McKernan Baptist Church Podcast

For the past several weeks, our gatherings have been far different than we had come to expect and experience. This disruption to our "normal" is also an invitation to explore how God may be leading us in a new and different way. This morning, Pastor Daunavan is going to be sharing on how God is leading us to embody the fruit of the Spirit. As we will see, the Fruit of the Spirit is both profoundly...

For the past several weeks, our gatherings have been far different than we had come to expect and experience. For many of us, the heart of a worship service meant getting together physically to sing, to pray, and to hear a message based on God's Word. With this forced hiatus from public gathering, we're presented with a unique opportunity to think intentionally about worship. Is it restricted to s...

Last week, we celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus Christ! Rather than quickly move on, it's important that we take some time to reflect on the true identity of Jesus as Risen King who is "crowned with many crowns." He is not only alive, but active among His people and in our world. This truth can give us great focus, encouragement and direction in these uncertain times.

On this Easter Sunday, we will explore how the writer of the hymn "It is Well" was able to know inner peace in the midst of personal tragedy. We will see that the verses of his song point to the Biblical truth of Easter as foundational to the kind of life God created us to experience, even in a broken and hurting world.

This is the Good Friday service for 2020.

Our current sermon series, "Seeing Clearly the Songs We Sing," highlights the Biblical truths we declare when we sing the songs that we do in our worship services. We've seen how these songs speak very practically to many of the situations we encounter, including the pandemic we are presently facing.

These last couple of weeks have demonstrated that the ability to remain connected through immense challenges is very possible. As we continue to minister through online opportunities, you'll notice a revised version of the weekly program that we hand out on Sunday. Within the information it provides, there will be a sermon outline that includes questions for discussion/reflection. Many are creativ...

**Notice: This podcast is louder than usual, you may want to turn down your volume before pressing play. ** Today we will take a closer look at the song "Great is Thy Faithfulness" and see how it speaks the truth of God's faithfulness to us when we find ourselves wandering in difficult and chaotic times. Discussion/Reflection Questions - In difficult and chaotic times, what is the danger of focusi...

In this year, as we pursue the theme "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends," we recognize that we often proclaim God's vision of life in the songs we sing on Sunday morning. However, it is easy to get lost in the tune and not "see clearly" the truth of the songs we are singing. Questions 1. What truths about God do we ned to consciously declare to one another at a time of uncertainty like this? 2. Wh...

In this year, as we pursue the theme of "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends," we recognize that we often proclaim God's vision of life in the songs awe sing on a Sunday morning. However, it is easy to get lost in the tune and not "see clearly" the truth of the songs we are singing.

Identity drives motivation, motivation drives action, and action drives results... Every action we take in life has a sense of identity behind it. How we seee ourselves maters. - Dave Lomas

In this year as we pursue the theme "20/20 Vision; Life as God Intends," we recognize that we ofter proclaim God's vision of life in the songs we sing on a Sunday morning. However, it is easy to get lost in the tune and not "see clearly" the truth of the songs we are singing.

We are currently focusing "up close and personal" on some values that are core to our faith. Today we will explore the value of "OUTREACH." In his letter, Peter challenged his readers to enter into the lives of the people around them, even though their culture was becoming increasingly suspicious and agnostic towards Christianity.

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As we begin out year focusing "up close and personal" on some values that are core to our faith today we will explore the value of "SERVICE." In his letter (1 Peter 4:7011), Peter challenges his readers to intentional service for the cause of Christ, even though they find themselves in difficult times.

During these first weeks of the new year, we are looking at some values that are core to Christianity and, following our "20/20 Vision" theme, attempt to bring these values into focus in a way that is "up close and personal." Today we will explore the value of "community." In Paul's first letter to the corinthians, he challenged the competitiveness among the church by calling them to the more exce...

The beginning of a new year provides an appropriate opportunity to focus on core values and issues. Over the next weeks, we will look at some values that are core to Christianity, and following our "20/20 Vision" theme, attempt to bring these values into focus in a way that is "up close and personal." Today we will explore the value of discipleship.

The beginning of a new year provides an appropriate opportunity to focus on core values and issues. Over the next weeks, we will look at some values that are core to Christianity and follow our "20/20 Vision theme," attempt to bring these values into focus in a way that is "up close and personal."

As we are about to enter a new year, we recognize that God often leads in a way that invites us to focus on a particular area at a particular time. This morning, four of our pastoral staff will share their thoughts around the word/ concept they sense God impressing on their hears as they approach 2020.

Merry Christmas from Mckernan Baptist.

On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of peace and recall how the angels proclaimed "Peace on Earth" in their announcement of Christ's birth (Luke 2:14). As we look back at the history since that time, however, we notice how there continues to be a lot of outer and inner conflict in our world. We need a renewed vision of the nature of the peace Christ offers and the kind of response...

On this third Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of joy. While this is a very appropriate day to sing "Joy to the World," the song was actually written more in reference to Christ's Second coming than His first. We'll link today at how the joy anticipated in Christ's return is made possible by His first comping that we celebrate at Christmas.

On this second Sunday of Advent , we focus on the hope of Christmas. As we work our way through Philippians, we come to a passage where Paul celebrates the hope-filled truth that he has been "taken hold of" by Christ, not based on anything he has done, but in surrender to what God has done through the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.

On this first Sunday of Advent, we focus on the love of Christmas. Our journey through the book of Philippians brings us to a passage where Paul shares the huge difference in his life that has resulted from his experience of God's gift of love. This passage begins as a call to joy for the truth that we do not need to live on a treadmill of religious performance and shows instead how Christ's love...

As we journey through the book of Philippians we come to a passage in which Paul shared his future plans to send Timothy and Epaphroditus back to Philippi. While he could have done this in a few short sentences, he instead took the opportunity to describe how these two men reflected the characteristics of selfless service that were needed in the Philippian church, just as they continue to be neede...