Barry Clair

July 14, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair continues the series “Don’t get it Twisted” with the message “Not More Than I Can Bear” We are in the middle of a series called ‘Don’t get it Twisted.’  We’re looking at certain passages of the Bible that we twist to make them fit with our preconceived theories,...

July 7, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair continues the series “Don’t get it Twisted” with the message “I Can Do All Things” Most of you, I would wager, have Philippians 4:13 memorized.  You’ve seen it on tee-shirts, you’ve seen it on tattoos, you’ve seen it on coffee mugs, you’ve seen it on picture frames.  In...

June 30, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair starts the new series “Don’t get it Twisted” with the message “Judge Not!” Turn with me to Matthew chapter 7.  Over the next several week, I’m going to examine some Biblical passages that are often misunderstood, misapplied, mismanaged, and misused.  Oftentimes, people use the Bible to proof-text their...

June 16, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the message “Fathers Man Up!” I feel lead of the Spirit today to honor our Fathers.  Today, I am going to bring a message simply titled “Fathers Man Up!”  Now when you use that term Man Up, quite often it indicates previous to manning up, we’re not...

June 9, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the message “Storing Up Treasure In Heaven” I can think of no better way to frame this message this morning than with a quote from John Piper’s study of [Matthew 6:19-21].  He said, “Evidently, there are two ways to live; you can live with a view to...

June 2, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair concludes the series “Friending God” with the message “Yearning For Closeness” Over the last several weeks, we’ve looked at several people in Scripture who had an authentic friend-style relationship with God.  In week 1 we looked at Abraham, the only individual in the Bible that God called His...

May 26, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the message “Face-To-face” in the Series “Friending God” Almost nothing makes m more uncomfortable and downright angry than when someone stares at me.  Ever had that happen?  Why does that make us so uncomfortable?  Is it because we think they are judging our appearance?  Is it that...

May 19, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the second half of the message “The Proverbial Friend” in the Series “Friending God” During my preparation time this week, I read an academic article called, “When God Is Your Only Friend” that was published in the Journal of Personality, the June edition, so it’s hot-off-the-presses, 2019....

May 12, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the third part in the Series “Friending God” with the message “The Proverbial Friend” Did you know there is a web site called RentAFriend.com?  You can literally rent a friend for about $20 an hour.  No time to make a friend?  Now you can rent one! How...

May 5, 2019 – Pastor Barry Clair shares the New Series “Friending God” with the message “Friend of Jesus” It’s been over 14 years since that hit sitcom, “Friends,” shut down production of new episodes.  But it has not stopped its appeal or diminished its popularity, or lessened its financial growth.  What makes the show...