STRONG and HEALTHY with Steve Barr

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep40 Intimacy With God Part 3: Hearing Angels Sing - A Story For My Grandchildren NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   In this third of three parts on INTIMACY WITH GOD Steve shares his journey toward a closer walk with God. And he shares how to facilitate a greater in...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep39 LEADERS: Intimacy With God Part 2: Don't Speak For God Unless You've Been With Him! NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   In this second of three parts on INTIMACY WITH GOD Steve shares his journey toward a closer walk with God and how you too can have grow...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep38 Intimacy With God Part 1 NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   In this first of three parts on INTIMACY WITH GOD Steve shares his journey toward a closer walk with God. About: Hi, my name is Steve Barr and here is where you're going to find practical nuggets on...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep37 Are My Eyes Still On Jesus During Exciting Worship? NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   Does our excitement distract us away from Jesus, or point us toward Him? Listen in as Steve shares how we can become distracted and rendered ineffective by paying more attenti...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep36 Take One Step At Time - Advice From An Elderly Stranger NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   While on a hike in Hawaii, an elderly stranger gave me some awesome advice. Just 10 words: "Take one step at time - you make it . . . to end." I took it as a wor...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep35 Let There Be No Divisions In The Church NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   What does scripture tell us about denominations in the Bible? The answer is simple . . . but not a reason for Believers to divide over it. However, we are also not called to be isolationi...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep34 What Is The Difference Between "I AM Saved" and "I Am BEING Saved?" NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   Sometimes people get confused when they hear Paul say "Work out your own salvation." Wait? What? If I am saved, how can I work ou...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep33 Don't Misrepresent God. Spiritual Authority Part 2 NEW EPISODES RELEASED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY 6am Central Time Please Subscribe to this Podcast. #StrongandHealthywithSteveBarr   When we stand in a position of authority we must remember: GOD DOESN'T LIKE TO BE MISREPRESENTED! As Believers we have a responsibility to God. We are to submit to Him...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep32 You're NOT the boss of me! Spiritual Authority Part 1 As Believers we have a responsibility to God. We are to submit to Him AND we are to obey Him. In His wisdom God has placed delegated authorities in our lives. We are also called to submit to these authorities AND to obey them. Wait!! What?? Listen to these next two podcasts as Steve explains what ou...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep31 How To Build An Effective Team Just Because You HAVE A Team - It Doesn't Mean They ARE A Team! Do you lead a team? At church? At work? How about your family . . . that's a team! Steve shares in this episode briefly how to build a strong healthy team that is effective and fruitful. Link to a full preach on building team: https://tinyurl.com/SteveBar...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep30 The Day My Brother and I Became Men Today Steve shares the story about when his dad lost three fingers. It was quite an adventure for he and his brother that fateful day. This story is a great reminder of how God can work all things together for the good of those who follow Jesus. You are most welcome to join in, listen, and enjoy! About: Hi, my name is St...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep29 What Are "The Gifts Of The Spirit" Listed in 1 Corinthians 12? What's a Spiritual Gift? How do I know what mine is? Are the gifts still valid in the church today? Help !! Often times all the lists of Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament can get quite confusing. In this third of three episodes on gifts where Steve discusses these different lis...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep2 What Does The Romans 12 Grace Gifts Have To Do With My Personality? Did God make me . . . me? Do I have certain things about me that make me . . . me? Or, am I supposed to just find my own way? Yes God made you. He made you unique, there is no one else like you. He gave you gifts AND He expects you to use them! In this episode Steve discusses the Grace Gift...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep27 Are Apostles Still Valid Today? Ephesians 4 Gifts What's a Spiritual Gift? How do I know what mine is? Are the gifts still valid in the church today? Help !! Often times all the lists of Spiritual Gifts in the New Testament can get quite confusing. Over the next three episodes Steve will discuss these different lists of gifts. Today he begins with the 5-fold M...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep26 What Does My Pastor Do All Week Anyway? Leading a church is not for the faint of heart. It's hard work. (Every believer has work to do as well) However, an elder serving in the local church has to answer to The Lord for their labor . . . kinda scary right? Today Steve talks about our responsibility of elders toward their people and the responsibility o...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep25 What Does The Bible Really Say About Elders? What is the difference between a Pastor and an Elder? Or a Bishop and an Overseer? Are Elders a Board elected by the congregation to lead? Today Steve shares what a true Elder is according to the Bible. About: Hi, my name is Steve Barr and here is where you're going to find practical nuggets on a wide variet...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep24 What !?! I'm Supposed To Do Stuff? The Priesthood Of All Believers Today Steve talks about our responsibility as Believers to do the things Jesus did and how to represent and reflect Him to a lost and hurting world. Every Believer can pray for the sick. Every Believer can be hospitable. Jesus said that we would do greater works than He did. Come on eve...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Ep23 Your Worship Is A Farce! (Are Traditions More Important Than God's Word?) Jesus speaks to us quite strongly about the danger of putting our traditions and preferences above His Word. About: 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 yo...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Episode 22:  What Is The Purpose Of The Church? Why do we do all the things we do? What are we here for anyway? What am I supposed to be doing? Today Steve gives us a framework to see from a distance an overarching view as to why Believers work, serve, study, pray, fellowship, give, go and send while trying to love God with all their heart. Listen in and hopefu...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Episode 21:  I Was Arrested Once . . . True story . . . you're welcome to take a listen! About: 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'm really enco...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Episode 20:  How To Be A Leader Worth Following Has God called you to leadership? Not sure if He has? Here are a few thoughts on how to get started . . . About: 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 GO...

STRONG & HEALTHY with Steve Barr Episode 19:  “It’s Going To Be OK . . . “ This is a short audio clip from a talk I gave at a Leader’s Conference in Chicago a while back.  I broke away from my notes and ministered to leaders in the crowd who were feeling alone, wounded, and discouraged.  This is right where Paul the apostle was after having been beaten unjustly and wondering how he would ever...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 18 : Jesus got down on His knees and washed His disciple's feet! He was our greatest example of a true servant. He said: "I came not to BE served . . . but TO serve!" This is the 15th episode in which we will talk about Ingredients for S...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 17 : A STORY FOR MY GRANDCHILDREN you're all welcome to listen in . . . This is a story about a boy who chose to use his gifts to reach the lost with the Good News of Jesus. About STRONG & HEALTHY: Hi, my name is Steve Barr and here is where y...

Welcome to STRONG & HEALTHY . . . a podcast for local church leaders, families, and maybe even a couple of stories for my grandchildren. Episode 16 : Jesus got down on His knees and washed His disciple's feet! He 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 Ingr...