Black Rock Church Sermons

At Black Rock Church, our vision is to inspire hope and ignite faith in every person we meet by connecting them to God through Jesus. We seek to love God, love people, and serve our world. We are located in Fairfield, Connecticut and you can learn more about the church through the links below. ✘ Website: www.blackrock.org ✘ Guests: www.blackrock.org/guests/ ✘ New to Faith: www.blackrock.org/faith/ ✘ Giving: www.onrealm.org/blackrock/give/now ✘ Events & Info: www.blackrock.org/info/

What's so Wonderful About Christmas? 12/03/2023

What's so Wonderful About Christmas? What makes Christmas Wonderful? Its filled with wonderful traditions and nostalgia. There are Christmas parties, gift giving, decorations and family get togethers. But those wonderful aspects of Christmas pale in comparison to the true wonder of Christmas. In the carol “Hark! The Herald Angels” we sing, “Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see; hail the incarnate Deity.” If Christmas is about “Incarnation,” it is the most important thing that has ever happened on earth. If God became human because He wants a relationship with me—that changes my understanding of who God is, who I am, and what should matter most in my life. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28905468

Do Not Be Afraid 11/26/2023

Do Not Be Afraid Angels appear to Zechariah and Mary with a message from God. Both had fear - God's message to them was, Do not be afraid. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28794028

The Story, His Story, My Story 11/19/2023

The Story, His Story, My Story Stories have been used to hand down learning and knowledge for thousands of years. The most profound and life changing story is God’s story, but our story and my story also have power. Why, because they tell the story of how God saved and changed our lives forever. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28707718

The Art and Practice of Cherishing Your Spouse 11/12/2023

The Art and Practice of Cherishing Your Spouse My sermon is about helping couples learn five practical steps for the “art and practice of cherishing your spouse.” Marital intimacy and satisfaction grow exponentially when we learn what it means not just to love our spouse but to love and cherish our spouse. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28602443

Communing Prayer 11/05/2023

Communing Prayer Do you have people in your life who have no interest in being WITH you, they just want things FROM you? God does! But God doesn't just want to supply needs, He wants a relationship in which we enjoy being WITH Him. Join us as we learn how in "Communing Prayer" we can grow deeper into the relationship we were made for. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28520525

Celebrating Prayer 10/29/2023

Celebrating Prayer God wants my relationship with Him to be FUN! God is joyful and wants my relationship with Him to reflect that joy through celebrating prayer and worship! Worship is my soul leaping-up to express how wonderful God is as a person and how a relationship with Him brings contentment by satisfying the longings of my heart. In worship prayer, my fears shrink, my worries flee, and my soul soars to its full potential for joy in Jesus. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28454150

Calling Prayer 10/22/2023

Calling Prayer Have you been--or are you now--in a mess where your only hope is an act of God? If so, you and David have a lot in common. David landed in impossible situations where all he could do was call out for divine help. In the process, David learned what it means to pray for the miraculous and experience God's extraordinary power in his everyday life. Join us as we discover how to receive God's power as we converse with the Creator. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28387889

Cleansing Prayer 10/15/2023

Cleansing Prayer Like tumors need to be surgically removed from our human bodies, masses of sin-thoughts; sin-attitudes and sin-acts need to be removed from our hearts and minds. In the Psalms, God shows how through prayer He purifies us from the poisons that make us spiritually sick. Join us as we discover the joyful freedom of cleansing prayer. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28319684

Comforting Prayer 10/08/2023

Comforting Prayer Like everyone, you get hurt. You get injured by injustice and wounded by insult. What do you do with your pain? Stuff it inside? Lash out in anger? Everyone hurts, but in this message we learn how those who converse with the Creator, have access to comfort beyond any in this world. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28257329

Connecting Prayer 10/01/2023

Connecting Prayer Psalm 1 is first because it answers 2 top-priority questions: What does it mean to converse with the Creator; and why should I bother? Join us as we learn how prayer connects me to the One who puts life into everyday living! /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28191539

CREATOR AND LORD 09/24/2023

CREATOR AND LORD Have you ever felt that God was far away and didn't care about your problems? This sermon will help people discover that the all powerful Creator God is also the deeply relational LORD who cares about every person. When we are tired, He gives us new strength. When we feel weak, He fills us with His mighty power. He provides everything we need to soar above our challenges. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28125506

The Call Of A Lifetime 09/17/2023

The Call Of A Lifetime Once you accept Jesus as our Lord, God will begin a process of drawing you closer into Christ likeness. He will call you to follow Him with your life. Have you had a calling from God placed on your life? Will you respond? How will you discern a calling of God in your life? /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/28056627

Jesus Over Everything 09/10/2023

Jesus Over Everything Whether we know it or not, each one of us follows something consciously or unconsciously. We spend our lives pursuing meaning or hope somewhere. What do we do when we’re confronted with our lack of choosing Jesus? Will we walk away or drop what we have or choose to make Jesus our everything? /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27990963

Making your MARC 09/03/2023

Making your MARC Jesus empowers each of His followers to make a unique MARC in this world. The “C” in MARC refers to “Calling” while the three preceding letters answer the question, “How do I know what Jesus is calling me to do?” Join us as together we discover how to make a difference by making our MARC! /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27928560

An Odd Encounter: The Woman at the well 08/27/2023

An Odd Encounter: The Woman at the well Three questions from this odd encounter between Jesus and the Samaritan woman at a well. What is the big deal about a Samaritan woman at the well? What caused the woman to go to the well at noon? What is the meaning of Jesus when he talks of "living water"? /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27860319

God’s Will Or Ours? How To Wait And Obey God’s Calling | Week 2 08/20/2023

God’s Will Or Ours? How To Wait And Obey God’s Calling | Week 2 This series will go over two pitfalls we can fall into when we are trying to discern God’s will for our lives: Refusing to wait on the Lord and modifying what God has asked us to do so we can serve our own purposes. Following God’s direction for our lives requires patience and humility as we walk in obedience to what God has called us to do. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27800514

God’s Will or Ours? How to Wait and Obey God’s Calling 08/13/2023

God’s Will or Ours? How to Wait and Obey God’s Calling This series will go over two pitfalls we can fall into when we are trying to discern God’s will for our lives: Refusing to wait on the Lord and modifying what God has asked us to do so we can serve our own purposes. Following God’s direction for our lives requires patience and humility as we walk in obedience to what God has called us to do. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27739056

More! 08/06/2023

More! Is God able and wanting to do more than we are currently seeing in our lives? This week we look at Joshua and Caleb as they focused their lives on the greatness of God to do more than others thought he could. What can we learn from their unusual faith and how God used it in their lives. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27673752

More! 07/30/2023

Investing in Heaven 07/23/2023

Investing in Heaven During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus challenged us to store our treasures in heaven. At the same time, He taught us to pray that the kingdom come on earth as it is in heaven. In this sermon, we will unpack one crucial aspect of what this means and examine the practicalities of how to live this out. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27541335

Relationships: Trust in the face of danger 07/16/2023

Relationships: Trust in the face of danger Relationships can be difficult, even relationships with Jesus. Dive into the recorded relationship between Jesus and His closest friends. Danger, friendship, and doubt! /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27478602

Say the Word 07/09/2023

Say the Word We have a choice to make. We can either rely on our own merit and good works to compel Jesus to act on our behalf, answer our prayers, or do something for us as if we are worthy or deserve it. Or we can humbly approach Jesus, our compassionate Savior who, in spite of our own unworthiness, chooses to cleanse and heal us. He can and does with just a word from His mouth. He is the only one with the power and authority to provide cleansing and healing where it is desperately needed. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27411408

Don’t Lose Heart Part 2 07/02/2023

Don’t Lose Heart Part 2 Week 2 in the “Don’t Lose Heart” sermon series will help people find hope as they turn their attention from the difficulties and heartaches of this world. Listeners will be challenged to catch a vision of how tough times reveal God’s constant presence and point us to His promise that real life lies in the things we can’t see. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27348405

Don’t Lose Heart | Part 1 06/25/2023

Don’t Lose Heart | Part 1 In this life, we only catch a breath, a sip of the promised hope that waits for us. The first sermon in this series will provide tools to build up our hearts so that we can STAND no matter what this crazy, unpredictable world throws at us. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27260421

ABIDE: Serve on a Team 06/18/2023

ABIDE: Serve on a Team One of the most mind blowing verses in the Bible is Mark 10:45 which say that the-powerful, all-knowing, God who created the entire universe came to earth as Jesus to serve humanity. Jesus did not come in His diving glory expecting to be served but came to model to us the truth that living as a servant is how God designed us to live. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27185946

Abide: Sharing Your Resources and Faith Story 06/11/2023

Abide: Sharing Your Resources and Faith Story It is unbelievably freeing when we understand the truth that everything we have comes from God. It allows us not to worry as much about material things and trust that God is with us and for us. It also changes the way we see our life and our possessions. We filter every moment we live and every penny we spend through the loving lease of our creator. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27109872

ABIDE: The Life You Get to Live - Week 3 - Dialogue with God Through Prayer 06/04/2023

ABIDE: The Life You Get to Live - Week 3 - Dialogue with God Through Prayer If your favorite celebrity, athlete or business leader called, would you answer? If the God who created our entire world and loves you infinitely is available to talk to every day, are you answering? But how do we actually dialogue with God? Will God listen to me? Why do I need to pray if God knows everything anyway? Maybe why and how we pray is different and much greater than we can even imagine! /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/27038556

Intentional Community 05/28/2023

Intentional Community We were created by God uniquely to be part of a community that encourages and challenges us to grow in our walk with Christ and in unity with one another. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/26971884

ABIDE: The Life we GET TO Live 05/21/2023

ABIDE: The Life we GET TO Live Often we feel stressed and overwhelmed trying to keep all aspects of our life going. We are trying to have a successful career; be good friends, parents or spouses; volunteer in our community; eat healthy, exercise, etc. We struggle to keep all the areas of our life spinning. But what if God had a better way to life? In John 15, Jesus says we can ABIDE in Him and that will produce the joy we desire and the ability to live a healthy, whole life. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/26904786

Generational Faith 05/14/2023

Generational Faith Sincere faith is generational, whether you are a maternal or spiritual parent, your example of faith will encourage and fortify the lives of those you love. /episode/index/show/blackrock/id/26833620

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