“HE LIVES!”

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2022 0 Comments
“But God raised Him up again, putting an end to the agony of death, since it was impossible for Him to be held in its power.” (Acts 2:24 NASB) The pulpit may be located in a grand sanctuary.  It may be situated center stage in a homeless shelter; perhaps it a spot on a barren piece of land far away from civilization as you know it.  It may be and enclosed spot on the exercise yard...

REACHING THE MASSES

ByDr. Mark April 16, 2022 0 Comments
“And I, if I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to Myself.” (John 14:15-17 NKJV) I have been blessed to live in Indianapolis long enough to witness its population become more and more diverse.  In this sector of the land of opportunity, as our nation has been referred to, the masses of people in our city come from all over the globe.  Your city might have already...

TOM & JERRY

ByDr. Mark April 15, 2022 0 Comments
“I love you, Lord! You answered my prayers.  You paid attention to me, and so I will pray to you as long as I live.” (Psalm 116:1-2 Contemporary English Version) I’m not really going to write about the Academy Award winning cartoon show, “Tom & Jerry.”  No, I’m not intending to primarily focus on these two characters who have been in movies for decades and are still featured on...

VICTORY SONGS

ByDr. Mark April 14, 2022 0 Comments
“But thanks be to God!  He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (I Corinthians 15:57 NIV) Teachers need to change their methods of teaching every once and awhile.  On top of that, most people today have no qualms about the quantity of time they devote to searching for things on the internet.  Add the fact that people love to be challenged. In view of the three...

INVESTED POWER

ByDr. Mark April 13, 2022 0 Comments
“If you love Me, keep My commandments.  And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him; but you know Him, for He dwells with you and will be in you.” (John 14:15-17 NKJV) In the days where elementary school children actually attended schools in...

THE COVER UP VS. THE FIX UP

ByDr. Mark April 12, 2022 0 Comments
“Later, when Bathsheba discovered that she was pregnant, she sent David a message, saying, “I’m pregnant.”  Then David sent word to Joab: “Send me Uriah the Hittite.”  So, Joab sent him to David.  When Uriah arrived, David asked him how Joab and the army were getting along and how the war was progressing.  Then he told Uriah, “Go on home and relax.”  David even sent a gift...

EXTRA CARE AVAILABLE

ByDr. Mark April 11, 2022 0 Comments
“Are you tired?  Worn out? Burned out on religion?  Come to me.  Get away with me and you’ll recover your life.  I’ll show you how to take a real rest.  Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it.  Learn the unforced rhythms of grace.  I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” (Matthew 11:28-30...

THE OBEDIENT RESPONSE

ByDr. Mark April 10, 2022 0 Comments
“The king of Aram had great admiration for Naaman, the commander of his army, because through him the Lord had given Aram great victories.  But though Naaman was a mighty warrior, he suffered from leprosy.  At this time Aramean raiders had invaded the land of Israel, and among their captives was a young girl who had been given to Naaman’s wife as a maid.  One day the girl said to her...

SELF-ESTEEM

ByDr. Mark April 9, 2022 0 Comments
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves.” (Philippians 2:3 ESV) One formal leadership program advocates that every conversation with another person should start out with words that enhance or maintain that person’s self-esteem.  From another perspective, Norman Vincent Peale says of self-esteem, “Think positively...

IF YOU THINK YOU CAN…

ByDr. Mark April 8, 2022 0 Comments
“After these things, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, “Do not fear, Abram,I am a shield to you; your reward shall be very great.”  But Abram said, “Lord God, what will You give me, since I am childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?”  Abram also said, “Since You have given me no son, one who has been born in my house is my heir.”  Then...