We are continuing through our series on Mark. Mark is one of the 4 books in the Bible that tells the story of Jesus’s life. Mark is also one of the characters in the story, and what’s written in the book of Mark is most likely the story of Jesus told to Mark by Peter. Last week we looked at the first half of chapter 1, and learned a few things:Jesus is the Messiah, or “Chosen One”.Ancient prophets...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought So many great memories many of us have of our brothers and reminders that show us the impact that a brother can have in our lives…Why are brothers an important part of our lives?How has a brother blood or otherwise impacted your life?Have you ever fought with your brother?How serious was it? Did it get resolved?Why do we fight with someone who is so important in our lives?B...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought What’s the weakest thing you can think of?What’s the strongest thing you have or can think of?What is the most pressure you have ever had/felt?Maybe an Intense situation or conflict/blood pumping/heart-pounding situation such as being in court waiting on a sentence/in a fight/at the doctor’s office waiting on a result.Have you ever had like an older brother beat you up or m...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s ThoughtWe talked about what is courage in an earlier blog.  Being courageous…so anyone have a story or a testimony… A courageous moment in their lives…a time when they were courageous…Courage is the ability to do something brave out of a motivation of the heart.What’s the opposite of Brave? Coward…afraid…timid…scared…lily liveredWhat is bravery? Bravery is courageous behavior or ch...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought What is courage?How would you define courage or being courageous?Oxford definition- the ability to do something that frightens one. “He called on all his courage to face an ordeal”Strength in the face of pain and grief. “He fought an illness with great courage”In what ways have you seen someone be courageous or you yourself have been courageous?What about Biblical courage? ...  Read More

Wednesday Men’s Thought for the Week Think about the talents people have…We all have things that we are good at…talents… it seems like we are gifted with abilities and talents that we don’t know why we are good at…Why do you think God has gifted some people with certain talents and others with other talents?There are also talents and strengths that we have grown through diligence and determination...  Read More

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The following is a message I preached with two goals in mind. First, to equip the church and push us to have a deeper compassion for hurting people. Second, to provide hope, relief, and healing for those experiencing gender dysphoria.  Imago Dei is the fancy Latin phrase that means “Image of God”. In the beginning of Genesis, the Bible tells us that God made humans “in His image”. Now when scholar...  Read More