WHEN IT COMES TO YOUR PERSPECTIVE OF TIME

ByDr. Mark July 19, 2021 0 Comments
“Take a lesson from the fig tree. From the moment you notice its buds form, the merest hint of green, you know summer’s just around the corner. So it is with you: When you see all these things, you’ll know he’s at the door. Don’t take this lightly. I’m not just saying this for some future generation, but for all of you. This age continues until all these things take place. Sky and...

TIMES HAVE CHANGED

ByDr. Mark July 18, 2021 0 Comments
“For I, the Lord, do not change...” (Malachi 3:6 NASB) Leaving a restaurant,  as we approached our car, I opened the door for my wife. I heard an immediate dialogue from a young couple parked beside us who was also leaving.  The female getting in the car next to us said to her male companion, “Did you see what that man did for his wife.  He got her door.”  The...

GO AND SIN NO MORE

ByDr. Mark July 17, 2021 0 Comments
“The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law of Moses brought in a woman who had been caught in bed with a man who wasn’t her husband. They made her stand in the middle of the crowd. Then they said, “Teacher, this woman was caught sleeping with a man who isn’t her husband. The Law of Moses teaches that a woman like this should be stoned to death! What do you say?” They asked Jesus this...

TRISTE O FELIZE?

ByDr. Mark July 16, 2021 0 Comments
“My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.” (John 10:29 NASB) Let’s start with a little Spanish lesson.  Today’s title, “TRISTE O FELIZE,” is translated in English “SAD OR HAPPY.”  What is this meditation all about?  Hopefully, you will not see it as morbid, but meaningful; not unsettling, but...

YOUR TWO OTHER BEST FRIENDS

ByDr. Mark July 15, 2021 0 Comments
“When the people saw him do this miraculous sign, they exclaimed, “Surely, he is the Prophet we have been expecting! ”When Jesus saw that they were ready to force him to be their king, he slipped away into the hills by himself.” (John 6:14-15 NLT) Of course Jesus is a friend of yours and without argument, He is definitely your best friend. This morning I want to tell you about two other...

POP ARTS

ByDr. Mark July 14, 2021 0 Comments
“And when he rose from prayer, he came to the disciples and found them sleeping for sorrow, and he said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Rise and pray that you may not enter into temptation.”  (Luke 22:45-46 ESV) Nope!  No sir!  No ma’am! That was not a typing error in the title!  I did not leave off the “T” of one of your favorite or at least familiar...

THE GUEST ROOM

ByDr. Mark July 13, 2021 0 Comments
“I run for dear life to God, I’ll never live to regret it. Do what you do so well: get me out of this mess and up on my feet. Put your ear to the ground and listen, give me space for salvation. Be a guest room where I can retreat; you said your door was always open! You’re my salvation—my vast, granite fortress.” (Psalm 71:1-3 The Message Bible) Have you ever been on a long trip where...

NEED TO TALK ABOUT ROOT CAUSE?

ByDr. Mark July 12, 2021 0 Comments
“It came about in due time, after Hannah had conceived, that she gave birth to a son; and she named him Samuel, saying, “Because I have asked for him of the Lord.” Then the man Elkanah went up with all his household to offer to the Lord the yearly sacrifice and to pay his vow. But Hannah did not go up, for she said to her husband, “I will not go until the child is weaned; then...

THE MINIMALIST

ByDr. Mark July 11, 2021 0 Comments
“But his servants caught up with him and said, “Father, if the prophet had asked you to do something hard and heroic, wouldn’t you have done it? So why not this simple ‘wash and be clean’?” So he did it. He went down and immersed himself in the Jordan seven times, following the orders of the Holy Man. His skin was healed; it was like the skin of a little baby. He was as good as...

I’M SURE THIS IS FOR SOMEONE ELSE!

ByDr. Mark July 10, 2021 0 Comments
“You have heard ...” (Matthew 5:21a) This is not for you, okay?  I’m sure this is for someone else.  I’m positive that you don’t need me to tell you anything about punctuality again.  You have heard what I have to say on more than once occasion about being on time.  So help minister to “somebody else” by sharing this brief meditation with anyone who is...