Mark’s Memos

Going to Egypt represents trusting man (the flesh) rather than trusting God (Isaiah 31:1). Once we leave Egypt [bondage], we will be tempted to go back when the going gets tough. Determine NEVER to go back to Egypt, no matter what you're facing. Instead, trust and...

Then it came to pass, when Pharaoh had let the people go, that God did not lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, although that was near; for God said, "Lest perhaps the people change their minds when they see war, and return to Egypt." (Ex. 13:17) When...

"Behold, I send the Promise of My Father upon you; but tarry in the city of Jerusalem until you are endued with power from on high." (Luke 24:49) Jesus commanded His followers to not leave the city until they received the Promise of the Father. What is the Promise of...

And they said to one another, "Did not our heart burn within us while He talked with us on the road, and while He opened the Scriptures to us?" (Luke 24:32) After Jesus' resurrection He was talking with two of His followers, but they didn't recognize it was Jesus they...

"We ought to obey God rather than men." (Acts 5:29) We've looked at four examples in Scripture of God's people civilly disobeying governing authorities (see previous posts). Today we'll look at one final example in Acts 5 where people of God civilly disobeyed. Any...

We've looked at three examples in Scripture of God's people civilly disobeying governing authorities (see previous posts). Today we'll look at a fourth example where people of God civilly disobeyed. In Acts 4 some of the apostles were arrested for preaching in Jesus...

We've looked at two examples of God's people civilly disobeying governing authorities - the wisemen in Matthew 2:1-16 and Shadrach, Meshach & Abed-Nego in Daniel 3. Let's look at a third example - Daniel in Daniel 6. King Darius issued a government mandate...

"He who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own is like one who takes a dog by the ears." (Prov. 26:17) Is the Russian-Ukraine quarrel America's quarrel? What about the other quarrels going on around the world? What if China attacks Taiwan? If our media lied to...

Last week we saw that in Matthew 2:1-16 the wisemen civilly disobeyed a governing authority. They submitted to a higher authority - God, who had told them not to obey Herod. Are there other examples of civil disobedience in the Bible? Shadrach, Meshach & Abed-Nego...

In Matthew 2:1-16, the wisemen were told by Herod the king to find the young child Jesus and then tell him where Jesus was so he could come and worship him. This was a lie because Herod intended to kill Jesus, not worship Him! God warned the wisemen in a dream not to...