“This God–his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true…” – Psalm 18:30 Yesterday we talked about the way our radical culture is hurting young people. Today we’re going to dive a little deeper into this culture war. If you look at the LGBTQIA, the alphabet soup people, there’s a group that’s trying … Read more
“…they exchanged the truth about God for a lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator…” – Romans 1:25 We continue our “Act Like a Man” series this week and today, we must address the need to protect our kids from our current radical culture. This radical culture is driven by sexuality … Read more
En una de las historias más duras y desgarradoras del libro del Génesis, el pastor Mark predica el capítulo 34 que nos narra el abuso sexual que sufrió la hija de Jacob, Dina. Como su padre no hizo nada para evitar que se aprovecharan de su hija, el pastor Mark predica sobre la importancia de los hombres y padres fuertes para proteger a sus esposas e hijos.
“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.” – Hebrews 12:15 The second to last test we will discuss is the forgiveness test. If we don’t forgive, we become bitter, and bitterness will ruin … Read more
“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.” – Ephesians 4:26-27 Last week we looked at the first five tests demonstrated in Samson’s life that people experience in life. This week we will look at the final five tests. While … Read more
“And she [Delilah] said, ‘The Philistines are upon you, Samson!’ And he awoke from his sleep and said, ‘I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.’ But he did not know that the LORD had left him.” – Judges 16:20 Yesterday we looked at the first “test” Samson took in his … Read more
“Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” – Proverbs 13:20 The third theme in Samson’s life is women. He appears to be a man obsessed with them, longing for a satisfying relationship, but so sexually unhinged, emotionally unhappy, and spiritually unhealthy that he never has a loving … Read more
“…and he went down to Ashkelon and struck down thirty men of the town and took their spoil and gave the garments to those who had told the riddle. In hot anger he went back to his father’s house.” – Judges 14: 19 Can you imagine Samson sitting on a psychiatrist’s couch talking about his … Read more
“For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ…” … Read more
“That night the LORD said to him [Gideon], ‘Take your father’s bull, and the second bull seven years old, and pull down the altar of Baal that your father has, and cut down the Asherah that is beside it and build an altar to the LORD your God on top of the stronghold here, with … Read more
“Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the LORD means safety.” – Proverbs 29:25 [NLT] Circumstances in today’s world have given us every reason to be afraid. Wars are raging in Ukraine and Israel. Inflation is at an all-time high, and some people are still reeling with fear and anxiety from the pandemic. Did … Read more
“You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead? Or if they ask for an egg, do you give them a scorpion? Of course not! So if you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy … Read more