As sheep, we ought all to be concerned for the lost. But as church leaders who will be held accountable--NOT for the souls of lost individuals BUT those whom God has entrusted to their care -Heb. 13-17-, the--elder-deacon must be moved in their office unto the growth, maturation, and well-being of those whom God has--given them- This must ever and always be the bottom line as they organize our committees, evaluate ministries,--and go forth as a church body.

Liberal scholars say that Ezekiel 25-32 had to have been added later. Yet for us who accept, with Christ, that Ezekiel penned this prophecy, we see a glorious message- Ezekiel is showing God-s people a litany of judgment oracles against the nations. It contextualizes the judgment of Ezk. 33- Unlike God-s dealings with the nations -Ezk. 25-32-, when it comes to the discipline of His people, God always remembers mercy-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: An Exposé of Idolatry, Part 6

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 8/6/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 14:1-11

Length: 54 min.

Overview: A large emphasis in Scripture when it comes to Christian service is being undefiled -ceremonially acceptable to God- and therefore useful to the Master. This is why God acted so severely with His people in 586 BC. It was not out of rashness or an uncontrolled temper. Rather it was to protect His people from themselves lest they in their sinning be disqualified from the privilege of service in God-s Kingdom-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details:

Title: Looking Unto Jesus

Speaker: Joshua Schwisow

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 7/16/2017

Length: 36 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: An Exposé of Idolatry, Part 3

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 7/2/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 14

Length: 58 min.

Overview: False prophets manipulated the people of God for their own gain, the more they were darkened by their sin. And the more they were darkened by their sin, the more they engaged in their false-prophesies-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: An Exposé of Idolatry, Part 2

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 6/25/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 14:1-11

Length: 46 min.

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: An Exposé of Idolatry

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 6/18/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 14:1-11

Length: 56 min.

Overview: The elders before Ezekiel were not bowing before graven images- Rather they had arrived at some awful conclusions about God- -1- -The Lord does not see- which means God no longer cares about His people, and -2- -The Lord has forsaken the land- which means God no longer was faithful to His covenant promises- This was the essence of the idolatry of God-s people at this time. It was from this that their moral, cultural, and national rebellion arose-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: The Covenant Presence Retracted, Part 5

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 6/11/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 5-11

Length: 61 min.

Overview: We might commend these men for their faith by which they could live so boldly even though the Babylonians were breathing down their necks- Yet we can-t, for their faith was blind-----This is the first response that humans typically give in the face of tragedy. Many cope by denial- And that is how these leaders responded to the multiple, multiple warning from God that judgment was coming-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: The Covenant Presence Retracted, Part 4

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 6/4/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 5-11

Length: 68 min.

Overview: If judgment truly begins with the household of God -1 Pet. 4-17-, and if the most godly of the leaders in Jerusalem was found wanting and so was struck dead, what hope is there for the rest of the nation- More pointedly -this is where Ezekiel is going here-, what about the Jew who already was -cursed- -in their mind- on account of the exile-- who struggled and suffered much, for life in a sinful world is filled with pain- For example, consider Asaph -cf. Ps. 73-2-5, 13-14, 15------That is the place many of us go when it comes to the difficult path that must be traversed if you and I would arrive at the gates to the Jerusalem above- Don-t Miss It- According to Peter -1 Pet. 1-1-2-, in Christ we too are exiles in the diaspora- for this world is not our home- And so with our brethren who suffered as exiles in Babylon, the question naturally arises, -Are we cursed-- Ezekiel took that question head on here-

A new MP3 sermon from Bethel Presbyterian Church is now available on SermonAudio.com with the following details:

Title: The Covenant Presence Retracted, Part 3

Subtitle: Ezekiel

Speaker: Greg Thurston

Broadcaster: Bethel Presbyterian Church

Event: Sunday - AM

Date: 5/28/2017

Bible: Ezekiel 5-11

Length: 56 min.

Overview: In the present age, sin is described as a -passing pleasure,- Heb. 11-25. Yet in the age to come, when the non-Christian is left to reap the wages of his sin in full, that state is a horrible place where, -...their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched,- Mk. 9-48. So what-s the difference- What is it about this current age that makes sin pleasurable- The Presence of God-s grace -cf. Rom. 2-4------In the case of the Christian, how ought God to respond when one of His children holds a cavalier attitude toward sin- One who knows -the wages of sin- and yet thinks nothing of indulging in it- We would expect nothing less than God lifting His grace and allowing the sinning Christian to get a fuller taste of his sin -cf. Judges 10-13- Ps. 81-11-12- 2 Chron. 24-20--