MULTIPLYING AND GROWING

ByDr. Mark May 30, 2021 0 Comments
“Joseph continued to live in Egypt with his father’s family. Joseph lived 110 years. He lived to see Ephraim’s sons into the third generation. The sons of Makir, Manasseh’s son, were also recognized as Joseph’s. At the end, Joseph said to his brothers, “I am ready to die. God will most certainly pay you a visit and take you out of this land and back to the land he so solemnly...

CLOSE THE DOOR…

ByDr. Mark May 29, 2021 0 Comments
“So they went into the ark to Noah, by twos of all flesh in which there was the breath of life. Those that entered, male and female of all flesh, entered as God had commanded him; and the Lord closed the door behind him.”  (Genesis 7:15-16 NASB) Whoa now!  The title “Close The Door,” may have started you singing a line from an old romance song where the next words were,...

MEMORIAL DAY: LORD HELP US REMEMBER!

ByDr. Mark May 28, 2021 0 Comments
“Render to all what is due them: taxes to whom taxes are due, respect to whom respect is due, fear to whom fear is due, and honor to whom honor is due.”  (Romans 13:7 Modern English Version) As we are about to enter the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a time where we tend to think of picnics, camping, fireworks, parades, baseball games where fans come clad in red, white, and blue, and of...

THE LIFE CHANGERS

ByDr. Mark May 27, 2021 0 Comments
“So I said, “The thing which you are doing is not good...”  (Nehemiah 5:9a NASB) Thank God for the Nehemiah’s; the life changers in our lives!  Let me make sense of my first sentence by telling you about some life changers, people who, in a close proximity of time, changed the direction of my life.  Hiding with two friends in the bathroom at a laundry mat on 16th and College...

IF YOU BUILD IT…

ByDr. Mark May 26, 2021 0 Comments
“And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build my church, and not even death will ever be able to overcome it.”  (Matthew 16:18 Good News Bible) Remember the movie, “Field of Dreams,” and the unforgettable line, communicated from some unseen source, “If you build it, they will come,” in reference to building a baseball field in the middle of...

THE UNEXPECTED SOURCES OF BLESSINGS

ByDr. Mark May 25, 2021 0 Comments
“Then Joseph went in and told Pharaoh, and said, “My father and my brothers and their flocks and their herds and all that they have, have come out of the land of Canaan; and behold, they are in the land of Goshen.” And he took five men from among his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh. Then Pharaoh said to his brothers, “What is your occupation?” So they said to Pharaoh,...

YOU DON’T HAVE NO HAIR

ByDr. Mark May 24, 2021 0 Comments
“If the axe is dull and he does not sharpen its edge, then he must exert more strength. Wisdom has the advantage of bringing success.” (Ecclesiastes 10:10 NASB) My next to youngest granddaughter paid a visit this past week.  After playing some basketball on a little hoop in the lower level, and after watching some cartoons, we sat down to eat.  She insisted that I sit...

IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT YOU DIDN’T DO BAD

ByDr. Mark May 23, 2021 0 Comments
“Another day, a man stopped Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” Jesus said, “Why do you question me about what’s good? God is the One who is good. If you want to enter the life of God, just do what he tells you.” The man asked, “What in particular?” Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, honor...

LEAVE “IT” THERE

ByDr. Mark May 22, 2021 0 Comments
“Cast your burden on the Lord  and He will sustain and uphold you;He will never allow the righteous to be shaken (slip, fall, fail).” (Psalm 55:22 Amplified Bible) It’s Saturday morning, so you know I really won’t be too long, knowing that you have a lot to do to ensure nothing, absolutely nothing, will keep you from worship service tomorrow.  Here is a short story and a...

GREATER IS THY GRACE

ByDr. Mark May 21, 2021 0 Comments
“Because of the surpassing greatness and extraordinary nature of the revelations , for this reason, to keep me from thinking of myself as important, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan, to torment and harass me—to keep me from exalting myself! Concerning this I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might leave me; but He has said to me, “My grace is...