Tag Archives: Father

The Model Fatherhood

Posted on June 16, 2013 by Mark Shields

Happy Father’s Day! The picture above was taken Christmas morning 1967. That’s my Dad setting up the race track Santa gave me and that’s me wearing my new football jersey. My sister Tracy is on the right side of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Sermon Outline | Tagged dad, Egypt, Father, Fathers Day, God, God the Father, Israelites | 1 Comment

The Promise is in Place

Posted on December 3, 2012 by Mark Shields

Yesterday, I posted the sermon outline of the new message series at First United Methodist Church Waco called “The Songs of Christmas”. Below are some things I noted during the sermon. Israel was in dark times but a promise brought … Continue reading →

Posted in Thoughts From Sermon | Tagged Christ, Christmas, Counselor, David, David Phelps, Father, God, Hope, Isaiah, Israel, O Holy Night, Prince of Peace, Promise | Leave a comment

Courage Needed

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mark Shields

Two more visions are presented in Zechariah 3-4. In the fourth vision, Joshua the priest represents Israel which is a city culturally polluted and unclean until washed and sanctified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit … Continue reading →

Posted in Zechariah | Tagged Christ, Christianity, Courage, Faith, Father, gaining confidence, God, God the Father, God’s Work, Holy Spirit, HolySpirit, Israel, Jesus Christ, Joshua, morning prayer, Power, power of the holy spirit, Prayer, Son | 2 Comments

Awesome Dads

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Mark Shields

There were many lessons to note from last Sunday’s message on “Awesome Dads”. Senior Pastor: Rev. Steve Ramsdell gave the sermon message and below is an outline of the message. There is a podcast of each sermon at this Link. … Continue reading →