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Striving to Rest
See More…: Striving to RestIn this message Pastor Byron teaches from Hebrews 4 about the Sabbath rest available to believers every day, not just once a week. He explains that this rest comes from ceasing our own works and trusting completely in Christ’s sufficiency, moving beyond simply believing God is big enough to understanding that we have everything we need in Him for any desert experience we face.
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Meet Moses’ Mother – 2013
See More…: Meet Moses’ Mother – 2013In this Mother’s Day message, Pastor Byron honors mothers and examines Jochebed, Moses’ mother, whose faith is demonstrated in Exodus 2 and Hebrews 11. He highlights her faith in perception (seeing beyond circumstances to God’s sovereignty), faith in planning (wisely preparing the ark and placing Miriam nearby), and faith in providence (trusting God’s care even when putting her son in the crocodile-infested Nile).
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A Failure to Rest
See More…: A Failure to RestIn this message Pastor Byron begins a series on spiritual desert experiences by examining Hebrews 3 and the Israelites’ wilderness wandering. He warns believers against the evil of unbelief—rejecting Christ’s sufficiency for daily life—and explains how Christians can fall into the same pattern as Israel by failing to trust that Christ provides everything needed for godliness, leading them to remain in spiritual deserts rather than entering God’s rest.
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The Authority of Corporate Prayer
See More…: The Authority of Corporate PrayerIn this message Pastor Byron teaches on the power and authority of corporate prayer from Matthew 18:18-20, explaining how God gives His church extraordinary power when believers gather together to pray in unity. He emphasizes that prayer is not optional but essential, showing that when the church prays with one heart and in Christ’s name, God ratifies those prayers in heaven and releases His complete power through the body of Christ.
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Reaching the Ear of God
See More…: Reaching the Ear of GodIn this message Pastor Byron explores the importance of approaching God’s throne of grace through prayer, teaching believers how to pray effectively using principles from the Lord’s Prayer. He emphasizes that prayer reflects the depth of our relationship with God and shows how our requests should align with God’s will, our relationships must be in order through forgiveness, and we should seek wisdom in our daily walk.
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The Protection of Prayer
See More…: The Protection of PrayerIn this message Pastor Byron teaches on prayer as spiritual warfare from Ephesians 6, emphasizing that putting on the armor of God is incomplete without continual prayer. He explains that prayer is hard work because it’s spiritual warfare at ground zero, and that the object of prayer extends beyond ourselves to interceding for other believers in their struggles.
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Why Pray When You Can Lose Heart?
See More…: Why Pray When You Can Lose Heart?In this message Pastor Byron teaches on the necessity of persistent prayer from Luke 18, addressing believers who face discouragement and may be tempted to lose heart. He explains that faith is demonstrated through continuous prayer and dependence upon God, encouraging believers to understand God’s loving character so they can approach Him confidently rather than seeing Him as a harsh judge.
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Lie #9: I Must Be Perfect
See More…: Lie #9: I Must Be PerfectIn this Palm Sunday message Pastor Byron confronts the lie that “I must be perfect,” teaching from Hebrews 10 that Christ’s sacrifice has made believers completely righteous through justification. He explains that perfectionism is a subtle return to law-based thinking that contradicts God’s grace, and that believers are pleasing to God not through performance but through Christ’s righteousness credited to them.
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Lie #8: A Good Christian Doesn’t Feel Anxious, Angry or Depressed
See More…: Lie #8: A Good Christian Doesn’t Feel Anxious, Angry or DepressedIn this message Pastor Byron addresses the lie that good Christians shouldn’t experience emotions like anger, anxiety, or depression, using 2 Corinthians 7 to show that even the apostle Paul experienced these struggles. He teaches that the arousal of such emotions is not sin in itself, but believers must process them biblically rather than caving in to them, recognizing God’s patience and declaring their authority in Christ.
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Lie #7: I Am What I Am Today Because of What Happened to Me in the Past
See More…: Lie #7: I Am What I Am Today Because of What Happened to Me in the PastIn this message Pastor Byron confronts the lie “I am what I am because of my past,” using Joseph’s story from Genesis to show that God can redeem any painful history for His purposes. He teaches that while the past shapes us, it doesn’t have to define us—believers must let God be God, forget what lies behind, and embrace His transforming power rather than living as victims.
