Pastor Shaun Marksbury

Sanctity of Life in an Age of Technology (Job 10:8–12) Series:               Pro-Life Messages   #3                     Text:                 Job 10:8–12 By:                    Shaun Marksbury                         Date:                January 26, 2025 Venue:              Living Water Baptist Church             Occasion:        ...

As celestial phenomena unfold, many individuals rightly turn to Scripture, seeking insights into their significance.  Eclipses, comets, supernovas, and meteor showers spark fascination and questions as to whether these events carry divine messages.  However, discerning between natural occurrences and supernatural signs requires careful consideration among Christians, particularly in the context of hermeneutics (the science of interpreting the Bible) and eschatological (end-times) beliefs. The Balance of Natural Order and Divine Intervention I am a supernaturalist, meaning that I believe God made this world and can intervene in events in miraculous ways to accomplish His purposes.   God made the cosmos, and on the fourth day of creation, the Lord made the sun, moon, and stars, establishing these luminaries to be “for signs and for seasons and for days and years” (Genesis 1:14).   The word “signs” carries a special fascination for us, but we also see that God had...

Because we are including so many more foster children and children from broken homes into our fellowship, our church participated in a trauma training session today.  Our main purpose was to gain practical insights into how to handle situations where children who have experienced trouble act out their emotions.  To that end, we can be thankful for our time together.  However, there were many errant teachings included which we must reject.  ERRANT TEACHING ON THE BRAIN The presentation alleged that the brain is physically transformed through traumatic events, creating “holes” in it and in its ability to process information.   This is possible, but there is a lot of debate on this subject.   The subject is relatively new, based on the largely anecdotal research of Dutch psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk, published in his book The Body Keeps the Score .   Secular psychologists and even some Christian counselors (who are not always biblical in their app...

  Old Testament Overview A Twelve Week Trek through the Text Part 3: The Flood and Covenants This Session: The Flood The Noahic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant I. Introduction Last time, we considered creation according to Scripture. The presentation in the Bible is very different than… …those in ancient near eastern, pagan religions. …that in our current, pagan culture. Science arises from an interpretation of the data that exists.  II. The Flood God judged sin in Genesis 3. In Genesis 4, we see how sin corrupted Cain and his later lineage. The prediction of death is emphasized in the genealogy of chapter five. “So all the days that Adam lived were nine hundred and thirty years, and he died ” (v. 5) “So all the days of Seth were nine hundred and twelve years, and he died ” (v. 8).  “So all the days of Enosh were nine hundred and five years, and he died ” (v. 11). Etc. Romans 5:12 — “Therefore, just as through one man sin entered into the world, and death through sin,...