Author Archive: Pastor Mark

Equipping

The Work of the Ministry I

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  Wednesday 11/30/16  Series: The Work of the Ministry Message – Equipping the Saints I Click HERE for Video   Equipping the Saints Key Text: Ephesians 4:11-12  “(11) And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, (12) FOR  the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry for the edifying of the body of Christ, (13) till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ;” […]

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Thankful

Thanksgiving 2016

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  Wednesday 11/22/16  THANKSGIVING Message – A Thankful Heart Click HERE for Video   Thanksgiving For the Christian, Thanksgiving is FAR more than a time of national gratitude and it reaches beyond those things that serve to divide us. Thanksgiving takes on a spiritual focus that as believers we simply cannot ignore. God has been SO good to us through Christ Jesus and for that we ALL owe eternal Thanksgiving and gratitude.  We realize that in our modern world, Thanksgiving, is viewed differently from various people groups in America. We also realize that the establishing of our nation was NOT […]

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…but by My Spirit XXIII

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  Sunday 11/20/16  Series: …but by My Spirit Pt. 23 Message – Knowing the Holy Spirit through Sharing the Gospel Click HERE for Video   Living in the Kingdom Point #5 We brag on our Father through sharing the Gospel. Bragging on our Father is the most natural thing in the world for a child of God and in so doing we are preaching a compelling Gospel by our testimony. I) What does Gospel mean? To bring an announcement of good news. First used concerning Salvation by angels. Luke 2:10-14, “Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, […]

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Paul James Law Grace

Do James and Paul disagree?

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This is a topic which has become near and dear to my heart, first as a seeker and lover of the truths of the scriptures and secondly as a pastor. I have met MANY believers who have nearly been shipwrecked in their faith or have fallen into serious error due to misunderstanding what Paul and James were actually saying. Some of this is due to “little-to-no” actual studying of the passages in question. Other times it is due to bringing to a study, preconceived ideas which blind us to what is actually being taught. Taken together with these two problems […]

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…but by My Spirit XXII

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  Sunday 11/13/16  Series: …but by My Spirit Pt. 22 Message – Knowing the Holy Spirit through Intercession V Click HERE for Video   Living in the Kingdom POINT #4 – We unite with God’s heart through Intercession. (Sub-point) God is a God Who LOVES both Justice and Mercy. He WILL NOT pervert justice and show partiality to NO ONE! In my opinion, one of the BEST verse to illustrate this is Isaiah 30:18, “Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you For the LORD is a God […]

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