Bethlehem Baptist Church

Introduction: Mom’s are important in shaping the life of their children. What people believe about God is often transmitted by parents to their children. The children who grow up to be faithful followers of Christ do not do so because Christ is occaisionally mentioned in the home. They do so because…

Introduction: When we come to church to worship, singing is usually a part of the service. It might seem like a peculiar thing to go somewhere and sit in pews and sing, but it should be something that flows naturally out of our heart. Pastor Martyn Lloyd-Jones said this: ‘But how can I make melody in…

Introduction: What are some wise pithy sayings that you’ve heard people say about the weather or the times we live in? "When the wind is in the east, 'tis neither good for man nor beast." – Suggests that easterly winds often bring bad weather. "Ring around the moon, rain soon." – A halo around the moon…

Introduction How many of you have spent time wrestling in prayer with God over something? How about your sin? God wants us to wrestle with Him because it leads to our fellowship with Him and dependence on Him. What about when you’ve sinned against God? Have you ever messed up and felt so much grief over…

Introduction: A picture is worth a thousand words. We now love video more than pictures. The short form of video has taken over the social media world and dominates much of our time. Video Evidence of things Deep fakes 11 But Mary stood weeping outside the tomb, and as she wept she stooped to look into…

Introduction: My wife’s grandmother lived next to us for many years. She was like a grandmother to me as well and we used to love walking next door. One of the ways she loved to show love to us was to cook for us. We wanted to make her feel that her love was received, so of course we ate what she cooked.…

Introduction: 31 When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. 33 Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to…

Introduction: 1 In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem. 2 It happened, late one afternoon, when David arose from his couch and was…

Introduction: What is the most embarrassing moment you’ve ever had? If you share it with us, I promise we won’t tell anybody. I could share several with you tonight. Some people learn to embrace these moments in their lives, but if we are honest, they all can still make us blush. No matter what your…

Introduction: Have you ever gone out of your way to show kindness to someone that just didn’t deserve it? Tonight we are going to talk about something that King David did to show kindness to one of his enemies, and as we will see, it is another foreshadowing of the kindness of God towards us. 1 And David…