Have you even been in a situation where something got ahold of you, or got in your spirit, and you just couldn’t seem to shake it? Someone said something, or someone did something that got under your skin, and you can’t seem to let it go.
RELEASING MORE THROUGH FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP
RELEASING MORE THROUGH FAITHFUL STEWARDSHIP By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text: Matthew 25:14-30, Read: vv. 20-23, NKJV 20 “So he who had received five talents came and brought five other talents, saying, ‘Lord, you delivered to me five talents; look, I have gained five more talents besides them.’ 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well...
POWERFUL PRINCIPLES FOR GIVING
POWERFUL PRINCIPLES FOR GIVING By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text: 2 Corinthians 9, Read vv. 6-15, NKJV 6 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of...
IS THIS ALL THERE IS
IS THIS ALL THERE IS? By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Revelation 5:1-14, KJV 1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. 2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to...
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE END OF ALL THINGS
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE END OF ALL THINGS By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text: 1 Peter 4:7-11, NKJV 7 But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in your prayers. 8 And above all things have fervent love for one another, for “love will cover a multitude of sins.” 9 Be hospitable to...
EXAMPLES OF GIVING GRACE
EXAMPLES OF GIVING GRACE By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text: 2 Corinthians 8:1-15, NKJV 1 Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia: 2 that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded in the riches of their...
DO NOT COUNT ME OUT
DON’T COUNT ME OUT By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD, DMin Acts 14:1-28, Read vv. 19-22, NKJV 19 Then Jews from Antioch and Iconium came there; and having persuaded the multitudes, they stoned Paul and dragged him out of the city, supposing him to be dead. 20 However, when the disciples gathered around him, he rose up and...
BE THE BARNABAS
BE THE BARNABAS: THE ENCOURAGER By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text: Acts 4:32-37; 9:26-28 Acts 4:32-37 32 Now the multitude of those who believed were of one heart and one soul; neither did anyone say that any of the things he possessed was his own, but they had all things in common. 33 And with great power...
Mercy Can Rewrite Your Life
MERCY CAN REWRITE YOUR LIFE By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Text Acts 9, Read vv. 10-17, NKJV 10 Now there was a certain disciple at Damascus named Ananias; and to him the Lord said in a vision, “Ananias.” And he said, “Here I am, Lord.” 11 So the Lord said to him, “Arise and go...
A GOD WITH TEARS – Palm Sunday
A GOD WITH TEARS By Mark E. Hardgrove, PhD Luke 19:28-44, Read 41-44 NKJV 41 Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it, 42 saying, “If you had known, even you, especially in this your day, the things that make for your peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes. 43 For...