Category: Mark’s Messages

We all have to endure them. How many of us are facing a storm? How many of us have that empty, sinking feeling of fear in the pit of our stomach? Are you anxious about your health, about some sin in your life? Are you unsure of your relationship with God, about what’s going to… Continue reading Bring Your Storm to God

We all face them, life tumbles in, scary times come, fear creeps in, and doubts arise. We can’t seem to shake the Does God care for me? Is He at work in my life? Sometimes our confidence is shaken, really shaken! Doubts and doubting moments are inevitable. We all struggle with them. The question becomes:… Continue reading Lord I believe, help my unbelief

Every anxiety verse in the Bible points to the same 2-word solution. Which means praying about your anxiety might be making it worse. Here’s why… Matthew 6, Psalm 94, Philippians 4, 1 Peter 5… Look at every major passage on anxiety. They all point to the same two-part solution. Not “try harder to stop worrying.:… Continue reading Anxious? This May Help

The New Year has in store many opportunities for WORSHIP, FELLOWSHIP, SERVICE & GROWTH. There are some great things already planned and more things being considered for our church family that will serve to encourage us and help us grow stronger in the faith. I hope that you will do all that you can to… Continue reading Great Things in Store

You have probably heard the phrase “the work is never done” on several occasions in regard to several different people or groups of people. “A woman’s work is never done,” “a cowboy’s work is never done,” or “a man’s work is never done,” just to name a few.” I’m sure most of you could relate… Continue reading Work to Be Done

My grandad told me about the Borrowed Light Rule and I swear it’s been living rent-free in my head ever since. I see it in the woman laughing too hard at a beachside café, in the dad filming the same 5 second clip of his kid – again, in the neighbor who always waves, even… Continue reading The Borrowed Light Rule

“Marley was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” If you are into the history and celebration of Christmas then you have likely heard or read those words. They are the opening lines to the beloved holiday classic, A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. As most of you likely are aware,… Continue reading Lessons from “A Christmas Carol”

It is the time of year that we will start hearing Christmas tunes 24/7. While the message of Jesus will be blaring all around the world, there are still those who claim Jesus and yet don’t seem to walk in the ways He has called us to. They claim to be religious, but certainly don’t… Continue reading Living Like Jesus

Paul admonishes the church in Philippi to “rejoice in the Lord always.” For good measure he adds, “…and again I will say, ‘Rejoice!” (4:4). What makes his encouragement so much more interesting is knowing that he was writing this, and several other books, from imprisonment. Paul’s imprisonments ranged from shackles and chains inside an inner… Continue reading There’s Always Reasons to Praise God

“Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love and His wonderful deeds for men.” (Psalm 107:8) “Thanksgiving Day” originated in America, but the virtue of thanksgiving did not. Thanksgiving is as old as man himself. So is the lack of it. “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all His… Continue reading Let Them Give Thanks to the Lord