sermon date 2025-01-12
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 12, 2025
Josh Gerard
“He already knows, he’s outside of time. He’s already made a plan because, you know, he is God over time, space, and matter. And that is humbling when you think that part of his plan would be to humble himself so much for us by sending his son to walk […]
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sermon date 2025-01-05
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 6, 2025
Josh Gerard
“Are your lamps lit? I am coming suddenly. Are you ready? Do not take a break from putting on the full armor of God, don’t wait to share the Gospel with your neighbor, with your enemy. When He comes, it will be sudden.” -Scripture references: Revelation 22, Gen. 2:9-10, Eph. […]
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sermon date 2024-12-29
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
December 29, 2024
Josh Gerard
“When we go out and we love people and we sacrifice, and we do good for people not because we have to but because we want to, that’s God getting us ready. That’s Him making us perfect through His precious blood to be presented to Him as a fresh Jerusalem, […]
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sermon date 2024-12-22
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, IA
December 25, 2024
Josh Gerard
Scripture references: Revelation 12, Luke 1:31-35, Gen. 3:15, Dan. 12:7-12, Rev. 11:3, Rev. 13:5, Ez. 20:33-37
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sermon date 2024-11-24
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 27, 2024
Josh Gerard
“There is a door open to you in your life for you to plant seed, for you to water seed. To plant it in the lives of your family, neighbors, coworkers, enemies, strangers. May they see it first in your deeds, in your character, in how you’re living, so that […]
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sermon date 2024-11-17
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 18, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Our churches should refuse to slumber spiritually. There is no excuse, no reason to be too busy for prayer and the Word. If we are, that is that call to wake up. You’re too busy to love your neighbor? Wake up. You’re too busy to disciple someone who is stumbling, […]
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sermon date 2024-11-10
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 18, 2024
Josh Gerard
“The second your spiritual disciplines become lower priorities than what your flesh wants to do, then you’re going to fill them with the things of the flesh: things your flesh finds more exciting or entertaining, which by the way, is everything. Because your spirit wants those spiritual disciplines, but your […]
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sermon date 2024-11-03
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 4, 2024
Josh Gerard
“I challenge you, church, to be a faithful witness in every area of your life: in your home, at your job, at your school. You might already be saying, ‘but Josh, they don’t let me talk about Jesus there.’ Oh, I’m sorry, are you in the place where Satan lives? […]
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sermon date 2024-10-27
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 27, 2024
Josh Gerard
“…And we’re like, yeah, I get pure joy is seen through things like presents and gifts on Christmas. And when someone blesses you, oh that’s pure joy! And James 1 says consider this, consider this is pure joy, my brothers and sisters–whenever you face trials of many kinds.”-Scripture references: Revelation […]
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sermon date 2024-10-20
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 20, 2024
Josh Gerard
“How successful is this church? You’d look at it, and you would be like, ‘man, this is what the body of Christ aspires to, this is the metric. Guys, Ephesus the place you wanna be. If you ever get the chance to go to the church of Ephesus, oh my […]
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sermon date 2024-10-13
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 13, 2024
Josh Gerard
“He has called us to be priests, to serve His God and Father. That is what a priest does, guys: a priest was a vocation created by God to be in the service of God for the people, so the people could know God. We’re all called to know God […]
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sermon date 2024-10-06
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 6, 2024
Josh Gerard
“That’s why accountability is a thing, that’s why we put eyes on scripture. We’re watching out together, we’re striving to get it right, that’s discipleship. Walking it out together, watching, being alert together. Because God’s got a mission for us on this earth and we’ve gotta keep going forward.”
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sermon date 2024-09-29
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 29, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Before all those other things, before the job, the family, all the things you have to do – what coud possibly be more important than those things? It’s the thing God has wanted since the Garden, the reason He sent His Son. Seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and […]
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sermon date 2024-09-22
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 22, 2024
Josh Gerard
“You, by yourselves, can’t overcome diddly. Not all by yourself. It is Jesus in you, Jesus who is greater, Jesus whose blood broke the chains of sin and death so we don’t belong to the world anymore, we belong to Jesus. So let us speak like we belong to Him, […]
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sermon date 2024-08-25
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 25, 2024
Josh Gerard
“This is work, guys. Urgent work. You’re going to have to grapple with hard things, and with difficult people, and with attacks from the enemy who is like a roaring lion seeking who he may devour. But that is where the faith and trust in Jesus comes alive.” -Scripture references: […]
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sermon date 2024-08-18
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 18, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Without getting away, without checking in with God, without good spiritual habits that act as a deterrent to the acts of the flesh; without those things your flesh will find itself lulled into a sense of complacency and self-serving desires and spiritual slumber.”-Scripture references: 2 Peter 3, Romans 12:2, Matt. […]
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sermon date 2024-08-11
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 12, 2024
Josh Gerard
“We have such an important job as pastors, teachers, evangelists. You have such an important job as you go out and proclaim scripture and as you witness to those around you, to get scripture right. Because you want to be a person who is interpreting the word of God correctly, […]
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sermon date 2024-07-28
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 29, 2024
Josh Gerard
“I have no doubt this year, that it will be a powerful one for our youth group. Because I believe you will set a standard of what it means to wear the armor of God in your school. That you will make every effort to be productive and effective. And […]
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sermon date 2024-07-21
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 22, 2024
Josh Gerard
“And this guy named John now shows up and cries out in a loud voice, ‘repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.’ He is preparing the way for the Lord. He is getting the people ready, and that always starts at a heart level. To turn from sin, to […]
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sermon date 2024-07-14
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 14, 2024
Josh Gerard
“If you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. Christ did it first, to bring us to God and now we do the same for others. We do the same for others when it’s hard: Slaves to masters, wives to husbands. The world is like, ‘that doesn’t make […]
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sermon date 2024-07-07
sermon manager Tracey Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“This is the beauty of scripture that we, as humans, struggle with. Because we want formulas. ‘Alright, three times a day, but how much time? What do I have to do while I’m there?’ I’d just encourage you to think about your human relationships: Is that how it works?” -Scripture […]
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“This ‘stay’ is your rod and your staff, they comfort me. This staff is there constantly. Because the Lord is my stay, of course I call on his name. Of course I didn’t have to do anything to make this magical get away. I just called and he answered. How […]
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sermon date 2024-06-23
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
June 24, 2024
Josh Gerard
“We get to choose to rid ourselves of the things that are not of Him. We crave what is good, what is eternal, and we get rid of the junk that would corrupt us and leave us feeling empty.”
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sermon date 2024-06-09
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“As more and more ground around us ‘freezes’ and becomes inhospitable to the Gospel, keep preaching the Word. Don’t stop. There e not breaks. There isn’t a retirement program for the Gospel. Your retirement plan is Jesus going, ‘well done, my good and faithful servant.’ That’s what you have to […]
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sermon date 2024-06-02
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“He does not want you punching a clock. He doesn’t want you showing up because it makes you look like a good person. God meant what he said in Hosea 6:6, it hasn’t changed: ‘I want faithful love, more than I want animal sacrifices, I want people to know me.’”-Scripture […]
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sermon date 2024-05-26
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“Do what makes you happy, do what makes you feel good. People will feel and believe this in the last days at a heart level. It will be preached in every medium, even from the pulpits so that even those who are chasing after God will be deceived.” -2 Timothy […]
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sermon date 2024-05-19
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“The Word of God was entrusted to you, to be used, to help open eyes, to share with someone the truth. You planted a seed in the soil of someone else’s heart and you didn’t just keep it to yourself, because it’s too good not to share.”-Scripture references: 2 Timothy […]
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sermon date 2024-05-12
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“Church is great, it’s a shot in the arm every week. It’s a wake-up call, a challenge, it’s training where we can grow deeper together, but it’s also just a couple of hours a week, and you have the rest of the week to either let that fire strengthen or […]
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sermon date 2024-05-05
sermon manager Travis Williams
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“Salvation is easy. If you truly believe, if you truly accept Jesus as Lord of your life, salvation is easy. You don’t have to work for it. It’s a free gift. But if you truly want to grow spiritually, it’s going to take some work. If you ever see someone […]
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sermon date 2024-04-28
sermon manager Josh Gerard
April 28, 2024
Josh Gerard
“I believe God wants to use you, he wants to use all of us. And He’s constantly putting us in the place that He wants us, but the question is are we willing to be fully used by Him? Or are we going to hold back? Let Him wholly use […]
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sermon date 2024-04-21
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 21, 2024
Josh Gerard
“We have to make a choice in our spiritual race, to throw off everything that hinders, to make a plan to leave whatever it trying to slow us down behind, to reprioritize our lives so we can run flat out towards Him every day. You will have to make that […]
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sermon date 2024-04-14
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 15, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Have you ever had a problem with shrinking back in your faith, with struggling to believe things like I’m really forgiven, or that God is good, or that I can stand on his promises? If you have, then you’re human. Remember that the disciples freaked out with Jesus in the […]
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sermon date 2024-04-07
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 7, 2024
Josh Gerard
“All of it here is a shadow of what’s to come. Think of the best day you’ve ever had on this earth…all of them were but a shadow of what’s to come. The goodness of stepping into the presence of God and there being zero need for any space, it […]
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sermon date 2024-03-31
sermon manager Tracey Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 31, 2024
Josh Gerard
“On our own we’re not seeking God. We are all sinners, and the cost of sin is death. It’s a lot more serious than we like to look at. By ourselves, we had no hope of being reconciled to God, because that sin kept us separate from a perfect God. […]
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sermon date 2024-03-24
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 25, 2024
Josh Gerard
“This king of peace and righteousness shows up with bread and wine, and Abraham gives him ten percent of everything. Your translation might say ‘spoils’ but in the Greek and Hebrew here, it literally means the top ten percent of everything Abraham had at that point…he gathered the best of […]
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sermon date 2024-03-17
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 17, 2024
Josh Gerard
“What does Jesus get out of becoming our Great High Priest? You. He gets to save you. He gets to sit at the right hand of the Father, intermediating for us, calling us home, cleansing us with his blood and making us righteous to walk confidently into the throne room […]
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sermon date 2024-03-10
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
March 10, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Jesus was faithful in a way that we cannot fathom. Especially being faithful for us while we were still sinners. He walked in while our souls were lost, not before we had our act together, in fact it was the opposite. And it was in that moment where we were […]
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sermon date 2024-03-03
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 3, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Are we treating our relationship with God as a must, or as a want–when I get around to it, when I have time for it? Are we earnestly seeking Him, are we going after God with all that we have? Or are we actually the definition implied here where we […]
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sermon date 2024-02-25
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 26, 2024
Josh Gerard
“When you are in your devotional time, your Bible study, your Sunday morning service, every instance where you go to the well to fill yourself with the knowledge of God, let it be backed by sound teaching that comes directly from the word of God. If you don’t feel convicted […]
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sermon date 2024-02-18
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 18, 2024
Josh Gerard
“How do you know who is seeking the Lord and looking after people, or the one who is seeking their own pleasure? You see them do it, you see their fruit. We don’t wear signs on our shirt that say, ‘serving Jesus today,’ or ‘in it for myself!’ we do […]
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sermon date 2024-02-11
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 11, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Let me tell you right now, you should be aspiring to one of these. One of these God would have you do in His church. Maybe not right now, but this is where you want to be headed. Make no mistake, this is not about a title or leadership, but […]
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sermon date 2024-02-04
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 5, 2024
Josh Gerard
“We are urged to pray for each other and also for those that do not yet know Jesus, and we are urged to pray for all those in authority, for local government, for our president, for the dictators and people in this world that our flesh says, ‘they do not […]
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sermon date 2024-01-28
sermon manager R Emerson
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 31, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Prayer, faith, and belief are tied together…so that’s a challenging thing for me when I’m praying. It changes me as I come to God and ask for help, I’m challenged to face where I don’t believe. And that begins to change me as I give things over to God.”-Scripture References: […]
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sermon date 2024-01-21
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 21, 2024
Josh Gerard
“There are people who are going to try to come along and knock you off that rock, and pull out the roots…And Paul will say later that all scripture can be used to help correct us. I can point to scripture and go, ‘this is what the word of God […]
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sermon date 2024-01-07
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 8, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Why do we have so much trouble taking these things that Jesus said, that are good, that are life, and they don’t stick in our brains much of the time? It’s interesting how our minds work with the things of the Spirit and the things of the flesh. We have […]
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January 4, 2024
Josh Gerard
“Paul pleads, he lowers himself, and he’s saying ‘Please walk through this together.’ Euodia and Syntyche are both members of the church of Philippi, sisters in Christ, but something came up that splintered these two women’s relationships, and everyone is aware and involved. This church is going through external persecution […]
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sermon date 2023-12-24
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 3, 2024
Josh Gerard
“The thing about joy is that we so often tie it to a person, place, or a thing, and if we remove that person, place, or thing from us, we feel robbed of joy. We certainly, in our flesh, don’t feel we have joy when something goes wrong.” -Scripture References: […]
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sermon date 2023-12-17
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
December 18, 2023
Josh Gerard
“It all comes down to this: love God, love people, know God, make Him known. I love what Paul says here, he says, ‘I don’t think you can be reminded too much,’ because too often we forget, or ignore, or our brain checks out and our flesh does what it […]
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sermon date 2023-12-10
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
December 10, 2023
Josh Gerard
“I believe God is constantly sending people into your life and sphere to uplift and encourage you during a time of trial. It’s up to you to be willing to receive that encouragement. But in those times where no one can be there, you’re still not alone. Because in that […]
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sermon date 2023-12-03
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
December 3, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The gospel is the hook. The goodness of God, what God has done for us, is all you need. And if that’s not enough, that’s on you. Because the gospel is so good, we take God’s love for granted so much, that it doesn’t matter what gimmick or hook or […]
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sermon date 2023-11-26
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 28, 2023
Josh Gerard
“When Paul prays, he is full of joy about these people. Because he knows that when it comes to the Gospel, they are in one accord. There’s a ton of stuff in this world that we aren’t going to agree on, but if we’re in Christ, we should have each […]
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sermon date 2023-11-19
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 20, 2023
Josh Gerard
“It is neat how well this metaphor of armor still applies very much to our daily Christian walk. The first thing that applies is found in verse 10: Be strong in the Lord, and in his mighty power.” -Scripture References: Ephesians 6:10-20, Isaiah 52:7, Hebrews 11:7-12, Proverbs 3:5-6
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sermon date 2023-11-12
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 13, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The church body is made to serve. There are so many ways that we often keep someone else from being a blessing to you, or from you being a blessing to them. Because we don’t talk about our needs, we don’t talk about the ways we could be a blessing, […]
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sermon date 2023-11-05
sermon manager Tracey Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 5, 2023
Josh Gerard
-Message by Tracey Gerard “Our society is a flesh-led society. This is not a society of people who submit to God. This is how everyone is, before we’re saved, this is how we all were. However, when we were saved God quite literally fulfilled the prophecy that He made in […]
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sermon date 2023-10-29
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 5, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Christ now stands in the place of those ceremonial things. As verse 17 says, they are a shadow of things to come, the reality, however, is found in Christ…Paul says right here in this passage that keeping Kosher, celebrating the Sabbath, is all fine if you want to do it, […]
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sermon date 2023-10-22
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
October 26, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Paul here is reminding them: You’re not about your flesh, you are in Christ Jesus…Paul calls this church holy. He reminds them they are to be set apart because of Jesus, because of his blood. They don’t do the things the world does, the way the world does, because they […]
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sermon date 2023-10-15
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 15, 2023
Josh Gerard
“You’re going to have to endure trials, suffering, the storm. So often when we’re in the middle of it, that’s the time when we need our faith to be the most active. That’s when your flesh is going to be at its loudest and scream, ‘give up, blame God, blame […]
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sermon date 2023-10-08
sermon manager Josh Gerard
October 8, 2023
Josh Gerard
“One day, mercifully and graciously, we’re presented a moment where we come to our senses. It’s the prodigal story over and over again: life is better at the Father’s house. It’s so much better with God than without. Sure, you can live your life without God, but when we do […]
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sermon date 2023-10-01
sermon manager Guest Speaker
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
October 1, 2023
Josh Gerard
“When we look at Jesus and what he says about the Pharisees, his biggest criticism that he calls them out for, is hypocrisy…that’s the thing to guard yourself on, pretending to be something you aren’t.”
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sermon date 2023-09-24
sermon manager Josh Gerard
September 24, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Here’s the story of a God who loves you, who’s been guiding your steps, shepherding you along for this moment, for this opportunity, so that you can know Him, know that He sent His son as a sacrifice for your sins because you were far from Him, but our God […]
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sermon date 2023-09-17
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 17, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Paul is walking in fulfillment of Scripture…this path takes him into the heart of the culture that day. Paul isn’t here to be found innocent or guilty, not to Paul, he’s here to preach the Gospel. The reason you came into this place today is to be reminded in the […]
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sermon date 2023-09-10
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 10, 2023
Josh Gerard
“I believe that we’re called to be prepared, ready, and in the word. Because Paul has been studied up, when he’s in front of the Sanhedrin, he is not intimidated by them, he is letting the Holy Spirit flow through him. He doesn’t have to have all the answers because […]
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sermon date 2023-09-03
sermon manager Josh Gerard
September 3, 2023
Josh Gerard
“This is a misunderstanding that could be clarified…The tension is mounting now. Paul has been through this before, and the Holy Spirit has prepared him for this. Even though violence is present and Paul gets a beating here, God brings in the Romans to bring about peace. And now something […]
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sermon date 2023-08-27
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 27, 2023
Josh Gerard
“If God told you tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and repeatedly made it clear: hardships and prison are facing you, what would your gut reaction be? Run! It would be ‘How can I avoid that?’ because that’s what my flesh wants, a life of ease and […]
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sermon date 2023-08-20
sermon manager Josh Gerard
August 20, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Your flesh does not like to spend time with the things of God. One of the hardest times to wake up in the week? Sunday morning. Why? Because your flesh does not want to be in the presence of God. Meanwhile, your spirit is crying out for it. It’s saying, […]
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sermon date 2023-08-13
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 13, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Sin is confusion and chaos, and it loves to try and enter the body of Christ through gossip, slander, division, misunderstanding, and judgment. We must always be on alert to not give it a foothold, but to lay ourselves down as living sacrifices ready to walk in love and forgiveness […]
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sermon date 2023-08-06
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 7, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Even now God has put things on your hearts that belong to Him, whether it be a business, a new career, or getting married, or having children, or moving, or furthering your education, whatever it may be. God put it on Paul’s heart to go, but then put up a […]
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sermon date 2023-07-30
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 30, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The title Paul gives himself, the identity he has, is first and foremost a servant of Christ Jesus. In his greeting to the Romans…he says his name and then immediately pivots to Christ, to the promise, to the covenant, the Holy Spirit and the risen Savior, Jesus. Tentmaking is what […]
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sermon date 2023-07-23
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 23, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The pressure is on, and yet their faith grows and they love each other more each day. More than they did the day before. They look around them at the storm that rages around them in their pagan city full of idols and people that hate the God they now […]
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sermon date 2023-07-09
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“Paul said of the Thessalonians that they became imitators of him, and of Christ. They are willing to live sacrificially, in love, and spread the gospel. In this way, I ask you this: do you know that you are called to be someone’s Paul? That you are meant to disciple […]
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sermon date 2023-06-25
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
June 25, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The importance of knowing what the Bible says, of rooting ourselves in it, cannot be understated. In this day and age, when churches are voting whether or not to allow certain things that are counter to what the scripture says, it tells me that they are having a Galatians problem; […]
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sermon date 2023-06-18
sermon manager Josh Gerard
June 18, 2023
Josh Gerard
“This comes down to a heart issue. What are you willing to lay down for the gospel? I hope it’s everything.” Scripture References: Acts 16, 2 Chr. 20:2-24, 1 Cor. 9:19, Matt. 12:43,
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sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
June 11, 2023
Josh Gerard
“It all started with a bunch of people who humbled themselves, and just sought God. They said, ‘God, whatever you want, we submit our lives and our hearts to you.’ And they were all in one accord in this…Whatever we put our hearts and minds to collectively, it’s amazing what […]
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sermon date 2023-06-04
Sermon Location Brooklyn, IA
“It’s so easy to allow quarrels and fights come into the house of God. Because in our flesh, ever since the Garden, we’ve wanted to control one another. We’ve wanted to show we can lord something over someone else. Like what happened when Adam ate the fruit, we became a […]
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sermon date 2023-05-28
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“Jesus said to love people regardless of who they are, where they’re from, and what their past might be. And James is saying all this to a bunch of people who had the Pharisees as role models. Think about that. The Pharisees literally walked around holier-than-thou…and James says as soon […]
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sermon date 2023-05-21
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
“If you couldn’t pay a debt, you could work it off for a time, and then you would be set free. There were times when that slave would say, ‘Serving you is better than what I was doing before. I want to be here. I don’t want to go back […]
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“The most effective church for the kingdom is one that has put in serious time with God and each other. This is a theme we see over and over in Acts with the early church. We see them coming together in prayer and seeking God’s will, strengthening and encouraging one […]
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sermon date 2023-05-07
sermon manager Josh Gerard
“If you want to be in right standing with God, you’re going to take the time to know Him. You’ll take the time to get into His word, obey His commands, to know what His commands are…We don’t have to say, ‘It’s only for Bible scholars,’ but as you lay […]
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sermon date 2023-04-30
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 30, 2023
Josh Gerard
“When the chips were down, John Mark ran, in a shameful way. The thing that gets me is he still wrote that down, because it’s what happened. Lest you think I’m shaming John Mark here, I’m not. His reaction is also our reaction to sin, every time. When we sin, […]
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sermon date 2023-04-23
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 23, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Don’t water down the gospel. Being a servant of Christ is not a popularity contest. In fact, it’s the opposite. You talk about Jesus, the world is gonna go ‘boo! no! stop it!’ But Paul reminds Timothy you answer to God, not the crowd, not the world. And you don’t […]
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sermon date 2023-04-16
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 16, 2023
Josh Gerard
“They heard the testimonies, they saw the witnesses, and they were silent. That word is important, and one we need to embrace in our walk with God. …Oftentimes when we have nothing good to add, when we are failing to love people as God intended us to, one of the […]
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sermon date 2023-04-09
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 9, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The wave offering is …to lift your hands toward God showing Him this offering is yours, O Lord. This is thankfulness unto you for what you have done, and for what you continue to do.” Scripture References: Genesis 2:16; Exodus 12:1, 6-7, 12-13; Leviticus 7:11-14, 28-34; 23:9-14, 1 Corinthians 15:20-23, […]
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sermon date 2023-04-02
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 2, 2023
Josh Gerard
“There are still moral laws God has in place that should be adhered to, in order to love the Lord with all our heart, soul, and mind, and to love our neighbor as ourselves. Those aren’t going away, but bacon is not unclean anymore. And neither, as we’re about to […]
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sermon date 2023-03-26
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 26, 2023
Josh Gerard
“You might not have all the scripture down, you might not know every major leader or prophet in the Bible, but what do you know better than anyone else? What you know is your testimony. You know the time Jesus met you on your road, spoke into your life, and […]
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sermon date 2023-03-19
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 19, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Saul is meeting Jesus, maybe not the way he wanted to, with a blinding flash of light and a voice from heaven. But isn’t that what it takes sometimes, when you’re as far off track as he was, seeking to obtain perfection in a way that was impossible.” Scripture references: […]
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March 12, 2023
Josh Gerard
“We’ve seen the church gather consistently. Constantly talking, constantly sharing, constantly serving. These people are living more than an internal life with Christ, but an external one as well. And by that I mean people knew where they stood.” Scripture references: Acts 8, Acts 2:38, Luke 23:43
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sermon date 2023-03-05
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 5, 2023
Josh Gerard
“We are called to speak truth, to scatter seed and to water it, and trust that God makes it grow. Everything else is a distraction. And even though Stephen is on trial for his life, he is not distracted or intimidated by these learned men. But they don’t have the […]
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sermon date 2023-02-26
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 26, 2023
Josh Gerard
“That ill will and harsh feelings, if allowed to ferment, can affect how we think about people. We should not have those ill feelings, especially in the body of Christ.” Scripture references: Acts 6, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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sermon date 2023-02-19
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
February 19, 2023
Josh Gerard
“He did what so many of us do with our sin: he hid them. As long as no one can see, no one can judge, it’ll be alright. It’s what we’ve been doing since the Garden…but as long as we hide it from ourselves, it keeps forgiveness from happening.”Scripture references: […]
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sermon date 2023-02-12
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 12, 2023
Josh Gerard
“Now, there’s something different. They’re filled with the Holy Spirit, and we see a change in these men.” Scripture references: Acts 4: 1-29, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, Psalm 1:2-3, Ephesians 1:13
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sermon date 2023-02-05
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 5, 2023
Josh Gerard
“The word Atenisas really matters here, it’s where the Holy Spirit is telling Peter and John, ‘stop. Take a closer look, and look intently at this person.’ ” Scripture references: Acts 3, 1 Corinthians 12:4-11
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sermon date 2023-01-29
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 29, 2023
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard “These people were not seeking to make a name for themselves. They constantly sought Him and were obedient in seeking the promise of the Holy Spirit.” Scriptures referenced: Genesis 9:1, 11:1-9, Acts 2
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sermon date 2023-01-22
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
January 22, 2023
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Exodus 19:9, Acts 1:1-11, Acts 5:38, Romans 8:8-11
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sermon date 2023-01-15
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 15, 2023
Josh Gerard
January 15, 2023 Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Genesis 1:1-27, 1 John 4:10, John 1:1-5, Numbers 6:24-26
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sermon date 2023-01-08
sermon manager Admin
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
January 8, 2023
Josh Gerard
January 8, 2023 Pastor Tracey Gerard Scriptures referenced: Hebrews 10:23-24, Galatians 5:13-6:2 Luke 17:3-4, James 5:16, 1 Cor. 12:7-11, Acts 2:42-47
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sermon date 2023-01-01
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
January 1, 2023
Josh Gerard
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sermon date 2022-12-18
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
December 18, 2022
Josh Gerard
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sermon date 2022-12-11
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Sermon Location New Beginnings Church Brooklyn, Iowa
December 11, 2022
Josh Gerard
December 11, 2022 God puts a priority on your peace. Jesus leaves peace in his wake. Romans 4, Luke 24
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sermon date 2022-12-04
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Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
December 4, 2022
Josh Gerard
December 4, 2022 Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 24
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sermon date 2022-11-27
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 27, 2022
Josh Gerard
November 27, 2022 Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 24, John 20, Exodus 27
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sermon date 2022-11-20
sermon manager Admin
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 20, 2022
Josh Gerard
November 20, 2022 Scriptures referenced: John 19
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sermon date 2022-11-13
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
November 13, 2022
Josh Gerard
November 13, 2022 “God has always done the hard thing for us, and he never gave up on us.” Scriptures referenced: Genesis 15, Luke 23
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October 30, 2022
Josh Gerard
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October 23, 2022
Josh Gerard
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October 9, 2022
Josh Gerard
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October 2, 2022
Josh Gerard
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sermon date 2022-09-25
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 25, 2022
Josh Gerard
September 25, 2022 Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 22, John 13
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sermon date 2022-09-11
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September 11, 2022
Josh Gerard
Scriptures referenced: Matthew 24 and 25, John 14:3 Stay in relationship with Jesus and live by his Spirit. Jesus is preparing a place for his bride, and will come for us at the rapture of the Church.
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sermon date 2022-09-04
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
September 4, 2022
Josh Gerard
Scriptures referenced: Matthew 21
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sermon date 2022-08-28
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 28, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: John 12
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sermon date 2022-08-21
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 21, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 19, 2 Samuel 6:9-23, Mark 10, John 11:54
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sermon date 2022-08-14
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 14, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: John 1:1-2, John 5
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sermon date 2022-08-07
sermon manager Admin
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
August 7, 2022
Josh Gerard
August 7, 2022 Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 4:18-19 , Matthew 5:3, Luke 15
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sermon date 2022-07-24
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Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 24, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 25
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sermon date 2022-07-17
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 17, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Luke 17 – Healing of the 10 men with leprosy
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sermon date 2022-07-10
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
July 10, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard “Whatever happens to you in this life, if you hold fast to God and his word, if you’re obedient to what he has, everything will point back to the glory of God for the saving of lives.” Scriptures referenced: John 9
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sermon date 2022-07-03
sermon manager Josh Gerard
A member of the church shares his testimony.
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sermon date 2022-06-12
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
June 12, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard John 7: Division Over Who Jesus Is
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sermon date 2022-06-05
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
Pastor Josh Gerard Scriptures referenced: Exodus 30, Matthew 17:24 The Temple Tax
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sermon date 2022-05-29
sermon manager Josh Gerard
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
Pastor Josh Gerard The disciples stop a man from driving out demons in Jesus’ name. Scriptures referenced: Mark 9:38-41, Philippians 1:15, Mark 12:41-44
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sermon date 2022-05-01
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
Pastor Josh Gerard “There are people that are seeking God, and there are people that are seeking everything else.” Scriptures referenced: John 6, Habakkuk 2:4
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sermon date 2022-04-24
Sermon Location New Beginnings Church, Brooklyn, Iowa
April 24, 2022
Josh Gerard
Pastor Josh Gerard “When is it going to be my turn? When am I going to encounter God?” Scriptures referenced: Matthew 14, John 6
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sermon date 2022-04-17
sermon manager Josh Gerard
April 17, 2022
Josh Gerard
April 17, 2022 “When I’m emptied out, and it’s just Him moving, and I feel that like none other…In those moments, that’s when the attack from the enemy will come.” Scripture references: Exodus 4:1-5, 1 Kings 17:7-16, Matthew 14:1-21
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sermon date 2022-04-03
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
April 3, 2022
Josh Gerard
“We’re better together, that’s God’s heart for us. His heart is to be among us, to dwell among us.” Scripture references: Leviticus 15:25-31, Luke 8:40-56
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sermon date 2022-03-27
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 27, 2022
Josh Gerard
“If God’s light is in you, more will be given to you, because it is unlimited. And the more time you abide in God, the brighter that light will become.” Scripture references: Luke 8:1-39, John 7:1-9
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sermon date 2022-03-20
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 20, 2022
Josh Gerard
Scripture references: Luke 8:1-15
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sermon date 2022-03-06
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
March 6, 2022
Josh Gerard
“The Centurion knows his place, and with all humility, he takes a step back and says, “I’m not worthy for you to even come into my house.” Scripture references: Luke 7:1-17, Numbers 19:11
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sermon date 2022-02-13
Sermon Location Brooklyn, Iowa
February 13, 2022
Josh Gerard
“You acknowledge that your soul is bankrupt, you have nothing to bring to the table that saves you. You are poor in spirit. You owe a debt you can’t possibly pay. We need a Savior, and his name is Jesus.” Scripture references: Matthew 5, Exodus 21:23-25
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