Mark’s Memos

“Then comes the end, when He delivers the kingdom to God the Father, when He puts an end to all rule and all authority and power. For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet. The last enemy that will be destroyed is death.” (1Cor. 15:24-26) Paul said...

“For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. Then we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in...

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. In that He says, "A new covenant," He has made the first obsolete. Now what is becoming obsolete and growing old is...

“But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, inasmuch as He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises.” (Hebrews 8:6) Jesus became the Mediator of the new covenant (see 1Tim. 2:5). This superior new covenant has replaced...

“For such a High Priest was fitting for us, who is holy, harmless, undefiled, separate from sinners, and has become higher than the heavens;” (Heb. 7:26) Jesus is our great High Priest. Here are six characteristics of Jesus our great High Priest: 1. “Fitting for us” –...

“Therefore He is also able to save to the uttermost those who come to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.” (Heb. 7:25) Jesus lives to make intercession for you. Many people incorrectly assume that this means Jesus is always praying...

“by so much more Jesus has become a surety of a better covenant. … He is also Mediator of a better covenant, which was established on better promises. … He has made the first obsolete.” (Heb. 7:22; 8:6, 13) Jesus came to bring us a better covenant which was...

”Here mortal men receive tithes, but there he receives them, of whom it is witnessed that he lives.” (Heb. 7:8) At the time Hebrews was written, the author indicated that tithes were being received. This indicates that these believers were still practicing tithing...

“This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, both sure and steadfast, …” (Heb. 6:19) Hope in God’s promises and integrity is an anchor of the soul which keeps our soul anchored in God’s truth, so we don’t drift. Hope disconnected from truth only leads to wishful...

“And so, after he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.” (Heb. 6:15)          Abraham had to patiently endure BEFORE he obtained what God had promised Him! We tend to want the promise BEFORE we patiently endure....