Sermons from Barss Corner Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Pastor Sam Jess
Pastor of two small rural churches in Nova Scotia, trying to preach the Bible faithfully. Hear more sermons at https://www.crosspreach.com/sermons/listall/652
Uncanny links between a prophecy in the Bible and the disaster that happened in Ukraine in 1986.
We all put costumes on, whether we know it or not. There is only one costume that can save us.
Sometimes we feel like we're part of a big movement in the world, and sometimes we don't. What should we do with ourselves when things doing seem to be moving?
Evil things have gone on in some families. Is there hope for someone born into one of those?
He who stands firm to the end will be saved. But only he who eats spiritual food will stand firm. Elijah is the best picture of this.
God demonstrates his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
"When you were younger, you clothed yourself and went where you wished. But when you are old, you will reach out your hands and someone else will clothe you and lead you where you do not wish to go."
Revival happens when God's people learn to say, "Speak Lord, your servant is listening."
Christ serves as a great high priest now in heaven for us, pleading with his Father. And his wounds remain, he is disfigured. That should teach us to see our own wounds the way God sees them.
Christ endured the sharpest loss -- separation from God his Father -- in order to make us alive to God.
Jesus endured the ultimate silent treatment from his Father on the cross. But that silence spoke a new and beautiful message to us who will hear.
God has many children, but no grandchildren. We can't know him through someone else -- we can only know him directly for ourselves.
We have to learn how to celebrate God instead of ourselves. If we don't get bragging right, then we'll never get living right.
When you've ruined things to the extent that all you can do is beg God for mercy... then you're finally ready to know that God is who he says he is.
How can you know that God loves you? Consider the ways he disciplines his people. He doesn't just let us go our own way. He shapes us through discipline to something so much greater -- to a life in the footsteps of Jesus!
Honour the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops, then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim over with new wine. Proverbs 3:9-10
Do not be wise in your own eyes. Fear the Lord and shun evil. This will be health to your belly button, and nourishment to your bones.
To follow in Jesus' footsteps, we must learn the habit of pursuing times alone with God
Picture an unlikable begging orphan adopted into an extremely wealthy mansion. These are some pictures from the novel Pollyanna that help us to picture the grace of God.