McKernan Baptist Church Podcast

This week, we will focus on the practice of Forgiveness. As followers of Jesus, we are going to offend and hurt one another. Gods pathway through these hurtful times starts with forgiveness. To follow Jesus faithfully requires that we forgive others as God has forgiven us.

This week, we will focus on the practice of Authentic Friendship. In calling us to meet together, the writer of Hebrews challenges us to gather not just for corporate worship, but also in contexts that develop authentic relationships (based on reality) where we intentionally walk alongside one another in the deepening journey of faithfully following Jesus. This week, we will focus on the practice...

As we continue our focus today on Corporate Worship, we will look more closely at two practices that have long been part of our worship gatherings

This week we will focus on the practice of corporate worship. While church is so much more than a building or an event, we do gather as Gods people at a particular place and time to worship.

We are in a series looking at a number of practices designed to create space for God to transform us in our relationships with Himself, with one another and with our neighbours. While it is common to view Sabbath as a legalistic religious ritual or as an unnecessary and impractical option, we saw last week that it is much more. God our Creator has woven a rhythm of rest and work into the very fabr...

In a world that is on 24/7, we can find ourselves quite tired and disoriented. Rather than simply be pulled by these cultural currents, God invites us to recover the practice of Sabbath. As we understand its intention, we begin to see the incredible gift from God that it is.

Today, we continue our focus on the practice of listening prayer. We will hear three members of our pastoral team share out of their understanding and application of this practice. With all your heart you must trust the LORD and not your own judgment. Always let Him lead you, and He will clear the road for you to follow. - Proverbs 3:5-6 (CEV)

We may limit our understanding of prayer to a one-way conversation with God in which we present our list and go on our way. This can often leave us feeling quite dry in our relationship with Him. Today we will explore the practice of listening prayer, which invites us beyond lifting our hearts cry to God to also include a posture of listening for His voice to us.

Today we will look at the practice of Dwelling in the Word. While this certainly begins with reading the Bible, it challenges us beyond merely checking the boxes of a reading plan.

It is easy for our faith to focus more on knowledge of information and ideas than on actual life choices and actions. We forget that following Jesus is more than studying the Bible for information. Its about becoming increasingly like Jesus in our values, character and activity.

This morning we have a guest preacher, Pastor Bob Carroll, who is no stranger to many here as he previously served as Youth Pastor in the 1980s. Today, Pastor Bob shares a message of faith that that accompanies true friendship with God. He encourages us to listen to the voice that says I will be with you.

It can be quite daunting to look at the year ahead. Its challenges and opportunities can seem quite overwhelming, leaving us feeling somewhat paralyzed as we consider how we might move forward in the midst of it all. Gratefully, we are not alone. We have just come through a season reminding us that God is with us. He will guide us as we intentionally listen for His voice leading us to where He mig...

Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church! We are so glad you have joined us either in person or on-line this Christmas Day. For the each of the past four weeks, we have lit a different Advent candle, but as we gather today, we see all four candles glowing with the light symbolized by the center candle, the light of Christ. Christ has come, indeed the greatest gift ever given to humanity.

So often we equate peace with those situations that are without any apparent chaos. We do like to think we are in control of our present and even our future and often define our sense of peace based on this sense of control.

In the Bible, joy is so much more than some feeling we try to create. In the words of the Bible Project, it is a profound decision of faith and hope in the power of Jesus own life and love that shapes our attitude, even in the midst of difficult times. (Phil. 3:1)

In Revelation 2 and 3, we find letters Jesus wrote to seven first-century churches, He opens each letter with a revelation of some aspect of His character that speaks true hope for godly forward movement in each specific context.

Today well look at the ancient city of Laodicea and see how it had grown quite proud in its affluent self-sufficiency. Jesus letter to the Laodicean church reveals how its people had taken on the spirit of their culture and forgotten to ask the bigger questions of lifes ultimate meaning and purpose as they seemed quite content in the self-centered comfort they saw around them.

Its easy to feel quite small and alone, especially when were going through tough times. This certainly could have been the case for the followers of Jesus in the ancient city of Philadelphia, who not only faced the citys common struggles with earthquakes and tough economic times, but had the added pressure of intense persecution from Jewish and Roman sources. As we look today at the letter Christ...

Last week we looked at Christs letter to the church in Ephesus. After commending them for upholding the truth of His teaching, He gave a strong warning regarding how they had lost their first love. Today well look at how John understood this idea of first love using the lens of the teaching He heard from Christ._

Today, Pastor Lyle will continue a series of messages on the letters Jesus wrote to seven ancient churches (Rev. 2, 3). We'll look today at his letter to the church at Ephesus.

Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church! We are so glad you have joined us. Today we launch our new ministry year, focusing on the back-to-basics theme, Following Jesus. After the last several years of uncertainty, with so very many voices vying for our attention and allegiance, we believe it is important to re-establish our foundation as followers of Christ, seeking His gracious truth and walking with...

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