NEW ST MARK BAPTIST CHURCH

08/28/2026

08/24/2026

Take a moment, to sit back, close your eyes, just breath, and feel God's presence.

08/24/2026

DEVOTIONAL ✝️

GIVE GLORY TO GOD ALL YOUR DAYS
By Frances Taylor

What has any one of us done for God, or given to God that he should have sent his Son, Jesus, to save us? We have done nothing to deserve salvation. We have done nothing to deserve any of the blessings we have been given. It is only through the unconditional love of God that any of this has been done. True, we can look around and see that others may be better looking or smarter, or healthier or wealthier than others. There will be those who seem to have more and we might feel cheated. But just as they did nothing to deserve what they have, we have done nothing to deserve what we have. God's gifts are not based on whether or not we deserve what we have but the gifts we have been given fit into his plan for our benefit and the benefit of others. Many years ago there was a movie called "It's A Wonderful Life." In the movie the main character feels like he is a failure and that it would have been better if he had never been born. In the course of the movie, he learns about how his life has touched others in both major and minor ways. But each person he touched also influenced the lives of others. We don't always see the effect our lives have on others, but God does. If we never existed, someone's life would have been less for our not being there. The most important thing we have received is the gift of eternal life and none of us have done anything to deserve that.

PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly Father, You are holy, mighty, and worthy of all honor. I come to give You glory today not just for what You do, but for who You are. You are the creator of all things, and Your love never ends. Forgive my pride and fill my heart with praise. Let my life and words reflect Your great goodness. Amen.

08/19/2026

DEVOTIONAL ✝️

HOW FELLOWSHIP DIFFERS FROM SALVATION

(Confessing our sins restores us to the joy of His presence. )

John’s first epistle isn’t about salvation, even though it teaches the necessity of confessing sin. This letter was written to people who already had a relationship with God but needed a reminder of how to remain in fellowship with Him. The Father wants believers to enjoy His presence, but unconfessed sin can hinder that.

Christians have been made new (2 Corinthians 5:17) but aren’t yet perfect and still struggle with temptation. Our physical bodies have natural desires for rest, food, and pleasure. When such yearnings are under the Holy Spirit’s guidance, we live a joyful, God-honoring life. But when we allow them to control us, we step out of fellowship with Him and “walk in darkness” (1 John 1:6).

It’s important to understand that “walking in darkness” does not mean a believer can lose salvation—those who have received Jesus Christ as Savior will never perish (John 10:28-29). Rather, it means we’re choosing to live in a way that weakens our awareness of God’s presence.

Our Father wants us to be in fellowship with Him so we’ll experience fullness of joy. This happens when we spend time in His presence (Psalm 16:11), align ourselves with His will, and share Him with those around us. And if that fellowship is interrupted, confession can restore it, as we’ll see tomorrow.

PRAYER 🙏

Heavenly and most gracious Father I ask that you help keep me walking in the light as You are in the light, so that I may be a reflection to all of Your goodness and grace, to all with whom I come in contact. Help me to live in the light of Your love so that I may enjoy sweet fellowship with my brothers and sisters in Christ, knowing that the blood of Jesus Christ our Lord cleanses us from all sin.
In Touch Ministries

Wash away all my sin Lord, and put Your power within me I pray. Take me as I am and make me the person You would have me to be, and thank You that You are faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us of all unrighteousness. In Jesus' name, Amen.

08/19/2026

Food for thought 🤔

08/18/2026

It is with great sadness and heavy hearts we announce the Homegoing of our beloved Deacon Daniel Po***ck. Please keep his family and loved ones in prayer asking God to give them strength and comfort.

"If we live, we live for the Lord; and if we die, we die for the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." Romans 14:8

08/09/2026

Psalm 103:1-4
Sermon title. "Forget Not"
Speaker. Dr. E. L. Granderson

MEMORABLE QUOTES.

"Life is like a jigsaw puzzle sometimes we forget in the body of Christ we are different pieces each with unique parts to play. If one piece is lost you will never complete the puzzle."

"If the shepherd isn't tending to his sheep are doomed."

"If my soul cries out it's not to you but to God because with Him all things are possible"

"Forget Not that God is here with you ALL the time"

"It was God’s grace that watched over me and mercy to pledge my case"

08/02/2026

DEVOTIONAL ✝️

In Isaiah 55:8, God declared, “My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways.” And in fact, one of the biggest challenges of the Christian life stems from a lack of understanding about God’s ways. There are times when we could really use a miracle but He does not come through for us the way we think He should.

God works in both supernatural and ordinary ways, and He determines the method. For example, in today’s passage, Elijah ate food miraculously delivered by ravens, but his water supply from a brook was natural. When it dried up, the Lord could have made more water spring from the ground, but He didn’t.

Sometimes God uses ordinary means to move us in a new direction. The curtailment of Elijah’s water supply opened the door for his next assignment. When the Lord withholds miraculous intervention and lets your “brook” dry up, then He has something else planned for you.

The work of God in the commonplace aspects of life is just as miraculous as His supernatural intervention. Look for His “fingerprint” in the day’s mundane activities. He is there, opening and shutting doors, closing up one opportunity while also beginning another.

PRAYER 🙏
Lord, order my steps into places of provision, protection, and purpose. Direct my every move according to Your divine purpose for my life. Open my spiritual eyes to see the road You have prepared for me. In Your name