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Seth continues our 1 Peter series with a call to be "annoyingly good" — going a step beyond ordinary decency in marriage, relationships, and even suffering. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
You've been made new — so live like it. Evangelist Mark Bourne on being "annoyingly different in a good way": changed on the inside, then the best neighbor, employee, and friend anyone knows. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
You belong to a different kingdom. Pastor Seth unpacks what it means to live as a foreigner here — holy, humble, and pointing every eye to God instead of yourself. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
You don't need every answer to share your faith. The evidence points to a Creator—but your own story is your strongest case. No one can argue with what God has done in your life. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Our real fight isn't with people—spouses, bosses, or each other—but an unseen enemy. The armor of God is how we win: truth, faith, prayer, and staying united instead of turning on one another. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Jesus loves you more than you can grasp — so wake up spiritually and pursue him first. From Ephesians 5, Pastor Seth Bourne shows the church as the bride Christ gave everything to make his own. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
The church is already one body — your job isn't to build unity but to keep it. Drop the anger, give people the benefit of the doubt, and serve humbly. That's how the world sees Jesus is real. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Faith alone isn't the whole story. When following Jesus still hurts, the missing piece is His love — deeper than knowledge. Keep chewing on how much He loves you. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Ever feel like you don't quite belong in this world? You're not imagining it. In Christ, God's mercy clears the wreckage and His grace builds you a home — you're no longer lost. Welcome home. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
An enemy wants you to forget your worth and trade your future for something cheap. But in Christ you're adopted at the highest price and given a real inheritance and resurrection power now—so live like who you already are. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Unity Minister Micah Schnautz, who serves a church plant in Cocoa Beach, walks through Jesus Great Commission in Matthew 28: go, make disciples, baptize, and teach. Through real stories of two coworkers who came to faith, he shows that a disciple is simply someone willing to chew on Jesus words, and that Brevard County is a mission field full of people five feet away who just need someone to take the first step. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Brandon Givens draws from Psalm 12 to explore the life-shaping power of words — how destructive speech tears down and how intentional, truth-filled words can build up, heal, and honor God. The sermon calls believers to guard their tongues, reject cultural deception, and speak the way God speaks: with purpose and weight. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
Mark Bourne tackles one of life's most pressing questions — what happens when we die? Drawing from Jesus' parable in Luke 16 and the Great White Throne vision in Revelation 20, he shows that every person's eternal destination is shaped by a decision made while alive: whether to surrender to Jesus and have your name written in the Lamb's Book of Life. Brevard Christian Church — Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com
In this Memorial Day message, Evangelist Mark Bourne walks through eight key Bible passages to show how anyone can have genuine confidence in their salvation. He explains what sin really costs, and lays out the path of confession, repentance, and baptism that leads to assurance before God. Sermon Questions: 1. Jesus says in Matthew 7:21-23 that some people who called him 'Lord' and did religious things will still be turned away on judgment day. What's the difference between religious activity and truly knowing Jesus — and how would you honestly assess where you stand? 2. Mark used the illustra
Evangelist Mark Bourne challenges the Calvinist idea that God predetermines everything—including who is saved—and instead shows from Ezekiel 18 and John 12 that God created us with genuine free will. Our choices about what we do with Jesus' gift truly matter, and on Judgment Day we will each answer for those decisions. Sermon Questions: 1. Before hearing this message, did you lean more toward believing God controls everything—including who gets saved—or that your choices genuinely matter to Him? Has anything shifted in your thinking today? 2. In Ezekiel 18, God tells Israel to stop blaming the
Mark Bourne walks through key moments in church history — including the underground church in Communist Poland — to show how division and additions to Scripture weakened the body of Christ. The core call is clear: return to the Bible alone as the foundation of what it means to follow Jesus, echoing Christ's own prayer for unity in John 17:21. Sermon Questions: 1. Mark described how the church in Poland was strongest when the Bible was the only thing believers had. How central is Scripture to your own daily life — is it truly your foundation, or has it become one voice among many? 2. Jesus pray
Evangelist Mark Bourne traces the first 325 years of church history to show how the church drifts off course by adding to or taking away from what God actually said. Using a striking baptism illustration and the Lord's Supper, he calls BCC back to the original simplicity of Scripture — nothing more, nothing less than what Christ established. Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever met someone who rejected Christianity because of what the church had become? How does their picture of 'church' compare to what you actually see in the New Testament? 2. Mark described two ways the church historically goe
Evangelist Mark Bourne examines the identity and character of the church. The service centers on what it means to gather as the body of Christ, anchored in a communion reflection that calls each person to remember Christ's sacrifice and honestly ask what they are willing to give back to Him. Sermon Questions: 1. Thinking about the church you experienced today — what stood out to you as different or unexpected about it, and why? 2. During communion, the question was raised: 'What are you willing to do for Him?' What came to mind when you sat with that question? 3. John 3:16 says God gave His on
Ford Levi delivers an Easter Sunday sermon grounded in 1 Corinthians 15 and Ephesians 1:18-21, arguing that the bodily resurrection of Jesus is not a once-a-year holiday but the daily reality powering every believer's life. He challenges the congregation to move beyond a seasonal Easter mindset, embracing the same mighty power God used to raise Christ. A substantial second movement equips the church for practical outreach — prioritizing unknown visitors, sitting in 'the next one's seat,' and being prepared like Bartimaeus to point the searching toward Jesus — closing with communion as a living
Pastor Brandon teaches from 1 Peter 5 about what it really means to lead like Jesus — with humility, not control. He challenges us to stop gripping the future so tightly and instead trust God with the people and plans we care about most. Sermon Questions: 1. (1 Peter 5:2-3) Peter says to shepherd willingly, not under compulsion. Who in your life functions as a shepherd pointing you to Christ — and are you in regular contact with them? 2. The sermon names the lost sheep as George. Who is your George — the one specific person outside the faith you sense God calling you to pursue this year? 3. Th
You can't just think your way into a changed heart, you have to put your money there. In this message, Seth Bourne unpacks what Jesus taught about the powerful connection between your wallet and your heart. Wherever you spend, your heart will follow. Want to love God more? Invest there. Sermon Questions: 1. Read Matthew 6:21. Jesus says where your treasure goes, your heart follows. What would it look like to spend your way toward a heart for the lost or for knowing God better? 2. Read Luke 12:15–21 (The Rich Fool). He wasn't evil, just self-focused. What subtle ways do we do the same thing wit
Some actions don’t matter, but repeated actions define you. … Sermon Questions: 1. Have you ever met or seen someone in denial? Why didn't they realize it? 2. What do you do most with your free time and why? 3. If someone who never met you watched your life for one week how would they describe you? What are both good and bad things they'd say? 4. Read Matt. 7:21-23 and Phil. 2:12-13. Why is what we do more important than anything else? See also Matt. 21:28-31. What steps do you need to take in order to change for the better?
Our words can literally reverse- engineer our heart. In this message learn what God’ Word teaches about the power of speech. Sermon Questions: 1. Only God sees our hearts (1 Sam. 16:7b). Why doesn’t this scare most people? 2. How can we see the heart (since only God truly can)? Read Matt. 12:34b. 3. We know our words can change our heart because God commands us to change our speech. (If speech couldn’t change our hearts then God would by commanding us to be fake - see Eph. 4:29.) How do you think God uses our words to change us? 4. Read James 3:1-8. Why is God so harsh on our words? What is He
You get the power of God and the Peace of God when you Pray to God! Sermon Questions: 1. What causes you to pray most? What do you pray for? 2. How do you pray? When do you pray? 3. Read Matt. 7:7-11, Phil. 4:6-7, and James 5:17-18. What is one thing you can do this week to deepen your prayer life? 4. As you pray today, who in your life do you need to lift up in Prayer to God?
True change only happens when we engage The mind that God gave us. Find out how in part 2 of our series. Sermon Questions: 1. How often do you think about thinking? Why or why not? 2. Name a situation you were in that improve only because of your mindset. What made the difference? 3. Our mind needs a filter. How do you filter your thoughts? In the list of things in Philippians 4:8 which is the hardest for you to think about consistently? Which is easiest? Why 4. What can you praise and thank God for today in your prayers? What brings you the most joy when you think about it?
