Category: Mark’s Messages

We’ve all had those times where we have tried to be careful how we walk. It might be try- ing to sneak down a hall or into a room without waking someone up. Maybe it was before day- light on a crisp winter day and you are trying not to make any sound so that… Continue reading Careful How You Walk

One of my favorite obscure verses in the Bible is Philippians 1:3. Paul simply states, “I thank my God upon every remembrance of you.” It is a simple statement but it is one that has come to have significant meaning for me. Paul is thanking God for the people in his life, specifically his brethren.… Continue reading So Many To Be Thankful For

This is the season for giving thanks. Giving thanks for family, possessions, friendship, abilities, and certainly the blessings we find in God. If I asked you here to list all the blessings in your life, you could probably fill up the rest of this page. If I asked you to list all the people in… Continue reading Be the Reason For Thanksgiving

There’s an interesting narrative about Jehoshaphat in Second Chronicles chapter twenty. As King over Judah, he is faced with three nations allying themselves against God’s people. He was told that a vast army of Moabites, Ammonites, and the Meunites from Mt. Seir were marching toward Jerusalem where he publicly goes to God requesting His intervention… Continue reading God is in Control

So what is the scariest thing to you? What kind of movies or scenarios frighten you the most? Is it spiders? Clowns? Werewolves? Monsters? The list could go on I’m sure. Many people have their own phobias that are as varied from person to person as the costumes that were worn by our kiddos at… Continue reading The Scariest Thought of All!

The Church is not made of people who believe they are better than others, but rather it is made of those who realize they should be better than they are and must continually strive to do better always. The church is not made up of perfect people, but people who realize they are following a… Continue reading Connecting God and People Together

Election Day is upon us. How will we vote? Will we vote a straight ticket regardless of the convictions of the individual? Let me suggest that we be compelled by our conscience to say like the Apostle Peter: “We must obey God rather than men.” This includes voting with integrity and a good conscience. This principle must… Continue reading Christians Preparing to Vote

We should want to assemble with the saints to fellowship, learn, encourage and worship. Our attitude should be like David’s, “I was glad when they said to me, Let us go into the house of the Lord” (Ps 122:1). In today’s vernacular we would say, I was glad when they said to me let’s go… Continue reading Assembling to Worship God

With each passing month I am reminded how short this life is. Job says, “My days are swifter than a weaver’s shuttle” (Job 7:6). Job continues to say, “Man who is born of woman is of a few days and full of trouble. He comes forth like a flower and fades away; he flees like… Continue reading Life Is Short

One of the most recognizable phrases in the Bible is found in the first paragraph of God’s Word: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of… Continue reading The Great Separation