St Mark Lutheran Church

"I am writing these things to you...so that you will know how to live in the family of God. That family is the church of the living God, the support and foundation of the truth" 1 Timothy 3:14-15

Being authentic is "What you see is what you get." So what causes us to hide ourselves from other? Fear is the cause. How do we overcome this fear and have better relationships?

Fear, it is what kept the Israelites out of the promised land and wondering about the desert for 40 years. Only one fear is needed, the fear of the Lord.

Hurts, we all have them. The question is are we looking in the right places for healing? Take the man by the pool at Bethesda. For 35 years he sat by this pool looking to be healed. Jesus healed him in an instant

Think about the last Perfect Storm in your life. Health? Financial? Faith? How did you handle it? It takes faith. Everyone has faith. It is what you put that faith in that makes the difference.

God answers all prayers. It is just sometimes the answer is not what we expect. Sometimes He means wait, I have a better idea or I have a greater purpose

When there is a need, sensed by a few, and each individual accepts his responsibiliity to do what he can with what he has, regardless of the odds, then God words a miracle!

Every one needs a miracle in their life one time or another. What do we need to do to have God grant us this miracle? Today we look at the story of Jehoshaphat in 2 Chronicles for the answer.

Wrapping up our series on Hiking the Steep Grade we look at 5 points from Proverbs on how to earn the respect of others.

Fathers what is your life mission? Just as fathers are role models here on earth, God is our role model on being a father.

Hiking the step grade takes discipline. I know, no one like the word discipline. Here is a look at what the Bible says about personal discipline

How do we make successful decisions in life? Here are 5 steps from the book of Proverbs for a Biblical base way of making all decisions in life

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perp;flexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down but not destroyed" Apostle Paul give us these words in his second letter to the church at Corinth. We look at how he made it through this hard times.

How can Christians set and achieve their goals? We use the Eliazar's search for a while for Isaac as a guide.

What motivates people to get moving? We all get "stuck" in life. How do we get unstuck?

What is success? How is it measured and what determines success. Here is a biblical definition of success based on the life of the Apostle Paul.

What will happen if you ask Jesus to change you? He will change you and today we look at Mark Chapter 2 to let us know how.

Temptation, it is everywhere. How do we overcome temptation? We pray for God not to lead us into temptation during the Lord's Prayer. It all starts with what's on the inside.

The greatest changes in our lives take place....When we see ourselves as God see us

We all know the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. So how do we break this pattern and change to be come the person God wants us to be. We look at the story of Jacob wrestling with God from Genesis and see the four phases God uses to enact these changes.