by Mark J Martin | Mar 31, 2013 | Devotional
Earlier today, I wrote about what would be true if Jesus had not risen. We often live as if the resurrection power of Christ is non existent. As I pondered these thoughts, I couldn’t help but think of this video that I had seen. Let it impact you. Video Credit...
by Mark J Martin | Mar 31, 2013 | Devotional
Today, we celebrate. We remember. We sing. We rejoice! But take a moment to consider “what if.” What if Christ had not risen again? Paul follows this trail of logic in I Corinthians 15:14. And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and...
by Mark J Martin | Jul 17, 2011 | Devotional
As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Psalm 42:1 My soul thirsts. Your soul thirsts. But often we misunderstand what it is thirsting for. We feel the uneasiness in our souls and look to entertainment to ease the...
by Mark J Martin | May 24, 2011 | Ministry
Have you ever been discouraged that it seemed like your life lacked the fruitfulness you imagined? Have you ever worked hard to serve others, only to feel a frustration of pointlessness? Could it be that at times we have it backwards? Are we focused more on the work...
by Mark J Martin | May 7, 2011 | Devotional
Then took Mary a pound of ointment of spikenard, very costly, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair: and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment. John 12:3 In Mary’s heart, Jesus was worth it. Her heart of love and worship...