RaceLine Podcast

Part 2of2Paul is finishing this letter and he like a father is encouraging this wonderful church to keep doing better. He gives them a list of things to work on so they don't become stagnant. He wants them to not get sidetracked with their doing well and exhorts them to continue to mature in their faith.

Part 1of2Paul is finishing this letter and he like a father is encouraging this wonderful church to keep doing better. He gives them a list of things to work on so they don't become stagnant. He wants them to not get sidetracked with their doing well and exhorts them to continue to mature in their faith.

God is so patient! He is patient w/ His people and He is patient w/ sinners. But there will come a time and His patience w/ sinners will stop. The Day of the Lord will be that day. Are you ready? Are you in the LIGHT?

Do you understand the value of being with God?Are you too busy to get a lone with God?Are you too busy serving God to be alone with God?If you are alone with God, do you know what to do?

Wake up! Don't fall asleep or the enemy will find you and get you. Put on Jesus, put on His armor and keep going for Him. The enemy is real and you cannot see him. So, pay attention, watchout, and stay in the presence of Jesus. 

It would be unimaginable that in our racing, a racer wins the championship, comes into the paddock to celebrate the victory, and gets awarded the trophy, and no one is there. It's a ghost town. It would be alarming and sad. The rider puts in a whole season of hard work and wins; at the end, no one celebrates with Him. The same happens with Jesus. Take a listen. What do you think?

(Sorry for some erratic themes and untimely postings - I have been in a Master's Program. It takes up all my time and more! Ha! I love it, but other things are suffering until Oct 2025 - Thanks for your patience.)Sin gets us. It gets us because we let it happen. We walk around it, then stand by it, and then we sit with it and let it do its work. Nor more...

(Sorry for some erratic themes and untimely postings - I have been in a Master's Program. It takes up all my time and more! Ha! I love it, but other things are suffering until Oct 2025 - Thanks for your patience.)Is there anything more important than Jesus? Your answer is probably no, and you would be correct. But our lives, our time management, our ministry, our marriages, etc., do not support what we think.

(Sorry for some erratic themes and untimely postings - I have been in a Master's Program. It takes up all my time and more! Ha! I love it, but other things are suffering until Oct 2025 - Thanks for your patience.)What happened in this message has never happened before and will never happen again. My wife, Dawn, and I have talked about it a lot. There were lots of lessons learned and a lot of ministry accomplished as a result. Some of what happened I may never know the real answers until I see Jesus someday. Take a listen.

(Sorry for some erratic themes and untimely postings - I have been in a Master's Program. It takes up all my time and more! Ha! I love it, but other things are suffering until Oct 2025 - Thanks for your patience.)God is UNSTOPPABLE. He will return at some point, and no one can stop what is coming next. They will try, but their weapons will have no effect. Trust God. He is perfect and...UNSTOPPABLE.

I remember being warned by a mentor when I got out of Bible School and into ministry. He said there are two things that will probably haunt you your whole ministry and life: sex and money. He was right. They are constant temptations. He also told me that if I could keep people out of my life, ministry would go way smoother! Haha! He was joking, of course.Sexual purity is essential. Self-control is also necessary to honor God in this area of your life. What interested me here was that I have a responsibility to keep myself from sin. God is not going to do ALL the work for me. It is Him and me together. 

Does anyone look forward to a review? NOT ME!? What kind of review did this church get and how were they challenged? 

Have you ever felt like quitting something you know you should be doing. The waves get too high. The pressure is too intense. The obstacles are too overwhelming. You can't quit. You can't. God has a plan for you and HE will help you succeed. Keep moving forward and see how God will take care of you.

As Paul shared his heart and love for the church at Thessalonica so I share my heart and love for our racing community.

Is there any other choice!? Go big or go home! Go after God with all you have or go home and sit on the fence and live a mediocre life.

Are you an encourager? Do you like to exhort people or come alongside them to help? It is an excellent gift if you do. How you coach people and direct them is essential. The Apostle Paul leaves us a great example of how to do this. This will be a good time to sharpen your spiritual coaching skills.

We all lead in one way, shape, or form. Leadership is not easy but it is OH so important. When I first read this passage I thought to myself that I had no idea what I was going to do with these verses. Then LEADERSHIP became very clear and the Holy Spirit led me to share what's in this podcast. If there are mistakes, that's me. If there is anything GREAT, that is the Holy Spirit. 

How is your reputation? When people hear your name, what do they think?

We all love to hear that we are doing a good job. It is encouraging, and it tells us that we are usually heading in the right direction. The church at Thessalonica was doing fantastic work for God, and the Apostle Paul was very grateful for their faithfulness.But there was a reason they were doing great. The same reason they were doing great, we can be doing great. First and Second Thessalonians are two great books that will challenge our character and integrity and remind us of what is coming up in the end of times.

During the Winter, I travel often, visiting people from the racing family. I spend time w/ racers at their surgeries. I see them in their homes and perform baptisms, memorial services, and weddings. It is an excellent opportunity to get to know those in the racing family better. For me, it is a trip of love. l Cor 13 gives us the most excellent direction on how to love all people. It is good, but loving "all" people is very challenging.

Would you go all the way for Jesus? Who was the first person Jesus revealed Himself to after His resurrection? His mom? Peter? John, his closest friend? It was really the only one that followed Jesus all the way. Will you do it?

Happy New Year 2025 - Christ's Passion for us was singularly ferocious. He never took His eye off us. As you make your commitments for 2025 that will bring you closer to Christ, go after them with everything you have. I want you to know that wholeheartedly, with a focused mind, do that which you have committed to do. Just like Jesus, do not take your eyes off the target.

There are a lot of things going through our lives. A lot of stress. A lot of strife. A lot of pain. A lot of conflict. Christ came to replace those things with His peace. Take a listen and maybe you can learn how to replace the things in your life that are weighing you down with the abundant peace that God has waiting for you. Merry Christmas!!

How is your character? Are you living a blameless life? How is your relationship? Another challenge here to model our life after Christ. After the most intense scrutiny Jesus ever went through, he remained sinless and blameless. There was no guilt in Him. Be like Jesus.

It is the night before Jesus Christ is crucified. Jesus is beaten by the religious leadership and Mark & Peter are naked and afraid. It is one wild and revealing night. 

If you were to keep watch for Jesus, would you? Would you stay alert, or would you fall asleep? It turns out there was another reason that Jesus wanted the disciples to stay awake, stay alert, and keep watch.

The disciples were blown away when they found out that one of them would betray Jesus. Peter, too, was dismayed when Jesus said that he would deny Christ. Peter was the main disciple; how could this be possible? Toward the end of the Chapel service, four of the disciples share how they might have felt the moment Jesus said that one of them would betray Him.

Sometimes, you get stuck with a decision that should be easy to make, but you doubt it. Make the wrong choice so you can get your way, or make the right choice, which God would have you do. Which way do you go?

What will you remembered for? What kind of legacy will you leave behind? What have you done for Jesus that people will remember you for? What have you done that has honored God in a big way?

A breakaway message is a break from the series i'm involved in. My ministry has emergencies at times and also requires a lot of time. Sometimes I don't have enough time to prepare so I will do something from my Master's Program or something simple that God has laid on my heart.This is from the Prophet Haggai! The children of Israel were to be rebuilding the Temple - The House of God. They decided to to their own thing and ignore the Priority. Here is what happened.

A couple of days before Jesus's execution, a few of His disciples asked Him about the end of days. And this is what He shares.....

This is a breakaway message, meaning that I should be teaching on the book of Mark in the series Mark by Mark. However, I am in a Master's Program, and sometimes, my study time for the book of Mark or any other series I might be reading is non-existent.I recently studied the book of Jeremiah. It was an overview. I was really impressed by Jeremiah's fortitude. No matter what kind of trial he was going through in his life, he remained obedient to God. He is an impressive prophet.

This podcast starts w/ a quick overvies of what Son of David means and then a warnin about scribes and false teachers today.The main focus is on the widow's mite. One penny she gave. She gave more than all the avg. people and rich people. She gave everything. If is your finances a ball and chain to you? Are you trusting God with your money? How much of your money is yours and how much is God's. Are you an obedient or disobedient giver.And this is two days before Jesus' death. If you had two days to live what would you be focussing on??

How is your vertical relationship w/ God? Is it solid? Does it exist at all?How is your horizontal relationship w/ people? How are you to act towards people?Who is the one true God? Do you know?Take a listen and hear what God has to say about all these questions. :)

Have you ever asked ridiculous questions about things that don't matter. Or asking crazy questions at the wrong time. Well once again the religious leaders come to Jesus with a really ridiculous question to try to stump Him. Here is what happens.

What do we owe our government, and what do we owe God? Maybe answers lie here in this podcast.

Our first parable to be told in Mark. This story shows the patience once again of God and then what happens at the end of his patience. We are left with some good options for living with people you do good to, and then they return your good with evil.

God is extremely patient. He is more patient than anyone on this earth. But his patience will not last forever. It would not be wise to see how long his patience lasts. 

Breakaway, meaning, stepping away from the MarkxMark series for a weekend.The "Messiah Trap". What is that? It is basically doing things for Jesus without Jesus. The podcast will explain.

We all have struggled with this: thinking that God does not hear our prayers or doesn't care. Neither is true. God does care more than we can possibly comprehend. And He hears every word. So why does it seem that way to us so many times? Well, all the answers are in this podcast! Haha! Well, some answers. I hope it helps. :) 

Are you bearing fruit in your life? Are you growing and maturing? Don't mock God by saying you are a part of His family and then living a total different lifestyle. And...if you are not a part of God's family don't mock God. There is never a good time to make fun of God. I challenge you to know HIM and put your faith in HIM. If you are already in His family and are off course a bit, jump back on the rails and be "fruity" for Him. Ha! Just listen it will all make sense

The Triumphal entry was not what I thought it was all these years. What the people wanted and what Jesus was doing were two different things. At the moment, the people wanted a King, but Jesus needed to be a Savior. He always knows better what we need than we do. No matter what you think or feel, follow Him. The Bible says that without FAITH we cannot please Him.

Aaron Dreher Memorial Service on July 19, 2024 at Church at Viera, Florida. It starts off with a message by Mark Merical (me) and then the family shares. Melanie (Aaron's wife), Brady (son - 21), Avery Part 1 (Son - 18), Ella (daughter - 14), and Jojhn Ludwig, Aaron's life-time best friend, then Avery part 2.

What is more important, physical healing or spiritual healing? Are they equally important? Which one lasts longer? What do you think?

In God's economy our desire to climb over everyone to get to the top will never work. Well, it might work but it won't bring any joy. God tells us if we want to first we need to be a servant and a slave to get where we want to be. It's interesting. Take a listen.

Was the third time the charm?? Well, probably not! Haha! It is like most of the things in our lives, the bad usually has to come before the good. The storms create the fresh new beginnings. It doesn't seem like it at the time but it is truth. We are talking about this very thing in this podcast.

There are many things in our world that try to keep us from Jesus, but maybe the most powerful thing that distracts us from Jesus is SELF.

How much should we be willing to give up to come to Jesus? Everything, some things, nothing? Why are you coming to Jesus?

Jesus loves kids! He wants children to know Him personally. Children trust Him completely. Jesus wants us adults to trust Him completely as well. In fact, He said that we cannot enter into His Kingdom unless we have the faith of a child. Our everyday lives should be marked by child-like faith. 

The greatest bond we have on earth is the bond with our spouse. There is no mistaking that everything in our world, plus Satan and his demons, are trying to tear that apart. Divorce is not an option. God does not like divorce at all. He doesn't like it for any reason whatsoever. There seems to be some provision for divorce when there is abuse/abandonment and unfaithfulness with another person. But, even then, God would prefer it to be worked out and stay married if at all possible. No, you are right. This is not easy. It is very difficult. But by God's grace and both parties working towards the goal of honoring God, it CAN be done. 

Took a break from the Mark series for a weekend to talk about what happened when Moses met God face to back. It is quite a story and it could your story.