The Sermon Series with Pastor Lawrence C. Barnes Jr.

October 26, 2025 Delay is not denial, but unfinished work demands resolve. Drawing from Nehemiah’s rebuilt wall, Jehu’s unmistakable urgency, and Paul’s declaration of completeness in Christ, Pastor Barnes reveals that God calls His people to finish what He assigns. Momentum matters—purpose requires movement, focus, and obedience. When God is with you, even opposition recognizes it. What remains u...

OCTOBER 19, 2025 Healing begins where denial ends. Drawing from David’s collapse at Ziklag, Pastor Brad confronts the wounds believers try to outrun—rejection, loss, trauma, and buried grief. What is left unaddressed spreads quietly, distorting identity, relationships, and purpose. When David had nothing left but tears, he asked the right question: Shall I pursue? God’s answer was clear—pursue wha...

SEPTEMBER 14, 2025 The believer's highest pursuit is knowing God. Drawing from Peter's revelation, Paul's grace, and John's exile, Pastor Barnes exposes how God uses our trials to reveal His character—as Healer, Provider, or Mighty Warrior. Wisdom, might, and riches aren't the goal—knowing Him is. Those who truly know their God shall do exploits.

AUGUST 31, 2025 Comfort can feel permanent, but it was never meant to define us. Drawing from the Biblical call to live with eternal perspective, Pastor Barnes reminds believers that this world is temporary and our identity is rooted in something greater. When life pressures us to settle, blend in, or build as though this is all there is, God calls us to lift our eyes higher. Hope, endurance, and...

AUGUST 24, 2025 Salvation is not fragile—it is anchored. Drawing from Scripture’s revelation of God as our Rock, Pastor Barnes declares that what God has established cannot be shaken by storms, failure, or time. When life shifts, pressure increases, and uncertainty rises, salvation remains steady because it is built on Christ, not circumstance. This message calls believers to stop standing on emot...

AUGUST 17, 2025 Change in location does not guarantee transformation. Drawing from Philip’s sudden relocation after baptizing the Ethiopian eunuch, Pastor Barnes reveals how God often moves His people quickly but expects renewal to follow. Too many are shifted outwardly while remaining unchanged inwardly, like Lot’s wife—leaving the place but keeping the mindset: new season, same habits; new oppor...

AUGUST 10, 2025 Some battles aren’t external—they’re between the image we show and the identity we hide. Pastor Barnes calls the church to step out of emotional and spiritual shadows where shame, fear, and inconsistency thrive. Real maturity is not mood-based worship but “in-spite-of” praise.

AUGUST 3, 2025 Deliverance is not earned—it is accessed through identity. Drawing from Jesus’ declaration that healing is the children’s bread, Pastor Barnes reveals that what many beg for has already been prepared for those who belong to God. Too often believers approach spiritual victory as outsiders, pleading for mercy instead of standing in covenant. Jesus did not deny the miracle—He clarified...

JULY 27, 2025 Not every confrontation is earthly—some are settled in the heavens. Drawing from Scripture’s revelation of spiritual authority and heavenly alignment, Pastor Barnes exposes how battles seen in the natural are often rooted in unseen spiritual realms. God does not call His people to react in fear, but to stand positioned in truth, prayer, and obedience. When heaven is aligned, resistan...

JULY 20, 2025 Spiritual growth is forged through confrontation, not avoidance. Drawing from moments where God’s people faced opposition in the Spirit, Pastor Barnes reveals that advancement often requires direct confrontation with what resists God’s purpose. Not every battle is physical—some must be addressed through discernment, authority, and obedience. Avoidance delays victory, but confrontatio...

JULY 13, 2025 Faith isn’t just believing for what you see; it’s refusing to normalize less than what God promised. Pastor Barnes challenges the spirit of complacency that dresses contentment as holiness. Some prayers stay unanswered because we stop expecting.

JULY 6, 2025 Comfort may feel safe, but it was never the destination. Drawing from Israel’s journey in the wilderness, Pastor Barnes exposes how believers can settle for survival while God is calling them into promise. Fear, fatigue, and complacency keep us circling what should have been temporary. Growth still costs something—obedience requires surrender, and purpose demands pressure. Preservatio...

JUNE 8, 2025 When life erupts into chaos, most people pray for the storm to end—but Pastor Barnes reminds us that Jesus can give peace  inside  the storm, not just after it. The message calls out our tendency to panic, overthink, and question God’s care when the waves rise. He teaches that the “eye” of every storm—the very center of the trial—is often where God slows the wind so we can finally hea...