by Peter Barfoot | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog
How long has it been since you embraced something extra-ordinary? Hebrews 11:13 informs us that those who had faith saw the promises from afar, and “embraced” them — stretched out their arms, drew them to themselves, in faith embraced them, and confessed...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 22, 2025 | Blog
I preach away from my home church nowadays, and never fail to be blessed when the presence of God becomes apparent in a meeting. Rarely do I get specific “words of knowledge” on the various needs of people (even though I spent a year as assistant pastor to...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog
Chapter 12 of the book of Romans begins by addressing our motive in serving the Lord, and then goes on to deal with the spirituality of our service, while encouraging us to dedicate ourselves to serving together in unity and in harmony. Paul presents this in nine...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog
There’s a joke in which a man asks his friend if he is aware that others think of him as both ignorant and apathetic. His friend replies, “I didn’t know and I couldn’t care less.” Ignorance is not good but apathy is even worse. In time an ignorant man may learn, but...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog
Are you a victor or are you a victim? Your answer will reflect whether or not you understand what really took place when Jesus died on the Cross and rose from the dead — and to the extent that he defeated Satan, there and then. Speaking to the serpent, God said:...
by Peter Barfoot | Jul 21, 2025 | Blog
God promised Abraham that in him all the nations of the earth would be blessed. That promise was not fulfilled in the Jews as a people but in the person of Jesus Christ. All who believe in Jesus are children of Abraham, and are heirs together with faithful Jews as...