Monthly Archives: November 2012

There Will Be a Test

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Mark Shields

On Veterans Day this past Sunday, the message at First United Methodist Church Waco was titled “There Will Be a Test”. Our Veterans have passed a test and we all as Christ followers have a test to pass. To make … Continue reading →

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Hope is Our Anchor During the Storms of Life

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Mark Shields

Reflection upon reading Zechariah 9:1-10, we can rejoice for hope is our anchor during the storms of life. Our hope is the righteous, gentle, and humble King that proclaims peace. Rejoice for our hopelessness has turned into an endless hopefulness. … Continue reading →

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Hopelessness Turned Into Endless Hopefulness

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Mark Shields

Cities in the region like Tyre and Sidon were powerful and wealthy around 487 B.C. but history tells us these cities were devastated by a representative of God’s judgment; the monarch of Greece named Alexander the Great who swept around … Continue reading →

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Zechariah 9-10 Questions for Reflection

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Mark Shields

As I continue the journey through Zechariah, it becomes evident that this book was written as a call to return to God. In one’s life or sometimes for several generations, a society can get off track and there is a … Continue reading →

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Truth Will Always Be Truth

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Mark Shields

Truth will always be truth. The truth is that all religious leaders have been buried and we know where their bones are except for one leader and that leader is Jesus. No one knows where the bones of Jesus are … Continue reading →