Messages
A collection of sermons and messages Mark has given over the years
New messages are added as they become available
Nov 24, 2024, 10:30 AM
Thanksgiving! Family and feasting and football! But is that all? Is that really what this day is about? We call it "thanksgiving" for a reason, but do we understand that reason? The founding fathers of this country had a far deeper understanding than we do today. For Christians, there is an even more significant history that should guide our Thanksgiving holiday. And it's not the Pilgrims. Let's see what our forefathers knew, and see where that leads us. Perhaps we can restore a proper glory to our Thanksgiving celebration. From Deuteronomy 8:10-20.
Nov 17, 2024, 10:30 AM
What are you devoted to? We're called to be devoted to God, but what does that look like? We have a clue in Paul's repeated command that believers to devoted to doing what is good. It comes up twice in this last chapter. We already have an idea what that looks like, but Paul fleshes it out even more in these few verses. Come see what he has to teach us, and check how you're doing in your devotion to God. From Titus 3:1-15.
Nov 10, 2024, 10:30 AM
To what do you look for the assurance of your salvation? A date? A prayer? A baptism? The grace of God came to bring us salvation, but do we understand that means? Whether we realize it or not, so many of us think that just means we're promised a seat in Heaven for eternity. We who believe in Christ are indeed assured a place in Heaven for all eternity, but that is far from the whole picture. God's purpose was so much greater than that, and it makes for an important test to see if we're "in the faith." From Titus 2:11-15.
Nov 3, 2024, 10:30 AM
Sound doctrine isn't merely a collection of truths to hold in our head and heart. It has implications for how we live. We've already seen very specific expectations that sound doctrine places on older men, older women and younger women. There are still three more groups affected by sound doctrine: young men, teachers and slaves. As we saw last week, just because a specific requirement is given to one group of people does not mean the others cannot learn something from them. The same is true with these three groups. We all can learn much from these instructions, even if we think we're not part of the group instructed. From Titus 2:6-10.