Brentwood Baptist

What happens when you finally say yes to God? For Dustin and Carolyn Denning, the answer has been one adventure after another. Dustin moved to South Africa as a single missionary and, after a year of waiting, began praying persistently for a wife. Within days, a message arrived from Carolyn, a Nashville pediatric ER nurse who had felt God calling her to the same missio...

Revelation 6 is where the book starts to feel intense. The Lamb who was slain begins opening the seals, and four riders go out: a counterfeit conqueror, war, famine, and death. On this episode of the Sermon Notes Podcast, host Brian Ball is joined by Hunter Melton to walk through the chapter and remind us that Revelation isn’t a puzzle to solve or a wartime strategy ma...

Ask almost anyone how they’re doing, and you’ll probably hear the same answer: “Busy.” We say it almost proudly, as if a packed schedule shows we’re doing something right. Our culture applauds busyness and quietly suggests that an empty spot on the calendar means we’re falling behind, or worse, being lazy. So we fill every opening. Practices, lessons, events, and work ...

On this week’s Sermon Notes Podcast, Senior Pastor Jay Strother and Brian Ball take a closer look at Revelation 5. John sees a scroll in the right hand of the One seated on the throne. It’s written on both sides and sealed with seven seals, a picture of God’s complete plan for history. An angel calls out, “Who’s worthy to open it?” Brian points to the Greek word axios,...

It’s possible to grow up knowing all about God and still not know Him. You can go to church every week and memorize the Lord’s Prayer, then walk away as an adult and lose yourself in the world. For many people, fear quietly runs everything. Alcohol and other substances numb the pain for a while. Eventually, the only prayer left is a desperate one. From the outside, eve...