Liberty Corner Presbyterian Church Podcasts

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

When we are in hard times, we focus on the pain or the difficulty. Our vision becomes narrowed, and we do not see all the good in the world, only the bad. Thanksgiving broadens our vision.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Guest Rev. Andrew BrunsonBy Rev. Andrew Brunson

The apostle Paul had his own rescue story where Christ Jesus took ahold of him-and his life took a remarkable change of direction. "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on..." When Paul speaks of this one thing I do, he is telling us where to aim; where to direct our lives. AIM up!…

By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Instead of living in fear, we are called to live bold. God can bring good out of anything, so we have nothing to fear.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

Sometimes life is up; sometimes life is down. How can we live in joy in both the ups and the downs? We can learn that from Philippians, one of Paul’s prison letters.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

By Rev. Joseph Kang

Today we hear about prayer -- a strategy in the invisible war. Prayer is our way to speak to God and also to listen to God.By Rev. Anne K. Havrilla

By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

This week in the series on invisible war, we talk about the battle within ourselves -- the battle between our spirit and our flesh.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

By Rev Wes Broomfield

We have an enemy, called by different titles -- Satan, devil, the evil one. Listen to what Scripture has to say about the enemy.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

The enemy's tactic is deception. Jesus offers us a truth that sets us free.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

There is a war between good and evil, between the kingdom of God and the kingdom of darkness. A war that rages in every country, community, family, and in every human heart. It is a largely invisible war.By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle

We have a tendency to try to "fix" people, don't we? Jesus tells us not to judge and to "remove the log in our own eye, before removing the speck from our brother's eye."By Rev. Dr. Barnabas Sprinkle