Pastor Mark Wells

As for the days of our life, they contain seventy years, Or if due to might, eighty years, Yet their pride is but labor and wickedness; For soon it is gone and we fly away. Psalm 90:10 Life is short, fragile, and often burdensome. Psalm 90, a prayer by Moses, reveals a sobering truth: even a lengthy life—seventy or eighty years—is filled with labor, suffering, and human frailty. Our strength diminishes, plans are disrupted, and death arrives unexpectedly. John Calvin noted that life’s...

They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. Jeremiah 6:14 Jeremiah’s warning reveals a recurring danger: providing a false sense of peace that comforts temporarily but fails to truly heal the soul. The prophets of his time delivered reassuring messages, overlooking sin, repentance, and God's holiness. They assured peace without confronting the core issue, which God describes as a superficial remedy. The world still loves this...

For through the grace given to me I say to each one among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound thinking, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. Romans 12:3 Paul starts the practical part of Romans by emphasizing humility. After describing God's mercies, he focuses on perspective rather than immediate action. Maintaining the right view of ourselves is vital for faithful service. When Paul refers to God giving each person “a...