Burlington Baptist Church Podcast

He Is Risen! The third day has come and He's Alive!Support the show

History is filled with famous last words and sometimes those last words stay with us and resinate though life. But, the most famous last words are those spoken by Jesus as he was being crusified on the cross.While Christ took the punishment for our sins he uttered seven distinct prayers from the cross. It cost Christ everything to redeem us and His words from the cross proves His love for us.Support the show

They were all expecting a conquering hero...instead they found a crucified friend. They were all expecting a king claiming victory...instead they found a cold borrowed tomb. They were all expecting to celebrate together...instead they found themselves mourning alone. Everything they expected...DIED! But, Nobody expected to find no body!Join guest speaker Jim Woolums as he tell the story of the resurrection though the eyes of those left behind.Support the show

What will your final thoughts be about? None of us can afford to neglect fixing our eyes on heaven, nor can we fail to prepare ourselves for eternity. Don't miss heaven for anything in this world! Join us in the second sermon of this series and learn how aiming at heaven can now helps us now in what we are going through.Support the show

In this new sermon series we will be diving into the questions we all have about Heaven. Questions like Where did I come from?, Why am I here? and Where am I going? are just a few that people ask all the time. Throughout this teaching series we will all prayerfully find our own answers to these questions and many more and find that we have a 'choice' in what happens.Support the show

In the last sermon of this series we take a look from the older brothers point of view. We see how he felt in the story of the prodigal son and why he felt that way toward his father and younger brother. Then we connect this with each of us today and see how in some cases we all have the elder brother syndrome.Support the show

Have you ever been homesick? Have you ever missed your family so bad that you want to drop everything you are doing just to go home again? Even those of us that leave home because we think the grass is greener in the "far country", seem to remember how good it was at home. Continuing in the sermon series, we are following the Prodigal Son that has left home, but now he realizes that he needs to go home to his Father. All the bad decisions made because of wrong beliefs makes the lost realize that it is never to late to come home.Support the show

From an unchurched Englishman to an Englishman that loves Jesus Christ, Dennis preaches about how the church needs to reach outside the walls and be where the people are. Just like Saul (Acts 9) we need to go OUT and tell others about Christ, not wait for them to come to us. We should be yelling it from the rooftops how much God loves us all.Support the show

In the story of the Prodigal Son you wonder which one of the men you would rather have for a son/ Which one is bad? Which one is good? But if you really think about the story you find yourself asking 'which son does the father love the most?', But what we haven't heard is the story through the eyes of the Father. But there is a bigger question here... what kind of relationship do you want with your eternal Father?Support the show

Have you noticed, nobody is lost anymore? People are unchurched, people are seekers, people are on a journey, people are writing their testimony, but nobody is 'lost'. In the book of Luke, Jesus told several parables the all started with something of value that was 'lost'. Then notice that each story moves toward a recovery and then ends with a party. (Luke 15) Jesus can to find and pay with the 'lost' because He said He wants everyone to see God, for if you never see God right, then you will never see people right.Support the show

In the last sermon of the series, we begin to understand how the words we say can really impact people and how an encouraging word can really go a long way. "A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything---or destroy it!" James 3:5Support the show

An encourager is someone who meets people at their point of need and will do whatever it takes to get them on their feet. Rather that is speaking up for someone who has had a bad past, encouraging the church to have a bold vision or even promoting a colleague with superior abilities above yourself. After all, encouragement cannot thrive where competitiveness and jealousy are nourished. We all must be willing to create a place for those who need second chances and give them the encouragement they need to thrive.Support the show

The healing begins in the church house with God's people, those who would identify as Sons and Daughters of God."Be doers of the word, and not hears only, deceiving your own selves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But, he who looks into the perfect law of liberty, and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does." (James 1:22-25 NKJV)Support the show

Have you ever asked yourself, what does the church do for people who fall and can't get up? Many feel as though the church does nothing, the church often ignores the needs of people outside their congregation, but in-fact, the church helps people by giving them an encouraging word and spiritually nurturing them among providing worldly help. Everybody needs encouragement, from the hard hearted to the broken hearted, we all must encourage one another to remain faithful and be there for each other. So, who are you going to run beside this week?Support the show

We are all desperately seeking an encouraging word from someone. That is why many people can relate to these famous word..."Sometimes you want to go, where everybody knows your name, and they are always glad you came." (Gary Portnoy & Judy Hart Angelo) The feeling of belonging and seeking encouraging words is nothing new and why we are instructed in Hebrews 10:25 to meet together and encourage one another.Support the show

"And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of His return is drawing near." (Hebrews 10:25) In this series we will be focusing on how God wants us to encourage one another and how we need to draw closer to Him. And the challenge for us is to ask ourselves, " I matter to God, do others matter to me?"Support the show

The one thing we can all count on in 2019 is that God is in control! We should make our plans counting on God to direct us. (Proverbs 16:9) Also, our problems have a purpose, so everything that happens, the good, bad and ugly is always Father-filtered. Support the show

Have you ever experienced an unpleasant or confusing situation that is difficult to get out of or solve? Well, then you have a dilemma. Once we understand that we need Christ in our dilemma and that we can find inexpressible joy by doing so we are better off. We must understand all dilemmas have a purpose, we must determine to finish well in our choice and to make good decisions. God is bigger than our dilemmas!Support the show

Christmas Eve Service: The Promise of a SaviorSupport the show

Love was born at Christmas time - When we hurry home to God's love we can love our family, we know that we matter to God and we can find our place in the church. When we come home to love, we choose to take that step, though so simple, we must choose to come home. Are you ready for the trip?Support the show