Weekly Christian sermons from Brewster Baptist Church
This Sunday we begin a three-week series about Elijah, one of the most important Hebrew prophets. We start with a story about Elijah and a poor widow and her son in Lebanon who are on the verge of starvation. Their encounter encourages us to reflect on whether we can trust God when we can’t see…
Pastor David shares about the celebration of Pentecost and the power of the Holy Spirit. This is the day we celebrate the birth of the church. It’s when God gives his followers a special gift. And that special gift is the Holy Spirit. See, this gift of the Holy Spirit transforms the followers of Christ…
An Ordination Service is a once in a lifetime event which signifies that an individual feels called by God to life of ministry and service in the Spirit of Jesus. On Sunday, May 19th at 3:30 pm we will have an Ordination Service for Greg Scalise who grew up at BBC and has been called…
During the past five weeks we’ve been examining the Lord’s Prayer. We learned about the importance of our understanding of God and God’s character when we pray. This week Pastor Doug will share about the concluding words of praise that we say so frequently, “For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory…
All of us face trials, tests, and temptations in life, some of them come from within, some from without. Regardless of their origin, we all need to learn how to pray and live in such a way that we can resist temptation, learn from our tests and trials, and remain faithful even in the face…
This week we continue our series “Teach Us to Pray: An Exploration of the Lord’s Prayer.” The fourth request of the Lord’s Prayer is that our sins be forgiven, and not held against us. We’re asking God to deal with us with mercy or pity. If we truly experience God’s mercy and pity for ourselves,…
In the past two weeks of our series “Teach Us to Pray: An Exploration of the Lord’s Prayer,” we’ve heard how the beginning of the Lord’s prayer is concerned with God’s name, kingdom, and will. Today the focus shifts to our needs and concerns. The Lord’s Prayer starts with God’s great purposes, but it doesn’t…
This week, as we continue in Week #2 of our series “Teach Us to Pray: An Exploration of the Lord’s Prayer,” we come to the familiar words, “Thy kingdom come, thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.” Jesus came from heaven to earth to model and inspire life on earth as…
If you want to get better at anything, spending time with someone who is far more advanced than you are, and being open to their wisdom, guidance, instruction, and teaching is a smart thing to do – whether it’s a sport, a musical instrument, rebuilding an engine, knitting a sweater, painting, or even prayer. The…