John Markum

Sermon Recap: The Last Amen, week 3

In the final week of our End Times series, The Last Amen, I led our church through graphs and timelines of what to expect with the approaching end of the age. In this message we sought to understand and answer three common questions: We considered the timing of our rescue from the judgment to come, […]

Did Mary Ever Sin?

I recently began addressing the doctrines of Catholicism that revolve around their belief that Mary was something more than Protestants Christians claim her to be. The four core dogmas of RCC Mariology include: For today, let’s address Immaculate Conception… First of all, it is worth mentioning that among a very small, select group of people […]

Sermon Recap: The Last Amen, week 2

As we continued our series, The Last Amen, we delved deeper into the topic of the End Times, by examining Biblical prophecies and signs. The Antichrist, a significant leader likely emerging as a rebirth of the Roman Empire, will rise and sign a seven-year covenant, only to break it at the halfway point, leading to […]

The phrase no pain, no gain has been a mantra for athletes and fitness junkies for years. And what they understand about physical pain needs to be broadened to a much more general use in all of our lives. Pain hurts. That's the whole problem. No one enjoys it, and if someone does, we rightfully

The Premium of Pain