Steve Viars
B.S. - Bible, Baptist Bible College
M.Div. - Grace Theological Seminary
D.Min. - Westminster Theological Seminary
Pastor Steve Viars and his wife, Kris, have been on staff since 1987. In 1996, the church elected Steve Viars unanimously...Read More
Figuring Out Where You’re Going
- here’s an example of someone where there was real confusion about where he was going… - this is a true story of a man from Egypt named Hamdi Hafez al-Nubi…our tech staff investigated the reliability of this so hopefully I won’t have to turn around and ask your forgiveness next week for being caught…Read More
Figuring Out What You Want
- For most if not all of us, we can’t fathom having to make this decision…but some parents live in countries where they are faced with staying where they live and having no food, clothing, and education for their children because there is simply no work – or where one of the parents finds a…Read More
Figuring Out Who You Love
- imagine it was your responsibility to prepare a group of 2,000,000 people to go from where they are today, to where God wants them to be in the days ahead… - and let’s assume that your words have to be somewhat succinct—because there is no way to provide mass copies of your speeches to…Read More
Figuring Out Who You Are
- some persons will go to significant lengths to learn about the roots of their identity… - that principle was on display in our culture again this week in a way that involved one of the most brutal mass murders in our country’s history…orchestrated in the late 1960’s by Charles Manson… - Manson was found…Read More
Figuring Out Why You’re Here
- some of the most mysterious and admired government employees are members of the secret service… - especially because one of their duties is to provide security for the president when he travels to foreign countries… - their character and capabilities have to be at the very highest level…because the reputation of our country and…Read More
Figuring Out What You Believe
Well, if you are going to identify the aspects of who you are that matter the most, that define you at the very core of your being, what would those areas be? At least for the moment let’s take out the things about you you can’t control like your age, your family of origin, your…Read More
Loving Your Savior
- would you agree with me this morning that it is generally best to err on the side of caution that to engage in behavior that is reckless?... - for example, it’s spring…the time as the old poem says, when a young man’s heart turns to… - thoughts of loud power equipment and the desire…Read More
Being Honest About Your Doubts
- this morning I’d like to ask you a question in the form it would often be asked in our culture-- but I hope it doesn’t sound irreverent… - Would Jesus throw one of His followers under the bus for expressing a doubt about Him?... - No one knows for sure where that phrase originated…although…Read More
Astonishing Faith
- Would you agree with me this morning that Jesus Christ was an astonishing person? - would that be the understatement of the morning?... - the details about the birth of Jesus were unusual at every turn… - the fulfilled prophecies…the virgin conception…the shepherds…the angels…the manger…the Innkeeper…John the Baptist’s parents…the little town of Bethlehem… -…Read More
You Can’t Do That
- one of the invitations we’re given in Scripture is to… - Psalm 37:4 - Delight yourself in the Lord… - fundamentally our faith is not about religion, or ritual, or duty, or principles…though some of that has its place… - but fundamentally it is about delighting ourselves in the Person of our Savior, the…Read More
Comfortable In Your Own Skin
- Most of us have watched with horror the events unfolding in the country of Syria… - regardless of what you think of all the political issues involved in the so-called Arab Spring…the humanitarian crisis is undeniable… - whenever a government trains its guns on its own people, something is seriously wrong… - several activist…Read More
Telling It Like It Is
- do you like stories where someone rises out of obscurity to make a difference? - if you follow sports, you already know where this one’s going… - Linsanity… - one media report said it this way.. - For those living on another planet the last 3 weeks, Jeremy Lin is the 6-3, 200 pound…Read More
Acknowledging His Coming
- many of us at one time or another have seen the old movie “A Walton Christmas”… - I realize there are some people here who don’t even know who the Waltons are…which is a frightening commentary on this generation…but that was back when there were a few things on TV worth watching…although even then…Read More
God’s Precious Promises
- well, did you enjoy the Super Bowl last Sunday?... - I’m assuming I’m speaking to mostly Christians here this morning and therefore, you were cheering for the Giants…so you should be a fairly happy group this morning… - of course part of the fun of the Super Bowl is not just the game, but…Read More
Our Reliable Source
- would you agree with me this morning that it’s important to base your decisions on a reliable source of information?... - in other words, if you have a deficient source of truth…whatever choice you make is at least going to be flawed, and maybe even disastrous… - we’ve all seen the unbelievable pictures of…Read More
Preparing for the Next Steps in our Future Together
Introduction - this morning I’d like to begin our time together by asking you a question: - Is there such a thing as “ministry dreaming”? - identifying a need or opportunity around you/us and then asking God to help you glorify Him by meeting that need, or seizing that opportunity? - can you think of…Read More
Planning and Praying for Faith West
- suppose I told you that 18 months from now you were going to receive a tremendous windfall?... - perhaps you were going to receive a large inheritance… - or maybe someone is going to give you a lottery ticket (cuz I know you’d never but one) and it is going to turn out to…Read More
Shoring Up Our Foundation
- Each January, we take one Sunday of the New Year and address the question, Why are We Here, Where are We Going, and How do You Fit In? - I know if I were a member of a church…or any other group for that matter…before I was willing to invest time, energy, resources, giftedness…Read More
Celebrating the New Year Well
- Happy New Year…it’s very unusual to have a year like this one, where Christmas and New Year’s Day fall on Sundays…I realize that if one does, then the other does too…but with leap years and how that affects the calendar…I suppose there’s only a handful of times in a pastor’s entire ministry that I…Read More
The Biggest Bill Has Been Paid
- one of the amazing characteristics about Christmas is how frequently some particular fad catches on that ends up becoming part of the celebration of the holiday that year… - can you think of some of the amazing Christmas fads in the past?... - check out this video – and they show pictures first and…Read More
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