Corner Brook Baptist Church

Corner Brook Baptist Church, Sunday morning sermon, October 4, 2020

Corner Brook Baptist Church, Sunday morning sermon, September 27th, 2020

A continuation of our online services during the global COVID-19 outbreak.

A continuation of last week's message detailing different strategies to let Jesus into our hearts and minds.

Pastor Calvin T. Andrews' sermon from Father's Day at Corner Brook Baptist Church. Originally shared June 18th. Join us for a service any time, all are welcome.

I wish I could understand the purposes of God. If I am His and I will live eternally with Him, why in the world do I have to experience all these negatives?

We are in between the most celebrated day of the spring, Mother's Day, and the lack-lustre celebration of Dear Old Dad Day. So I thought it was time to speak on the family, a topic I really haven't addressed in my time here.

What if the things we put on our list are pointless?

She'd reached the age in life where national emergencies didn't constitute personal meltdown.

When I'm drivin' in my car And a man comes on the radio He's telling me more and more About some useless information Supposed to fire my imagination ...

here are likewise personal spiritual considerations where we cannot afford to be wrong. Has a bitter loneliness possessed your soul? Perhaps you serve the Lord in a solitary condition in your family. Perhaps you are misunderstood by everyone you know who is close to you. You are never forsaken. You are never alone. God is present, as He was with Jacob, even in the unexpected places.

Jesus' first destination was south to a region of the Jordan where His cousin, John, was baptizing those he had called to repentance. There was a fresh consciousness of sin and need that followed John's preaching. He was preparing the way for the Messiah. He was the new Elijah right down to his camel's hair sport coat and his lunch of fresh locusts in honey sauce.

Listen as Pastor Calvin T. Andrews reminds us all of the significance of the resurrection and what's different 'because He lives'.

Despite its gruesome quality, its obvious conflict and its raw violence, the cross was an instrument of peace. The Anglican scholar, Bishop Stephen Neill, stated, “In the Christian theology of history, the death of Christ is the central point of history; here all the roads of the past converge; hence all the roads of the future diverge.” The cross is God's way of reconnecting us to Him. The Prince of Peace gave His life to create our peace with God.

We need a newness of life before we can presume to do a work for the Lord. For Jesus to accomplish his work through us today, he first has to renew us. If Israel had received him they would have become a new nation. Instead they prepared their plots to kill the Prince of Peace and brought desolation down upon their own heads and their nation. God wants to put new wine in new bottles.

As the cab ride unfolded he knew he'd not make it for the 11:00 a.m. start time of the service. Fire trucks and ambulances and traffic accidents all played their role to have him deposited on the church steps just at the moment when the sermon was being announced. He burst into the church and to the surprise of everyone was able to get into the pulpit right at the exact moment he had to preach.

God doesn't want artifacts; He wants living sacrifices. He doesn't want people whose history needs to be interpreted by archaeologists; He wants people through whom He can display life and glory today!

David's theme is refuge in the midst of danger. Running and fighting are the activities we associate with engaging the enemy. The heat of battle is no time to sit down to eat. David's enemies are present, but God sets a table. We cannot grasp the significance of this verse in our time or in our country, but in other places and other times it has rich meaning.

Sermon Audio Recording from Pastor Calvin Andrew's messaged titled, "Rendezvous in the Desert". Starting with Acts 8:26-40 and the story of Philip sharing the gospel with the Eunuch of Ethiopia. Thanks for listening.

Hawking provides the answer in this manner, "When life's expectations are reduced to zero, one really does appreciate everything that one does have." Stated another way it's this, "contentment in life is determined in part by what a person anticipates from it." So how great are your expectations? To a man like Hawking, who thought he would die quickly, everything takes on meaning. Whether it's a sunrise or a walk in the park or the laughter of children and suddenly, each small pleasure becomes precious. By contrast, those who believe that life owes them a free ride are often discontent with the finest of gifts and the most active of lives.

I am always amazed at how people view themselves. They satisfy their desires as they celebrate their birthdays and their milestones along the way. The body gets its way all the while the soul insists that eternity is most important. We seek education and refinement and improvement. People seek to satisfy the physical and sometimes totally neglect the spiritual part of them that lives on forever.

Pastor Cal Andrews delivers a message on "Counting Down to a Better Christmas" beginning with Isaiah 49:1-7. This is our first ever release of a sermon via postcasting so we're still working through some audio issues. If you have feedback to offer or notice issues, please let us know by contacting us with as much information about the issue as possible. If your area of expertise is audio recording, we'd love your advice!