BRBC Sermons

Text: 1 Peter 5:1-5 (Evening Service) Speaker: Roque Zarate How can we lead people closer to God when times are hard? Tonight we will be continuing our Sunday evening sermon series as we enter the final chapter of 1 Peter. We will see a few basic characteristics we can practice to effectively lead God’s people and those who we influence. We are also reminded that there is an eternal hope that make...

Text: Joel 2:1-27 (Morning Service) Speaker: Peter Mason We return to the book of Joel to see the second beat in the Rhythm of Renewal. Last week we saw God’s wake-up call of a devastating locust plague on Israel. We cannot begin to experience renewal without being discontent with life as usual. Often, God sends us wake-up calls to get our attention and bring us back to a place of focus. Now that...

Text: 1 Peter 4:12-19 (Evening Service) Speaker: Angus Barnard Have you ever wondered what advice the Bible has for dealing with the challenge of living for Christ in a secular world? Tonight we will be continuing our Sunday evening sermon series in 1 Peter, working through the rest of Chapter 4. We will unpack the key message from the passage that God wants us to discover, about how we should con...

Text: Joel 1:1-20 (Morning Service) Speaker: Peter Mason Locust, drunkards, starving cattle, a splintered fig tree, weeping and wailing; these are just a few images that Joel gives us as he recounts the recent devastation of Israel. None of these images were uncommon for those living in Ancient Israel. What’s shocking is how unaffected and unbothered the people of Israel are. They just don’t seem...

Text: 1 Peter 4:1-11 (Evening Service) Speaker: Mitch Fossum The Christian life doesn’t resemble the wide and easy path; rather it’s the narrow route and truly distinctive way of living. Tonight we narrow in on what has changed and is being continually renewed in the Christian— the life of the mind and their very way of thinking. A new way of life doesn’t first appear externally, it starts with ho...

Text: 1 Peter 3:13-22 (Evening Service) Speaker: Timm Sautter Peter encourages Christians to always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks. This verse seems to imply that Christians must reach a high level of knowledge in order to be fruitful witnesses. Because we don’t have all the answers, we often leave the proclamation of our faith to professionals—pastors, preachers and philosophe...

Text: Jude 1-24 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin The Book of Jude is small, sharp and strange, but that doesn’t mean we gloss over it and miss what this punchy little letter has for us this morning. Jude gets straight to the point by warning his readers about the presence of false, self-centred teaching and tells his readers to “contend for the faith.” Let’s dive into Jude and explore exact...

Text: 1 Peter 3:1-12 (Evening Service) Speaker: Andrew Munoz Marriage: a sacred institution that has been discussed at length for centuries. The frequently mentioned parallels and lessons about marriage throughout the Bible are evidence of it’s true importance to God. So, what more can be gleaned from what Peter writes in this passage? Can it be applied to unmarried followers of Christ? What’s the...

Text: Ruth 4 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin In my mind, the best word to describe Ruth 4 is beautiful. It’s the pinnacle and culmination of an amazing story that has seen everything from grief an emptiness to overwhelming joy and fullness, and the end of this story is a real feast for the heart that longs for beauty. Let’s dive into Ruth 4 this morning to see Boaz, Ruth and Naomi experien...

Text: Luke 4:16-30 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin The Bible is all about mission. Throughout the unfolding story of the Bible, we read about a God and a people on a grace-spreading mission. This morning we’re going to look at a profound event in the life of Jesus in his hometown synagogue in Luke 4. Jesus shares something stunning about mission that the hearers really don’t like.

Text: 1 Peter 2:4-10 (Evening Service) Speaker: Drew Swartz We are living in an age of confusion. To simply think that the confusion is “out there” is a mistake we cannot make. Tonight, we will be looking at 1 Peter 2:4-10. Against what Peter has to say who Christ is and who we are, we will test our foundation.

Text: Revelation 3:14-20 (Morning Service) Speaker: Johnny Prime The love of the Lord Jesus for His people is like a multi- faceted diamond worth of detailed examination and grateful appreciation. Revelation 3 reveals a significant proof of our Lord’s love. It may take us by surprise, but will help make sense of how He shows His ongoing love for us.

Text: 1 Peter 2:11-25 (Evening Service) Speaker: Chris Gourlay The word “submission” can sound like a dirty word. We might think that submission is about begrudging obedience or manipulation in some sort of tug of war: what one person gives is what the other person gets. We benefit to the extent that we can get someone else to do something for us. We might think submission is doing what people ask...

Text: Ruth 3 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin If we were supposed to cry in chapter 1 and have a knowing smile in chapter 2, then in chapter 3, we’re supposed to feel tense. There is a huge amount of tension in this passage because the reader is left wondering whether Boaz, the Redeemer, will welcome Ruth the outsider or not. He’s an option for a redeemer, but is he willing? What’s going to...

Text: Ruth 2 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin If in Chapter 1 we were supposed to cry, then in Chapter 2 we’re supposed to have a small, knowing smile because it looks like the situation for Ruth and Naomi is about to change in an amazing way. They’ve arrived in Bethlehem brokenhearted and with nothing, but are about to find some amazing favour and life-changing news. But how is this going...

Text: 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 (Evening Service) Speaker: Ben Kolmer Love is a core theme throughout scripture and is central to the good news of our salvation in Christ. Tonight, as we continue in our series in 1 Peter, we will find Peter using a masterful blending of Old and New Testament theology, poetry, and practical advice to describe the unmistakable love made possible through our adoption into the...

Text: Ruth 1:19-22 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin We’re shifting our focus from the character of Ruth to Naomi, the one who hurts the most in this story. This morning we’ll see Naomi returning to her home town and feeling the heavy weight of her grief and loss. While we may not face the exact suffering Naomi does, we certainly will face incredibly hard times and likewise, find ourselves i...

Text: 1 Peter 1:13-21 (Morning Service) Speaker: Nathan Johnson We are now on our 2nd week in an 11-week sermon series on the book of 1 Peter. As Christians, we know we are supposed to be different, to be good people. But, can we really measure up to God’s holiness? We are part of this world and our sin nature still exists, so does God really expect us not to sin? Tonight, we will examin...

Text: Ruth 1:1-18 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin Last week we saw Ruth’s defining moment as she had to make a decision between Bethlehem and Moab, following her sister-in-law or her mother-in-law. Her answer to this dilemma is loyal, stubborn and determined; she knows exactly where to go. This week, let’s take a closer look at this defining moment, because what we will find is that Ruth’s...

Text: 1 Peter 1:1-12 (Evening Service) Speaker: Ben Greeves ‘Christian’ is a label that is so well known these days that we tend to take it for granted. It’s just another category that helps to define part of our makeup. Tonight we’re starting our 11 week series in 1 Peter and the book opens with Peter getting his readers to take another look at the wonderful Saviour and the incomparably unmistaka...

Text: Ruth 1:1-18 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin This morning we’re going to jump into our new series about a famous Old Testament story. It’s a beautifully told and artistically structured story about God’s redemption of a refugee named Ruth and we’ve got so much to learn from it. Let’s start by exploring the first scene with it’s characters’ hopes for a better life, it’s heart-wrenching...

Text; Mark 14:32-42 (Evening Service) Speaker: Malcolm MacGregor The death and resurrection of Jesus marks the central point in human history. But it was no mere formality. Rather it was the most terrible personal ordeal anyone has ever faced, as the holy, sinless, eternal Son of God voluntarily substituted Himself for a sinful world. Gethsemane was the preview of what that unique death would invo...

Text: Matthew 28:16-20 (Morning Service) Speaker: James Martin This morning is our last pitstop in the Strategic Vision series. We’re going to be briefly looking into a very famous passage that records Jesus words to His disciples; He tells them to go and make disciples. We’re going to explore the basics of what a disciple is, how you make one and what the big picture of disciple-making is like. A...

Text: John 15:1-17 (Morning Service) Speaker: Peter Mason What are you expectations for growing as a christian? Perhaps you’re not a christian, but following Jesus looks complicated, full of dense bible studies, uncomfortable prayer times, and bizarre practices. Or maybe you’ve been following Jesus for a long time and if you’re honest, it feels tedious, tiring, and repetitive. You wonder whether y...

Text: Psalm 42 (Evening Service) Speaker: Mitch Fossum Psalm 42 has been a treasure of a song to the church throughout her history, and will be for us again tonight. We know the author experienced such incredible despair, yet hope in God never extinguished. Join us this evening for a new look at the Psalmist’s pivot towards God during his most desperate trial.