Bar Cross Ranch Cowboy Church Podcast

Sanctity Of Life

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:20:03 EST

At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!" Luke 1:39-45

Competing with God

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 10:06:53 EST

Whenever the day came for Elkanah to sacrifice, he would give portions of the meat to his wife Peninnah and to all her sons and daughters And because the LORD had closed her womb, her rival kept provoking her in order to irritate her.This went on year after year. Whenever Hannah went up to the house of the LORD, her rival provoked her till she wept and would not eat.Elkanah her husband would say to her, "Hannah, why are you weeping? Why don't you eat? Why are you downhearted? Don't I mean more to you than ten sons?" 1 Samuel 1:4-8

The Bible

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:21:36 EST

You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance,
persecutions, sufferings--what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
2 Timothy 3:10-13

Clean Slate

Mon, 02 Jan 2012 10:53:36 EST

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17

The Real Gift of Christmas

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 13:07:32 EST

"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"--which means, "God with us." Matthew 1:23
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14

Foundation- Serving the Church ( Biblical)

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:36:15 EST

The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John10:10
I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause divisions and put obstacles in your way that are contrary to the teaching you have learned. Keep away from them. For such people are not serving our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of naive people.
Romans 16:17-18

Circumstances

Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:29:22 EST

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

Back to the basics

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:29:59 EST

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.
2 Peter 1:3-4

How He Loves Us

Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:30:18 EST

For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge--that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:14-19

Sarah Churman

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 20:30:44 EST

Sarah Churman is a 29-year-old woman who was born deaf and has relied on hearing aids her whole life - though she writes, "hearing aids only help so much." That all changed when she received an Esteem hearing implant

God has my EAR in His hEARt, and so much more.

Regrets

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:31:29 EST

One day as he was teaching, Pharisees and teachers of the law, who had come from every village of Galilee and from Judea and Jerusalem, were sitting there. And the power of the Lord was present for him to heal the sick. Some men came carrying a paralytic on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. Luke 5:17-18

Restore, Renewal

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:31:53 EST

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? As it is written: "For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered." No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:35-36

Salvation, Hell No

Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:32:14 EST

My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father's hand. I and the Father are one." John 10:27-30

Are You Digging the Wrong Well?

Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:31:24 EST

Is your worship lacking? Is there some barrier keeping from proper and correct worship? Maybe like the woman at the well you are digging at the wrong well.

Enemies of the Heart-Greed

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:49:36 EST

Does greed have a foothold in your life? We examine exactly what greed can do to us as we close out this series on "Enemies of the Heart".

Enemies of the Heart-Jealousy

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:08:43 EST

jealousy

Enemies of the Heart-Guilt

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 11:38:43 EST

Solomon said that everything flows from the heart, therefore we are to "guard our hearts at all cost". Out of heart all types of evil comes, especially guilt. Guilt causes us to do a lot of things that hurt other people,but the power of guilt is broken by confession. James said in chapter 5:16 ,"therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective."

What If God Is the Explaination

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:11:29 EST

We examine Namaan and his rejection of the prophet Elisha's command and how we sometimes do the same thing. We need, want, require an explanation from God before we will submit to His will for our life.

The Parable of the Four Soils

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:56:27 EST

Pastor Steve Darden discusses the importance of learning the four soils and how important it is to tend the soil in our lives and for others. Matthew 13:1-23

The Devil and Nancy Grace

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:09:12 EST

Pastor Steve talks about the Casey Anthony trial and how we should let God judge us instead of judging others on the physical evidence.

Freedom and Liberty

Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:17:07 EST

Guest speaker Rob Holland brings an excellent message on living a life of freedom from bondage and slavery.

JOY

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:24:36 EST

Wise thinging leads to right living; Stuiped thing leads to wrong living.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 Message Paraphrase
Rejoice in the Lord Phillippians 4:4-7 NIV

Desperate For God ( Do not pass your Servant by)

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 10:51:26 EST

Genesis Chaper 18 1 The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. 2 Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.
3 He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord,[a] do not pass your servant by.

Prodigal Son

Sun, 29 May 2011 10:53:15 EST

Luke 15:11-32 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons. 12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them

Tithes and Offerings

Sun, 15 May 2011 11:00:52 EST

Malachi 3:6-9

Robbing God
6 I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed.
7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you, says the LORD Almighty. But you ask, 'How are we to return?'

8 Will a man rob God? Yet you rob me. But you ask, 'How do we rob you?' In tithes and offerings.

9 You are under a curse— the whole nation of you— because you are robbing me.

Weird Mothers

Mon, 09 May 2011 13:41:30 EST

A Weird Mom will face Problems 1 Samuel 1:1-28 and 2:1-2

Taming the Tongue

Sun, 01 May 2011 10:15:52 EST

Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

Jaqmes 3:11-12

Triumphant Entry

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 11:11:28 EST

Mattew 21:9

The crowds that went ahead of him and those that followed shouted,

“Hosanna[b] to the Son of David!”

“Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!”[c]

“Hosanna[d] in the highest heaven!”

10 When Jesus entered Jerusalem, the whole city was stirred and asked, “Who is this?”

11 The crowds answered, “This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth in Galilee.”

Where so you stand with GOD ?

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 10:51:38 EST

Habakkuk 2:6-17
Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying,

“‘Woe to him who piles up stolen goods
and makes himself wealthy by extortion!
How long must this go on?’
7 Will not your creditors suddenly arise?
Will they not wake up and make you tremble?
Then you will become their prey.

The Living Church

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:55:58 EST

Acts 2:42-47
They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.(NIV)

Navigating The Narrow Road

Sun, 20 Mar 2011 09:19:02 EST

Mattew 7:13-14 Matthew 7:13-14
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.(NIV)

Paying the Price Counting the Cost

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 10:06:23 EST

John 5:1-9 Some time later, Jesus went up to Jerusalem for one of the Jewish festivals. 2 Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, which in Aramaic is called Bethesda and which is surrounded by five covered colonnades. 3 Here a great number of disabled people used to lie—the blind, the lame, the paralyzed. [4] 5 One who was there had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. 6 When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, “Do you want to get well?”
7 “Sir,” the invalid replied, “I have no one to help me into the pool when the water is stirred. While I am trying to get in, someone else goes down ahead of me.”

8 Then Jesus said to him, “Get up! Pick up your mat and walk.” 9 At once the man was cured; he picked up his mat and walked.

The day on which this took place was a Sabbath,

NAF chapter 6 Is Jesus Enough

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:20:55 EST

not a fan series 6
Is Jesus Enough ?
John Chapter 6-27

Stewardship

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:24:33 EST

Matthew 25:9
"`No,' they replied, `there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.'(NIV)

Not A Fan pt. 3 Choosing Intimacy

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 10:23:21 EST

Luke 7:36

Not A Fan pt. 2 Fan or a Follower

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:22:12 EST

Luke 9-23

not a fan chapter 1 Define The Relationship

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 10:20:11 EST

If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself,take up the cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23

Who God IS

Sun, 09 Jan 2011 13:13:10 EST

Joshua Chapter 1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ aide: 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites

Change Your Life

Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:09:05 EST

Proverbs Chapter 3 My son, forget not my law: but let thine heart keep my commandments

The Wise Men's Journey

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 13:53:13 EST

Hebrews 11-6 And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him

Joseph's Obedience

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:05:40 EST

Joseph's Decision to be obedient

Lord Of All

Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:13:38 EST

Given Thanks

What Kind of Travel Agent Are You

Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:30:08 EST

Travel Agent for Christ

Nicodemus Syndrome

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:28:02 EST

Nicodemus Syndrome

Faith

Sun, 31 Oct 2010 19:23:46 EST

Faith

Spritual Battle

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 18:57:22 EST

Spritual Battle

How Did The Church Get Started

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:55:51 EST

Acts Chapter 2

Failure

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:43:52 EST

Red Stegall

Battle for Eternity

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 18:51:02 EST

Baqttle for Eternity

Heaven or Hell

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 18:54:47 EST

Heaven or Hell

The Sufficiency of Christ

Sun, 15 Aug 2010 17:01:33 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks on the sufficiency of Jesus. Is He sufficient for you?

NOTE: Pastor Darden preceded this message with a video. It can be viewed HERE.

Praising God

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:35:36 EST

Pastor Steve Darden teaches us more about how to Praise God regardless of the circumstance. It's easy to Praise God when things are going your way, but what about those times when you are at your lowest? How do you Praise God in those times?

NOTE: Pastor Darden opened and closed this message with a video presentation that can be viewed HERE.

Believers Against The World

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 12:29:08 EST

Guest Pastor Steve Dill brings a message out of John 14 and speaks about the power we have in the Lord as believers.

Father's Day

Sun, 20 Jun 2010 09:35:41 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks on Father's Day about our Heavenly Father. He asks and answers what kind of Father is God.

Jesus

Sun, 13 Jun 2010 13:35:24 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks on the second Person of the Trinity, Jesus.

The Holy Spirit

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 13:35:41 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks about the Holy Spirit. Who is He? What role does He play in the Trinity? What role does He play in our Christian lives? Listen as Pastor Darden helps us better understand The Helper sent from Christ to aid us.

Memorial Day

Sun, 30 May 2010 23:28:34 EST

With Memorial Day following, Pastor Darden speaks of Sunday as being the Christian's Memorial Day for the ultimate sacrifice our Savior made for us as well as Monday being a time of remembrance and thanks for the multitude of men and women who have given selflessly for the freedom and privilege we are blessed with in this great country.

Setting Godly Goals

Sun, 23 May 2010 14:12:07 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks about the need for setting goals in our lives. Not just any goals, but as Christians we need to set Godly goals. Are your goals glorifying the Father, or the flesh....

Prayer

Sun, 16 May 2010 22:27:53 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks about prayer.

Building Relationships

Wed, 05 May 2010 22:29:24 EST

Pastor Steve Darden returns Home to the Ranch for the final night of the Dangerous Church Revival. Listen in as he recaps the Revival and speaks about the relationships we build with each other as Christians.

Look Up

Mon, 03 May 2010 23:31:14 EST

Pastor David Falkenberg from Happy Hill Baptist Church in Alvarado brings the third Sermon in the Dangerous Church Revival here at the Ranch. Listen as Pastor Falkenberg walks us through Luke 7:11-17. Are you anticipating what God will do in your life? Are you so excited about the Power of God that you can't wait to see what He'll do next?

Live It

Sun, 02 May 2010 23:37:10 EST

Youth Pastor Danny Fuller from the First Baptist Church of Lillian Texas brings the second message in the Dangerous Church Revival here at the Ranch. Listen in as Pastor Fuller speaks to us about "Living It". How do you view God? Does your life line up with the Will of God? Do you speak from an overflow of the Spirit within you?

Be Real

Sun, 02 May 2010 23:34:34 EST

Pastor Rick Hope of the First Baptist Church of Lillian Texas kicks off the Dangerous Church Revival with his powerful message challenging Christians to "Be Real". Are you real? Do you live each day to the fullest for your Savior? Or do you "play" church? Be careful: Our God don't play

Didn't You See Me Standing There?

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:45:00 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks of the Christian's duty to witness to everyone....not just those who we are comfortable with....Are you going out of your way to share Christ with everyone, or just those along the path?

The Perfect Family

Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:32:04 EST

Pastor Steve Darden speaks about the habits and behaviors parents pass on to their children.