Tag: Growth

GROWING AIMS

ByDr. Mark January 21, 2026 4 Comments
“So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God....

ARE PEOPLE NOTICING THAT YOU ARE GAINING?

ByDr. Mark April 26, 2023 0 Comments
“For this reason we also, from the day we heard of it, have not ceased to pray and make request for you, that you may be filled with the full (deep and clear) knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and in understanding and discernment of spiritual things—That you may walk (live and conduct yourselves) in a manner worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing to Him and desiring to please...

THE GROWTH OF THE ORGANISM

ByDr. Mark March 9, 2023 0 Comments
“And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and people.” (Luke 2:52 NASB) Three days ago the meditation focused on the growth of the organism referred to as the local church.  Yes, the church is an organism, consisting of many members with Christ as the Head.  Today, let’s focus on the many members, which includes you, that make up this organism.  You are not...

THE GROWING CHURCH

ByDr. Mark March 6, 2023 0 Comments
“And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.  Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to follow all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20 NASB) How do believers grow...

MISSING NUMBERS

ByDr. Mark February 10, 2023 0 Comments
“Then those who gladly received his word were baptized; and that day about three thousand souls were added to them.  And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.” (Acts 2:41-42 NKJV) On Mondays and Tuesday, I serve as a volunteer for a Tutoring and Mentoring Program at our church, directed by our Assistant Pastor. ...

GETTING OUR DUCKS IN ORDER

ByDr. Mark January 22, 2023 0 Comments
“As a prisoner of the Lord, I beg you to live in a way that is worthy of the people God has chosen to be his own.  Always be humble and gentle.  Patiently put up with each other and love each other.  Try your best to let God's Spirit keep your hearts united.  Do this by living at peace.” (Ephesians 4:1-3 Contemporary English Version) Looking out the kitchen window and...

OUR RETENTION PONDS NEED TO BE STOCKED

ByDr. Mark August 5, 2022 0 Comments
“Jesus, undeterred, went right ahead and gave his charge: “God authorized and commanded me to commission you: Go out and train everyone you meet, far and near, in this way of life, marking them by baptism in the threefold name: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.  Then instruct them in the practice of all I have commanded you.  I’ll be with you as you do this, day after day after day, right up...

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...

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...

TREND LINES

ByDr. Mark April 28, 2021 0 Comments
“You, therefore, will be perfect  , as your heavenly Father is perfect.” (Matthew 5:48 Amplified Bible) Trend lines are used by technical analysts, trading security specialists, and thinkers who track something mathematically to determine a general direction that which is taking place.  I’m sure you have seen trend lines being used to track the inclines and declines of the pandemic...