Briarwood Church

One of my favorite Hymns is: “I Will Sing Of My Redeemer”. Its melody and harmony is so musically attractive. It changes time signature from the verse to the chorus. It goes from 9/8 to 12/8, which makes the change in rhythm and tempo very unique and appealing. But what I love the most about [...]

When Janet and I first got married, I did not have a clue what “quality time” meant. After being married for about 6 months, she came to me and said, “Lynn, we never spend time together”. I was baffled by this statement. In fact, I was somewhat angered. So I said, “what do you mean? We [...]

I love what II Corinthians 3:5 says: “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God.” This great verse brings such balance to our walk with God. It expresses both humility and yet confidence. Paul says, “Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to [...]

In Isaiah 41:10, God says, “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.”  This is one of my favorite verses in all the Bible. It is a tremendous promise to us [...]

In Matthew 20 verses 26 and 27, Jesus says, “And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave–just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.” The word “ransom” is the greek word, “lutron”. Strongs Concordance [...]

Yesterday was an awesome day at Briarwood. God’s presence was with us in such a special, unique way. Together we began the process of learning to “delight in God’s word”. His word is like bread, that nourishes us and strengthens us. Isaiah 55:2 says, “Why do you spend money for what is not bread, and [...]

Psalm 1 says, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 2. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, (the phrase “law of the Lord”  could be translated “word of God” so let’s [...]

It has been very inspiring to read people’s new year’s resolutions. I’ve read quite a few from emails or on facebook. They go something like this: “I want 2011 to be a year where I’m more committed and surrendered to God.” I want 2011 to be a year that I spend more time in prayer and [...]

Some years ago I heard a facinating story that was written about in newspapers and talked about on television. It was a story about a man that worked in a garbage dump. He had found a diamond ring, worth nearly 1/4 of a million dollars. As the man was being interviewed, he was, or course [...]

We are rapidly approaching the day that we celebrate the birth of our Lord. There is so much in the Bible that talks about His birth. The Old Testament is full of prophesies predicting His birth. Each of the Gospels have their own versions of His birth. I really like the theological wording that John [...]