What does the wisest man on earth say about life?
In this clip, Pastor Mark discusses the timeline of King Solomon, from the Song of Songs all the way to Ecclesiastics.
Return, Reconciliation, and Relationship Part 1
Genesis 33:4 – But Esau ran to meet him and embraced him and fell on his neck and kissed him, and they wept. Now empowered as a new man by God’s blessing and his faith, Jacob/Israel no longer lingered at the back of his caravan hiding timidly from his brother Esau. Instead, he literally stepped … Read more
Jacob Gets a New Name
Genesis 32:24 – And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. Before yet encountering his brother, God again appeared to Jacob in a very significant way. While alone one night, a man who is called God came to Jacob and it seems likely this was Jesus. … Read more
Jacob Prepares to Reunite with Esau
Genesis 32:6 – And the messengers returned to Jacob, saying, “We came to your brother Esau, and he is coming to meet you, and there are four hundred men with him.” There are times in life that it feels like we are in an exhausting battle. Sometimes we even battle with God – struggling to … Read more
Church hurt and miscarriages, “I couldn’t fight anymore, and we went to church for the first time in years…”
After being bullied at the church I grew up at, I never thought I would walk into a church ever again. I wasn’t angry with God, but I never understood what it meant to walk with or to know God. My understanding of church was, I would be talked down to by my peers and I … Read more
Kingdom Down #10 – How to be Godly and Healthy in Crisis
Life won’t always be easy and, as Daniel shows, it’s ok to lament and not be ok, but we must be aware that our pain on this earth is part of the great, spiritual war in the unseen realm.
Harbored Bitterness Triggers Unhealth
Hebrews 11:4 – By faith Abel offered…a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts…through his faith. Has there ever been a time that you feel like you were doing all the right things but there was a person who just opposes, despises, and hates you? … Read more
James #3 – How does faith work when you are angry?
Pastor Mark, in this sermon, tackles the ideas of anger, trial triggers, our behavior, and the result of our behavior when we react in anger to trials, based in James 1:19-27.
Romans #36 – Real Ministry: Problems
In this final sermon in Romans from 16:17-27, Pastor Mark preaches against division and on the difference between wise, foolish, and evil people. Ultimately, the book ends with the admonition to start with God, stay with God, and finish with God.
We All Need Hope
Romans 15:2-4 – Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement … Read more
How do you come to an agreement on what type of media you consume as a couple and family?
This week’s question is from a lady who disagrees with her husband on where the line is as far as the entertainment they watch. He’s ok with watching movies with violence, murder, and swearing, but she doesn’t feel as comfortable with it. How should they approach this issue?
How do we condemn ourselves or let others condemn us?
In this clip from Romans, Pastor Mark details ways we condemn ourselves and let others condemn us but that God doesn’t condemn us.