Pastor Mark Wells

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. 1 Peter 1:3 Today, we come together as believers to celebrate the greatest day in all of human history—the day Jesus rose from the dead. We who are born again possess a hope that those without Christ can never understand. The world places its hope in the things of this world. They hope it in...

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. Genesis 2:24 One question that often arises when we read the Old Testament is this: Why did God allow men like Abraham and Jacob to have more than one wife? At first glance, it can feel like God changed His standards—or worse, that He approved of something He later condemns. But a closer look at Scripture shows something far richer: God’s design never changed, but His patience met...

"For My thoughts are not your thoughts, Nor are your ways My ways,” declares Yahweh. Isaiah 55:8 In the story of Jacob and Esau we get a clear picture of how different God’s ways are from our ways. If Hollywood were making a secular version of the story of the two brothers, Esau would be the hero, and Jacob and his mother would be considered the villains. Esau is strong, straightforward, and honorable. Jacob appears sneaky, manipulative, and undeserving. By human standards, the wrong man...