Hebrews 11: 8-9. Trust, Surrender, Obedience, whatever you call it, it is a critical step on the journey to true spirituality. We can never know God in the fullness of His power and love without taking risks with Him. Are you putting conditions on your obedience? Abraham’s success and confidence was in God’s promises and […]
Genesis 12:1-3. Abraham’s life is a journey. Along the way God gives him some tests. He passes some, fails others, which reveals that our heroes of faith were not squeaky clean, they made mistakes. There were times when Abraham blew it. The same tests God gave Abraham he also gives us. Sometimes we blow it. […]
I John 3:1. True spirituality begins with an accurate picture of God. If you start with the wrong picture of God, you will never have the kind of relationship that God desires. God sent the apostle John a selfie. We see it in I John 3:1. In that picture we see God has a dream for […]
Rudeness is on the rise. Rudeness is simply a lack of respect for others. You can summarize rudeness in one word – selfishness. In this sermon we will learn why God wants us to treat everyone with respect and five specific way we can give and get respect. Building Great Relationships SERMON SERIES APRIL […]
In this sermon, Pastor Barry begins by pointing out the negative impact of envy and the two most common, ineffective ways people try to overcome it; but then quickly moves to sharing how it can be eliminated. The key is in changing your perspective. Specifically, there are five steps that will transform the way you […]
It’s a fact of life, you’re going to hurt people and they’re going to hurt you. How you handle those hurts, to a large degree, is going to determine your happiness in life. If you don’t respond correctly to hurt it turns into resentment, and resentment destroys relationships. Job was a man who had every […]
I Corinthians 13:4. At the root of most relational problems are two things. Pride and selfishness. When I am being prideful and selfish I’m being unloving. This sermon will expose the four specific ways that pride destroys relationships and what we can do about it. Building Great Relationships SERMON SERIES APRIL 23rd – JUNE 11th […]