No human can enter the kingdom of God by their own works or efforts but only by the grace and work of God. Mark 10:17-31 for more resources on today's teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-entering-the-kingdom

Unlike the kingdoms of this world, the Kingdom of God does not give preference to the powerful or wealthy but is open to everyone who will receive it like a little child by recognizing their helplessness and great need that only Jesus can meet. Mark 10:13-16 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disci…

The physical resurrection of Jesus from the dead changes everything, and His followers gather each week to remember His resurrection and then take the Good News forth to everyone. John 20:19-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/teachings/the-resurrection-changes-everything…

Easter celebrates the Great Reversal, when God overruled the wicked decision of humanity to reject and crucify Jesus, raising Him from the dead so that life has swallowed up death for all who trust in Him. Acts 2:22-24 https://brcc.church/the-great-reversal

When a man and a woman take covenant marriage vows God supernaturally joins them together, creating a new union that they must spend the rest of their earthly life nurturing through healthy practices so that their marriage flourishes to the glory of God and their joy. Mark 10:5-9 https://brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-marriage-part-3-joined-toge…

Christians must contend for the faith so that they can hold to what is true, identify what is false, and build up both their own faith and the faith of others. Jude 3-4, 17-22 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/fight-for-the-faith

Jesus taught that God made humans male or female and that marriage is the lifelong union of one man and one woman. Therefore any alternative ideas of “marriage” or contexts for sexual activity violate God’s design and intent. Mark 10:1-12 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/lessons-for-marriage - Part 2/…

Jesus taught that marriage was given by God at creation to be the lifelong union of one man and one woman, and disciples must look to strengthen marriage, not seek excuses to divorce. Mark 10:1-12 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/lessons-for-marriage - Part 1/…

Disciples must understand the upside-down nature of the kingdom of God, for God’s Kingdom is established through the death of the King, and true greatness is found in being the servant of all. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-the-upside-down-kingdom…

Disciples must understand the upside-down nature of the kingdom of God, for God’s Kingdom is established through the death of the King, and true greatness is found in being the servant of all. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/lessons-for-disciples-the-upside-down-kingdom…

Following Jesus’ pattern of fasting and feasting, abstaining from food and activities to feast upon the Presence of God, is key to experiencing a flourishing life. Matthew 4:1-4; Luke 7:33-34 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/fast-from-feast-on

True abundance is not found in a life full of distractions but in one that has reduced activities to allow time to listen to Jesus speak. Luke 10:38-42 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/when-less-is-more

Through their failure to cast out a demon, the disciples learn that ministry and spiritual warfare are not based on technique or their own abilities, but rather by consistently walking close to God through faith and prayer. Mark 9:14-29 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/apprenticeship-through-failure…

Like Elijah and John the Baptist, we are called to be messengers proclaiming the King is coming, understanding that this often leads to opposition and suffering for the messenger. Mark 9:9-13 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-ministry-of-the-messenger

Mark 9:1-8 The Transfiguration is a revelation showing that the New Covenant has arrived, unveiling Jesus in His full glory so that the disciples can be sustained through the suffering that comes to Jesus and His followers. For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/a-glimpse-of-glory…

Sabbath rest is not a legalistic restriction but rather a gift from God to allow us to be refreshed as we rest from our daily vocations and activities so we can focus on God and His provision for us. Leviticus 23:1-3 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.curch/teachings/the-gift-of-sabbath-rest…

God calls His people, and especially leaders, to bless brothers and sisters in Christ, passing on the covenant blessings God has promised to His people. Numbers 6:22-27 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-blessing-of-god

Jesus is the focal point of all creation and human history, and true hope, peace, joy, and love are given in Him. Colossians 1:15-20 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-true-and-better-christmas

Jesus is the True and Better David, the Great Shepherd-Warrior-King Who cares for, protects, delivers, and rules over God’s people, working out all things to God’s glory and their good now and into eternity. Luke 1:30-33; 68-75 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/christ-the-true-and-bettter-king…

Jesus, being the true leader and covenant-maker of Israel, does and did for God's people what Moses, the faithful servant leader of Israel, could not. Hebrews 3:1-6 (ESV) For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-true-and-better-deliverer Be sure to catch our daily devotional videos that go along with this series…

Jesus the Anointed One fills out the redemptive patterns (or “types”) in Genesis 22, revealing that our salvation rests on Jesus’s perfect, lifelong, patient, vicarious obedience to the point of death a cross and on his vindicating resurrection from the dead. Genesis 22:1–19 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/…

We live in a world made by two men. Adam’s sin plunges the world into chaos and curse and gives us an inheritance of sin, shame, guilt, hell, and death. But Christ comes as the true and better Adam to undo Adam’s sin and our’s, and give us new life. 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the…

Despite the struggles of this life, Christians live in the hope of eternal glory, when we and creation will will experience the glorious freedom of full redemption and will radiate the glory of God. Romans 8:18-25 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/glory-bound

We are called to form a grateful soul by consciously taking time to notice and give thanks to God for His many blessings and trusting Him to work for our good in all circumstances. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/forming-a-grateful-soul…

God has given us His Word, the Bible, to feed us, guide us, point us to Christ, and show us how to live in a manner that is pleasing to Him and for our good. Matthew 4:4; 2 Timothy 3:14-17 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-gift-of-gods-word

Disciples are called to follow Jesus, which means they must deny themselves and take up their cross, enduring persecution and suffering in this age while looking forward to the eternal reward they will be granted at the return of Christ. Mark 8:34-38 https://brcc.church/teachings/the-disciples-cross/…

Jesus, the Servant of the Lord, suffered and died in payment for our sins, but through that very suffering and the resurrection He was victorious to bring us salvation. Isaiah 52:13-15; Isaiah 53 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/the-suffering-servant

Jesus is the Messianic King Who came to suffer, be rejected, die, and be raised so that He might save us from our sin. Mark 8:31-33 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/kings-cross

We can be distracted by many things, even good things, but fellowship with the Lord should always be our top priority. Luke 10:38-42 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/the-good-portion

The two-stage healing of the blind man is a living parable for how spiritual blindness was being healed in the disciples – and is healed in people through the ages. Mark 8:22-30 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/growing-sight

Even after Jesus miraculously fed a multitude a second time in the wilderness, the Pharisees refused to believe and the disciples still lacked understanding of Jesus and His ways. Mark 8:1-21 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/do-you-still-not-understand/

*Please note that the audio is low and you will need to turn the volume up, thank you for your understanding. Jesus’ miraculous healings were signs that He was the promised Messiah, the foretaste of His renewal and restoration of all creation for the glory of God. Mark 7:31-37 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.churc…

The Syro-Phoenician woman is a paragon of humility and faith, accepting her utter need for God’s grace and actively seeking until she receives it. Mark 7:24-30 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/humble-faith

We are called to be on mission together through prayer and evangelism. Colossians 4:2-6 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/on-mission-together

The Church is called to be a community that worships together, shares life together, and is on mission together. Acts 2:42-47 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/life-is-better-together

Mark 7:14-23 In the new covenant, the ceremonial law has been fulfilled by Jesus and is no longer in effect, but the moral law, which is a reflection of God's unchanging character, continues to define sin righteousness for all humans. For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/gods-law-in-the-new-covenant…

Jesus teaches us that impurity, which is the violation of God's moral law, arises from inside our hearts rather than from outside sources, and therefor true cleansing is not a matter of external religious rites but rather an internal change of heart Mark 7:14-23 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.chuch/truly-clean…

Jesus taught that Scripture alone is the final authority for God’s people; therefore all traditions and extra-biblical teachings and practices are helpful only when they clarify, support, uphold, and submit to the Scripture. Mark 7:1-13 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/scripture-and-traditions…

Concealing our sin brings only death, suffering, and pain, but confessing our sin brings life, forgiveness, healing, and true joy. Psalm 32 (ESV) For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-joy-of-confession-and-forgiveness

When we pursue Christ, we can withstand the storm, be cleansed from our sin, and grow wise as we become more like Him. Matthew 7:24-27 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-good-builder

The Lord’s Supper is the sacramental meal Christ commanded all believers to eat, in which the death of Christ for our salvation is represented in the breaking of the bread and the pouring out of the cup, and through which the believer spiritually feeds upon Christ, giving thanks to God as the elements are received in faith. Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinth…

Jesus refuses the false expectations of the crowd, but reveals his true identity to His disciples by walking on the water, and confirms it through his healing power. Mark 6:45-55 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/water-walker

Tim and Maureen McAlhaney serve with SIM in Kijabe, Kenya. They visited with us to give an update on their missions work in Kijabe. For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/mcalhaney-visiting-missionaries

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who provides physical and spiritual rest, nourishment, and care, even in the wilderness. Mark 6:30-44 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/the-good-shepherd

The entire Bible reveals God’s heart for the nations to come to Him, and His people are called to love all nations and cultures and labor to take the Gospel to them. Genesis 12:1-3 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/gods-heart-for-the-nations

The beheading of John the Baptist is a sober reminder to Christians of the difficulties and costs of the mission we have been given by Jesus, but we must not shrink from calling others to repentance and faith. Mark 6:7-30 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/pledge-your-head-to-heaven…

The way of God’s Kingdom and Word causes scandal and offense to many, but God calls His people to continue to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom and minister to push back the kingdom of darkness. Mark 6:1-13 For more resources on this teaching, please visit https://www.brcc.church/rejection-and-resurgence…

Christians, covered by the blood of Christ, can no longer be punished for their sins - but they will be tested and disciplined by their loving Father. Hebrews 12:12-13 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/Submitting-to-Gods-Discipline

From the story of Jairus we learn how to sustain faith while we await the final day when Jesus’ powerful word raises us from the dead. Mark 5:21-43 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/faith-in-the-lord-over-death

Even those who are outcasts from society and whose situations are hopeless will receive salvation when they reach out to Christ through faith. Mark 5:21-34 For more resources on this teachings, please visit https://www.brcc.church/savior-of-the-outcast