The Little Things - Part 8

We are going to talk about leveraging our gifts, strengths, abilities, and stories to the best of our ability to make a difference in this world, speak into people’s lives, and to move them closer to God with the hope of emptying out Hell and filling up Heaven. Did you know, God has things in this world to do uniquely through you inside the church and outside the church? We are going to be looking at Ephesians 4:1-16 and looking at Spiritual Gifts. God lights our hearts up when we are able to use our gifts and strengths to move His kingdom forward. That is what I want for each one of us

The Little Things - Part 7

We will be working our way through Philippians 3:10-20. Philippians 3:15 states “Let those of us who are mature think this way…” Too many of us get stuck in thought patterns that hold us back: --Hold us back from going deeper in our relationship with Christ. --Hold us back from a breakthrough. --Hold us back from our purpose. We are going to look at how God wants to transform our thinking so that we can live out the story He is writing for each one of us.

The Little Things - Part 6

We are going to take a ground level look at Acts Chapter 4. You may remember a few weeks ago, we took a 30,000-foot approach to this text and I mentioned in a few weeks we are going to pick up some rocks of truth from this text that may just disorient (in a good way) how you look at the mission and your role in the mission. One of the points I hope to make this Sunday is that it is not truth that transforms but rather trusted truth that is tapped deep into our soul that transforms.

The Little Things - Part 5

We are going to be looking at the Church and the Holy Spirit.  It is interesting to me that the mission was given in Acts 1:7-8, and then the Holy Spirit came, and then the Church was born.  Why in this order?  We will talk a bit about that this Sunday as well as be encouraged by the Love of God.

The Little Things - Part 4

Brookfield Annual Meeting

The Little Things - Part 3

The Little Things - Part 2

Doesn’t God sometimes change our plans?  Well in Acts chapter 4, Peter and John had their plans changed and one thing we are going to learn is that God’s plans are way more rewarding than our plans could ever be!

The Little Things

Doesn’t God use the little things in our life to create BIG change in our hearts and in the lives of those around us?

Andre Cooper Sermon

"Isaiah 9:6" Sermon

Prayer - Part Two

Be Blessed to be a Blessing - Psalm 67:1-2

Ismael Dora will be speaking on blessings! He's a missionary to the Dominican Republic that we support.

Prayer - A Study Through Psalms And Proverbs

Baptism Sunday

This Sunday we will be hearing the stories of 15 people who have entered into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and given their lives to Him. We are excited to celebrate baptism with them!

You've Got The Power

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 13

We will be finishing up Ephesians 6:10-18, concentrating specifically on verse 18:  "Praying at all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end, keep alert with all perseverance, making supplication for all the saints."  These verses call us to pray and to be persistent in prayer.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 12

We are continuing our study from Ephesians 6 and we have made it to the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 11

The Lord is moving, let’s make sure we are in the game and off the sidelines, there is nothing more fun or exciting than living out our purpose of filling up heaven and emptying out hell.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 10

We are going to be talking about living in a God Confidence. The world puts an emphasis on Self Confidence while the Bible downplays self confidence and puts and emphases on a God Confidence. I want to leave you with this verse found in 1 Corinthians 10:12 and I am quoting from The Message Bible. 1 Corinthians 10:12 (MSG) 12 Don’t be so naive and self-confident. You’re not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it’s useless. Cultivate God-confidence.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 9

This Sunday we are continuing our study, “Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory”. The question I want you to think about this weekend is, "Are you doing your absolute best when it comes to your faith?" And if you are not, "Why Not?" The truth is, if I were to answer the above question, my answer at times would be (maybe more times than I would want to admit), "No, I am not doing my absolute best when it comes to my faith." Because of this, we are going to look at some principles in Scripture that will make it easier for you and me to make faith a priority in our life.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 8

I have a fun story for you... I decided I was going to make it my goal, without placing any pressure on myself, to try and connect with some families that i had regular contact with, and if the opportunity came up, invite that family to Brookfield. So, I was pleased when I had the opportunity to invite two families.

The Dad of one family mentioned that he knew exactly where the church was and would stop by sometime soon. He and his son were scheduled to play golf last Sunday, but he looked forward to checking us out as he wants “his son to experience church.” I was encouraged. For the second connection, I invited a Dad and his daughter.

The Dad was super nice and the daughter was very outgoing and I had a great time getting to know them. In the end, I stumbled out an invite, that was anything but smooth. The Dad was exceedingly kind as I stammered and stuttered my way through the invite and they both were more gracious to me. Wellllll, come Sunday, about 15 minutes before the service, I walked into the sanctuary and who was sitting in the pew but this new family.

I was pumped. It turns out, he checked out the church through the Website. In fact, when Pastor Rick asked him how he heard about the church, he did not mention my invite (it was that bad), but instead said he found the church online.

Listen, God really does not need us at all, but wants to use us, faults and all, for His Glory and our joy. I trust that everyone reading this knows they are part of a GREAT BIG mission. What I am not sure that everyone knows is how vital you are in that mission and how much God wants you to be a part of the mission of filling up Heaven and emptying out Hell. How fun, exciting, and surprising it can be to be a part of what God is doing! I look forward to seeing you Sunday.

Thanks for welcoming my new friends so well, and I look forward to introducing you to more as we stumble through this journey of faith together. See you Sunday as we continue our series “Equipped for Victory”.

Jon

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 7

We are continuing our study in Ephesians 6, specifically looking at the Shield of Faith.  As we enter into Part 2 of this study, we will look at:

--What do we do when we cannot seem to secure even a mustard seed size of faith? 

--What is God’s reaction to this?

--How can we be overcomers of our emotions instead of slaves to our emotions?

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 6

This Sunday we are continuing our series titled "Battle Strong, Equipped for Victory".  We will be looking into the Shield of Faith, Eph. 6.   This is my favorite message in this series, and it is going to be a great message to invite a friend to.  Take time right now to send a text to that neighbor, co-worker, classmate or friend that has been on your mind to invite to church, but you just have not gotten around to it yet.  Let's together invite others with urgency into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Battlestrong: Equipped for Victory - Week 5

We are looking at Ephesians 6, zeroing in on the “peace of the Gospel”.  Peace is one of those things in my life that at times seems to be so elusive.  And yet Jesus says in John 14:27

“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you … Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”

Paul Fox Sermon

Brent Lowe Sermon

Battlestrong:  Equipped for Victory - Week 4

Battlestrong:  Equipped for Victory - Week 3

Battlestrong:  Equipped for Victory - Week 2

My guess is that most have not thought about the enemy this week.   And though the enemy is defeated and no match for our King (not even in the same stratosphere, and that is putting it lightly), the Sacred Scriptures tell us that we are in a battle, a war, and the enemy is coming for you and me as Christ's children.  Are you ready?

Listen, this message has the potential to give you the tools necessary to overcome some habits that may have been plaguing your spiritual growth for years.

Battlestrong: Equipped For Victory - Week 1

Ephesians 5 and 6 is a pulling back of the curtain as to how you and I can live a successful Christian life. Ephesians 5:15 tells us to "Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise."   So what we see here is that there is a right way and a wrong way to live this Christian life.  If we coast through the Christian life, if we approach the things of Christ casually, then we will become casualties of the battle going on around us.

John Trayer

This Sunday, John Trayer will be guest speaking.

Matt Johnson

This Sunday, we will be having a Guest Speaker. Matt Johnson is with the ABWE Live Global Team. We partnered with them as we ministered together last week in the Dominican Republic. The Live Global ministry arm of ABWE focuses on partnership with national missionaries working predominantly in countries that are inaccessible to ABWE missionaries.