Our world is a mess right now. Everywhere we turn we see warfare, violence, and discord. It can be painful to look, and painful to live. In times like this it is easy for people to either latch onto absurd conspiracies or bury their heads in the sand. Neither approach is very helpful. This week’s...
Sermon Tag: fear
Rising Above the Hatred: Session 3 – “For the Church to Be the Light”
A few decades ago a question was famously asked “Why can’t we all just get along?” For many of us the answer to the question was obvious. We have trouble getting along because people are not perfect and we can be hard on one another. The same principle applies to the questions people sometimes ask...
Rising Above the Hatred: Session 2 – “A Special Kind of Grace”
This has been a tough week in America. The Derek Chauvin trial has put on display both the strengths of our justice system and the fragility of national unity. It has tested us all. As Christians we possess a strength and a hope that the rest of the world does not. In addition to that...
Elephant’s Foot
Elephants are conditioned when they are young to not move when they have something tied to their ankles. Even if they are only tied with a rope that they could break, they believe they can’t go. Pastor Keith Butler reminds us that sometimes we are the same way — held captive spiritually by something from...
The “Pregame Talk” (and prayer)
Americans everywhere are fearful and apprehensive about the direction of our country. This is true for both democrats and republicans (not to mention independents). If, at any time, all of the politics gets to be too much for you then take 7 minutes out of your life to put our fears into perspective and our...
The Spirit of Fear and the Spirit of Christ (II Timothy 1:7)
Speaker: Pastor Robert Barnes Devotion for April 22, 2020
When You’re Cold and Lonely — March 18, 2020
Speaker — Pastor Robert Barnes Devotion for March 18, 2020