Author: Dr. Mark

LEAVE IT AT THE OLD HOUSE!

ByDr. Mark March 30, 2021 0 Comments
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.” (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV) Sunday afternoon I’m on my way to my son’s house to deliver a package.  As I turned the corner to get to his house, I noticed another house where there were more children’s toys by the mailbox at the end of the driveway; enough toys to...

GET BACK IN THERE!

ByDr. Mark March 29, 2021 0 Comments
“Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds unfinished in the sight of my God.” (Revelation 3:2 NIV) You have probably been on both the giving and receiving end of these words, “Get back in there!”  Let’s reflect on times when you were on the receiving end this morning.  You were told to clean your room.  Hastily, in a hurry to get...

GAMES PEOPLE PLAY

ByDr. Mark March 28, 2021 0 Comments
“When I was a child, I spoke like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child; when I became an adult, I put an end to childish ways.” (I Corinthians 13:11 NRSV) Games in my childhood did not involve any electronics, with the exception of games involving toys that required batteries or a train set that required electrical power.  There were standard marbles, shooter...

WHEN YOU REJOICE

ByDr. Mark March 27, 2021 0 Comments
“And Paul and Barnabas spoke out boldly and confidently, saying, “It was necessary that God’s message be spoken to you first. Since you repudiate it and judge yourselves unworthy of eternal life, now we turn to the Gentiles. For that is what the Lord has commanded us, saying, ‘I have placed You as a light for the Gentiles, So that You may bring   salvation to the end of the...

SENIOR SAINT SHARES A LESSON…OR TWO

ByDr. Mark March 26, 2021 0 Comments
“…in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18 NASB) Embracing the philosophy that she had learned in her educational pursuits, “to do it to learn,” a Sunday School teacher took her kindergarten class to a nearby dollar store on a Saturday morning to experience showing love for others.  She obviously was applying her...

DISHES, DIS & DAT, AND DIVINE FEEDBACK

ByDr. Mark March 25, 2021 0 Comments
“Moses’ father-in-law replied, “What you are doing is not good. You and these people who come to you will only wear yourselves out. The work is too heavy for you; you cannot handle it alone. Listen now to me and I will give you some advice, and may God be with you.” (Exodus 18: 17-19a NIV) I can understand how you feel when it seems like someone is always criticizing you. ...

WHEN HE CALLS YOU

ByDr. Mark March 24, 2021 0 Comments
“The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.” (John 10:27 AMP) Yesterday morning, I got up before 2:00 a.m. EST.  This was after rolling over and trying to get at least a couple of hours of sleep.  It’s the time of the year for the college basketball tournaments and I admit I went from one channel to the other, one game to the...

COUNSELING EXPERIENCES

ByDr. Mark March 23, 2021 0 Comments
“You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.” (Psalm 73:24 NLT) As a freshman in high school I spent my share of time in the Counselor’s Office, sent there to meet with the man assigned to provide me guidance through school, and simultaneously prepare me by providing me with wisdom to wither through the sometimes woeful and other times life that lie ahead; times that...

JUNE’S WALL

ByDr. Mark March 22, 2021 0 Comments
“Arise, eat because the journey is too great for you.” (I Kings’ 19:7b NASB) I borrowed the Scripture above from yesterday’s sermon on “The Problem with Enough.”  Relax. I am not going to review the points of the sermon, but as I was meditating on this verse, I started thinking about something that can benefit you and me.  However, to be fair, I need to tell you that the...

TIME IS NOT A PROBLEM WHEN…

ByDr. Mark March 21, 2021 0 Comments
“Does a young woman forget her jewelry, or a bride her wedding dress? Yet for years on end    my people have forgotten me.” (Jeremiah 2:32 NLT) When a youngster that you are raising or mentoring asks you for help, you will drop what you are doing and provide the help that is needed.  Even though it delayed the completion of what you were working on, time was not a problem.  You...