Pride in Self-Sufficiency You’ve got this. You don’t need help. You’re independent, capable, self-made. Asking for help feels like weakness, so you keep carrying everything yourself – until you collapse under the weight. In 2 Corinthians, Paul describes his famous “thorn in the flesh.” Three times he asked God to remove it. Three times God… Read More »
Social Media Comparison You’re scrolling through Instagram, and everyone seems to have a better life than you. Better vacations, better bodies, better relationships, better everything. And you close the app feeling inadequate. Sound familiar? The Apostle Paul addresses this very human tendency in his letter to the Galatians. While they didn’t have Instagram, they had… Read More »
I Samuel 18:2,5 Intro: Many people desire a passionate desire to go higher in Life. Many people possess a passionate desire to progress, to move forward, and to go higher. A great desire to go higher is embraced by so many of us. And in many instances, we desire to go higher, we desire to… Read More »
Psalm 37:23-25 Intro: Those of us who are, in fact, children of the Most High God, servants of the Most High King—if we’ve been on this journey very long, we have heard the term “testimony.” In my boyhood, it was commonplace that, on many occasions, members of the church family in various church services would… Read More »
Isaiah 26:1-3 Intro: Since I’ve learned that such peace is available. Since I found out that such peace is possible. I want it, and I desire it for my life. Don’t you want to be a recipient of perfect peace? Don’t you want to have the kind of peace that circumstances can’t shake? We want… Read More »
Psalm 37:3-4 I don’t know about you, but I’m glad that the verses in Psalm 37:3-4 are in the Bible. What a source of inspiration, what a source of encouragement they are. My brothers and sisters, we have here a report on blessings. Dwelling in the land and being fed, and receiving the desires of… Read More »
I Chronicles 4:10 (KJV) Intro: We lift up that 10th verse in 1 Chronicles 4: “Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed.” There is a request being made, and the request comes in the form of a prayer. The request and the prayer come from a man who needed a blessing. Oh, brothers and sisters, he… Read More »
Isaiah 54:2-4 Intro: What Powerful words of inspiration do we find in Isaiah 54: 2-4. What wonderful words of encouragement. The message brought tremendous encouragement to the people of God. For our God speaks to them about blessings that are in store for them. He makes known to them His plan to bless them even… Read More »
As Breast Cancer Awareness Month draws to a close, the Saint Paul Family released pink balloons to commemorate those who have lost their battle to breast cancer. SPBC also recognized and honored our members who fought and survived their battle with breast cancer: Mother Charlene Johnson, Sister Glenda Solomon, and Sister Shirley Bumpus. Regular breast… Read More »
https://www.saintpaulbaptistoxnard.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Pastor-Cryer-Vision-Casting.mp4 When a church extends its focus, prayer, resources, and strategy to reach beyond their local context into regional, national, and global contexts, then the church is well on its way to embracing a kingdom vision.
