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Sermon audio from Bethel Community, a PC(USA) church in San Leandro, CA. For more, visit www.bethel-community.org... more
FAQs about Bethel Community Sermons:How many episodes does Bethel Community Sermons have?The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.
June 10, 2024The Same Spirit (Acts 11:1-18) - Erina Kim EubanksPastor Erina preaches from Acts 11, about the Spirit's transgressive work in the early Church, which led to the inclusion of Gentiles in their community. What does Peter's encounter with Cornelius teach us about how to approach divine revelation? How might we wrestle with a Scriptural tradition in which the word of God presses against the word of God and brings about new and unexpected changes?...more19minPlay
June 03, 2024Let Love Be (Romans 12:9-13) - Natarsha SandersGuest preacher, Natarsha Sanders, preaches from Romans 12 about the nature of God's radical love - a love that we are called both to experience and to embody. What might our lives look like, planted in the fertile love of God?...more20minPlay
May 28, 2024The Trinity Family (Romans 8:12-17) - Michael Kim EubanksPastor Michael preaches for us on Trinity Sunday, about the life of our Triune God as an embodiment of family- a family marked by belonging and belovedness....more31minPlay
May 20, 2024A New Kind of Power (Acts 2:1-8, 11-21) - Erina Kim EubanksPastor Erina preaches for Pentecost 2024, sharing about the Holy Spirit's leveling power and casting vision for a church community where power is shared. In light of Bethel's 5 year anniversary or revitalization, what does it look like to become a house of God marked by abundance and co-creation and inspired by the Spirit's leveling power?...more23minPlay
May 13, 2024Radical Solidarity and Radical Mothering: The Legacy of Yuri Kochiyama (Erna Kim Hackett)Guest Preacher, Erna Kim Hackett, shares a special Mother's Day and AANHPI Month reflection on Yuri Kochiyama's legacy of radical solidarity and radical mothering. How might Yuri's life and witness point us to a God of justice, and teach us how to live in these days?...more27minPlay
May 06, 2024Praise Grounds Us In God's Story (Psalm 98) - Sara KwonGuest preacher, Sara Kwon, explores what it means to sing new songs, especially in times of exile. How might the act of praise ground us in God's story, reminding us of our true identity and helping us imagine new futures together? Sara is a Japanese and Chinese American woman who is growing in trusting her voice and having fewer ‘should’s’ direct her desires. She has been in campus ministry for 14 years. You can find her rooting for Tottenham Hotspur alongside her husband or doing nightly dance parties with her 2 young boys. ...more19minPlay
April 29, 2024Jesus - The Guest and the Host (John 15:1-6) - Michael Kim EubanksPastor Michael preaches from the Eastertide lectionary text of John 15, exploring what a life of mutuality with Jesus looks like. What does it mean for us to be hosted by Jesus- freely and generously? What does it mean for us to host Jesus - in vulnerability?Please note: Technical issues during the sermon have created some static and differing volume levels on the sermon audio. ...more24minPlay
April 22, 2024A Trustworthy Shepherd (John 10:11-18) - Erina Kim EubanksPastor Erina continues our Eastertide series on Good Shepherd Sunday, reflecting on the lectionary text of John 10:11-18 and Jesus' declaration that he is the good shepherd. In a world full of untrustworthy leaders, what does it mean for us to put our trust in Jesus and find hope in his good shepherding?...more25minPlay
April 08, 2024Searching for Resurrection (1 John 1:1-4) - Community TestimoniesWe kick off our Eastertide season with community testimonies from Monica Tzeng and Eric Chan, who share about how they are encountering God in this season. Monica shares reflections on her experience of walking 22 miles for the Gaza Ceasefire Pilgrimage, and what it means to hope for a world where Palestinians also have hope. Eric Chan shares about his experience in a Lenten grief group and how he is processing the ongoing grief around losing both his parents in the last decade....more26minPlay
April 01, 2024Joy Overcoming Shame (Hebrews 12:1-2) - Rev. Riana Shaw RobinsonGuest preacher, Rev. Riana Shaw Robinson (pastor of Miriam's Song church) preaches for Easter Sunday from Hebrews 12:1-2 and reflects on what it means for Jesus to disregard the shame of the cross. How does the promise of resurrection invite us away from shame and into the reality of God's joy, a joy that no one can steal from us?...more16minPlay
FAQs about Bethel Community Sermons:How many episodes does Bethel Community Sermons have?The podcast currently has 296 episodes available.