HOW MANY FOLLOWERS DO YOU HAVE?

ByDr. Mark September 15, 2022 0 Comments
“Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.” (I Corinthians 11:1 NIV) Social Bee defines a follower this way, “A follower is a person who follows the opinions, ideas, beliefs, and teachings of another.  In social media, a follower is someone who has subscribed to an account in order to receive all the updates.” Online businesses track the number of their followers on social...

THE SKINNY WHEEL BIKE

ByDr. Mark September 14, 2022 0 Comments
“The Philistine (Goliath) ridiculed David. “Am I a dog that you come after me with a stick?”  And he cursed him by his gods.  Come on,” said the Philistine.  “I’ll make roadkill of you for the buzzards. I’ll turn you into a tasty morsel for the field mice.”  David answered, “You come at me with sword and spear and battle-ax. I come at you in the name of...

SHAKING OFF THAT NOT AWAKE FEELING

ByDr. Mark September 13, 2022 0 Comments
“Then he asked me, “Son of man, can these bones become living people again?”  “O Sovereign Lord,” I replied, “you alone know the answer to that.”  Then he said to me, “Speak a prophetic message to these bones and say, ‘Dry bones, listen to the word of the Lord!  This is what the Sovereign Lord says: Look!  I am going to put breath into you and make you live again!  I will...

PUT ME IN!

ByDr. Mark September 12, 2022 0 Comments
“The I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, ‘Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?’  Then I said, 'Here am I.  Send me!'” (Isaiah 6:8 NASB) Once again it is Monday morning, and as par for the course, I am challenged to uphold my word to be brief on this day of the week.  We even have a name for meditations published the day after the Lord’s Day, “The Monday Short.”  I’ll...

YOU SHOULD STILL BE RUNNING TO HIS HOUSE

ByDr. Mark September 11, 2022 0 Comments
“The Lord is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety—.” (Proverbs 18:10 Contemporary English Version) Today we will hear a lot about 911.  Many of us remember that day quite vividly, no matter where we reside in the world.  I know that I remember that day quite clearly.  And just as strikingly, I recall how companies were extending lunch hours to let employees go worship at...

THIS WILL CHANGE YOUR DAY!

ByDr. Mark September 10, 2022 0 Comments
“If you want to turn your life around, try thankfulness.  It will change your life mightily.” (Quote by George Good) Early Friday morning, I prepared some PowerPoint slides for Sunday’s sermon, slides that answer the question, “Where Does Change Begin?”  Feeling like I had accomplished something according to my time management plan for the day, after finishing the slide I decided to...

DON’T WAIT UNTIL IT IS TOO LATE!

ByDr. Mark September 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Jesus went through the towns and villages, teaching as he went, always pressing on toward Jerusalem.  Someone asked him, “Lord, will only a few be saved?”  He replied,” Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.  When the master of the house has locked the door, it will be too late.  You will stand outside knocking and pleading,...

WHAT IS YOUR THEME?

ByDr. Mark September 8, 2022 0 Comments
“Your very lives are a letter that anyone can read by just looking at you.  Christ himself wrote it—not with ink, but with God’s living Spirit; not chiseled into stone but carved into human lives—and we publish it.” (2 Corinthians 3:3 MSG) In a quote taken from “The Pen & The Pad,” Nadine Smith wrote, “A theme is the general message or statement about a subject that all the...

LASTING IMPRESSIONS

ByDr. Mark September 7, 2022 0 Comments
“Then seizing him, they led him away and took him into the house of the high priest.  Peter followed at a distance.  And when some there had kindled a fire in the middle of the courtyard and had sat down together, Peter sat down with them.  A servant girl saw him seated there in the firelight.  She looked closely at him and said, “This man was with him.”  But he denied it. “Woman, I...

CAN’T KEEP THIS ONE TO MYSELF!

ByDr. Mark September 6, 2022 0 Comments
“Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors is hard.” (Proverbs 13:15 KJV) You know how we are when we hear something good!  We tell everyone about it!  Before we barely say, “Hi,” we are sharing what we heard.  Just for the record, when it is not gossip it is good and okay to do so.  It might even be great! Yesterday morning I heard something that falls in the...