GIVE GOD REASONS TO BLESS YOU!

ByDr. Mark August 14, 2025 0 Comments
“Praise the Lord! Blessed is a person who fears the Lord,Who greatly delights in His commandments.” (Psalm 112:1 NASB) Sunday, as I preached from 2 Samuel 22, one of the three major points I made, making it personal for each one of us receiving the specific message sent by the Lord was, “The Lord will bless me, for I will give Him reason to do so!”  As a supplement for those...

INTERRUPTING THE UNINTERUPTED FAILURE TO MOVE

ByDr. Mark August 13, 2025 2 Comments
“Then the master said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.” (Luke 14:23 New King James Version) Research reveals that there are really undeniable negative impacts associated with sitting for long periods of time. For example, your blood sugar levels can rise, the likelihood of heart disease is increased, your mood...

COMING OUT OF THE FOREST OF LIFE!

ByDr. Mark August 12, 2025 2 Comments
“In the past you were full of darkness, but now you are full of light in the Lord. So live like children who belong to the light.” (Ephesians 5:8 Easy-to Read Bible) I just had an anniversary! What type of anniversary? The best kind of anniversary! You see, on August 11, 1960 I accepted Jesus Christ as my personal Savior. Spiritually, on that very day I had passed from darkness into the...

WISE ADVICE

ByDr. Mark August 11, 2025 0 Comments
This is your Monday Short meditation (Smile!), even though the scriptural passage may be seen as long by you. It’s not by me, because all scripture is profitable. The passage below, by the way, is usually used to teach how to delegate effectively. But there is some counsel that speaks to giving wise advice to another and receiving wise advice from others. As a side note, you will deduct from...

TWO WORDS

ByDr. Mark August 10, 2025 2 Comments
Look! I know you have to get to church, but I have two words of wisdom to share with you in the event that you ever feel like you are friendless or if someone tells you that they feel isolated and have no friends. Read the two words below from the word of God. Store what you read in your spiritual toolbox and then head off to service! Everybody is expecting you in the assembly of the saints...

THE POSITIVE SIDE OF MISTAKES

ByDr. Mark August 9, 2025 0 Comments
“We can only learn from mistakes, by identifying them, determining their source, and correcting them... people learn more from their own mistakes than from the successes of others. — Russell L. Ackoff A week ago, a young lady, being totally transparent for the sake of others, shared with the congregation about how a mistake caused her to lose her job. Now, finding herself in a job search,...

ELEVEN MONTHS!

ByDr. Mark August 8, 2025 0 Comments
“Work hard so God can say to you, “Well done.” Be a good workman, one who does not need to be ashamed when God examines your work. Know what his Word says and means.” (2 Timothy 2:15 The Living Bible) At our local church we have three optional times that members and friend can choose from to attend Bible Study. We can attend a class that coincides with your availability. There are...

IT DOES NOT TAKE ALL THAT!

ByDr. Mark August 7, 2025 0 Comments
I’m not writing about the diligence and dedication or the commitment and the concerted effort to break a bad habit when I say, “It does not take all that!” I am referring to good habits! One little interference, interruption, or insistence of one type or the other can cause you to skip doing what you are supposed to do every day. Case in point: I got up Monday morning at 1:30 a.m. I stayed...

MOVE OUT THE DARKNESS

ByDr. Mark August 6, 2025 0 Comments
“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” (Matthew 5:14-16 NKJV) The preacher who will replace me on October 5 as Pastor of Salt...

EXACTNESS

ByDr. Mark August 5, 2025 2 Comments
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB) I’ll start this mediation out with the words, “Once upon a time,” but this is no fable, there are no fictitious characters, and there is no fantasy involved.  Once upon a time, when expectations were...