Briarwood Church

In Isaiah 14:7 there is a prophesy concerning the birth of Jesus and it says this: “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel”. This prophesy is repeated in Matthew 1:23. Matthew defines “Immanuel” as meaning ”God with us”. One of the [...]

What an awesome day we had at Briarwood this past Sunday. Sunday morning was a great service. God’s presence was with us in a remarkable way. His word to us in Ephesians chapter one gives great assurance. In summary, this is what Paul says about our relationship with God. He loves us. He blesses us. He has [...]

There are gifts to buy, meals to make, trips to take, decorations to be hung, songs to be sung, places to go, people to see, just the thought of it tires me. This is such a hectic time of the year. “Tis the season to be busy.” Psalm 46:10 says, “Be still and know that [...]

We had a wonderful day yesterday @ Briarwood. In the morning service, God’s presence was there in such an obvious way. I spoke on “What to do in a storm”. Many people responded. It was without a doubt a message God had given me to share. One of the major points I want to emphasize [...]

This year I had the privilege of going to my grandson Judsen’s Thanksgiving program. He is four years old. All the children were dressed up like Native Americans or Pilgrims. They sang some songs and then we had a thanksgiving meal together. Thanksgiving in America goes back to the Pilgrims, when they first came to [...]

God is Good (a.t.t.). The good things He does is not what makes Him good. He does good things, because He is Good. Goodness is the essence of who God is. This weekend we have experienced His goodness in many ways. Saturday was a great day with the following successful events: Pastor Matt and some [...]

We can maintain joy no matter what. So often people confuse “joy” with “happiness”. A simple way to distinquish them is this: “happiness” is a result of “happenings” but “joy” is a result of “Jesus”. So often our level of happiness is totally based on our circumstances. When good things happen, we are happy. When [...]

We had an awesome service yesterday. God was with us in such a special way. God is so good (all the time). I am so grateful to God for all His blessings.  I was thinking this morning about something my friend Buck used to say to me. Buck was a much older man than me. [...]

When God delays, it is always for a reason. It is so important that we learn to “wait on the Lord”, so that His purpose can be performed not only for us, but also in us. Waiting on God does not mean we do nothing. It means we stay faithful where we are. It means we [...]

What an awesome service we had yesterday. Russ Taff was our special guest and he was so anointed. His ministry was a tremendous blessing to our church. I was honored to sing with him on the last two songs. It was so much fun for me. I spoke briefly, Sunday, about overcoming problems. We all have [...]