by sdbarnard | Mar 27, 2020 | Featured |
Weaknesses and the Glory of Jesus Paul wrote the following… For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. (2 Cor 12:10) There are three clauses here that I...
by sdbarnard | Dec 5, 2019 | Devotional |
sdbarnard Beloved, Are we actually commanded to boast (or exult) in our afflictions? Many would answer “no.” Maybe a hearty few would say, “well…we do not boast in the trouble themselves, but in the midst of the suffering because Jesus has...
by sdbarnard | Nov 8, 2019 | Devotional |
Featured John 11:28-37 contains a verse that many proudly proclaim to have memorized. “Jesus wept” (v.35). While preaching through this text recently, what struck me were the verses that followed. 36 So the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” 37 But some of them said,...
by sdbarnard | May 25, 2018 | Devotional, Featured |
Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Beloved, when you read the words above what comes to mind? I saw a blog last week that clearly pointed in the direcitiont of psychological healing…that God heals the wounds of those who have been...
by sdbarnard | Feb 16, 2018 | Devotional |
In what or whom do you hope? …and having hope is crucial in life—especially in the storms of life. Proverbs 13:12 Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life. To be sure, one may have the wrong hopes (cravings, desires,...
