Pastor Sherman Burkhead

In these three letters to Timothy and Titus, Paul over and over again talks about an idea that we have all heard before, but we really don't understand what he means. Because the truth is this idea and this concept is so radical that if were to apply it to our lives it would literally change everything. It would change our families, it would change our relationships, it would change our work, it w...

Makaylee Burkhead Singing Here I am to Worship

How are we the church ever going to be the Pillar of truth that shares the hope of Christ with the world if we continue live and behave just like the world. As members of the church we are called to a higher standard that causes us to stand out in stark contrast to the world around us. Listen to Part 3

False doctrine says "God loves you just as you are, so its ok if you stay that way." True Doctrine says "God loves you just as you are, but he loves you to much to leave you that way". The truth is justification and sanctification good hand in hand. The God that saves you from the penalty of sin, is the same God that saves you from the power of sin. Listen to part 2.

"For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths." (I Tim 4:3-4) Paul wrote this about the churches in his time, but this seem to fit what is happening to Christianity in this post modern era. Many want to hear...

Perhaps the hardest question that we have to face in this subject is "If God is good and all powerful then why does he allow Satan to live? And why hasn't God stopped him?' Listen to Part 4

It all comes down to a decision. Will you be the one who cowers down hoping your enemy passes you by, or will you stand up and fight back. God had given you the tools you need to stand your ground and fight back. The only question is will you use them. Listen to part 3.

84....84 people were murdered in the sea side city of Nice. With such wanton violence and destruction there are still those who will say that evil simply doesn't exist. That this was the result of a lack of economic opportunity or simply a clash between competing cultures. There are those who will witness events like this, along side Orlando, San Bernardino, Istanbul, Dallas, Brussels and Paris an...

"The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world that he doesn't exist."The truth is you were born into a spiritual battle with a real enemy bent on your destruction. But to make matters worse there is so many myths and so many misconceptions about this enemy that it is hard to tell what is truth and what is fiction. In this series we seek to peel back the layers of illusion in o...

Freedom In Forgivness V2 by Sherman Burkhead

One of the greatest sources of anxiety in our lives is our desire to escape our past. We all have things that we have done that make us ashamed. We all have things in our past that been done to us that we want desperately to forget. In the final part of this series we talk about how to overcome the anxiety and worry that comes from our desire to escape our past. Listen to part 4.

Worry is essentially a lack of faith in God. And so the secret to overcoming worry is to shift the focus of our minds and hearts and energy back to God away from our anxieties. We don't ignore the harsh realities of this world, instead we embrace them and accept them as the way things are and then we move past them by focusing on God and his goodness and his ability to do what he has promised to d...

The essence of worry is a lack of faith in God. When we worry we are denying that we believe that God is good enough, strong enough and compassionate enough to take care of us. That is why Jesus said of those who worry "O You of little faith". God can and will take care of you and meet your needs even in the darkest of times. You just need to seek to glorify him! Listen to Part 2 of "Why Worry?" C...

We know that worry doesn't work or fix anything, and we know that worry is counter productive and anxiety can be harmful. And we don't like the way worry, and fear, and anxiety makes us feel. So why then, do we worry? Why do we engage in something we know isn't helping? Well the answer is closer to home than you might think. Listen to part 1 of "Why Worry"

The Christian life is itself a tension point as we live as saved people in a not-yet-saved word. This side of eternity our lives will continually be defied by both sorrow and joy. Listen to part 4.

Many of the decisions we make and situations we experience are things that are don't have a right or wrong answer, and are not explicitly covered in the Bible. These are called morally indifferent acts. There is no apparent right or wrong. But does care about things like this? The truth is just because an act is morally indifferent doesn't mean that there are not moral implications that affect you...

Paul says that we are save by grace through faith. But James the brother of Jesus says faith with out works is dead. These two truths create a tension between that all who follow Christ must deal with. Martin Luther struggled with this tension so much that he initially removed the book of Jams from his Bible. The reality the truth about following God and our obedience to him is found in this tensi...

The Bible tells us that Jesus was full of grace and truth. Which means he was loving and compassionate but at the same time he expected for people to change. There is exists a tension between grace and truth because it is in this tension that you find salvation. You can not have salvation with out grace and you can not have salvation with out truth. You must have both. That is why Jesus was full o...

The resurrection of Jesus is the foundation of faith, and all of our hope! HAPPY EASTER

There is an expectation if you follow Christ that that you are to meet the worst that people have to offer with the best that God has to offer. Living in community with other people can be extremely difficult but we must always remember we are Ambassadors for Christ which means how we live and how we react to adversity impacts everyone around us.

The main character Andy in the "Shaw-shank Redemption" summed up the theme of the movie when he said "It all comes down to this; get busy living or get busy dying". For the Christian that is the heart of the matter! If we are a disciple of Christ then it is time that we put away the notation that our lives are about us and start doing what Jesus calls us to do which is to deny ourselves, take up o...

Everything in life changes. You can not have growth with out change.

There is a reality about eternity that few want to face. It is a reality that so many outside and even inside the church want to minimize or overlook all together. But the truth is the foundation of what of our faith and what we believe must be the word of God and not our emotions. Listen to Part 2 of "From Here to Eternity"

Is the Bible God's own Word to us or is it not? That is the question that the integrity of our faith and the understanding of the truth rests on. Listen to the final part of this series.

There is a truth about the Gospel that our culture and our world refuses to accept. It is a truth that many find offensive. It is a truth that even many Christians struggle with. But the truth about the Gospel isn't about what our emotions tell us. The Gospel is about what God through His Word tells us. Listen to part 5 as we explore the exclusive and radically inclusive nature of the Gospel of Je...