Author Archives: Mark Shields

Worship 05-10-2020

Posted on May 10, 2020 by Mark Shields

Happy Mother’s Day! Worship online via FUMC at this link https://firstwaco.com/ or Download the free app in the App Store or on Google Play. Look for First Waco. Today’s passage points out that we are called to take immediate action … Continue reading →

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Grace Heals

Posted on May 8, 2020 by Mark Shields

Originally posted on Step Ahead:
Crowds flocked to Him Because He could please With Divine power To heal disease. While on this earth Jesus was about Handling problems That had to be worked out. A personal friend Offering grace To…

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Building Faith Muscles

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Mark Shields

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your … Continue reading →

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Worship and Offering

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Mark Shields

This day with God will be amazing because we are anchored to love from above. The more we do things that are good for us like study, exercise, or any positive activity, the better we get at the activity and … Continue reading →

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Try and Try Again

Posted on May 5, 2020 by Mark Shields

Let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. – Hebrews 12:1 The post “Act of Devotion” was about the Nazarene vow. Some … Continue reading →

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