Brevard Christian Church Podcast

Jesus ripped the teeth out of the roaring lion—so serve like a helper, stay humble, and stand firm. You were never meant to fight alone. The people beside you in church are your family. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com

If people knew what we know, they'd understand why we live so differently: Jesus rose from the dead, our time here is short, and God can be trusted through anything. That changes how we love, serve, and point others home. Brevard Christian Church - Merritt Island, FL. https://brevardchristian.com

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 illustration of accidentally kicking a police officer instead of a tree to explain why sin is serious regardless of how minor it feels — it's not what you did, it's who you did it to. Does that reframe how you think about your own failures? How so? 3. Romans 10:9 calls for openly declaring that Jesus is Lord, and Mark described early Christians going to their workplaces to say it publicly in front of coworkers. How openly do you talk about your faith with people around you, and what makes that easy or difficult? 4. The Philippian jailer asked Paul and Silas, 'What must I do to be saved?' (Acts 16) — and they answered right then, at midnight. Is there someone in your life who might be asking that same question, even if they haven't said it out loud? What would you tell them? 5. Based on everything covered in this sermon, what is one concrete step you feel you need to take this week — whether for your own relationship with God or on behalf of someone you care about — and who might that decision affect?

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 their parents for their spiritual condition—each person stands before Him on the basis of their own decisions (verses 17–20). How does that change the way you personally think about your relationship with God? 3. John 12:48 says the very words Jesus spoke will be the standard we're measured by on the last day. Knowing that, is there a specific area of your life where you've been putting off a choice you sense God is calling you to make? 4. Mark Bourne pointed out that God's invitation in Matthew 22 goes out to 'anyone and everyone willing to come.' Is there someone in your life who may not realize that invitation is genuinely open to them—and what would it look like to let them know? 5. What is one concrete decision you will make this week based on what you heard today, and who in your life might be affected by that choice?

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 prayed in John 17:21 that his followers would be one, so the world would believe. How does disunity among Christians affect the people around you who are still searching for Jesus? 3. The missionaries who smuggled Bibles into Poland risked everything so others could have God's word. What sacrifice — large or small — are you being called to make right now to serve someone who needs it? 4. Mark argued that the goal should be 'the Bible, nothing more, nothing less.' Is there an area of your life where you have drifted from or added to what Scripture actually says? What would it look like to realign this week? 5. What is one concrete step you will take this week based on what you heard today, and who in your life might be changed by it?

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 goes off track: adding to what God said, or taking away from it. Can you think of a real example of each, and why does that distinction matter? 3. The baptism illustration — dirt piled next to the water, lights out at the moment of immersion, then lights flooding back on as the person rose — was designed to make death and resurrection feel viscerally real. How does understanding what baptism and communion are actually picturing change the way you experience them? 4. Mark opened in prayer asking God to help us 'get a little bit closer to Him so we might be better equipped to help other people too.' Who in your life are you consistently praying for or in conversation with about Jesus right now? 5. Based on what you heard today, what is one specific thing you will actually do this week — a prayer, a conversation, a note on the map — and who might it help draw a little closer to God?

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 one and only Son so that whoever believes would have eternal life. How does knowing that changes the way you live this week? 4. Who in your world is quietly asking 'what kind of church is this?' — and what would they see if they showed up with you next Sunday? 5. What is one specific thing you will do before next weekend as a response to what Christ did for you, and who might be impacted by that choice?