Sermons

Today was supposed to conclude The Elements of Healthy Relationships series; however the events of the last week have led me to focus elsewhere. Listen to 2 Peter 1:3-11, “His divine power has given us everything needed for life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.…

Sharing is something we’re taught from a very young age. We learn we’re to share what we have with others and we’re grateful when others share with us (whether it’s a toy or a tool, a fried clam or French fry or some other healthy snack). Sometimes, we can be a little less enthusiastic about…

Proverbs 17:17 (The Message), “Friends love through all kinds of weather, and families stick together in all kinds of trouble.” That’s gratifying and encouraging when it happens and painful when it doesn’t. The next scripture from 2 Samuel 15:17-23 is about a time when a family didn’t stick together in all kinds of trouble. It’s…

We’re heading into the time of year when many people eat more ice cream and I confess I am very discerning, selective and particular when it comes to eating ice cream. I will only eat ice cream that’s cold or melting, in a cup or in a cone, or blended into a frappe or covered…

Today is an important Sunday in the Christian year, it’s Pentecost, which is the Sunday the church remembers how the Holy Spirit came upon the first disciples of Jesus while they were worshiping and praying together in Jerusalem as Jesus had told them . This is how Acts 2:1-13 describes what happened: “When the day…

Good morning to you and for those of you who are visiting my name is David Pranga. I am the Executive Pastor here at Brewster Baptist Church. We are in a series entitled, “Elements of a Healthy Relationship”. It has been a great series so far. We are in week 6 and we are over…

We scheduled this series on The Elements of Healthy Relationships so that both Mother’s Day and Father’s Day would be a part of it. Each person’s experience of those two days is different depending on whether we had or have a good relationship with them or not and whether our parents are still living or…

John 14:23-27, “23 Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father…

The last few Sunday’s it’s been nice seeing more and more of our people returning from Florida and Arizona and other warmer climates. If you’ve recently returned from a place like Florida, and even if we haven’t, we understand a basic truth: the climate controls the crops – you don’t see the same plants and…