BraemarCast: The Podcast of Braemar Baptist Church

Are you aware of the skills and abilities that make you unique? Do you take them for granted or do you consider them to be special gifts that have value? Pastor Kent is continuing in our sermon series "Living for Giving” this week as we focus on Christian stewardship. In this week's sermon "Gifted by God," we'll look at how our unique God-given skills and talents can be us...

This week, Pastor Kent is continuing in our sermon series called “Living for Giving: Perspectives on Christian Stewardship.” As we’ve been learning, stewardship is more than just about how we handle our money. It applies to all areas of our lives and reflects the orientation of our heart. Our sermon this Sunday is titled “It’s About Time” and we’ll be looking at how to view the time God has given...

Pastor Kent is back from vacation and starting a new sermon series this week called “Living for Giving: Perspectives on Christian Stewardship.” As we begin a new year, it's always a good idea to reassess and refocus our priorities, and wise stewardship of our resources is a great place to start! Christian stewardship means more than just giving some of our money to our church. It involves our...

The New Year is a time for fresh starts and refocusing our lives, and 2022 is almost here! As believers, we are always called to pursue Jesus with intensity and endurance and refocusing our faith is an important priority as well. Pastor La Wom is with us again this week as we explore Hebrews 12:1-2 and consider what it means that we are “Running the Race of Christ.” To learn more about us, visit w...

Can you recognize that being joyful is a conscious choice we make in our lives and it’s not just a Christmas-only state of mind and heart? As believers, we are encouraged to choose joy even in the midst of difficult circumstances and suffering. Pastor La Wom will be exploring Habakkuk 3:18 as we consider the question “Is Christmas Really Over!?!” To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.co...

We're concluding our Advent sermon series "Unwrapping the Names of Jesus" this week as Pastor Kent explores what it means for us that the prophet Isaiah referred to the Messiah as the "Prince of Peace." We'll also be reflecting back on the other names we've looked at in this series as we head into the final week of Advent leading up to Christmas Eve! To learn mor...

We're continuing in our Advent sermon series "Unwrapping the Names of Jesus" this week. Pastor Kent will be considering what it means that the prophet Isaiah referred to the coming Messiah as "Everlasting Father" in the Old Testament, and how that relates to Jesus in the circumstances of our lives. To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com.

Isaiah 9:6 is a familiar passage we often hear during the Christmas season and part of its importance is that Isaiah refers to the coming Messiah using four specific names. As we continue in our Advent series "Unwrapping the Names of Jesus," Pastor Kent will lead us in exploring what it means that Jesus is the "Mighty God." To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com.

We're starting our Advent sermon series "Unwrapping the Names of Jesus." Over the next four weeks, as we prepare our hearts and minds to celebrate Jesus' birth and all that means for us, we'll be exploring the names the prophet Isaiah used in the Old Testament to describe the Messiah. We're beginning this week by considering what it means that Jesus is our "Wonde...

We're concluding our series "Respectable Sins" this week as Pastor Kent explores what he describes as the 'rotten fruit' of our hearts: Sins of the Tongue. For such a small and seemingly insignificant part of our bodies, our tongues and our words have incredible power to heal and to destroy. Join us as we explore that together and wrap up our series. To learn more about us...

Pastor Kent is back this week as we continue in our sermon series "Respectable Sins." Does it drive you crazy when someone has something that is, at least in your eyes, better than what you have? Or are you constantly worried about someone else taking a treasured possession or relationship away from you? This week we'll be looking at how the sins of envy and jealousy can poison our...

It's a joy to welcome our guest speaker Dennis Shierman, Western Canada Representative with Canadian Baptist Ministries, as he brings an update on international mission initiatives of our denomination. Dennis will also be bringing a sermon titled "How to Love Your Neighbour" from Matthew 22:37-40. To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com.

Pastor Kent is continuing in our series "Respectable Sins" as we consider the sin of Judgmentalism. "Don't judge me!" Is that your immediate reaction or response when you feel disapproval or criticism from someone else? But do you extend the same courtesy to other people? Or do you criticize, point out people's faults, or measure them against your own potentially unre...

What makes your blood boil...causes you to lose your cool...or finally blow your top? Can you recognize the downhill slide as you move from impatience to irritation, and ultimately become angry at someone else or your circumstances? As we continue in our series, Pastor Kent takes a close look at how Anger can be a "Respectable Sin." To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com

Does waiting drive you crazy? Do you get annoyed when other people don't quickly respond to your needs? Do other drivers bug you? How about waiting in line...anywhere!? Join us as we take a closer look at the sin of Impatience...and how that can lead us to the sin of Irritability, as Pastor Kent continues in our series "Respectable Sins." To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbap...

It's fitting that as Pastor Kent continues in our sermon series "Respectable Sins," it's Thanksgiving weekend and we're focusing on the sin of Selfishness. One of the most insidious sins, selfishness elevates us over other people and makes our wants and needs more important than theirs. Join us as we consider how to identify selfishness in our lives and choose a better pat...

Are you someone who seeks compliments and praise from others, or do you avoid that like the plague? Human beings are prone to pride and it can cause harm in all areas of our lives. Join us as we explore that together as Pastor Kent continues in our series “Respectable Sins.” To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com

Pastor Kent is continuing in our sermon series “Respectable Sins” as we consider the many ways Discontentment can negatively affect us. Do you find you tend to be dissatisfied, restless or displeased with your circumstances? Those can all be danger signs for us and we’ll be exploring how to identify and address discontentment in our lives. To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com

We worry about everything from employment and education, to parenting and the pandemic. Isn't that just a part of being human? Worry can definitely be a symptom of mental health and other concerns, but for many of us, worry comes down to perspective, faith and trust. Join us this week as Pastor Kent explores the topic of Worry in our series "Respectable Sins."  To learn more about u...

Some churches and Christians seem to avoid important topics altogether, so they don't make people uncomfortable, but that's not usually the best approach. What is "sin"? Is it really that big a deal? What do we need to know about it and how should that affect our lives? Join us for an introduction as Pastor Kent begins a new series called “Respectable Sins.”  To learn more abou...

We're concluding our series on "The Parables of Jesus" this week as we consider the parable of The Talents. The word "talent" has a different meaning for us today than it did in Bible times, but Jesus' message is just as important today as when he first told it. Join us as we consider what we have been given and how God is calling us to use it.  To learn more about us...

What does it mean to be forgiven or to forgive someone else? These seem like basic concepts but it's important to recognize that our willingness to forgive someone else who has wronged us isn't always equal to the forgiveness another human being has extended to us, let alone God. Pastor Kent is back this week as we continue in our series "The Parables of Jesus" and explore the...

Dr. Jerry Shepherd from Taylor Seminary will be our guest speaker again this week as we pick up with part three of our four-part summer sermon series in the Psalms. While the Psalms are filled with prayers of thanksgiving and praise to God, they are also filled with words of lament and crying out to God, and we’ll be considering that this week as we learn “How to Cry the Psalms.” Our focus will be...

There are generally consequences to every decision we make in life, but there is only one situation where those consequences are eternal. Pastor Kent sheds some light on this as we continue in our series “The Parables of Jesus” and explore the parable of Lazarus and The Rich Man. To learn more about us, visit www.braemarbaptist.com

As we've learned over the course of our sermon series on "The Parables of Jesus", some parables are shorter and may not be as familiar to us, and that may be the case for you with the parable of The Two Debtors. Pastor Kent will be unpacking this relatively brief but impactful parable in which Jesus contrasts the behaviour of a religious leader and a prostitute...his conclusions may...