 Baptist Faith and Message best describes what we believe. Click the button to go to the Southern Baptist website to read the articles.
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