Mark Schollaert (Page 2)
Places of Interest
As we watch the cultural war continue in our country, it must become more clear to us as followers of Jesus Christ of the important and vital role our scheduled times of fellowship represent. For us the “insiders” it is the moments when we can come in out of the turmoil of so many voices and hear our one voice lifted in praise to the God we love and hear His voice as we open the scriptures. For those “outsiders”…
No Small Dreams Part 4 Work Like Heaven
Its been said that the greatest tragedy in life is not death, but a wasted life. Not only is this life the only opportunity people have to trust Christ as savior but it is also the only opportunity we have as Christians to give God our all. I don’t want you to settle for second place. I want you to win the race that God has given to you. I don’t want you to settle for a small harvest. I want you to…
VBS 2017 Update
Hello Church family and friends, Paula and I got back from vacation late Sunday afternoon after a week in Atlanta, GA with our daughter Rachel and her family. We thoroughly enjoyed our time away. Then, together with many of you, we jumped right into VBS week Monday night! God has given us a special week so far, averaging in attendance over 100 excited kids per night, tonight should be another fun time. Thank all of you for your part, regardless…
No Small Dreams #3 Building Your Core
No Small Dreams Part – 3 – Building Your Core The core Is the basic or central part, the foundation, the inmost or most intimate part of you or anything. For us that is our soul. It is thought by some that the soul has 5 parts: mind, will, emotions, conscious and unconsciousness. It is eternal and is molded over time by our experiences, education etc… It is what is recreated and begins a transformation by the power of the indwelling…
Part 2 No Small Dreams – Four Commitments for Big Dreams
God has BIG plans and purposes for His creation. He’s imagined it and we can understand that because He has given us, those created in His image, ability to dream the ability to imagine! To dream is a gift from God, its a tool, anything that God gives as a gift can be misused, abused and perverted. Those dreams can also be our source to activate the laws of sowing and reaping which pertain to all, not just believers in Christ. They begin when we first plant…
Part 7 Be a Catalyst for Mercy Message Notes
Speaking Of Mercy – Be a Catalyst for Mercy – Final Message Notes begin here: Acts 1:8 “You will be my witnesses”- Jesus To be a witness simply means I share what God has done in my life. It’s not your job to defend God. Because in a mean world, our greatest witness is to show mercy LK. 6:36“Show mercy to others, just as your Fathershows mercy to you!” Four Characteristics of a Catalyst for Mercy : How can I be more merciful?…
Part 6 A Home Made in Mercy Message Notes
It’s Easter Sunday and Jesus is Risen! In this message we to looked at the effect God’s power can have in our families. Because one of the hardest places to show mercy is right within the walls of our own homes. Family members hurt and are hurt by each other in ways that are especially challenging. Yet God wants our homes to be Homes Made in Mercy! Message outline notes from Easter Sunday’s Message: A Home Made in Mercy: Psalm 101:2 (LB) “Lord, I want…
Part 5 Share Your Mercy Message Notes
Psalm Sunday was just another day until Jesus came in on donkey’s colt and the crowd, made up mostly of those he had touched cried: “Hossana – “Save Now.” This display lead to aa crazed city asking in an uproar as he entered. “Who is this?” they asked. And the crowds replied, “It’s Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.” Matt.21:10-11(NLT) As we begin week five in our Speaking of Mercy series so far it’s been primarily about God’s mercy toward as our focus. But today, as we…
Part #4 Mercy Qualifies You Message Notes
In week four of our Speaking of Mercy series we looked at the idea, the reality, that God can use anybody. He can use anybody because of his mercy. The problem is that a lot of people secretly fear that God could never use them. Many often feel they’re disqualified because of what they’ve done or they feel unqualified because of what they lack. But we saw that it’s God’s mercy that qualifies us! It’s God’s mercy that transforms all of us to participate in the greatest joy for…
Speaking of Mercy Part 3: Mercy Says Enjoy & Forgive
Here’s my outline notes from March 26 “Mercy Says – Enjoy and Forgive”. We spoke of a truth that promised to bring to our senses and our wills the freedom that often we only embrace as knowledge. We found that truth was spoken by Jesus to his disciples as they asked him for direction on prayer. That truth was “forgive us our sins, as we have forgiven those who sin against us.” Matthew 6:12 (NLT). Together we see that what God has done for us in his forgiveness through Jesus…