God is the Creator of everyone and everything. God is independent, everyone and everything else is dependent upon God. Everyone and everything exist to glorify God. When we fail to worship the Creator, our only option is to worship the created. When it comes to worship, there are only two options. One, we worship the … Read more
Titus 2:2 – Older men are to be sober-minded, dignified, self-controlled, sound in faith, in love, and in steadfastness. I used to be a young guy. Obviously, I’m not anymore, so if you’re an old guy like me, here’s an exhortation for you. The Bible speaks very clearly to the responsibilities of men, especially … Read more
In this exclusive, never before aired Real Men’s talk, Pastor Mark discusses what it really means to be a man.
Learn what it takes to follow God through the different stages of life, from boyhood to mature manhood.
Luke 11:21 – When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own palace, his goods are safe… I’ve often said that the most important thing in your life is God’s blessing. If you’ve ever felt like a ship without a rudder trying to find God’s blessing but not sure how, maybe I can offer some … Read more
In this sermon, Pastor Mark preaches from Song of Songs 6:2-10 and “Real Romance” Chapter 6, highlighting the importance of forgiveness and repentance in any relationship, but especially in marriage.
As there is a growing epidemic of men not working while others are completely burned out, Pastor Mark preaches on the need for men to both work hard and Sabbath well.
In this sermon, Pastor Mark preaches from Song of Songs 5:2-6:1 and “Real Romance” Chapter 5 on how couples can go from selfishness to serving or from fighting to flirting.
Pastor Mark preaches on the spiritual disciplines of prayer and activism and how the two go together. Like in bow hunting, prayer is the “pulling back” and activism is the “firing forward” and, as with all spiritual disciplines, we see both modeled in Jesus’ life.
In this sermon, Pastor Mark preaches from Song of Songs 3:6-5:1 and “Real Romance” Chapter 4 on how to make the last day of your marriage as happy, healthy, and holy as the first day of your marriage.
In this sermon, Pastor Mark preaches from Song of Songs 2:8-3:5 and “Real Romance” Chapter 3 on the times when flirting becomes fighting and how couples can fight FOR their marriages, not WITH their spouses.
Pastor Mark preaches on the spiritual disciplines of silence and speaking, preaching that there is a time for both in each of our lives (Ecclesiastes 3:1,7).
Pastor Mark preaches on the spiritual disciplines of solitude and fellowship, showing that Jesus both got away from crowds for solitude with his Heavenly Father and fellowshipped with large and small crowds as well as individuals.