John MacArthur once said, “The conscience is a built-in warning system that signals us when something we have done is wrong. The conscience is to our souls what pain sensors are to our bodies: it inflicts distress, in the form of guilt, whenever we violate what our hearts tell us is right.” I recall seeing…
As we continue in our #MARKED series, in this message we will be looking at three things that Jesus faced that every faithful father will face as he tries to lead his family well. We will also look at how Jesus challenged His disciples to carry the message of hope to those who are hurting…
In this message we will continue our study of Mark 5, “Forging Faith From Fear”, as we look at the despair of death and disease through the lens of hope found in Jesus Christ.
Alexander MacLaren once said, “Faith, which is trust, and fear are opposite poles. If a man has the one, he can scarcely have the other in vigorous operation. He that has his trust set upon God does not need to dread anything except the weakening or the paralyzing of that trust.” Fear will always be…
When I was in London several years ago on a European tour with our Christian school, our tour guide made a statement that was taken from a quote by Mark Twain regarding the weather in New England. It was rainy and overcast as we left Heathrow airport…and he said, “As the old saying goes, If…
GK Chesterton once said, “There is a lot of difference between listening and hearing!” Tomorrow in our 11am gathering we will be continuing our #MARKED series by looking at Mark 4:1-20, “Listener Or Hearer?” Which one are you? Do you struggle in this area? In this passage, Jesus is teaching His disciples the parable of the…
Someone very wise once said, “A mother is the only creature whose heart beats outside of her own body.” So very true. Sometimes when a pastor is preaching verse by verse through a book of the Bible, he finds himself in a dilemma when special holidays are celebrated on specific Sundays. Should he preach a…
CS Lewis says in his book, The Four Loves, “There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even…
CS Lewis said in his book, Mere Christianity, “A proud man is always looking down on things and people; and, of course, as long as you are looking down, you cannot see something that is above you.” How does it make you feel when someone stereotypes you? Does it not bother you that we live…
As we continue our #MARKED series (a study in the Gospel of Mark), we are going to look at Mark 1:28-2:12, “When Jesus Heals”. Isn’t it awesome to know that we serve a God Who heals? Yes, He can and often does heal our bodies but that’s not the reason He came. The supernatural healing…