Rev. Mark Marxhausen

Who rules you? Maybe it’s your spouse, or a boss, or even a domineering friend. Whoever it might be, let me share some thoughts with you today about putting God back in His rightful place in your life. Here’s the Bible verse that triggered these thoughts…“The leaders of Shechem, including the priest and the military officers, met at the tree next to the sacred rock in Shechem to crown Abimelech king.” Judges 9:6 CEV To...

God is an indestructible force. He needs no one. God is the ultimate, superior potency. His power has no end. God is the overwhelming enforcement, controlling everything, to the minutest detail. How’s that for starting our devotion? You too are a force to be reckoned with. Not to the same extent as God, but nonetheless, your potential is more than you probably give credit to. Your gifts and set of skills and abilities make you...

You probably know this story, but I’m going to bring it out from the archives of my memory because as I was reading the Word this morning, it came back to me. Henry was a painter and often he would thin his paint so as to make it go further. So when the Church decided to take care of some long over-do maintenance and asked Henry to put in a bid. Because of his practice...

During the many years of my ministry, I’ve had the opportunity to give numerous Bibles to people. I remember one time, one of our older saintly ladies at my first congregation, died, and her family wanted to know if I’d take all her old Bibles. I thought having an extra Bible or two in my possession would be a good thing. So I agreed. But to my surprise they brought me a whole box of...

Regardless of who you are, or whether you realize it or not, spiritual warfare seems to be the norm these days. The question is not whether we’ll face hard times and even persecution, but rather, “What do we do when attacked by the enemy?” Do we give up and throw in the towel?” Do we look for sympathy and feel sorry for ourselves?  Or do we seek strength from a supernatural source?   I don’t...

“Ruth answered, ‘I’ll do whatever you say!” —Ruth 3:5

I guess, Mr. Johnson wasn’t the first person to say, “If you don’t use your head, you’ll have to use your feet”,  God did.

Who do you owe your life to because they introduced you to Jesus? The greatest life changing gift you can ever give to anyone is Jesus. This week invite a friend to Easter services with you. Make a friend… Be a friend… Bring a friend to Christ!

We are God’s own people. We are chosen by Him. We carry His name. We are the light of the world and the salt of the earth. Why would we settle for anything less?

Help me get my priorities right so the world will know You. In Jesus’ name I ask this, Amen.

When the enemy gets in your face and tells you to quit, get your faith on and get in his face and tell him, “I didn’t come here today to lose.”

“Point your sword at the town of Ai, because now I am going to help you defeat it.”