Bethesda Christian Church Sermon of the Week

Our pain and loss can sometimes prevent us from seeing God. We often will go to someone or something to give us relief. Jesus is standing there calling out to us. He is the resurrection and the life. Mary Magdalene heard him and responded. Will you?

Who do you say I am is a question that everyone will have to answer. Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of the living God, and Jesus is our Savior. God so loved the world that He sent Jesus to take our place. Who do you say He is?

Jesus promised that he would not leave us alone, and that promise was fulfilled with the Holy Spirit. The promise wasn't to only have the Holy Spirit within us, but that we would be empowered by the Holy Spirit. The power is there, available. How available are you? How open are you to welcoming the connection? In times of trouble, when doubts rise in your mind, the power of the promised Holy Spirit in you can defeat and put down those doubts and fears.

Do you love me? That is a question that Jesus asked Peter three times, and it is a question that we should put before ourselves daily. The way that we can answer is through our priorities, our commitment, and our actions.

God is focused on your spirit and what is in your heart. His Word is true and life giving. Jesus is the bread of life and eternal life is found only through him.

As we start a new series, we will be going over some of the many questions Jesus asked. In this message, Pastor Pat talks about cynicism and how it can pop up in those around us and in our lives.

In Jesus, we are heirs to the promised eternal inheritance, and it is only by faith that one becomes an heir. Are you dying for something that is pulling you from your promised eternal inheritance?

As Christians, we are called and empowered to be a witness wherever we go. There is an adversary that wants to prevent us from being a witness to those around us. Our ability to conquer and overcome our adversary is through faith and obedience to Jesus Christ.

In Jesus, we are all one. Jesus made it possible by giving his life on the cross as a sacrifice for the sin of the world making it possible for all to receive forgiveness. It is possible for all to enter, but there is only one way. By faith, believing that Jesus has opened the way. Galatians 3:28 "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

If we are going to be a church that does what the church did when the church first did it, then we have to be individuals who have ears to hear what the Spirit is saying to the churches. Repent and do the things you did at first.