Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church www.libertycorner.org Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church communications@libertycorner.org Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Message from the pastors of Liberty Corner Church Message from the pastors of Liberty Corner Church en © 2026 Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church no God of Goodness Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>How can we respond when God has given us everything, yet we have been so selfish and rejected God so profoundly?</p> <p>How can we respond when God has given us everything, yet we have been so selfish and rejected God so profoundly?</p> How can we respond when God has given us everything, yet we have been so selfish and rejected God so profoundly?

]]> Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1957 1 a953c8371657af652fb16a8b61ef099a no God of Salvation Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why does Scripture matter? What does it say to us today? </p> <p>Why does Scripture matter? What does it say to us today? </p> Why does Scripture matter? What does it say to us today?

]]> Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1642 2 4868ea58627ca6e17996589bd11a1a9c no God of Restoration Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Do you believe that God gets mad? When God sees sin, injustice, human trafficking, war, genocide—especially done in his own name—how could God not get angry? Human anger is usually mixed with self-centeredness.</p><p>Not so with God.</p> <p>Do you believe that God gets mad? When God sees sin, injustice, human trafficking, war, genocide—especially done in his own name—how could God not get angry? Human anger is usually mixed with self-centeredness.</p><p>Not so with God.</p> Do you believe that God gets mad? When God sees sin, injustice, human trafficking, war, genocide—especially done in his own name—how could God not get angry? Human anger is usually mixed with self-centeredness.

Not so with God.

]]> Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1419 3 d1d37ee46725fbacd747ea81a5975589 no God of Justice Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Micah lived in an unstable time. In this moment, you might expect God to give a message of comfort. That is not what God said through Micah. </p> <p>Micah lived in an unstable time. In this moment, you might expect God to give a message of comfort. That is not what God said through Micah. </p> Micah lived in an unstable time. In this moment, you might expect God to give a message of comfort. That is not what God said through Micah.

]]> Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1842 4 dbd71341a0cf0d505b0294ea1e38548c no The Unsung Hero Rev. Peter Pendell <p>So, you’ve had some success in life. You’re feeling pretty good about it, might even be proud. Seems like you should be. You’ve worked hard to get this far. You’ve studied, put in the long hours, and given it your best. But is that all there is? Are there people who helped you get there? Their names may not be known to others; they’ve not been recognized; they’ve not been thanked. They’re “Unsung Heroes.” Let’s think about them through the life of Queen Esther!</p> <p>So, you’ve had some success in life. You’re feeling pretty good about it, might even be proud. Seems like you should be. You’ve worked hard to get this far. You’ve studied, put in the long hours, and given it your best. But is that all there is? Are there people who helped you get there? Their names may not be known to others; they’ve not been recognized; they’ve not been thanked. They’re “Unsung Heroes.” Let’s think about them through the life of Queen Esther!</p> So, you’ve had some success in life. You’re feeling pretty good about it, might even be proud. Seems like you should be. You’ve worked hard to get this far. You’ve studied, put in the long hours, and given it your best. But is that all there is? Are there people who helped you get there? Their names may not be known to others; they’ve not been recognized; they’ve not been thanked. They’re “Unsung Heroes.” Let’s think about them through the life of Queen Esther!

]]> Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1678 5 4087e37ba0aaebf7a6963bb56758dcce no Essential Transformation Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is holy? What does it mean to be holy?</p> <p>What is holy? What does it mean to be holy?</p> What is holy? What does it mean to be holy?

]]> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1529 6 c0596b2f48924fd5a0796443ddf64445 no Freedom in Christ VBS Celebration Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is true freedom? Pastor Barnabas shares the message that the VBS Sports campers have learned throughout the week. </p> <p>What is true freedom? Pastor Barnabas shares the message that the VBS Sports campers have learned throughout the week. </p> What is true freedom? Pastor Barnabas shares the message that the VBS Sports campers have learned throughout the week.

]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1232 7 c8e88480cf1a0f67191ff3752f1b88d7 no Essential Community Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why church? We can pray, listen to music, study Bible, or practice spiritual disciplines on our own, so why do we need the church?</p> <p>Why church? We can pray, listen to music, study Bible, or practice spiritual disciplines on our own, so why do we need the church?</p> Why church? We can pray, listen to music, study Bible, or practice spiritual disciplines on our own, so why do we need the church?

]]> Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1437 8 f06151edde5067f20bf637c44a382772 no Essential Mission Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The mission of God is to bring life, not just physical life but a life connected to eternity. </p> <p>The mission of God is to bring life, not just physical life but a life connected to eternity. </p> The mission of God is to bring life, not just physical life but a life connected to eternity.

]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1717 9 dac4d549c252d80f33c626fc53d81f3b no A City Set Upon a Hill Dr. Richard Riss <p>Dr. Richard Riss is a professor of History and Biblical Studies at Pillar College. He has written several books, including "The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" and "A Survey of Twentieth-Century Revival Movements in North America." He is fascinated by the historical foundations of American culture and thought, through a Christian lens.</p> <p>Dr. Richard Riss is a professor of History and Biblical Studies at Pillar College. He has written several books, including "The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" and "A Survey of Twentieth-Century Revival Movements in North America." He is fascinated by the historical foundations of American culture and thought, through a Christian lens.</p> Dr. Richard Riss is a professor of History and Biblical Studies at Pillar College. He has written several books, including "The Evidence for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ" and "A Survey of Twentieth-Century Revival Movements in North America." He is fascinated by the historical foundations of American culture and thought, through a Christian lens.

]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1428 10 be7b144df7de870a826d2f580fea89d6 no Essential Grace Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God's plan is to restore his kingdom over all creation--to set right what was broken.</p> <p>God's plan is to restore his kingdom over all creation--to set right what was broken.</p> God's plan is to restore his kingdom over all creation--to set right what was broken.

]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1609 11 3e66f63ceb92e3d497b382cd8ce050e5 no Essential Savior Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Many think of Jesus like Superman, but this is not the gospel. Jesus is not Superman. </p> <p>Many think of Jesus like Superman, but this is not the gospel. Jesus is not Superman. </p> Many think of Jesus like Superman, but this is not the gospel. Jesus is not Superman.

]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1763 12 2b61820e745adb2a9a028edc83884e0d no Essential Love Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>It is essential that God exists in three persons of mutual love, because love is not one thing God chooses to do; love is at the very core of God’s existence.</p> <p>It is essential that God exists in three persons of mutual love, because love is not one thing God chooses to do; love is at the very core of God’s existence.</p> It is essential that God exists in three persons of mutual love, because love is not one thing God chooses to do; love is at the very core of God’s existence.

]]> Sun, 14 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1705 13 958d007c0b4f398f3818e4a74429ecfc no Essential Authority Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>How do you know what you know? As Christians, our spiritual truth is founded on scripture, but how do we know that Bible is true and trustworthy?</p> <p>How do you know what you know? As Christians, our spiritual truth is founded on scripture, but how do we know that Bible is true and trustworthy?</p> How do you know what you know? As Christians, our spiritual truth is founded on scripture, but how do we know that Bible is true and trustworthy?

]]> Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1920 14 e55281e7cab4f224d8304731afe0338e no Essential Truth Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1653 15 a9d588d87a843f5a4bfd0b0c7e16e543 no Cherubim Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What image comes to mind when you hear the word "cherub"? </p> <p>What image comes to mind when you hear the word "cherub"? </p> What image comes to mind when you hear the word "cherub"?

]]> Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1206 16 da738b7221831a0485af73e722ecffe7 no Lazarus Died...Again Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We have been reading the story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. That's not quite the end of the story. </p> <p>We have been reading the story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. That's not quite the end of the story. </p> We have been reading the story of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead. That's not quite the end of the story.

]]> Sun, 10 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1386 17 b8c947df44828180723037078fcc0d65 no What Are We to Do? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What are you afraid to lose and what would you do to avoid losing it? </p> <p>What are you afraid to lose and what would you do to avoid losing it? </p> What are you afraid to lose and what would you do to avoid losing it?

]]> Sun, 03 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1581 18 3fce420aa1eb6541e211b50b92ffb699 no Unbind Him Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Do you feel true freedom to be your true self? If not, what binds you? </p> <p>Do you feel true freedom to be your true self? If not, what binds you? </p> Do you feel true freedom to be your true self? If not, what binds you?

]]> Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1498 19 06efe7a1c50acfeb75d16e060ba6c115 no Jesus Wept Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why doesn't God keep bad things from happening? </p> <p>Why doesn't God keep bad things from happening? </p> Why doesn't God keep bad things from happening?

]]> Sun, 19 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1362 20 7ba0f304e1cd75f3852e469ef77ea004 no Sunday Needs Saturday Rev. Christian Hong <p>To reach resurrection, we have to walk through death. </p> <p>To reach resurrection, we have to walk through death. </p> To reach resurrection, we have to walk through death.

]]> Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1725 21 b5f9e08ba2ec7c9aa5b062e2ff60766c no The Resurrection & the Life Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>On Easter, God’s kingdom on earth was re-started. And one day, it will be restored. That’s is what we celebrate today: history, cosmic history, changed that day—this day.</p> <p>On Easter, God’s kingdom on earth was re-started. And one day, it will be restored. That’s is what we celebrate today: history, cosmic history, changed that day—this day.</p> On Easter, God’s kingdom on earth was re-started. And one day, it will be restored. That’s is what we celebrate today: history, cosmic history, changed that day—this day.

]]> Sun, 05 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1608 22 50ca13aa1e8a5453a36e69da6b9a97c4 no Into Your Hands Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”…what does that mean? This word “commit” is a common word. It literally means to “place before.”</p> <p>“Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”…what does that mean? This word “commit” is a common word. It literally means to “place before.”</p> “Father, into your hands I commit my spirit”…what does that mean? This word “commit” is a common word. It literally means to “place before.”

]]> Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1337 23 31cbbd1119f21d186cd5b759caab58e8 no It Is Finished Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Jesus said "It is finished." The resurrection, Jesus’ ascension into heaven, and promise to send the Holy Spirit had not yet happened. What, precisely, was finished?</p> <p>Jesus said "It is finished." The resurrection, Jesus’ ascension into heaven, and promise to send the Holy Spirit had not yet happened. What, precisely, was finished?</p> Jesus said "It is finished." The resurrection, Jesus’ ascension into heaven, and promise to send the Holy Spirit had not yet happened. What, precisely, was finished?

]]> Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1277 24 ea4e2f1929c260051abd01853fa5c2d1 no I Thirst Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What do you yearn for? What do you feel you cannot live without? </p> <p>What do you yearn for? What do you feel you cannot live without? </p> What do you yearn for? What do you feel you cannot live without?

]]> Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1310 25 7c963a30f0f6b17d693d4cbffb42313a no Paradise Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The story of Scripture is that we have all cut ourselves off from God, and cut ourselves off from eternal life. And God is on a desperate mission to reconnect us to eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ.</p> <p>The story of Scripture is that we have all cut ourselves off from God, and cut ourselves off from eternal life. And God is on a desperate mission to reconnect us to eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ.</p> The story of Scripture is that we have all cut ourselves off from God, and cut ourselves off from eternal life. And God is on a desperate mission to reconnect us to eternal life by faith in Jesus Christ.

]]> Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1509 26 5afaadeb7e9333e816ddf99e47fd9e59 no Father, Forgive Them Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Forgiveness is hard. And yet, when Jesus was nailed to the cross, his first response was forgiveness.</p> <p>Forgiveness is hard. And yet, when Jesus was nailed to the cross, his first response was forgiveness.</p> Forgiveness is hard. And yet, when Jesus was nailed to the cross, his first response was forgiveness.

]]> Sun, 01 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1308 27 cd7005c6527ea43bbbe4773e58bc8ec0 no My God, My God, Why Have You Forsaken Me? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Have you ever felt forsaken by God and cried out, “God, where are you?”</p> <p>Have you ever felt forsaken by God and cried out, “God, where are you?”</p> Have you ever felt forsaken by God and cried out, “God, where are you?”

]]> Sun, 22 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1362 28 301b0068827d554c6861d61a85e3d180 no God's Generosity Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Generosity shows the world that we are children of God. That's true not only of financial generosity, but other kinds of generosity--time, hospitality, encouragement, listening. </p> <p>Generosity shows the world that we are children of God. That's true not only of financial generosity, but other kinds of generosity--time, hospitality, encouragement, listening. </p> Generosity shows the world that we are children of God. That's true not only of financial generosity, but other kinds of generosity--time, hospitality, encouragement, listening.

]]> Sun, 15 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1461 29 a89a8c080ff79bb5396f49bcf0fa58ba no The Reverse Prodigal Son Rev. Christian Hong <p>Do you see God with the same eagerness that he sees you? Right stewardship is a result of the overflowing desire to respond and act. </p> <p>Do you see God with the same eagerness that he sees you? Right stewardship is a result of the overflowing desire to respond and act. </p> Do you see God with the same eagerness that he sees you? Right stewardship is a result of the overflowing desire to respond and act.

]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1783 30 8b97bde67c6207c83f2fbf730df0a4ee no Generous Giver Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Generosity is a response to grace. If we understand God's grace, we know that God is truly for us and will faithfully provide all we need. We are free to live generously and to share that grace with others.</p> <p>Generosity is a response to grace. If we understand God's grace, we know that God is truly for us and will faithfully provide all we need. We are free to live generously and to share that grace with others.</p> Generosity is a response to grace. If we understand God's grace, we know that God is truly for us and will faithfully provide all we need. We are free to live generously and to share that grace with others.

]]> Sun, 01 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1454 31 13b8aab3580bc31d1c58c2400aa3ca8f no Prudent Spender Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Our practices with money, including spending, will shape, influence, and direct our hearts. So how can we spend money in a way that positively shapes our hearts? How can we be prudent spenders, instead of prodigal spenders?</p> <p>Our practices with money, including spending, will shape, influence, and direct our hearts. So how can we spend money in a way that positively shapes our hearts? How can we be prudent spenders, instead of prodigal spenders?</p> Our practices with money, including spending, will shape, influence, and direct our hearts. So how can we spend money in a way that positively shapes our hearts? How can we be prudent spenders, instead of prodigal spenders?

]]> Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1487 32 4c0c8fde43008378a4f328d7b700ed56 no Diligent Earner Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>How might you consider your work, whatever it is, to be a business in the kingdom of God?</p> <p>How might you consider your work, whatever it is, to be a business in the kingdom of God?</p> How might you consider your work, whatever it is, to be a business in the kingdom of God?

]]> Sun, 11 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1399 33 1c15ec7585f25ff95084e41ff81b5981 no Faithful & Free Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God cares about every part of our lives. For the next few weeks, we'll be talking about money, because how we use money is a huge part of our lives. God wants us to be faithful, to trust God's teachings and that God will provide, and God wants us to be free, free from worry, anxiety, and stress over money. </p> <p>God cares about every part of our lives. For the next few weeks, we'll be talking about money, because how we use money is a huge part of our lives. God wants us to be faithful, to trust God's teachings and that God will provide, and God wants us to be free, free from worry, anxiety, and stress over money. </p> God cares about every part of our lives. For the next few weeks, we'll be talking about money, because how we use money is a huge part of our lives. God wants us to be faithful, to trust God's teachings and that God will provide, and God wants us to be free, free from worry, anxiety, and stress over money.

]]> Sun, 04 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 1594 34 8d261f5741a54e2a4f1d757199c4eaf2 no Star of Bethlehem Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>An encore presentation about the Star of Bethlehem, using astronomy software to see what the magi would have seen when they looked up at the sky.</p> <p>An encore presentation about the Star of Bethlehem, using astronomy software to see what the magi would have seen when they looked up at the sky.</p> An encore presentation about the Star of Bethlehem, using astronomy software to see what the magi would have seen when they looked up at the sky.

]]> Sun, 28 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2066 35 6b093d6e466768212a4d124915f596e8 no Child of God Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What exactly does Jesus is the Son of God mean? Does is just mean biological descendent? </p> <p>What exactly does Jesus is the Son of God mean? Does is just mean biological descendent? </p> What exactly does Jesus is the Son of God mean? Does is just mean biological descendent?

]]> Sun, 21 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1289 36 8fdc52c8dc9e1511080d8648fb72a2ce no Child of Man Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>Matthew chapter 1 shares the genealogy of Jesus including some complicated, scandalous history. Jesus was truly human. God is in the midst of the mess of humanity. </p> <p>Matthew chapter 1 shares the genealogy of Jesus including some complicated, scandalous history. Jesus was truly human. God is in the midst of the mess of humanity. </p> Matthew chapter 1 shares the genealogy of Jesus including some complicated, scandalous history. Jesus was truly human. God is in the midst of the mess of humanity.

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1642 37 a8702448dfd9a80ab205c7a7afeedb3f no Child of a Virgin Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is the virgin birth about? Why is it important that Jesus was born of a virgin? </p> <p>What is the virgin birth about? Why is it important that Jesus was born of a virgin? </p> What is the virgin birth about? Why is it important that Jesus was born of a virgin?

]]> Sun, 07 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1797 38 cfbc521c2c193e4bea1bdcc7278d2631 no What Child Is This? Child of Promise Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This Advent, we will focus on the mystery of incarnation. Prophets called the child Son of God, Son of man, Immanuel, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. What child is this? Today we focus on child of promise and the biblical prophecies.</p> <p>This Advent, we will focus on the mystery of incarnation. Prophets called the child Son of God, Son of man, Immanuel, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. What child is this? Today we focus on child of promise and the biblical prophecies.</p> This Advent, we will focus on the mystery of incarnation. Prophets called the child Son of God, Son of man, Immanuel, Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. What child is this? Today we focus on child of promise and the biblical prophecies.

]]> Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1577 39 795b1fe1f15a5daeda9df25ff3536dd1 no Letting Go of Grumbling Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This week is Thanksgiving, when we remember to live in gratitude. How can we let go of grumbling?</p> <p>This week is Thanksgiving, when we remember to live in gratitude. How can we let go of grumbling?</p> This week is Thanksgiving, when we remember to live in gratitude. How can we let go of grumbling?

]]> Sun, 23 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1621 40 7bd3a7b53ca6190ab435b4950aa3db3c no Letting Go of Worry Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>Almost every one of us struggles with worry. How can we let worry go? </p> <p>Almost every one of us struggles with worry. How can we let worry go? </p> Almost every one of us struggles with worry. How can we let worry go?

]]> Sun, 16 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1935 41 c46c6a6f788cbf2d2075770ff9246604 no Letting Go of Vows Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Sometimes when we are hurt we decide that the way to avoid pain in the future is to make a vow--commitment to self-defense (in some way) instead of a commitment to trusting God.</p> <p>Sometimes when we are hurt we decide that the way to avoid pain in the future is to make a vow--commitment to self-defense (in some way) instead of a commitment to trusting God.</p> Sometimes when we are hurt we decide that the way to avoid pain in the future is to make a vow--commitment to self-defense (in some way) instead of a commitment to trusting God.

]]> Sun, 09 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1358 42 d1a61917ddc86254fac7812805bb2a1d no Letting Go of Shame Rev. Christian Hong <p>Shame is deeply corrosive. How can we release shame so that it no longer has a hold on us? </p> <p>Shame is deeply corrosive. How can we release shame so that it no longer has a hold on us? </p> Shame is deeply corrosive. How can we release shame so that it no longer has a hold on us?

]]> Sun, 02 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1131 43 ea0de10a9620c97928cc50c7d69cce79 no Letting Go of Resentments Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Hurts are real, and need healing. Injustice is real, and should be set right. Resentment does not lead to healing nor to justice. Resentment just holds on to the hurt so we are living in it. How can we let go?</p> <p>Hurts are real, and need healing. Injustice is real, and should be set right. Resentment does not lead to healing nor to justice. Resentment just holds on to the hurt so we are living in it. How can we let go?</p> Hurts are real, and need healing. Injustice is real, and should be set right. Resentment does not lead to healing nor to justice. Resentment just holds on to the hurt so we are living in it. How can we let go?

]]> Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1476 44 37ee4cf9099fa1c85f8f703114656e39 no Letting Go of Ourselves Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We live so much of our lives for ourselves—our careers, our family, our schedule, ourselves. God invites us to let go of ourselves to take hold of something bigger.</p> <p>We live so much of our lives for ourselves—our careers, our family, our schedule, ourselves. God invites us to let go of ourselves to take hold of something bigger.</p> We live so much of our lives for ourselves—our careers, our family, our schedule, ourselves. God invites us to let go of ourselves to take hold of something bigger.

]]> Sun, 19 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1559 45 611b003fd34179782af1744e94328b1f no Letting Go of Fear Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Fear can be healthy when it is a reasonable response to a real danger. Fear is unhealthy when it is an unreasonable response, or a response to an unreal danger. Fear can paralyze us. How can we let go of unhealthy fear so that we are not controlled by it?</p> <p>Fear can be healthy when it is a reasonable response to a real danger. Fear is unhealthy when it is an unreasonable response, or a response to an unreal danger. Fear can paralyze us. How can we let go of unhealthy fear so that we are not controlled by it?</p> Fear can be healthy when it is a reasonable response to a real danger. Fear is unhealthy when it is an unreasonable response, or a response to an unreal danger. Fear can paralyze us. How can we let go of unhealthy fear so that we are not controlled by it?

]]> Sun, 12 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1739 46 d63c5bf7af0337cfdd5890c014d97acb no Letting Go of Self-Condemnation Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Have you heard words that feel like that from other people, and somehow they echo within you days, weeks, even years or decades after they were carelessly spoken? This is self-condemnation. Some of us deal with self-condemnation as an ongoing struggle and today I’d like to explore how we can let go.</p> <p>Have you heard words that feel like that from other people, and somehow they echo within you days, weeks, even years or decades after they were carelessly spoken? This is self-condemnation. Some of us deal with self-condemnation as an ongoing struggle and today I’d like to explore how we can let go.</p> Have you heard words that feel like that from other people, and somehow they echo within you days, weeks, even years or decades after they were carelessly spoken? This is self-condemnation. Some of us deal with self-condemnation as an ongoing struggle and today I’d like to explore how we can let go.

]]> Sun, 05 Oct 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1407 47 383824a31fbd412317c2394d8f61ca18 no First Things First Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What comes first in your life? What is truly most important to you? How can we find space for God? </p> <p>What comes first in your life? What is truly most important to you? How can we find space for God? </p> What comes first in your life? What is truly most important to you? How can we find space for God?

]]> Sun, 28 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1339 48 f250c1274892abc3537a9edb65805c39 no Not by Accident Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Good things take intentionality over time. Very few people are accidentally successful, accidentally educated, accidentally Olympic athletes. These things take effort and practice. It takes effort and practice to grow spiritually--intentionality over time.</p> <p>Good things take intentionality over time. Very few people are accidentally successful, accidentally educated, accidentally Olympic athletes. These things take effort and practice. It takes effort and practice to grow spiritually--intentionality over time.</p> Good things take intentionality over time. Very few people are accidentally successful, accidentally educated, accidentally Olympic athletes. These things take effort and practice. It takes effort and practice to grow spiritually--intentionality over time.

]]> Sun, 21 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1615 49 0e52da941a222c0668f5231e99b52f3c no Shema, Listen! Rev. Joseph Kang <p>Are we listening? Do we recognize God's voice in our lives? </p> <p>Are we listening? Do we recognize God's voice in our lives? </p> Are we listening? Do we recognize God's voice in our lives?

]]> Sun, 14 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1695 50 3887bd57824d2fd5073f1577c183aef3 no Witness Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What does your life tell the world about God?</p> <p>What does your life tell the world about God?</p> What does your life tell the world about God?

]]> Sun, 07 Sep 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1688 51 61b3fad03a7118291b6c08e4ff5b7df1 no Praise Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>On our bad days, even our worst days, how can we look past the problems? The problems are real. Some things are annoying and others truly grieve our spirits…but can we also look past the issue to see the beauty?</p> <p>On our bad days, even our worst days, how can we look past the problems? The problems are real. Some things are annoying and others truly grieve our spirits…but can we also look past the issue to see the beauty?</p> On our bad days, even our worst days, how can we look past the problems? The problems are real. Some things are annoying and others truly grieve our spirits…but can we also look past the issue to see the beauty?

]]> Sun, 31 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1392 52 5fd4fc7f3f3057446d9c0ca36df3f0f8 no Fight Fair Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>If you are in any friendship, any family, any business, any church—where two or more are gathered, long enough, there will be disagreements. In this message, we look at the early church's first major conflict and learn how to resolve conflict in our own lives.</p> <p>If you are in any friendship, any family, any business, any church—where two or more are gathered, long enough, there will be disagreements. In this message, we look at the early church's first major conflict and learn how to resolve conflict in our own lives.</p> If you are in any friendship, any family, any business, any church—where two or more are gathered, long enough, there will be disagreements. In this message, we look at the early church's first major conflict and learn how to resolve conflict in our own lives.

]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1551 53 c3be0a838031051f43b990fb958219d8 no Propulsion Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>When the people of God are aligned with the grace of God, it always propels them outward, further toward those who do not yet know this incredibly Good News.</p> <p>When the people of God are aligned with the grace of God, it always propels them outward, further toward those who do not yet know this incredibly Good News.</p> When the people of God are aligned with the grace of God, it always propels them outward, further toward those who do not yet know this incredibly Good News.

]]> Sun, 17 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1675 54 f9f57167f7375cb8fe741bb48facca2d no Look Twice Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Our personal values, history, experiences, and past hurts become the lens through which we see the world, like a pair of contacts over our eyes. From time to time our prescription might be off, more like cataracts than contacts, and we need to look twice.</p> <p>Our personal values, history, experiences, and past hurts become the lens through which we see the world, like a pair of contacts over our eyes. From time to time our prescription might be off, more like cataracts than contacts, and we need to look twice.</p> Our personal values, history, experiences, and past hurts become the lens through which we see the world, like a pair of contacts over our eyes. From time to time our prescription might be off, more like cataracts than contacts, and we need to look twice.

]]> Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1419 55 591aff5f049edbdd00d91bbd366123e2 no Turn Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is your story of coming to faith? Your story may be less dramatic than Saul's story -- no blinding light, or the voice of Jesus--but every story matters.</p> <p>What is your story of coming to faith? Your story may be less dramatic than Saul's story -- no blinding light, or the voice of Jesus--but every story matters.</p> What is your story of coming to faith? Your story may be less dramatic than Saul's story -- no blinding light, or the voice of Jesus--but every story matters.

]]> Sun, 03 Aug 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1604 56 b3b7601c0e24dd88ea59edabcc39c12f no The Way, the Truth, and the Life Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What are you truly seeking? What are you holding on to or chasing after?</p> <p>What are you truly seeking? What are you holding on to or chasing after?</p> What are you truly seeking? What are you holding on to or chasing after?

]]> Sun, 27 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1536 57 29472f15ede4afad7dcc18e024121f7f no Empowered Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Some people disbelieve in or basically ignore the spiritual realm, but here’s the thing: the spiritual realm can affect us whether or not we believe in it.</p> <p>Some people disbelieve in or basically ignore the spiritual realm, but here’s the thing: the spiritual realm can affect us whether or not we believe in it.</p> Some people disbelieve in or basically ignore the spiritual realm, but here’s the thing: the spiritual realm can affect us whether or not we believe in it.

]]> Sun, 20 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1673 58 820eaa07e68347a7fe65bbc002142684 no We Suffer...Differently <p>People suffer. Christians suffer. Following God does not take away our suffering—look at Jesus, look at Paul, look at, well, anyone. Everyone suffers…but we believers suffer differently.</p> <p>People suffer. Christians suffer. Following God does not take away our suffering—look at Jesus, look at Paul, look at, well, anyone. Everyone suffers…but we believers suffer differently.</p> People suffer. Christians suffer. Following God does not take away our suffering—look at Jesus, look at Paul, look at, well, anyone. Everyone suffers…but we believers suffer differently.

]]> Sun, 13 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1436 59 59085f3e25a38a2f8bd76e70f6712a0f no Help Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What emotions does the word "help" evoke? Some are reluctant to help, others are reluctant to ask for help, and some are very willing to help. </p> <p>What emotions does the word "help" evoke? Some are reluctant to help, others are reluctant to ask for help, and some are very willing to help. </p> What emotions does the word "help" evoke? Some are reluctant to help, others are reluctant to ask for help, and some are very willing to help.

]]> Sun, 06 Jul 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1495 60 f14ba291027c4b20fd4f6405424323e3 no Good News Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Jesus invites us into relationship, and abundant life. How do we share the good news with others?</p> <p>Jesus invites us into relationship, and abundant life. How do we share the good news with others?</p> Jesus invites us into relationship, and abundant life. How do we share the good news with others?

]]> Sun, 29 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1474 61 f2fa519d1a77c373b1347db7b62c5682 no When the Church Was at Its Best Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>Can you remember a time when the church was at its very best? </p> <p>Can you remember a time when the church was at its very best? </p> Can you remember a time when the church was at its very best?

]]> Sun, 22 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1578 62 255f3c040fb93b614780d61a2c04fc81 no Be Intentional! Rev. Joseph Kang Sun, 08 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1683 63 4e5197868e1c093f79a4b9a28a24e345 no Celebrate God Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The Bible has a book about how Christians act, called Acts. We sometimes read this as a set of miracles by the Holy Spirit, but this series will look at Acts as a manual for what Christians do. </p><p><br></p><p>The acts of the believers were to celebrate God, in a way that invited response.</p> <p>The Bible has a book about how Christians act, called Acts. We sometimes read this as a set of miracles by the Holy Spirit, but this series will look at Acts as a manual for what Christians do. </p><p><br></p><p>The acts of the believers were to celebrate God, in a way that invited response.</p> The Bible has a book about how Christians act, called Acts. We sometimes read this as a set of miracles by the Holy Spirit, but this series will look at Acts as a manual for what Christians do.


The acts of the believers were to celebrate God, in a way that invited response.

]]> Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1482 64 2799b6ea7b2bd8b4f14ce72fbc03b6d9 no A Blueprint for a Flourishing Church Rev. Dr. Dana Allin <p>ECO Synod Executive Rev. Dr. Dana Allin shares a message for Liberty Corner Church as we work through the Breakthrough Cohort. </p> <p>ECO Synod Executive Rev. Dr. Dana Allin shares a message for Liberty Corner Church as we work through the Breakthrough Cohort. </p> ECO Synod Executive Rev. Dr. Dana Allin shares a message for Liberty Corner Church as we work through the Breakthrough Cohort.

]]> Sun, 01 Jun 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1326 65 db2b003331fd10d9ac9c1c9491085e3e no What Are We Doing Here: Metamorphosis Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why do we gather for worship each Sunday? We gather in worship to grow, step by step, into the people we were made to be, in the image of Jesus Christ. We were made to be butterflies, but we live as caterpillars.</p> <p>Why do we gather for worship each Sunday? We gather in worship to grow, step by step, into the people we were made to be, in the image of Jesus Christ. We were made to be butterflies, but we live as caterpillars.</p> Why do we gather for worship each Sunday? We gather in worship to grow, step by step, into the people we were made to be, in the image of Jesus Christ. We were made to be butterflies, but we live as caterpillars.

]]> Sun, 25 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1472 66 51d6e5be35fe79758533ee2898720927 no What Are We Doing Here: Inspiring Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What are we doing here? Why do we gather each week? One thing we are doing here is in our mission statement: "inspiring people to find and follow Jesus."</p> <p>What are we doing here? Why do we gather each week? One thing we are doing here is in our mission statement: "inspiring people to find and follow Jesus."</p> What are we doing here? Why do we gather each week? One thing we are doing here is in our mission statement: "inspiring people to find and follow Jesus."

]]> Sun, 18 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1353 67 734b90f23c5ea38920d4125d0351cec3 no What Are We Doing Here? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Church attendance across the nation has decreased significantly in the last two decades, and the largest part of that decrease is that the average Christian attends worship less frequently. What is important about weekly worship? What are we doing here?</p> <p>Church attendance across the nation has decreased significantly in the last two decades, and the largest part of that decrease is that the average Christian attends worship less frequently. What is important about weekly worship? What are we doing here?</p> Church attendance across the nation has decreased significantly in the last two decades, and the largest part of that decrease is that the average Christian attends worship less frequently. What is important about weekly worship? What are we doing here?

]]> Sun, 11 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1789 68 42a012351055c7a4d69edc8c12c73659 no Treading vs Swimming Rev. Christian Hong <p>Living in the post-Easter world, we see the a choice before us -- treading vs swimming. With both, you are exerting energy to stay above water, but the difference is direction.</p> <p>Living in the post-Easter world, we see the a choice before us -- treading vs swimming. With both, you are exerting energy to stay above water, but the difference is direction.</p> Living in the post-Easter world, we see the a choice before us -- treading vs swimming. With both, you are exerting energy to stay above water, but the difference is direction.

]]> Sun, 04 May 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1554 69 1b58021c1382438fe9932d163409207e no The Benefit of the Doubt Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>Do you have doubts about faith? If you pay attention to the Bible, you'll discover that you are in good company. </p> <p>Do you have doubts about faith? If you pay attention to the Bible, you'll discover that you are in good company. </p> Do you have doubts about faith? If you pay attention to the Bible, you'll discover that you are in good company.

]]> Sun, 27 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1687 70 54b25b2201d96e5cae25732388b8032e no Eternal Life Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>When we tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we may accidentally imply that resurrection is primarily about what happens after we die, and that’s not what Jesus offers. Jesus offers eternal life that starts now, and lasts forever.</p> <p>When we tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we may accidentally imply that resurrection is primarily about what happens after we die, and that’s not what Jesus offers. Jesus offers eternal life that starts now, and lasts forever.</p> When we tell the story of Jesus’ death and resurrection, we may accidentally imply that resurrection is primarily about what happens after we die, and that’s not what Jesus offers. Jesus offers eternal life that starts now, and lasts forever.

]]> Sun, 20 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1234 71 bb88f9f411a30894c3446f97b0057fd4 no Victor Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The Bible presents the cross and resurrection as God’s decisive victory against darkness.</p> <p>The Bible presents the cross and resurrection as God’s decisive victory against darkness.</p> The Bible presents the cross and resurrection as God’s decisive victory against darkness.

]]> Sun, 13 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1671 72 06ac026ebca1aa8583b5215ae4d3028a no Influencer Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>These days, social media has given rise to the influencer. Someone people follow, and emulate; the person we want to be like. Jesus is our Influencer.</p> <p>These days, social media has given rise to the influencer. Someone people follow, and emulate; the person we want to be like. Jesus is our Influencer.</p> These days, social media has given rise to the influencer. Someone people follow, and emulate; the person we want to be like. Jesus is our Influencer.

]]> Sun, 06 Apr 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1401 73 dfecc47bca37fa10aaad4f64a1fa2093 no Redeemer Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Sometimes when we look at this world, it’s tempting to get depressed, to focus on the bad news instead of sharing good news, to give in to fear and anger instead of sharing our hope in Christ. if you ever feel depressed at the state of the world, remember that what we see is not all there is. Do not just focus on the problems; always remember the glory.</p> <p>Sometimes when we look at this world, it’s tempting to get depressed, to focus on the bad news instead of sharing good news, to give in to fear and anger instead of sharing our hope in Christ. if you ever feel depressed at the state of the world, remember that what we see is not all there is. Do not just focus on the problems; always remember the glory.</p> Sometimes when we look at this world, it’s tempting to get depressed, to focus on the bad news instead of sharing good news, to give in to fear and anger instead of sharing our hope in Christ. if you ever feel depressed at the state of the world, remember that what we see is not all there is. Do not just focus on the problems; always remember the glory.

]]> Sun, 30 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1529 74 d2ef6237b1229054387ef4d4bf3d9661 no Sacrifice Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God is perfectly just. God yearns to eradicate evil. And yet, God is also perfectly loving. What does that mean? How can the Lord lay our sin on Jesus?</p> <p>God is perfectly just. God yearns to eradicate evil. And yet, God is also perfectly loving. What does that mean? How can the Lord lay our sin on Jesus?</p> God is perfectly just. God yearns to eradicate evil. And yet, God is also perfectly loving. What does that mean? How can the Lord lay our sin on Jesus?

]]> Sun, 23 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1649 75 970e1846782b3601cb2fe1f260c518e9 no New Adam Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God commissioned Adam, and all humanity, to a role in God's creation, but Adam abdicated the mission by his sin. Another way the Bible talks about atonement is that Jesus came to be a New Adam and complete the mission that God gave humanity. </p> <p>God commissioned Adam, and all humanity, to a role in God's creation, but Adam abdicated the mission by his sin. Another way the Bible talks about atonement is that Jesus came to be a New Adam and complete the mission that God gave humanity. </p> God commissioned Adam, and all humanity, to a role in God's creation, but Adam abdicated the mission by his sin. Another way the Bible talks about atonement is that Jesus came to be a New Adam and complete the mission that God gave humanity.

]]> Sun, 16 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1747 76 95ee5b9e6833da9d9347ec32aa5a4c2d no Deliverer Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why did Jesus have to die? </p> <p>Why did Jesus have to die? </p> Why did Jesus have to die?

]]> Sun, 09 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1450 77 a6af13fffbf63ec7084312aefb38b02d no Revolutionary Purpose Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>In Jesus' time, they expected the Messiah to be a warrior King. Some in our culture today have similar expectations. Jesus flips this expectation when he describes the kingdom of God.</p> <p>In Jesus' time, they expected the Messiah to be a warrior King. Some in our culture today have similar expectations. Jesus flips this expectation when he describes the kingdom of God.</p> In Jesus' time, they expected the Messiah to be a warrior King. Some in our culture today have similar expectations. Jesus flips this expectation when he describes the kingdom of God.

]]> Sun, 02 Mar 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1585 78 cab348ff8d50fb11f8ab0a1264872d5a no Revolutionary Disguise Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>What do simple everyday actions of compassion have to do with the kingdom of God?</p> <p>What do simple everyday actions of compassion have to do with the kingdom of God?</p> What do simple everyday actions of compassion have to do with the kingdom of God?

]]> Sun, 23 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1570 79 bbe597b20f708e854f8b338b126db1eb no Revolutionary Compassion Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Some Christians seem to feel indifferent toward the world. Others seem to feel fear, anger, or even contempt. Jesus invites us to revolutionary compassion.</p> <p>Some Christians seem to feel indifferent toward the world. Others seem to feel fear, anger, or even contempt. Jesus invites us to revolutionary compassion.</p> Some Christians seem to feel indifferent toward the world. Others seem to feel fear, anger, or even contempt. Jesus invites us to revolutionary compassion.

]]> Sun, 16 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1884 80 1bf05a8e9bae0616f734ef737428ba84 no Revolutionary Prosperity Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Jesus talks about wealth in a revolutionary way and the key question is this: whose money is it?</p> <p>Jesus talks about wealth in a revolutionary way and the key question is this: whose money is it?</p> Jesus talks about wealth in a revolutionary way and the key question is this: whose money is it?

]]> Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1517 81 af2792e6e7a7629c4eaa9ffbf6d3005a no Playful Revolution Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>At two points in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to children. What does he mean?</p> <p>At two points in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to children. What does he mean?</p> At two points in Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus said that the kingdom of God belongs to children. What does he mean?

]]> Sun, 02 Feb 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1834 82 9fef3986b2e80103b4df265b9cd28fb4 no Revolutionary Treasure Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God’s kingdom is a revolutionary treasure. It is not a set of rules to follow. It’s not a set of beliefs to hold. It is a life-changing discovery.</p> <p>God’s kingdom is a revolutionary treasure. It is not a set of rules to follow. It’s not a set of beliefs to hold. It is a life-changing discovery.</p> God’s kingdom is a revolutionary treasure. It is not a set of rules to follow. It’s not a set of beliefs to hold. It is a life-changing discovery.

]]> Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 2062 83 dc9312a661de229851a894a8346879ef no Revolutionary Story Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Many of the things Jesus says about the kingdom are in stories with a deeper meaning called parables. This week we look at the revolutionary story of God's kingdom through the parable of the sower.</p> <p>Many of the things Jesus says about the kingdom are in stories with a deeper meaning called parables. This week we look at the revolutionary story of God's kingdom through the parable of the sower.</p> Many of the things Jesus says about the kingdom are in stories with a deeper meaning called parables. This week we look at the revolutionary story of God's kingdom through the parable of the sower.

]]> Sun, 19 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1507 84 9b43e08f19d1cd052c627f8a3b31d634 no Revolutionary Reversal Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Jesus taught blessings that show how upside-down his revolution is. Is it possible that this upside-down revolution could apply to our daily lives? </p> <p>Jesus taught blessings that show how upside-down his revolution is. Is it possible that this upside-down revolution could apply to our daily lives? </p> Jesus taught blessings that show how upside-down his revolution is. Is it possible that this upside-down revolution could apply to our daily lives?

]]> Sun, 12 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1653 85 c41f6439853baaa3dd8fe22fd0b90c20 no New Year's Revolution Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>It's common to make a new year's resolution -- to lose weight, make more money, spend more time with family. Our lives need more than a resolution; we need a revolution. That's what Jesus came to bring.</p> <p>It's common to make a new year's resolution -- to lose weight, make more money, spend more time with family. Our lives need more than a resolution; we need a revolution. That's what Jesus came to bring.</p> It's common to make a new year's resolution -- to lose weight, make more money, spend more time with family. Our lives need more than a resolution; we need a revolution. That's what Jesus came to bring.

]]> Sun, 05 Jan 2025 10:00:00 +0000 1618 86 b15c2727fb97bcc16d77b98e239305cf no With You I Am Well Pleased <p>God is pleased with you. Nothing about you -- who you are, who you have become, the mistakes you've made or those made against you -- nothing changes the measure of the love God has for you. </p> <p>God is pleased with you. Nothing about you -- who you are, who you have become, the mistakes you've made or those made against you -- nothing changes the measure of the love God has for you. </p> God is pleased with you. Nothing about you -- who you are, who you have become, the mistakes you've made or those made against you -- nothing changes the measure of the love God has for you.

]]> Sun, 29 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1486 87 a6ba154eb47078f1e1aa091c14c762b6 no The King Is Coming to Bethlehem Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Micah foretold: the coming King has arrived in Bethlehem. Most of us know these words, as something from a foreign land and a foreign time. To these shepherds, seeing an angel is foreign, but not the message. They had been waiting in this place, for this moment, for generations.</p> <p>Micah foretold: the coming King has arrived in Bethlehem. Most of us know these words, as something from a foreign land and a foreign time. To these shepherds, seeing an angel is foreign, but not the message. They had been waiting in this place, for this moment, for generations.</p> Micah foretold: the coming King has arrived in Bethlehem. Most of us know these words, as something from a foreign land and a foreign time. To these shepherds, seeing an angel is foreign, but not the message. They had been waiting in this place, for this moment, for generations.

]]> Sun, 22 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1234 88 8fdd468a0c034f47174432d6172cfa46 no Joy Rev. Dr. Mike Fleischmann <p>In the time of the Bible, a person's name was understood to be a declaration of their character and identity. Today we look at Isaiah 9 and the declaration of the names by which we would know God's Messiah.</p> <p>In the time of the Bible, a person's name was understood to be a declaration of their character and identity. Today we look at Isaiah 9 and the declaration of the names by which we would know God's Messiah.</p> In the time of the Bible, a person's name was understood to be a declaration of their character and identity. Today we look at Isaiah 9 and the declaration of the names by which we would know God's Messiah.

]]> Sun, 15 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1504 89 828e8e3c623fb4a642a0f3ee09ecc315 no Peace Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>If God has a plan for history, do you believe God has a plan for you?</p> <p>If God has a plan for history, do you believe God has a plan for you?</p> If God has a plan for history, do you believe God has a plan for you?

]]> Sun, 08 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1529 90 2b72539a6a42769a62b95e8531a5e313 no Hope Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is the vision of the future you are yearning for, praying for, working for, striving for? What is your hope? This advent, we will look at promises of hope— prophecies of Jesus’ coming, prophecies of his birth, and prophecies of his eternal reign. Advent is a time when we remember that the King is Coming.</p> <p>What is the vision of the future you are yearning for, praying for, working for, striving for? What is your hope? This advent, we will look at promises of hope— prophecies of Jesus’ coming, prophecies of his birth, and prophecies of his eternal reign. Advent is a time when we remember that the King is Coming.</p> What is the vision of the future you are yearning for, praying for, working for, striving for? What is your hope? This advent, we will look at promises of hope— prophecies of Jesus’ coming, prophecies of his birth, and prophecies of his eternal reign. Advent is a time when we remember that the King is Coming.

]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1512 91 ee8b121c1f7089c4c65bc75c29218290 no Responding to Mad Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Have you ever had to deal with someone who is mad? How can we help someone else with their anger? How can we help the world with all the anger around us? </p> <p>Have you ever had to deal with someone who is mad? How can we help someone else with their anger? How can we help the world with all the anger around us? </p> Have you ever had to deal with someone who is mad? How can we help someone else with their anger? How can we help the world with all the anger around us?

]]> Sun, 24 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1523 92 bfcdad84c5da25a25994e226a122d5a3 no Getting Un-Mad Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>A central tenet of Christian faith is forgiveness. Jesus came to earth for our forgiveness. On the cross, Jesus prayed to forgive those who tortured him. He taught us to forgive. His disciples had a hard time accepting it. So, how do we forgive?</p> <p>A central tenet of Christian faith is forgiveness. Jesus came to earth for our forgiveness. On the cross, Jesus prayed to forgive those who tortured him. He taught us to forgive. His disciples had a hard time accepting it. So, how do we forgive?</p> A central tenet of Christian faith is forgiveness. Jesus came to earth for our forgiveness. On the cross, Jesus prayed to forgive those who tortured him. He taught us to forgive. His disciples had a hard time accepting it. So, how do we forgive?

]]> Sun, 17 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1848 93 3153e5d623598e74f8d484912e36df6c no Got Too Mad Rev. Christian Hong <p>Anger is normative and healthy when appropriate but when it begins to spike unnaturally, it shows us that an adjustment needs to be made.</p> <p>Anger is normative and healthy when appropriate but when it begins to spike unnaturally, it shows us that an adjustment needs to be made.</p> Anger is normative and healthy when appropriate but when it begins to spike unnaturally, it shows us that an adjustment needs to be made.

]]> Sun, 10 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1152 94 8ec040666b01e1849a18b43c3e258c4a no Am I Going Mad? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Anger can also be deeply destructive—to ourselves, to others, to relationships; to the Church, the country, and the kingdom of God. How do we identify unhealthy anger? Specifically, how do we identify unhealthy anger in ourselves?</p> <p>Anger can also be deeply destructive—to ourselves, to others, to relationships; to the Church, the country, and the kingdom of God. How do we identify unhealthy anger? Specifically, how do we identify unhealthy anger in ourselves?</p> Anger can also be deeply destructive—to ourselves, to others, to relationships; to the Church, the country, and the kingdom of God. How do we identify unhealthy anger? Specifically, how do we identify unhealthy anger in ourselves?

]]> Sun, 03 Nov 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1549 95 f7dc53265d4912a314279047040b51d2 no Don't Go Mad Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The Bible never says “don’t get mad.” Be angry, but do not sin. Be angry, but do not hold onto the anger. Be angry, but do not let the enemy have an opportunity. That sounds great…but how do we do it?</p> <p>The Bible never says “don’t get mad.” Be angry, but do not sin. Be angry, but do not hold onto the anger. Be angry, but do not let the enemy have an opportunity. That sounds great…but how do we do it?</p> The Bible never says “don’t get mad.” Be angry, but do not sin. Be angry, but do not hold onto the anger. Be angry, but do not let the enemy have an opportunity. That sounds great…but how do we do it?

]]> Sun, 27 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1742 96 ca866f1e035971cf2c7605d323828764 no Get Mad Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Is anger sinful? Is it evil? Are there healthy ways to express or manage anger? The Bible has a lot to say about anger and it's relevant to all our lives, especially in a culture where outrage is liked and shared.</p> <p>Is anger sinful? Is it evil? Are there healthy ways to express or manage anger? The Bible has a lot to say about anger and it's relevant to all our lives, especially in a culture where outrage is liked and shared.</p> Is anger sinful? Is it evil? Are there healthy ways to express or manage anger? The Bible has a lot to say about anger and it's relevant to all our lives, especially in a culture where outrage is liked and shared.

]]> Sun, 20 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1650 97 56615918fe5318fa97372d1eb4a1bf31 no Philadelphia Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Is it possible to extend the kind of love Jesus is talking about beyond our personal realm? Now, more than ever, our world needs people who are learning to love.</p> <p>Is it possible to extend the kind of love Jesus is talking about beyond our personal realm? Now, more than ever, our world needs people who are learning to love.</p> Is it possible to extend the kind of love Jesus is talking about beyond our personal realm? Now, more than ever, our world needs people who are learning to love.

]]> Sun, 13 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1284 98 fddb30e3602f7bc1b1b026b11a2f2ff1 no Friends Share Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle Sun, 06 Oct 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1753 99 979f6ba7f797cdeb136de5c92e65ffc0 no What a Friend Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Jesus call us his friends. It’s hard to think of Jesus, Ruler of Creation, enthroned in heaven and also think of Jesus who hugs kids and calls us his friends. It's hard to hold both of those concepts in our minds at the same time. </p> <p>Jesus call us his friends. It’s hard to think of Jesus, Ruler of Creation, enthroned in heaven and also think of Jesus who hugs kids and calls us his friends. It's hard to hold both of those concepts in our minds at the same time. </p> Jesus call us his friends. It’s hard to think of Jesus, Ruler of Creation, enthroned in heaven and also think of Jesus who hugs kids and calls us his friends. It's hard to hold both of those concepts in our minds at the same time.

]]> Sun, 29 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1460 100 0a4d583857d0ace4aac7f40027eadc55 no You Are My Friends Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Is Jesus offering a conditional friendship? Is friendship with Jesus, is perhaps even the love of Jesus, based on the condition of following commandments?</p> <p>Is Jesus offering a conditional friendship? Is friendship with Jesus, is perhaps even the love of Jesus, based on the condition of following commandments?</p> Is Jesus offering a conditional friendship? Is friendship with Jesus, is perhaps even the love of Jesus, based on the condition of following commandments?

]]> Sun, 22 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1472 101 de5cd334df9b10968132a88afa60b346 no The Greatest Love Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is the greatest love--the strongest, most powerful, most life-changing love--that a person can have? Romance? Self-love? Love of God? What does Jesus say? </p> <p>What is the greatest love--the strongest, most powerful, most life-changing love--that a person can have? Romance? Self-love? Love of God? What does Jesus say? </p> What is the greatest love--the strongest, most powerful, most life-changing love--that a person can have? Romance? Self-love? Love of God? What does Jesus say?

]]> Sun, 15 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1683 102 cf1cbe2670a6c2a3c9ab0efa5ed21f42 no God wants our Hearts Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>There is nothing wrong with desiring something God wants to give you. The problem is coveting something that is not for you. That kind of coveting focuses your attention and your will on what you do not have, instead of focusing on what you do have.</p> <p>There is nothing wrong with desiring something God wants to give you. The problem is coveting something that is not for you. That kind of coveting focuses your attention and your will on what you do not have, instead of focusing on what you do have.</p> There is nothing wrong with desiring something God wants to give you. The problem is coveting something that is not for you. That kind of coveting focuses your attention and your will on what you do not have, instead of focusing on what you do have.

]]> Sun, 08 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1777 103 2a5c9b2a64bbe7c3d44e34ce1c6c8ede no God Is Truth Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What’s the difference between reaching out to friends for support and gossip? Because reaching out for support is healthy, and gossip is unhealthy, and a lot of people honestly don’t know the difference.</p> <p>What’s the difference between reaching out to friends for support and gossip? Because reaching out for support is healthy, and gossip is unhealthy, and a lot of people honestly don’t know the difference.</p> What’s the difference between reaching out to friends for support and gossip? Because reaching out for support is healthy, and gossip is unhealthy, and a lot of people honestly don’t know the difference.

]]> Sun, 01 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1468 104 866299fd5e35f4233046f0df449967fa no God Provides Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Something in us believes "what I have is not enough" -- not enough money, not enough security, not enough comfort, not enough status, not enough success. There is a fear that we do not have or will not have enough. Jesus speaks directly to this fear in the Sermon on the Mount.</p> <p>Something in us believes "what I have is not enough" -- not enough money, not enough security, not enough comfort, not enough status, not enough success. There is a fear that we do not have or will not have enough. Jesus speaks directly to this fear in the Sermon on the Mount.</p> Something in us believes "what I have is not enough" -- not enough money, not enough security, not enough comfort, not enough status, not enough success. There is a fear that we do not have or will not have enough. Jesus speaks directly to this fear in the Sermon on the Mount.

]]> Sun, 25 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1577 105 37897061c27e67e0ba32de604a8c1aee no God Honors Covenant Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Our bodies matter and what we do with our bodies matter. We are called to glorify God in our bodies.</p> <p>Our bodies matter and what we do with our bodies matter. We are called to glorify God in our bodies.</p> Our bodies matter and what we do with our bodies matter. We are called to glorify God in our bodies.

]]> Sun, 18 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1811 106 666c17575c5b61deec21ebbf2d1faea8 no The Dimensions of Murder and God's Love Dr. Charlene Friedman <p>Jesus challenges the interpretation of the 6th commandment--you shall not murder--calling us to expand our interpretation to include the spirit of the law. Jesus calls us to move beyond religiosity into right relationship with God and our neighbors.</p> <p>Jesus challenges the interpretation of the 6th commandment--you shall not murder--calling us to expand our interpretation to include the spirit of the law. Jesus calls us to move beyond religiosity into right relationship with God and our neighbors.</p> Jesus challenges the interpretation of the 6th commandment--you shall not murder--calling us to expand our interpretation to include the spirit of the law. Jesus calls us to move beyond religiosity into right relationship with God and our neighbors.

]]> Sun, 11 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1779 107 d438d7c640876f0192ac9e5c4d48b742 no God Cares about Family Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Family shapes our values, perceptions, and worldview. Family shapes our emotional world, our experience of love or shame, trust or fear, confidence or guilt. But family can be messy, can’t it? How can we honor our messy families? </p> <p>Family shapes our values, perceptions, and worldview. Family shapes our emotional world, our experience of love or shame, trust or fear, confidence or guilt. But family can be messy, can’t it? How can we honor our messy families? </p> Family shapes our values, perceptions, and worldview. Family shapes our emotional world, our experience of love or shame, trust or fear, confidence or guilt. But family can be messy, can’t it? How can we honor our messy families?

]]> Sun, 04 Aug 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1756 108 8ce09e7048b55b572b843a0e4289d865 no What's the Secret Sauce? <p>Special guest two-time Lee Rouson offers a message as part of our VBS Sports Camp Celebration</p> <p>Special guest two-time Lee Rouson offers a message as part of our VBS Sports Camp Celebration</p> Special guest two-time Lee Rouson offers a message as part of our VBS Sports Camp Celebration

]]> Sun, 28 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2093 109 52ca84a4a1b5a5a8471a38b1db6f4348 no God wants us in Heaven Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>In the Sabbath commandment we learn that God wants to spend time with us. Sabbath is practice for eternity. What is the Sabbath for? </p> <p>In the Sabbath commandment we learn that God wants to spend time with us. Sabbath is practice for eternity. What is the Sabbath for? </p> In the Sabbath commandment we learn that God wants to spend time with us. Sabbath is practice for eternity. What is the Sabbath for?

]]> Sun, 14 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1706 110 82a4d2dd66a621ea4f0ecca52fe68063 no God Is Listening Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>omg...It is a common phrase when something is great, or terrible, or just mildly amusing. Some people say it so often they think nothing of it.</p> <p>omg...It is a common phrase when something is great, or terrible, or just mildly amusing. Some people say it so often they think nothing of it.</p> omg...It is a common phrase when something is great, or terrible, or just mildly amusing. Some people say it so often they think nothing of it.

]]> Sun, 07 Jul 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1453 111 5c7f1ccca8316dccd62b94c9c199b85d no God wants our Heart <p>The second commandment shows that God wants more than our obedience; God wants our hearts.</p> <p>The second commandment shows that God wants more than our obedience; God wants our hearts.</p> The second commandment shows that God wants more than our obedience; God wants our hearts.

]]> Sun, 30 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1399 112 f448ebcfb7752e368825eb0cffb2df66 no God Is Faithful Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The 10 Commandments are an invitation to covenant. That’s what God and the people were doing at Sinai: confirming a covenant. God has proven God's faithfulness and invites us to be faithful.</p> <p>The 10 Commandments are an invitation to covenant. That’s what God and the people were doing at Sinai: confirming a covenant. God has proven God's faithfulness and invites us to be faithful.</p> The 10 Commandments are an invitation to covenant. That’s what God and the people were doing at Sinai: confirming a covenant. God has proven God's faithfulness and invites us to be faithful.

]]> Sun, 23 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1516 113 aac1e6ffd0b31e8d6df724ad58170a0c no Rules, Rules, Rules Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Rules somehow feel different when they are religious, don’t they? The words “thou shalt not” just have such weight. Religious rules can induce fear, and guilt, and judgment. Why did God choose to give us rules?</p> <p>Rules somehow feel different when they are religious, don’t they? The words “thou shalt not” just have such weight. Religious rules can induce fear, and guilt, and judgment. Why did God choose to give us rules?</p> Rules somehow feel different when they are religious, don’t they? The words “thou shalt not” just have such weight. Religious rules can induce fear, and guilt, and judgment. Why did God choose to give us rules?

]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1635 114 76d9388f0a8f26c24e4da32767cda35a no Just One Thing Rev. Joseph Kang Sun, 09 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1280 115 9f01b5ddd4f2386ef8a52d70c45c1591 no Empathy and Victory Over Trials and Temptations Dr. Charlene Friedman <p>If God allowed Jesus to experience trials and temptations, what does that mean for us? </p> <p>If God allowed Jesus to experience trials and temptations, what does that mean for us? </p> If God allowed Jesus to experience trials and temptations, what does that mean for us?

]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1848 116 6090e21389afff829aeae40a089ab108 no Authentic Integrity Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>AI creates new ethical questions at a time when people do not agree on basic ethics. When people do not agree on right and wrong, how can we agree on what’s right and wrong for AI?</p> <p>AI creates new ethical questions at a time when people do not agree on basic ethics. When people do not agree on right and wrong, how can we agree on what’s right and wrong for AI?</p> AI creates new ethical questions at a time when people do not agree on basic ethics. When people do not agree on right and wrong, how can we agree on what’s right and wrong for AI?

]]> Sun, 26 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1763 117 81b671a24581867a24dd2118dc626cea no Authentic Truth Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is truth? That’s the question of our age. Modernism says truth is objective, factual, separate from the observer. Postmodernism says truth is subjective, relative, in the eye of the beholder. Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari claims that many truths are intersubjective: we decide together what’s true. Now we have AI to tell us what’s true. Have a question? Google it or use ChatGPT.</p><p><br></p><p>Is truth knowable?</p> <p>What is truth? That’s the question of our age. Modernism says truth is objective, factual, separate from the observer. Postmodernism says truth is subjective, relative, in the eye of the beholder. Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari claims that many truths are intersubjective: we decide together what’s true. Now we have AI to tell us what’s true. Have a question? Google it or use ChatGPT.</p><p><br></p><p>Is truth knowable?</p> What is truth? That’s the question of our age. Modernism says truth is objective, factual, separate from the observer. Postmodernism says truth is subjective, relative, in the eye of the beholder. Israeli philosopher Yuval Harari claims that many truths are intersubjective: we decide together what’s true. Now we have AI to tell us what’s true. Have a question? Google it or use ChatGPT.


Is truth knowable?

]]> Sun, 12 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1499 118 a44b2f2a5d42e648b4ead69908f24270 no Authentic Wisdom Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Artificial Intelligence is poised to transform society. What might this mean for our lives, and our faith? Come to consider how our ancient faith is not only relevant but essential in an AI world. </p> <p>Artificial Intelligence is poised to transform society. What might this mean for our lives, and our faith? Come to consider how our ancient faith is not only relevant but essential in an AI world. </p> Artificial Intelligence is poised to transform society. What might this mean for our lives, and our faith? Come to consider how our ancient faith is not only relevant but essential in an AI world.

]]> Sun, 05 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1620 119 d0304ff36bfceb0af0e06075ab3a108a no Times of Refreshing Rev. Martin Boardman <p>Guest Rev. Martin Boardman reminds us that there is hope, there is renewal, and there are times of refreshing through Jesus Christ.</p> <p>Guest Rev. Martin Boardman reminds us that there is hope, there is renewal, and there are times of refreshing through Jesus Christ.</p> Guest Rev. Martin Boardman reminds us that there is hope, there is renewal, and there are times of refreshing through Jesus Christ.

]]> Sun, 28 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2118 120 38e7451d01688072fd19f26fce0c6fc8 no X-rays of the Heart: Forgiven to Forgiveness Rev. Christian Hong <p>What do we do when we experience heartbreak? How can we seek healing? </p> <p>What do we do when we experience heartbreak? How can we seek healing? </p> What do we do when we experience heartbreak? How can we seek healing?

]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2063 121 20b32c7a9046615a31be14bfdad8db88 no I-Witness Testimony Dr. Jim Owen <p>Have you ever had a moment in time that transformed how you see life from then on? Sharing the stories of what we have actually experienced in our faith journey is a very scriptural thing to do! Eye witness accounts are of great importance in our human story; and also, in history of God’s people. </p> <p>Have you ever had a moment in time that transformed how you see life from then on? Sharing the stories of what we have actually experienced in our faith journey is a very scriptural thing to do! Eye witness accounts are of great importance in our human story; and also, in history of God’s people. </p> Have you ever had a moment in time that transformed how you see life from then on? Sharing the stories of what we have actually experienced in our faith journey is a very scriptural thing to do! Eye witness accounts are of great importance in our human story; and also, in history of God’s people.

]]> Sun, 14 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 2033 122 f67c43fc3798f92e3701e456404ba238 no Is He Here? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What do we do with the weird parts of the Bible?</p> <p>What do we do with the weird parts of the Bible?</p> What do we do with the weird parts of the Bible?

]]> Sun, 07 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1281 123 a767391e1e1011689b3f72ad42b7c8bd no How Life Works Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Have you ever had a moment in your life when you declared, “This is not how the story was supposed to end!”? We think life is supposed to be comfortable, but we all know that’s not how life really works. There are hurts, trauma, broken relationships, illness, and death. But that's not the end of the story.</p> <p>Have you ever had a moment in your life when you declared, “This is not how the story was supposed to end!”? We think life is supposed to be comfortable, but we all know that’s not how life really works. There are hurts, trauma, broken relationships, illness, and death. But that's not the end of the story.</p> Have you ever had a moment in your life when you declared, “This is not how the story was supposed to end!”? We think life is supposed to be comfortable, but we all know that’s not how life really works. There are hurts, trauma, broken relationships, illness, and death. But that's not the end of the story.

]]> Sun, 31 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1429 124 11d0cb0d506d489da64818c4a5e28335 no Is He Worth It? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Can we live in a way that honors Jesus, points people to Jesus, and glorifies Jesus, instead of us? Is Jesus worth it?</p> <p>Can we live in a way that honors Jesus, points people to Jesus, and glorifies Jesus, instead of us? Is Jesus worth it?</p> Can we live in a way that honors Jesus, points people to Jesus, and glorifies Jesus, instead of us? Is Jesus worth it?

]]> Sun, 24 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1528 125 37d8242d061219a7e303150822cb8441 no Is He Our Hope? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Sometimes it feels like our lives or our history are a train going off the rails. Jesus reminds us that we are in God’s hands! God has a plan, God has a future for us, therefore we have hope.</p> <p>Sometimes it feels like our lives or our history are a train going off the rails. Jesus reminds us that we are in God’s hands! God has a plan, God has a future for us, therefore we have hope.</p> Sometimes it feels like our lives or our history are a train going off the rails. Jesus reminds us that we are in God’s hands! God has a plan, God has a future for us, therefore we have hope.

]]> Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1727 126 fe5807e01df2343216bbfa41aec97d44 no Does He Make Sense? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>These were the three main worldviews or perspectives during Jesus' lifetime, and Jesus did not fit any of them. In today's scripture passage, we are going to see Jesus go toe to toe with some great minds of his age and turns out: Jesus makes sense.</p> <p>These were the three main worldviews or perspectives during Jesus' lifetime, and Jesus did not fit any of them. In today's scripture passage, we are going to see Jesus go toe to toe with some great minds of his age and turns out: Jesus makes sense.</p> These were the three main worldviews or perspectives during Jesus' lifetime, and Jesus did not fit any of them. In today's scripture passage, we are going to see Jesus go toe to toe with some great minds of his age and turns out: Jesus makes sense.

]]> Sun, 10 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1422 127 a931526a385712d52e5760b926c39cc3 no On Whose Authority? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Life has all kinds of questions. What is the big question in your life right now? Are you seeking a true answer or an answer that you want to be true? How might God answer the question of your life?</p> <p>Life has all kinds of questions. What is the big question in your life right now? Are you seeking a true answer or an answer that you want to be true? How might God answer the question of your life?</p> Life has all kinds of questions. What is the big question in your life right now? Are you seeking a true answer or an answer that you want to be true? How might God answer the question of your life?

]]> Sun, 03 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1609 128 a030b9b698f84ac727e972a92fbca765 no Is He Judging Us? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>People look at Jesus and ask, "Is he judging us?" </p> <p>People look at Jesus and ask, "Is he judging us?" </p> People look at Jesus and ask, "Is he judging us?"

]]> Sun, 25 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1770 129 e56e93729aef553de17936ffc9a1b64b no Is He the King? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This Lent, we will walk through Jesus’ final week as written in the Gospel of Mark. Let me invite you to place yourself in the Jerusalem crowd and ask: who is that guy? Who is Jesus? What might we learn about him, and what might that mean for us?</p> <p>This Lent, we will walk through Jesus’ final week as written in the Gospel of Mark. Let me invite you to place yourself in the Jerusalem crowd and ask: who is that guy? Who is Jesus? What might we learn about him, and what might that mean for us?</p> This Lent, we will walk through Jesus’ final week as written in the Gospel of Mark. Let me invite you to place yourself in the Jerusalem crowd and ask: who is that guy? Who is Jesus? What might we learn about him, and what might that mean for us?

]]> Sun, 18 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1627 130 5d0985edb48aac5aa39bac07dcb9d787 no Beware the Leaven Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We live in a world in transition with tons of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We have two political movements promising that they will lead us to peace, and the other will lead us to disaster and this year, an election year, the stakes feel higher for both sides. Jesus has a prescient word for us today: “Watch out!</p> <p>We live in a world in transition with tons of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We have two political movements promising that they will lead us to peace, and the other will lead us to disaster and this year, an election year, the stakes feel higher for both sides. Jesus has a prescient word for us today: “Watch out!</p> We live in a world in transition with tons of volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. We have two political movements promising that they will lead us to peace, and the other will lead us to disaster and this year, an election year, the stakes feel higher for both sides. Jesus has a prescient word for us today: “Watch out!

]]> Sun, 11 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1564 131 ffc8948bfe02240304d9c768e4f1303c no To Push Back the Darkness Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>So many people live their lives for themselves, They focus on their own problems, put energy toward their own success and relationships, and advance their own agenda. We were made for something greater than ourselves. We were made to push back the darkness. </p> <p>So many people live their lives for themselves, They focus on their own problems, put energy toward their own success and relationships, and advance their own agenda. We were made for something greater than ourselves. We were made to push back the darkness. </p> So many people live their lives for themselves, They focus on their own problems, put energy toward their own success and relationships, and advance their own agenda. We were made for something greater than ourselves. We were made to push back the darkness. 

]]> Sun, 04 Feb 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1701 132 5516f3d465f768d822712cda20f3f0fd no To Follow Jesus Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What does that mean, exactly, to follow Jesus? Let’s look at his followers and see what we discover.</p> <p>What does that mean, exactly, to follow Jesus? Let’s look at his followers and see what we discover.</p> What does that mean, exactly, to follow Jesus? Let’s look at his followers and see what we discover.

]]> Sun, 28 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1853 133 e7e4f5446090b30da5a5bbc42c2faa42 no To Find Jesus Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is our greatest need? </p> <p>What is our greatest need? </p> What is our greatest need?

]]> Sun, 21 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1628 134 dfe35043c2f73bd8452766693fa03856 no Inspiring People Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>If we are family of faith, how do we relate to people who are not part of the family? That might include neighbors, coworkers, friends and it might include people who don’t like us. How do we relate to them?</p> <p>If we are family of faith, how do we relate to people who are not part of the family? That might include neighbors, coworkers, friends and it might include people who don’t like us. How do we relate to them?</p> If we are family of faith, how do we relate to people who are not part of the family? That might include neighbors, coworkers, friends and it might include people who don’t like us. How do we relate to them?

]]> Sun, 14 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1731 135 7011d0f5d69daba92014734323f5bb7e no Made for This: A Family of Faith Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Your best life is lived for what you are made for. You were not made for the grind. You were not made for loneliness or meaninglessness, for addictions or compulsions, for fears or worries. You were made for a purpose. You were made by the Creator of the universe for a purpose larger than yourself. Do you know what you are made for?</p> <p>Your best life is lived for what you are made for. You were not made for the grind. You were not made for loneliness or meaninglessness, for addictions or compulsions, for fears or worries. You were made for a purpose. You were made by the Creator of the universe for a purpose larger than yourself. Do you know what you are made for?</p> Your best life is lived for what you are made for. You were not made for the grind. You were not made for loneliness or meaninglessness, for addictions or compulsions, for fears or worries. You were made for a purpose. You were made by the Creator of the universe for a purpose larger than yourself. Do you know what you are made for?

]]> Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000 1797 136 4fdbfee71ba14af55c55b7396bb2ce31 no One Necessary Thing Jennifer Hong, Rev. Christian Hong <p>As we begin a new year, take a moment to consider Mary, Martha, and one necessary thing.</p> <p>As we begin a new year, take a moment to consider Mary, Martha, and one necessary thing.</p> As we begin a new year, take a moment to consider Mary, Martha, and one necessary thing.

]]> Sun, 31 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1614 137 929ed9421deefdddb484245fe4d983a0 no Angelic Promise Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Do you feel ready for Christmas? Sometimes it feels like it sneaks up on us, but Christmas truly snuck up on Mary. How does Mary respond? </p> <p>Do you feel ready for Christmas? Sometimes it feels like it sneaks up on us, but Christmas truly snuck up on Mary. How does Mary respond? </p> Do you feel ready for Christmas? Sometimes it feels like it sneaks up on us, but Christmas truly snuck up on Mary. How does Mary respond?

]]> Sun, 17 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1653 138 60609191cb21d4fd71bfc4b7d40add5c no Benedictus Rev. Christian Hong <p>Sometimes there's more to see, and sometimes our expectation of what we see limits us from seeing the bigger story.</p> <p>Sometimes there's more to see, and sometimes our expectation of what we see limits us from seeing the bigger story.</p> Sometimes there's more to see, and sometimes our expectation of what we see limits us from seeing the bigger story.

]]> Sun, 10 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1514 139 bc325ed057c426a3a5de04342015e543 no Angels Long to Look Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This Advent, we are considering Christmas from the perspective of the angels. Angels appear throughout the Christmas story. What must the angels have thought? </p> <p>This Advent, we are considering Christmas from the perspective of the angels. Angels appear throughout the Christmas story. What must the angels have thought? </p> This Advent, we are considering Christmas from the perspective of the angels. Angels appear throughout the Christmas story. What must the angels have thought?

]]> Sun, 03 Dec 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1685 140 20fb6a00315b299e72d8500991a95dc2 no Inspiring Hope Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We need Thanksgiving because when we watch the news, we could be tempted to despair. As Christians, we are called to a different mindset -- hope.</p> <p>We need Thanksgiving because when we watch the news, we could be tempted to despair. As Christians, we are called to a different mindset -- hope.</p> We need Thanksgiving because when we watch the news, we could be tempted to despair. As Christians, we are called to a different mindset -- hope.

]]> Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1967 141 412d57bf01e3038f1ae0cd74857e51c3 no Inspiring Faith Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Can we live with a faith in God that is so strong that God is simply part of our reality? Faith is not an opinion; it’s a foundation.</p> <p>Can we live with a faith in God that is so strong that God is simply part of our reality? Faith is not an opinion; it’s a foundation.</p> Can we live with a faith in God that is so strong that God is simply part of our reality? Faith is not an opinion; it’s a foundation.

]]> Sun, 19 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1668 142 1c7b14f1010bff2e4b7280416b402f87 no Inspiring Love Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Love means truly wanting the best for others, even as God wants the best for us. Can we be so inspired by God’s love that we live with inspiring love?</p> <p>Love means truly wanting the best for others, even as God wants the best for us. Can we be so inspired by God’s love that we live with inspiring love?</p> Love means truly wanting the best for others, even as God wants the best for us. Can we be so inspired by God’s love that we live with inspiring love?

]]> Sun, 12 Nov 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1425 143 c6008bcca9843a9016f9f3bfb130befd no Everyday Cross Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Who is Jesus in your life? What does it mean to deny ourselves and take up a cross daily?</p> <p>Who is Jesus in your life? What does it mean to deny ourselves and take up a cross daily?</p> Who is Jesus in your life? What does it mean to deny ourselves and take up a cross daily?

]]> Sun, 29 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1562 144 5cc74315f77580b99053115fc17fd8a6 no Everyday Holiness Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The word “holy” means different, distinctive, set apart for God. The first step toward everyday holiness is to realize that to be holy, even to be healthy, we need God.</p> <p>The word “holy” means different, distinctive, set apart for God. The first step toward everyday holiness is to realize that to be holy, even to be healthy, we need God.</p> The word “holy” means different, distinctive, set apart for God. The first step toward everyday holiness is to realize that to be holy, even to be healthy, we need God.

]]> Sun, 22 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1668 145 bf90b19c199572e78204730c9387634f no Everyday Hope Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We all need hope. A big part of everyday faith is living with hope, a real hope, every day. </p> <p>We all need hope. A big part of everyday faith is living with hope, a real hope, every day. </p> We all need hope. A big part of everyday faith is living with hope, a real hope, every day.

]]> Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1545 146 0beb3659cf7504c27a8670bada48efa5 no Everyday Moments Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Life is defined by moments. Faith happens in moments. If all of your moments led up to one moment, what would you want that moment to be? What is the best use of our time?</p> <p>Life is defined by moments. Faith happens in moments. If all of your moments led up to one moment, what would you want that moment to be? What is the best use of our time?</p> Life is defined by moments. Faith happens in moments. If all of your moments led up to one moment, what would you want that moment to be? What is the best use of our time?

]]> Sun, 08 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1569 147 ed2c5410035148f5915114e0394be428 no Everyday Words Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Words are so everyday that we forget how amazing they are. Words can hurt or heal. Words create worlds. How present are God's words in our everyday words?</p> <p>Words are so everyday that we forget how amazing they are. Words can hurt or heal. Words create worlds. How present are God's words in our everyday words?</p> Words are so everyday that we forget how amazing they are. Words can hurt or heal. Words create worlds. How present are God's words in our everyday words?

]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1276 148 823738a3b40846b69d219b59005d6941 no Every Thought Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We're part of this world, but we're also part of a spiritual reality. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so our thoughts reflect God’s thoughts, our ways reflect God’s ways, our seeing reflect God’s truth, and our responses reflect God’s love.</p> <p>We're part of this world, but we're also part of a spiritual reality. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so our thoughts reflect God’s thoughts, our ways reflect God’s ways, our seeing reflect God’s truth, and our responses reflect God’s love.</p> We're part of this world, but we're also part of a spiritual reality. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so our thoughts reflect God’s thoughts, our ways reflect God’s ways, our seeing reflect God’s truth, and our responses reflect God’s love.

]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1789 149 3c51455f760ee25ed1ecea2c5c5823c7 no Everyday Faith Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Worship is not just attending church on Sundays; worship is living our faith every day, in our everyday life.</p><p>What does that look like?</p> <p>Worship is not just attending church on Sundays; worship is living our faith every day, in our everyday life.</p><p>What does that look like?</p> Worship is not just attending church on Sundays; worship is living our faith every day, in our everyday life.

What does that look like?

]]> Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1529 150 4320710c40bdc2881a8764baea47d42c no Arise: The Daniel Generation Rev. Joseph Kang <p>As a new school year begins, we take a look at the vision for reaching the next generation. </p> <p>As a new school year begins, we take a look at the vision for reaching the next generation. </p> As a new school year begins, we take a look at the vision for reaching the next generation.

]]> Sun, 10 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1735 151 ce826c6db327d2466671d7fce38fd2a0 no Little Gems: Philemon Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Sometimes we disagree over big things and sometimes we disagree in big ways over very small things. We are not perfect people, so we need to learn the skills of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a world that is increasingly divided, our faith is all about forgiveness and reconciliation.</p> <p>Sometimes we disagree over big things and sometimes we disagree in big ways over very small things. We are not perfect people, so we need to learn the skills of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a world that is increasingly divided, our faith is all about forgiveness and reconciliation.</p> Sometimes we disagree over big things and sometimes we disagree in big ways over very small things. We are not perfect people, so we need to learn the skills of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a world that is increasingly divided, our faith is all about forgiveness and reconciliation.

]]> Sun, 03 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1538 152 d6ebc853028242d316f11dbbf5649557 no Power Down, Prayer Up Rev. Anne K. Havrilla <p>Pastor Anne shares about the power and necessity of prayer. </p> <p>Pastor Anne shares about the power and necessity of prayer. </p> Pastor Anne shares about the power and necessity of prayer.

]]> Sun, 27 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1374 153 2489119858163fcdfe3e27fb38431b97 no Grieving with Hope Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>How we can grieve in a way that leads us to healing, leads us to hope, leads us into deeper connections to God, one another, and ourselves</p> <p>How we can grieve in a way that leads us to healing, leads us to hope, leads us into deeper connections to God, one another, and ourselves</p> How we can grieve in a way that leads us to healing, leads us to hope, leads us into deeper connections to God, one another, and ourselves

]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1685 154 dcb7a922ec22f8d2b7975c28e865a7a1 no Little Gems: 2 John Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>How do we know if someone is spiritually alive? Jesus offers eternal life. How do we know if someone has eternal life?</p> <p>How do we know if someone is spiritually alive? Jesus offers eternal life. How do we know if someone has eternal life?</p> How do we know if someone is spiritually alive? Jesus offers eternal life. How do we know if someone has eternal life?

]]> Sun, 13 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1457 155 a4b9b1de40e7036525b58f7691a5571d no The Righteous Shall Live by Faith Rev. Joseph Kang <p>What does it mean to live in faith? </p> <p>What does it mean to live in faith? </p> What does it mean to live in faith?

]]> Sun, 06 Aug 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1353 156 53b5e79212e7c9ad317749acfaf4aafe no Little Gems: Nahum Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Some people have a hard time with difficult parts of the Bible. Let’s just read the Bible verses about God’s grace, and skip the verses about God’s wrath. People don’t want to talk about God’s wrath because it brings up questions about the character of God. Is God…good?</p> <p>Some people have a hard time with difficult parts of the Bible. Let’s just read the Bible verses about God’s grace, and skip the verses about God’s wrath. People don’t want to talk about God’s wrath because it brings up questions about the character of God. Is God…good?</p> Some people have a hard time with difficult parts of the Bible. Let’s just read the Bible verses about God’s grace, and skip the verses about God’s wrath. People don’t want to talk about God’s wrath because it brings up questions about the character of God. Is God…good?

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1718 157 893be78b9e458a1f279ead85bfc69fe9 no Spiritual Torpedo Rev. Anne K. Havrilla <p>Pastor Anne shares a message from the beatitudes, Jesus' famous teachings, which has had an impact on her life and ministry and relates to the idea of spiritual inadequacy.</p> <p>Pastor Anne shares a message from the beatitudes, Jesus' famous teachings, which has had an impact on her life and ministry and relates to the idea of spiritual inadequacy.</p> Pastor Anne shares a message from the beatitudes, Jesus' famous teachings, which has had an impact on her life and ministry and relates to the idea of spiritual inadequacy.

]]> Sun, 23 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1095 158 9ab2431989c5ea2f0e87dbd06c379fcf no Habakkuk Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Habakkuk was a man of prayer. The book opens with a prayer, and then he listens. It takes practice to discern the voice of God. We practice listening.</p> <p>Habakkuk was a man of prayer. The book opens with a prayer, and then he listens. It takes practice to discern the voice of God. We practice listening.</p> Habakkuk was a man of prayer. The book opens with a prayer, and then he listens. It takes practice to discern the voice of God. We practice listening.

]]> Sun, 09 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1618 159 bdc981286a3c4d46867c18cb61c8dfe1 no Little Gems: Obadiah Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This summer, the message series will be based on short books in the Bible—little gems—that are sometimes overlooked. On this Independence Day weekend, we'll look at Obadiah, a one-chapter, deeply patriotic book.</p> <p>This summer, the message series will be based on short books in the Bible—little gems—that are sometimes overlooked. On this Independence Day weekend, we'll look at Obadiah, a one-chapter, deeply patriotic book.</p> This summer, the message series will be based on short books in the Bible—little gems—that are sometimes overlooked. On this Independence Day weekend, we'll look at Obadiah, a one-chapter, deeply patriotic book.

]]> Sun, 02 Jul 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1889 160 b3c87beade34595fe8539fdc59b1d229 no What's Love Got to Do with It? ...with what's important to God Dr. Jim Owen Sun, 25 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1942 161 c32e5590360fc5e826d3a21b62c289f5 no Rest in a Restless World Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We are God's children, heirs and partners in the family of God. How does this identity impact sabbath? </p> <p>We are God's children, heirs and partners in the family of God. How does this identity impact sabbath? </p> We are God's children, heirs and partners in the family of God. How does this identity impact sabbath?

]]> Sun, 18 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1610 162 1cedce03d339697b10981eb50e92063c no Sabbath Creativity Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The story of creation culminates with sabbath and establishes a rhythm of rest. Do we take time to enjoy a life in rhythm with God?</p> <p>The story of creation culminates with sabbath and establishes a rhythm of rest. Do we take time to enjoy a life in rhythm with God?</p> The story of creation culminates with sabbath and establishes a rhythm of rest. Do we take time to enjoy a life in rhythm with God?

]]> Sun, 11 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1735 163 991aae59aae43c21c39ea4d510fb505d no Sabbath Persepective Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Sabbath is a time to pause, to gain perspective on your life in God's kingdom, and respond in joy and praise. What does the Bible say about the rhythm of rest? </p> <p>Sabbath is a time to pause, to gain perspective on your life in God's kingdom, and respond in joy and praise. What does the Bible say about the rhythm of rest? </p> Sabbath is a time to pause, to gain perspective on your life in God's kingdom, and respond in joy and praise. What does the Bible say about the rhythm of rest?

]]> Sun, 04 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1534 164 b7c3d85d331f59de7b297a1e2eb5ad85 no The Miracle of Pentecost Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What is the miracle of Pentecost? </p> <p>What is the miracle of Pentecost? </p> What is the miracle of Pentecost?

]]> Sun, 28 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1779 165 2f1283fcd228218b41939f6cee8586ec no Time to Share Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>People share faith in different ways and people come to faith in different ways. This message will give you some tools for sharing the Gospel.</p> <p>People share faith in different ways and people come to faith in different ways. This message will give you some tools for sharing the Gospel.</p> People share faith in different ways and people come to faith in different ways. This message will give you some tools for sharing the Gospel.

]]> Sun, 21 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1866 166 a9acae2643992139b985aa10888c08a3 no Care, then Share Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>When we talk about sharing our faith, we share because we care about people. In a world that thinks faith is all about opinions and commandments and that faith should be private, how do we convince people that we share because we care about them?</p> <p>When we talk about sharing our faith, we share because we care about people. In a world that thinks faith is all about opinions and commandments and that faith should be private, how do we convince people that we share because we care about them?</p> When we talk about sharing our faith, we share because we care about people. In a world that thinks faith is all about opinions and commandments and that faith should be private, how do we convince people that we share because we care about them?

]]> Sun, 14 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1489 167 f4c925f5884ac7ef4844f4e311e70e40 no Your Story Can Change the World Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What faith stories do you have? What has God done in your life—big things and small? Your story can change the world. </p> <p>What faith stories do you have? What has God done in your life—big things and small? Your story can change the world. </p> What faith stories do you have? What has God done in your life—big things and small? Your story can change the world.

]]> Sun, 07 May 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1640 168 facfa61f30a8beb65fd494c8c754bfda no Soulwinning with Solomon Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Why should we share our faith? How can we share our beliefs without starting an argument? </p> <p>Why should we share our faith? How can we share our beliefs without starting an argument? </p> Why should we share our faith? How can we share our beliefs without starting an argument?

]]> Sun, 30 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1867 169 7441c8254487dcb738b0415e9168facd no Fear Not, but Be Filled Rev. Joseph Kang <p>Sharing the good news can fill us with fear -- fear of judgment, condemnation, rejection, or misunderstanding -- but Jesus promises that we won't be alone. </p> <p>Sharing the good news can fill us with fear -- fear of judgment, condemnation, rejection, or misunderstanding -- but Jesus promises that we won't be alone. </p> Sharing the good news can fill us with fear -- fear of judgment, condemnation, rejection, or misunderstanding -- but Jesus promises that we won't be alone.

]]> Sun, 23 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1207 170 08f58eea34a6873e4ae735f94c6531da no The Right Questions Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Can you imagine a job where you connect people with a huge inheritance they have waiting for them? As Christians, that’s part of our job: to invite people to claim their eternal inheritance through Jesus Christ.</p><p>We are talking about making an eternal impact, and the best way to impact God’s kingdom is to invite people in.</p> <p>Can you imagine a job where you connect people with a huge inheritance they have waiting for them? As Christians, that’s part of our job: to invite people to claim their eternal inheritance through Jesus Christ.</p><p>We are talking about making an eternal impact, and the best way to impact God’s kingdom is to invite people in.</p> Can you imagine a job where you connect people with a huge inheritance they have waiting for them? As Christians, that’s part of our job: to invite people to claim their eternal inheritance through Jesus Christ.

We are talking about making an eternal impact, and the best way to impact God’s kingdom is to invite people in.

]]> Sun, 16 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1725 171 bddd17ad89827f65c02dfb658388bfc0 no Eternal Impact Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>The average American life is just over 4,000 weeks. How do we make those weeks count, so we can look back and say we lived a life that made a difference, a positive impact—even an eternal impact?</p> <p>The average American life is just over 4,000 weeks. How do we make those weeks count, so we can look back and say we lived a life that made a difference, a positive impact—even an eternal impact?</p> The average American life is just over 4,000 weeks. How do we make those weeks count, so we can look back and say we lived a life that made a difference, a positive impact—even an eternal impact?

]]> Sun, 09 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1726 172 9cf6fdb7424544c1fb8663edd0a01758 no Live in Hope Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Hope is more than optimism, more than wishful thinking. Hope is faith in the present tense. How can we continue to hope when we are in the deepest valleys of life?</p> <p>Hope is more than optimism, more than wishful thinking. Hope is faith in the present tense. How can we continue to hope when we are in the deepest valleys of life?</p> Hope is more than optimism, more than wishful thinking. Hope is faith in the present tense. How can we continue to hope when we are in the deepest valleys of life?

]]> Sun, 02 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1960 173 e359fd65f10019fd52096d5b83d260f6 no Live Humbly Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>C.S. Lewis said, "humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." Being humble means not being focused on yourself. God values humility, but how can we become more humble?</p> <p>C.S. Lewis said, "humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." Being humble means not being focused on yourself. God values humility, but how can we become more humble?</p> C.S. Lewis said, "humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." Being humble means not being focused on yourself. God values humility, but how can we become more humble?

]]> Sun, 26 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1715 174 ab9ab4f29c7e952011563139b1ee235a no Live Generously Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Fear comes with the mindset of self-preservation, while joy comes from self-giving. How can we live in the joy of generosity and without the fear of self-preservation? </p> <p>Fear comes with the mindset of self-preservation, while joy comes from self-giving. How can we live in the joy of generosity and without the fear of self-preservation? </p> Fear comes with the mindset of self-preservation, while joy comes from self-giving. How can we live in the joy of generosity and without the fear of self-preservation?

]]> Sun, 19 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1517 175 b7ee013f8ed37ea1926a958801217914 no Live Authentically <p>We live in a world of social media where many of us show others only a curated sliver of our lives, so others will accept us. We manage our image, we dress and speak and act in a way we think others will like. We need a life of authenticity -- living out of our true selves.</p> <p>We live in a world of social media where many of us show others only a curated sliver of our lives, so others will accept us. We manage our image, we dress and speak and act in a way we think others will like. We need a life of authenticity -- living out of our true selves.</p> We live in a world of social media where many of us show others only a curated sliver of our lives, so others will accept us. We manage our image, we dress and speak and act in a way we think others will like. We need a life of authenticity -- living out of our true selves.

]]> Sun, 12 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1351 176 2ed69d9ef4775c5b712abd39741cf766 no Live Connected Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This Lent we are talking about how to live well, how to form habits in our lives that fill us with abundance. One of those habits is prayer. Prayer is not complicated: it’s simply talking to God, and the good news is that God listens.</p> <p>This Lent we are talking about how to live well, how to form habits in our lives that fill us with abundance. One of those habits is prayer. Prayer is not complicated: it’s simply talking to God, and the good news is that God listens.</p> This Lent we are talking about how to live well, how to form habits in our lives that fill us with abundance. One of those habits is prayer. Prayer is not complicated: it’s simply talking to God, and the good news is that God listens.

]]> Sun, 05 Mar 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1666 177 20568dd35ac7b6a0c6ca633c62d420dc no Live Deeply Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Many are chasing after things that do not satisfy. The blessed life has substance and significance. How do we get there? </p> <p>Many are chasing after things that do not satisfy. The blessed life has substance and significance. How do we get there? </p> Many are chasing after things that do not satisfy. The blessed life has substance and significance. How do we get there?

]]> Sun, 26 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2239 178 7783a277bc450ef58b238c51ca98bbb3 no Ministry Celebration Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>In this special message, we look back at the past year and celebrate ministry then and moving forward. </p> <p>In this special message, we look back at the past year and celebrate ministry then and moving forward. </p> In this special message, we look back at the past year and celebrate ministry then and moving forward.

]]> Sun, 19 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2232 179 fbac645288d9fa48545568c5b7175b9a no Why? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Earthquakes, pandemics, poverty, death, broken relationships -- Why do we experience suffering?</p> <p>Earthquakes, pandemics, poverty, death, broken relationships -- Why do we experience suffering?</p> Earthquakes, pandemics, poverty, death, broken relationships -- Why do we experience suffering?

]]> Sun, 12 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1917 180 807087ff15a1e30fa8b71043017d9f61 no Do Presbyterians Believe that Mary Was Sinless? If Not, How Could She Be The Mother of Jesus? Rev. Anne K. Havrilla <p>Pastor Anne Havrilla, who was raised Catholic, explains the difference between Catholic and Presbyterian views of Mary the mother of Jesus.</p> <p>Pastor Anne Havrilla, who was raised Catholic, explains the difference between Catholic and Presbyterian views of Mary the mother of Jesus.</p> Pastor Anne Havrilla, who was raised Catholic, explains the difference between Catholic and Presbyterian views of Mary the mother of Jesus.

]]> Sun, 05 Feb 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1198 181 f5114c302c60b7d4f89cafd1b499f037 no Can People of Other Faiths be Saved? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>When it comes to salvation, there are some things we know and some things that are a mystery.</p> <p>When it comes to salvation, there are some things we know and some things that are a mystery.</p> When it comes to salvation, there are some things we know and some things that are a mystery.

]]> Sun, 29 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1735 182 6ae6a33d064add35152a5d8803f720b4 no Guest Speaker Art Pereira Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Pastor Barnabas speaks with guest Art Pereira of Revoice</p> <p>Pastor Barnabas speaks with guest Art Pereira of Revoice</p> Pastor Barnabas speaks with guest Art Pereira of Revoice

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2345 183 6811b26d23a1165dd5759c52f69eef12 no When Does the True Faith Journey Begin? Rev. Joseph Kang <p>Does our faith journey begin when we're born, or baptized, or confirmed, or when we're involved in a church community? </p> <p>Does our faith journey begin when we're born, or baptized, or confirmed, or when we're involved in a church community? </p> Does our faith journey begin when we're born, or baptized, or confirmed, or when we're involved in a church community?

]]> Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 1536 184 345f982cc2635e8a3753b7f77984e786 no Does Science Contradict Faith? Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>There is this myth out there that faith and science contradict. Both people of faith and people of science have perpetuated and fought over this myth. </p> <p>There is this myth out there that faith and science contradict. Both people of faith and people of science have perpetuated and fought over this myth. </p> There is this myth out there that faith and science contradict. Both people of faith and people of science have perpetuated and fought over this myth.

]]> Sun, 08 Jan 2023 10:00:00 +0000 2315 185 33a4feafc0cf5cc81666a927f068acaa no Time Shift Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>What victory are you yearning for right now? Faith claims a future victory today. Faith claims that God’s victory is so assured it is already in the past. Faith brings a time shift.</p> <p>What victory are you yearning for right now? Faith claims a future victory today. Faith claims that God’s victory is so assured it is already in the past. Faith brings a time shift.</p> What victory are you yearning for right now? Faith claims a future victory today. Faith claims that God’s victory is so assured it is already in the past. Faith brings a time shift.

]]> Sun, 18 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1735 186 a69f567f77a32c93fcca0b04d4fa94e8 no Taking Time Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>There is a growing epidemic of loneliness. We were created for relationship with God and with others. Isaiah declares the Messiah will be called Immanuel, God with us. You are not alone. </p> <p>There is a growing epidemic of loneliness. We were created for relationship with God and with others. Isaiah declares the Messiah will be called Immanuel, God with us. You are not alone. </p> There is a growing epidemic of loneliness. We were created for relationship with God and with others. Isaiah declares the Messiah will be called Immanuel, God with us. You are not alone.

]]> Sun, 11 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1621 187 8280d4a8cf0a8c19aecfffa9b28cdbf8 no Promised Time Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>God promises to restore creation, including us. We see this beautiful promise in the prophecies of Isaiah--the promise of a glorious future of safety, prosperity, and peace. </p> <p>God promises to restore creation, including us. We see this beautiful promise in the prophecies of Isaiah--the promise of a glorious future of safety, prosperity, and peace. </p> God promises to restore creation, including us. We see this beautiful promise in the prophecies of Isaiah--the promise of a glorious future of safety, prosperity, and peace.

]]> Sun, 04 Dec 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1684 188 146528b8d8f1e8a053601256f57b7339 no When Time Stopped Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>This is why we celebrate Christmas: it the time change. The kingdom of God appeared on earth in the person of Jesus. In Advent, we also remember what is coming, that Jesus will return to end this broken timeline, so we will experience kingdom time again.</p> <p>This is why we celebrate Christmas: it the time change. The kingdom of God appeared on earth in the person of Jesus. In Advent, we also remember what is coming, that Jesus will return to end this broken timeline, so we will experience kingdom time again.</p> This is why we celebrate Christmas: it the time change. The kingdom of God appeared on earth in the person of Jesus. In Advent, we also remember what is coming, that Jesus will return to end this broken timeline, so we will experience kingdom time again.

]]> Sun, 27 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1877 189 964b5ff5ce1580eb94f5762c00552622 no Living Generously with Time Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>We choose, consciously or unconsciously, how we spend each moment. There is always enough time…but there is never enough time for everything. Time is a precious resource because you cannot make it, you cannot save it, you can only spend it. Choose wisely.</p> <p>We choose, consciously or unconsciously, how we spend each moment. There is always enough time…but there is never enough time for everything. Time is a precious resource because you cannot make it, you cannot save it, you can only spend it. Choose wisely.</p> We choose, consciously or unconsciously, how we spend each moment. There is always enough time…but there is never enough time for everything. Time is a precious resource because you cannot make it, you cannot save it, you can only spend it. Choose wisely.

]]> Sun, 20 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1641 190 e80a0e4f535e15849055b52c25d8a2a3 no Enlarging Your Soul Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle <p>Generosity is about more than just money--it is a state of your soul.</p> <p>Generosity is about more than just money--it is a state of your soul.</p> Generosity is about more than just money--it is a state of your soul.

]]> Sun, 06 Nov 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1750 191 e261609f8a851c7bed13dd57044b1791 no Consider Your Ways: Restore the Worship in Our Lives Rev. Joseph Kang Sun, 07 Aug 2022 10:00:00 +0000 1631 192 279ff7b2fc5bfc5f9bfd7a7f58246c3b no Rev. Anthony Thompson Called to Forgive Rev. Anthony Thompson <p>Rev. Anthony Thompson share his journey to forgiveness for the man who shot and killed Thompson’s wife and eight other believers as they prayed during a Bible study at the predominantly Black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.</p> <p>Rev. Anthony Thompson share his journey to forgiveness for the man who shot and killed Thompson’s wife and eight other believers as they prayed during a Bible study at the predominantly Black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.</p> Rev. Anthony Thompson share his journey to forgiveness for the man who shot and killed Thompson’s wife and eight other believers as they prayed during a Bible study at the predominantly Black Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.

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