John 21:1-19 New Hope Fellowship Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019 Brent Beasley Jesus called his first disciples from a life of fishing for fish to a life with him of fishing for people. Then Jesus was killed. He then appeared to the disciples in a mysterious way in an upper room—then disappeared. Now … Continue reading Do You Love Me? →

Here is the audio and full transcript of last Sunday's sermon. The audio is in two parts, and it starts with the children's sermon and anthem. The sermon starts at the 6 minute mark of part 1. John 20:19-31 New Hope Fellowship Second Sunday of Easter April 28, 2019 I have three best friends who … Continue reading When Jesus Crashes the Church’s Party →

David Brooks published an excellent column in yesterday's New York Times: "An Era Defined by Fear: The Emotional Tone Underneath the Political Conflicts." You can read it HERE. He writes: "It’s been an era when politicians rise by stoking fear. Donald Trump declared an 'American carnage' and made it to the White House by warning of … Continue reading Do Not Be Afraid →

Here is the audio and full transcript of my sermon preached on Easter Sunday, April 21, 2019 at New Hope Fellowship. The audio is in four parts, for some reason. Reversing the Irreversible Matthew 28:1-10 Brent Beasley The whole Easter bunny thing was ruined for me when I was about five years old. That year for … Continue reading Easter Sunday: Reversing the Irreversible →

Rev. Ralph Emerson of Rising Star Baptist Church asked me to speak at tonight's Maundy Thursday service; he gave me the topic: Why the Table? To be honest, I struggled with this topic quite a bit. But this is what I came up with to share tonight at Rising Star. This fall I spoke at … Continue reading Maundy Thursday: Why the Table? →

I will be preaching each Sunday from April 21 - May 19 at New Hope Fellowship, a Disciples of Christ congregation in south Fort Worth.

I'm grateful to Pastor Sultan Cole who invited me to preach today at his church, The Word Church - FW. Here is the text of the sermon. Mark 11:1-11 Palm Sunday April 14, 2019 Brent Beasley The story actually begins earlier and miles away, in Galilee, where Jesus of Nazareth lived and for three years taught … Continue reading Into the City →

Mark 1:9-13 New Hope Fellowship, Fort Worth Texas March 31, 2019 Brent Beasley I found myself doing something this week that I would’ve never imagined just a few months ago. Going through my dad’s clothes and things with my brothers, taking what we wanted, and loading up the rest in the car to give away. … Continue reading Through the Wilderness →

Mark 1:4-11 Rising Star Baptist Church March 24, 2019 Brent Beasley I have the good fortune of preaching 3 out of the next 4 Sundays. I am preaching here at Rising Star again in two weeks—April 7—and then I am preaching somewhere else the next week, April 14. So I decided that I would have … Continue reading Blessed Journey: Beginning with Blessing →

I am looking forward to preaching several times over the next few weeks at Rising Star Baptist Church in southeast Fort Worth and at The Word Church in southwest Fort Worth. Thanks to Pastors Ralph Emerson and Sultan Cole for inviting me. I'm planning to do a series of messages on The Blessed Journey. March 24 at … Continue reading Upcoming Preaching Dates →