Romans 15:22-33 – This is the reason why I have so often been hindered from coming to you. But now, since I no longer have any room for work in these regions, and since I have longed for many years to come to you, I hope to see you in passing as I go to Spain, and … Read more
Romans 13:7-10 – Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed. Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For … Read more
In this sermon from Romans 13:8-14, Pastor Mark preaches on the war between love and selfishness, the war between the Spirit and the flesh, and the best version of a person, who is in Jesus.
Romans 13:1 – Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. As we go through the book of Romans for almost a year, this week, we land on Romans 13 about honoring and submitting to governing authority. Though we’re … Read more
Romans 13:1 – Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God. As I laid out the plans to preach through the book of Romans starting last fall, I set the schedule to preach the book for almost … Read more
One of the most popular and insightful passages to study in a time of increasing conversation around social disobedience and social justice, Pastor Mark preaches from Romans 13:1-7 on how Christians can discern a course of action when God and government collide.
Pastor Mark, teaching from Romans 10:20-21, gives seven leadership lessons for men on topics including responsibility, perseverance, and trust.
7 Leadership Lessons for Men Romans 10:20-21 Then Isaiah [65:1-2] is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.” But of Israel he says, “All day long I have held out my hands to a … Read more
Romans 4:20-22 – No unbelief made him waver concerning the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. That is why his faith was “counted to him as righteousness.” One common misreading of the Bible … Read more
Every election year, people are filled with hope that their candidate will actually do what they say they will do. And they never do. In 1916, Woodrow Wilson promised to avoid war, but just 29 days into his term he declared war on Germany. In 1928, Herbert Hoover promised prosperity with “a chicken in every … Read more
In Romans 5, Paul talks about the fact that because of our first father, Adam, and the original sin, humanity was in ruin but, because of Jesus, we were rescued and now get the opportunity to be with Jesus, who will reign forever.
These notes accompany Pastor Mark’s Real Leaders podcast “24 War-Time Leadership Lessons from 2020”.