Walking with Christ is similar to living the life of a test pilot. Every day brings new challenges and frustrations, while always in the presence of danger. But all of this shows whether or not the Christian has the "right stuff." And what...

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The Love of Christ

What is the will of God for my life? It's a legitimate question. When it comes to doing the will of God, many Christians sometimes get caught in the bog of discovery, asking and seeking to know what the will of God is, but sometimes not able to...

Following the Will of God

Scripture sets forth an unfashionable goal for believers: God wants us to say goodbye well, to die well. This has nothing to do with estate-planning. It speaks of whether our souls are prepared for the inevitable reality of saying goodbye. The...

Saying Goodbye for Good

Far too many Christians regard their salvation as a one-and-done event, something that happened on the cross two millennia ago. But God's Word is intended to give you the grace you need for every day, day to day. Do you approach God's Word...

Learning to Surrender Yourself to God's Word

Some have said that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. But this is not always true. What is true is that imitation is always imitation. This exhortation is always necessary and urgent for the christian, because it remains a very serious...

Beware of the Wolves Within

It requires courage to call oneself a Christian, because faith in Jesus entails the responsibility to speak the truth and give the whole counsel of God's Word. Yet this world is a very dangerous place where telling the truth is concerned. How can...

The Courage to Tell the Whole of It

Everyone asks this question of themselves sooner or later: what has been the purpose or the essence of my life? What has been the beauty, the goodness, and the truth of my time on this earth? What about the Apostle Paul? How does Paul answer this...

Stay Alive Or Stay the Course

Looking forward to an easier 2021? What if 2020 is God preparing us for greater challenges? Today we kick off a new year of ministry looking at Jeremiah 12 and answering God's question, "... how will you run with the horses?"

New Years' Resolution: Learning to Run with the Horses

Are you good with maps? Do you know how to read signs? Most signs are meant to be read by us, but did you know that there is a sign given which is not meant to be read but which is actually reading you? And this is the deepest meaning of Christmas...

Christmas: Being Read by the Sign of the Times

Have you ever sat through a sermon that went so long that you were convinced you were going to die? That actually happened! Paul preached so long that a young man named Eutychus drifted off to sleep, fell out of a window, and died of a broken neck...

Killing Eutychus & Strengthening the Church

Today, we're witnessing first-hand the power of large crowds. From Minneapolis to Portland, the power and force of a large crowd of protestors cannot be ignored. How ought we to compare the church, which is a large gathering, to the gathering of...

Some Assembly Required

Do you have a lucky charm or talisman? Perhaps it may be a particular saint that you pray to for help? Or it could be a special cross that you wear around your neck? A lucky Bible that you keep in your desk drawer? An empty prayer that you pray when...

The Dark Powers Before Christ

Is Christianity a matter of Grace or Obedience? Should Christians be known as "disciples", or is Christianity just a matter of faith and believing more? Paul notices something odd about twelve "disciples" in Acts 19, and he...

Disciples or Believers?

Many Christians feel as though there is a gap between what they know to be true, and their actual experience of that truth. Did you know that an understanding of this gap with the mystery of our being united with Christ is at the center of our...

Living in the Gap: Between Repentance and the Baptizing of Christ

Weekly recorded messages from First Baptist Church of Kamloops, British Columbia. Every week Pastor Joshua and the associate pastors of First Baptist Church open the Word of God and apply its truth to every day life.

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The Love of Christ

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