Bethesda Christian Church Sermon of the Week

The Scripture gives us a road map of what a believer ought to do in time of trouble. The widow took her burden to the man of God, and exercised great faith to obey God's word. She understood that God is in control of everything and all he needs is just empty vessels for His marvelous hand to manifest the miraculous.

Dr. Sameh Sadik from Operation Serve International

Many country songs resonate with listeners because they are birthed from the trials and tribulations of life. Scripture contains songs that in our day we might call country songs. They brim with real life, and from them we can find application today. One such song was penned by man whose life was marked by affliction and bitterness and in it he expressed hopelessness. Yet his song continued, declaring how he found hope. In your worst affliction you too can find hope if you take time to learn from Scripture’s country song.

On September 16, 2001, the first Sunday after terrorists crashed 4 planes in an attack on September 11, churches across the nation filled. Some thought they were witnessing a great spiritual awakening, but it did not materialize. Churches did not remain filled. As quickly as churches filled, they emptied, and soon attendance was back to normal. What happened was nothing unusual. The pattern of running to God in a time of crisis then soon turning away is a pattern repeated throughout scripture. Learn from it today and move forward with God instead of going back to normal.

Pastor Pat Visger

For what do we labor? Most of the work we do in this life doesn’t last long. We strive to build little kingdoms in our corner of the world, but even a stone castle can be torn down by the next kingdom builder that comes along. How much better would it be if we focus more of our time and effort on “building projects” that last for eternity!? Join pastor Rob Susan as he compares building our own tiny kingdom to laboring for the eternal Kingdom of God.

We might wonder, where are you Lord? God can perform signs and wonders, but we do not need them to stand firm. The Lord Himself gave us a sign. God with us.

Jesus told his followers to prepare to experience intense persecution because of their faith in Him. In the face of such tribulation, Jesus predicted that many of His followers would turn away, even turn against each other. What Jesus told his closest companions still applies to followers of Christ today. Today’s message speaks to how Christian can resist turning away from Jesus, and even turning on each other, when their faith is tested to its limit.

Your eternal life in Jesus is not just a one time profession, but ongoing, daily pursuit, a pursuit that will be challenged. Fight the good fight.

Taking a passage from Jeremiah 32 - "the everlasting covenant" Like the covenant that Jeremiah made when God asked him to buy land (which made no sense at all), and Jeremiah put the deed (covenant) in safe keeping - God's safe is everlasting, His promise preserved forever.

Pastor Pat Visger

Dr. Analee Dunn - Pastor Emeritus

Drawing your line in the sand is simply making a decision, from your heart, that you will not allow anything or anyone to move you away from it. When based on the Word of God it becomes an ‘all in’ commitment. It is a permanent and irreversible decision of the heart.