It’s Time To GO!
“Lord, open the doors that need to be opened and close the doors that need to be closed.” I have been praying that prayer for a while now in regard to what the Lord would have me do.He has opened the door. Now it’s time to walk through it!Here we go!
MISSION & PERSPECTIVE: Our Vision or HIS?
The Church must follow some business practices. Nevertheless, the Church is not a business. It is ministry. The difference is profoundly important.
Day One in My New Position!
After day one, I feel good!
A NEW POSITION FOR ME! A NEW DIRECTION FOR ST. MARK!
My Dear Family & Friends, I have some exciting news to share with you. Over the past many months, the St. Mark lay and staff leadership have become convinced that the Lord is calling us to be more active in the community in which He has placed us. We at St. Mark need to “get…
2819 Club — Categorized Results
We took three months (and one Sunday) to pray and seek the Lord’s will through The 2819 Club, shared the raw data results of the responses, and now those results have been subsequently been categorized. The results are in a PDF file with it’s link below (and also through the title of this post). Our…
“Men At The Cross”
Greetings, I wanted to share with you what I feel that the Lord is guiding me to do as we have been praying for the last 3 months and asking, “Lord, what is it that you want me to do at this time and this place to touch people with the love of Jesus.” The…
Questions re:2819 Club
Pastor Scott, After all this time in prayer, I must confess that I have not received a definitive answers to the “what do you want your people to do…” query. The LORD has, however, repeatedly confronted me with two questions. The first question is whether, in fact, the whole premise of 28:19 is an appropriate…
2819 Club — Raw Data Results
From May through July several people met for 19 minutes on Sunday morning to ask what the Lord wanted the people of St. Mark to do to touch people with the love of Jesus Christ. That question was also asked in worship at both services on Sunday, July 27. The following links to a rather…
2819 Club — Leadings
In response to the planting of a new church, I am very supportive of this mission. My first suggestion for consideration would be a strip center located in the area of Beltway 8 and Highway 249.If you look behind the race track you will see a large area which is growing rapidly. Half way between…
2819 Club — Form
As we continue our time in humble prayer, asking God, “Lord, what do You want Your people at St. Mark to do to touch people with the Love of Christ?”, we need to have an avenue to share what the Holy Spirit is telling us. Please use the attached form (click on the title of…
2819 Club — Scripture Passages
Scripture has much to day about seeking God; praying to Him; asking for His Holy Spirit and guidance; and His desire that we let all know about His salvation in and through Jesus. As we continue to seek the Lord’s guidance in our outreach efforts, the Scripture passages in the attached file may prove helpful…
2819 Club — Leadings
Greetings Pastor Scott, Here are several thoughts that I have had in response in praying, “Lord what do you want your people at St Mark to do at this time and in this place to touch people with the love of Jesus Christ?” Here are several things that I feel that the Lord is saying…
The 2819 Club
We are excited to share with you information on the “2819 Club.” (So called because it references Matthew 28:19.) St. Mark’s congregational outreach prayer remains: “Lord God, give us direction in how we may service our community, proclaiming Christ as Lord of all.” The St. Mark community may join the 28:19 Club in praying: “Lord,…
