Encountering Jesus the Messianic Son of God
Jesus challenges us to answer who He truly is—not merely a prophet or teacher, but the Messianic Son of God Who builds and sustains His Church and restores us to relationship with God.
Matthew 16:13-20
Surprise Worshippers
In a stunning Christmas surprise, the Magi – pagan scholars skilled in religious texts, dreams, and the stars – become the first Gentile worshipers of Jesus, foreshadowing God’s plan to call followers from every nation.
Matthew 2:1-23
Rooted – Reach the World
Christians are rooted in God’s grace and flourish as they are engaged in reaching the world, both locally and internationally, with the Gospel so that others may hear and respond to the Gospel.
Colossians 2:6-7; Matthew 28:19-20
He Has Risen!
Mark’s cryptic, unusual ending to his Gospel is a call for us to overcome fear and to share the Good news of the resurrection and the message of grace and restoration, knowing that God will accomplish His work despite our wavering faithfulness.
Text: Mark 16:1-8
Crucified, Dead, and Buried
Jesus was crucified, dead, and buried – but His cross has opened the way for people of all nations to become part of God’s people and come into the very Presence of God.
Mark 15:20-47
The New Covenant People of God
Jesus prophesied that with the destruction of the Temple and the end of the Old Covenant era the Gospel would go to all nations, gathering people from every nation into God’s people.
Mark 13:1-4, 26-27, 30-31
The Missionary Heart of God
We become the most like Jesus when we join the missionary heart of God to move out, into the unknown, to be a blessing to Bay Ridge and beyond.
Genesis 11:27-12:3
Missions at BRCC
Every Christian is called to be part of God’s global mission, radically going out with the Gospel, and radically sending others to do the same.
The Resurrection Changes Everything!
The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything, and His followers gather each week to remember His resurrection and then take the Good News forth to everyone.
John 20:19-29
The Ministry of the Messenger
Like Elijah and John the Baptist, we are called to be messengers proclaiming the King is coming, understanding that this often leads to opposition and suffering for the messenger.
Mark 9:9-13
On Mission Together!
The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.
Mark 4:1-20
McAlhaney – Visiting Missionaries
Tim and Maureen McAlhaney serve with SIM in Kijabe, Kenya. They visited with us to give an update on their missions work in Kijabe.
God’s Heart for the Nations
The entire Bible reveals God’s heart for the nations to come to Him, and His people are called to love all nations and cultures and labor to take the Gospel to them.
Genesis 12:1-3
Pledge Your Head To Heaven
The beheading of John the Baptist is a sober reminder to Christians of the difficulties and costs of the mission we have been given by Jesus, but we must not shrink from calling others to repentance and faith.
Mark 6:7-30
Rejection and Resurgence
The way of God’s Kingdom and Word causes scandal and offense to many, but God calls His people to continue to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom and minister to push back the kingdom of darkness.
Mark 6:1-13
Advancing Native Missions (ANM) – Visiting Missionary
BRCC believes that Missions (Global and local) is one of the most important things we are called to do as a church. In order to fulfill this calling, we support 14 missionaries around the world. Two of those missionaries, Himalayan Inland Missions and Bombay Teen Challenge, are run under the same organization of Advancing Native Missions. A representative of ANM visited our church on Sunday, May 7, 2023 to give us an update on both.
A Growing Kingdom
In the parables of the seeds, Jesus teaches that the Kingdom of God begins small and seemingly insignificant, but it will certainly grow until it becomes great and fruitful through the power of God and His Word.
Mark 4:26–34
Concealed and Revealed
The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.
Mark 4:1-20
The Sower, the Seed, and the Soils
The parable of the sower, the seed, and the soils teaches the secret of the Kingdom of God – that it has broken into the world in the Person, teaching, and work of Jesus, that is rejected by many, but that the Word of Jesus will bear great fruit in the lives of those who hear and embrace it.
Mark 4:1-20
The Crowds, the Demons, and the Disciples
Jesus had a distinct relationship and response to the crowds, demonic powers, and His disciples, who were called out of the crowd to be with Him and then go back to the crowd to proclaim the Gospel and confront Satan’s kingdom.
Mark 3:7-19
The King Summons Followers
Jesus is calling disciples – those who sacrifice everything so they can follow and be apprenticed by Him to enable them to reach out to others and help them to follow Jesus.
Mark 1:16-20
A Father’s Final Charge to His Son
Church leaders are called to preach the whole Word of God, never altering it to suit the desires of others, so that they may faithfully fulfill their call.
2 Timothy 4:1-5
Unashamed To Suffer for the Gospel
Christians are not to be ashamed of the Gospel but must be willing to suffer for clearly proclaiming it and living a life of holiness in the midst of an unbelieving and unholy culture.
2 Timothy 1:8-18
Humbling the Proud
God is Sovereign over the world, both nations and individuals, and is able to humble the proud and exalt the humble.
Daniel 4 (Daniel 4:1-3, 34-37)
Lee & Carol Short – Visiting Missionary
On Sunday, July 18, 2021, founders of Life Savers Ministries International and Vida Internacional, Lee and Carol will be speaking about their work on the mission field in Mexico where they are ministering to marginal children and their families in the Bahia de Banderas area.