A Lighthouse for Stormy Times
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Is God’s Love on a Thermostat?
In this message Pastor Byron explores God’s unchanging love through Romans 8:35-39, addressing whether adversity means God has withdrawn His love. Using the metaphor of “skating on thin ice,” he reassures believers that God’s love is constant like an aircraft carrier that remains unmoved by storms, and that Christians are secure in Christ’s justification and
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When You Experience Judgment and Criticism
In this message Pastor Byron addresses how believers should respond to opposition, criticism, and judgment, examining Romans 8:31-34. He explains that when others threaten or accuse us, we can be confident, fearless, and bold because God is for us, Christ died for us, and no one can condemn those whom God has justified through Christ’s
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Can I Be Sure I’m Saved?
In this message Pastor Byron examines five foundational truths about salvation found in Romans 8:28-30, addressing believers’ insecurity about their relationship with God during difficult times. He explains the concepts of foreknowledge, predestination, calling, justification, and glorification, emphasizing that God’s complete investment in believers means He will never give up on them.
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Finding the Good in the Bad
In this message Pastor Byron unpacks Romans 8:28, one of Scripture’s most encouraging yet misunderstood passages about God’s providence. Using the story of Cliff Barrows’ honeymoon that led to his partnership with Billy Graham, he explains what it means that “all things work together for good,” defining who directs all things, what “good” means, and
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Praying Through the Pain
In this message Pastor Byron explores Romans 8:26-27, teaching how pain should summon believers to prayer and how the Holy Spirit intercedes when we don’t know what to pray. Using the metaphor of a child steering while sitting on a parent’s lap, he explains how the Holy Spirit guides our prayers and helps us find
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Going Back to the Future
In this message Pastor Byron addresses the biblical concept of waiting on God through Romans 8:23-25, challenging the false teaching of “over-realized eschatology” that promises health and prosperity now. He explains how believers groan for their future glorification just as creation groans for redemption, encouraging Christians to draw strength from their future hope while enduring
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Climate Change God’s Way
In this message Pastor Byron uses M.C. Escher’s upside-down artwork to illustrate how we live in a fallen world, examining Romans 8:19-22 to show how creation itself groans under sin’s curse. He explains that just as the earth longs for its resurrection and renewal, believers await their glorification, and these two promises are inextricably connected
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A Right Perspective
In this message Pastor Byron launches the “Lighthouse for Stormy Times” series with Romans 8:17-18, establishing that suffering is guaranteed for believers but emphasizing that present suffering cannot compare to future glory. Using the lighthouse metaphor, he explains that Christians are heirs with Christ, and their inheritance includes a glorified body free from sin’s presence