God’s Word God’s Way
Mark Howard
After several years planting churches in Turkey and Greece, the Apostle Paul is above to move on to a new phase in his mission. His departing words demonstrate his priorities and the patterns he’s laid out for the local Elders. Through this God reveals his priority and pattern for the church today!
Don’t Drive Alone
Mark Howard
In Acts 20:1-16, we follow Paul’s return journey to Jerusalem through Turkey and Greece. Along the way, we encounter an unusual incident involving an especially long sermon! In all of this, we learn some important lessons about the Christian life: we should be serving one another, be support by one another and in everything be […]
Bad for Business?
Mark Howard
Acts 19:21-41 ESV 21 Now after these events Paul resolved in the Spirit to pass through Macedonia and Achaia and go to Jerusalem, saying, “After I have been there, I must also see Rome.” 22 And having sent into Macedonia two of his helpers, Timothy and Erastus, he himself stayed in Asia for a while. 23 About that time there arose no little disturbance concerning the Way. 24 For a […]
Easter Unwrapped
Mark Howard
As we unpack the meaning of Easter from 1 Peter 1:3-9, we learn it brings new life in place of death, new hope in place of despair, and new joy in place of sadness.
Revelation & Response
Mark Howard
Habakkuk 3 a closing hymn. It’s a sung prayer that contains two elements: Revelation (we learn something about God) and a Response (we see how the truth about God impacts us). Having heard God’s answer to his questions, Habakkuk breaks forth in worship.
God’s Perfect Justice
Mark Howard
In our passage today, God reassures us that there will be a glorious end to our pain and suffering. God’s gives Habakkuk a glimpse of what is to come and that future includes the full manifestation of the justice and glory of God.
Watching & Waiting
Mark Howard
How can a Holy God use horrendous things to advance His purposes? There is no easy answer to the problem of evil. But as we study Habakkuk’s hard questions, we learn that, while He doesn’t tell us everything we want to know, God tells us what we need to know by giving us His Word […]
Does God Care?
Mark Howard
The book of Habakkuk opens with the prophet’s first question: “does God care about corruption within His people and the wickedness of the world?” God responds, stating He will use the wicked world to purify His people. What we learn in Habakkuk might surprise us and may be difficult to hear; but God is Sovereign […]
True Faith
Mark Howard
What does it mean to put our faith in Christ? In John 4:43-54, we see two examples of faith: fragile and firm. The first looks at what it can see with no sense of confidence or assurance. The latter listens to what Jesus says and takes Him at His word.
True Grace
Mark Howard
In our passage today, as Jesus speaks with the Samaritan woman, we see how God extends grace to the most unlikely of sinners. We should be encouraged that it doesn’t matter who you are or what you have done, Jesus’ opens his arms to all. We should also be challenged by this passage because Jesus […]
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