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Human rebellion produces hearts of ingratitude, but the Gospel forms hearts that overflow with thankfulness - expressed to God in prayer and in verbal gratitude to others. 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/a-holy-prayer-of-thanks/
In the New Covenant, God has poured out His Spirit on all believers to empower them so that as they grow in their delight in Him, the Gospel and its blessings will be spread throughout the world. Acts 1:8; 2:42-47 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-mission/
Because the Father delights to commune with His children, the Spirit draws believers into prayer — first in the gathered worship of the Church, and then overflowing into a daily personal life of prayer — so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ. Acts 2:42 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-prayer/
God feeds and forms His people as the Spirit works through the sacrament of the Lord’s Table in the worship of the gathered church so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ, which then spills over into their daily lives, including meals shared with others. Acts 2:42 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-the-lords-table/
God forms and deepens His people's delight in Him through the Spirit-given gift of fellowship — binding them to Christ and to one another in unity, worship, generosity, and shared mission. Acts 2:42-47 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-fellowship/
God feeds and forms His people as the Spirit works through the Word — in the worship of the gathered church and in personal daily devotion — so that their hearts flourish in ever-deepening delight in Christ. Acts 2:42 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-the-word-of-god/
Deep delight in God is not primarily cultivated through isolated spiritual practices but through the devoted corporate worship described in Acts 2:42, where the gathered church receives the means of grace that fuel and sustain our personal walk with God. Acts 2:42 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-worship/
Unlike Old Covenant believers who experienced the Spirit's presence only occasionally and externally, every New Covenant disciple has been baptized with the Holy Spirit and is therefore fully equipped and empowered to grow in devoted engagement with the spiritual disciplines that deepen our delight in God. Acts 1:4-8; 2:1-4 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/devoted-the-spirit-filled-life/
John's vivid, detail-rich account of the empty tomb and the risen Jesus is the testimony of a genuine eyewitness who wants every reader to encounter the same risen King who called Mary's name that morning and transformed her grief into worship and witness. John 20:1-18 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/encountering-jesus-the-risen-king/
From the palm-waving crowds of Israel to the Greek God-fearers seeking an audience with Jesus, Palm Sunday reveals that Jesus is not merely the King of Israel but the King of all nations whose cross will draw every people, tribe, and tongue into His eternal kingdom. John 12:9-33 For more resources on this teaching please visit https://brcc.church/teachings/encountering-jesus-the-king-of-the-nations/