by sdbarnard | Dec 19, 2014 | Devotional |
By Toby Johnson “…so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.” – Philippians 1:26 Recently, as I read Philippians 1, I was struck by this verse. I paused. Went back. Read the paragraph...
by sdbarnard | Dec 11, 2014 | News |
Beloved, Rod and Staff is at best second best. Allow me to say that again, Rod and Staff is at best second best. The best, indeed God’s design, is the church. The church is the best. The church is the best place for sanctification and the best place for...
by sdbarnard | Dec 4, 2014 | General |
When the Bible speaks about who you are, it is not to elevate yourself (not even to elevate your identity in Christ in order to accomplish some good). When the Bible speaks of you being “in Christ,” (Rom 6:11) or of you being His “special possession” (“the...
by sdbarnard | Nov 21, 2014 | General |
1. Biblical Counseling is restorative…after problems have been encountered and wrongly handled, people seek help. They do not understand the why (they do not know the real enemy or God’s agenda) of the problems or how to please God in them. 2....
by sdbarnard | Nov 13, 2014 | General |
By Jim Sprinkles It seems that today, more often than not, people speak in clichés and platitudes. Questions like “how are you” and “what’s up” are asked not really waiting for or expecting an answer. Another such cliché is “sorry about that.” These kind of...
