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Advice to a Young Pastor

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
The Ten Most Important Lessons Learned
1. Put the most significant people in your life first.
Your spouse, family, close friends, and mentors should be put into your calendar first.

2. Never stop growing in your knowledge of the Scriptures and in your faith in ...

Disciple: Be One. Make One.

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
As a husband, I consider it my responsibility and honor to help my wife to become stronger in her faith in Christ Jesus. As a father of three wonderful children, I have it as one of my personal goals to help our children to understand their identity in Christ and what ...

Dispensationalism

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
At the forefront of many theological discussions is a central truth of Scripture known as dispensationalism. This particular word carries great importance. What is it, and how does it fit into our biblical worldview?
Dispensationalism is an understanding of Scripture ...

Feeding Sheep or Amusing Goats?

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(By Charles Haddon Spurgeon)
An evil is in the professed camp of the Lord, so gross in its impudence, that the most shortsighted can hardly fail to notice it during the past few years. It has developed at an abnormal rate, even for evil. It has worked like leaven until the whole lump ferments. ...

I Will Pour Out My Spirit (Joel 2:28-32)

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
The Day of Pentecost had come. A sound came from heaven and the disciples of Christ were filled with the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:2-3). As the Spirit gave utterance, the disciples began to speak to the Jews gathered in Jerusalem in their own languages and confusion ensued ...

Key Leadership Lessons from the Apostle Paul

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
From the Jews five times I received forty stripes minus one. Three times I was beaten with rods; once I was stoned; three times I was shipwrecked; a night and a day I have been in the deep; in journeys often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils of my ...

Living for Christ: The Relationship between Sanctification and Separation

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
Susie could not believe it.  She had always been the first person to make fun of Christians and loved to refer to them as “Bible thumpers.” Now, she was headed out the door to her first Bible study.  She had found a tract at a local laundry mat that clearly explained ...

Ministers of the New Covenant?

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
An often overlooked subject of theology centers on the fulfillment of the New Covenant. The ramifications affect both the nation of Israel and the Church. Confusion abounds, and even thoughtful Christians are left struggling with the implications of this covenant upon ...

Satan’s Deception in the Church Age

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
The Devil’s boots don’t creak. This old Scottish proverb contains an element of truth that is echoed throughout the Word of God. The Apostle Paul boldly proclaimed, “For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14). Satan disguises himself as ...

The Bride of Christ

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
The story is told, from a time long ago, about a prince and a peasant girl who fell in love. This prince was a man who literally had the world at his disposal. Nothing about this man was common, and it would not be exaggerating to say that he was the perfect catch. ...

The Ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Church Age

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
The eternal depth of God’s love and grace can be significantly seen in the ministry of the Holy Spirit for Church Age believers.  It is to our great advantage that we seek to properly understand the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of the believer in Christ.  Three ...

Who Started Christmas?

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(By Pastor Mark Fontecchio)
Maybe you have heard about the woman who was out doing her last-minute Christmas shopping with her two kids. She was at a crowded shopping mall and was tired of fighting the crowds. She was tired of standing in lines, and tired of fighting her way down long aisles....