April 15, 2021
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Christianity, Church, Covid 19, Pandemic, Culture, Cultural Changes, Anxiety, Isolation, Fear, Frustration, Anger, Faith, Hope, Love
Much has changed in our culture over the past year. Many have isolated themselves over the past year and many experts report increases in cases of depression, anxiety and loneliness as a result. In addition, many report a general sense of fear, anger and frustration as they have tried to navigate the past year of Covid-19 as well as the economic uncertainty, social upheava...
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April 10, 2021
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: Church, Jesus, Christianity, Culture, God, Holy Spirit, Scripture, Secularism, Bible, Christians, Culture. Spiritual Warfare, Cultural Storm, Woke Ideology, Intersectionality, Critical Race Theory, New Atheism, Queer Theory, Cultural Shifts, Spiritual perseverance
The coming cultural storm is ultimately a spiritual storm. Christians in America have not seen anything like it in our history. Are you prepared? How are we to live and what do we need to do?...
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March 29, 2021
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: Stonebridge Baptist Church, Truth, Resurrection, Jesus, Christianity, God, Holy Spirit, Who is Jesus, Easter Sunday
If Jesus rose from the grave, He is exactly who He claimed to be and is worthy of all praise, glory and honor. He is worthy of our everything. If He did not rise from the dead, then He is of no importance whatsoever....
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March 17, 2021
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, Church, Christianity, Social Justice Gospel, Woke Gospel, Intersectionalilty, Political Correctness, Conformity, Changing Culture
To follow Jesus means the world will not like us. We have a choice to make: please God or man. The great danger for Christians in America is to believe the lie that we can both be liked by the emerging culture and approved by God at the same time. We must choose...
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February 9, 2021
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Covid 19, Trials, Tests, God's Sovereignty, God's Goodness, Christianity, Faith, God's Glory, Following Jesus
Trials and tests (and suffering) are a part of our Christian life. Jesus calls us to trust Him, even if we do not always understand what He is doing (or why). Our Lord is Sovereign and Good and is working in our circumstances for His glory and our ultimate good, therefore we can rest in Him, and, we must....
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December 27, 2020
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, 2021, New Year, Following Jesus, Christianity, Refocus, Priorities, Church
If you found yourself drifting in 2020, the new year offers a wonderful opportunity to refocus on the One who truly matters. As a church, we have an opportunity to refocus on Christ's mission....
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December 21, 2020
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Bible, Stonebridge Baptist Church, Christmas Eve, Incarnation, Silent Night, Christmas, Choices
What will you do with the gift of Christmas this year? Will you receive the gift of God's Son? Will you worship Him? Will you slow down and remember who and what truly matters, or, will you focus more on the strangeness of the year? This is an opportunity to refocus and be renewed. Each of us has a choice....
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November 30, 2020
by Dr. Kevin Prather
| Tags: Jesus, God, Community, Holy Spirit, Christmas, Incarnation, Peace, Joy, 2020, God's Love
2020 has, by all accounts, been a strange and disorienting and unusual year. For many, it has been a source of discouragement or anxiety or stress or any number of things. This Christmas season is an incredible opportunity to be still and to experience renewal and to refocus on the things that truly matter: namely the amazing gift of God's Son to us....
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November 16, 2020
by Dr. Kevin Prather
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Pastor's Blog
We are to give thanks in all things as Christians. While 2020 has been an unusual year, we must give thanks because our God is Sovereign and All Wise and is seeking to mature us in our faith...
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November 12, 2020
by Dr. Kevin Prather
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Pastor's Blog
God has blessed our outdoor service times the past several months. We are thankful that we have had weekly opportunities to worship together. Now, as we return to our normal hours of worship, we gather not for the sake of 'normalcy,' though normal routines are nice, rather we gather to worship our God and to recommit ourselves, the church, and all ministries to Him, for Hi...
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