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, and then Men’s and Women’s Bible studies. We’re working our way through stories from the Old Testament.
11/19/2024 Men will discuss The Temptation and the Fall from Genesis 3:1-24.
Women will continue to discuss Rahab from Joshua chapters 2-6.
The Scripture passage below is the text we’ll examine for this Sunday’s sermon.
This week (11/17/24) we’ll continue our series in the Gospel of Matthew with the story of John the Baptist from Matthew 3:1-12 (CSB.)
THE HERALD OF THE MESSIAH
1 In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea 2 and saying, “Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near!” 3 For he is the one spoken of through the prophet Isaiah, who said:
A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:
Prepare the way for the Lord;
make his paths straight!,
4 Now John had a camel-hair garment with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 Then people from Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the vicinity of the Jordan were going out to him, 6 and they were baptized by him in the Jordan River, confessing their sins.
7 When he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, “Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Therefore produce fruit consistent with repentance. 9 And don’t presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones. 10 The ax is already at the root of the trees. Therefore, every tree that doesn’t produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove his sandals. He himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12 His winnowing shovel is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn. But the chaff he will burn with fire that never goes out.”
Free Breakfast
Third Saturday of Each Month
10 am to 12 pm
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 November 17-23, 2024. This is Week 3.
Sunday. Gen. 17:15-18:15; Acts 7:30-43; Mt. 5:27-32
Monday. Gen. 18:16-19:26; Acts 7:44-50; Mt. 5:33-37
Tuesday. Gen. 19:27-38; Acts 7:51-60; Mt. 5:38-42
Wednesday. Gen. 20:1-21:21; Acts 8:1-13; Mt. 5:43-48
Thursday. Gen. 21:22-22:24; Acts 8:14-24; Mt. 6:1-15
Friday. Gen. 23:1-20; Acts 8:25-40; Mt. 6:16-24
Saturday. Gen 24:1-51; Acts 9:1-9; Mt. 6:25-34
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.
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