Sermon Podcasts

Today we consider the last of our core strategies for living out Bethany’s mission as a congregation: We share the hope of heaven that we all have, by telling others about the grace of Jesus.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on September 3, 2023.

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Serving our gracious God with all that we are and all that we have … it’s something that sometimes feels like a burden or obligation. Sometimes we think of a life of service as a life sentence. But it isn’t—and it also is. Today God lays before us an opportunity, rather than a punishment, to serve him and serve others. A life of service is an opportunity to live out our praise and thanksgiving to our God.

Pastor Mark Henke preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on August 27, 2023.

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Today we consider the second of our four core strategies for living out Bethany’s mission as a congregation: We grow spiritually by faithfully studying God’s Word, both at home individually and among our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on August 20, 2023.

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Today we consider the first of our four core strategies for living out Bethany’s mission as a congregation: Worship God by coming together around Word and Sacrament. Why do we come to church? Why is it so necessary for our lives to gather as a body of believers around God’s Word? Psalm 84 provides some answers.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on August 13, 2023.

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As we wrap up our Summer School series, we consider the account of the Feeding of the 5,000. Even though we are not physically fed with the same bread that Jesus gave to the people that day, we are still spiritually fed by what we learn about Jesus and about our God in this account.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on August 6, 2023.

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As we continue to learn at the feet of Jesus, we consider three parables telling of priceless treasure. And in these parables, Jesus reminds us of the value, importance and urgency of his Kingdom.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on July 30, 2023.

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The Parable of the Weeds gives us a lot of insight into and explanation for all of the evil that we see in the world around us. But the parable especially shows us how God would have us react and respond to all of this as we live as his people—the wheat among the weeds—in this world.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on July 23, 2023.

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As we continue to learn at the feet of our great Teacher, Jesus, we consider his parable of the sower. Jesus often used parables as a way to share important truths about faith and salvation in simple and accessible language. Jesus wants us to understand—and in the parable of the sower, we can see and clearly understand God’s activity in his kingdom, and our place in that kingdom.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Saturday worship on July 15, 2023.

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We know that physical rest is important. And we take a lot of steps to make good rest possible—buying the right mattress, keeping the right schedule, taking the right kind of vacations. We place a high value on physical rest. But we need more than physical rest. We need spiritual rest. And the only place to find that true rest is in Jesus.

Pastor Pat Brown preached this sermon at Bethany's Sunday worship on July 9, 2023.

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As we wrap up our series, we hear the Apostle Paul tell the young pastor Timothy that the gospel ministry will face opposition from the world—and even from within the church. Still, by God’s grace, we see that the gospel ministry is something that will continue among us despite this opposition.

Pastor Dan Johnston preached this sermon at Bethany's Saturday worship on July 1, 2023.

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