Praying For the Church To Be Unified
Christians should pray and work to walk in visible unity, both with the local and the universal church.
John 17:20-23
Praying For Believers To Be Strengthened
Christians should pray for strength from God to be able to fulfill our call to be in the world but not of it.
John 17:6-19
Praying For God To Be Glorified and Known
The foremost concern in our prayers should be that God would be glorified and known.
John 17:1-8
Praying Like Jesus
Jesus is the true man of prayer, showing us both the necessity of prayer and how we should pray.
John 17:1
The Pleasure of Parenting 101
How a perfect God can love us even when we are boneheads.
Matthew 3:17
The Restoration of Community
The possibility of true community with God and one another is restored in Christ and may be experienced in His people, the Church.
Ephesians 2:11-22
The Trinity – The Divine Community
The One True God is the Holy Trinity – Three Persons in Perfect relationship from all eternity – the Divine Community.
Matthew 3:16-17; John 17:24
Adopted By God
God has graciously made us members of His family, with all of the rights, privileges and inheritance of being His child.
Romans 8:15-17
(NOTE: This teaching was given at a combined meeting with BRCC and House of Prayer, a Spanish speaking congregation.)
The Life of Jesus Revealed
In a world shrouded in death see Jesus.
2 Corinthians 4:10
Welcome To My Closet
A look into the intimacy of prayer.
Matthew 6:5-6
Growing In Prayer
Jesus gives us astounding promises for prayer, to encourage us to pray to God, especially with one another.
Matthew 18:19-20
Growing As A Community
God calls His people to grow in their relationships with one another, building a close-knit community centered around Christ.
Matthew 18:19-20
An Ironic Walk With Jesus
While we are mostly unaware, Jesus is always with us.
Luke 24:13-25
Spiritual Gifts – The Church In Action
Gifts are given by God to enable every Christian to be an effective minister for God, helping to build His Church and Kingdom.
Ephesians 4:7-16
The Prodigal
The story of the prodigal son reveals God’s heart towards us, and it also reveals two rival conceptions of how we view and therefore experience God.
Luke 15: 11 – 32
Spiritual Gifts and Service
Each of us must know which gifts we have been given so that we can serve others, but we are also called to serve in areas where we are not gifted – especially helping those in need.
1 Peter 4:10-11; Galatians 6:9-10
What Are Spiritual Gifts?
Spiritual gifts are concrete expressions of God’s grace, manifested by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit, in order to enable us to serve others in love.
1 Corinthians 12:1-11
Called To Citizenship
Christians are called to serve God in their nation and culture, submitting to their leaders, and serving in the government and wider culture with unbelievers to promote the common good, always remembering that their true home is the new heavens and the new earth.
Romans 13:1-7; Jeremiah 29:4-7; Philippians 3:20-21
Called To Family
Christians are called to serve God in their families by loving and respecting their spouse, raising their children to love God and His kingdom, and honoring their parents, all with a view to being a blessing to the wider world.
Ephesians 5:22-6:4
Called To the Church
When Christ calls us through the Gospel, He calls us into local churches where we can be protected, strengthened and equipped by those whom Christ has saved and called to be leaders in the church. NOTE: THE LAST 20 MINUTES IS AN ORDINATION CEREMONY.
Acts 14:21-23
Ed Lyons – Persecution Project
Ed Lyons of Persecution Project Foundation shares with Bay Ridge Christian Church about the persecution of Christians in Sudan.
Romans 8:18
Called To Work – Part 2
God’s favor on our work does not come from doing a specific type of job, but from working with all our heart in the job to which God calls us, doing our best to please God and serve others through our labors.
Psalm 90:16-17; Colossians 3:23-24
The Local Church and the Universal Church
Christians are called to embrace a local church where they live out their faith, and the universal Church, which is the fulness of Christ and the focus of God’s great promises.
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
Called To Many Callings
Each of us has received many callings – areas of responsibility where God works through us to serve others in every realm of life and every corner of creation.
Colossians 3:18-4:1
Note: Due to a problem the audio of this teaching is not available.
Understanding Our Calling
Calling refers to the specific tasks and responsibilities given to us by God, through which God works to serve our neighbors and promote the common good, restraining the effects of the curse and bringing blessing to every realm of life and every corner of creation.
1 Peter 4:10-11; Jeremiah 29:4-7