Sermons from November 2023
What’s in your hymnal?
Psalm 100 1 Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth.2 Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.3 Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.5 For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. Let us pray: O Lord uphold me, that I might uplift thee. Amen. When I read today’s Psalm, I instantly thought of…
God’s Justice and Compassion
We are grateful to Rev. Jimmie Hawkins for serving as our guest preacher on November 19, 2023. Rev. Hawkins is the director of the Office of Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the public policy advocacy and information office of our denomination located in Washington, DC. He is also the author of Unbroken and Unbowed: A History of Black Protest in America. Luke 6:27-36 “But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who…
Worship Festival
During Worship Festival, a much-loved tradition at BPC, the proclamation of God’s Word is through music offered by our BPC choirs and musicians. This year, Worship Festival was held on Sunday, November 12, 2023, at both the 9:00am and 11:15am services. The following choirs participated: Rainbow Promise and Rainbow Connection Children’s Choirs (at the 11:15am service only), the Chancel Choir, Daybreak Women’s Choir, and IMPACT Youth Choir.
How We Are Replenished
Psalm 107:1-7, 33-37 O give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, those he redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to an inhabited town; hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress; he led them by…