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227 episodes - English - Latest episode: 11 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWeekly sermon recordings and other special services from St. Barnabas Episcopal Church located in DeLand, Florida.
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God's Song for YOU
June 12, 2022 17:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBHow many times have we questioned God because life didn’t happen the way we wanted it when we wanted it? How many people do we know who have even walked away from faith because things didn’t work out in a way that they could understand it? We can easily see how this happens on the big issues that people face, but what about the myriad of small responses in life and opportunities for our faith to deepen instead of being forgotten about or viewed as an inconvenience to the moment? Supp...
Hope for Tomorrow because Who God is, this Hope changes our TODAY
May 29, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBThe one thing that drew me to faith, God’s love and care for His children, is also my greatest fear or doubt that challenges my faith, does God really see and care about me? It has been by wrestling with this question that I have discovered many times over the answer is yes, yes, yes. What once would rock my world or just about wreck my faith now serves as a reminder that God has not left me comfortless and if God can lead me out of the places of demise that he has already, he can and will...
Give God Praise and be Amazed
May 15, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBIn just a minute, I am going to ask you to think of a minimum of three things that you are thankful for, three things in which you have been blessed by God and return praise to Him. It is a good exercise to give praise and thanks to God out loud. It is good to let our hearts open up to the praise of God. When we express thankfulness, our hearts open our minds open our souls open up to the wisdom and will of God unfolding in and around us. We begin to see the cup as half full instead o...
An Invitation of Extreme Love
May 08, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBHave you ever been surprised by the response of someone who you thought was going to let you have it but instead offered you mercy? If you have had this experience, you might remember being stunned or shaken in a way that left an impression on you forever. Perhaps, it even changed the course of your life at some point along the way. Maybe you understand what I am talking about, or perhaps you have no understanding at all. A love so powerful that your life stands still. A place where ch...
Standing at a Crossroad in Life
April 17, 2022 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBHave you ever stood at a crossroad in life? If you think hard enough or if you remember long enough, there is no doubt that you will remember of a few moments in time that stood still. Places where you knew that whatever you did next, whatever decision you would make was going to change the course of your life forever. I know I have a few that pop into my head. Moments lived out that have become stories of my own that are impossible to forget. In fact, most of these moments carry detai...
Satan's Head to Crush
April 15, 2022 19:00 - 20 minutes - 14.1 MBAs I drove to the church early this morning to sit in the chapel and pray for an hour as part of the Prayer Vigil. I began to think about the glory of God and the fullness of what His glory might mean. I searched for the glory in the cross as I sat in the front of the Holy Sacrament and found Charles Spurgeon September 13, 1885 sermon on Galatians 6: 14. Eleven pages of gripping exposition of glory responding to what Paul writes “14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus ...
Washing Feet is a Good things and a Jesus Thing
April 14, 2022 19:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBSupport the show
A Journey to Cross
April 10, 2022 17:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MBHoly Week an invitation to receive the fullness of God love through the cross. Would you watch the end of an anticipated movie without watching the middle of the film? I don't think so. Take the journey with Christ to the cross, you will get so much more out of it. What is in your life that oppress you? Christ has died that you would be set free. Will you walk with Christ to the Cross this week and experience the freedom from all that oppress you. His ways are so much greater. Support...
God Can and He is Worthy
April 04, 2022 20:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MBPastor Sean Miles from SALM 67 Ministries shares his heart and passion for Vietnam and how the promises of God open the door for those who follow Jesus. Support the show
There has got to be More to the Story
March 20, 2022 19:00 - 30 minutes - 20.8 MBHave you ever heard a story or read an article and thought to yourself there has got to be more to the story? This morning you may have found yourself asking a question very similar to this as we read our Gospel lesson. If not today, maybe you have read some text in the Bible before and asked yourself, is that it, is that all there is? Our minds tell us, there has got to be more to the story. The only problem that I have found in asking this question is that when you start to look...
Lust of the Flesh, Lust of the Eyes, Pride of Life
March 06, 2022 18:00 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MBThree temptations that you can expect if you are living our your faith. For the enemy of our soul desires to see us stuck in the mud instead of reaching our end point of Eternal Life with the Father and the fullness of Life that Jesus Promises. Support the show
The End of Yourself is the Beginning of God
February 06, 2022 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBHave you ever thought to yourself, God I hear what you are saying, but you just don’t understand the depths of the situation at hand? Maybe you have heard God speak to your heart about a relationship, a family member, about tithing, or a job opportunity, or maybe even a vice you constantly struggle with, or perhaps it’s about getting involve in the church, or even giving your time to some other charitable cause. But every time you hear God speak these words you respond by telling God h...
Until we do it God’s way, all our ways are Foolish
January 30, 2022 20:00 - 20 minutes - 14.3 MBOh Lord, it's hard to be humble When you're perfect in every way I can't wait to look in the mirror 'Cause I get better lookin' each day To know me is to love me I must be a heck of a man Oh Lord, it's hard to be humble But I'm doin' the best that I can I know, it may not be exactly what you expected, but it is true right. It is easy to look at yourself and image how perfect you are and how everyone else should see and understand life just as you do. And when this doesn’t happen, t...
Praise, Repent, Rejoice, Share
January 23, 2022 21:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBIf you were looking through some old boxes and found a letter, notebook, or diary of your mom or dad or perhaps your grandmom or graddad, what would you do? Would you toss it out as if it was not important or worth your time to read? How has God been revealed to you this week? How has God been revealed to you through another person this week? How has God been revealed to you through the reading of Scriptures this week? Support the show
Keeping our Baptismal Covenant
January 09, 2022 18:00 - 44 minutes - 30.2 MBA father had two sons. He went to the first son and asked to him to go and work in the vineyard. The Son answered by saying he would not go. (You can feel the tension right from the start right.) But later this son changed his mind and went. The father went to the second son and asked him the same thing. This son said sure dad, I will go work no problem (that surely makes us feel good for a moment.) However, this son never did go to work. Jesus then ask the chief priest and elders...
The Joseph Exercise
January 02, 2022 17:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBLook Listen Obey Praise Support the show
The Power of a Spoken Word
December 26, 2021 17:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThere is Power in the Spoken Word. The impact of words spoken or sung can move us in a direction that perhaps we are not quite ready to go. Maybe you are wanting to celebrate the 12 days of Christmas and prepare to embrace the Epiphany with a new vigor. But people have moved on and maybe not today, but by next Sunday you may even wonder why is the church still singing Christmas Songs? There is Power in the Spoken Word. The impact of words spoken or sung can move us in a direction ...
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas
December 25, 2021 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MBThe Power of God's Presence living in YOU Support the show
What is Christmas all About Anyway?
December 25, 2021 05:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBWhat is Christmas all about? If you were an alien who was visiting this planet through the Advent “Christmas” season, what would you say Christmas is all about? The message of Christmas seems to be getting more and more confusing every year. And if an alien was visiting this planet and trying to figure out why people act the way they do this time of year, it would certainly be mindboggling. Until, until that alien wanders into a place like this and see the witness of God’s people gathe...
The Bride is Pure
December 05, 2021 17:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBEven if your marriage has since ended, the odds are on your wedding day you were hopeful, joyful, and excited about the future. Regardless of what has happened since, think with me for a moment about the beauty of that particular day. Many of the brides can probably remember all the anxiety, anticipation, and planning that went into making sure you and everything was just right for that special day. I have never seen such planning of details for things that really do not matter in the cou...
How do we live as and for Christ the King
November 21, 2021 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJohn Simmons shares his testimony of God's glory and power working in him to accomplish more than he could ever think or imagine. Stewardship becoming a generous giver is a response of all that God has done. Fr. Brian Do you known that the most misused tool in a toolbox is a screwdriver. It is easy to understand why. This one is big so we might be tempted to use it as pry bar, hammer, scrapper, chopper. This one is small and the temptation is to forget that it even exists and when we...
Will you come to Jesus?
November 07, 2021 14:00 - 26 minutes - 18 MBWhen he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go." John 11:44 What if the promises of God are true? What if Jesus is calling your name to come out of the tomb that has enveloped you? What if Jesus is calling your name and desires for you to be unbound and for you to be free from the strip of cloth that keep you in...
You are right, Teacher
October 31, 2021 17:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBThere is no other commandment greater than these.” Then the scribe said to him, “You are right, Teacher; you have truly said that ‘he is one, and besides him there is no other’; and ‘to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the strength,’ and ‘to love one’s neighbor as oneself,’ ’ —this is much more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.” Mark 12:29-33 What do you think about this text that we have now read twice? Do you believe it is ...
Upside Down Rightside Up Living
October 17, 2021 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBHave you ever wondered why we don’t walk on our hands and eat with our feet? These are the kind of question you get when you have children. But seriously, wouldn’t that be so much more fun? Maybe for 30 seconds till all the blood rushed to your head and you were about to faint. Ultimately, we know this would not work out so well, mostly because everything around tells us to flip over. And most importantly gravity is quick to remind us that our heart is meant to work with gravity as ...
Humility = Hope of Eternal Life
October 10, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBIs stewardship guarding your money so that you have enough to buy what you want, make it to the end of your life, and perhaps leave some for your children or others when you die? Now that is a fun question to start off a sermon with, isn’t it? Just hold onto that as we dive a bit deeper this morning. Here is another question. Have you ever tried to argue your point about something only to come to find out down the road that the position you held was wrong? Therefore, as you trace back ...
Remember, So your heart won't grow hard.
October 03, 2021 16:00 - 28 minutes - 19.3 MBSupport the show
God's grace is more than enough, and it is for you
September 26, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBSupport the show
God's grace is more than enough, and it is for you
September 26, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 11.5 MBSupport the show
Two Types of Wisdom: If it looks like a duck
September 19, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBIf it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and swims like a duck, it is probably a duck This phrase is often used to describe the obvious of what we see in a situation or circumstance. I know my dad used this phrase many times when I was growing up. Maybe was in reference to the kind of people I was hanging around, the hopes I might have wanted to put into a get rich quick scheme, or even the direction I was heading that did not appear to be the wisest of decisions. I might argue abo...
Hear, Heed, Forgive
September 05, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBGrant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own strength, so you never forsake those who make their boast of your mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. How would you know if you were ever on the side of those who were receiving resistance from the Lord because they were confiding in their own strength? Support the show
How is Your HEART
August 29, 2021 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBWhat comes out say a lot about the condition of your heart. There are four things that pour into your heart You: How well do you trust yourself The World: the society set a part from the things of God The Devil: Whose stated mission is to Steal, Kill, and Destroy and of whose title is the Master of Deceit and the Father of all Lies The God Stuff: That which is full of God's purpose and plan for your life What does this mean and how do we know what we are pouring into our hearts? Su...
The Point of No Return
August 22, 2021 16:00 - 22 minutes - 15.4 MBHave you ever found yourself at a Point of No Return? You know one of those moments in life where you knew whatever decision you were about to make would change the course of your life forever. There can many of these moments in life: deciding what school to attend, who to marry, when to have children, what job to take, where to move etc. All these decisions feel like a point of no return for sure. In many ways, our lives are shaped by the decision that we make in moments like these. B...