Come To The Table

There’s a reason God asks you to spend time with Him again and again – once isn’t enough to sustain you! Think of spending time with the Lord as eating and sleeping – you can go for a time without these things, but eventually, you need to nourish and rest your body. The same is true for your soul – you can’t survive forever without regularly replenishing with spiritual nourishment and rest. Today...

Saying you’re a Christian and actually living as if you’re a Christian are two very different things. Many people SAY they believe in Jesus – but can you see evidence of Him in their lives? If they look the exact same as people who DON’T believe in Jesus…then are they really? Are YOU really a Christian, if this describes your life? It’s a hard thing to think about, but it’s necessary today! Pastor...

God is good. That seems too simple a statement to make about the Creator of the Universe. The one who knows all things and is all things and is more powerful than all things. But that immensely great Deity loves you! YOU! He is kind and caring, and so faithful. He is good, even when you are not. How incredible is that? We Pastor Mark shares today some of the aspects of God’s character that we can...

There are two ways to read the Bible when you think about it. You can read it to see what God has to say, or you can read it to justify what you say. Pastor Mark will talk today about the dangers of using it for the latter part of that. But – you see this happen frequently! You see it with politicians, trying to support their policies. You see it on social media and in conversations with both Chri...

The meeting place Moses set up with the Lord was not within the borders of Israelites camping space. Moses went out away from the people to spend time with God. And as Pastor Mark will share today, it wasn’t mandated that he do this alone. In fact, all were welcome to join Moses in seeking the Lord! But the people simply didn’t go. Think about your own opportunities to encounter the Lord. It may b...

Jesus is found throughout the Bible – not just in the New Testament! It’s a fascinating thing to study. You can discover the Savior of the World as far back as the Garden of Eden! You’ll see Him mentioned today too – as Pastor Mark just described. And in fact, we read in the book of John that Jesus was with God at Creation! What an incredible God we serve, who would plan our Salvation before the w...

Your salvation is yours. It’s what YOU decide – are you going to follow Jesus, or are you going to follow the world? That decision can’t be made by anyone else – not your parents, not your Pastor, not anyone! It’s up to you. You can’t rely on another righteous person to take care of it for you. As you listen today, you’ll also discover that your actions are your own responsibility too. When you ch...

Giving to the church or giving to charity is something beautiful – it’s an honor to have the ability to share what you’ve been blessed with! And it’s a way to thank the Lord for His goodness! But there are times when giving is done with poor motivations. And in fact, some churches and pastors aren’t being honest about their intentions. They promise wealth in return for your investment. Pastor Mark...

When you spend every day with the Lord, you get to know Him well. You read about Him in the Bible, you sit and talk with Him through prayer, and you discover the joy of being in His presence. Each moment you take to fellowship with your Creator is valuable! But…when those sweet encounters start to get farther and farther apart or disappear altogether, do you notice you lose the sense of God’s pres...

In today’s message, Pastor Mark will continue to talk through the garments of the priests, the sacrifices at the tabernacle, and much more about the specifics of how the Israelites were to worship the Lord. These specifics may not be things we practice today, but the principles of worship established in these chapters of Exodus are still applicable. One principle is what Pastor Mark just described...

When you want something amazing, you don’t want to experience just a tiny bit of it right? Think of a giant delicious cake – someone tells you it’s all for you! But you only take a small crumb…that’s not enough, is it? You want to truly experience all the goodness that cake has to offer. An experience with God is going to be even greater than that – so don’t ask for just a crumb! In his message to...

The Bible tells us again and again that being a follower of Christ makes you unique. It sets you apart from the rest of the world – because really, you become a citizen of Heaven when you give your life to Jesus! You’re no longer bound by the sin that the world is filled with. But – you do still live in this broken place. So how do you navigate a world that’s not your final home? Pastor Mark will...

You may find parts of the Bible tedious, and…well, boring. Today’s message covers a passage that many would say is exactly that! But – as you’ll learn from Pastor Mark – the details of the tabernacle are anything but boring! In fact, there’s a lot we can learn simply from the individual pieces being described here in the book of Exodus! Pastor Mark will be detailing the furniture of the tabernacle...

The Bible tells us something you may find profound – there’s only one way into Heaven. There are plenty of arguments people will put up to refute this, but Scripture is clear – Jesus is the only option. Nothing you can do will be good enough! Today Pastor Mark will be describing the Tabernacle, something God asked the Israelites to build that would be a place of worship. There were very detailed s...

Jesus said again and again who He was – He’s everything we need! He’s the water when we’re thirsty. He’s the food when we’re hungry. He’s our shelter, our comfort – and He’s the ultimate strength that’s needed to do what He’s called us to do. He’s our guide, our protector. He’s all things to us, and more! In today’s message, Pastor Mark will talk through the elements of the tabernacle, the place G...

Throughout the Bible, we get glimpses of what Heaven will be like. There’s no exact description of every single element, but then, our brains probably couldn’t handle it! But God in His kindness does give us small pieces of the puzzle – images we can look to in order to know the amazing future that awaits us! Pastor Mark will tell you more about the tabernacle God directs Moses and the Israelites...

Guess what – God wants to spend time with you! It’s true, and Pastor Mark will tell you more about it today. Now the question becomes, do YOU want to spend time with the Lord? In order to get to know someone better, what do you do? You don’t sit around hoping to simply absorb information – you spend time getting to know them! You talk to them, maybe read something they’ve written – all in an effor...

God is so good! He has provided a way for all sin to be forgiven, once and for all! It’s all because of a sacrifice that Jesus made on the cross. God’s Son came down to rescue us, to wash away the guilt of what we’ve done and would always do. Blood was spilled so that yours doesn’t have to be – isn’t that amazing? Pastor Mark will talk with you today about this sacrifice and how, before Jesus, the...

Do you know who Pastor Mark was just talking about? Today he’ll share about the “Angel of the Lord”. Many scholars have studied and come to an interesting conclusion – this angel of the Lord is actually Jesus! You may think Jesus only came on the scene in the New Testament, but He’s been there since the beginning! He IS God, after all! This may all be confusing to you, so stay tuned – Pastor Mark...

God wanted to protect His people from the things this world will do to tear them down. Those things may have seemed harmless at the time – talking about another nation’s god, small g – or a little dalliance in a weird, meaningless ritual. What harm could it really do? God knew – and He knows now too. Pastor Mark reminds you today that God sees those little seemingly harmless things you allow in yo...

The Bible encourages you in several places to “love your enemy”. Easier said than done, isn’t it? Even today, in the Old Testament, long long ago – God is giving this same command. The Israelites were supposed to demonstrate this difficult aspect of love, setting them apart yet again from the world around them. Does that mean you need to as well? Pastor Mark tells you today that of course, it does...

As Pastor Mark continues to walk you through the laws God gave to Moses, you’ll see a theme emerging: God protects the vulnerable. Many of His commands had to do with this idea – caring for the widow and orphan, protecting women from unjust situations, and making provisions for those who have been wronged. It’s fascinating to see how again and again, God wants to show the love to each person that...

It’s easy to look at some of these bizarre laws in the Old Testament and wonder what God was thinking or wonder if He condones some of the things you learn elsewhere are sinful. But Pastor Mark has a different take on these odd topics, especially with how it relates to women. Pastor Mark reminds you that the people of Israel were living very much in the world of the Egyptians – absorbing and parti...

Are you worshipping God, or the religion that includes God? That may seem like an odd question, but Pastor Mark really wants you to examine your own heart today. If WHERE and HOW you worship the Lord is more important than the Lord Himself, then you may have a problem! Today, take a look deep inside yourself and really analyze why you do what you do when it comes to God and your involvement with H...

Some of the Ten Commandments seem pretty easy to follow. Don’t steal – check. Don’t murder someone else – check. Honor the Sabbath Day – well, most of the time, check. Honor your parents…well now we’re getting into some uncomfortable territory! Pastor Mark tackles this potentially awkward topic today by reminding you that there’s a difference between honoring your parents and liking them. You can...