Bethlehem Community Church

Series: Heart Thermometers
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3
BIG IDEA: Spiritually healthy hearts are growing in love for others.
OUTLINE: 
1) Giftedness - love ≠ spiritual health. (1-3)
2) Selfishness + love ≠ spiritual health. (4-7)
3) Eternal focus + love = spiritual health. (8-13) 

Series: Heart Thermometers
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: James 1:22-25
BIG IDEA:  Spiritually healthy hearts are governed by God's Word.

OUTLINE: 

1.       Spiritually healthy hearts examine themselves. (22-24)

Three ingredients for a profitable time in God's Word:

·         Have a plan

·         Have a help

·         Have an aim

2.       Spiritually healthy hearts exercise themselves. (25)

I-O-U-S for approaching God's Word:

I - "Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to selfish gain." (Ps. 119:16)

O - "Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law." (Ps. 119:18)

U - "Unite my heart to fear your name." (Ps. 86:11)

S - "Satisfy us in the morning with your steadfast love." (Ps. 90:14)

Series: Standalone Message
Speaker: Pastor Geoff Ekstein
Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:10; 8:11

Christmas Eve Message
Series: An Unbelievable Christmas
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Series: An Unbelievable Christmas
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12
BIG IDEA:  Jesus is our unbelievable King, so we must worship Him.
OUTLINE: 

1. What kind of king is He? (1-3, 6)
2. How should we respond to this King? (4-12)
   1. Religious people ignore Him. (4-6)
   2. Prideful people oppose Him. (7-8)
   3. Wise people worship Him. (9-12) 

Series: An Unbelievable Christmas
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: Matthew 1:18-25
BIG IDEA:  God came to us in the person of Jesus Christ and THAT is good news!
OUTLINE:

1. God with us: Good news for difficult times. (18-20)
2. God with us: Good news for sinful people. (21-23)
3. God with us: Good news for following Jesus. (24-25) 

PASSAGE:
 Luke 1:26-38

BIG IDEA:
 Nothing is impossible for our unbelievable God.
 
 OUTLINE:
 1) Our God gives grace to the insignificant. (26-30)
 2) Our God provides the unbelievable. (31-37)
 3) Our God uses the yielding. (38) 

Series: Standalone Message
Speaker: Perry Jones, Director of Capital City Rescue Mission
Scripture: Luke 8:40-48

Series: Esther: When God Seems Silent
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: Esther 9-10
BIG IDEA:  Our God is a faithful God. 
OUTLINE:
 1) Step out in faith. (9:1-16)
 2) Celebrate God's faithfulness. (9:17-32)
 3) Serve Him faithfully. (10:1-3) 

Series: Standalone Message
Speaker: Pastor Andrew Watkins
Scripture: 2 Timothy 3: 14-17

BIG IDEA:  The Bible is God's Word, so we must continue in it throughout the Christian life.

OUTLINE:
Three reasons we must continue in God's Word ... 
1. Because it points us to Jesus. (14-15)
2. Because God wrote it. (16a)
3. Because it's the foundation for our discipleship. (16b-17)