The Apostle Paul tells us in Ephesians 6:12, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places." The Apostle Peter tells us in 1 Peter 5:8-9, "Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around l...

Someone once said, "Faith is taking the first step, even when you can't see the whole staircase." That applies to the second chapter of Nehemiah, which we will study this week. Last week we saw that Nehemiah, a Jewish exile living in Persia, received devastating news: Jerusalem, God's special city, the city that was supposed to be a beacon of light for the nations, was in...

This Sunday we are going to begin a five-week break from Mark to study the exciting Book of Nehemiah. We will then resume our study of Mark, finishing chapter 10 before the holidays. After that, we will have some special Thanksgiving and Christmas messages, and then we will pick back up with Mark 11 in January, finishing the series on Easter Sunday! That's the road map. B...

This week we will dig into Mark 9:30-50, as we see what God's Word says about "True Greatness." Perhaps on no other subject is the Christian worldview so diametrically opposed to that of the world. Then and now, "greatness" in the eyes of the world is all about power, position, status, and rank. We are taught to head for the top in all those ways. But Jesus says we are gr...