McKernan Baptist Church Podcast

Pastor Melissa continues in our series around the theme, Dwelling in Christ, in which we are focusing on various questions that Jesus asked His followers. Today, we will be considering Jesus words from John 6:51-69, where He states, My flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. This challenged even His disciples and the reality was that many of those who initially followed Jesus left him. Does...

Luke 15:11-32 ESV

Luke 15:1-7 ESV

John 11: 25, 26

Feb 4, 2024

Today we will continue this semesters series Questions Jesus Asked which is part of this years theme, Dwelling in Christ. We are discovering that depending upon the person, Jesuss questions were thought to be provocative, restorative, challenging or comforting; however, they were always transformative. As Jesus continues His quest to teach and display the Kingdom of God, Luke 8 reveals that the Je...

In the midst of overwhelming need and opportunity in our world, we can often feel totally inadequate to offer any response. As Jesus stood before a crowd well in excess of 5000, He asked His disciples to feed them. When all they could see was the human impossibility of the task, Jesus simply asked, How many loaves do you have? (Mark 6:38) This question comes to us today as Gods invitation to get i...

Today we will hear from all ages of our congregation helping us celebrate the coming of the Christ Child. It is no coincidence that as we move through the series of themes for season of Advent, today we are lighting the candle of Joy. Our prayer is that today you will experience his Joy through not just watching but joining in the celebration.

1. Gods Vision for Peace Genesis 1 2. The Mess Weve Made Isaiah 1:2-4 3. God Restores Peace Isaiah 9:6, Isaiah 61:1-3

Galatians 5:1-15

We will continue the series "Dwelling in Freedom" as we draw from Pauls letter to the Galatians.

1. A Threat Or An Opportunity? - At the end of Genesis, we encounter a Pharaoh who sees a great opportunity in Joseph. (Genesis 41:37-40) - At the beginning of Exodus, we find a quite different response to strangers: a new Pharaoh grounded in fear. (Exodus 1:8-11) 2. Thinking Biblically About Immigration God also has specific instructions for His people about how to treat strangers. 3⁄4 Exod...

In our summer series, we are looking at the life of David. In 1 Samuel 24, two men are in a dark cavernous cave, but one exits broken and the other victorious. One with honour even more firmly intact and the other in humiliation. The cave at Engedi was one of the main litmus tests of character for David and Saul. Our character is built by our response to lifes trials, hurts, hopes, dreams. Our res...

Today as we continue a series of messages exploring the life of David we look at Davids extraordinary friendship with Jonathan, the son of King Saul.

Today, as we continue a series of messages exploring the life of David, we look in on him during a very dark chapter of his story. As 1 Samuel 22 opens, we find David fleeing for his life and alone in a cave. While in the cave, God graciously and profoundly met David and shone the light of His grace into Davids disorienting darkness. Today well see how Gods grace came to David and how David pulled...

It is easy to over simplify this story and see it as Gods blanket promise to overcome all the challenges in our lives according to our plans and our timing. In context, it is more about David, as anointed king, revealing his faith in Gods absolute capacity to overcome any challenges against His good and eternal purposes.

Well begin today with the story of Davids anointing. In a world that increasingly places self at the center of the universe, Davids example reveals a much more life- giving posture. Well look at the way of life he models in contrast to that of Samuel, Jesse and Davids brothers.

In our Sunday services, we are currently exploring a number of practices that give shape to what it means to be in right relationship with God, with one another and with our neighbours.

This Sunday, the McKernan (MOBY) youth group takeover the service, and Pastor Dave and Erin share what's on their heart related to service.

We are in a series looking at a number of practices designed to create space for God to transform us in our relationship with Himself, with one another and with our neighbours. This week, we will focus on the practice of Kingdom Participation and its challenge to see Christ-like character growth as crucial to representing Christ authentically in the world. (2 Cor. 3:2-3; 1 Peter 3:15) In Galatians...

We are in a series looking at a number of practices designed to create space for God to transform us in our relationship with Himself, with one another and with our neighbours. This week, we will focus on the practice of Kingdom Participation and its invitation to give out of our material resources toward the work God is doing in the world.

We are in a series looking at a number of practices designed to create space for God to transform us in our relationship with Himself, with one another and with our neighbours. This week, we will focus on the practice of Kingdom Participation as it challenges us to intentionally engage the reality that, as Christs followers, we are given the privilege of serving our King. (Rev. 1:5b-6)

Join the congregation at McKernan Baptist Church in celebrating that good news that Jesus Christ our saviour is risen!

On this Palm Sunday, its easy to identify with the crowd waving palm branches to Jesus as King. At a very practical level, however, Jesus challenges us to follow Him as King by having our palm-waving take the form of extending olive branches (initiating resolution) toward others. (Rom. 12:18; Heb. 12:14). The conflict resolution we see in Acts 15 challenges us to ask some difficult questions when...

Today we are looking at the practice of hospitality. We will discover that many of us would benefit from a far broader understanding of the practice than we have become accustomed to. Paul points us to the way of Jesus as the model of hospitality Philippians 2:1-4