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Pastoral Report - June 2015
Posted on: Monday, June 1, 2015
Inspire … Serve … Grow are in our mission statement. Building Faith, Finding Friendships is our tagline. Do we express this as individuals and Disciples of Christ here at St. Mark’s? In Sunday’s sermon we heard Paul state, “we are adopted children of God, instilled with the Holy Spirit to say Abba Father and co-inheritor’s of the kingdom of God with Christ” yet do we just hear the words or do we live the words? Do they change how we live, make decisions and relate to each other?
» Read moreWhy Go to Church?
Posted on: Friday, May 29, 2015
The following was sent by a St. Mark’s member and we thought it had a good message: A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. “I've gone for 30 years now,” he wrote, “and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons, but for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all.”
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Keep Your Eyes on Jesus
Posted on: Tuesday, May 19, 2015
“Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith ...”Hebrews 12:2 A quote that I recently read said, “Don’t minor in the majors and major in the minors.” I think we would all agree that this is a good principle; the problem is we often disagree on what is major and what is minor. So the real question is how do we decipher between the minor and the major? The answer, of course, is look to Jesus. When I look at the ministry of Jesus, I see someone who exemplified this...
» Read morePastoral Thoughts
Posted on: Wednesday, May 6, 2015
“While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering … You are witnesses of these things”Luke 24: 41a; 48
» Read moreThe Great Transformer
Posted on: Wednesday, March 25, 2015
And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind...” (Romans 12:2) NKJV
» Read moreFitbit Spirituality
Posted on: Friday, March 20, 2015
Recently I bought a Fitbit Surge HR. It monitors my steps each day, my heart rate, my sleep habits, and stairs taken, among other fitness activity. It can tell me who is calling on my cell phone and wake me in the morning. I find it useful to motivate me to walk more and eat better. I am even in several groups where there are challenges and you can cheer for each other to attain goals.
» Read moreBeing Blessed by God
Posted on: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)
» Read moreChoose Joy...
Posted on: Monday, March 9, 2015
Paying attention in life is something that can lead to a more meaningful life, yet we spend much of life not paying attention. I am not talking about paying attention in general, but instead looking for moments of grace and joy that occur in our lives. There is much of life that would divert us from these moments to believing that there is little good and beautiful left in life. So we need to work at paying attention to the joy, beauty and grace that surrounds us.
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