Philippians 4:8b. There are a lot of negatives in our country right now but with some effort we can identify positive things happening all around us. God wants us to be positive people but because of our sin natures we have a natural propensity to focus on the negative. The positive thing about negative thinking […]
Matthew 2:1-2. Even though we don’t know a lot about the Wise Men we can understand why they are called “wise”. It has more to do with what they did than with what they knew. And what did they do? They followed God’s divine leading, they responded in faith, and they worshipped the Christ Child. […]
Matthew 11:28-30. Jesus was no ordinary teacher, no ordinary king and no ordinary man. Jesus was both God and man—one hundred percent divine and one hundred percent human. The word “amazed” appears twenty-seven times to describe people’s response to Jesus. They were amazed at His miracles. They were amazed at the way He handled criticism. They […]
John 20:26-29. Easter is when we celebrate history’s brightest moment. The tomb is empty, Jesus is alive, but throughout history there have been a variety of attempts by skeptics to explain away the resurrection. Jesus actually made ten different appearances after His resurrection. In one of them He was seen by over five hundred people. […]
Genesis 18:1-5 & Luke 24:28-31. Many of us take great care in ordering our lives, arranging the details, structuring the activities, strictly following our daily schedule and list of things to do. There’s security in that, but there can also be idolatry in that too. Order, the familiar, control, security, minimize the need for faith. […]
Isaiah 43:18-19. Sometimes you give life your best shot but you still come up short. It’s easy to focus on the failures of your past but God is far more interested in your future than He is your past. In this sermon Pastor Barry shares practical Biblical ways to make a fresh start in the […]
James 3:4. Our words have tremendous impact upon our own destinies. Our words are vital in bringing our dreams to pass. It’s not enough to simply see it by faith or in your imagination, you must begin speaking words of faith over your dream. We can’t speak words of defeat and failure and expect […]