BraemarCast: The Podcast of Braemar Baptist Church

We're launching into our Advent sermon series " Behold: A Savior is Born " this week, as Pastor Kent brings a sermon titled " The Promised Hope ." Our world so desperately needs a sense of hope, doesn't it? In Jesus, God promised the only true hope we would ever need, as God would be with us! Join us as we consider the prophecies and presence of the coming of the Mess...

This week, we’re concluding " Acts: To All the World ," our in-depth sermon series on the book of Acts. Over the course of this series, we've spent time recognizing the roots of the early church, and also how God worked through the Apostle Paul to spread the gospel to the Gentiles and into the larger world. Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon titled " Paul in Rome " from Acts...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon this week from Acts 28:1-16 titled " From Malta to Rome ," as we pick up with Paul and his companions on the island of Malta after the shipwreck we learned a...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  We're exploring a pretty tense set of circumstances this week that involve a storm at sea, as Pastor Kent brings a sermon from Acts 27:1-44 titled " A Very Stormy Voyage ." At the core...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  At this point in our study of Acts, we're recognizing that as much as the gospel was spreading and people were coming to Christ, opponents of the message seemed to be desperate to throw a wrench...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon this week from Acts 23:1-10 titled " Paul's Defence Before the Council " as we explore how Paul defends himself before yet another group who are opposed...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Especially these days, people's allegiances can become confused, and the lines between faith in God and alignment with human causes and leaders seem to be blurring more and more. Pastor Kent will...

We're pausing our ongoing sermon series Acts: To All the World this week. Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon titled " Thanksgiving Is... " as he leads us in considering how the act of thanksgiving is important, as well as the role it plays in many areas of our lives. To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com.

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon this week titled " Paul's Defence Before the Mob ," from Acts 22:1-21 . Especially in our emotionally-charged world, it is more important than ever for...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  It can be human nature to follow the crowd: do what other people are doing or believe what other people believe, without ever really thinking for ourselves. Sometimes this is known as a "mob ment...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon from Acts 21:1-17 this week titled " The End of Paul's Third Journey ." We'll see how, despite persecution from outside the church communities he s...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  The Christian life was never meant to be easy or comfortable, and following Jesus may very well require us to make sacrifices and face challenges. We may also face outright criticism and rejection by...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon this week titled " The Twelve Disciples of John " from Acts 19:1-7 . We'll be looking at the four essential elements of Biblical baptism, how that appli...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Whenever we study God's word, we encounter names that may not be as familiar to us as some others. But even the less familiar places and people, generally have important roles to play. Even if yo...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  The Apostle Paul's ministry efforts were prolific to say the least! He travelled many miles by land and sea, preaching and teaching about the gospel of Jesus to Jewish and Gentile audiences. This...

Pastor Kent is back from vacation this week and we're returning to our series " Acts: To All the World ." After his time in Athens, Paul travelled to the city of Corinth, which was both an economic centre of Greece, and also a place that was renowned for it's immorality. While in Corinth, despite persecution and challenges, Paul was encouraged by God in a vision, and the gospel...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  NOTE: We're pausing our series after this Sunday , while Pastor Kent is away on vacation from July 21st to August 16th . You may very well have heard literally hundreds or even thousands of sermo...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Not every conversion story we ready about in the BIble seems to include all the key elements we've likely come to expect. So is it that maybe some things just aren't that important, or is th...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is bringing a sermon from Acts 16:11-15 titled " The Conversion of Lydia " this week. We've considered many diverse conversion stories in our survey of Acts so far, but this...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  As part of our series, we've often taken a closer look at specific individuals who had an impact on the early church, and have left a lasting impression on us to this day. Some of these people ar...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  We'll be focusing more closely on the end of Acts 15 this week, as Pastor Kent brings a sermon titled " Divided Over John Mark ." Last week, we considered a church conflict that involve...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Each of us have our own convictions, ideas, and pespectives on things, and we may not always be willing to change our thinking, even if it means being considerate of another person. When we hold rigid...

We’re continuing in our series “ Acts: To All the World ” as we dig deeply into the book of Acts, and learn about the early days of the church, its gatherings and leaders, triumphs and tribulations.  Pastor Kent is back this week as we consider Paul and Barnabas' first missionary journey. We'll be looking at Acts 14:21-28 and considering not only where they went, but also identifying som...

We're wrapping up our sermon series " Made New: How Easter Changes Everything " this week, as Pastor Kent brings a sermon from Luke 7:1-10 and James 2:14-17 , titled " Faith into Action ." As Christians, we tend to get very nervous or even confused when anyone talks about the next steps after choosing to follow Jesus. Taking action out of faith isn't at all about earn...

Human relationships can be complicated, and family relationships can often bring the most blessings and challenges into our lives. They almost always take effort, and each of us have been shaped by our family of origin. As followers of Jesus, we are adopted into God's family, and we'll be looking at John 1:9-13. We're continuing in our sermon series " Made New: How Easter Chang...