September 11, 2022“So put to death the sinful, earthly things lurking within you. Have nothing to do with sexual immorality, impurity, lust, and evil desires. Don’t be greedy, for a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.” – Colossians 3:5I want to ask you a very serious question today. It is one we might or might not think about often, but make no mistake, it is highly ...  Read More

September 10, 2022“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7“Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.” – Mark 11:24When you HAVE FAITH and you LIVE that FAITH, God will respond! Do not underestimate the power of your faith. Hebrews 11:6 tells us, “Now without faith, it is impossible to please God.” Do you know wha...  Read More

September 9, 2022“For we live by faith, not by sight.” – 2 Corinthians 5:7As we talked about yesterday, when it comes to faith, you’ve got to HAVE it before you can LIVE it. This raises two questions you must ask yourself. First, do I truly have faith in God? And if the answer is yes, am I living out that faith? We can simplify this into two short questions: do I HAVE it? And do I LIVE It? Yesterd...  Read More

September 8, 2022“When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralyzed man, ‘Son, your sins are forgiven.’” – Mark 2:5When it comes to faith, you’ve got to HAVE it before you can LIVE it. So, I guess the first question you should ask yourself is: Do I truly have faith in God? And if the answer is yes, then are you living out that faith? Today, we will seek to answer the first question. So, do you ...  Read More

September 7, 2022“Jesus replied, ‘What is impossible with man is possible with God.”” – Luke 18:27Did you know God can do the impossible? As we continue to look at the story in Mark 2, we do not want to miss something very important. By now, we know that four men served their friend by carrying him on a stretcher and bringing him in front of Jesus to be healed. These men brought their friend into ...  Read More

September 6, 2022“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’” – Matthew 25:40Yesterday we asked the question, “When you look at others, what do you see?” In Mark 2, four men took their friend and lowered him into a crowded home for Jesus to heal him. These men SAW their friend for who he was, rather than how...  Read More

September 5, 2022“The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” – Psalm 34:17-18In Mark 2, it says in verse 3, “Some men came, bringing to him a paralyzed man, carried by four of them.” So, these four men are carrying a paralyzed man on a mat, but what I want us to see is ...  Read More

September 4, 2022“Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, ‘Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.’ Jesus replied, ‘Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.’ Another disciple said to him, ‘Lord, first let me go and bury my father.’ But Jesus told him, ‘Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.’” – Matthew 8:19-22 Would you follow Jes...  Read More

September 3, 2022“When Jesus returned to Capernaum several days later, the news spread quickly that He was back home. Soon the house where He was staying was so packed with visitors that there was no more room, even outside the door. While He was preaching God’s word to them.” – Mark 2:1-2Do you ever look at Jesus as this large object in the sky that is just too big to care about you? Maybe you th...  Read More

September 2, 2022“I tell you, her sins—and they are many—have been forgiven, so she has shown me much love. But a person who is forgiven little shows only little love.” – Luke 7:47 When you truly experience God, you should naturally want to serve Him. There is a story in Luke 7 where Jesus was reclining at the table with a woman who was known as a sinner. The Bible says that she brought an alabast...  Read More

September 1, 2022“May He equip you with all you need for doing His will. May He produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to Him. All glory to Him forever and ever! Amen.” – Hebrews 13:21 Yesterday, we asked the question, “Are you a disciple?” The word “disciple” is one we have been talking about for close to a week now. Many people toss the word around a...  Read More

August 31, 2022“Anyone who wants to serve me must follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And the Father will honor anyone who serves me.” – John 12:26 I want to ask you a question: Can you honestly say that you are a disciple of Jesus Christ? I really want to challenge you to consider what we have looked at over the last several days. As you do that, I encourage you to ask yourself the...  Read More