Walking Wisely in the New Year

Amid all that is taking place, Paul tells the Ephesians they’re to be (Ephesians 5:20), “giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” As you begin a New Year, what are thankful for? What are you afraid of? What are you praying about? What do…

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Celebrating Another Year With God

Members of our Brewster Baptist congregation share testimonies about how God has been at work in their lives. Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his glory is above earth and heaven. Psalm 148:13 (NRSV)   Click to listen:  

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Letting God

Many of us feel like Atlas… We’re carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders, we’re weighed down, stumbling, and falling under the burdens we feel. Christmas is Jesus pulling up alongside us and asking, “You want a hand with that?”  Jesus invites us to lay the weight of our burdens on him because…

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A Sign from the Lord

Through Joseph, Mary and their baby Jesus, God is telling us all: You are loved unconditionally. You are not alone. Don’t give up. Keep the faith. Keep on believing. Henri Nouwen said, “This is the great conversion in our life: to recognize and believe that the many unexpected events are not just disturbing interruptions of…

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What Are You Looking Forward To?

“When we’re in those wilderness and desert moments in our lives when God seems distant, hope is merely a glimmer, and faith is hanging on by a thread, we can come back to Isaiah 35 with its images of glad lands, blooming deserts, all kinds of redemptive reversals, sighing and sorrow fleeing away, and ransomed…

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The Resilience of a Shoot

Pastor Doug shares about Advent being the season of hope and a time to remember that if we’ve got Jesus in our heart and life, we’ve got hope no matter what else happens in life or in death. Click to listen:   Click this link to get a printable version: The Resilience of a Shoot…

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Getting Ready for Christmas – Hope

As Christians, we will face many hardships and crises. The good thing is that we are not alone. We have Jesus with us. We know how the story will end. We know that Jesus will be ruler over all, and we will live for eternity with Him where there will be no more pain or…

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Giving Thanks Even When You Don’t Feel Like It

It is easier in many ways to blame our circumstances or other people for our failure to find anything still to rejoice about, but we still choose our attitude every day. As Pastor Chuck Swindoll wrote: “I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude.…

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