Sermons
Faith That Continually Seeks Understanding
I apologize that my message today may not sound like a Mother’s Day sermon, but that’s because I was going to be giving it last Sunday until our worship plans changed and we had the wonderful sharing from the folks who went on the mission trip to Bulgaria. I want to talk with you today…
Read MoreJesus the Good Shepherd
Growing up I never had much experience with sheep. About the closest I get to sheep is a wool blazer. While sheep have not been an important part of my life, they are one of the few livestock animals that are found virtually everywhere in the world. Australia has ten times as many sheep as…
Read MoreHe Came Back For Us
April 22, 2012 John 21: 1-14 & Luke 5:1-11 – He Came Back For Us Pastor David Anderson, at Brewster Baptist Church He Came Back For Us from BBC Staff on Vimeo. [powerpress]
Read MoreThe Blessing of Believing
Today’s Gospel passage describes two encounters with the resurrected Jesus, the first happens on Easter Sunday evening and the other one week later. Listen closely. 19 When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of…
Read MoreTelling the Easter Story
“When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen, they went to the tomb. 3 They had been saying to one another, “Who…
Read MoreRelying on God
One thing that is not new to the human experience is suffering; it has always been a part of life. Suffering, hardship, pain, grief, and the sometimes unspeakable things that human beings do to other people, have always been part of human history. They have also been part of causing people to question or doubt…
Read MoreDelighting God
Many people enjoy following the men’s college basketball tournament that continues this weekend. Amazingly approximately $6 billion dollars is wagered on March Madness. If you watch the players closely, many of them talk a lot on the court. There is a lot of trash talking and boasting that goes on. This type of behavior is…
Read MoreThe Gospel in Miniature
Over the last decade as American men and women have been serving and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan some of their funerals here in the United States have been protested by a small group of misguided people who are largely from one family. The fact that the leader of the group calls himself a pastor…
Read MoreLosing Your Life Before You Die
Mark records fewer words of Jesus than any of the other Gospels. The first half of Mark (1:1-8:26) is about the person of Christ. Jesus moves through Galilee with power and compassion. He is almost constantly active and his growing popularity is met by growing opposition. Jesus is frequently telling people he has healed or…
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