STRONG and HEALTHY with Steve Barr

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 14 : Jesus was our greatest example of a true servant. He said: "I came not to BE served . . . but TO serve!" This is the 14th of 15 or so episodes in which we will talk about Ingredients for Strong & Healthy believers, marriages and chu...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 14 : We are instructed to Honor God above all else. We are also taught to honor our parents, leaders, and one another. True honor is authentic. In fact Honor can actually be synonymous with love: Romans 12:9–10 (NLT) Don’t just pretend to love others....

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Ep13: Why Am I So Stingy Toward Others When God Is So Generous With Me? I am so glad that God is more generous than anyone! He is the most generous One ever! He lavishes His Goodness, Love, Forgiveness, and Provision on us! Jesus said "give and it will b...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 12 : What is Integrity and Honesty? Why are they so important? How can I make sure I am walking in both? Colossians 3:23 (NLT) "Whatever you do, work at it with all of your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men" Titus 2:7 (TPT) "A...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 11 : This will be a bit different episode - I pulled an old talk out of the vault on JUSTIFICATION - being made right in God's sight. Leaders must understand this AND be able to communicate it! The only way we can approach the throne of God is to...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 10 : Gratitude and thankfulness are quickly disappearing in our culture. These are being replaced by entitlement and ingratitude. Thankfulness is a Kingdom value and it finds fruition with each of us living with thankful and grateful heart. This is th...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 9 : We want to be believers and local church leaders that are both WORD based AND SPIRIT empowered !! We have real life which is only found in Jesus - the Word. But we cannot have His word without His Spirit that breaths life into the Word or we will...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 8 : No baseball coach wants 9 first basemen. He wants a group of players with different skill sets to work UNITED as a team. We as believers must do the same thing when it comes to our Kingdom work. We must work together. We must be united. That's...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 7 : Godly Confrontation is required of every believer when someone has hurt, betrayed or angered you. Jesus taught us in Matthew 18 exactly how to do just that. He shows us how to go to someone who has offended us. It's not easy - but it's wor...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 6 : Forgiveness is not only a great idea, but it's actually one of Jesus' commands! If we truly want to be free from wounds, betrayals, hurts, or a painful past we must forgive, forgive, forgive. This is the 5th of 12 or so episodes (well, now...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 5 : The words we speak are so powerful. I'm not sure we all realize this truth. Our words can have eternal impact so let's be aware of that and speak words which build one another up, bring life and encouragement. This is the 4th of 12 or so e...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 4 : I speak about The Great Commission and The Great Commandment. Yes, we have a mission. It's Jesus' mission for us to go everywhere and make disciples who make disciples. We must do this by living out The Great Commandment of loving God and...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 3: I speak about the primary importance of the value of God's Word as our source of Truth and its impact in every area of our lives. This is the 2nd of 12 or so episodes in which we will talk about Ingredients for Strong & Healthy believers, m...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Thanks for joining in with me today – I am really encouraged to see folks wanting to become more fruitful and effective in their ministry. Episode 2: Jesus FIRST In Everything! He must be first in everything. In the shifting sand of our culture, He must the t...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for believers, families, local church leaders and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren :) Hi, my name is Steve Barr and here is where you're going to find practical nuggets on a wide variety of topics to encourage, challenge, and hopefully inspire you to take your . . . “NEXT STEPS IN GOD.” Thanks for joining in with me today – I a...