Resilient Faith

Join BPC during Advent for our Sermon Series: Reconciled. Lora East speaks on John the Baptist. The seriousness of the season, the pain and suffering in the world and that we do need to repent. That we need to bear fruit, to be clean in spirit and to prepare ourself for God. Advent is a season of more than blinking lights and parties, but a time of Emmanuel - God with us. Don't burn out for the wrong reasons....the holidays are stressful enough without unrealistic expectations. Instead take time to be of service to God and the reason for the season. 


Scripture is from NRSV

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ ” Now John wore clothing of camel's hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruit worthy of repentance. Do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. “I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.”

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Welcome the season of thanks with this great sermon from our Interfaith Worship in 2021. A lot has happened in the last year, and we are very grateful for each of you. 
Please continue to spread love and joy and share the message of our podcast. 

God Bless. 

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Make it a daily practice to have gratitude and space for yourself. Pause, be still and have a conversation with God.

Psalm 98

A psalm of praise.

1 Sing to the Lord a new song,
    for he has done marvelous things;
   his right hand and his holy arm
    have worked salvation for him.

2 The Lord has made his salvation known
    and revealed his righteousness to the nations.

3 He has remembered his love
    and his faithfulness to Israel;
   all the ends of the earth have seen
    the salvation of our God.

4 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth,
    burst into jubilant song with music;

5 make music to the Lord with the harp,
    with the harp and the sound of singing,

6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn—
    shout for joy before the Lord, the King.

7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it,
    the world, and all who live in it.

8 Let the rivers clap their hands,
    let the mountains sing together for joy;

9 let them sing before the Lord,
    for he comes to judge the earth.
   He will judge the world in righteousness
    and the peoples with equity.

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In this beautiful service, Pastor Lora reminds us of the joy of remembering those that have left us. Take time today to have gratitude for those that you have lost and those precious memories. 

Blessings and Peace. 

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In the series, we dive into letting go of perfection in exchange for being imperfect, vulnerable and, yes, worthy of God’s love and belonging just as we are. As Christians, we found a lot of resounding themes within the wisdom of this book, and connected it to our life of faith. During this 5 week series, gain insight as to how you can better value yourself as a beloved child of God, let go of what you think you’re supposed to be, and embrace who you really are in God’s eyes.
Come on this journey with us.....in today's episode, Pastor Lora discusses how to cultivate rest and play; remember, with God...we always belong!

The Gifts of Imperfection, Brene' Brown:
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In the series, we dive into letting go of perfection in exchange for being imperfect, vulnerable and, yes, worthy of God’s love and belonging just as we are. As Christians, we found a lot of resounding themes within the wisdom of this book, and connected it to our life of faith. During this 5 week series, gain insight as to how you can better value yourself as a beloved child of God, let go of what you think you’re supposed to be, and embrace who you really are in God’s eyes.
Come on this journey with us.....in today's episode, Pastor Dave discusses how to cultivate creativity; remember, with God...we always belong!

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In the series, we dive into letting go of perfection in exchange for being imperfect, vulnerable and, yes, worthy of God’s love and belonging just as we are. As Christians, we found a lot of resounding themes within the wisdom of this book, and connected it to our life of faith. During this 5 week series, gain insight as to how you can better value yourself as a beloved child of God, let go of what you think you’re supposed to be, and embrace who you really are in God’s eyes.
Come on this journey with us.....in today's episode, Pastor Lora discusses how to cultivate authenticity and being strong yet vulnerable; remember, with God...we always belong!

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In the series, we dive into letting go of perfection in exchange for being imperfect, vulnerable and, yes, worthy of God’s love and belonging just as we are. As Christians, we found a lot of resounding themes within the wisdom of this book, and connected it to our life of faith. Over the next 5 weeks, gain insight as to how you can better value yourself as a beloved child of God, let go of what you think you’re supposed to be, and embrace who you really are in God’s eyes.
Come on this journey with us.....in today's episode, Pastor Dave discusses how to belong versus fitting in; remember, with God...we always belong!

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In the series, we dive into letting go of perfection in exchange for being imperfect, vulnerable and, yes, worthy of God’s love and belonging just as we are. As Christians, we found a lot of resounding themes within the wisdom of this book, and connected it to our life of faith. Over the next 5 weeks, gain insight as to how you can better value yourself as a beloved child of God, let go of what you think you’re supposed to be, and embrace who you really are in God’s eyes.
Come on this journey with us.....in today's episode, Pastor Dave introduces the series with a heart warming sermon on Wholehearted Living and how to embrace our flaws and our imperfections.

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Meditation and prayer needs to be part of our daily spiritual practice. I hope this meditation helps you center, balance, and provides respite for a busy life!

Create time for yourself with:
prayer
meditation
reading the bible
having quiet time 

Blessings and love. 

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