Campbell River Baptist Church

Ecclesiastes 1:15 tells us “What is crooked cannot be made straight, and what is lacking cannot be counted.” What do we do when everything we see around us seems broken? What do we do when death seems to make all of our efforts amount to nothing? Is there any hope for us? Scripture: Ecclesiastes 1:12-18; 2:12-17, 24-26 ESV

Have you ever wondered if what you’re doing with your life actually matters, or if it will all quietly fade away? Ecclesiastes dares to ask the questions we usually avoid, does my work last, do my efforts count, and why does life feel so fleeting? In this message, we’ll hear from someone who had everything the world promises, wisdom, wealth, and success, and still asked, “Is this it?” Ecclesiastes...

As people today we love to anticipate. Christmas trickles into the stores in October, then floods into the stores after Halloween. Many of us had our trees up in November. Then when Christmas finally comes, it is a blur and then its gone. And we are onto the next season. There is a great verse in Luke’s story of Christmas where he says: But Mary treasured up all these things, pondering them in her...

On Christmas Eve, we celebrated the birth of Jesus and asked the question, "What does Jesus actually do for my problems?"

This Sunday we continued our Advent journey by reflecting on the candle of Love. Looking at Matthew 1, we were reminded that God’s love is not distant or sentimental. God enters the messy places of our lives, just as He entered Joseph and Mary’s story. We see how His love steps into our shame, acts with courage, and draws near to us in Jesus, our Immanuel. As we move toward Christmas, may we live...

How do we live as joyful people when life feels anything but joyful? This Sunday we will step into the shepherds’ ordinary night in Luke 2 and discover why heaven announced “good news of great joy” to people who were exhausted and afraid. If you have ever felt overwhelmed, tired, or stuck riding the roller coaster of circumstances, this message is for you. Christmas is not about pretending everyth...

Through these Sundays before Christmas we are looking at the four candles of advent: hope, peace, joy, and love. This week we looked at peace and asked ourselves the question: How do we live as people of peace? In the Christmas story, angels came to some shepherds and said: “Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace”. I wonder if you are feeling at peace today or does peace seem in short supp...

This Sunday at we launched our new Advent series, “What Child Is This?” and asking a big question, how do we live as hopeful people? From Isaiah’s promise that “the people walking in darkness have seen a great light,” we’ll discover that Christian hope isn’t wishful thinking, but a confident expectation that God will do what He has promised. We explored how hope wakes us up, prepares us for hardsh...

What if your story is the very place Jesus wants to be seen? What if he has been walking beside you, even if you haven’t recognized him? In Matthew 9, Jesus walks straight into the life of a man no one expected, Matthew the tax collector, and completely rewrites his future. This week, we are asking a simple but challenging question: How does your story reveal Jesus? Through friendship, hospitality...

What if the storms in your life aren’t signs that God has abandoned you, but invitations for your faith to grow? What if Jesus calls us into storms not to break us, but to deepen us? This Sunday we’re looking at Peter’s encounter with Jesus on the water, a story of courage, doubt, failure, and grace. It shows us that real discipleship isn’t instant perfection, but a lifelong process shaped in the...

This Sunday in our Encounter series, Pastor Dayle looks at the story of the hated tax collector, Zacchaeus. In many ways, he is an unlikely person to be interested in Jesus, but he feels a deep inner prompting to check out what Jesus is about and Jesus responds with an invitation to an evening of good conversation. The story reminds us that both we and those around us often have deeper promptings...

This Sunday in our Encounter series, Pastor Joshua pointed us to the transformative power of meeting Jesus, just as the man in John 9 experienced. Born blind, the man’s first encounter with Jesus opened his eyes—literally and spiritually—moving him from darkness to light, from confusion to clarity, from fear to worship. His story reminds us that our trials are never wasted, our obedience matters e...

What if the loudest storm in your life isn’t outside you, but inside you, and it finally meets Someone stronger? This Sunday, we’re stepping into Mark 5, where even demons bow and chains snap at the name of Jesus. If evil isolates, dehumanizes, torments, and enslaves, what could freedom look like for you, your family, your mind? We’ll talk real spiritual battle, real authority in Christ, and pract...

What if comfort has become the greatest barrier to sharing the gospel? Jesus did not choose the easy road; He went through Samaria to meet one broken woman and offer her living water. In that encounter, we see the heart of a God who chose to depart from his own comfort to reach the lost. To live like Jesus, we must identify the idols that numb our hearts, resist the urge to stay safe, and defeat t...

This Thanksgiving Sunday, we will be exploring the next message in our “Encounter” series. Pastor Josh will unpack the story of the rich young ruler in Mark 10, a man who came running to Jesus, full of respect and moral devotion, yet walked away sorrowful because he couldn’t let go of what held his heart. His story reminds us that “almost” isn’t enough; following Jesus calls for wholehearted trust...

Is there something missing in your life today? Do you need a fresh start with God or maybe just a fresh touch of God’s power? Or maybe you have a friend you would like to encounter Jesus face-to-face? This week, we look at a wild story about four guys who were determined to bring their friend to encounter Jesus, even if it meant destroying a house to do so. Unable to get close because of a crowd,...

Do you need a new start or something more? Most people know they need to change. We tell ourselves we need to stop losing our temper, quit the secret sins no one else knows about, or finally get our act together. But Jesus tells Nicodemus in John 3 that real change isn’t about trying harder or cleaning yourself up. Real change comes from the Holy Spirit. It’s not something you achieve; it’s someth...

We all want to belong. But our culture tells us belonging comes from being liked, followed, or validated. Jesus flips that upside down in John 13, when He takes up the towel and washes His disciples’ feet. He shows us that greatness isn’t about climbing higher, it’s about kneeling lower. In serving, we don’t just help others; we encounter Jesus, we discover where we belong, and we realize God can...

Does encountering Jesus make a difference in my life? In your life? If so, what does that look like? Just look around. In our city, we see people battling addiction, struggling with homelessness, or searching for meaning in all the wrong places. Yet, Jesus could bring light into those very streets, restoring lives, healing hearts, and giving hope where it feels lost. As we will see, one encounter...

What happens when you really encounter Jesus? This Sunday at CRBC, we kick off a new series called “Encounter” and we’ll see how John the Baptist prepared people to meet the Messiah. His message wasn’t polished or comfortable. It was urgent: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”But repentance isn’t about shame. It’s about clearing the way for God to do something new in your life. We’ll disc...

What does a love that disciplines look like? As we wrap up our series in Hebrews, we close with a deep, honest look at what God's love for us truly entails. God is faithful to us, and His call on our lives moves us and conforms us into the image of Christ. Join us on Sunday as we look to uncover how God, in his love, corrects and shapes us, and what it means to be called children of God.

What keeps you going when the fog sets in and you can’t see the finish line? As we wrap up Hebrews 11, Pastor Josh will take us from Jericho’s falling walls to the quiet courage of saints who walked in obscurity—showing us that faith has two sides. Sometimes it conquers: prayers are answered, victories come, strongholds fall. Other times it endures: the answers don’t come, the pain lingers, and th...

What keeps you going when the fog sets in and you can’t see the finish line? As we wrap up Hebrews 11, Pastor Josh will take us from Jericho’s falling walls to the quiet courage of saints who walked in obscurity—showing us that faith has two sides. Sometimes it conquers: prayers are answered, victories come, strongholds fall. Other times it endures: the answers don’t come, the pain lingers, and th...

How does someone like Moses, an exiled murderer with a fear of public speaking, become the leader who confronts Pharaoh and sets a nation free? The book of Hebrews tells us, “He endured as seeing Him who is invisible.” In the wilderness, the life of Moses was interrupted by the holiness of God, a beauty both loving and terrifying, and it changed everything. His fear was recalibrated. He returned t...

What would you do if God asked you to give up what is most precious to you? In Genesis 22, Abraham is tested in an unimaginable way—asked to offer up his beloved son Isaac. This sermon explores the tension between loving the gift and loving the Giver, and how God’s testing reveals our hearts. Through Abraham’s obedience, we see a foreshadowing of Christ’s ultimate sacrifice and a call to examine w...