Campbell River Baptist Church

Anger is like fire. It can burn big and destroy everything in its path. Everyone who sees it, runs from it. Some fires are very difficult to put out because they can burn under the surface, sometimes you can’t see the flame until it’s too late. Anger can smoulder and emerge at any moment. If we don’t fight our anger, it will scorch through our relationships and cause damage in our life. This week,...

Do you pretend in your relationships? All of us have a picture of what we want our relationships to be like. Maybe it’s a friendship, a marriage, or your relationship with your kids or grandkids. We can picture the flawless ideal that we try to live up to. We may ask ourselves, “why do some single people have close friendships and others struggle? Why are some couples still in love and others not?...

Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered (Proverbs 11:13). The tongue is able to bless and to curse, to build up and to tear down. This week we look at a Proverb about Gossips.  Why and how do we talk about others?  What does it mean to be the salt of the earth and the light of the world? 

Do you need help with envy or jealousy? Is your heart full of gratitude in this season? What do you think of the stuff you have and the stuff you don't have? Come and check out this exploration of what God has to say to us about our things. We look forward to digging into more truth and life with you this Sunday!

This coming Sunday we are excited to continue our series on Proverbs with Brian Down. He'll be wrestling with the topic of Laziness, and bringing us hope and encouragement in the midst of dry and weary places in our hearts and lives. What does the Bible truly say about laziness and work? We know the world has a lot of advice on this subject. Come and join us this week as we hear what God says.

Whether you are in a season of abundance or lack, what does it mean to be wise with what God has given us? What does the Bible say about money? Does it really matter if I buy a new item on Amazon? Does God care about my car payments or how many subscriptions I have? The upgrades? The eating out? The new clothes? How much is too much? How much is not enough? At what point does it cause problems for...

In what areas of our life do we exercise self-control? Where do you have boundaries? Where are you lacking boundaries? Are there times you deny yourself? As you might have noticed, our culture says, “throw off the restrictions, indulge your cravings, and enjoy yourself! The pursuit of pleasure will bring you happiness.” But Jesus shows us a different way, that living a life of pursuing pleasure wi...

This week, Pastor Steve will continue our sermon series on wisdom and will be looking at what it means to be foolish. Proverbs gives us some indicators that we are on the wrong path. For example, do we trust our own thinking more than God’s wisdom? Are we willing to seek wise counsel, or do we mock God with our actions, attitudes, and self-building aptitude? Jesus also tells us that we are on shak...

The propensity to consider and worry about the future is something that we all struggle with. As each of us considers our future, and all that it may hold, God doesn’t often tell us what is going to happen in the detail we might like, but He does say that if we trust and obey Him today, He will take care of the rest. This week we are going to be looking at Proverbs 3:1-12, and through those verses...

This Sunday, we begin our summer series on the Book of Proverbs with Brian Down! We’ll consider what the proverbs are and their role in the life of a Jesus-follower, exploring how ancient Hebrew wisdom can transform twenty-first century living.

When do you tell others the truth even when it hurts? When do you overlook an offence and just move on? What do you do when things can’t get resolved?  This week Pastor Steve will tackle these questions as we look at the book of Galatians. Paul reminds us that through the means of relationship, we can tell each other hard things so we don’t remain stuck or entangled in broken patterns. There...

Do you assume the best of others? Or are you concerned with the dust in someone else’s eye while you are unwilling to see the log in your own? To see your own aversions? Your own brokenness? This week, Pastor Steve is going to be looking at the Sermon on the Mount and how to overcome our natural tendency to judge others. Jesus tells us to examine our own hearts before discerning what to do. As we...

Speaker: Steve Edelman What comes to mind when you think about conflict? How do we respond? Our natural tendency is to avoid, hide or pretend that it didn’t happen. Or we react in anger because things didn’t go the way we hoped for. We may even judge the other person without knowing all the facts. Why is conflict so hard for us? In the book of James, he answers this question. If we want to grow as...

Speaker: Chris Coon This week we explored the value and purpose of God's Word as revealed in the scriptures. Chris Coon helped us through some exciting Old Testament Prophecies, and their New Testament fulfillment, concluding with the reflections in Psalm 19. There is hope and an anchor here to grip in the midst of any storm.

Speaker: David Horita This episode was a time for all of us to take a step back and see the bigger picture. We are so blessed to get to be a part of as a network of churches who are leveraging our collective strength in order to make a God-honouring impact in BC and Yukon.

Speaker: Steve Edelman Do you know what your spiritual gift is? Do you know how it’s connected to God’s vision for your life? As we seek to serve God, we need to be asking questions like: What brings joy as we serve others? What are we passionate about? What are we good at? What can we do to bring affirmation and build others up? This week pastor Steve will be looking at how we can discover our sp...

What do you dream about? What takes up residency in your mind that drives you towards a better future? What do you want to see happen in one year? Five years? Or before your time runs out? You see, we all have dreams and a picture of what we want our future to look like. But is it possible to get everything we want and miss what matters most? All throughout scripture, we see examples of how our re...

Speaker: Brian Down Waiting on God is not a passive activity. Waiting for God involves active prayer. It involves learning to trust Him with our future. It also involves receiving from God provision and grace for the journey. This week, as we continue to wait on God, Brian Down will unpack these often neglected topics of active prayer, fasting, and recitation. We look forward to hearing what God p...

Speaker: Steve Edelman Waiting on God is one of the most challenging aspects of our Christian life. It can almost seem counterproductive to stop doing things for God and wait until He gives clear direction. However, we must not move ahead of the Lord’s leading or lose heart in the waiting! Waiting on God is not a passive activity but an active dependence upon God. Waiting is the daily collection o...

Speaker: Steve Edelman Did you know that the same power that raised Jesus from the dead is available today? If you first reaction is “yes, yes…sure, sure”, then do you really believe it? Have you experienced it? You may be struggling with loving others; you may be overwhelmed with your kids, you may be discouraged by your health, fighting depression, fixing a broken marriage, living in fear, or wr...

Come and worship with the city of Campbell River! CRBC hosted the city wide Good Friday Service for 2022. Come and discover what Jesus did for us on the cross, and why it still matters today. We look forward to having you with us.

Speaker: Steve Edelman As a global community, instantaneous digital ‘connections’ are increasingly available to us, yet for some reason, in the day to day, we feel more alone than ever before. Why? One reason is that our lives are structured for drive-through meals and Skip the Dishes, rather than sitting down to enter the joy and mess of relationship. We have to ask ourselves, are we more likely...

Speaker: David Horita This week David shared with us on "The Heart of The Matter" - God's call to evaluate our own hearts as we seek Him. It was a challenging, but ultimately encouraging examination of the Good Samaritan Story. We look forward to what God has for our church in the coming season, please don't miss it!

This week, Brian Down will explore the importance of gathering as one body, the Church. Brian also explores Scripture where Jesus mentions the church, and his understanding of who the church is, how the church is established, and why we should gather together. 

Speaker: Steve Edelman This episode, Pastor Steve will be showing us how our spiritual growth is connected to worshiping with others. Something unique and beautiful happens when we gather together -- a type of growth occurs that cannot be reproduced when we worship alone. Some would say that worshiping Jesus together may be the most important thing we do. It plays an imperative role in our spiritu...