Brookside Church

We come across many instances or circumstances in our lives that are not as we have planned. We look at the story of Joseph and his trials. Has some in your life rejected you? Did God bring someone else along to invest and connect with you? Even in the midst of tragedy, God is still working.

When we share the Good News, we assume that they need to have the same experience that we did. We have little patience for people who are hesitant, or take a step back. We try and control everything about the process. What we need to really is people and faith are messy. Then we shut down, get quiet and pass the buck to someone else because we don't have success. What could happen if we could deci...

There's times in our lives where we get pumped up and excited for something like "Breakfast Guy". Will we maintain our excitement about sharing the Gospel when it costs us something?

Our lives are full of moments. Moments that will remain memories that could last a lifetime. Sometimes there will be moments with the spotlight is on you. How will you Seize The Moment? What will you say? What will people remember.

How many of us fall into the category of one of those people who can't keep their mouth shut? Most times, we believe it's best to not say anything, but the argument could be made that there are times we MUST speak. We look at Peter's story and ask how does he speak the Good News to the people. He speaks of Hope.

Have you ever seen a man.... driving next to you.....naked......? Some things you just can't unsee. Imagine being Mary and not being able to see Jesus. Often times today, we don't look past what's right in front of us. We're consumed with other things, that aren't the Risen King. Do you see Him?

Do you view people as sinners? Or do you see people the way God sees you; as sons and daughters of the Lord. Who are the people in your life that you've written off? Do you think God has done the same? Jesus was a friend of sinners. Are you?

We're surrounded by people in our everyday lives. Some of them very influential in our lives and we may even look up to them as counselors and leaders. How well you do you feel like you know them? Do you know the Whole Person? Or just a portion of them?

Does everyone matter to you? Do your actions support your answer? Do you see the outcast, the Insignificant, the unimportant...to you? Jesus gave us a model and showed us that He noticed those people. Will you open your eyes like Jesus did?

Is there anyone is your life that when you think of praying for someone, you feel like they're too far gone? For some, it's those with a health related diagnosis or someone who keeps making the same mistakes repeatedly. Sometimes you get to a point where we stop investing in people. Would Jesus do that? Remember the God we serve. Today we look at two stories of individuals in the Bible, whose stor...

We make excuses and try so many things when someones calls or comes up to you when it's an inconvenience for us. We'll fake phone calls, ignore text messages and outright hide from folks. An inconvenient moment for you, might be everything to the other person. Do you think Jesus would've made time for them? If you're a true follower of Jesus, what do you think Jesus would want you to do?

What would you do if you were invisible? Would you prank people? Spy on someone? Help someone, so they don't know who it is? At the end of the day, there's a laundry list of things we'd like to do. But for many, they feel this way everyday. We WANT to be visible. We want to be heard. Often times, invisibility means isolation and loneliness - an Outcast. Imagine if no one had to feel that way again...

When we're children, the relationship with our parents is one sided. As we get older, that relationship changes and your parents become their own people. One could describe the same progression with God. He is not a genie here to grant our every wish, although we tend to treat him like that. He is our Father! Do you listen when He speaks? Or only when it's something you want to hear?

Who is this God that you pray to in your time of need? In a general sense, we think that authority figures are out to get us. Why would we think God is any different? From the outside, it would be easy to assume God is out to get us without reading scripture. What is God's nature and character?

We’ve been walking through the story of Abraham. First, we learned he had to Let Go and have faith, give up his power and possessions in life, he had to Wait and finally he learns that he must Surrender.

What is the one word in the English language that we hate to hear - "Wait". Whether it's waiting in a line or waiting to eat dessert until after dinner. Or perhaps it's waiting to speak until you've thought your words through. Not waiting, when God tells us to Wait, it comes with a price, We miss out on God's best and His plan for us.

We as believers sometimes think that once as we accept Christ as our Savior, we think our life just turns into "Do's and Don'ts". Or we think we need to amass knowledge about the Bible and we miss the mark that God has set out for us. Who are the person that you are becoming? Are you a Giving person?

Despite your age, your knowledge or your experience we always have a lot to learn. When it comes to our life of faith, we assume that we have it mastered. You've been following Jesus for 30 year, were raised in the church and know prominent members of the church. When we listen to sermons, we always think of someone else it applies. It never occurs to us that it might apply to us. We have to recog...

With New Year's approaching, we all come ups with resolutions for the New Year. Some can be lofty and we'll fall short on some, but we still "Hope for the best". Do we approach our spiritual life and our walk with God like that too? What we if we buckled down and walked by faith, instead of just hoping for the best.

Special guest Alyssa Adkins shares her powerful story and how she addressed the darkness in her life.

So many times we see people who have climbed the mountain, who seem to have it all, only to end things far too soon. It can make us question God and why wonder why these things happen.

As we approach Thanksgiving, family dynamics can be a thing of joy or a thing a dread.