Full Sermon // September 6, 2026
It is the second week for our series revolving around the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:16-25). This week we looked at the biblical view and emphasis on the Joy of the Lord in our faith journey. Pastor Jeni preached that this type of joy is found both now and forever. That is an abounding joy that cannot be taken away.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
The fruit of the Spirit are ALL outcomes of a life lived by the power of the Spirit.
If the fruit isn’t growing, check your source.
Based on the whole story of Scripture, what does it look like for (FRUIT) to flow out of me through the power of the Holy Spirit?
Based on the whole story of Scripture, what does it look like for JOY to flow out of me through the power of the Holy Spirit?
Chara - JOY: a state of joy and gladness; delight
“Joy” is used 133 times in the New Testament. 50 of those are in Paul’s letters.
The JOY of the New Testament refers to is unique to the Christian experience.
The JOY of Scripture is rooted in what God has done & continues to do in Christ for us and others.
So, what is the source of this joy? The Good News of the Resurrected King Jesus and all that that means now and for eternity.
Jesus purchased with his blood our ability to experience enduring joy in this life.
Full Sermon // August 30, 2026
We are ramping up for an exciting series on the Fruit of the Spirit found in Galatians 5:22-23. This week Pastor Jeni started by preaching on love. Paul referenced love all over his letters and this week are looking at what he said about it as well as examples of love carried out throughout Scripture.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
The fruit of the Spirit are ALL outcomes of a life lived by the power of the Spirit.
If the fruit isn’t growing, check your source.
Based on the whole story of Scripture, what does it look like for (FRUIT) to flow out of me through the power of the Holy Spirit?
Based on the whole story of Scripture, what does it look like for LOVE to flow out of me through the power of the Holy Spirit
Paul uses the noun LOVE 75 times in his 12 letters.
Agape - the highest form of unconditional love. “to regard with affection and loving concern.”
It’s a love that emerges from our heart and finds its way into our lifestyle & our choices.
When we know we are unconditionally loved by God,
what do we do in response that may be described as love?
Full Sermon // August 23, 2026
It was a special week this week in the life of our church. We had two special guests sharing with us about how God is working globally in the Republic of Georgia: Jeff & Kelsey Hendrix. Jeff & Kelsey are global missionaries living in the Republic of Georgia while operating a Church of the Nazarene location there with their four children. Join us to hear how God is moving abroad.
Full Sermon // August 16, 2026
This week Pastor Jeni preached on the message of Paul throughout Philippians to be like Christ and to choose His way instead of the selfish one. She urged us to be as Jesus and to show the fruit of our life with how we live it out in our daily interactions and decisions. We were reminded that ALL things are possible through Christ Jesus.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
In Philippians, Paul is inviting Jesus followers to allow their lives to mirror the story of Jesus.
Let your salvation come to fruition in such a way that it shows up in the way you live.
God will give us everything we need to be faithful to him - including the desire to do so. We still have to choose to walk it out.
When you want to complain, collaborate instead. When you want to argue, choose curiosity instead. Our character is a testimony.
Remember what the Good News says is possible because of Jesus.
Full Sermon // August 9, 2026
This week was the final week in our series in Romans. Pastor Jeni preached a powerful message on the importance of unity within the body of Christ. How even when there is conflict, we can choose to love, show forgiveness and grace, and reconcile.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Romans was born out of a desire to unify a diverse church around the essentials of the Good News.
Paul’s goal from the beginning - to unify a divided church.
Paul is speaking to a church - a gathered body - in a particular place instructing them on how to fight for unity in the midst of their diversity.
5 Things to Pave the Way for Unity
A people aiming at God’s best.
A people exercising & celebrating one another’s gifts.
Genuine love for one another.
Practice extending forgiveness & grace.
Our corporate love must spill over.
When you do church family correctly, there will be conflict.
Full Sermon // August 2, 2026
It is week three in our series through Romans. Pastor Jeni preached this week on we have to choose faith for ourselves not inherit it from others. She said that we need to listen for God and actually do what He says, not reject it. Sometimes His methods seem strange to us, but He is for us!
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
What does this Good News mean for Paul’s fellow Israelites who don’t acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah?
We cry out to God. God answers our pleas. We reject said answer to our pleas.
God as the Sovereign One means He has the power, wisdom, and authority to do anything He chooses within His creation.
Faith & righteousness are not inherited.
How often are we trapped in our own survival mode & miss the opportunity before us to embrace dependence upon God?
There are going to be methods and moments that leave us scratching our heads, but ALL is aimed at sharing the Good News of Jesus - offering restored relationships - to ALL who will receive the gift of grace!!
God didn’t abandon his covenant with Israel. He stepped away to make room for more on the family tree. And even his stepping away was aimed at the redemption of Israel.
Full Sermon // July 26, 2026
In week two of our series in Romans, Pastor Beau carried on reading and preaching on Romans 5-8. He built upon the fact that Romans carries the essentials of the Good News and dove deeper into some of the specifics of those essentials. We are not simply meant to receive salvation and stop in our spiritual lives, but continue to pursue holiness throughout our lives.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Romans was born out of a desire to unify a diverse church around the essentials of the Good News.
Hope that unifies and endures suffering of the present and guarantees final salvation in Christ
Justification not only frees us from past sin, but opens up new possibilities in our future.
Hope — Romans 5:1-11
Hope does more than survive the suffering, but it is produced in the suffering.
Adam and Christ — Romans 5
The crucifixion of Jesus was the final nailing to the cross of our old self and his resurrection was the raising of our new self.
Baptism — Romans 6
The fruit of justification can only be sustained through total self-abandonment to righteousness.
Law — Romans 7
Jesus fulfilled the law for us that it might be fulfilled in us.
Life in the Spirit — Romans 8
Jesus became a man of flesh so that we might become men and women of the Spirit.
Hope — Romans 8:38-39
Full Sermon // July 19, 2026
We started into a new series this week at BCC titled, “Romans”. To kick it off, Pastor Jeni preached on why the book was written and how the beginning of it impacts our lives today. We finished the day by adventuring into the topic of justification by faith in Christ.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Romans was born out of a desire to unify a diverse church around the essentials of the Good News.
Human pride creates the illusion of self-sufficiency & blind to the possibility of life right with God.
God is righteous & humans have a sin problem. Thanks be to God, it doesn’t stop there!
Outward things only matter if they reflect a heart transformed by the Good News.
The One who by His nature must be the judge also positioned Himself to become our defense attorney.
Jesus became what we are so we could become what He is.
JUSTIFICATION by faith in Christ…
New STATUS: right with God & forgiven
New FAMILY: included in God’s people
New FUTURE: transformed life
Full Sermon // July 12, 2026
This week was our grand finale and the sixth week of our series in Acts. Pastor Jeni honed in on Acts 28:17-31 NLT as she reminded us that NOTHING can stop God’s Church from spreading and thriving.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Conviction that the Good News was for all meant that Paul really had hope for his Jewish community to recognize Jesus as Messiah.
God always fulfills his promises.
The prophetic word depicts Jewish resistance in 3 ways:
Their hearts become calloused & impervious to God’s will & guidance.
Their ears had difficulty hearing (meaning accepting & obeying) the Gospel message
Their eyes were shut to the workings of God
May our hearts be soft to God’s will & guidance.
May our ears not just hear, but accept & obey God’s voice.
May our eyes be opened to see the work of God all around us.
Not even the great Roman empire could stop God’s Church.
Not even the great FILL IN THE BLANK can stop God’s Church.
The story of God’s church is still being written & we are a part of it.
How will we participate in what God has promised He will do?
Full Sermon // July 5, 2026
In our fifth week within the book of Acts and the series titled the same, we find Paul speaking to Christians in his only address specifically to them in the entire book. Pastor Jeni preaches on Paul’s consistency to preach to them in confidence given to him by God. She describes that our journey with God might not be easy - as Paul affirms - but that we can be assured that God is walking ahead to prepare the way for our sharing with others.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
This is Paul’s only speech addressing Christians in Acts.
Paul was consistent.
The Spirit can still guide us by “divine compulsion” today!
The way of Jesus will not be absent of friction…nor will it be absent of joy
All we can do is share & trust that God’s prevenient grace is at work.
The enemy of God will always be against His Church, but the One who conquered the grave holds the Church secure!
Full Sermon // June 28, 2026
We continued in our journey through the book of Acts this week, specifically lookin at Acts 17:22-34. Pastor Jeni preached on the necessity of God in all of our lives. God cannot be contained or confined. He wants to be with us and within us at all times. Sometimes we take that for granted, sometimes we can miss God by being focused on too many other things. We must meet God and carry Him to others with creativity given by Him.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
It’s possible to be very religious or spiritual and completely miss it all together.
Ask God to give us divinely inspired creativity to meet people somewhere familiar with the Good News.
God is creator, sustainer, and provider of all things.
God doesn’t need our worship or affection. We need to be worshippers of God.
The greatest pursuit in life is God!
Full Sermon // June 21, 2026
This week we continued into our series on the book of Acts as Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton preached from Acts 14:8-20. Here we find that Jesus is who He says he is and that we are called to do what God commands no matter what.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
When we follow a Jesus we invented, we miss the life he actually promised. That is life and life to the fullest.
Paul does not try to fit Jesus into their story, but Paul reorients their story around the work of Jesus.
We walk back into those spaces and walk back into the lives of those around us.
Full Sermon // June 14, 2026
This week we had with us two of the newest missionaries within our denomination, David and Kristin Sterner.
David and Kristen Sterner, along with their three sons—Levi, David, and Carter—are missionaries headed to Lima, Peru in the Andino Central Field Office.
David and Kristen have been married since 2021 and share a deep love for ministry and for seeing God’s Kingdom grow across cultures. Kristen is an ordained elder and brings experience in pastoral ministry and discipleship. David has worked faithfully in both professional and church settings, where he has been a key volunteer and leader, serving wherever there is a need.
Kristen will be supporting Nazarene Compassionate Ministries on the field while David is responsible for field finance. They love coffee and making new friends, so find them after the service!
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
QR Code to donate to the Sterner’s
Full Sermon // June 7, 2026
Taking a break from our series in the book of Acts, this week we had General Superintendent Dr. David Busic with us. He preached on intercessory prayer: its importance, its relational aspect, and how to do it well. Join us for a wonderful message by one of our denomination’s great leaders.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Intercession is specifically praying for those God has providentially placed in your circle of relationships.
Intercession is specific.
The gift of intercession is praying with discernment.
The power of intercession provides protection.
The Practice of Intercession
Begin with those you live with and know best.
Pray for colleagues and ministry partners.
Pray for what is important to you.
Pray over divine appointments.
Full Sermon // May 31, 2026
Following up from last week’s kickstart of a new series, this week we had week 2 in our series titled, “Acts”. This week we looked at what the book of Acts had to say about prayer while also looking into what was said about who are the recipients of God’s action within Acts.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
2,000 year later the Spirit is still moving and God is still building his church!
If you want to hear from God, spend time in prayer.
They had regular, daily appointments with God where they cultivated conversation with God.
God’s favor is not limited to a particular people but extends to persons in every nation.
God’s activity by his Spirit stretches across age groups, includes both men & women, & defies cultural status quo.
Full Sermon // May 24, 2026
We started into a new series this week simply titled, “Acts”. You guessed it, within the Acts series we took a look at the book of Acts specifically checking out the event of Pentecost. Pastor Jeni takes us on a journey into Old Testament texts to show us that it was foretold long before it happened. But we can celebrate Pentecost and what it means for us even now.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Pentecost sets the stage for our entire journey through Acts.
The new temple is Jesus’ new covenant people!
God’s Church is animated by a people filled with God’s Spirit.
God’s activity by His Spirit stretches across age groups, includes both men & women, & defies cultural status quo.
The Spirit empowers & unifies the people of God.
Full Sermon // May 17, 2026
It is week 4 in our series titled, “Reflecting God” in which we have been discussing how the image of God is within all humans and we all are gifted by God in various ways. This week we look to 1 Peter 4 and Romans 12 to continue our conversation on the giver of gifts, our God, and how all gifts are miraculous.
Imago Dei - “image of God”
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
God is the gift giver & this keeps us humble.
We reflect God to one another when we use our gifts to serve one another.
All gifts are miraculous!
Whatever your gifts, utilize them to the very best of your ability!
Do it well, do it joyfully, & do it as a reflection of God in the world!
Full Sermon // May 10, 2026
Happy Mother’s Day! This week in the life of BCC we continued on with our series titled, “Reflecting God”. Pastor Jeni preached a sermon on “the grace gifts” that God grants each person that can then be used to benefit the church. She emphasizes that ALL have been given gifts and that ALL gifts are valuable. Join us as we read from 1 Corinthians 12:1-3 and discover how God gifts His children.
Imago Dei - “image of God”
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
All Christians are spiritual, not just those who demonstrate ecstatic gifts.
All who proclaim Jesus is Lord are filled with the Holy Spirit and as a result have gifts of the Spirit.
The focus is on the Giver of the gifts and not on the gifts themselves.
The grace gifts of the Spirit are meant to bless & build up the church.
You have a grace gift bestowed upon you by God’s Spirit that you might contribute in every age & stage to the church.
All come from the same source, are of the same value, & have the same goal - benefit God’s church.
A FULLY FUNCTIONING BODY is the goal for every local church!
Full Sermon // May 3, 2026
This week is week two in our new series titled, “Reflecting God” in which we discover how God made us to mirror his image in our world. This week we went to the New Testament to see how God created us with a good intention, but how sin distorted this good intention. Within the passages we see that God can take our muddied image and clean it to make us better reflect Him once again.
Imago Dei - “image of God”
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
With the introduction of sin, the way humanity reflects God became muddied.
All throughout life, the Holy Spirit is at work in us clearing up our mirror that we might do what we were created to do: reflect God in the world.
Continuous invitation to be prisoners of hope for ourselves!
Full Sermon // April 26, 2026
Have you ever wondered how we as humans are reflections of God? How we were created? How we were intended to be in our creation? That is what we explore in week 1 of our new series titled, “Reflecting God”. This week, Pastor Jeni looks at the very beginning (Genesis 1) to discover some interesting ideals we can gain from how we were created by our God.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Male & Female together reflect the image of God.
Humankind - unlike any other part of creation - was created in the image of God.
There is something about God to be reflected into the world in each one of us.
We reflect God in our creation.
We reflect God in our care.
We reflect God in our cultivating.
We reflect God in our community.
Our origin story reveals God’s heart when he created the human race: Reflect God in the world.