Mark is pastor of Lafayette Salem Evangelical Church, and veteran missionary of 30 years. He and his family have served overseas in China and in the Dominican Republic. His wife, Rachel, is a local gal from Whittier, IA. They met while serving in China.
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What are you devoted to? We're called to be devoted to God, but what does that look like? We have a clue in Paul's repeated command that believers be devoted to doing what is good. It comes up twice in this last chapter. We already…
Continue reading...To what do you look for the assurance of your salvation? A date? A prayer? A baptism? The grace of God came to bring us salvation, but do we understand that means? Whether we realize it or not, so many of us think that just…
Continue reading...Sound doctrine isn't merely a collection of truths to hold in our head and heart. It has implications for how we live. We've already seen very specific expectations that sound doctrine places on older men, older women and younger women. There are still three more…
Continue reading...Elders had two tasks: encourage the believers by sound doctrine and refute those who opposed sound doctrine (Titus 1:9). Most of the rest of Paul's Letter to Titus deals with encouraging believers by sound doctrine. But sound doctrine is not merely knowledge about God, His…
Continue reading...Elders had two tasks: encourage the believers by sound doctrine and refute those who opposed sound doctrine (Titus 1:9). Refuting those who oppose sound doctrine is no joyful task, but one that is desperately needed, even today. There are far too many servants of Satan…
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