Bethel Church Temple TX Podcast (Sermons)

HE CAME TO RECRUIT US

Mark 6:7-13

1. What luggage could they take? Only a STAFF

2. Pick a PLACE & Stay THERE

3. Rejected? Shake it OFF

4. They WENT out and DID it.

And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.” Isaiah 6.8

Any Given Sunday

August 14, 2022

1 Corinthians 16:2; Acts 20:7

Verse of the Week: “I have seen the Lord” John 20:18

1. Triumphant entry

“Hosanna to the son of David: blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord; hosanna in the highest.” Matthew 21:9

 Don’t box God in.

“the whole crowd of the disciples began to praise God joyfully with a loud voice for all the miracles which they had seen” Luke 19:37

“I tell you, if these become silent, the stones will cry out!” Luke 19:40

Jesus is worthy of our praise

“God is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” Ephesians 3:20

2. Jesus can appear to His disciples

“That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! ‘Peace be with you,’ He said.” Jn. 20:19

Jesus is on your side

“Jesus Himself stood in their midst and said to them, ‘Peace be to you.”’ Luke 24:36

“they were startled and frightened” Luke 24:37

“they stood there in disbelief” Luke 24:41

 Be faithful to your assignment

“As the Father has sent Me, so I am sending you.” John 20:21

3. Pentecost

“When the day of Pentecost had come” Acts 2:1

“suddenly there came a sound from heaven” Acts 2:2

God has been working thousands of years for your suddenly.

“I will put My Spirit in you” Ezekiel 37:14

“I will pour out My Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your old men will dream dreams, and your young men will see visions” Joel 2:28

 God will empower you to fulfill your purpose

“when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10

“you shall receive power after the Holy Spirit has come upon you” Acts 1:8

4. The resurrection of Jesus

“as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week” Matthew 28:1

“The angel said to the women, ‘Do not be afraid; for I know that you are looking for Jesus who has been crucified. He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said….He has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into Galilee, there you will see Him’” Matthew 28:5 – 7

“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7

“they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy” Matthew 28:8

 Jesus is walking with you.

“Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the LORD will personally go ahead of you. He will be with you; He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:8

“The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, He will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you.” Romans 8:11

“If God is for us, who can be against us?” Romans 8:31

“greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world” 1 John 4:4

 Tell someone what Jesus has done for you.

“I have seen the Lord” John 20:18

Special Speaker Pastor Trae Bordelon

Series: Home Security

July 31, 2022

1 Timothy 4:12

Verse of the Week: “Let me proclaim your power to this new generation” Psalm 71:18

“I do not run without a definite goal; I do not flail around like one beating the air [just shadow boxing]. But I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave” 1 Corinthians 9:26 & 27

Lead your thought life

“Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think.” Romans 12:2

“we have the mind of Christ.” 1 Corinthians 2:16

“Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ”

2 Corinthians 10:5

“How can a young person stay pure? By obeying your word.” Psalm 119:9

“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:2

 Lead your heart

“The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick” Jeremiah 17:9

“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” Proverbs 4:23

“choose for yourselves today whom you will serve” Joshua 24:15

“God will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you” Ezekiel 36:26

 Lead through your setbacks

“The righteous may fall seven times, but they will get up” Proverbs 24:16

“But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait eagerly for it with patience” Romans 8:25

“let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.” James 1:4

“We can rejoice when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop perseverance. And perseverance develops strength of character” Romans 5:3 & 4

“let us run with endurance the race that is set before us” Heb. 12:1

“the one who endures to the end will be saved.” Matthew 24:13

“in all things show yourself to be an example” Titus 2:7

Series: Home Security

July 24, 2022

1 Timothy 4:14 & 15

Verse of the Week: “Let me proclaim your power to this new generation” Psalm 71:18

“In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.” Proverbs 14:23

“Whatever you do, work from the soul [that is, put in your very best effort], as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that it is from the Lord [not from men] that you will receive the inheritance” Colossians 3:23 & 24

“God created man in His own image” Genesis 1:27

“the righteousness of God in Christ.” 2 Corinthians 5:21

“You were bought with a price [a precious price paid by Christ]; do not become slaves to others.” 1 Corinthians 7:23

“Walk with the wise and become wise; but the companion of fools will suffer harm.” Proverbs 13:20

“Do not be deceived: ‘Bad company corrupts good morals.’” 1 Corinthians 15:33

Series: Home Security

July 17, 2022

Luke 2:52

Verse of the Week: “Let me proclaim your power to this new generation” Psalm 71:18

1. Know God and put God first.

“you must love the LORD your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength. And you must commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these commands that I am giving you today. Repeat them again and again to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when you are going to bed and when you are getting up.” Deuteronomy 6:6 & 7

“I earnestly seek for You. My soul thirsts for You; my whole body longs for You in this parched and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1

2. Treat people right

“I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Your workmanship is marvelous” Psalm 139:14

“Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.” Colossians 3:13

“through love serve one another.” Galatians 5:13

“encourage each other and build each other up” 1 Thess. 5:11

3. Know how to handle money

“No one can serve two masters….You cannot serve God and be enslaved to money.” Matthew 6:24

“Whoever loves money never has enough” Ecclesiastes 5:10

“the deceitfulness of riches…choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.” Mark 4:19

“the people of Israel—every man and woman who was eager to help in the work the LORD had given them through Moses—brought their gifts and gave them freely to the LORD.” Exodus 35:29

Words That Change

Series: Home Security

July 10, 2022

Proverbs 25:11

“Show your wife honor and respect as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.” 1 Peter 3:7

“do not give the devil an opportunity [to lead you into sin by holding a grudge, or nurturing anger, or harboring resentment, or cultivating bitterness].” Ephesians 4:27

“Create in me a clean heart, O God.” Psalm 51:10

“The first of all the commandments is: ‘Listen, O Israel, the LORD our God, the LORD is one. And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment. The second is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.” Mark 12:29 - 31

 Give acceptance

“accept each other just as Christ has accepted you” Romans 15:7

 Pay attention

“We are many parts of one body, and we all belong to each other.” Romans 12:5

Show appreciation

“continually encourage one another every day” Hebrews 3:13

“a good (encouraging) word makes the hearts glad.” Proverbs 12:25

“You know that Stephanas and his household were the first of the harvest of believers in Greece, and they are spending their lives in service to God’s people. 1 Corinthians 16:15

“think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” Hebrews 10:24

July 3,2022 AM Elwyn Johnston

Exodus 14:13 – 31

Verse of the Week: “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm” Galatians 5:1

1. Live in total dependence on God

“Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord which He will accomplish” Exodus 14:11

“the Lord is fighting for Israel against the Egyptians” Exodus 14:25

2. Know that God will make a way

“the LORD swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land” Exodus 14:21

“through the midst of the sea on the dry land, and the waters were like a wall to them on their right hand and on their left.” Exodus 14:22

“Those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2  This I declare about the LORD: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; He is my God, and I trust Him…. Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day. Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday.” Psalm 91:1, 2, 5, 6

3. Follow God’s path

“Why are you crying out to Me? Tell the sons of Israel to go forward.” Exodus 14:15

“the Lord overthrew the Egyptians in the midst of the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the horsemen, even Pharaoh’s entire army that had gone into the sea after them; not even one of them remained.” Exodus 14:27 & 28

“if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed” John 8:36

“I am the Way” John 14:6

“It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm” Galatians 5:1

Roto-Rooter part 2

June 19, 2022 Elwyn Johnston

Matthew 18:21 – 35

Verse of the Week: “it is his glory to overlook an offense” Proverbs 19:11

1. Forgiveness does not make what someone did okay. It makes me okay.

“If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Never take your own revenge….But if your enemy is hungry, feed him, and if he is thirsty, give him a drink….Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.” Romans 12:18 - 21

Forgiveness moves the focus from the hurt, to the Healer.

2. Forgiveness is giving what God has given you

“Shouldn’t you have mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you?” Matthew 18:33

From God we want mercy. Toward others we want justice.

“If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us of our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9

 Instantly

 Completely

“God made you alive together with Christ, having forgiven us all our transgressions, having canceled out the certificate of debt” Colossians 2:13 & 14

 Freely

“was unwilling” Matthew 18:30

3. Forgiveness is the gift you give yourself.

“forgive” - to release

You can pick up an offense or you can put off an offense

“Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to His cross” Galatians 5:24

“I have been crucified with Christ” Galatians 2:20

“it is his glory to overlook an offense” Proverbs 19:11

“making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.” Ephesians 4:2

Manasseh – to forget

Ephraim – fruitful

Roto-Rooter part 1

June 12, 2022 Elwyn Johnston

Matthew 18:21 – 35

Verse of the Week: “a family splintered by feuding will fall apart.” Mark 3:25

 Fair – you must forgive, even if they don’t ask

“Father, forgive them” Luke 23:34

 Forgetting – the pain is real.

“don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Ephesians 4:26

 Removing the consequences

“Never take your own revenge…leave room for the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,’ says the Lord.” Romans 12:19

“Do not be deceived: you cannot mock the justice of God, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.” Galatians 6:7

 Restoration of relationship or trust

 a decision

“Be angry, and yet do not sin…do not give the devil an opportunity.” Ephesians 4:26 & 27

 releasing a debt

“how often should I forgive” Matthew 18:21

“forgive” – to release

“Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ also has forgiven you.” Ephesians 4:32

 process – feelings will eventually follow