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October 20 "Perspective: Are We Living In the Last Days?" | SOON
“Perspective: Are We Living In the Last Days?” | SOON - Week 1 | October 18th, 2026
In Week 1 of the SOON series, Pastor Jason Britt addresses the uniqueness of the times in which we live. While time itself hasn't sped up, the human experience and the pace of technological and social change have accelerated exponentially. Looking at Acts 1 and Revelation 1, Pastor Jason reframes the return of Christ - moving away from fear, sensationalism, and timeline speculation, and shifting toward hopeful obedience, biblical alertness, and confidence in the ultimate victory of King Jesus.
💡 Key Takeaways:
• Accelerated Human Experience: While time moves at the same pace, technological acceleration (from the industrial revolution to AI) has compressed history and reshaped how we absorb fear, distraction, and deception.
• Hopeful Obedience Over Fear: The promise of Christ's return is not meant to fuel speculative panic or date-setting, but to spur faithful, everyday obedience right where our feet are planted.
• Frequency and Intensity: Just like birth pains, the end times are marked by an increase in the frequency and intensity of cultural shifts and turmoil-calling the church to be awake rather than asleep.
• The Supernatural Reality: The core of Christian belief-from the virgin birth and resurrection to the ascension and second coming-is inherently supernatural; we must not domesticate our faith.
• Jesus Holds the Keys: In Revelation 1, Jesus is unveiled not as a helpless infant, but as the glorified King who holds the keys of death and Hades. Our perspective rests on knowing He wins.

✝️ Scripture References:
• Acts 1:6-11
• Matthew 24:36
• Luke 21:28
• Revelation 1:12-18
📌 Timestamps:
• 00:00 - Series Intro Video: Time & The Promise of Christ's Return
• 01:03 - Defining Perspective & The Air We Breathe
• 03:31 - The 60-Minute History Clock: The Exponential Acceleration of Change
• 08:00 - Standing in the 4th Quarter: Are We Fully Awake?
• 09:22 - Reading Acts 1:6-11 (The Promise of the Second Coming)
• 12:00 - Reframing the Second Coming: From Fear to Hopeful Obedience
• 15:23 - Homework Challenge: Read Matthew 24, Luke 21 & Your Newsfeed
• 17:15 - Rejecting Date-Setting & Sensationalism
• 19:10 - Birth Pains: Frequency and Intensity
• 21:40 - Three Cultural Camps Regarding Prophecy (Obsessed, Freaked Out, Disengaged)
• 27:32 - The Supernatural Reality of the Gospel Message
• 29:40 - The Warning to the Church: Seduction, Assimilation & Sleepwalking
• 33:30 - Revelation = The Unveiling of the Glorified King
• 38:50 - Reading Revelation 1:12-18 (The Vision of Jesus on Patmos)
• 42:10 - Jesus Wins: Living From Victory, Not For Victory
• 43:45 - Call to Worship & Spiritual Awakening
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46 min
October 14“Who Is At Your Table?” | GOOD NEWS - Week 9 | October 11th, 2026
In the final week of the Good News series, Pastor Matt takes us through 1 Corinthians 11:17-29 to address a critical question: “Who is at your table?” Examining the early church’s gatherings in Corinth, Pastor Matt exposes how their observance of the Lord's Supper had devolved into division, social posturing, and exclusion. Before partaking in Communion, we are invited to look beyond our own comfort, examine our hearts, and allow the radical grace that welcomed us to God's table to shape how we welcome others to ours.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Desire for Belonging: We all long to find our place at the table, but once we find our seat, we must actively look for those who haven't found theirs yet.
Grace Shapes Welcome: The grace that welcomed us to Jesus' table should directly shape how we welcome and include others in our lives and church.
Level Playing Field at the Cross: In Corinth, social status divided the church during Communion. Paul reminds us that status and rank have no place in the body of Christ.
"There You Are" vs. "Here I Am": Instead of walking into rooms demanding to be noticed ("Here I am"), followers of Jesus walk in looking to notice and value others ("There you are").
Self-Examination Before Communion: Before taking the Lord’s Supper, we are called to examine our own motives, repent of division, and align our hearts with the unifying sacrifice of Christ.

✝️ Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 11:17-29
2 Samuel 9:1-13
John 13:34-35

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35 min
October 06"Change the Scoreboard" | GOOD NEWS - Week 8 | October 4th, 2026
In this message, Pastor Jason Britt takes a break from 1 Corinthians to explore 2 Corinthians 10–12. Addressing a culture in Corinth that (similar to modern America) obsessed over status, success, image, and platform, Pastor Jason exposes how easy it is to confuse our external strengths with real spiritual maturity. When false teachers ("super-apostles") attacked Paul for being unimpressive in person, an untrained speaker, and lacking wealth, Paul didn't defend his ego - he pointed to his weaknesses. Discover why God doesn't just want to use your strengths, but deeply meets you in your areas of weakness, giving you a grace that sustains when circumstances don't change.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Culture vs. Christ Formation: The unspoken values of our culture champion status, success, and personal freedom. But the values of Christ call us to surrender, humility, and sacrificial love.
The "Fake Me" Trap: We naturally double down on our strengths and hide our weaknesses to project a perfected image - but God doesn't connect with our fake, projected selves.
Weakness Clarified: A weakness is something persistent in your story that you wish you didn't have to deal with, and something you'd be glad for God to remove.
Sufficiency Over Removal: Paul pleaded three times for his "thorn in the flesh" to be removed. God didn't alter his circumstances, but met him in them with sufficient grace.
Changing the Scorecard: The gospel flips the world's scoreboard upside down: God's power isn't made perfect in our performative strengths, but in our acknowledged weaknesses.

✝️ Scripture References:
2 Corinthians 10:1
2 Corinthians 10:10
2 Corinthians 11:6
2 Corinthians 12:7-9
Philippians 4:8

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome & 10 Weeks in 1 Corinthians
01:17 - Cultural Values of Corinth vs. Kingdom Values of Christ
02:24 - Announcement: Upcoming "SOON" Series on Christ's Return
03:27 - Shifting to 2 Corinthians 10-12: Facing the "Super-Apostles"
05:49 - The Human Experience: What We Like vs. What We Dislike About Ourselves
08:35 - Playing to Strengths vs. Wrestling with Weaknesses
09:51 - Paul's Supposed Weaknesses is 2 Corinthians 10 & 11
12:35 - Defining Weakness: The Things We Wish God Would Take Away
15:36 - The "Fake Me" We Project to the World and Church
17:45 - 2 Corinthians 12:7-8: Paul's Thorn in the Flesh
20:32 - 2 Corinthians 12:9: "My Grace Is Sufficient for You"
23:51 - What We Want to Move Past, God Wants to Get Into
25:05 - The Gospel Flips the Scorecard
28:50 - Pastoral Honesty: Experiencing God in Brokenness, Not Just Success
34:40 - Stop Waiting for Desperation to Seek God
35:30 - Invitation: Bringing Our Weaknesses to the Altar & Closing Prayer

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43 min
September 29The Most Excellent Way | GOOD NEWS - Week 7 | September 27th, 2026
In Week 7 of the Good News series, Pastor Jason Britt dives into 1 Corinthians 13 - a passage often used for wedding ceremonies, but originally written as "combat theology" to address a spiritual culture playing a game of spiritual one-upsmanship. The Corinthian believers were confusing giftedness with godliness, using their spiritual talents as personal trophies rather than tools to build up others. Discover why spiritual gifts, impressive platforms, and costly sacrifices mean nothing without agape love - and how shifting from "what makes me stand out" to "how can I serve others" unlocks the most excellent way to live out your faith.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Giftedness vs. Godliness: Possessing spiritual gifts, deep biblical knowledge, or an impressive platform does not automatically equal spiritual maturity; true maturity is always marked by love.
Agape Love Defined: Unlike emotional or romantic feelings, agape love is a settled commitment to seek another person's good through self-denial and intentional action.
Building Others Up: The defining ethic of a follower of Jesus is turning what God has given you - time, influence, resources, experience - into good for someone else.
Love Moves Toward Needs: Love isn't just an emotional feeling or admiring compassion from afar. True Christian love moves toward practical needs in our communities - even when they’re messy.
The Reflection of Christ: 1 Corinthians 13 ultimately paints a picture of Jesus - He is patient, kind, keeps no record of wrongs, and never fails us.

✝️ Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
1 Corinthians 12:31
1 Corinthians 14:1
John 13:34-35
1 John 4:8

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome & The Clanging Cymbal Illustration
03:12 - 1 Corinthians 13 in Context: Combat Theology, Not Just a Wedding Passage
05:44 - Celebrating How Bethlehem Church Loves (Teacher Appreciation & Buffalo Church)
07:54 - Reading 1 Corinthians 13:1–3 (Gifts Without Love Gain Nothing)
10:50 - The Problem: Confusing Giftedness with Godliness
13:44 - Reading 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 (The Characteristics of Love)
14:51 - The Principle: Love Builds Others Up (Exploring Agape Love)
18:04 - Love in Everyday Life: Dealing with Difficult People
21:55 - Emotion vs. Action: Love Moves Toward Needs
24:28 - The Path: Turning What God Gave You into Good for Others
27:30 - Pastoral Reflection: Choosing Helpful Over Clever
31:05 - Guest Testimony: The Albers Family on Fostering & Agape Love
37:23 - Supporting Foster & Adoptive Families at Bethlehem Church
41:08 - Replacing "Love" with "Jesus" in 1 Corinthians 13
44:03 - Gospel Invitation & Salvation Prayer
47:10 - Closing Prayer Over Those Called to Love in Hard Seasons

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50 min
September 23Joshua 3 | September 20th, 2026
In this message, guest speaker Pastor Phil Hopper from Abundant Life Church joins Bethlehem Church to walk through Joshua 3. Standing at the edge of the Jordan River, the Israelites faced a crucial choice: stay in the comfortable wilderness or step into the promises of God. Through this powerful story, Pastor Phil exposes the trap of being an "unbelieving believer" and reveals why true spiritual breakthroughs require more than partial commitments—they require full consecration. Discover how dying to self opens the door to experiencing the resurrection power of Jesus in your life, marriage, and everyday walk.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Unbelieving Believers: It is possible to have enough faith to get out of Egypt (be saved), but not enough faith to step into the Promised Land (walk in abundant life).
Consecration vs. Commitment: God doesn't call us to make another casual commitment in an overcommitted life. He calls us to consecrate ourselves—taking up a cross and dying to self.
Crucifixion Precedes Resurrection: You cannot experience the resurrection power of Christ without first going through a personal crucifixion—surrendering your rights, habits, and pride.
Faith in Action Puts God in Motion: God didn't part the Jordan River while the Israelites waited on the bank; the priests had to set foot in the water first.
Submission Over Suppression: Managing or suppressing sin never works long-term. True freedom comes when you stop trying harder and start submitting daily to Jesus.

✝️ Scripture References:
Joshua 3:1–17
John 10:10
Luke 9:23
Romans 12:1
Titus 3:5

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome / Night of Worship & Baptism Announcement
02:14 - Introducing Guest Speaker Pastor Phil Hopper
04:42 - Joshua 3: The Context of Crossing the Jordan
06:58 - The Danger of Being an "Unbelieving Believer"
10:49 - Why Joshua Leads the Way, Not Moses (Jesus vs. the Law)
11:45 - The Significance of the Three-Day Wait
15:49 - Dying to the Wilderness Experience
18:05 - Embracing the Cross We Carry Daily
21:37 - Consecration vs. Commitment
25:51 - Pastor Phil’s Story: The Prodigal Coming Home
30:03 - Why the Flesh Must Be Crucified, Not Contained
33:47 - Faith in Action: Stepping into the Water First
36:55 - How Surrender Saved Pastor Phil’s Marriage
41:47 - Crossing Between the Dead City and the Dead Sea
43:04 - The 1989 Funeral That Changed Everything
46:08 - Prayer, Gospel Invitation & Call to Respond

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54 min
September 16“What Race Are You Running?” | GOOD NEWS - Week 6 | September 13th, 2026
In Week 6 of the Good News series, Pastor Jason Britt unpacks 1 Corinthians 9 to address a silent trap in a culture obsessed with personal freedom and total autonomy: aimlessness. Freedom without direction leads to running in circles, expending energy without making real progress. Whether you are feeling exhausted, going through the motions, or chasing goals that leave you empty, discover how shifting your mindset from temporary crowns to an eternal prize changes the way you live, train, and run your daily race.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Aimlessness Is Activity Without Direction: The biggest threat in a culture of maximum freedom isn't always laziness—it's staying constantly busy without clear spiritual direction.
Redefining True Freedom: Freedom isn't satisfying every appetite; it's the capacity to choose strict training, saying no to things you don't have to, and yes to habits that build long-term endurance.
The Maturity Question: Immaturity constantly asks, "Is this wrong?" or "Am I allowed to do this?" Spiritual maturity asks, "Where is this decision taking me?"
Preparation Beats Performance: The moments nobody celebrates (private prayer, boundary setting, quiet faithfulness) prepare you for the moments nobody can carry you through.
Grace Sustains to the Finish: God’s grace is not opposed to effort; it is opposed to earning. The same grace that pardons you at the starting line equips and sustains you all the way to the end.

✝️ Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 9:24–27
Titus 2:11–13
Matthew 6:19–20
2 Timothy 4:7

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Community Event Recap: Moms & Motors Care Day
02:17 - Outdoor Baptisms Announcement
03:22 - Cultural Metaphors: How We Talk About Success
05:04 - Context of Corinth: Freedom, Status & Upward Mobility
06:58 - 1 Corinthians 9:24–27 & The Isthmian Games
10:15 - The Hidden Consequence of Maximum Freedom: Aimlessness
11:58 - What Is Aimlessness? (Activity Without Direction)
15:15 - Chariots of Fire: Eric Liddell vs. Harold Abrahams
19:04 - You Become What Your Current Choices Train You to Become
21:49 - The Deeper Freedom: Voluntary Restrictions
24:36 - Redefining Discipline (Uphill Dreams vs. Downhill Habits)
28:26 - The Maturity Shift: "Where Is This Taking Me?"
29:44 - The Moments Nobody Celebrates Prepare You
37:35 - Grace That Saves Is the Grace That Sustains (Titus 2:11–13)
42:31 - The Story of Cliff Young: Running Through the Dark
47:07 - Gospel Invitation & Salvation Prayer
50:38 - Blessing & Pastoral Prayer

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52 min
September 09“My Relationship Status Is Not My Identity” | GOOD NEWS - Week 5 | September 6th, 2026
In Week 5 of the Good News series, Pastor Jason Britt walks through 1 Corinthians 7 to tackle four major questions surrounding marriage and singleness. Whether you are married, single, widowed, or divorced, your relationship status may describe your season, but it does not define your life. Discover how shifting your central life question from "What's best for me?" to "What honors God?" reshapes your identity, covenant commitment, and daily calling.

💡 Key Takeaways:
What Honors God > What's Best for Me: Living as a follower of Jesus means trusting that what honors God is ultimately what is best for your life.
Covenant Over Compatibility: Marriage is not built on "soulmate" language or ideal feelings, but on a covenant promise that holds steady through fluctuating seasons.
Singleness Is Not a Waiting Room: Neither Jesus nor Paul was married, yet neither lived an incomplete life. In Christ, your life does not begin when someone else chooses you—you are already chosen.
Contentment in Your Assignment: Contentment isn't pretending you wouldn't choose a different circumstance. It is remaining faithful right where God has placed you.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 - Welcome & Labor Day Weekend
00:43 - Recap: You Are Bought at a Price (1 Corinthians 6)
02:47 - How Do We Make Decisions? ("What's Best for Me?" vs. "What Honors God?")
04:44 - 2 Corinthians 5: No Longer Living for Ourselves
07:17 - Intro to 1 Corinthians 7: Marriage, Singleness & Relationship Status
09:47 - Contentment & Calling in Every Situation
14:00 - Question 1: “What if (my) marriage isn't what I thought it would be?”
20:38 - Question 2: “What if my spouse does not follow Jesus?”
25:32 - Question 3: “What if I'm single—is something wrong with me?”
31:11 - Question 4: “What am I supposed to do with this season (of singleness)?”
36:28 - What Does Faithfulness Look Like in Your Season?
39:19 - Salvation Prayer & Prayer over Singles and Married Couples

✝️ Key Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 6:19–20
2 Corinthians 5:14–15
1 Corinthians 7:1
1 Corinthians 7:17, 19-20, 24
1 Corinthians 7:12–14
1 Corinthians 7:8
1 Corinthians 7:32–35
Matthew 22:30

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47 min
September 01“Who Does My Body Belong To?” | GOOD NEWS - Week 4 | August 30th, 2026
In Week 4 of our Good News series, Pastor Jason Britt dives into 1 Corinthians 5 and 6 to address biblical sexual ethics and identity in Christ. Comparing and contrasting ancient Corinth and modern culture, the sermon exposes the flawed belief that bodily actions carry no spiritual weight. Rather than approaching the topic with shame or behavior modification, the message delivers gospel clarity: our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, bought with an unthinkable price, and designed to honor God.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Identity Precedes Behavior: God doesn't call us to moral “white-knuckling”; He reminds us of who we are, Whose we are, and Who dwells within us.
Sex Is More Than Physical: Because we are a unity of body and spirit, sexual intimacy creates a profound spiritual "one-flesh" bond that directly impacts our soul.
Boundaries Create True Freedom: Just as a train is most free when running on its tracks, operating within God's boundaries leads to freedom rather than collateral damage.
Secrecy Sustains Sin: Lasting freedom from sexual temptation and pornography requires stepping out of silence and into community and accountability.
Grace Leaves a Price Tag: God’s call to purity isn't driven by anger or a sledgehammer, but by the high price Jesus paid to redeem us as His prized treasure.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 – Intro: Musical Crowd-Pleasers
03:28 – Three Non-Crowd-Pleasing Topics
05:44 – Corinth vs. Modern Culture
08:19 – The Problem Defined
09:48 – Preaching to the Church
14:06 – Refuting Bodily Dualism
15:17 – The Body Belongs to the Lord
18:23 – God's Original Intent in Genesis
20:32 – The Principle: Identity Precedes Behavior
26:14 – Fleeing Sexual Immorality
27:08 – Why Sex Is More Than Physical
32:03 – The Path: Flee, Honor & Community
38:59 – Washed, Sanctified, Justified
40:36 – The 4-Part Gospel Pattern
41:55 – Closing Prayer

✝️ Key Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 5:1-2, 9-10, 12-13
1 Corinthians 6:11, 13-20
Genesis 1 & 2
Matthew 5:27–28

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43 min
August 25“Freedom” | GOOD NEWS - Week 3 | August 23rd, 2026
What if doing whatever you want isn't actually freedom? In this message, Pastor Matt Piland dives into 1 Corinthians 5 & 6 to address a major tension in both ancient Corinth and modern society: the difference between cultural freedom and gospel freedom. Discover why obedience is a response to grace, how good desires can become subtle masters, and how the cross gives us the power to lay down our rights for the sake of love.

💡 Key Takeaways:
Powerless to Refuse: Sometimes what begins as something you are free to choose can become something you feel powerless to refuse.
Grace & Obedience: Obedience is not something we do so that God will love us; obedience is our response to the love and grace He has already given us.
Mastered by Desires: Freedom isn't just about whether you are allowed to do something, but whether that thing has become your master and controls your life.
Pride vs. Shame: The gospel simultaneously destroys our pride ("look what I've done") and our shame ("look what you did") by placing our identity entirely in what Christ accomplished on the cross.
Rights vs. Love: True Christian freedom isn't self-indulgence or demanding our rights—it's having the freedom to lay our rights down to serve others in love.

📌 Timestamps:
00:00 – Generosity & Answers to Prayer: The Longs’ Testimony
03:58 – Welcome & Summer Sabbatical Reflections
05:27 – The Family Cruise Story & The Power of "It Is Included"
09:45 – The Tension: Just Because You Can Doesn't Mean You Should
10:48 – Context of Corinth: Secular Values Infiltrating the Sacred
12:42 – Divorcing Holiness from Grace
15:02 – The Problem: What If Doing Whatever I Want Isn't Freedom?
16:25 – The 1983 Toyota Supra: License, Freedom, and Boundaries
18:00 – 1 Corinthians 6:12 (Mastered by Anything)
19:04 – A Better Question: Is It Becoming Your Master?
22:25 – How Good Things Can Become Ruling Things
25:22 – Confronting Sin & Pride in the Church (1 Corinthians 5:2)
27:26 – Choosing Sin vs. Defending Sin
29:54 – The Path: You Do Not Belong to Yourself
31:55 – The Gospel Destroys Both Pride and Shame
34:50 – Disputes & Lawsuits: The Need to Win
38:55 – Called to Live in Freedom to Serve
39:39 – The Principle: Freedom to Lay Down Our Rights
41:00 – Viewing Grace vs. Viewing a Cruise
44:31 – Closing Prayer & Response
✝️ Key Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 6:12
1 Corinthians 5:2
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
1 Corinthians 6:7-8
Galatians 5:13–14

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August 19“Wisdom of Our Age or Wisdom of God?” | GOOD NEWS - Week 2 | August 16, 2026
Are we being shaped more by the wisdom of our culture or by the way of the cross? In this message, Pastor Jason Britt dives into 1 Corinthians 2, drawing powerful parallels between ancient Corinth and our modern culture. Discover what it means to stop adapting Jesus to fit our comfort zones and start living with the mind of Christ in a world that needs a countercultural witness.
💡 Key Takeaways:
Corinthian vs. Christian: Just like the early believers in Corinth, it’s easy to let the culture around us shape our instincts more than the gospel does.
The World’s Operating System: Human wisdom promises freedom and hides the cost, but the wisdom of the cross tells us the cost upfront and leads to true life.
The Mind of Christ: Having the mind of Christ isn't something we achieve—it's something we receive through the Holy Spirit to see people and the world as Jesus does.
Distinctly Different: Tension and standing out aren't signs that something is wrong; they are evidence that God's Spirit is active in your life.
📌 Timestamps:
00:00 – Fun "Golf Cart Video" with Pastor CJ & Pastor Jason
02:16 – Say That Again Podcast Season 2 Teaser
03:31 – Welcome & Baptism Celebrations
04:49 – Message Intro: Corinth & 2026 American Culture
07:46 – Historical Context: Population vs. Church Size in Corinth
10:15 – Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 2:4–16
13:25 – The Problem: Adapting Jesus to Fit Our Comfort Zone
18:12 – The Principle: Two Sources of Wisdom, Two Spirits
22:23 – Deconstructing Cultural Sayings ("You Do You" & "Your Truth")
27:50 – The Panama City Hotel Illustration: What Looks Good vs. The Reality
32:49 – The Path: Choosing Faithful Countercultural Living
35:10 – Three Self-Reflection Questions to Evaluate Your Mindset
40:48 – Running with the Wind vs. The Humidity: Staying the Course
42:48 – Prayer of Blessing
✝️ Key Scriptures:
1 Corinthians 2
Jeremiah 17
Philippians 2
We exist to lead people to discover a new life in Christ. This is the vision of Bethlehem Church, based in Bethlehem, GA.

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