Using Words Wisely
The wise person, knowing words hold the power of life and death, uses them with care and integrity to heal, bless, and build up rather than harm, deceive, or destroy.
Proverbs 18:20-21
The Way of Wisdom – The Fear of the Lord
True wisdom begins and grows from the fear of the Lord and leads to a life growing in godly character, enabling us to survive and thrive in our fallen world.
Proverbs 1:1-7, 9:10
Holy Waiting: Guard, Faith, Community
In a world filled with spiritual warfare and strategic distractions, our faith is preserved not by our own fragile willpower, but by the supernatural protection of Jesus Christ working through a healthy church community.
1 Thessalonians 5:19-28
A Holy Joy: Yet I Will Rejoice
True and lasting joy is found not in changing circumstances, but in the unchanging presence of God. “You will fill me with joy in your presence”(Psalm 16:11). As 1 Thessalonians 5:16–18 reminds us, we can “rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks in all circumstances” because Christ is always with us.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
A Holy Fellowship
Holy fellowship calls God’s people to honor, encourage, help, and patiently care for one another.
1 Thessalonians 5:12-15
Holy Waiting
Holy waiting is not passive — it is the wide-awake, sober, light-filled life of those who know Christ is coming, live in light of that Day, and encourage one another to do the same.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11
What is Sin?
Those who delight in the supremacy of Jesus will believe the Word of God and receive the joy of God’s deepest, richest blessing.
Luke 1:39-45
Sinners Made New
The first Adam disfigured the image of God in which we were created, and left us a legacy of sin and death. The second Adam came to forgive our sins, restore God’s image in us, adopt us into His family, and make us the firstfruits of His renewed creation, which He will one day bring to glorious completion.
Matthew 9:9-13
A Holy Hope
Because Jesus died and rose again, death cannot separate believers from Him — their spirits are immediately with Christ at death, their bodies will be raised when He returns, and nothing in life, death, or eternity can break their union with the Lord.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
The Kingdom
The kingdom is God’s promise of redemption to his sovereign rule, which was fulfilled by Jesus Christ’s perfect life and sacrifice on the cross, allowing us to be adopted heirs into the kingdom.
Daniel 7:13-14
A Holy Ambition
Holy ambition is not the pursuit of fame, platform, or recognition — it is the God-given aspiration to live quietly, work hard, and love others through faithful service in the callings God has given us.
1 Thessalonians 4:9-12
A Holy Sexuality
Because God has called His people out of impurity and into holiness, sexual purity is not a cultural preference but a divine command — one the Holy Spirit empowers us to keep.
1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
A Holy Community of Love
God empowers His people to overflow with love — and this love, far from opposing holiness, is precisely what produces it, establishing the church as a holy community of love as it looks forward to the return of Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 3:11-13
A Holy Joy During Unholy War
Because spiritual warfare is real and Satan actively opposes the faith, God’s people must anchor their joy not in circumstances but in His faithful work in the lives of those they love — a joy no enemy can destroy.
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:10
A Holy Response to the Word of God
God’s holy people are continually formed by an eager, faith-filled reception of His Word, while those who reject it find themselves increasingly hardened against God Himself — to their own ultimate destruction.
1 Thessalonians 2:13-16
A Holy Ministry
Holy ministry is always done before the face of God — springing from pure motives, expressed in Christlike gentleness and holiness, and sustained through conflict until God rewards faithful labor with fruit.
1 Thessalonians 2:1-12
The Work of Advancing Native Missions (ANM)
Oliver Asher, President of ANM, is at BRCC to give an update on what they are working on.
A Holy, Chosen People
Knowing who we are as God’s holy, chosen people shapes how we live — joyfully receiving His Word, turning from false gods, faithfully proclaiming His Gospel, and eagerly waiting for His Son from heaven.
1 Thessalonians 1:4-10
A Holy Prayer of Thanks
Human rebellion produces hearts of ingratitude, but the Gospel forms hearts that overflow with thankfulness – expressed to God in prayer and in verbal gratitude to others.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
Series Outline for Devoted – Disciplines That Deepen Our Delight in God
Devoted engagement with the spiritual disciplines described in Acts 2:42-47 is not a burdensome religious duty but rather the Spirit-empowered practices by which ordinary disciples experience growing delight in God.
Devoted – Mission
In the New Covenant, God has poured out His Spirit on all believers to empower them so that as they grow in their delight in Him, the Gospel and its blessings will be spread throughout the world.
Acts 1:8; 2:42-47
Devoted – Prayer
Because the Father delights to commune with His children, the Spirit draws believers into prayer — first in the gathered worship of the Church, and then overflowing into a daily personal life of prayer — so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ.
Acts 2:42
Devoted – The Lord’s Table
God feeds and forms His people as the Spirit works through the sacrament of the Lord’s Table in the worship of the gathered church so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ, which then spills over into their daily lives, including meals shared with others.
Acts 2:42
Devoted – Fellowship
God forms and deepens His people’s delight in Him through the Spirit-given gift of fellowship — binding them to Christ and to one another in unity, worship, generosity, and shared mission.
Acts 2:42-47
Devoted – The Word of God
God feeds and forms His people as the Spirit works through the Word — in the worship of the gathered church and in personal daily devotion — so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ.
Acts 2:42