Category: From the Pastor

Read Mark 12: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=483925960 Scripture:Haven’t you read this passage of Scripture: “ ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone; Mark 12:10 NIV https://mark.bible/mark-12-10 Observation:This verse is a quotation of Psalm 118:22. One of the many Old Testament prophecies about Jesus. Jesus points us directly to how God is starting a new thing through him.……

Read Mark 11: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=483841766 Scripture: Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.  Mark 11:24 NIV  https://mark.bible/mark-11-24 Observation: Prayer ties us into Jesus’ authority. We don’t change God’s mind through prayer as much as we change our hearts before God into worthy…

Read Mark 10: http://bible.oremus.org/?ql=483758402 Scripture: But many who are first will be last, and the last first.”  Mark 10:31 NIV  https://bible.com/bible/111/mrk.10.31.NIV Observation: Our salvation does not come from what we have done, but from whom we serve. God’s grace is a great equalizer. There is no room for entitlement or privilege in the Kingdom of…

Read Mark 9: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark%209&version=NIV Scripture: “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”   “I Am a Child of God” by Howard Lyon Mark 9:1, 37 NIV  https://bible.com/bible/111/mrk.9.1-37.NIV Observation: Welcoming children into the church means we welcome…

Scripture: 9 When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” “Twelve,” they replied. 20 “And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?” They answered, “Seven.” 21 He said to them, “Do you…