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Robbed But Still Rich

PASTOR BRIAN K. BROWN, St. Mark M.B. Church John:10 The text is a parable where Jesus shares a human story laced with spiritual heavenly truth. The story is of shepherding and sheep with the shepherd. The sheep have a good shepherd, and he cares for the sheep but there are those in the midst of […]

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Prayer Changes You!

BY DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Be not conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your minds that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God” (Romans 12:2). How often have you prayed for things to change while you remain the same? In her

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Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark M.B. Church – Exodus 13:17-20 While we didn’t meet in the traditional way for ‘Watch Night’ Pastor Brown did give us a message entitled ‘Starting Over’ with the text coming from Exodus 13:17-20 and on the first Sunday of January he continued to preach on this subject

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Praying in the Name of Jesus

BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “In that day you will ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, whatsoever you shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it to you (John 16:23).” Praying in the name of Jesus is more than saying “in the name of Jesus” at […]

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What Will You Remember?

Mark 8:27-38 Pastor Brian K. Brown This year God fixed it that this year’s Independence Day would fall on a Sunday. Long before we celebrated Independence Day, God created an independence that we might be liberated from sin, from its power, presence, practices, and penalties. Christ died so that

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Winning During the Worst of Times

PASTOR BRIAN K. BROWN, St. Mark M.B. Church Philippians 3:8; 1:6; 2:13; 4:10-13 The Philippians 3:8 verse is a reminder of where we are in life. This season has brought us loss of loved ones, jobs and perhaps we’ve come close to losing our minds because of all that is going on in the world. […]

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When the Crisis Gets Worse

Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark M.B. Church Mark 5:25-34 The is a familiar text of a woman who had been hemorrhaging for 2 years. Her situation is a reminder of our circumstances. She had been losing blood, was losing hope and perhaps losing patience. This is where some of us are. She had gone

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A Positive Visit During Troubled Times

Matthew 1:18-25 Just like in the life of Joseph and Mary, something happened. In the espousal period Mary is found to be carrying a seed with the assumption of an encounter with an earthly father. But the good news is that she was a virtuous woman who had an encounter with the divine rather than

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What will you remember?

Psalm 20 The Psalmist of Psalm 20 suggests in verse 7 that some put their trust in chariots and horses. But as believers our faith and trust are in the Lord our God. Chariots and horses suggest where we are in our society today (government and gain). The Psalmist reminds the church that we are

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The House of Prayer

BY DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And said unto them, it is written, my house shall be called the house of prayer; but you have made it a den of thieves (Matthew 21:13).” People join spiritual communities and attend religious services for various reasons. Many people do so out of the

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The Maestro: “A Man and His Music”

St. Mark M. B. Church, this community, and the greater Tampa Bay area say goodbye and reflect on the life of their own, beloved, Brother Franklin Gray. Growing up in Methodist Town, next door to the old St. Mark Church building on 11th Street North, Frank was destined to be a great musician and

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Prayer & Fasting During the Lenten Season

BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “This kind only comes out by fasting and prayer (Matthew 17:21).” Jesus fasted and taught his disciples to fast as a life practice. Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ, reinforced the prayer tool of fasting in his epistles to the churches telling them to

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Starting Over Confidently

Exodus 16:11-16 As we continue in the series “Starting Over,” Pastor Brown reminded us that the children of Israel are still in the process of their start over as they journey to the promise land. A start over is an opportunity to improve on each day that God provides us. The text reminds us that

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BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believe, you will see the glory of God? (John 11:40)” Glory is a One Word Prayer. Glory is the verbal response to seeing the manifestation of the One Power and the One Presence in your life. […]

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“He threw himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him, and he was a Samaritan (Luke 17:16).” “Thanks” is a complete prayer. Thanksgiving is a powerful way for you to communicate with God, yourself, and others. You can never go wrong, saying thanks. You can never be too grateful. Appreciation is always

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Prayer is Rewarding!

BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full” (Matthew 6:5). Jesus, the perfect pattern for

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To God be the Glory for St. Mark’s 89th Church Anniversary!

Theme: We Will Not Be Stopped Matthew 16:18 In the text prior to the 18th verse of Matthew 16, Jesus converses with the disciples and asked the question “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?” He gets responses that ‘some say that thou art John the Baptist; some, Elias; and others […]

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BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican (Luke 18:10).” To help his disciples understand the difference between traditional praying and Kingdom praying, Jesus, who represents the Christ consciousness, told

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A Mother and Her Mission – Mark 7:24-30

Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark M.B. Church Mothers’ day should be motivation for all to remember what mothers have suffered for their children and all they’ve done for their children. The question asked by Pastor Brown from the text was ‘What might we remember about a mother and her mission? The

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BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, and in breaking of bread, and in prayers (Acts 2:42).” Saints are not just the prophets of the Old Testament and the apostles of the New Testament. Anyone who is a disciplined

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Starting over: Choosing faith over fear (Exodus 15:27)

PASTOR BRIAN K. BROWN, St. Mark M.B. Church Our start overs have their highs and lows, but no matter, we are still here, and we continue each day with a new start over. Each day God gives us something to help us with the day’s start over. The referenced text shows us, through the Israelites

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“Our Father who is in heaven. Hallowed be your name (Matthew 6:9).” You are both human and Divine. As such, your divinity comes from our Father, Jehovah, and your humanity comes from our mother, earth. God is always your Father, and nothing will ever change that. You are a Divine idea that

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Are You A Good Neighbor? What Does A Good Neighbor Do?

Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church Luke 10:25-37 The text is the story of the Good Samaritan. In the passage we find a ‘certain lawyer’ ask Jesus what he should do to inherit eternal life. Jesus responded by asking him ‘what is written in the law?’ The lawyer responded by

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BY DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. Later that night, he was there alone (Matthew 14:23).” Selah is a one-word prayer. You can find Selah in the Bible over 70 times (Psalm 3:2-8, Habakkuk 3:3-13). It is

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Some Things to Consider for the Summer – Proverbs 21

We need to prayerful that the summer provides a good, safe time for our youth as well as everyone else. In Proverbs 21:1 Solomon lets us know that God controls all things from water to the mightiest of authorities, or powerful men and women. While summer is a more relaxed time for our children and

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Starting Over, Ending the Bitterness

By Pastor Brian K. Brown, St. Mark MBC Exodus 15:23-26 Starting over can be painful, sorrowful, and challenging but if we stay with it, it will bring us to God’s expected end. Israel had praised God through their journey to a place called Marah. When they got there, weary, and thirsty, they

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The Big Revelation

“Jesus answered and said, I thank you, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you hid these things from the wise and prudent and revealed them unto babes (Matthew 11:25).” Jesus, our Wayshower, began his prayer with thanksgiving, and then he acknowledged the Lord of heaven and earth as his

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Prayer: A Way of Being

BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, who touched my clothes?” (Mark 5:30) Without you telling them, people can tell when you are a person who prays consciously and

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Prayer is Rewarding!

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A Church God Can Trust

Scripture: Luke 12:35-48 Congratulations to St. Mark for the blessings of God as we celebrate our 89th Church Anniversary! In the text presented, Pastor Brian K. Brown of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church explained that Jesus was talking to His disciples and to the church as the extension of the

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Praying in the Already

BY REV. DORAL PULLEY, Today’s Church Tampa Bay “He asked this only to try him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do (John 6:6).” Many people see prayers from the imagery of two roles: Santa Claus or a short-order cook. Some see a Santa Claus who gives out toys and […]

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