Sermons
When Life Gets Messy
Good morning to you. As many of you are aware, I am the new Executive Pastor at BBC. I started in late August and things are going well. I am enjoying the opportunity to be serving you and be on staff with such a great team. I really enjoyed getting to know many of you…
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Surprised By God
If you had to choose, would you say you’re a person who likes and enjoys surprises, or do you prefer to know what’s coming? Some people enjoy surprises and others don’t; sometimes it depends on the nature of the surprise whether it is positive and nice or upsetting and even a little unnerving. One of…
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Count Your Blessings
When you got up this morning, how lucky, blessed, or fortunate did you feel? Why do you think you feel the way you do? What are the reasons or circumstances behind your feeling lucky, blessed, or fortunate; or unlucky, cursed, or unfortunate? Each of us can probably come up with our own list of reasons…
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The Earth is the Lord’s
What has most shaped your view of the earth and all the creatures, life, and resources it contains? What people, experiences, teaching, and beliefs helped form the view you now hold? People have very different views from utilitarian: “What can I get out of it to benefit myself?” to a view of creation as sacred.
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Trying Something New
One of the earliest Dr. Seuss books I remember hearing and reading is Green Eggs and Ham. Like so many Dr. Seuss stories the repetition of words and the fun drawings made it easy to learn and fun to listen to over and over. For those of you who don’t know the story, there is…
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Staying Rooted in the Face of Challenges
Our message today comes from Tom and Terry Myers, who are Missionaries in Bulgaria. They help the Baptist Union of Bulgaria give holistic expression of the gospel. Tom works primarily in development and in job and small business creation, using these as a means to address the issues of poverty and trafficking. Terry’s work includes…
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The Problem with Pride
In numerous Bible passages (like Proverbs 6:16-19) and throughout Christian history we find lists of sins that people engage in which, with God’s help and self-discipline, we’re to avoid to the best of our ability and for our own good. Perhaps best known outside the Bible are the seven deadly sins of pride, wrath, greed,…
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We Are Family
Today we’re starting with a few lines from the Dr. Seuss story, The Sneetches. What you need to know if you’re not familiar with the story is – “Now the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars. Those stars weren’t so big. They were really so small You might…
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What Are You Scared Of?
If you wrote a list of things you’re scared of what would be on your list? Every person has fears, we all have things we’re scared of – some of those things are personal and relate to our own experience, temperament, and particular circumstances. We may have fears related to finances and the ability to…
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