Daniel 1:8a. As Christian parents, we can’t totally isolate our children from the culture, but we can prepare them so they can be a “Daniel” in their world. Daniel and his friends were spiritually grounded. The reason these teenage boys, even in Babylon’s wicked, immoral, sexual culture, could remain pure is that they had parents […]
Daniel 1:8. Most Christians aren’t experiencing God’s best. Why is that? Well it’s not because God doesn’t want to give it. It’s because we have allowed certain factors to seduce our soul and infect our belief system with lies. These lies have you thinking you’re moving forward on the right path to get the best […]
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 […]
Daniel 11:32b. Pastor Barry has chosen a most unlikely passage for his Easter sermon. It doesn’t speak of Jesus or His resurrection. It’s not even in the New Testament. This scripture may not only seem out of place as an Easter text but even in its own context it seems out of place. Daniel is […]
Genesis 24:1-58. Once God has placed a dream in your heart one of the hardest things is getting started, so, this sermon is about determination. Using a story in the old testament about one of Abraham’s servants Pastor Barry will pick up where he left off sharing the remaining steps to take to reach your […]