Sermons
Becoming More Like Jesus
It’s a truth in life that you become like who you spend time with, and you become like who or what you praise. For those of us who consider ourselves Christians, we’re called to become more like Jesus whom we not only admire, but whom we worship and seek to serve out of love and…
Read MoreNoticing God in Everything
This Sunday and for the following two Sundays, Pastor Doug is going to share some of what he learned and discerned during his sabbatical. He’ll share stories of how he spent his time, what he did, where they went, who they were with, and how God spoke to him during these last few months beginning…
Read MoreMeeting Life’s Challenges
This week in worship we welcome Rev. Dr. Vic Scalise who will be sharing about the life of David from 1 Samuel 16 about “Meeting Life’s Challenges.” In May, Vic celebrated his 91st birthday. He is the second in four generations of American Baptist preachers, Victor F. Scalise, Victor F. Scalise, Jr., Douglas V. Scalise,…
Read MoreThe Parable of the Tenants
This Sunday, we return for another look at the Parable of the Tenants, this time through the lens of the Gospel according to Matthew. What was Jesus trying to communicate to his original hearers, in what ways does Matthew’s account of Jesus’ words differ from Mark’s, and what does Jesus want today’s church to know…
Read MoreLiminal Space
Brewster Baptist Church is delighted to host Rev. Dr. C. Jeff Woods to the pulpit. For the past several years, Dr. Woods has served faithfully as the General Secretary of the American Baptist Churches USA, and brings with him a wealth of experience, perspective, and energy for church leadership, revitalization, equipping, and renewal. He will…
Read MoreHappy Birthday
This week as we prepare to celebrate the 247th birthday of our nation, we welcome Rev. Tim Ensworth, sharing from Mark 12 how Jesus responded to the Pharisees, the Sadducees and us about how we should relate to each other and God. That when we love God, above everything else, our world grows bigger, full…
Read MoreThe Parable of the Sower
This week in worship, we begin a new series “Parables: Lessons for Living” with Pastor David sharing from about the Parable of the Sower from Matthew 13. In this Parable Jesus compares how a seed grows in 4 different kinds of soil to how hearing the Word of God grows in hearts. How is the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Having Wise Friends
This week in worship, we conclude our series “Wise Living” with Pastor David sharing from Proverbs 13:20 about “The Importance of Having Wise Friends” focus on three different roles of friendship: friends that shape us, friends that support us, and friends that speak truth to us and how friendship with wise people help us to…
Read MoreThe Importance of Speaking Wisely
As we wind down our series on “Wise Living” in week 5 of 6 (and week 9 of the 15-week summer sabbatical, just past the mid-way point), Pastor Joe brings a message on, “The Importance of Speaking Wisely.” Wise living should affect all that we do: how we treat others, how we prepare, how we…
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