Sermons
Placing Your Life in the Hand of God
For the next few weeks, we’re going to do a series called End of Summer Songs. All of us have songs we like that we associate with summer. In the Bible, the book of Psalms contains the songs and prayers of Israel, 150 of them gathered in a collection that includes joyful songs of praise…
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Finishing Well
This week, as the 2024 summer Olympics come to a close, we conclude our series on “Training for Reigning” with a message about “Finishing Well.” What does it mean to finish the race of faith well? Perseverance, physical and spiritual fitness, dedication, commitment, and community all play important roles in finishing well. Think about your…
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Wise Advice When You’re Exhausted
Watching the Olympics is incredibly humbling, isn’t it? To witness the abilities of people who are so strong, fit, and fast, with incredible stamina, balance, body control, and coordination is amazing. As different as Olympic athletes may seem from the rest of us less gifted humans, there are many things that Olympians face that the…
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Run to Win
Last week we began our series, “Training for Reigning” and we heard about running the race of faith from Hebrews and how it’s a relay race; that each of us has a responsibility to pass on the faith to the next generation. This Sunday, we turn to 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 where Paul compares faith to…
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Running the Race of Faith
This week in worship, we begin a new series “Training for Reigning” with Dr. Nathan Scalise joining us to share a message about “Running the Race of Faith” based on Hebrews 11:39-12:2. Through these verses, we’re going to examine what God is trying to teach us about how His kingdom works based on this image,…
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Always Look for the Rainbow
Storms are a part of life. Depending on where you live you may experience thunder, lightning, floods, hurricanes, or tornados. Everyone experiences storms in life. We can’t control when or where a terrible storm may strike, but we can control how we respond. Some storms may even leave something beautiful behind. It can be cool…
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For the Oppressed and the Oppressor
Greetings from Omaha. My name is Greg Mamula and I serve as the Executive Minister to the American Baptist Churches of Nebraska. It is my great joy and honor to be invited to participate in worship with Brewster Baptist Church on Sunday, July 7. The sermon text for this Sunday will be from Luke 4:14-30…
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How Should Christians Respond to Persecution?
Persecution of those following Christ is a subject Jesus and Paul are crystal clear about. Jesus is not vague or ambiguous. We don’t know what Jesus thought about artificial intelligence or social media, but we don’t have to wonder what Jesus, or the early church thought about persecution because they tell us and show us.…
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Who Is on the Lord’s Side?
This week in worship Pastor Doug shares the story from Joshua 5:13-15, when he saw a man standing before him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went to him and said to him, “Are you one of us, or one of our adversaries?” He replied, “Neither; but as commander of the army of…
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