January 24, 2016   So let’s review exactly what was getting Jesus into trouble. So far in our study of Mark, He came preaching good news, the gospel of the kingdom of God. The kingdom of God is actually here and available – repent and believe in the gospel. The good news that would culminate […]

January 17, 2016 It was on August 28 that thousands of citizens of Trenton, New Jersey, decided, en masse, to break the law. Their crime? On that Sunday in 1921, 18,000 people spent fifty cents, and went to the movies. The feature presentation that day was The Old Nest, billed as “a picture that presents […]

January 10, 2015   Well, it’s that time of the year for resolutions, diets and exercise. All three are typically broken rather quickly, but let’s talk about diet for a moment. There are lots of diet fads that surface from year to year – I’ve seen many come and go. For example, it seems like […]

Sunday, January 3, 2016 As many of you know, from the earliest days of church history, the church began venerating certain people, especially martyrs, as being more holy than others. They were special, and came to be canonized by the church, which means they attained sainthood. Matthew was one of them – St. Matthew. You […]

Sunday, December 27, 2015   Think about all those really cool miracles in the Bible. Have you ever wished you could see one? I have. Have you ever thought to yourself, “If only I could see one of the miracles Jesus did in person, I think it would help strengthen my faith”? I have. I […]

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December 13, 2015 Many of you are familiar with a quote by Protestant Reformer Martin Luther which goes something like this, “I have so much to do today that I will need to spend the first three hours in prayer in order to get it all done.” I don’t know about you, but how opposite […]

December 6, 2015 We have entered the frenzied Christmas season. Beginning with Black Friday, which actually began Thursday night, through Cyber Monday which was actually cyber week, we’ve put up trees and decorations, we’ve gone shopping and bought gifts, we’ll attend parties – the only thing missing is snow. Well, and maybe Jesus. As Christians, […]

November 15, 2015 I once heard a speaker on the radio use an illustration that went like this: it’s as if all through the Old Testament, God and the devil were playing a chess match. God would choose a man, make His move, and the devil would counter. He, too, would choose a man, make […]

November 1, 2015 I don’t want to unnecessarily offend anyone this morning, but I found an article on the Internet with which I largely agree. It listed the following events which have appeared on the sports channel ESPN that most would not consider sports: First is Cup Stacking – there is actually a World Sport […]