Tag: Holy

HOLY GROUND

ByDr. Mark September 2, 2025 2 Comments
“…the place where you are standing is holy ground.” (Exodus 3:5b NIV) During the latter month of August and the first few weeks of September in the year 1990, I was busy reaching out to the community, letting people know that Salt Of The Earth Church would have it’s inaugural service on September 21. I was still attending my home church on Sunday, but after receiving the permission and...

WHAT IS THIS?

ByDr. Mark October 17, 2024 0 Comments
“You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.” (Romans 8:9 NIV) It was a typical Sunday morning, for the most part, Worship service began after Sunday School, right on time at 11:00 a.m. in those days. A teenage boy...

GOD WILL LET YOU KNOW!

ByDr. Mark April 17, 2024 0 Comments
If you miss an opportunity to refer to God when someone opens the door for you to be a witness, God will let you know about it. How? The Holy Spirit will communicate with you, not to dismiss you, but to develop you, and direct you in a better way! All you need to do is respond accordingly and get it right the next time.  You know, we all should be thankful for God’s compassionate help to...

REMINDER FROM REGINA

ByDr. Mark January 20, 2024 0 Comments
“Strive to live in peace with everybody and pursue that consecration and holiness without which no one will see the Lord.” (Hebrews 12:14 Amplified Bible, Classic Edition)” Regina is a member of one of our three Victory Classes (Bible Study) at our church. I may have informed you about this before, but today is a perfect day to remind you about the refrigerator magnets that she made...

HE IS NOT A REFEREE!

ByDr. Mark January 17, 2024 0 Comments
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and remind you of all that I said to you.” (John 14:26 NASB) Being a referee at a basketball game at any level can be frustrating, and even fosters a feeling of sadness. That’s understandable, when you consider how many unnerving times parents, players, and paying fans, people who are...

PASSING IT ON!

ByDr. Mark June 20, 2023 0 Comments
“But now you must be holy in everything you do, just as God who chose you is holy.  For the Scriptures say, “You must be holy because I am holy.” (I Peter 3:15-16 NLT) For years now, I have limited the number of things that are posted on the refrigerator.  Back in the day, when the children were young, there was so many things on the fridge that you thought it was just an immoveable,...

THE PRE-STOP, STOP SIGN

ByDr. Mark May 23, 2023 0 Comments
“From Miletus he (Paul) sent to Ephesus for the leaders of the congregation.  When they arrived, he said, “You know that from day one of my arrival in Asia I was with you totally—laying my life on the line, serving the Master no matter what, putting up with no end of scheming by Jews who wanted to do me in.  I didn’t skimp or trim in any way.  Every truth and encouragement that could...

THE CEREAL, THE CHIPS, AND THE COUNSELOR

ByDr. Mark May 4, 2023 0 Comments
“I have treasured Your word in my heart, so that I may not sin against You.” (Psalm 119:11 NASB) You have occasionally heard factual stories that are focused on my trips to the grocery store over the last five years.  Well, here is another one.  Earlier this week, I went to the store with the shopping list that was composed by my spouse.  I say “composed,” because it is...

YOU SHOULD KNOW THE SIGNAL BY NOW!

ByDr. Mark April 23, 2023 0 Comments
“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.  He will glorify Me, for He will take from Mine and will disclose it to you.  All things that the Father has are Mine; this is why I said that He takes from Mine and will disclose it to you.”...

DON’T CHANGE THE CHANNEL!

ByDr. Mark March 8, 2023 0 Comments
“Then the Lord spoke to Moses, saying: “Speak to all the congregation of the sons of Israel and say to them, ‘You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy.” (Leviticus 19:1-2 NASB) Like you, hopefully, I still remember what God’s messenger preached on last Sunday.  Yesterday, I referenced the title of the message that the Lord sent through my oldest son this past Sunday, “The...