The Bad News That Leads to Good News
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Having Hope Against Hope
In this message, Pastor Byron explores how the Apostle Paul redefines success in ministry by focusing on the internal transformation of believers rather than external metrics like numbers or impressive programs. Drawing from 1 Thessalonians 2, he emphasizes that true pastoral success is measured by what’s happening in people’s hearts—their faith, hope, love, and Christlike
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The Miracle of Justification
In this message, Pastor Byron explores the profound significance of the blood of Jesus Christ, examining how Scripture reveals it as the foundation for redemption, forgiveness, justification, and ultimate victory over the enemy. Drawing from passages throughout the Old and New Testaments, he explains why God chose blood as the means of atonement and how
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How to be Righteous Without Being a “Holy Joe”
In this message, Pastor Byron explores Jesus’s teaching in John 15 about abiding in the vine, explaining that fruitfulness in the Christian life comes not from self-effort but from remaining connected to Christ. He emphasizes that believers are called to bear fruit that remains—lasting spiritual impact that endures beyond our lifetime—and that this happens through
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The Advantages of a Christian
In this message, Pastor Byron explores the profound truth that salvation comes through faith in Jesus Christ alone, not through works or human effort, drawing from Romans 3 and Ephesians 2. He emphasizes that while we are saved by grace through faith, genuine belief naturally produces good works as evidence of a transformed life—explaining that
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How to be Religious Without Being a Christian
In this message, Pastor Byron explores the profound mystery of the incarnation—how Jesus, fully God, became fully man to dwell among us and bring salvation. Drawing from John 1, he explains how Christ embodies both the creative Word who spoke the universe into existence and the compassionate Savior who took on human flesh to reconcile
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The Judgment for the Judgmental
This is the first in a six-message series entitled “The Bad News that Leads to Good News”.
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When God Gives Up
In this message, Pastor Byron completes Romans chapter 1 by addressing God’s divine abandonment of rebellious humanity and the consequences that follow, including sexual perversion and moral decay. Through careful examination of God’s word and character, he explains how man—not God—sends himself to judgment by suppressing truth, and reminds believers to separate the sin from
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Is God Really Fair?
In this message, Pastor Byron addresses the difficult question “Is God really fair?” by examining Romans 1:18-25, showing how mankind suppresses and perverts the truth about God, leading to divine abandonment and judgment. He demonstrates that God’s wrath is not capricious anger but the righteous response of a perfectly just and holy God, and that
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What’s Your Motive?
In this message, Pastor Byron examines the Apostle Paul’s motives for ministry in Romans 1:8-17, emphasizing that God cares more about why we do things than what we do. Through Paul’s example, he teaches believers to cultivate four essential heart attitudes: a grateful heart, an intercessory prayer life, a sense of debt to reach all
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What About the Good News?
In this message launching the series “The Bad News That Leads to the Good News,” Pastor Byron addresses Romans 1:1-8 to build confidence in the gospel despite increasing cultural pressure, presenting six reasons why believers can trust the message of Christ. He confronts the erosion of biblical certainty even among evangelicals and calls the church