Mark’s Memos

“For you have not come to the mountain that may be touched …” (Hebrews 12:18) The author of Hebrews told his audience that they hadn’t come to the mountain that may be touched. Which mountain was he referring to? He was referring to Mount Sinai where Moses received...

“Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled;” (Heb. 12:15) We’re exhorted to look carefully to make sure no root of bitterness springs up in our soul causing us...

“Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:” (Heb. 12:14) Notice that we’re called to pursue people with all people! Romans 12:18 says, “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.” We can’t...

“Therefore strengthen the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be dislocated, but rather be healed.” (Heb. 12:12-13) Do you feel tired? Do you feel weary? Notice that the author of Hebrews...

“Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it.” (Heb. 12:11) The last few weeks we’ve been looking at the chastening of the Lord and our...

“Furthermore, we have had human fathers who corrected us, and we paid them respect. Shall we not much more readily be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? For they indeed for a few days chastened us as seemed best to them, but He for our profit, that we...

“If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom a father does not chasten? But if you are without chastening, of which all have become partakers, then you are illegitimate and not sons.” (Heb. 12:7-8) We saw last week that God...

“For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in “And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons: "My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, Nor be discouraged when you...

“For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. You have not yet resisted to bloodshed, striving against sin.” (Heb. 12:3-4) We’ve been looking at running our race with endurance and...

“Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Heb. 12:2) Last week we looked at our spiritual life being a race...