Southwood Sermons

We all have idols - things we pursue and trust in to make life satisfying and safe. Very often these idols are revealed by how we spend our money. However, when we deliberately choose to sacrificially share from our wealth, we break the hold of idols over our hearts, and we find contentment, freedom and joy in God.

We all have idols - things we pursue and trust in to make life satisfying and safe. Very often these idols are revealed by how we spend our money. However, when we deliberately choose to sacrificially share from our wealth, we break the hold of idols over our hearts, and we find contentment, freedom and joy in God.

We all have idols - things we pursue and trust in to make life satisfying and safe. Very often these idols are revealed by how we spend our money. However, when we deliberately choose to sacrificially share from our wealth, we break the hold of idols over our hearts, and we find contentment, freedom and joy in God.

How does God want us to leverage our life? By utilizing our talents fully for the purposes of God.

Some investments simply don't work out - they decline in value or disappear altogether. In fact, from the Bible's point of view, all earthly wealth will ultimately lose all of its value unless it is converted into something of eternal value - PEOPLE. God loves people because people are made in His image, and they will all live forever, with Him or apart from Him. So invest your life - your treasur...

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: Romans 12:1

God is worthy of our worship. He is matchless. There is no one and nothing to compare with Him. And one of the most transforming ways we worship God is through becoming generous and joyful givers.

God is worthy of our worship. He is matchless. There is no one and nothing to compare with Him. And one of the most transforming ways we worship God is through becoming generous and joyful givers.

God is worthy of our worship. He is matchless. There is no one and nothing to compare with Him. And one of the most transforming ways we worship God is through becoming generous and joyful givers.

Approximately 1,985 years ago Jesus rose from the dead. But what relevance does that bit of history have for your life? According to 1 Corinthians 15, it's everything! His resurrection is the basis of our hope and the foundation of our future; and without it, Christianity is nothing but a waste of our time!

All of us are sinners who deserve eternal separation from God. Apart from God's intervention, we have no hope. On the first Good Friday, though, God intervened. His Son Jesus died in our place, taking the punishment for our sin.

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:1-7

Why did Jesus have to die? What did His death accomplish? We'll discover the meaning of Christ's death as we contemplate God's holiness and God's love, and see how they were reconciled on the cross.

Jesus asked a simple, direct, profound question nearly 2000 years ago, "Who do you say that I am?" That is the most important question any person will ever answer for it determines what we do in this life and where we go in the next life. As we study how the disciples and how Jesus' enemies answered that question, we discover that there is no middle ground with Jesus. He is either a liar who deser...

The goal of the Christian life is spiritual multiplication. Join us as we look how to do it well!

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 2 Samuel 7, 1 Chronicles 17, 22

How do we deal with the reality that some people have greater opportunity to hear the gospel than other people? What about babies, or those who are incapable of understanding the gospel? What does the Scripture say about God's fairness and justice in saving men and women through Jesus? Can we trust Him?

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 2 Samuel 11-12

The concept of hell is probably the most unpopular doctrine in Christianity. And yet, Jesus talked about hell quite a bit. What does the Scripture say about hell? Who goes there, and why? What is it like? And how can it be avoided?

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 1 Samuel 24

Have you ever looked around you and thought, "The world should be better than this"? If so, you are really longing for heaven. When Jesus comes back, heaven will come to earth. We will have perfect bodies, perfect relationships, perfect surroundings, and perfect occupations. In the meanwhile, we place all of our hope in the promise of God's kingdom, and we share the good news that heaven is on its...

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 1 Samuel 18,23

Death is always a source of grief, and it always raises tough questions. Where do people go when they die? Is death permanent? Are heaven and hell real places? The Scripture tells us that death is our enemy, but Jesus has defeated it. Although we grieve, we can grieve with hope. Those who believe in Jesus can have assurance that they will live with Him forever. Not even death can defeat God's peop...

Speaker: Kevin Barra Scripture: 1 Samuel 18-23, Psalm 142,57

All sin is inherently addictive! Therefore, all of us need to know how to find hope and victory against the bad habits and sinful addictions that will, if left unchecked, destroy our lives. Discover both biblical principles and practical steps to aid in your fight for faithfulness.