What Does It Mean to Live by Faith?

This week in worship we will be learning from the minor prophet Habakkuk. In Habakkuk 2:4, the Lord says, “Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith.” Pastor Doug will dig into this scripture and share about what it means to live by faith. Thank…

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Ash Wednesday Service 

Each year, Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is always 46 days before Easter Sunday. Lent is a 40-day season (not counting Sundays) marked by repentance, fasting, reflection, and ultimately celebration. The 40-day period represents Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him. Lent asks believers…

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God is Good and Angry

At Brewster Baptist, we’re on a journey through every book of the Bible, that journey started last July and now we’re in a section of the Hebrew Bible called the minor prophets. This week we’re listening to the little known, little heard from Book of Nahum. Each book of the Bible, no matter how well…

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What Does the Lord Desire of You?

This week in worship, Pastor David will be sharing from the prophet Micah the call that is given to the people act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with our God and what that means for our lives today. Thank you for worshiping with us. If you would like to give toward…

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Where Are You Going?

As we continue through Part 5 of our Bible Series, “Small Books with a Big Message”, Pastor Doug will be sharing about the story of Jonah and the fact that God uses even human disobedience to accomplish His purposes. Jonah becomes a missionary for God in spite of himself. Thank you for worshiping with us.…

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You Should Not Have

Have you ever benefited from the help or aid of someone in a time of need? Like when you got a flat tire? How about in a more life-threatening situation, for example, if you were in a car accident? Have you ever come to someone else’s aid in a situation like that? The Book of…

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Sharing Bad News in Good Times

Our book of the Bible for this Sunday is the prophet Amos who has the difficult task of speaking hard words to people experiencing good times who mistakenly believe that God’s favor is upon them. Amos is a strong advocate for justice in a believer’s life as well as in all levels of society and…

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When God’s Spirit is Poured Out

We’ve been moving through the Bible for six months now. Throughout the Bible we see how people have to keep on adjusting and adapting and being sensitive to and following the leading of the Spirit and living as God’s people in new circumstances. This week we look at the Book of Joel that says that…

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Hosea’s Heart

This week, we begin to study the Book of the Twelve. This is a reference to the Twelve Minor Prophets of the Hebrew Bible (Hosea through Malachi), so named not based on their importance but reflective of the size or volume of each book. As we begin a new year, what prophetic voices do we…

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