HE ALREADY KNOWS!

ByDr. Mark August 17, 2024 0 Comments
Got questions? Maybe not, but I certainly do have a few. Let’s get started. What’s on your mind this Saturday? What are you planning to do? Have you considered where you will spend your time? What type of conversations will you engage in and what type of words will come out of your mouth? And let me ask you a few more questions, similar inquiries with a godly twist. Is the Lord on your...

“DID I EVER!”

ByDr. Mark August 16, 2024 0 Comments
“One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.”  (John 9:25b King James Version Version) Did I ever move as a child? Did I ever! Born in New Albany Indiana, as a toddler I lived on Corydon Pike in the country, moved to Bloomington, Indiana as a slightly older toddler while my father went to IU, graduating from Indiana University in 1953, attending on WW II veteran benefits. At IU,...

THE TIME TO MAKE A MASTERPIECE

ByDr. Mark August 15, 2024 0 Comments
“For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.” (Ephesians 2:10 NASB) If you were put on the spot and asked to identify what painter took the longest time to create a masterpiece, you might immediately point to Rembrandt, supposing it took him a long time to paint “Judas Returning the Thirty Pieces of...

TWO YARD WORK STORIES

ByDr. Mark August 14, 2024 0 Comments
“Samuel said, “Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Obedience is better than sacrifice, a listening ear than the fat of rams. (I Samuel 15:22 Modern English Version) Story One: As a lad, I was told to go out and cut the lawn and do the related yard work. We did not have a power mower, and the cyclical mower we used - it was...

USELESS!

ByDr. Mark August 13, 2024 0 Comments
“For You do not delight in sacrifice, otherwise I would give it; You do not take pleasure in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and a contrite heart, God, You will not despise.” (Psalm 51:16-17 New American Standard Bible) As our Wednesday night Victory Class was studying, looking at the verses above from David penitential Psalm, I posed the question about...

POWER THINKING FOR BELIEVERS

ByDr. Mark August 12, 2024 0 Comments
“The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16b) This is your Monday Short meditation. I was going through an old file cabinet that had been in the corner of the laundry room for years, not moved and never touched. Aside from finding the children’s old school pictures, team photos, and the special academic awards that they had earned, I found a book called...

FAMILIAR WORDS

ByDr. Mark August 11, 2024 0 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) Years ago, not that far back, you entered the sanctuary of several churches and catching your eyes were the familiar words in the opening verses, painted or mounted on the wall above the pulpits. After finding a...

JUST SKIP IT!

ByDr. Mark August 10, 2024 0 Comments
When you open your Internet on any given day, there will be some entries that suggest that Christianity is obsolete, the word of God is outdated, and the church itself is obsolete. A sense of urgency unraveled in my heart, and I sense that in undeniable service I must share three words to help you this morning; help keep you from being drawn away and start drifting from the faith or to start...

A BETTER HOUSE

ByDr. Mark August 9, 2024 0 Comments
During my time watching HGTV shows, I learned that a house is not just a house, really. I learned that there are various types of houses: Brownstone houses, Cape Cod houses, Cottage Style houses, Colonial houses, Craftsman houses, Farmhouses, French Colonial houses, Mediterranean houses, and Mid-Century houses, just to name a few. This is very different than how I looked at houses when I wanted...

A CHALLENGING VOICEMAIL

ByDr. Mark August 8, 2024 0 Comments
“Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life in your neighborhood so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives. (I Peter 2:11-12 The Message Bible) There are all kinds of messages...