• Is God Really Good?

    In this message, Pastor Byron explores Psalm 100 to confront spiritual amnesia and consumer Christianity by asking whether believers are more like dogs (grateful servants) or cats (entitled masters) in their relationship with God. He demonstrates that true understanding of God’s goodness should produce six marks of gratitude: joyful obedience, trusting submission, vocal praise, passionate service, corporate worship, and humble reverence—challenging believers to pursue God’s joy and gladness found only in knowing Him and serving Him faithfully, especially through recommitment to gathering together as God’s people.

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  • When You’re Betrayed

    In this message, Pastor Byron addresses the profound pain of betrayal by examining Psalm 55, where David processes the treachery of his trusted advisor Ahithophel—a situation that foreshadows Judas’s betrayal of Jesus and reminds believers that if they walk with God, they too will experience betrayal. He teaches four critical responses: take your complaint directly to God rather than gossiping, don’t be surprised when betrayal happens, stay in your lane by refusing to take vengeance and leaving room for God’s justice, and rest in God’s security—offering freedom from the bitterness that derails so many Christians from abundant life.

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  • Waiting for Deliverance

    In this message, Pastor Byron explores Psalm 40 to teach the vital but often neglected principle of waiting on God, explaining that David’s experience of deliverance from one pit followed by another mirrors the Christian life where God’s waiting room is unavoidable for spiritual growth. He presents four keys for equipping ourselves to wait intently: remembering past deliverances, trusting in God alone rather than the world, having confidence in His grace and mercy, and rejoicing before deliverance comes—challenging believers not to conceal God’s work but to share it and remember that God is “cooking our hearts” during the wait.

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  • Who Owns Who?

    In this message, Pastor Byron examines Psalm 24 as God’s “No Trespassing” sign declaring His ownership of everything—from the vast Milky Way to every person—and teaching that believers who belong to the Creator King must live accordingly. Through the historical context of David bringing the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, he presents three principles: realize God owns you completely, live like He owns you by pursuing clean hands and pure hearts, and live like the coming King owns you by remembering Christ’s return when He will establish His millennial reign—challenging believers to begin each day recalibrating their thinking around divine ownership.

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  • Being God’s Guest

    In this message, Pastor Byron uses Psalm 15 to address the difference between being merely connected to God and having an intimate relationship with Him, comparing it to a bride who has everything about the wedding except the groom or a couple legally married but emotionally distant. He identifies five essential characteristics for dwelling in God’s presence: loving righteousness more than sin, more than the crowd’s approval, more than being cool, more than personal comfort, and more than money—challenging believers to examine which characteristic impedes their fellowship with God and confess it, asking God to give them a godly distaste for that attitude.

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  • Enemies, Opposition and Conflict

    In this message, Pastor Byron uses Psalm 3 to address the concern that Christians may appear as poor advertisements for faith when unbelievers see them struggling with fear, doubt, and despair despite claiming abundant life in Christ. Through David’s experience fleeing from Absalom, he teaches that facing opposition is inevitable for believers standing for Christ, presenting three realities: we have a fierce enemy who will say God won’t deliver us, we have a faithful comforter whose glory is revealed when He comes through, and we have a strong deliverer who fights our battles—challenging believers to claim God’s promises, enter His daily rest, and remember the battle belongs to the Lord.

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  • Our Country and Psalm 139

    In this message preached during the July 4th weekend, Pastor Byron explores Psalm 139 to address feelings of insignificance and identity crisis while connecting it to national issues, particularly the Supreme Court’s recent abortion ruling. He demonstrates that David teaches four truths about our relationship with God: He knows us intimately (omniscience), He is always close to us (omnipresence), He carefully crafted us in the womb (sovereignty in creation), and He protects us—presenting the biblical case that life begins at conception when God is present, while offering grace to those who’ve had abortions and calling believers to stand for life with courage and compassion.

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  • Our Father’s Image

    In this Father’s Day message, Pastor Byron addresses how our earthly fathers deeply shape our perception of God the Father—often creating false images of God as mean, unforgiving, angry, or capricious—and presents the biblical corrective by examining seven characteristics of our Heavenly Father. He teaches that God is a loving friend (not a cruel master), a patient teacher (not a harsh schoolmaster), a tolerant Father (not intolerant), a gentle guide (not angry), an understanding counselor (not insensitive), a generous provider (not stingy), and a faithful sustainer (not capricious)—challenging fathers to reflect these divine characteristics while assuring believers that even in their sin, they still have a loving Father who disciplines for restoration, not retribution.

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  • God’s Guarantees to the Sufferer

    In this message concluding 1 Peter chapter 5, Pastor Byron teaches believers about facing suffering by examining man’s responsibility and God’s guarantees, explaining that true security comes from surrendering control to God’s mighty hand rather than relying on man-made coping devices. He presents four responsibilities—humble yourself, cast your anxiety on God, stay alert and sober-minded, and resist the devil by being firm in faith—followed by God’s four promises to those who suffer: He will perfect (restore) you, confirm you (make you solid as granite), strengthen you (fill you with power), and establish you as a foundation—challenging believers to identify which charge they most need to become candidates for God’s lifting them up.

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  • Shepherding the Flock

    In this message on 1 Peter 5:1-4, Pastor Byron addresses what he considers the greatest need in today’s church—solid, biblical leadership—by examining God’s pattern of church government through a plurality of elders with a lead pastor who serves as “first among equals, leader to leaders, leader among leaders, and leader under leaders.” Drawing from extensive study including his seminary thesis and years of pastoral experience, he explains that biblical elders are shepherds, overseers, and examples who lead willingly and eagerly without domineering, challenging congregations to pray for their leaders’ purity, unity, and wisdom while advocating for a balanced approach between congregational rule and authoritarian pastoral leadership.

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