I want to talk to you today about the authority of Jesus. Jesus has complete authority over our lives. However, everything we say and don’t say and everything we do and don’t do and everything we believe and don’t believe is a reflection of our willingness to submit to His authority. Continue reading
Category: Mark Commentary (Page 1 of 9)
When you are going through life you are going to face many mountains. Your mountain may come in the form of a difficult marriage or divorce, financial mountain of debt that you had no control over, mountain of concerns for your children, mountain of resistance due to your faith in Christ, mountain of anxiety, fear, or depression. Mountains can take many forms. They seem permanent and immovable. You feel so small and helpless because of them. But you do not compare the size of the mountain to your size, you compare the size of the mountain to the size of God. Every mountain seems small and easy when compared to the greatness of God and the power of God. Continue reading
I want to talk to you about speaking to your mountains. There are some obstacles in life that God will give you His authority and command you to use that authority to remove a mountain in your life.
In the Bible God uses mountains to represent those things in life that are too big for us to handle alone. As you follow the Lord, you will come up against some mountains in your life but some of those mountains God will remove. Continue reading
Today I want to talk to you about mountain moving faith. In life we all face mountains. It may be a mountain in your marriage, you don’t see how you will stay together. A mountain in your finances, it doesn’t look like you will ever get out of debt. Maybe it’s a mountain in your health. The experts have said you are never going to get well. Maybe there is a mountain in your way of sharing the gospel with someone or becoming a missionary or taking mission trips. Continue reading
Today, I want to talk to you about faith. Specifically, faith in the middle. It’s easy to have faith at the start. When you marry that beautiful person. When you have that new baby. When you start that new business. When you graduate and start that new career. That’s exciting.
It’s easy to have faith at the end, when you can see the finish line, the dream is insight, you have fought the good fight. Having faith at the start and having faith at the end can be easy. The real challenge is having faith in the middle. Continue reading
Today I want to talk to you about worship. The God of the Bible is worthy of all the worship, adoration, and praise you can give Him. He deserves your undivided attention, complete loyalty, and enduring faithfulness. He is worthy of worship! Continue reading
Today, I want to talk to about fruitfulness. When God saved you, He gave you everything you need to live for Him. He called you to Himself. He loved you. He blessed you. He equipped you so you could represent Him. He wants you to speak for Him in your relationships. He wants you to bring the fruit of joy into those relationships. He wants you to bring the fruit of love and peace to your workplace, to your church, and to your places of influence. You are to bring the fruit of God’s kingdom to a spiritually hungry world. Continue reading
From the triumphant entry of Jesus (Mark 11:8-11) we see three practical principles of worship. Continue reading
This commentary on Mark 11:1-11 focuses on the lessons learned from the donkey used to ride into Jerusalem during His triumphant entry. By riding the donkey Jesus demonstrated Himself to be a peaceful King, prophetic King, servant King, and saving King. Continue reading
Practical lessons and insights from Mark 11:1-6 for everyday life. Continue reading