Emphasis Preaching Journal

According to his own admission, Mark was as bad as they came. He did drugs, smoked and drank. In order to support his habit he lied, cheated and stole. He tried to act as if he was as tough as nails. In fact one time, Mark beat someone up just because he'd asked Mark for a cigarette.

But then Mark heard the Gospel. He found out what it meant to ask for and to receive forgiveness. He learned that God loved him. He learned what it meant to love others in the same way that God loved him. He even started to love himself.