Timeless Truths

Do you or your family have rituals? Do you know where they came from? Or have they been passed down from generation to generation? Mark reports a challenge Jesus' enemies posed that was rooted in tradition and rituals. Trouble is, they had completely forgotten where the traditions had come from. Jesus would point out the origin that they were missing.  As he does, he challenges us in the chur...

Have you ever faced an unpleasant and unavoidable situation? Maybe a tough conversation at work, a surgery, or a court date? How did you handle the pressure? While Jesus faced his inevitable suffering and death, some Greek believers came asking to see him. Join us this episode to learn more about his response and what it means for you and me today. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com...

Sometimes in life we miss what’s supposed to be obvious. It’s like when you come home and your wife looks at you and says, “Did you notice what I did with the room?” Suddenly you were thinking, “It’s a trap.” “I switched the pillows around.” “Oh, I see that now.” Sometimes in our life with Jesus we truly miss the obvious. The disciples did as well. Join us this week as we remember what's obvi...

Why does Jesus curse a fig tree? Was he cracking under pressure? Our Lord is patient. Our Lord is gracious, but he is also righteous and just. He expects fruit from his people. Join us this episode to see what led to this step on Jesus's journey to the cross. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Copyright St. Mark Ministr...

Jesus gives out his Word and bread and gives his disciples bread distribution training. That is Jesus’ response to the crowds wanting Jesus to be their leader who overthrows the Roman government. Jesus is repudiating the radical revolutionary movements of his day and setting the table to teach them about the real Kingdom.  Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Face...

What gets in the way of your relationship with your heavenly Father? When Jesus' footsteps led to the Temple during Holy Week, he found barriers to people drawing close to God. He cleared them all away. What barriers stand between you and God today? Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Copyright St. Mark Ministries. All R...

In those difficult times in life, and they are difficult, your focus needs to be on the One who promises to be with you as you go through them. If your focus is on anything or anyone else, you will experience spiritual vertigo and be filled with neurotic uncertainty. Join us this episode as we dig into the book of Mark and discover what is taught about doubt. Send a text Support the show StMarkMin...

Jesus' footsteps to the cross led him to be anointed with expensive perfume at an elaborate dinner party. Many of the other guests celebrated Jesus' limitless power. How about us? Do we place our trust in the God who healed lepers and raised the dead? Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Copyright St. Mark Ministries...

Who do you surround yourself with? What voices influence you online? They can lead you toward God and a life with more peace, patience, and self-control. Or they can lead you away from God and, as was the case with the Old Testament King Rehoboam, into an implosion. Join us this episode as we take a close look at with whom we are walking into the future, and how to avoid the mistakes of a young ki...

What if we knew the day and time we would die? How would we react knowing this information? Jesus knew exactly what was ahead for him as he took his final steps and yet he continued to take them all the way to the cross. Why? Because of selfless love for you and me. Join us this episode as we begin the journey of Lent. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook...

There are four key questions, four responses, that are necessary for an ongoing and stronger relationship with the true God. These four key questions and responses are often summed up with the single word “Confession” or “Repentance”; they need to be part of your daily walk with Jesus. Join us this episode as we unpack these key phrases. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on...

When it comes to listening to God, sometimes we get it, and sometimes we don’t. Carefully listening to him is the key to getting back on spiritual track. But listening is often a problem in our lives. It certainly was the problem among God’s Old Testament people and prophets. Join us this episode to learn how to properly listen to God. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on Y...

A house divided is a house with troubles. A heart divided is even worse. But, that's what so many of us cling to: a heart divided. Divided between God and something, or someone, else. A sort of "God+". It doesn't work, but we try to make it work anyway. What did Jesus do for divided hearts? How does he captivate and reunify divided hearts? Join us this episode to see how he rem...

The legacy media and social media certainly don’t talk about a particular weapon used in warfare today against people. It seems that having a few idols is not only acceptable but expected. We have armies of influencers firing texts and reels in our direction, all in an attempt to take make us take our eyes off of Jesus and focus on someone or something else. Join us this episode as we learn how to...

When the Bible uses the word “heart,” it is referring to the seat of your emotions, the command center, the domain of your desires, the place of inner thoughts and feelings.  To have a heart for God means that God has our heart, because it is in the heart that we decide to choose for or against God in our daily faith walk in life. Which gets us back to the question at hand: how do I grow spiritual...

As Christians we have the most “inspiring” message to share this new year – the Gospel of Jesus. Who are the people we are going to inspire this coming year? And how are we going to reach them? Join us this episode as we dig into these salient questions and look toward the future.  Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Copyrigh...

New Year's Eve parties and resolutions. Better finances and more workouts. Is that what you typically associate with the turning of one year to the next? The wisest man who ever lived invites us to look ahead to the future with a healthy dose of reality. He also invites us to begin the future by seeking our Creator today. Join us this episode as we do just that.  Send a text Support the show...

Two thousand years ago, our heavenly Father sent his Son, a grace gift into the world, to pay for all the times we “don’t measure up” to his holy standard. In order for there to be a “no strings attached” offer of salvation there had to be a death. Our heavenly Father died to his right for us to pay for what we had done, to be punished for our sins. Join us this episode to find out exactly what it...

Love has come. Jesus-followers celebrate that Love itself was born in a manger in Bethlehem. But that love was not just something to watch and marvel at, it was something to display to others. Join us this episode as we talk about the best gift you can give to others and to Jesus.  Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on YouTube , Facebook , Instagram , and LinkedIn . Copyrigh...

What a gift you have been given at Christmas! Righteousness, forgiveness, joy, real purpose and eternal peace – with a lifetime guarantee. This gift, God’s gift, is so unique. It is the only gift that you are supposed to hold on to and at the same time continually “re-gift”. Join us this episode to learn more about this special gift. Send a text Support the show StMarkMinistries.com Find us on You...

There's something missing in marriages, homes, churches, and relationships. God is a God that has seen you for exactly what you are and exactly all you’ve done and still says, “Child, in light of what my Son has done, I’m going to give you what you don’t deserve; because I’m the God who radiates, manifests, and leaks out of my pores -- grace.” Join us this episode to learn more about what gra...

A redeemed household has nothing to offer but their need. Only in their need does a redeemer meet them. That's true of Ruth. Her redeemer, Boaz, worked only when she expressed her need. She had nothing else to offer. It's true of all who have been redeemed throughout the Scriptures and it is not different from any of us. We have nothing to offer but a complete need for rescue. It's...

Paul says in Philippians 4:12: "I've learned the secret of being content in any and every situation." Whether it's the comparison game, the lure of advertisements, or just looking in the mirror and wishing you saw something different, why can't we just have that contentment that Paul talks about? Join us for a special Thanksgiving episode to learn the insights that God&apo...

What's the biggest decision you've ever made? As you look back on that decision, did you have everything you needed to make the best decision possible? Maybe you asked the right questions, maybe you valued the right priorities, maybe you knew when to run with risk and wait with caution. What if God gave us templates and models for how to make big decisions well? Would you use it? Ruth se...

God created the home as the bed for our flourishing. The homes he created includes the nuclear family, but isn't limted to the American ideal of Mom, Dad, and 2.5 kids. It goes beyond that, to roommates, friends, neighbors, extended family. But what could possibly bring all of those people together for flourishing? That's God's secret in Ruth: a flourishing house is a grace-filled h...