1 Kings 19:5 – And he lay down and slept under a broom tree. And behold, an angel touched him and said to him, “Arise and eat.” Of all the emotions mentioned of Jesus in the Bible, the one that appears most frequently is “compassion”, the very thing that God has for Elijah and all … Read more
1 Kings 19:1-4 – Ahab told Jezebel all that Elijah had done, and how he had killed all the prophets with the sword. Then Jezebel sent a messenger to Elijah, saying, “So may the gods do to me and more also, if I do not make your life as the life of one of them by this time tomorrow.” Then … Read more
1 Kings 19:3-5 – [Elijah] was afraid, and he arose and ran for his life…he himself went a day’s journey into the wilderness and came and sat down under a broom tree. And he asked that he might die, saying, “It is enough; now, O LORD, take away my life, for I am no better … Read more
Mark 14:33-34 – And he took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly distressed and troubled. And he said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, even to death. Remain here and watch.” Jesus Christ lived a perfect human life, and the four gospels include some 60 times in which … Read more
Psalm 3:1,3 – O Lord, how many are my foes! Many are rising against me…But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. At some point, even the godliest person experiences discouragement, and even depression. This is a normal part of the Christian life, and something many … Read more
In this clip, Pastor Mark discusses the timeline of King Solomon, from the Song of Songs all the way to Ecclesiastics.
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
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
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
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
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.
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