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A Grace-Full Marriage
In this message from Romans 14, Pastor Byron draws a parallel between legalistic churches and marriages, teaching about the dangers of control, shame-based expectations, and judging one another. He explains how extending grace in marriage means allowing your spouse the freedom to be different, trusting God to guide their life rather than trying to change
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Communication: The Lifeblood of a Marriage
In this message from Proverbs, Pastor Byron addresses the barriers to effective communication in marriage, including the destructive patterns of belittling speech, failure to listen, hasty speaking, and harsh words. He teaches that communication is to marriage what blood is to the body, and emphasizes that listening is an art requiring eyes and soul, not
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The Language of Love – Part III
In this message from 1 Corinthians 13, Pastor Byron concludes a three-part series on the language of love, examining the final characteristics of agape love including bearing all things, believing all things, hoping all things, enduring all things, and never failing. He challenges believers never to give up on their marriages, trusting that God can
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The Language of Love – Part II
In this message Pastor Byron shares about the transformative impact of Judgment House, an evangelistic outreach where many people were receiving Christ, including seven foster children who came through crying and making decisions for Jesus. He then shifts to teaching on marriage, exploring five languages of love and focusing on how love should not keep
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The Language of Love – Part I
In this message Pastor Byron continues his series on marriage, teaching from 1 Corinthians 13 about God’s language of love and what authentic agape love looks like in the marriage relationship. He explains the difference between the Corinthians’ correct doctrine and their lack of love, emphasizing that without love all spiritual gifts and service mean
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What Every Wife Should Know
In this message Pastor Byron addresses the role of the wife in marriage from Ephesians 5:22, teaching about biblical submission as arranging oneself under another with an attitude of selflessness and respect. He clarifies that submission doesn’t mean the husband is superior, explains that wives are to submit “as to the Lord” with the standard
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What Every Husband Should Know
In this message Pastor Byron teaches on the role of the husband in marriage from Ephesians 5:25-33, explaining that husbands are called to love their wives with sacrificial love (like Christ loved the church), sanctifying love (helping her grow spiritually), caring love (meeting her needs), and nurturing love (being the spiritual leader). He challenges men
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Why We Do What We Do… And Why We Don’t
In this message Pastor Byron casts vision for Mountain View Church’s purpose statement: “to deploy Christians into the world with great commandment hearts and great commission lifestyles.” He teaches from Matthew 22 about what it means to truly love God with heart, soul, and mind—not just going through religious motions—and connects this to cultivating personal
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Jesus, Our Priest
In this message Pastor Byron concludes his summer series on Hebrews chapters 1-7, teaching about Christ as our perfect high priest after the order of Melchizedek. He explains that Jesus qualifies as our priest despite not being from the tribe of Levi because His priesthood is of a superior, eternal order—one who knows us intimately,
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An Anchor for the Soul
In this message Pastor Byron teaches from Hebrews 6 about trusting God’s promises and growing in faith, using the illustration of Crowfoot who received a lifetime railroad pass but never used it—similar to Christians who know God’s promises but don’t claim them. He explains that God’s desire is for His children to mature, emphasizes the