Longing for a home I’ve never seen, Part 2

Posted on August 22, 2014 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

In the internet age there is so much information flying around that a news source has to be extremely sensational to get any attention. The easiest stories to sensationalize are negative ones, ones that show mankind at its worst. Wars, shootings, traffic fatalities, child neglect and abuse, government failure and general stupidity are regularly featured.

Even Lawyers Can’t Mess This Up

Posted on April 7, 2011 Written by Mark McIntyre 3 Comments

5s At our church, we are studying through the bo of 2 Timothy in the New Testament. A from Chapter 2 struck me where Paul writes, “but the word of God is not bound.” Paul is saying that even though he himself […]

Lions and Bears as Training Aids

Posted on December 1, 2010 Written by Mark McIntyre 1 Comment

3s When David volunteered to confront Goliath to take away the reproach of Israel, Saul questioned David’s preparation for this task. David responds by informing Saul of times when he protected his sheep by killing a lion and a bear (1 Samuel 17:34-36). […]

Righteousness before men

When we encounter a lack of grace and acceptance, it really hurts. The first time someone gets slammed for their honesty is perhaps the last time honesty is practiced. If grace is not a part of the group culture, then superficiality will rule the day.

Good news . . . bad news

I have some really good news and some (sort of) bad news.

The call and the gift

I heard a speaker recently talk about ministry as a fusion of calling and gifting. Both the call and the gifting are given by God to those he chooses to minister to his church. And both the calling and the gifting must be operational for ministry to be effective.

On dealing with toxic people

While it is important to put up healthy boundaries, and limit your exposure to toxic people, it is unlikely that you can avoid them entirely. What then are we to do? Jesus gives us some advice in Luke 6:27–28.

Ask, Seek and Knock

Luke 11:9–10 (ESV) 9 And I tell you, ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. In response to these […]

Where is the crowd? – Sermon on the Mount Series #1

At the end of Matthew chapter 4, we are told that “great multitudes followed [Jesus]—from Galilee, and from Decapolis, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond the Jordan.” Wherever Jesus went, he drew a crowd. Certainly some of the draw was his ability to heal. I’m sure that others followed out of a desire to see a miracle. […]