Genesis 21:14 – So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. You probably live in a house, condo, or some type … Read more
Genesis 5:1-2 – This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God. Male and female he created them, and he blessed them and named them Man when they were created. God calling Noah to build the Ark begins with the lengthy genealogy of Adam’s descendants … Read more
Genesis 3:9 – But the Lord God called to the man and said to him, “Where are you?” It’s very curious that in Genesis 3, after Adam and Eve sin following Satan’s deception, God comes looking for Adam first. Even though they both sinned, Eve by commission and Adam by omission, God still approaches Adam first and … Read more
Genesis 2:16-17 – And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” If you have kids or have been around a kid, you … Read more
Genesis 2:24-25 – Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. For this week’s sermon in Genesis 2, I borrowed a bit from Pastor Jimmy Evans’ Four Laws … Read more
In this Real Men sermon, Pastor Mark talks about the fact that a critic and a coach see the same problem but react to them differently.
Romans 8:1-4 – There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son … Read more
In this sermon from Real Men based on Romans 8:12-17, Pastor Mark shares 8 things we get from our Heavenly Father no matter the type of earthly father we have.
This video is part of a special edition of Pastor Mark & Grace’s XO Real marriage podcast. Who to spend the holidays with and how much time to spend with extended family and in-laws can be a tense issue for married couples. With this question, Pastor Mark and Grace seek to help with how to … Read more
This encouraging sermon from Romans 5 encourages people to rejoice in God, hardship, and reconciliation.
In this Real Men talk from Romans 2, Pastor Mark talks about leading by relationship vs. rules in your home, family, and workplace.
In this sermon from Romans 2:12-29, Pastor Mark talks about five religious traps people can fall into and how God ultimately wants relationship, not religion.