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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THINKING AND DOING

ByDr. Mark November 27, 2022 0 Comments
“Don’t let others spoil your faith and joy with their philosophies, their wrong and shallow answers built on men’s thoughts and ideas, instead of on what Christ has said.” (Colossians 2:8 The Living Bible) This morning I was going to tell you a long story about a man named Bradley, an individual who was ready to give up on his marriage, only three months past his wonderful wedding day. ...

THINKING THAT PRODUCES THANKING

ByDr. Mark November 20, 2022 0 Comments
(Note: This is the first of a six day series intended to elevate our thanksgiving aptitude.  Also, please not that to access these daily meditations from Monday through Saturday this week, you will have to go to the website below.  I will not have access to Internet during the next six days, but I have written in advance meditations for each of those days to keep you God conscious and...

YOU ARE DOING GOOD, BUT…

ByDr. Mark August 26, 2022 0 Comments
“You, therefore, will be perfect , as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48 The Amplified Bible) Happy Friday to you!  I want to compliment you and challenge you this morning.  How did all this come about?  Let me explain.  I received some compliments about last week’s sermon.  Really, I did not do anything except deliver the message how the Lord put it...

STAY RIGHT THERE!

ByDr. Mark August 18, 2022 0 Comments
“Don’t eavesdrop on the conversation of others.  What if the gossip’s about you and you’d rather not hear it?  You’ve done that a few times, haven’t you—said things behind someone’s back you wouldn’t say to his face?!” (Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 The Message Bible) Today’s opening verses come right after yesterday’s opening verse.  That’s why I titled this meditation,...

EXPECTING ANNOUNCEMENT

ByDr. Mark July 7, 2022 0 Comments
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18 NLT) Rid your face of the “can’t believe it” expression!  Right from the start, let me assure you that the title above does is not a birth announcement!  No way is this an Abraham-type story where, by divine intervention, a baby is on the way at my house!  This is a...

“THE DECORATOR’S FIND”

ByDr. Mark June 16, 2022 0 Comments
“For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23 NLT) I’m not a decorator by trade or training, and I am not a member of any touted decorator’s guild.  But I do have a passion for decorating.  And on top of that, I do possess some experience in decorating the entry ways and lobbies of two companies, decorating...

A CASE FOR DIVERSITY & INCLUSION

ByDr. Mark March 17, 2022 0 Comments
“He isn’t really being slow about his promised return, even though it sometimes seems that way. But he is waiting, for the good reason that he is not willing that any should perish, and he is giving more time for sinners to repent.” (2 Peter 3:9 The Living Bible) Have you ever heard people refer to a church based on its demographics or better said, based on labels, such as “the Black...

THANKFUL AND BLESSED!

ByDr. Mark November 9, 2021 0 Comments
“…in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God for you in Christ Jesus.” (I Thessalonians 5:18 NASB) This morning our meditation is provided by Valerie Ray, a fellow writer blogger, and a member of the church that I pastor.  She serves faithfully as the Director of Christian Education, but more than that, she is a gifted, talented saint in more ways than one.  She is...

HISTORY LESSON #2

ByDr. Mark August 31, 2021 0 Comments
“Now it came about in those days, when Moses had grown up, that he went out to his fellow Hebrews and looked at their hard labors; and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his fellow Hebrews.  So he looked this way and that, and when he saw that there was no one around, he struck and killed the Egyptian, and hid]his body in the sand. Now he went out the next day, and behold, two...

LIGHT AND LOVE

ByDr. Mark February 19, 2021 0 Comments
“The one who says that he is in the Light and yet hates his brother or sister is in the darkness until now.” (I John 2:9 NASB) It is Black History Month in our country, but what a misleading way to look at the contributions of so many great Black Americans; what a short period of time to recognize their past and present achievements that benefitted all mankind.  I for one will not...