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Aren’t you thankful for having the Holy Spirit living in you? It’s kind of crazy to think that the Holy Spirit didn’t live in people before the coming of Christ. No matter how faithful and devoted a Jewish believer was, they didn’t have the Holy Spirit. How blessed we are to have assistance in living a life for God. In his message today, Pastor Mark will remind you of the benefits of the Holy Spir...

Aren’t you glad that God is a God that keeps His promises? Aren’t you glad He doesn’t give up on people even when we are sinful and unfaithful? God is gracious when we don’t deserve it, and He is faithful to His word. He promised to be with the Jewish people. He hasn’t given up on Israel and He won’t give up on you. In today’s message, Pastor Mark will remind you of just how amazing God is. Have y...

Do you have a heart for Israel? There are many out there that argue that God’s relationship with Israel is over, since they rejected Jesus. They say He has moved on to only blessing Christians. That’s not true. First of all, God wants all non-believers to turn to him, and He still has a heart for the Jewish people. In his message today, Pastor Mark will teach how it is clear in the Bible that God’...

Isn’t God’s grace and faithfulness amazing? Way back with His covenant with Abraham, He knew that Israel would mess up, but He made a covenant with them anyway. He knew that He would have to fulfill both sides of the promise, and because of that, He blessed the whole world through Israel and still has plans for them. In today’s message, Pastor Mark will remind you how God’s plan all along was to p...

You probably know that our roots as Christians come from the same place as the roots of the nation of Israel, right? It’s still good to be reminded of how God’s plan from the beginning was to save the whole world through Israel by sending Jesus as our Savior. It’s amazing to see the seeds of redemption being planted. In his message today, Pastor Mark will teach you how essentially woven together y...

Saying, “The world is dead to me” is a lot easier said than done. Because we are humans, we fall into the sinful traps of this world all the time! Whether we realize it or not, we often choose the world over Christianity, because the world seems more fun to be involved in or easier to follow because there are fewer rules. In today’s message, Pastor Mark will remind you that the world may seem bett...

As Christians we often try to do the right things, because we’re morally sound people, we aspire to be like Jesus, and Jesus did and does good things. Sometimes those good things can seem useless though because we don’t see them bearing fruit right away. But it’s not the act of doing good, it’s the heart behind it! In today’s message, Pastor Mark will encourage you to NOT give up when you don’t se...

Have you ever had something that was weighing you down, but you didn’t ask anyone for help? Maybe you were going through a rough time, or needed help with some work around the house. Whether it was your pride or not wanting to bother anyone, you made it harder on yourself by not sharing your burden with others. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that we need to share each other’s burdens. We’...

Do you find yourself constantly carrying a heavy burden? Maybe it’s the pressure to perform, or the need for people’s approval. It weighs you down like a ton of bricks. Whatever it is, know that you don’t have to carry those burdens. In fact, you’re not meant to. You have a God who is more than willing and able to carry them for you! Today, Pastor Mark teaches you to lay your burdens at Jesus’ fee...

If you’re like me, then you have a hard time thinking of others more importantly than yourself. Like all of us, you are the hero and main character of your life. We all want to be praised, recognized, and put in positions of honor and power. If someone else gets what we want, then we get angry and envious of them. Today, Pastor Mark teaches that pride and conceit are works of the flesh. That’s our...

Is there anything in your life that you need to throw into the dumpster? They may not be sinful things, but if they’re things that cause you to stumble and sin, then you need to get rid of them. Following Jesus sometimes requires drastic actions so that you don’t fall back on past sinful habits that are holding you back. Today, Pastor Mark teaches that we are in a daily battle between our fleshly...

It’s so easy to be jealous of what other people have. You scroll through social media pages and see your friends enjoying nice vacations, new cars, and fancy gadgets and think, “Why don’t I have any of these things?” And before you know it, you forget all the blessings God has given you, and you start focusing on what you don’t have. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that you don’t need to b...

What’s your morning routine? Do you immediately reach for your phone and go through all your notifications? Are you rushing to get out the door to beat the morning traffic? Do you spend time in prayer asking God for the grace and strength to accomplish all that He has planned for you? Every morning, we have a choice to make. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that we are in a daily battle bet...

Adoption is a beautiful thing. A child who previously had no parents, no home and no family is welcomed into a family. Imagine if the child was adopted into a king’s family. Everything that the king has now belongs to the child! This picture of adoption is just a mere shadow of our spiritual adoption into God’s family! In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that if you’ve accepted Jesus as your L...

Have you ever asked God for something, and He didn’t give it to you until several years later? Maybe it was a spouse, a new job, or someone’s salvation. If we’re honest, we all want God to move faster. We’re not good at waiting. We live in a society of instant messaging, movies on demand, and microwaveable food. In today’s message, Pastor Mark teaches that when you get impatient with God’s timing...

If you claim that you’re a fan of The Beatles, but you don’t listen to them and don’t know many of their songs, then you’ve just proven that you’re actually not a fan. The same thing is true of your relationship with Jesus. If you claim that you’re a follower of Jesus, what evidence in your life can you show that you love Him? Today, Pastor Mark teaches that in every believer’s life, there needs t...

If you’ve been around Christians for some time, you’ve probably heard the term “born again.” This might sound like some weird religious term to describe converting to Christianity. But Jesus said that you have to be born again to enter Heaven. Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that being born again is an actual event.  Just as your physical birth was an actual event, your spiritual rebirth is also an...

Have you ever wondered what kind of music God likes? Would He listen to rap and heavy metal? Or does He only approve of hymns and worship music? I’m sure all of us come from various Christian traditions that have certain rules about different issues. They may not be wrong, but they’re also not based on anything in the Bible. Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that as a Christian, you don’t have to be...

When you hear the word “idols”, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is carved statues of false gods. While those are indeed idols, if there’s anything that you love more than God, then that’s an idol. It can be a spouse, a career, or a hobby. Those are all good things, but they can’t take the place of God in your life. Today, Pastor Mark teaches that whatever has the most worth in you...

What a feeling that would be! To be purchased as a slave by someone, only for them to set you free! Who would do such a thing? That would be a big financial loss. But that’s exactly what Jesus did! He purchased our freedom through His death on the cross, and we’re no longer slaves to sin. That is good news! Today, Pastor Mark teaches that not only did God free us from sin, but He adopted us as son...

When you were a kid, your parents had to teach you the rules. When you broke a rule, you probably had some type of punishment, so your motivation for following the rules was to not get into trouble. Now as an adult, you’re no longer motivated to obey your parents out of fear, but because you love them. Today, Pastor Mark teaches that as you mature in your relationship with Jesus, you’re no longer...

When you were young, your parents probably did a good deal of teaching you rules. You may even have had a list of house rules written down, such as sharing your toys with your siblings, not hitting anyone, and brushing your teeth before bed. As you got older, you hopefully needed to be reminded of these rules less and less! Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that the Bible serves as guidelines to help...

Most Americans, if not all, know who Jesus is. They’re probably also familiar with the basic Christian beliefs about salvation. But what about people living in remote villages who’ve never heard about Jesus? What about everyone who died before Jesus was even born, including people in the Old Testament? How are they saved? Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that the only way anyone can get to heaven is...

Did you know that everyone is born a sinner? Even before they do a single action, they’re sinners. How? Because sin is in our blood. We’ve all inherited the sin nature of Adam and Eve. We don’t become sinners when we sin. We sin because we already are sinners. That’s why it’s impossible for us to live a perfect life. Today, Pastor Mark highlights the importance of Jesus’ virgin birth. The virgin b...

Imagine that the only way to get to heaven is by living a perfect life according to the Old Testament laws. Even if God excused all your past sins, do you think you’d be able to fulfill the law without making any mistakes? How stressful would this be? At some point, you’d probably cry out, “It’s impossible!” And you’d be right. Today, Pastor Mark teaches you that trying to get to heaven by your ow...