Brevard Christian Church Podcast

Synopsis: When we think of how God commanded the Israelite people to live and conduct themselves we can too quickly point fingers calling it unfair and tyrannical. God set up specific rules to be followed by his people when they conquered other nations. However, if we look below the surface of the rules and wars we see God wasn't looking just after their own best interest but actually for the inte...

We don't follow God because life is better that way. We follow God because He is God. And then life is better. Questions: Joshua 5-6 1. What was the number one thing that made you want to become a Christian? 2. When Jesus said that you have to give up your life in order to find it, what did He mean? 3. How much time do you spend listening to God (in Bible study) compared to talking to God (in pray...

It's easier to be a spectator on the sidelines rather than a warrior in the fight. But as Christians, we just don't have that luxury. See why the fight to follow Jesus is crucial as we begin a new series through the book of Joshua. Sermon Questions: Joshua 1-5 1. Share a situation in your life where you went from being an observer on the sidelines to an active participant. What caused this change?...

It's easier to be a spectator on the sidelines rather than a warrior in the fight. But as Christians, we just don't have that luxury. See why the fight to follow Jesus is crucial as we begin a new series through the book of Joshua. Sermon Questions: Joshua 1-5 1. Share a situation in your life where you went from being an observer on the sidelines to an active participant. What caused this change?...

Some things in life are so big that they need to have the kind of impact that others can see. If you really love someone - they ought to be able to see visible signs of your love. In this message we will see how God displayed His love for us in the visible life and death of His Son. And because we love God, there are things we do, sacrifices we make, and service we offer. We love God so much that...

As Paul wraps up his letter to the church in Corinth we see that Christians today aren't much different; We have questions. Questions like, is believing what I believe about Jesus true? Can I trust my sources? Is He worth it? These questions and other can lead us to having insecurities in the faith and even disbelief. Through this message we look to Jesus' mission in coming into the world and how...

Even suffering can be a blessing if we draw closer to God in times of difficulty. Without God, there are no answers for suffering. = Life's hard, get closer to God.

It’s a sad fact that many people choose to walk away from Jesus. How is the enemy so successful at tricking people when we know Jesus is the way, truth and life? In this message we explore a powerful tactic of Satan for removing people from the hope of Jesus. His strategy is powerful, but God has given us several ways to negate it.

You will always be criticized by someone. Some criticism should be listened to, some shouldn't. When we do respond to criticism it can be an opportunity to bring people closer to Jesus. Because most criticism is not really about us, it's just part of a spiritual battle going on all the time.

Are you giving God's way? Most Christians know we are supposed to give, but we don't often talk about the reasons why or the way in which God says to do it. In this message, we will picture our giving like a 3 legged stool. Each leg is a vital component in our offering. Without all 3, the stool falls over.

We have heard it said, 'it's not about what life gives you but it's about your response to what life gives you.' This is true even in the situations that give us grief. In the 7th chapter of The 2nd letter to the church in Corinth, Paul gives us two roads of response we can take when grieving; godly and worldly. Or put another way, in every situation of life there is a response of pride and a resp...

What does it mean to be “yoked” together with unbelievers? Why does God have a problem with this? How do we navigate this truth in our busy, interconnected world? See how God has made us a special family with a unique purpose in today’s message titled “Yoked”.

There is a greater, more wonderful "life" waiting for Christians after they die. That fact ought to motivate how we live and what we decide to do throughout this life.

The world has a problem. They can’t accept Jesus as Lord. We Christians also have a problem. We can’t take our eyes off of Jesus! In this message, see why Christians have a totally different reaction to persecution.

The world tends to believe that choosing Jesus limits a persons fun and that accepting Jesus is to say goodbye to a good time. This simply isn't the case. According to the scriptures, the Spirit of God does exactly the opposite. Living in Jesus brings freedom; a freedom the world tries so hard to imitate but never seems to master. As we look closer we conclude that Jesus is the one who keeps life...

The Bible gives us specific guidelines on how to resolve conflicts with other Christians in the church. When we fill these guidelines, we do more than just resolve conflicts, we find additional blessings from God.

God is the source of all comfort and yet He still allows suffering in our lives. Suffering, however, isn’t always a bad thing. See why we need to experience pain and God’s plan to work through our hard times to bring about something better than we ever saw coming!

When life gets tough, what is your typical response? Do you assume you're being punished by your sin or someone elses? There's got to be a better way.

God never intended for us to live alone but to experience the ups and downs of life with a group of trusted, dependable people. The writer of Proverbs and Ecclesiastes shows us that failure to have these kinds of friendships won't just make it hard to navigate the roads of life, but will lead us down the worst road possible: loneliness. In this sermon, we find the importance of friendship and the...

In order to be like Jesus we must live backwards according to the world's perspective. Even as we live, love and laugh we will do so very differently. How does Jesus want you to live backwards?

When death loses its sting and its victory, we begin to live a life of freedom and trust in what God wants for us. Death has been defeated, Jesus is risen, and we have a job to do! Let's help people get CLOSER TO HIM!

What is Hope? How does this change the way we engage with a hopeless world? How might this change how we serve God in His Kingdom? Perhaps it all comes down to blessed assurance.

From your first breath to your last. What is God's will for your life? What happens when babies die or people die who never heard the Gospel? What about end times and final judgment. Mark Bourne walks us through the journey every man is appointed to go through. Life, death, and judgment.

In a culture saturated with the idea of "love," we have truly lost the Biblical definition for what God intended love to be known for and practiced as. What if the world had the right idea about loving everyone but missed the plot entirely? Here's the truth... God is love. Pastor Seth encourages us with the truth of God's word to remind us what real love is and what it costs us to have.

In a world full of lies and deception, Mark invites us into the battle of the ages. When we grasp the necessity of absolute truth, then we can reason and engage with a lost and broken world.