In Christ #5—I am blessed! Pastor Barry Kerner Good morning. Do you regularly stop to count your blessings? When I think of counting my blessings I always think of the movie classic White Christmas. In one scene Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney sing a song with the lines, “When you are troubled and you can’t […]
In Christ #4—We are reconciled 2 Corinthians 5:17–21 Pastor Barry Kerner Does anybody here have an enemy? Someone with whom you are at odds? Or someone you just don’t like? Don’t look at me that way! We live in a deeply divided world. People hate each other based on religion, race, nationality, economics, status, […]
In Christ #3—I have all I need Philippians 4:18-19 Pastor Barry Kerner This is part 3 of our series, “In Christ.” The apostle Paul uses the words “in Christ” or some variation of it almost 170 times in his 13 letters. It is one of his favorite phrases and is theologically rich and practically important. […]
In Christ I Am A New Person 2 Corinthians 5:17 Pastor Barry Kerner In Christ, I am a new person. In 2 Corinthians 5:17 we read, “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!” When you become a Christian, you become a whole new […]
In Christ – What does it mean to be “in Christ”? Ephesians 1:1-14 Pastor Barry Kerner Today we start a new series, “In Christ.” In his 13 letters, to churches and individuals, found in the New Testament, the apostle Paul uses the words “in Christ,” “in the Lord,”or “in Him (whom)” about 170 times. It […]
In Christ #6—I Have Abundant Life! 1 John 5:11–12 Pastor Barry Kerner
In Christ #6—I Have Abundant Life! 1 John 5:11–12 Pastor Barry Kerner In Christ, we live. I think most people hunger for a better life, a richer life, a fuller life. Jesus said in John 10:10, The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and […]