Weekly Blog

As we have traveled through Mark’s Gospel, I have mentioned a number of times of the importance of reading each Gospel individually but also reading them together. Recently, a friend shared the graphic below with me, and I thought it gave a good snapshot of why this is so important.

Last week I looked at Question 73 in our catechism – how the sacraments work. But there is one final question – what are the sacraments given to the Church? How do we know?. That is the focus of this question.

Last week I looked at Question 72 in our catechism – what is a sacrament. This week I want to use Questions 73 to look at how the sacraments work. What happens when we receive a sacrament? How exactly do we receive from God via the sacraments? That is the focus of this question.

Last week I looked at the importance of the local church from Question 71 in our catechism. Over the next three weeks I want to use Questions 72, 73, and 74 to look at sacraments. This is important because sacraments lie at the heart of worship. We believe that worship, discipleship, and the life of the individual believer and the Church are centered and built upon Word and sacrament. Most people have some understanding of the Word, but less on the idea of the sacrament. So hopefully these posts will help us understand this essential topic.

Recently we had several people introduced as new members of BRCC. This is such a time of joy for them and the whole church! I taught a bit about the importance of the local church that Sunday, but I thought it would be good to dive more in-depth in this post. To do this, I am simply copying Question 71 from our catechism. I hope this helps us understand this foundational doctrine.

On Sunday we had three young people baptized, beginning their life as disciples of Christ! This is such a time of joy for them, their families, and the whole church! I taught a bit about water baptism on Sunday, but I thought it would be good to dive more in-depth in this post. To do this, I am simply copying Question 75 from our catechism. I hope this helps us understand this foundational doctrine.

On Sunday we learned a new worship song “Run and Run (Christ Is Mine Forevermore)”. We used the song as part of our time at the Lord’s Table. It is a song loaded with powerful lyrics. The lyrics are so rich that within the first minute of originally hearing the song I knew it was destined to be a favorite of mine.

Our new book discussion group had its first meeting last Friday, May 10, 2024. I hope you will be able to join in some of these discussions, either to revisit books you have loved reading before or to read and enjoy new books. For our first meeting, David Bashore led a discussion of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Our new book discussion group will have its first meeting this Friday, May 10, 2024. I hope you will be able to join […]

The National Day of Prayer happens on the first Thursday in May each year. This means that tomorrow, May 2, is the date for the National Day of Prayer in 2024. I want to encourage everyone in BRCC to make an effort to participate in the Day of Prayer. There are two main ways to do this.