Come, Let Us Worship
The weekly podcast of worship services at First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA. We are a community of believers committed to serving a loving God, seeking social justice, and creating a sanctuary in the world. Join us each week as we explore the joys and challenges of the faithful life.
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Rev. Julie Flowers closes out the summer sermon series "Wild Things & Catching Stars" with her sermon "Catching Our Stars." Drawing from Jeremiah 29: 11-14 and I Corinthians 2: 9-12, she bases her sermon on Olive Jeffers' beautiful book How to Catch a Star. How can we reach out and achieve our wildest dreams?
Beautiful music and meaningful prayer round out the podcast.
To watch the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
Dr. Daniel Johnson preaches "Maybe So," drawing from Romans 8: 18-21 and the children's book Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campo and Theresa Howell, with illustrations by Rafael Lopez. Music and prayer round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Wednesday Sep 06, 2023
Rev. Julie Flowers preaches "It's Even More Fun Than You Think," drawing on Proverbs 19:8 and John 15: 9-11, as well as the book The Story of Ferdinand by Munro Leaf, with pictures by Robert Lawson, as we continue our summer series "Wild Things & Catching Stars." Prayer, music and the Service of Communion round out the service.
To watch the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Tuesday Aug 29, 2023
Rev. Julie Flowers returns to the pulpit and preaches "Love Is (Almost) All You Need," drawing from Micah 6:8 and I Corinthians 13:13 as well as the children's book Love the World by Todd Parr. Music and prayer round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Monday Aug 21, 2023
Monday Aug 21, 2023
FBC's Early Childhood Educator and Coordinator Abby Johnstone preaches "Gather, Make, Wait," drawn from James 5:7-8 and the book To Make by Danielle Davis, as we continue our summer series looking at wisdom from children's literature. Karen Popadic joins music director Esther Chang with a four-handed piano rendition of "Great is Thy Faithfulness." Prayer and music from the Worship Ensemble round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Thursday Aug 17, 2023
Dr. Daniel Johnson preaches "The Shaping of Our Dreams" drawing from proverbs 13: 10-22, Phillipians 4:4-9, and the children's book The Old Truck by Jerome Humphrey and Jarrett Humphrey as we continue our summer worship series "Wild Things and Catching Stars." Music, prayer and the celebration of Communion round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Monday Jul 31, 2023
Guest Preacher Rabbi Alison Adler, from Temple B'nai Abraham in Beverly, preaches "In God's Name," drawing from Mekhilta de' Rabbi Yishmael 20:2, Genesis 1:26-27, and Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5, as well as from the beautiful children's book In God's Name, written by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso. Prayer and Music round out the service.
To watch the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Monday Jul 24, 2023
Dr. Daniel Johnson preaches "Mooving the Needle," drawing from Isaiah 1:11-17, Proverbs 31: 6-9, and Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type by Doreen Cronin, as we continue our summer series "Wild Things & Catching Stars," which pulls out for us the wisdom in children's literature. Music and prayer round out the service. Note: Daniel sports cow hooves on his hands to demonstrate the difficulty he imagines cows would face trying to type.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Wednesday Jul 19, 2023
Daniel Johnson preaches "If You Give, Give!," drawn from Deuteronomy 15: 7-11 and Colossians 3: 8-15, as well as from If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Numeroff as our summer series continues using the wisdom of Children's Literature. Prayer, Scripture and Music round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons.
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Wednesday Jul 12, 2023
Continuing our summer worship series "Wild Thing and Catching Stars," Rev. Julie Flowers preaches on being stuck in our stuff, drawing from 2 Corinthians 4: 7-9, Matthew 14: 22-23, and the humorous children's book Stuck by Oliver Jeffers. Music and prayer round out the service.
To view the full service, please visit www.fbcbeverly.org/sermons
Come, Let Us Worship
The weekly podcast of the First Baptist Church in Beverly, MA.
A curated version of the worship service, the podcast contains a thought-provoking sermon, Scripture, prayer and music. Ministers Rev. Julie Flowers and Dr. Daniel Johnson offer lively and thoughtful sermons on living this life of faith as well as deeply spiritual prayer. Music Director Dr. Esther Chang brings a wide variety of music to undergird the services.
FBC Beverly is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA, the Baptist Peace Fellowship of North America, the Association of Welcoming & Affirming Baptists, the Alliance of Baptists, and the National Council of Churches.