Mark 2:17 Niv

“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.”…

I find it difficult being a mother. Very difficult sometimes. And I feel guilty that I find it difficult! There are some ladies who would……

Do you easily discard things? Do you ever feel as though you have been discarded? In America, many things are thrown out without a second thought. We even have a phrase here of, “One man’s junk ……

Mark 2 vs. 17- On hearing this, Jesus said to them, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” Several people live in s……

“Pastor Ron, my life is a mess and I don’t know what to do to fix it.” I received a call from a frantic young man recently. He had made some serious mistakes and now desperately wants to bring the broken pieces together again. I’m not worried about exposing someone’s identity, because that exact scenario is repeated dozens of times in the course of a year. It happens nearly once a week. While I’m no longer shocked anymore at the severity of someone’s struggles, I still am often surprised when I find out who some of the people struggling are in my church. This young man seemed to have everything going for him. Some of us become good at playing church. You’ve seen it many times. The person on Sunday gives the appearance that everything is fine, but when you really get to know them, you realize that things aren’t always as they appear. We’ve become skilled at pretending everything is okay, but when we do so, are we really allowing the church to be the church? Jesus said He came for the sick….the broken…the wounded. (Paraphrase of Mark 2:17) Here are 4 ways I’ve seen people play church and mask the reality of their life:…

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“You are a child of the devil.” Acts 13:10 (Acts 13:6-12) When tha Apostle Paul showed up on tha island of Seleucia, he met a sorcerer named Bar-Jesus, which means “Son of Salvation.” This feller whar an attendant ter tha proconsul, Sergius Paulus. Sergius whar an intelligent man and ’cause he wanted to hear tha […]…

Jesus said to him, “Have I been among you all this time and you do not know me, Philip? The one whohas seen me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9 CSB) The baby of Bethlehem was Creator of the universe, pitching His tent on the humble camping ground of our little planet. God’s glory now …

Do you feel like you are always dealing with the same struggles and always fighting the same batles? Here is hope and help. grace for the unfinished.…

Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. -Isaiah 53:4-5, KJV Satan is not … Continue reading “Was Jesus “Damaged Goods”?”…