Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Podcasts

Words are so everyday that we forget how amazing they are. Words can hurt or heal. Words create worlds. How present are God's words in our everyday words?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We're part of this world, but we're also part of a spiritual reality. We are called to be transformed by the renewing of our mind, so our thoughts reflect God’s thoughts, our ways reflect God’s ways, our seeing reflect God’s truth, and our responses reflect God’s love.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Worship is not just attending church on Sundays; worship is living our faith every day, in our everyday life. What does that look like?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

As a new school year begins, we take a look at the vision for reaching the next generation.By Rev. Joseph Kang

Sometimes we disagree over big things and sometimes we disagree in big ways over very small things. We are not perfect people, so we need to learn the skills of forgiveness and reconciliation. In a world that is increasingly divided, our faith is all about forgiveness and reconciliation.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Anne shares about the power and necessity of prayer.By Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

How we can grieve in a way that leads us to healing, leads us to hope, leads us into deeper connections to God, one another, and ourselvesBy Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

How do we know if someone is spiritually alive? Jesus offers eternal life. How do we know if someone has eternal life?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What does it mean to live in faith?By Rev. Joseph Kang

Some people have a hard time with difficult parts of the Bible. Let’s just read the Bible verses about God’s grace, and skip the verses about God’s wrath. People don’t want to talk about God’s wrath because it brings up questions about the character of God. Is God…good?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Anne shares a message from the beatitudes, Jesus' famous teachings, which has had an impact on her life and ministry and relates to the idea of spiritual inadequacy.By Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

Habakkuk was a man of prayer. The book opens with a prayer, and then he listens. It takes practice to discern the voice of God. We practice listening.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

This summer, the message series will be based on short books in the Bible—little gems—that are sometimes overlooked. On this Independence Day weekend, we'll look at Obadiah, a one-chapter, deeply patriotic book.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

By Rev. Dr. Jim Owen

We are God's children, heirs and partners in the family of God. How does this identity impact sabbath?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

The story of creation culminates with sabbath and establishes a rhythm of rest. Do we take time to enjoy a life in rhythm with God?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Sabbath is a time to pause, to gain perspective on your life in God's kingdom, and respond in joy and praise. What does the Bible say about the rhythm of rest?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What is the miracle of Pentecost?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

People share faith in different ways and people come to faith in different ways. This message will give you some tools for sharing the Gospel.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

When we talk about sharing our faith, we share because we care about people. In a world that thinks faith is all about opinions and commandments and that faith should be private, how do we convince people that we share because we care about them?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What faith stories do you have? What has God done in your life—big things and small? Your story can change the world.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Why should we share our faith? How can we share our beliefs without starting an argument?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Sharing the good news can fill us with fear -- fear of judgment, condemnation, rejection, or misunderstanding -- but Jesus promises that we won't be alone.By Rev. Joseph Kang

Can you imagine a job where you connect people with a huge inheritance they have waiting for them? As Christians, that’s part of our job: to invite people to claim their eternal inheritance through Jesus Christ. We are talking about making an eternal impact, and the best way to impact God’s kingdom is to invite people in.…

The average American life is just over 4,000 weeks. How do we make those weeks count, so we can look back and say we lived a life that made a difference, a positive impact—even an eternal impact?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Hope is more than optimism, more than wishful thinking. Hope is faith in the present tense. How can we continue to hope when we are in the deepest valleys of life?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

C.S. Lewis said, "humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less." Being humble means not being focused on yourself. God values humility, but how can we become more humble?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Fear comes with the mindset of self-preservation, while joy comes from self-giving. How can we live in the joy of generosity and without the fear of self-preservation?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We live in a world of social media where many of us show others only a curated sliver of our lives, so others will accept us. We manage our image, we dress and speak and act in a way we think others will like. We need a life of authenticity -- living out of our true selves.

This Lent we are talking about how to live well, how to form habits in our lives that fill us with abundance. One of those habits is prayer. Prayer is not complicated: it’s simply talking to God, and the good news is that God listens.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Many are chasing after things that do not satisfy. The blessed life has substance and significance. How do we get there?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

In this special message, we look back at the past year and celebrate ministry then and moving forward.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Earthquakes, pandemics, poverty, death, broken relationships -- Why do we experience suffering?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Anne Havrilla, who was raised Catholic, explains the difference between Catholic and Presbyterian views of Mary the mother of Jesus.By Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

When it comes to salvation, there are some things we know and some things that are a mystery.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Pastor Barnabas speaks with guest Art Pereira of RevoiceBy Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Does our faith journey begin when we're born, or baptized, or confirmed, or when we're involved in a church community?By Rev. Joseph Kang

There is this myth out there that faith and science contradict. Both people of faith and people of science have perpetuated and fought over this myth.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

What victory are you yearning for right now? Faith claims a future victory today. Faith claims that God’s victory is so assured it is already in the past. Faith brings a time shift.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

There is a growing epidemic of loneliness. We were created for relationship with God and with others. Isaiah declares the Messiah will be called Immanuel, God with us. You are not alone.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

God promises to restore creation, including us. We see this beautiful promise in the prophecies of Isaiah--the promise of a glorious future of safety, prosperity, and peace.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

This is why we celebrate Christmas: it the time change. The kingdom of God appeared on earth in the person of Jesus. In Advent, we also remember what is coming, that Jesus will return to end this broken timeline, so we will experience kingdom time again.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We choose, consciously or unconsciously, how we spend each moment. There is always enough time…but there is never enough time for everything. Time is a precious resource because you cannot make it, you cannot save it, you can only spend it. Choose wisely.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Generosity is about more than just money--it is a state of your soul.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

In this final message of the series, we explore Jesus' conversation with the woman at the well and his invitation to "come and see."By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

God so loved the world—in fact the Greek word is cosmos. God’s plan is to restore God’s kingdom over all creation. That’s what it’s all about.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

When people set up a system that keeps others away from God, anger is a godly response. There is plenty of injustice in our world. Facing injustice is truly important. Jesus showed zeal.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

God has purposes for your life each day. How focused are you on seeking and living God’s plan? Do you take the time to ask, is this what God wants?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

John is an early biography of Jesus by someone who knew him. Jesus was just starting out, so people are meeting and learning about Jesus. I hope we can meet and learn about Jesus, as if for the first time.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

There is a secret to being content in any and every circumstance. I want that secret! Do you want the secret?By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle