McKernan Baptist Church Podcast

Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church! We are so glad you have joined us either in person or on-line this Christmas Day. For the each of the past four weeks, we have lit a different Advent candle, but as we gather today, we see all four candles glowing with the light symbolized by the center candle, the light of Christ. Christ has come, indeed the greatest gift ever given to humanity.

So often we equate peace with those situations that are without any apparent chaos. We do like to think we are in control of our present and even our future and often define our sense of peace based on this sense of control.

In the Bible, joy is so much more than some feeling we try to create. In the words of the Bible Project, it is a profound decision of faith and hope in the power of Jesus own life and love that shapes our attitude, even in the midst of difficult times. (Phil. 3:1)

In Revelation 2 and 3, we find letters Jesus wrote to seven first-century churches, He opens each letter with a revelation of some aspect of His character that speaks true hope for godly forward movement in each specific context.

Today well look at the ancient city of Laodicea and see how it had grown quite proud in its affluent self-sufficiency. Jesus letter to the Laodicean church reveals how its people had taken on the spirit of their culture and forgotten to ask the bigger questions of lifes ultimate meaning and purpose as they seemed quite content in the self-centered comfort they saw around them.

Its easy to feel quite small and alone, especially when were going through tough times. This certainly could have been the case for the followers of Jesus in the ancient city of Philadelphia, who not only faced the citys common struggles with earthquakes and tough economic times, but had the added pressure of intense persecution from Jewish and Roman sources. As we look today at the letter Christ...

Last week we looked at Christs letter to the church in Ephesus. After commending them for upholding the truth of His teaching, He gave a strong warning regarding how they had lost their first love. Today well look at how John understood this idea of first love using the lens of the teaching He heard from Christ._

Today, Pastor Lyle will continue a series of messages on the letters Jesus wrote to seven ancient churches (Rev. 2, 3). We'll look today at his letter to the church at Ephesus.

Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church! We are so glad you have joined us. Today we launch our new ministry year, focusing on the back-to-basics theme, Following Jesus. After the last several years of uncertainty, with so very many voices vying for our attention and allegiance, we believe it is important to re-establish our foundation as followers of Christ, seeking His gracious truth and walking with...

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Welcome to McKernan Baptist Church! We are glad you have joined us either in- person or online. We live in a world with many vying visions of how life was intended to be lived. In the midst of these voices Jesus speaks with the authority of the One who created life. A powerful summary of His vision is found in the Sermon on the Mount. Today we will look at the opening verses of His teaching and se...

As we talk about "moving forward" in the midst of this ministry year, we do so in a context of uncertainty and challenge. Truly we need a solid foundation. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus presents a vision of what life in His Kingdom looks like. While the fullness of this Kingdom is yet to come, Matthew is clear that it has arrived in Christ's coming (Mt. 4:17-5:2). At the end of the Sermon on t...

The pastoral team continued a shared message exploring the practical implications of what it means that God is with us.

Today the pastoral team shared messages exploring the practical implications of what it means that God is with us.

On this 4th Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of PEACE and reflect on the angel's announcement of "peace on earth." When our lives are disrupted, we look to re-establish peace. This was the case for both Joseph and Herod. Their responses have much to teach us about the peace Christ came to give at Christmas. We experience the peace Christ came to give as we surrender to Him. Joseph surrendered...

On this 3rd Sunday of Advent, we light the candle of JOY and reflect on the nature of the good news of great joy announced by the angel to the shepherds. We live in a world pursuing happiness, yet mired in discontentment. It is interesting to note that our word "happy" comes from the same root as "happen" and is thus connected to "advantageous circumstances." We'll see today that the joy brought b...

In Isaiah 9, Israel embodies the season of Advent in their hopeful anticipation of the Messiah. This helps us to set the stage for our own expectations for Christmas, as we look forward to marking the birth of Christ on December 25 and hope-filled watching for His second coming. There are three things in Revelation 12 that can shape us as authentic followers of Christ and that can influence our Ch...