There was an older Bible adventures video game where one of the levels had you playing as David facing off against Goliath. The goal was to time the sling at the right time to send the rock at Goliath and win. The game, however, must have been...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This week we looked at trusting in God who provides us both perfect peace and faith. We are to trust in Him and not of the things of this world. One of those ways, is by trusting that God will provide and when He does to provide for His Church....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
If we think of the type of warfare that occurred in the Greek and Roman times we might think that the shield one might carry is nice to have but it's only a secondary piece of a soldier's make up. The Greeks didn't think so. Greek women would...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Great. So have God's peace and boom it's just that easy... Ok, that's a bit facetious. Pastor John Samuel Barnett, today, provides reasons why believers may lack that peace within our lives. https://youtu.be/HJY1z7sAlTc(From 2016MAY22 - SWS-20 -...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
On June 5, 1989, the whole world watched as a plain-clothed man holding two shopping bags halted a column of four tanks during the Tiananmen Square Protest. It is an amazing picture that captured the sentimentality of the situation. The people...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
As we continue to look at the different parts of the armor of God we constantly see that the source and continuance of the characteristics are not sourced within the believer. They come into the believer's life. They resonate within the believer....[ abbreviated | read entire ]
This week we looked at the peace that is given to believers as a result of salvation. One aspect of that peace is having assurance in knowing where we go when we die. Pastor John Samuel Barnett answers the question of where do we immediately go...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Today, Pastor John Samuel Barnett shows that one of the pieces of the armor of God are the shoes of peace. When are called to put on and stand against the powers and principalities of the devil and the evil world. We need the peace of God is order...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
When we turn on the faucet in our house we understand that the faucet doesn't magically produce the water. We know that it pulls the water from a source. For believers, we don't produce peace just by willing it, we "pull" it from the source of...[ abbreviated | read entire ]
Now that we've seen the importance that peace plays in the life of a believer, how can we further develop that peace? How can we work on areas of our life that doesn't always show the peace of God? Pastor John Samuel Barnett gives some practical...[ abbreviated | read entire ]