Mark Bemenderfer

Mark Bemenderfer (80)

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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Who Can Understand?

Does Jesus want us to know and understand Him? His disciples were confused about that, because even they couldn't figure out His parables. Why didn't He just come straight out and say what He meant? Jesus expects any and everyone to understand His meaning, but…

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True Seekers and False

There are many "seekers" out there, but not all are genuine. There are the scoffers, who tend to be pretty obvious. But there are also the "clean houses" who benefit from the power and coming of Christ, but have no real interest in knowing or…

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What's in Your Heart?

Blaspheming the Holy Spirit can never be forgiven. But where does it come from? How does it happen? It may surprise you who is in danger of committing such a sin: Not the spiritually simple or humble, but the spiritually "wise and learned." It's a…

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"I Desire Mercy"

Jesus calls us to repent and believe and obey His Word. But in our zeal to honor and obey God, we often come up with our own set of rules to guide us. Then these rules take on a life of their own, becoming burdensome…

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We Must Repent

It turns out, Jesus has some significant expectations for anyone who hears and sees who He is: He expects repentance! He denounces the cities where most of His miracles were done because they didn't repent. Those that heard about and saw His works but didn't…

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