Sermon Podcasts

God’s Word clearly tells us that the only way to salvation is through Jesus—“Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12). God gathers His Church with an exclusive message. And since it is such an exclusive message, that reminds us as God’s people just how very important it is to share that message with others.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on April 18, 2021.

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God in his wisdom decided to bring people into his family as believers through his Word. As we begin to look at the different aspects of God’s saving message, we’ll consider how God’s Word enlightens our hearts, empowers our lives as God’s people, and unifies us in faith. Today, we see how that message refreshes us. We’ll hear an account from the book of Acts, soon after the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. As the sin of putting the Son of God to death was still very fresh in the hearts and minds of the people of Israel, Peter came to them with a message of sins forgiven. A message that lifts that weight of sin from the guilty heart. A message of true refreshment.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Saturday worship on April 10, 2021.

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A theme that needs no introduction. He is risen. He is risen indeed! Today we celebrate the joy that is ours in the resurrection of Jesus, not only in this life but in the life to come.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Easter Sunday worship on April 4, 2021.

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He knew.

There are a lot of facets of Good Friday that stand out in our hearts and minds. The physical suffering—how Jesus was beaten, whipped, and had nails driven through his hands and feet. The emotional torture—his own people, the soldiers, the criminals on the crosses next to him jeering and taunting. The thought that so few—a handful of women, one disciple—were courageous enough to watch as Jesus suffered and died. But about 24 hours before his suffering, the Scriptures tell us something unique. Jesus knew. This was not an accident. Jesus knew full well what he had to do on the cross. And still he went through with it, because he also knew that it was the only way to love us to the fullest extent.

Retired Pastor Mark Henke preached this sermon at Bethany's Good Friday worship on April 2, 2021.

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“Do this in remembrance of me.” We hear these words every time we celebrate the Lord’s Supper. Tonight we slow down to take a close look at what the Apostle Paul teaches us about the Lord’s Supper in 1 Corinthians 11. For all of us who partake of this meal on a regular basis, Jesus wants us to remember and rejoice in all of the blessings he gives us in the Lord’s Supper.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Parkway Campus Maundy Thursday worship on April 1, 2021.

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In our final week of the sermon series, The Language of Lent, we look at the word “humility”—not only by watching Jesus as he enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, humbly riding on a donkey, but also by hearing how the Apostle Paul describes our humble yet exalted Savior, and presents him as the example for our lives as God’s people.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Parkway Campus worship on March 28, 2021.

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“Covenant” may not be a word you use in everyday conversation. But there’s a good chance you’ve made covenants—if you stood before the altar and got married, that’s a covenant … if you brought a baby to be baptized, your pastor asked you to make a covenant to raise that child in the one true faith. But the covenant we’re looking at today is far greater—a new covenant of grace that God makes with us, which he cemented in the cross.

Retired Pastor Mark Henke preached this sermon at Bethany's Lynndale Campus worship on March 20, 2021.

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Grace. It’s a word we use all the time in church. But sometimes, perhaps, our view of grace is too narrow—perhaps we forget to see grace as something that extends throughout our entire lives as God’s people. For us, grace is a daily reality. From the time God brings us to faith in him, unitl the time that he walks us into heaven, we live and we stand in that grace.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Parkway Campus worship on March 14, 2021.

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Week 2: Obedience

The word we’re looking at today is “obedience.” When we hear that word, we often think about obligation and demands. Following the rules. But for the Christian, when we hear the word obedience, the first thing we want to have come to our hearts and minds is God’s love for us in Jesus. Because that’s what truly drives, inspires and enables our obedience in every aspect of our lives.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Lynndale Campus worship on March 6, 2021.

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Guest preacher Pastor Evan Chartrand of Luther Preparatory School (LPS) in Watertown, WI, shares a message about the gospel ministry, under the theme "Where Are the Workers." Jesus said, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few.” His meaning is clear—there are many who need to hear the saving gospel, yet so few to share that Word. So Jesus encourages us to pray for workers to enter the harvest field—pastors, teachers and witnesses to share the good news of forgiveness, life and salvation through Jesus with all who have not heard the message. But where do those workers come from? How does God supply them for the good of his kingdom? And what role does each of us play in bringing in that harvest of salvation?

Pastor Evan Chartrand of LPS preached this sermon at Bethany’s Lynndale Campus worship on February 27, 2021.

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