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BOLDLY RIDE THAT ROLLERCOASTER…AGAIN!

ByDr. Mark March 21, 2023 0 Comments
“Be strong.  Take courage.   Don’t be intimidated. Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God, is striding ahead of you.  He’s right there with you.  He won’t let you down; He won’t leave you.”(Deuteronomy 31:6 The Message Bible) On visits to big theme parks, filled with a variety of rides and games, food options galore, and the opportunity to just set and observe...

COMMITTED TO THE CLIMB

ByDr. Mark March 3, 2023 0 Comments
Some time later God tested Abraham.  He said to him, “Abraham!”  “Here I am,” he replied.  Then God said, “Take your son, your only son, whom you love—Isaac—and go to the region of Moriah.  Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on a mountain I will show you.”  Early the next morning Abraham got up and loaded his donkey.  He took with him two of his servants and his son...

LET’S GET VERY PERSONAL

ByDr. Mark February 26, 2023 0 Comments
“Beloved, I pray that in every way you may succeed and prosper and be in good health , just as your soul prospers .” (3 John 3:2 The Amplified Bible) Approximately 1,933 years ago, John, the elder, the author of I John, 2 John, and 3 John got personal and wrote a personal letter to Gaius who had acted faithfully in showing hospitality to traveling ministers of the gospel.  Today, early...

MAD MEN

ByDr. Mark February 25, 2023 0 Comments
“Saul got word of the whereabouts of David and his men.  He was sitting under the big oak on the hill at Gibeah at the time, spear in hand, holding court surrounded by his officials.  He said, “Listen here, you Benjaminites!  Don’t think for a minute that you have any future with the son of Jesse!  Do you think he’s going to hand over choice land, give you all influential jobs?...

THE BEST IS YET TO COME

ByDr. Mark February 17, 2023 0 Comments
“But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.  And they found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.  While they were perplexed about this, behold, two men suddenly stood near them in gleaming clothing; and as the women were terrified and bowed their faces...

BUT DID YOU EVER USE IT?

ByDr. Mark February 16, 2023 0 Comments
“I have thought much about your words and stored them in my heart so that they would hold me back from sin.  Blessed Lord, teach me your rules.  I have recited your laws and rejoiced in them more than in riches.  I will meditate upon them and give them my full respect.  I will delight in them and not forget them.” (Romans 1119:11-16 The Living Bible) You are saying, “Did I ever use...

THE G.O.A.T.

ByDr. Mark February 9, 2023 0 Comments
“Therefore, David blessed the Lord in the sight of all the assembly and said, “Blessed (praised, adored, and thanked) are You, O Lord God of Israel (Jacob) our father, forever and ever.  Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and on the earth; Yours is the dominion and kingdom, O Lord, and You...

TO GOD BE THE GLORY

ByDr. Mark February 3, 2023 0 Comments
“To you alone, O Lord, to you alone, and not to us, must glory be given because of your constant love and faithfulness.” (Psalm 115:1 Good News Translation) Tuesday morning, after getting up and working, doing the Lord’s work, starting the day early, a little after 1:00 a.m., I laid back down around 3:45 a.m.  I was having trouble going back to sleep so I decided to pray for awhile and...

TELL THEM THAT THE LORD HAS NEED OF IT

ByDr. Mark January 13, 2023 0 Comments
“Go into the village ahead of you; there, as you enter, you will find a colt tied, on which no one yet has ever sat; untie it and bring it here.  And if anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” (Luke 19:30b-31 NASB) You are familiar with the passage above, reporting on the time, recalling the Sunday that leads to the Friday where...

THE HOUSE TOUR

ByDr. Mark January 12, 2023 0 Comments
“It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, because His compassions never fail.  They are new every morning; great and beyond measure is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:22-23 Amplified Bible) This morning I woke up and instantly took a house tour.  My motive for taking the tour had nothing to do with safety and security concerns.  It was concerning the...