Author: Dr. Mark

THE TREASURE HUNT

ByDr. Mark October 29, 2024 0 Comments
“I rejoice in your word like one who discovers a great treasure.” (Psalm 119:162 NLT) The Sunday service had just ended. The minister who delivered the sermon stood at the back of the church, shaking hands with members of the congregation as they exited the sanctuary. The minister smiled as each person came by. Some shared some brief words, mostly complimentary, “Good message, Pastor.”...

HOLD ON!

ByDr. Mark October 28, 2024 0 Comments
This truly is your Monday Short Meditation. Please meditate on the verse below. Hopefully, when you are done meditating, you will have the same commitment as the Apostle Paul, ready to hold on to what you have been taken hold of by Christ Jesus! The Lord has a purpose for you, regardless of your stage, age, or acreage on which your residence is located, and no matter what changes your face, and...

MYRA, MYRON, AND MILLIE

ByDr. Mark October 27, 2024 0 Comments
Three co-workers, good friends, are sitting at their usual table in the crowded cafeteria on a cold day when no one left the building for lunch. Their standard lunchroom table is in a far corner, away from a lot of the foot traffic and loudmouthed tables where topics from sports to so-called-secrets are being discussed. Let me paint the picture better. At those other tables, co- workers sit and...

THE SENSELESSNESS OF STUBBORNNESS

ByDr. Mark October 26, 2024 0 Comments
“Don’t be like some senseless horse or mule, whose movement must be controlled    with a bit and a bridle. Don’t be anything like that!” (Psalm 32:9 Common English Bible) “Preachers, always telling us what to do!” That’s how some people look at it! But perhaps we should express it this way, “Preachers, those who preach the word of God, they are always telling us the right...

WHAT’S UP WITH THAT COLOR?

ByDr. Mark October 25, 2024 0 Comments
For several months I have noticed that certain colors are used in television commercials, a lot of blues, purples, and reds, for sure. But the color that stimulated my thinking was orange. Commercial after commercial, I saw some form of orange. I asked myself, sounding like I was a writer on the Seinfeld show, “What’s Up with that color?” I was curious, so I decided I’d check it out. The...

THE BOOK

ByDr. Mark October 24, 2024 0 Comments
“Always remember what is written in that book of law. Speak about that book and study it day and night. Then you can be sure to obey what is written there. If you do this, you will be wise and successful in everything you do.” (Joshua 1:8 Easy-to-Read Bible) As part of our Tutorial & Mentoring ministry at our church, following a lesson at what we call “The Community Table,” a group...

SCAN!

ByDr. Mark October 23, 2024 0 Comments
“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings will come to you and reach you if you obey the Lord your God. Blessed will you be in...

WHY ARE YOU STANDING STILL?

ByDr. Mark October 22, 2024 0 Comments
“Jesus withdrew to the sea with His disciples; and a large crowd from Galilee followed Him; and also people from Judea, and from Jerusalem, and from Idumea, and beyond the Jordan, and around Tyre and Sidon; a vast number of people came to Him because they were hearing about all that He was doing.” (Mark 3:7-8 NASB) A young man referenced the verses above and summarized it this way,...

IT WAS NOT JUST FOR YOU!

ByDr. Mark October 21, 2024 0 Comments
“I write this, dear children, to guide you out of sin. But if anyone does sin, we have a Priest-Friend in the presence of the Father: Jesus Christ, righteous Jesus. When he served as a sacrifice for our sins, he solved the sin problem for good—not only ours, but the whole world’s.” (I John 2:1-2 The Message Bible) The person or person you think the Lord would be the least interested in...

OH, BUT YES, HE DID!

ByDr. Mark October 20, 2024 0 Comments
“Because of the extraordinary greatness of the revelations, for this reason, to keep me from exalting myself, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me. And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in...