Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett warns about things that may cause us to drift away from seeking God first. We can probably think of big examples that would do this. We can think of jobs that require working 14 hour days/7 days a week so...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Continuing from yesterday, Pastor John Samuel Barnett continues the list of things we should surrender to God such as our days, emotions, time, or mind. Once again, the consequences for refusing to allow the Lord to control those leads to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Whether we like it or not, we live in a world controlled by God. As such, there is an objective set of rules we should conform ourselves too. Failing to do so results in consequences that robs Christians from deeper fellowship with God, among...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Marcionism is a 2nd century heresy that says the God of the Old Testament was not the same God in the New Testament. The OT God is a lower god than the one in the NT. Many people today don't know what Marcionism is but many people claim something...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
From our study in the Lord's prayer this week, you may have been left with the following question: Why does the Lord's prayer ask not to lead us into temptation when James 1 says God doesn't tempt us? Pastor John Samuel Barnett answers this...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
What might be a more scary thing than coming before a just and holy God and asking him to control us? When He answers. Pastor John Samuel Barnett walks through what it looks like when God answers our prayer to control us....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The Lord's prayer is not a prayer just to help us in our physical needs. As Pastor John Samuel Barnett points out, prayer is also a cry for our spiritual and emotional needs. A cry to cleanse, protect, and empty us....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
For some, living away from parents might mean that staying in touch is done with a phone call. Back in the days of corded phones this meant stopping what you were doing and taking a seat. Believe it or not, that is still possible today. We call....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Nothing matters more one second after you die than whether EVERY sin is gone. Jesus left us a way to know that we are cleansed. He wants us to reaffirm that truth DAILY!Jesus left us a pathway to follow, a pattern to be sure we trace, markers to...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
The fourth petition of the Lord's Prayer is for God to supply me as I pray according to His will, to prove He hears me. Nothing matters more one second after you die than whether EVERY sin is gone. Jesus left us a way to know that we are...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
