Biblical Truths For Conquering Fear Pastor Barry Kerner While fear and anxiety often occur together, these terms are not interchangeable. Even though our responses to fear and anxiety may appear to be the same they are based on differing sets of circumstances. Fear relates to a known or understood threat, whereas anxiety follows from an […]
Be Filled With The Spirit Ephesians 5:1-20 Pastor Barry Kerner This morning I want to read a passage from Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Ephesians 5, verses 1-20. I’ll be reading from the New Living Translation Ephesians 5:1-20 NLT Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a […]
Have Faith And Wash Your Hands Pastor Barry Kerner I went to shake hands with someone at church this weekend, and he jokingly held up his elbow and with a smile, said, “I’m doing elbow bumps today, okay?” He then grasped my hand and pumped it up and down. In light of what’s going on […]
Spring Has Sprung! Pastor Barry Kerner This morning I saw a true harbinger of spring. My children were wearing shorts to school! The last few months of winter found me shoveling snow and salting walkways. Before venturing outside each time I went through the ritual of finding a hat, scarf and a pair of matching […]
Man’s Chief End – Enjoying God Forever Pastor Barry Kerner In 1965, 20th Century Fox produced the movie The Sound of Music. Based on the memoir The Story of the Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp, the film is about a young Austrian woman in Salzburg, Austria. The novice had applied for admission to […]
Man’s Chief End – Glorifying God Pastor Barry Kerner While studying at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, one of our assignments was to memorize the Westminster Shorter Catechism. The WSC was written in 1646 and 1647 by the Westminster Assembly, a group of 17th century English and Scottish theologians. The catechism is in […]
Apple, Peaches, Pumpkin Pie Playing The Game Of Hide And Go Seek By Pastor Barry Kerner When I was younger, I absolutely loved playing hide and go seek on summer nights! After dinner most of the kids in our neighborhood would be out playing in their front yards or catching ball in the street. […]
Faith That Lives Pastor Barry Kerner In my family we constantly seem to be separating things and placing them into categories. When the mail comes in, I separate it into three piles. One pile for pieces I need to open and address, one pile for my wife, and one pile destined for the recycling bin. […]
God’s Work With Our Hands
God’s Work With Our Hands Luke 14:25-33 Pastor Barry Kerner In the past, many churches staged rally days as they were beginning a new program or season of ministry. They used these times to promote their ideas and to rally their members to come on board and provide support. After a long, weary winter a […]