Monthly Archives: January 2026

Why Are You Afraid? You Have So Little Faith!”

Posted on January 11, 2026 by Mark Cole

There are moments in the Gospels when Jesus asks questions that cut straight to the heart. This is one of them. “Why are you afraid? You have so little faith!” Jesus spoke these words to His disciples while they were … Continue reading →

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“Just Say the Word” — A Faith That Understands Authority

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Mark Cole

In this short exchange between Jesus and a Roman officer, we are given one of the clearest pictures in Scripture of humble, confident, mature faith. Jesus says, “I will come and heal him.”The officer replies, “Lord, I am not worthy … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Tree Are We Becoming?

Posted on January 10, 2026 by Mark Cole

Jesus said: “A good tree produces good fruit, and a bad tree produces bad fruit. A good tree can’t produce bad fruit, and a bad tree can’t produce good fruit.”(Matthew 7:17–18) These words of Jesus are simple, memorable, and deeply … Continue reading →

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Keep On Asking, Seeking, and Knocking

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mark Cole

There’s something profoundly simple—and yet deeply challenging—about Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:7–8: “Keep on asking, and you will receive what you ask for. Keep on seeking, and you will find. Keep on knocking, and the door will be opened to … Continue reading →

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Lessons We Can Learn from the Book of Job

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mark Cole

The book of Job is one of the most challenging—and most honest—books in the Bible. It doesn’t give us easy answers to suffering, and it refuses to wrap pain in neat spiritual clichés. Instead, it invites us into the deep … Continue reading →

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Perfect Love Drives Out Fear — Even the Fear of Disease

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mark Cole

In recent years, fear has taken on a very specific shape for many people. Fear of germs. Fear of disease. Fear of getting sick—or making someone else sick. We sanitize, distance, mask, monitor symptoms, and watch the news, often with … Continue reading →

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Where Your Treasure Is

Posted on January 9, 2026 by Mark Cole

Jesus once said something both simple and deeply unsettling: “Wherever your treasure is, there the desires of your heart will also be.”(Matthew 6:21) It’s a diagnostic statement. Jesus isn’t primarily telling us what to do—He’s revealing what’s already true. Treasure … Continue reading →

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My Top Worship Songs for 2026

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Mark Cole

Picking great songs for your congregation and worship band is one of the most important tasks of a worship leader. Great songs have a sense of God’s Spirit on them. Great worship songs make you want to sing them again and again. Great songs cause your spirit to rise in worship to the Lord. Continue reading →

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God Will Provide

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Mark Cole

Few statements in Scripture are as simple—and as profound—as Abraham’s words on Mount Moriah:“God will provide.” (Genesis 22:8) Abraham spoke these words while walking up a mountain with his son Isaac, carrying the wood for a sacrifice. Isaac noticed something … Continue reading →

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Never Too Old: When God Calls Later in Life

Posted on January 8, 2026 by Mark Cole

One of the quiet lies our culture tells us is that our best years are behind us. We are taught—sometimes subtly, sometimes directly—that usefulness belongs to the young, the energetic, the innovative. But when we open the Bible, we discover … Continue reading →

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