Bethel Church Temple TX Podcast (Sermons)

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  • Communion
    Communion
    September 9, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston

      
    1 Corinthians 11:23 – 34
    VERSE OF THE WEEK: "This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me."                                                    Luke 22:19

    1.  Collective meal
    "come together"                              1 Corinthians 11: 17, 18, 20, 33, 34

    2.  Commemorative meal
    "do this in remembrance of Me."                              1 Corinthians 11:24

    3.  Covenant meal
    "This cup is the new covenant in My blood; do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me."                                       1 Corinthians 11:25

    4.  Cleansing meal
    "examine yourself before eating the bread and drinking the cup."  
    1 Corinthians 11:28

    "in your eating each one takes his own supper first; and one is hungry and another is drunk."                                                     1 Corinthians 11:21

    "Therefore anyone who eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord unworthily is guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord."   
    1 Corinthians 11:26

    "if you eat the bread or drink the cup without honoring the body of Christ, you are eating and drinking God's judgment upon yourself."  
    1 Corinthians 11:29

    "For this reason many among you are weak and sick, and a number sleep."   
    1 Corinthians 11:30

    5.  Confirming meal
    "For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until He comes."                      1 Corinthians 11:26
    40 min
  • Regain The Wonder
    Regain The Wonder
    September 2, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston


    Psalm 139
    VERSE OF THE WEEK: "I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made"                                                              14

    1.  God knows everything about you and still desires to bless you.
    "O Lord, You have searched me and know everything about me."             1

    "You understand my thought"                                                                                   2
    "understand" - to discern. 

    "Even before there is a word on my tongue...You know it all."      4 

    "Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is too high, I cannot attain to it."                                                                                                                                     6

    "You have laid Your hand upon me."                                                       5


    2.  God loves you so much that He desires to be with you.
    "I can never escape from your Spirit!  I can never get away from your presence!"                                                                                               7

    "I will never [under any circumstances] desert you [nor give you up nor leave you without support, nor will I in any degree leave you helpless], nor will I forsake or let you down or relax My hold on you [assuredly not]!"                                                                                                 Hebrews 13:5

    "Do not fear, for I am with you; do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."                                        Isaiah 41:10

    "My presence shall go with you, and I will give you rest." 15 Then Moses said to God, "If Your presence does not go with us, do not lead us up here."                     
    Exodus 33:14 & 15


    3.  God purposefully created you and has big plans for you.
    "I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made"    14
    "fearfully" – stupendously

    "skillfully wrought"                                                                                                         15   

    "You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed."                                                                                                             Psalms 139:16
    we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them"                                   Ephesians 2:10


    "Your workmanship is marvelous"                                                           14

    "You have enclosed me behind and before"                         5


    4.  God will judge us, but today He gives us an escape.

    23 Search me, O God, and know my heart: try me, and know my thoughts: 24 And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.

    "try" - to test metal

    "thoughts"  – anxious thoughts

    "search" – to examine carefully, to explore                         1, 23
    31 min
  • Fall Forward
    Pastor Brandon Rogers
    August 12, 2018
    Title: Fall Forward

    Exodus 2
    From Baskets to Blessings
    Moses was selected & saved by God
    God’s plan doesn’t make sense at the time

    When Blessings Go Bankrupt
    There is a time and place for your calling
    In Moses’ mistakes, he runs from the calling and position that God had placed him in

    FALLING FORWARD
    God will chase you down
    His calling for your life will show up in the most unexpected places

    A Mountain of Peaks
    Your high days and low days are held in the hand of God
    God has you right now in the location that He will call you out of your waste and He will fulfill His purpose for your Life!
    37 min
  • Safe, Even When Shipwrecked
    Safe, Even When Shipwrecked
    Series: Not Normal
    August 5, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston


    VERSE OF THE WEEK: “keep up your courage, men, for I believe God that it will turn out exactly as I have been told.”                                      25

    Acts 27     

    1.  Follow the Spirit, not your senses
    “But the centurion was more persuaded by the pilot and the captain of the ship than by what was being said by Paul.”                                                   11

    “Because the harbor was not suitable for wintering, the majority reached a decision to put out to sea from there”                                                            12

    “God in His goodness has granted safety to everyone sailing with you.”                                                                                                                                                 24

    “The soldiers wanted to kill the prisoners to make sure they didn’t swim ashore and escape.  But the commanding officer wanted to spare Paul, so he didn’t let them carry out their plan.”                                                              42, 43



    2.  Focus on your Savior, not the ship
    “When they had gone a long time without food, then Paul stood up in their midst and said….But now I urge you to keep up your courage”                   21 & 22

    “Now you are free from your slavery to sin”                        Romans 6:18

    “Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.”                                                                                                      Romans 8:1

    “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”                                                                                                                                        Romans 15:13

    “Now the God of peace be with you all.”                               Romans 15:33

    “Now may the Lord of peace Himself continually grant you peace in every circumstance. The Lord be with you all!”                           2 Thess 3:16

    “now we are children of God, and it has not appeared as yet what we will be. We know that when He appears, we will be like Him, because we will see Him just as He is.”                                                                                  1 John 3:2

    “an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood before me  saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar”’                                                                                                                                23 & 24

    “So take courage! For I believe God. It will be exactly as He said.”    25

    “they began to jettison the cargo; and on the third day they threw the ship’s tackle overboard”                                                                                                 18 & 19

    “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”                                                                           Matthew 11:28

    “But the weather changed abruptly, and a wind of typhoon strength (called a “northeaster”) burst across the island and blew us out to sea.”             14

    “escaped safely to shore.”                                                                           44

    “The terrible storm raged for many days, blotting out the sun and the stars, from then on all hope of our being saved was gradually abandoned.”    20
    41 min
  • Belief And Behavior
    Belief and Behavior
    Series: Not Normal
    July 29, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston



    Acts 21:17 – 23:11     
    1.  Believe that people are more important than your preferences                                                                                        Acts 21:17 – 26


    2.  Believe that Jesus is the answer, not anything else. 
    Acts 21:27 – 22

    “This is the man who preaches to all men everywhere against our people and the Law and this place; and besides he has even brought Greeks into the Temple”                                                                                   Acts 21:28

    “I beg you, allow me to speak to the people.”                     Acts 21:39


    3.  Believe confession is the first step to freedom
    “God will strike you!  What a fake you are! You sit there and judge me by the Law and then break the Law by ordering me slapped around!”            Acts 23:4
    ‘“I didn’t realize he was the high priest,’ Paul replied, ‘for the Scriptures say, You must not speak evil of any of your rulers.’”                                                   Acts 23:5

    4.  Believe God will give you what you need
    “the Lord stood at his side and said, ‘Take courage’”       Acts 23:11




    VERSE OF THE WEEK
    “I have lived my life with a perfectly good conscience before God”                                                                                                Acts 23:1
    37 min
  • More
    More
    Series: Not Normal
    July 22, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston


    Acts 19:1 - 7      
    1.  The Holy Spirit will lead you.
    “When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth.”                                                                                                                                               John 16:13

    “Paul felt compelled by the Spirit to go over to Macedonia”   Acts 19:21


    2.  The Holy Spirit will help you to learn.
    “the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.”                                                                                                       John 14:26


    3.  The Holy Spirit will live through you.                               1 Corinthians 12 & 14


    4.  The Holy Spirit will enable you to walk in liberty!
    “where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom”       2 Corinthians 3:17

    “Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body….For sin shall not have dominion over you”                                                                   Romans 6:12 & 14

    “you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba!  Father!’”                                                                                                      Romans 8:15

    “There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”  Romans 8:1

    “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”                                                                                                     Galatians 5:22 & 23

    Verse of the Week: “when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues and prophesying.”                                                                         Acts 19:6
    58 min
  • Stay On Task
    Stay on Task
    Series: Not Normal
    July 15, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston


    Acts 14    

    Verse of the Week: “there they continued to preach the gospel.”                                                                                                                             Acts 14:7

    1.  Purpose of applause and attacks                       
    • To grow you

    • “poisoned the minds of the Gentiles against Paul and Barnabas.”   Acts 14:2

      “When the crowds saw what Paul had done, they raised their voice, saying…‘The gods have become like men and have come down to us.”’                                                                                                                         Acts 14:11

      “Why are you doing this? We ourselves are only human beings like you! We are here to announce the Good News”                                          Acts 14:15

      • To glorify God
      • “if any of the men who are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives”                    1 Peter 3:1

        2.  Partnership with God through it all
        “they spent a long time there speaking boldly with reliance upon the Lord”                                                                                                           Acts 14:3
        • Walking - keep moving. 
        • “We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not despairing.  Persecuted, but never abandoned by God.  We get knocked down, but we are not destroyed.”                        2 Corinthians 4:8 & 9

          • Warring - keep fighting. 
          • “the Lord proved their message was true”                            Acts 14:3
            “put on every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm.  Stand your ground”                                                                            Ephesians 4:13 & 14

            “Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God.” 
            Acts 14:22
              
            • Worshipping - keep your eyes on the prize
            • “there they continued to preach the gospel.”                      Acts 14:7


              “as the believers gathered around him, he got up and went back into the town.”                                                                                                              Acts 14:20
              38 min
            • Think Different
              Think Different
              Series: Not Normal
              July 8, 2018       Elwyn N. Johnston

              Acts 10      

              Verse of the Week: "The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings."                                                                                                      Acts 11:12


              1.  The Spirit will change your paradigm
              "You know it is against our Jewish laws for a Jewish man to enter a Gentile home like this or to associate with you. But God has shown me that I should no longer think of anyone as impure or unclean"     Acts 10:28

              "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him."                                                            Acts 10:38

              "The Spirit told me to go with them without misgivings."   Acts 11:12
              "misgivings" – to discriminate, to make a distinction


              2.  Your paradigm will determine your platform.
              "God plays no favorites! It makes no difference who you are or where you're from—if you want God and are ready to do as He says, the door is open."                                                                                                     Acts 10:34 & 35

              "While Peter was still speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell upon all those who were listening to the message."                            Acts 10:44
              39 min

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