"The hidden providence of God is a wonderful thing!" So begins our short series on the intriguing story of Esther, beginning today with an overview of Esther, Chap. 1. Here, Pastor Ryan explores some of the historical narrative and Biblical realities that positions Esther and Mordecai into this unique and crucial moment in Israel's past. We learn today that God's sovereignty is over all, even when it's silent. And we learn of this book as a panoply of constant reversals, with the greatest being how the Word compares this arrogant king, experiencing a queen doing a right thing only to be banish ..read more

Today is a special day for Broadway, having one of our domestic missions fill our entire service with devotionals, testimonies and song. Our guests come from Inspiration Ministries. Inspiration is a Christ-centered organization with a passion to serve the least, the last, and the lost. They are active in leading many addicted, disenfranchised and broken people towards full healing through the Gospel message of Jesus. For more information on this ministry, please visit "https://www.inspiration-ministries.org ..read more

Pastor Bruce Cochran (father of our Pastor Ryan) guest preaches today, giving a heartfelt and heart-searching study into Psalm 73, where author Asaph, a Levitical priest, knows of God being the eternal answer to all challenges, yet experiences dismay at all the prosperity the evil enjoy. Again, we see examples in Scripture where people, in honest pathos, ask God "Why, God, why!?" He is to be trusted to have, at all times, His answer - will you follow Him and receive it ..read more

Dawn Etzel (director of Hope Alive women's ministry and member of Pastor Ryan's preaching class) delivers a deep and resonating message of hope, comfort and consolation to our congregation today, leading us in an exploration of Psalm 88, considered to be the most painful and pathos-laden Psalm in the whole book. Out of this great "confession" we learn what faith truly is when you feel so faithless, hope when you feel no hope, and so loved and SEEN by God when w feel unloved and apart from His lovingkindness ..read more

Pastor Ryan points out the unique content of this declared "michtam" (engraving-stone covering), in that it -Psalm 16-declares the trust in our enduring, sustaining God yet does not declaring a fear or enemy. Pastor Ryan shares the teaching that David's fear is his own wandering heart. As with us, to forget the kindness, protection and sustenance of our good Father is truly fearful; mat our God protects us from our own discontent ..read more

Pastor Symps brings us right to the beginning of the Psalms, expounding on Psalm 1, where we meet Jehovah El Shaddai: the "All-Sufficient God". The righteous experience all provision and worth in the sufficiency of our Father, whose delight is in His Law. The ungodly are as chaff - we are exhorted to not let the wicked one tempt us away from the Lord's way, hence, this sermon also serves as a sweet exhortation to our graduates, whom we celebrate on this day ..read more

Today, Pentecost Sunday, is celebrated with our brethren in Christ, Northeast Christian Church. Pastors Ryan Cochran and Tony Oplinger join together to share a joint sermon focusing on the Holy Spirit, Who baptized the believers on the first Pentecost Sunday to be witnesses to the world. As Pastor Tony introduces, "the same superlative Spirit of God is here today!", so Pastor Ryan concludes, "the inspiring Holy Spirit is available to all people, all of the time." The work that the Holy Spirit did on the first Pentecost, He does now! Acts 21-4 is our Scripture passage today ..read more

Our guest, Dan Scheeringa, member of BCC, delivers a heartfelt and thorough devotion of this imprecatory psalm, Psalm 109. We look deeply at David's plea to the Lord, our Lord "Who is there", and tackle difficult questions such as "where are you, O God?" and "why are You taking so long to answer me?". We learn a yet deeper way to trust in God's plans for us, and for those who need to see His glory ..read more

Pastor Symps leads us in an instructional and devoted study of Psalm 97, where we learn the character of God being Lord of all - in all the universe, in all creation, in all who oppose Him, in all who love and obey Him, He IS God Almighty ..read more

Today's Psalm is 8. We explore the attribute of God our Lord...our Master...our Lord. His Name is majestic, towering above all names. ALL names are subject to His great Will, and we stand in awe of His great power! "Out of the mouths of babes" will His glory be proclaimed ..read more