Sermons

Did you notice that for the past two weeks Pastor Doug has been talking about unity in one way or another. On Pentecost Sunday he spoke about how the power of the Holy Spirit turned 120 Christ followers into translators of God’s love. They were enabled to create unity by speaking about Jesus in ways…

Happy Father’s Day to all the dad’s and granddads here today, what a blessing it is to be a father. I would like to begin by showing you a couple pictures of the border crossing between Israel and Jordan….but I can’t, because we were not allowed to take pictures at the border. A border can…

“When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them….

Memorial Day Weekend is an appropriate time to reflect on freedom. People who have been in prison may have an appreciation for freedom that others do not. May 29, 2011 Acts 16:16-34, The Price of Freedom Douglas Scalise, Brewster Baptist Church [print_link] [powerpress] In the Book of Acts there is a story about an experience…

Those of us who went on the pilgrimage to the Holy Land had a memorable experience. We appreciated your prayers for us while we were away. One of the highlights for many of us was our time on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee where so much of Jesus’ ministry and teaching took…

“For whenever I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10b We don’t have the sermon text available right now, but we do have the audio. May 15, 2011 2 Corinthians 12:1–10, Sufficient Dave Anderson, Brewster Baptist Church [powerpress]

A bishop was visiting one of his churches on Mother’s Day and the pastor of the church started the sermon saying ‘I spent the best years of my life, in the arms of another mans wife.’ [Pause] ‘My father’s wife’ The bishop thought that’s really good! He thought, tonight when I go and preach at…

People love to talk about the weather. When it’s cold folks talk about how they wish it was warmer. When it is warm, people put on air conditioning and talk about how they wish it was cool. The grocery stores keep the inside of the store cooler in the summer than it is outside in…

Listen to the Good News according to Matthew: “After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and…