Postponed Due to Weather

In consideration of your safety, Brushfork Baptist Church will be canceling services tomorrow due to the weather. Although some main roads should be cleared by Sunday morning, most secondary roads (including mine) will remain impassable.We will reschedule the Christmas Cantata and Children's Play for next Sunday.Although we will not be having...

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The Weather Outside is (going to be) Frightful

The forecast is calling for up to 12 inches of snow today and tomorrow. If at all possible, we are still planning on having our Christmas Cantata in the 11:00 service and our Children's Play in the 7:00 PM service.I will monitor the weather and if it is impossible or unsafe to continue with our plans, I will let you know through WVVA...

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Christmas Book Giveaway

Over on Kingdom People, Trevin Wax is having his second annual Christmas Giveaway.  From December 15-25, you can register to win his 10 favorite books of the year PLUS and ESV Study Bible and a copy of his new book, Holy Subversion.  To register, click on the link above and follow the directio...

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Who the Light of Christmas Is

This is the second message of a three part Christmas series on the first 7 verses of Isaiah 9. Today’s message focuses specifically on the answer to the question, “Who Is Jesus?” Do you know the answer? This is the perfect season to find out.The manuscript from Sunday evening's sermon is available here. You can listen online or download the...

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Answering Questions

Have you ever asked a question and not gotten the answer you were looking for? I think we all have. The fact is, that just because a person is asking a question, doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re looking for an answer. Especially if the answer goes against what they were looking for. That’s what happened in today’s passage.The manuscript...

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Encouraging Frail Faith

When a person is born again, they are like a newborn baby. The disciples were really no different. They had a lot of growing up to do in just a short period of time, and all through the Gospels, Jesus grew them and nurtured them. He purposely put them in situations that would test their faith. In this message, we will look at one such test.The...

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What the Light of Christmas Brings

This message is the start of a new three part Christmas series on the first 7 verses of Isaiah 9. Over the next three messages, we will be looking at What the Light of Christmas Brings, Who the light of Christmas is, and What the light of Christmas Promises. I hope you can join us each time.The manuscript from Sunday evening's sermon is available...

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When I Suffer

This is our fourth and final look at suffering in the book of Job—and today we’re going to get personal. We’re going to talk about how to deal with it when we are the ones who are suffering. How can we suffer well?You can listen or download from the player at the bottom of this page. If you would rather, you can read the manuscript he...

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Casting Pearls

I don’t know why I do it…. I know Jesus’ command in Matthew 7:6, but I do it anyway. I have found that there are two groups of people who are virtually impossible to talk to seriously—homosexuals and militant atheists. I deal with them quite differently, but in my experience they have been equally hostile and antagonistic.I will not debate...

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