Luke 12:13-34 Our preoccupation with stuff often keeps us from the deeper spiritual meaning of life. In today’s sermon Pastor Barry shares from the life of a successful businessman who prepared for all of life’s possibilities but ignored life’s only certainty. SERMON BEGINS AT 15:53
Exodus 6:1-9. There are times in our lives when our circumstances are so difficult, we don’t hear what the Spirit of the Lord may be saying to us. When suffering we long for a word from God and God speaks, but somehow the volume of our pain and the intensity of our struggle drown out […]
Daniel 2:20-21. With ever-advancing technologies today’s news comes at the speed of light revealing more and more complicated lifestyles, violence in our streets, high pressure politics, and morally corrupt leaders. Makes you long for the Good ol’ Days. Every generation has remembered and longed for the simpler times of the past. And no wonder! These […]
Luke 4:1-13. One of the negative impacts of the pandemic has been more people struggling with, and yielding to, temptation. One of Satan’s most effective weapons, when it comes to temptation, is discouragement. Who among us has not felt discouraged in these past few weeks? Days? If you haven’t by some chance get ready, temptation […]
From 1992 until 2005 Jon served as the Executive Vice President of International College and Graduate School, a Bible college and seminary in Honolulu. From 2005 until the end of 2008 he served as the pastor of Kailua Baptist Church. In 2008, He and Jeri started an intentional community at their home as a ministry […]
Psalm 51:4-10. Winning isn’t all it’s cracked up to be and losing isn’t always as bad as we think it will be. There are some rich blessings that can and often do come to people who experience loss. 2020 has been a year of great loss for many people. If you’re one of them you […]
— Video part2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPX4VnHhIt4 Acts 15:36-41. As Christians we don’t always agree on things. That’s especially evident in this highly charged political season. In the book of Acts, we read about a sharp contention that arose between Paul and Barnabas. It’s a sparse account, but from it, Pastor Barry will be sharing some useful things […]