by Admin21MTR | Aug 7, 2022 | Mark
One of the most encouraging things about Jesus in the Bible is that He invites all people to Himself. No matter the person, no matter the story, the amount or severity of sin, no matter situation or circumstance, Jesus, with arms wide open, says come. But people come...
by Admin21MTR | Jul 31, 2022 | Luke
Because we are sons and daughters of the Most High God, who is kind to the ungrateful and evil, you and I are called to think and act differently. To have a Kingdom of God mindset, not a mindset focused on self. Being in Christ, we can love our enemies and represent...
by Admin21MTR | Jul 24, 2022 | Luke and Jonah
As children of God, we are called to reflect His character and represent Him as His ambassadors before a lost and hurting world. We need to have a Kingdom of God mindset rather than a mindset of kingdom of self. Therefore, we need to know how God wants us to respond...
by Admin21MTR | Jul 17, 2022 | Mark
At the beginning of each Sunday morning, we take time to read from the Scriptures in order to remind ourselves of the person and character of God. The reason why we do this is because we recognize that the idea of approaching a holy, righteous, just, and infinite God...
by Admin21MTR | Jul 10, 2022 | Mark
There are certain people called “faith healers” who gather crowds and stir people’s hope in God’s blessings and their healing. Usually paired with a financial gift, the offer is that a miracle is waiting to happen and blessing is about to come, but did Jesus really...
by Admin21MTR | Jul 3, 2022 | Mark
Although beggars aren’t all that common in our culture, they are still around. When encountered, many people pass by and won’t even look at them. But how about Jesus? In Mark 7, Jesus encounters a begging woman who asks Him to help her sick daughter. The way Jesus...
by Admin21MTR | Jun 26, 2022 | Galatians
Being crucified with Christ broke the power of sin over our lives. Being united with Christ empowers us to live in newness of life, and the love of God motivates us to live a life pleasing to Him and to reduce the discrepancy between who we are and how we act in our...
by Admin21MTR | Jun 19, 2022 | Mark
In the South, Christianity is everywhere…on people’s lawn signs, on billboards, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and even in passing conversations. It’s safe to say that if you don’t go to church, you at least know someone who does, or at a minimum, can tell a story of an...
by Admin21MTR | Jun 12, 2022 | Mark
Whether we know it or not, we all bring certain ideas and expectations to church…ideas and expectations concerning what the church should look like, sound like, feel like, and especially ideas and expectations about the people. But, how does the Bible describe the...
by Admin21MTR | Jun 5, 2022 | Mark
In the Gospel of Mark, Mark the author, clearly differentiates between the crowds that followed Jesus and the disciples. Some in the crowds followed Jesus because he was a good preacher, others because He did miracles, and others because He had become popular. But how...
