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THANK HIM!

ByDr. Mark July 2, 2023 0 Comments
“Praise the Lord!  Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy is everlasting.” (Psalm 106:1 NASB) There have been many days that we called on the Lord and He not only heard our cry, not only answered by and by, but He intervened in our dilemmas, inserted His Divine self into our devastating circumstances, and ended our deviant behaviors that were leading is down the path of...

THE ROCK

ByDr. Mark July 1, 2023 0 Comments
“All things are weary…” (Ecclesiastes 1:8a The Amplified Bible) When you saw today’s title, did you have, even if just for a moment, thoughts about the rock fights you had when you were young, or the rock you threw and it inadvertently, unintentionally, by accident, broke a neighbor’s windowpane?  Or did you think rock you have stuck in your drawer to remind you of a special day from...

WHAT HE SAID WAS…

ByDr. Mark June 28, 2023 0 Comments
“But I say to you…” (Matthew 5:22 a NASB) What I am about to share with you this Wednesday morning is profitable, for I am just going to present you with profound words spoken by Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5-7).  All the excerpts I will be presenting come from the New American Standard Bible because of its high ranking in terms of word-for-word translation.  Think of...

WHEN YOU REALLY LOVE THE LORD

ByDr. Mark June 21, 2023 0 Comments
“Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.  This is the first and great commandment.” (Matthew 22:37-38 New King James Version) If you have ever sang, “I Really Love the Lord,” or “I Love the Lord, He Heard my Cry,” or you have expressed you love for God in some other form or fashion, and even if you...

THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON

ByDr. Mark June 17, 2023 0 Comments
“Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth.” (Matthew 5:13a The Message Bible) If you were to ask news reporters or people who produce television shows to name the most influential people of the world, your would get a list of multiple persons ranging from the rich and famous to the political figure that is working for...

THE MIGHTY TOWER

ByDr. Mark June 11, 2023 0 Comments
“The Lord Is a mighty tower where his people can run for safety—.” (Proverbs 18:10 Contemporary English Version) Friday morning, after sending out the daily meditation and writing a draft for Saturday’s edition of Mark Writes, I turned on the television and watched a show about the construction of New York’s Steinway Tower; the skinniest skyscraper in the world and one of the tallest...

A LESSON ON HOW TO ROW, ROW, ROW YOUR BOAT

ByDr. Mark June 6, 2023 0 Comments
“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the...

AN EMAIL CHAIN WORTH SHARING

ByDr. Mark May 26, 2023 0 Comments
“After breakfast Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?”  “Yes, Lord,” Peter replied, “you know I love you.”  “Then feed my lambs,”  Jesus told him.  Jesus repeated the question: “Simon son of John, do you love me?”  “Yes, Lord,” Peter said, “you know I love you.”  “Then take care of my sheep,” Jesus said.  A third...

THANK GOD FOR HELPERS & “THE HELP!”

ByDr. Mark May 25, 2023 0 Comments
“Don’t put your life in the hands of experts who know nothing of life, of salvation life.  Mere humans don’t have what it takes; when they die, their projects die with them.  Instead, get help from the God of Jacob, put your hope in God and know real blessing!  God made sky and soil, sea and all the fish in it.  He always does what he says—he defends the wronged, he feeds the...

IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE ME…

ByDr. Mark May 24, 2023 0 Comments
”But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.” (James 1:25 New King James Version) Living out the word of God as it has been revealed to you must be materialized on your living.  That is if you want blessings, and you want to avoid some unwanted, negative consequences of...