A message from the series "Use it of Lose It." Time is simultaneously our greatest and most neglected resource. During an unprecedented season of self-quarantining, how should we be spending our time? We might be tempted to look at COVID-19 as a curse, but what if God wants us to...

A message from the series "Faith Greater Than Fear." What should be the response of Christians to the Coronavirus or anything else that threatens our control, sense of peace, way of life or security? In this message we will discover a timely and powerful promise of Jesus that can transform...

A message from the series "Romans Part 2: God\'s Provision." In Romans 4:1-12, the apostle Paul answers this question: If faith in Jesus Christ is what justifies the sinner before a holy God, what is faith? Paul points to two heroes of both Jews and Gentile Christians: Abraham and King...

A message from the series "Romans Part 2: God\'s Provision." In Part 2 of Romans, the apostle Paul begins to transition from his argument that no one is righteous before a holy God to how we become righteous before God. Becoming righteous is not something we DO, but it is...

A message from the series "Prayer: The Fuel for Missions." As believers, we need to be increasingly praying outward, God-centered prayers; that is, prayers that align with the mission of God in the world, to introduce people to Jesus Christ and help them follow Him. The scripture verses in Colossians...

A message from the series "Prayer: The Fuel for Missions." Kenyan missionary Pastor Steve Njenga brings the sermon today from Nehemiah 1:1-11. Nehemiah's example shows us that making a difference in Christian missions requires us to turn to God in prayer and surrender our lives to be used of God....

A message from the series "Prayer: The Fuel for Missions." The missional prayer for this Sunday is for harvest workers (Matthew 9:35-38). We see in this scripture passage that a spiritual harvest is always preceded by two movements: first, a movement of compassion; and second, a movement of prayer. Jesus...

A message from the series "Prayer: The Fuel for Missions." Prayer was vital for God's people in the Old Testament, vital in the early church of the New Testament, and prayer must be vital in the life of BVBC. The hope is that our prayers would become more focused on...

A message from the series "Get Plugged In." Pastor Todd talks about what it looks like to live in community with one another in the local church. In Galatians 6:1-10, the apostle Paul addresses this topic with believers in the early church. Following Paul's instructions, believers are exhorted to: (1)...

A message from the series "Get Plugged In." It is clear from scripture and Christ's prayer for all believers (John 17:20-23) that the Christian life is meant to be lived in connection with a body of believers. In this passage Jesus speaks of His divine unity with God the father...