The Broad Road and the Narrow Path [Matthew 2:1, 12]

February 22, 2015

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 02/22/2015

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 2:1, 12

Description: After the wise men from the far East met young Jesus, they went home a different way.   It’s a bit of a play on words, but even today, when someone meets Jesus, they go home a different way.

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Why Christmas? [Hebrews 2:5-18]

December 28, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 12/28/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Hebrews 2:5-18

Description: This passage of Scripture from God’s Word gives us the answer to why we have Christmas. We will find that there have actually only been two men who have ever lived.

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The Unthankful [Luke 17:11-17]

November 30, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 11/30/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Luke 17:11-17

Description: As we read the account of Jesus healing the ten lepers, we marvel that only one returned to give thanks. To be quite honest, in reality, we are much more like the 9 than the one who returned. God has so wonderfully blessed each of us. We’ll reflect on His goodness and develop the thought of thankfulness in this message.

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Notes:

  1. Thankfulness Deserved
  2. Thankfulness Displayed
  3. Thankfulness Deprived

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Cleanliness is next to Godliness [Exodus 30:17-21]

November 2, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 11/02/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Exodus 30:17-21

Description: The word ‘Ebola’ is now on every newscast. If you are in an area where the disease is active, the idea of personal hygiene to protect your health, and perhaps even your life, is very real. Centuries ago God spoke of the need for washing and used it as an illustration of the cleansing needed for sin.

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Happiness is Mercy [Matthew 5:7]

October 12, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 10/12/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 5:7

Description: Of all the Beatitudes the 5th one is likely the most popular:

“Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.”

Mercy is a tremendous word.   Today we’ll seek to explore it and learn how to apply it more often in our daily walk through this fallen world.

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Five Ways to Understand the Bible [Psalm 119:1-176]

September 7, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 09/07/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Psalm 119

Description: “What is truth?” Pilate asked.   Jesus answered in John 17:17, “My Word is truth.”  With all the incoming information we digest, it’s sometimes hard to distinguish truth from error.

As Christians, we have an absolute foundation upon which we build our lives. The Bible.  Because it’s Truth.  And it’s God’s Holy Word.

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There is Only ONE Gospel [Galatians 1:6-11]

August 31, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 08/31/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Galatians 1:6-11

Description: Rather than denying the Gospel, the Devil would like us to distort the Gospel.   That plan of his has not changed since the days of the Apostle Paul.

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How to Know You are Saved [1 John 5:10-13]

August 24, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 08/24/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 1 John 5:10-13

Description: Many people struggle to know if their sins have been forgiven by God.   The Bible gives us a very clear answer, and we will explore that in today’s message.

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God’s Protection: Stories from the Mission Field

July 20, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 07/20/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Description: In today’s sermon Elder Keith Barker takes to the pulpit to marvel at God’s protection of His people, as he takes us back to his days in the mission field serving island villagers south of Equator… some 40 years ago.

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Chasing Chariots [Acts 8:30]

June 15, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 06/15/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Acts 8:30

Description: There are a surprising number of men in the Bible that are remembered as running. In today’s message we find Philip on a collision path with a power man in a chariot. This encounter was very much of the Lord and resulted in that man’s salvation.

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Are you He who is to come? [Matthew 11:1-30]

June 8, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 06/08/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 11

Description: While in prison John the Baptist struggled with assurance as to who Jesus actually was and why He was not conducting Himself the way John thought He should.

We often have the same struggle when God seemingly doesn’t work things out in our lives the way we think He should.  Our message today will look in depth at this persepetive.

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Morning Devotions [1 Peter 2:2-3]

May 4, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 05/04/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 1 Peter 2:2-3

Description: It’s way too easy, with all the demands on our time, to hurry out of the house in the morning and, in effect, leave God behind. This message on morning devotions will strive to establish the absolute need to form the habit of meeting God in the morning.

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The Results of the Resurrection [Acts 26:1-32]

April 27, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 04/27/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Acts 26

Description: One of the most exciting truths in Christianity is the proclamation that Jesus is resurrected as the “first fruit”, the first in a long line of those who accept Christ and will themselves be resurrected from death to life.

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Beware of Religion [Genesis 4:1-26]

March 30, 2014

Keith Barker 2014Sermon Notes

Date: 03/30/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Genesis 4

Description: The difference between having religion and having salvation is clearly pictured in the story of Cain and Abel. The story centers around the sacrifices presented by these two boys. God accepted one and rejected the other.

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Why Jesus Hates Religion [Matthew 1:21-23]

March 2, 2014

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Date: 03/02/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Matthew 1:21-23

Description: Humanity loves its religions, but we see from the Book of Matthew that Jesus has just the opposite position. Too often we read God’s Holy Word with the thought that it’s all about us… all about how we can find God.  In today’s message, we will see that the Bible is not about us: It’s all about God.

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It’s all about Jesus [John 6:1-14]

February 2, 2014

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Date: 02/02/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: John 6:1-14

Description: The “Super Bowl of Miracles” is the only miracle covered in all 4 Gospels. The gathering of people was huge and the Lord’s provision for them was amazing. For us the story carries some interesting insights that can reveal the caring heart of God for His bride: The Church.

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Oh! You Shouldn’t Have [2 Corinthians 12:1-10]

January 26, 2014

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Date: 01/26/2014

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: 2 Corinthians 12:1-10

Description: The Apostle Paul was an intelligent highly educated man.  In his humanity he could have easily thought of himself as being superior to others.   To make him usable, and to keep him humble, God graciously gave Paul a special gift which Paul describes as a ‘thorn in the flesh’.

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How to Excel in the New Year [Philippians 3:12-14]

December 29, 2013

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Date: 12/29/2013

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Philippians 3:12-14

Description: Paul give is 4 steps to follow to ensure that we have a good New Year.

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A Wasted Life [Matthew 26:47-49; 27:3-5]

December 1, 2013

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Date: 12/01/2013

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Mathew 26:47-49;  27:3-5

Description: Today we explore the story of a man who knew Jesus personally, walked with Him, ate with Him, and was involved in public ministry but sadly this man never took Jesus into his heart.

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Let Us Arise and Build [Nehemiah 2:1-20]

November 3, 2013

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Date: 11/03/2013

Preacher: Keith Barker, elder

Key Text: Nehemiah 2

Description: God works on established principles.  These principles work for people, projects, businesses, families and churches.  The Book of Nehemiah shows God’s man using God’s ways to do God’s project.   Much can be learned from this short Old Testament book.

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