Bethlehem Baptist Church

Introduction: What is your favorite city, your favorite place to visit? What makes that city your favorite? Maybe it’s a vacation spot. Maybe it’s a city that holds a special place for you because of a memorable event that happened there. There is a city that should be special to all of us. The city…

Introduction: Dealing with people can be hard. We have problems. 14 And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. Paul uses a stronger word to begin v. 14 than he did in v. 12. 1. Admonish the Idle Remember from last week that the word…

Introduction: 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves. 1. The Pastor ’s Work (v.12-13) Labor among the flock ( 1 Tim. 4:6-16 ) Oversee Spiritual…

Introduction: 23 “Oh that my words were written! Oh that they were inscribed in a book! 24 Oh that with an iron pen and lead they were engraved in the rock forever! 25 For I know that my Redeemer lives, and at the last he will stand upon the earth. 26 And after my skin has been thus destroyed, yet in…

Introduction: Most of us get enthralled by an epic battle scene with a conquering king riding on a white horse with his armies trailing him. We love to see the good guy win. We love to see justice prevail and evil brought to nothing. One of my favorite movie scenes of this is the scene in the Lion, the…

Introduction: 9 Now concerning brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another, 10 for that indeed is what you are doing to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to do this more and more, 11 and to…

Introduction: 1 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God,…

Introduction: I have to be honest with you and tell you that I am one of those people that like to have my meat cooked almost well-done. I don’t like it flopping around on my plate. I don’t like it moaning and groaning. I don’t like it bleeding out right there in front of me. Some of you have seen chefs…

Introduction: We are going to be spending a few weeks in Matthew 24-25 in a discourse known as the Olivet Discourse. Jesus describes in these passages what the times will be like when He returns. We certainly seem to be getting close as we see the news around the world of wars and famines and natural…

Introduction: In March of 2020, something came to our shores and the shores of many countries that would wreak havoc for several years. We had begun to hear news of this horrible virus that was going to be one of the most deadly and infectious viruses that man has dealt with in a long time. There was…