Sermons

We’re pleased to offer audio recordings of

our Sunday Sermons.  We pray you are edified by this preaching.

The following messages, unless otherwise noted, were given by Pastor Jess Joles here at Beacon Falls Congregational Church as part of our Sunday morning worship services:

2/18/24 “Who is Jesus?” (Mark 8: 27-33)

1/28/24 “Making Jesus Say, ‘WHY?!?'” (Mark 8:10-21)

1/14/23 “Mark (A Rewind)” (Mark 1: 35-39)

12/17/23 “Seeing The Light” (Matthew 4: 12-17)

12/10/23 “True Light” (John 1: 9-13)

12/3/23 “Light of the World” (Various)

11/26/23 “Planted” (Psalm 1)

11/19/23 “Test Me” (Malachi 3: 6-12)

11/12/23 “Everything…” (Mark 12: 41-44)

11/5/23 “Abide” (John 15: 1-8)

10/29/23 “Coming to the Father” (John 14: 1-6)

10/22/23 “Do You Believe This?” (John 11: 17-27)

10/15/23 “The Good Shepherd” (John 10: 11-18)

10/8/23 “The Door”  (John 10: 7-10)

10/1/23 “Light of the World”  (John 8: 12-20)

9/24/23 “Bread of Heaven”  (John 6: 35-40)

9/17/23 “Bread of Life”  (John 6: 35-40)

9/10/23  Sorry, due to technical difficulties this recording is not available.  Video is still available on facebook.

9/3/23 “Jesus Paid It All”  (Mark 7: 31-37)

8/27/23 “Forgiveness” (Matthew 18:23-34) Guest Preacher: Brian Prue

8/20/23 “Learning to Surrender” (Romans 6: 1-14) Guest Preacher: Tim Leggett

8/13/23 “Feeding Puppies” (Mark 7: 24-30)

8/6/23 “Out of the Heart-Part 2 (Mark 7: 14-23)

7/30/23 “Out of the Heart” (Mark 7:1-13)

7/23/23 “Bring the Sick…” (Mark 6: 53-56)

7/16/23 “Who Do You Say…” (Mark 8: 27-30)

7/2/23 “Bowels of Compassion!!” (Mark 6: 30-44)

6/25/23 “A Tragic End?” (Mark 6: 14-29)

6/18/23 “Impress Them” (Deuteronomy 6: 4-9)

6/4/23 “Follow The Leader…” (Mark 6: 6b-13)

5/28/23 (John 14: 15-18)

5/21/23 “Scandalized” (Mark 6: 1-6a)

5/14/23 “Sincere Faith…” (2 Timothy 1: 3-5)

5/7/23 “The Object of Faith” (Mark 5: 21-43)

4/30/23 “How Much…” (Mark 5: 1-20)

4/23/23 “Do You Not Care We Are Perishing?” Brian Prue, Guest Preaching (Mark 4: 35-41)

4/16/23 “Waiting on God…” Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching (Isaiah 40: 21-31)

4/9/23 “Beyond the Resurrection” (John 20: 10-18)

4/2/23 “The Mighty Mustard Seed…” (Mark #12…Mark 4: 21-34)

3/26/23 “Dirty Hearts…” (Mark #11…Mark 4: 10-20)

3/19/23 “The Generous Sower” (Mark #10…Mark 4: 1-9)

3/12/23 “Whoever Does the Will of God…” (Mark #9…Mark 3: 20-35)

3/5/23 “With Him…” (Mark #8…Mark 3: 13-19)

2/26/23 “They Came to Him (Mark #7…Mark 3: 7-12)

2/19/23 “Stretch Out Your Hand (Mark #6…Mark 3: 1-6)

2/12/23

2/5/23 “Lord of The Sabbath” (Mark #5…Mark 2: 23-28)

1/29/23 “Taken Away…” (Mark #4…Mark 2: 18-22)

1/22/23 “Dinner With Sinners” (Mark #3…Mark 2: 13-27)

1/15/23 “That You May Know…” Part 2 (Mark #2…Mark 2: 1-12)

1/08/23 “That You May Know…” (Mark #1…Mark 2: 1-12)

1/1/23 “Crave” (1 Peter 2: 1-3)

12/25/22 “The Heart’s Treasure” (Luke 2: 19-20)

12/18/22 “Love Made Manifest” (John 4: 7-16)

12/11/22 “Divine Joy” (Luke 15: 8-10)

12/04/22 “True Peace” (John 14: 27-31)

11/27/22 “The Hope of All Creation” (Psalm 65: 1-5)

11/20/22 “He Rejoiced…” (Luke 10: 21-24)

11/13/22 “Out of Their Means…” (Stewardship #2…Luke 8: 1-3)

11/6/22 “There Is a Redeemer” (Stewardship #1…Exodus 16: 31-35)

10/30/22 “The One Who Makes Clean” (Mark #8…Mark 1: 40-45)

10/23/22 “The One On Mission…” (Mark #7…Mark 1: 35-39)

10/16/22 “The One Who Heals” (Mark #6…Mark 1: 29-34)

10/9/22 “The One With Authority” (Mark #5…Mark 1: 21-28)

10/2/22 “They Followed Him…” (Mark #4…Mark 1: 14-20)

9/25/22 “The Beloved Son” (Mark #3…Mark 1: 9-13)

9/18/22 “The Gospel” (Mark #2…Mark 1:1-8)

9/11/22  “The Beginning” (Mark #1 … Mark 8: 27-30)

9/4/22  “For He Is Our Redeemer” (Christ in the Old Testament #8 … Ruth 1:15-18)

8/28/22 “Something Greater Than Johan” (Christ in the Old Testament #7 … Jonah 4:5-11)

8/21/22 SPECIAL PERU MISSION TRIP RECAP by Rachel, Donna & Emily

8/14/22 “Exercising Self-Control” Guest Preacher Tim Leggett (Galatians 5:22-24 & Matthew 4:1-11)

8/7/22 “The Struck Rock” (Christ in the Old Testament #6 … Exodus 17:1-7)

7/31/22 “God’s Shepherd Champion”  (Christ in the Old Testament #5 … 1 Samuel 17:41-47)

7/24/2  “Kiss the Son”  (Christ in the Old Testament #4 … Psalm 2)

7/17/22 “When God Loves” (Kids Camp Sunday … John 3:16-21)

7/10/22 “So They Went” (Christ in the Old Testament #3 … Genesis 22:1-19)

7/3/22 “Walking in Wisdom” Guest Preacher Brian Prue (Proverbs 15:1-4)

6/26/22 “Now What?” Guest Preacher Dave Rucquoi (Acts 2:22-36)

6/19/22 “The Seed” (Christ in the Old Testament #2 … Genesis 3:14-21)

6/12/22 “The Bridegroom & The Bride” (Christ in the Old Testament #1 … Genesis 2:18-25)

6/5/22 “Spirit of Adoption” (Pentecost … Romans 8:12-17)

5/29/22  “A Complete Faith” (Journey Through James #10 … James 2:18-26″

5/22/22 “A Spurious Faith” (Journey Through James #9 … James 2:14-17″

5/15/22 “The Blessing of Transformation” JC Meza, Guest Preaching (Genesis 32:22-28)

5/8/22 “Walking with the Risen Jesus”  Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching (Luke 24:13-35)

5/1/22 “Upgrade Your Life” JC Meza, Guest Preaching (John 10:7-10, John 15:4-8)

4/24/22 “Impartial Love” Michael Mitchell, Guest Preaching (Journey Through James #8 … James 2:1-13)

4/17/22 “Expensive Love” (EASTER SUNDAY … Mark 14:3-9)

4/10/22  “Spiritual Amnesia”    (Journey Through James #7 … James 1:22-25)

4/3/22 “You Were Called” (Reception of New Members … Colossians 3:12-17)

3/27/22 “Receive with Meekness” (Journey through James #6 … James 1:19-21)

3/20/22 “The Father of Lights” (Journey through James #5 … James 1:16-18)

3/16/22 “The Crown of Life” (Journey through James #4 … James 1:12-15)

3/6/22 “Boasting in What?!?!” (Journey through James #3 … James 1:9-11)

2/27/22 “Asking In Faith” (Journey through James #2 … James 1:5-8)

2/20/22 “Count It All Joy” (Journey through James #1 … James 1:2-4)

2/13/22 “Christ and Community” Zak Stevens, Guest Preaching (Philippians 1:27)

2/6/22 “From Where Does Your Help Come?” (Psalm 121)

1/30/22 “Make Your Face Shine” (Psalm 119 #4 … Psalm 119:129-136)

1/23/22 “Your Faithfulness Endures”  (Psalm 119 #3 … Psalm 119:89-96)

1/16/22 “My Portion” (Psalm 119 #2 … Psalm 119:57-64)

1/9/22 “The Wise STILL Seek Him” Rev. Tim Leggett, guest preaching (Matthew 2:1-12)

1/2/22 “Truly Happy” (Psalm 119 #1 … Psalm 119:1-8)

12/26/21 “Pleased to Dwell” (Colossians 1:15-20)

12/24/21 “Speaking of Him” (Christmas Eve … Luke 2:36-38)

12/19/21 “So Loved” (Advent #4 w/ Nativity Pageant … John 3:16)

12/12/21 “Leaping for Joy” (Advent #3 … Luke 1:39-45)

12/5/21 “Prince of Peace” (Advent #2 … Isaiah 9:1-7)

11/28/21 “A Living Hope” (Advent #1 … Matthew 12:15-21)

11/21/21 “Fearfully Thankful” (Thanksgiving Message … Psalm 147:7-11)

11/14/21  “Happy Givers”  (Stewardship #2 … 2 Corinthians 9:6-11)

11/07/21  “Give Yourself!”  (Stewardship #1 … 2 Corinthians 8:1-6)

10/31/21 “Anointed by God” (1st John #8 … 1 John 2:18-21)

We apologize for the very poor audio quality, which degrades to inaudible during this sermon.

10/24/21 “What’s Love Got to Do with It?” (1st John #7 … 1 John 2:15-17)

10/17/21 “Don’t Forget!” (1st John #6 … 1 John 2:12-14)

10/10/21 “The New Commandment” (1st John #5 … 1 John 2:7-11)

10/03/21 “Abiding In Christ” (1st John #4 … 1 John 2:1-6)

9/26/21 “Walk In the Light” (1st John #3 … 1 John 1:5-10)

9/19/21 “A Complete Joy” (1st John #2 … 1 John 1:1-4)

9/12/21 “A Love Letter from the Beloved Disciple” (An introduction/orientation to the book of 1st John … 1 John 1:1-4)

9/5/21 “Those Who Are Fruity” (What Is a Healthy Church Member? #5 … Colossians 1:9-12)

8/29/21 “Those Who Are Salty Prayers” (What Is a Healthy Church Member? #4 … Colossians 4:2-6)

8/22/21 Worship Service cancelled due to Hurricane Henri

8/15/21 “Those Who Provoke One Another” (What Is a Healthy Church Member? #3 … Hebrews 10:19-25)

8/8/21 “Those with Enthusiastic Ears” (What Is a Healthy Church Member? #2 … 1 Thess. 1:2-10)

8/1/21 We’re sorry, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular sermon. (What Is a Healthy Church Member? #1)

7/25/21 We’re sorry, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular sermon.  (“Participants of the Divine Nature” 2 Peter 1:3-10 The Church #6)

7/18/21 “Light in Darkness” (Kid’s Camp Celebration Sunday … John 1:1-5)

7/11/21 “Temple of the Holy Spirit” (The Church #5 … Ephesians 2:11-22)

7/4/21 “Citizens of Heaven” (The Church #4 … Philippians 3:17-21)

6/27/21  Rev. Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching  We’re sorry, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular sermon.

6/20/21 Rev. Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching   We’re sorry, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular sermon.

6/13/21 “The Bride of Christ” (The Church #1 … Revelation 21:1-4)

6/6/21 “The Marks of Jesus” (Galatians #23 … Galatians 6:17-18)

5/31/21 “Our Only Boast!” (Galatians #22 … Galatians 6:11-16)\

5/23/21 “A Labor of Love” (Galatians #21 … Galatians 6:6-10)

5/16/21 “Burden Bearing Believers” (Galatians #20 … Galatians 6:1-5)

5/9/21 “Divine Love for Mom” (Mother’s Day … John 19:26-27)

5/2/21 “Walking In the Spirit” (Galatians #19 … Galatians 5:13-26)

4/25/21 “Chasing Jesus” (Galatians #18 … Galatians 5:7-12)

4/18/21 Rev. Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching

“Contentment – Regardless of Circumstances”  (Philippians 4:10-13)

4/11/21 “A Sure Hope” (Galatians #17 … Galatians 5:1-6)

4/4/21 “An Unlikely Faith?” (EASTER SUNDAY … John 20:24-29)

3/28/21 “Man of Sorrows” (PALM SUNDAY … Luke 19:41-44)

3/21/21 We’re sorry, due to technical difficulties, we were unable to record this particular sermon.   (Galatians #16)

3/14/21 “Much Ado About …” (Galatians #15 … Galatians 4:12-20)

3/7/21  “Wrong Turn”  (Galatians #14 … Galatians 4:8-12)

2/28/21 “Abba! Father!” (Galatians #13 … Galatians 4:1-7)

2/21/28 “Truly Free” (Galatians #12 … Galatians 3:23-29)

2/14/21 “Planned Obsolescence” (Galatians #11 … Galatians 3:19-22)

2/7/21 “The Promise Keeper” (Galatians #10 … Galatians 3:15-18)

1/31/21 ” Only Two Ways…” (Galatians #9 … Galatians 3:10-14)

1/24/21 “This is NOT Plan B” (Galatians #8 … Galatians 3:6-9)

1/17/21 “Did You Experience…?”  (Galatians #7 … Galatians 3:1-5)

1/10/21 “Don’t Just Sit There … PRAY!”

1/3/21 “An Exposition of Exposition: In Season and Out of Season”

12/27/20 “Do You See What I See?”

12/24/20 “The Light of the World” (Christmas Eve)

12/20/20 “What’s Love Got To Do With It?” (The Fullness of Time – Advent #4)

12/13/20 “A Humble Joy” (The Fullness of Time – Advent #3)

12/6/20 “A Glorious Peace”  (The Fullness of Time – Advent #2)

11/29/20 “A Surprising Hope” (The Fullness of Time – Advent #1)

11/22/20 “We Are Glad! He Is Good!” (Thanksgiving #2)

11/15/20 “We Have Peace” (Thanksgiving #1)

11/8/20 “The Ordination of T. Jess Joles to Gospel Ministry”.  Rev. Keith Throop, preaching.  Followed by words of encouragement from Rev. Glen Schaumloeffel and Rev. David Brown.

11/1/20 “He Is Faithful” (Stewardship #3)

10/25/20 “Giving After God’s Own Heart” (Stewardship #2)

10/18/20 “Where Is the Love?” (Stewardship #1)

10/11/20 “It’s About the Who” (Galatians #6)

10/4/20 “The Way of Unity” (Galatians #5)

9/27/20 “That’s Not Natural!” (Galatians #4)

9/20/20 “The Danger of Distortion” (Galatians #3)

9/13/20 “Have You Forgotten?” (Galatians #2)

9/6/20 “Jesus Christ, Our Passover Lamb” (The Lord’s Supper)

8/30/20 “Galatians: Biblical-Historical Overview” (Galatians #1)

8/23/20 “A Faithful Man, Who Can Find?” (I AM, Part 6)

8/16/20 “The Love that Never Betrays” (I AM, Part 5)

8/9/20 “The Relationship that Saves” (I AM, Part 4)

8/2/20 “You’re Doing It Wrong!” (I AM, Part 3)

7/26/20 “No Thanks!  I’ve Got This?”  (I AM, Part 2)

7/19/20 “It’s All About Who You Know” (I AM, Part 1)

The following messages {BELOW}, unless otherwise noted, were given by Interim Pastor Dave Brown during his time of interim ministry here at BFCC.   We are deeply grateful for Pastor Dave’s ministry with us, especially his love for and focus on God’s Word.

7/12/20 “The Servant Leader” (Transition, Part 5)  PASSING THE BATON TO PASTOR JESS JOLES

7/5/20 “Keys to a Successful Transition” (Transition, Part 4)

6/28/20 “When Transition Goes Wrong” (Transition, Part 3)

6/21/20 “How to Know The Right Leader Is Chosen” (Transition, Part 2)

6/14/20 “Initial Lessons Learned” (Transition, Part 1)

6/7/20 Pastoral Candidate JESS JOLES “We Proclaim Him”

5/31/20 “Don’t Quit” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 5)

5/24/20 “Does God Really Love Me?” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 5)

5/17/20 “God’s Pursuit of Us” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 4)

5/10/20 “Laughing with Sarah” (Mother’s Day, Live Stream)

5/3/20 “Going Through the Fire” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 3)

4/26/20 “How Can I Overcome Stress & Anxiety?” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 2)

4/20/20 “God Will See You Through” (Live Stream, Living Above Your Circumstances, Part 1)

4/12/20 “Easter Sunday – The Power of Easter” (Live Stream)

4/9/20 “Maundy Thursday – It Is Finished” (Live Stream)

4/5/20 “Palm Sunday” (Live Stream)

3/29/20 “Faith in a Time of Fear, Part 2” (Live Stream)

3/22/20 “Faith in a Time of Fear” (Live Stream)

3/15/20 “The Secret of Effective Prayer” (The Missing Ingredient of the Church, Part 4)

3/8/20 “The Church in Prayer” (The Missing Ingredient of the Church , Part 3)

3/1/20 “The Necessary Power of the Church” (The Missing Ingredient of the Church , Part 2)

2/26/20 ASH WEDNESDAY “Preparing for Easter”

2/23/20 “The Neglected Power of the Church” (The Missing Ingredient of the Church , Part 1)

2/16/20 “Capturing the Vision”

2/9/20 “2020 Vision” REV. TIM LEGGETT, guest preaching

2/2/20 “Staying on Mission”

1/26/20 “US: Watching by Faith” (Living by Faith, Part 10)

1/19/20 “Rahab: Winning by Faith” (Living by Faith, Part 9)

1/12/20 “The Reward of Faithfulness” (New Year 2020, Part 2)

1/5/20 “Spiritual Commitment for 2020” (New Year 2020, Part 1)

12/29/19 “The Forgotten Figure of Christmas” (Challenges of Christmas, Part 5)

12/24/19 Christmas Eve “The Value of Relationships” (Challenges of Christmas, Part 4)

12/22/19 “The Power of Choice” (Challenges of Christmas, Part 3)

12/15/19 “Lessons from Two Baby Boys” (Challenges of Christmas, Part 2)

12/8/19 “The True Meaning of Christmas” (Challenges of Christmas, Part 1)

12/1/19 “From the Stable to the Table” (Advent 1, Holy Communion)

11/24/19 “Giving During Difficult Times, Part 2” (Stewardship #4)

11/171/19 “Giving During Difficult Times, Part 1” (Stewardship #3)

11/10/19 [Rev. Tim Leggett, Guest Preaching] “The Stewardship of God’s Grace” (Stewardship #2)

11/03/19 “God’s Plan in a Word” (Stewardship #1)

10/27/19 “Joshua: Warring By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 8)

10/20/19  “Moses: Weighing By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 7)

10/13/19 “Joseph: Weaned By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 6)

10/6/19 “Isaac & Jacob: Willing By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 5)

9/29/19  “Abraham: Waiting By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 4)

9/22/19 “Noah: Witnessing By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 3)

9/15/19  “Enoch: Walking By Faith”  (Living By Faith, Part 2)

9/8/19 “Abel: Worshiping By Faith” (Living By Faith, Part 1)

9/1/19  “The Power Available To Us”  (What We Have In Christ, Part 5)

8/25/19 “Our Resources In Christ, Part 2” (What We Have In Christ, Part 4)

8/18/19 “Our Resources In Christ, Part 1” (What We Have In Christ, Part 3)

8/11/19 “The Effects of Our Redemption” (What We Have In Christ, Part 2)

7/28/19  “Redeemed By His Blood” (What We Have In Christ, Part 1)

7/21/19 “How Do We Make Peace?” (How to Resolve Conflict, Part 5)

7/14/19  “What Is the Purpose of Peace Making?” (How to Resolve Conflict, Part 4)

7/7/19 “Out of Many, One” (How to Resolve Conflict, Part 3)

6/30/19  “Who Initiates Reconciliation?” (How to Resolve Conflict, Part 2)

6/23/19 “What To Do When Someone Sins Against You?” (How to Resolve Conflict, Part 1)

6/16/19  “A Great Family” (Father’s Day)

6/9/19 “How Can I Know God?” (The Nature of God, Part 5)

6/2/19 “What Are the Qualities of God? Part 2”  (The Nature of God, Part 4)

5/26/19 – Sorry, this sermon is unavailable … Pastor Dave was away on vacation this week and we did not record Pastor Tim’s guest preaching.

5/19/19  “What Are the Qualities of God? Part 1”  (The Nature of God, Part 3)

5/12/19 “Try A Little Kindness” (Mother’s Day)

5/5/19 “Who Is God?”  (The Nature of God, Part 2)

4/28/19 “Is There a God?”  (The Nature of God, Part 1)

4/21/19 EASTER “What If the Resurrection Never Happened?”

4/14/19 “Near the Cross”

4/7/19 “The Person of the Church”

3/31/19 “Practices Part 3 of Building the Church”

3/24/19 “Practices Part 2 of Building the Church”

3/17/19  “Practices of Building the Church”

3/10/19 “Priorities Part 4 of Building the Church”

3/6/19 ASH WEDNESDAY “Calvary’s Story”

3/3/19 “Priorities Part 3 of Building the Church”

2/24/19 “Priorities Part 2 of Building the Church”

2/17/19  “Priorities of Building the Church”

2/10/19 “Principles of Building the Church”

2/3/19 GUEST MINISTER Rev. Tim Leggett “Living Without Regret”

1/27/19 “Facing the Future with a Right Attitude”

1/20/19  Worship Service Cancelled due to Ice Storm

1/13/19  “Moving Forward With God”

We’re sorry.  Due to technical difficulties, the 1/6/19 sermon is unavailable.

12/30/18 “What Are You Waiting For?”

12/23/18  “When Will Christmas Get Here?”

12/16/18 “How Will You Respond to Christmas This Year?”

12/9/18 “Don’t Miss Christmas” (Nativity Pageant)

12/2/18  “Christmas and Communion” (Hanging of the Greens)

11/25/18  “Being Thankful”

11/18/18  “A Good Reason for Giving”

11/11/18  “How Little Becomes Much”

11/4/18  “A Vision of Christ’s Supremacy”

10/28/18  “God’s Plan of Economy”

10/21/18 “The Authority of God’s Word”

10/14/18 “Dedicating the Project to God”

10/7/18 “Benefits of the Christian Life”

9/30/18 “The Sufficiency of the Word of God, Part 2”

9/23/18 “The Sufficiency of the Word of God, Part 1”

9/16/18 “Is the Bible True?”