Podcasts by Sermons from Bethany ARP Church

Graduation Service from May 16, 2021 from 2021-05-19T14:46:18

Good Morning!

This is the recorded sermon from Sunday night's Graduation service for May 16, 2021. 

The text was Romans 12:1-2.

Blessings in Christ, 

2 Chronicles 20:20-24, "Believe in the LORD" from 2020-03-16T17:40:02

Someone who keeps their promises shows themselves to be trustworthy.

No human being can do that, only God can and in this passage of holy Scripture we see such a beautiful example of God ...

2 Chronicles 20:13-19, "The Battle is the LORD's" from 2020-03-09T12:26:45

This portion of God's Word has many things to teach us, but two things are of a very important practical purpose. 

First, we see the presence of children in the worship of the Church...

2 Chronicles 20:5-12, "Our Eyes Are Upon You" from 2020-03-02T13:38:49

Some people find history pretty boring, others can't get enough of it, but regardless of how we feel about it there is one thing that is true: History matters. 

There is a truism tha...

2 Chronicles 20:1-4, "To Ask Help From the LORD" from 2020-02-24T13:22:21

The Unity of the Church is so important.

Making sure we are all on the same page, seeking the best for everyone in the community of faith, and that the household of God is lifting every p...

2 Chronicles 19:4-11, "With a Loyal Heart" from 2020-02-17T13:46:10

In many ways discipleship is the work of repetition. It so often follows a pattern of: sin, repentance, growth, sin, repentance, growth, and on and on. 

This is what we are seeing in...

2 Chronicles 9:1-3, "Should You Help the Wicked?" from 2020-02-10T13:48:28

No one likes being told they are wrong, particularly when they are wrong. 

Whether it is a question of fact or an action, it doesn't really matter. Our pride is often what stops us f...

2 Chronicles 18:28-34, "I Will Disguise Myself" from 2020-02-03T12:55:33

Repentance is hard. 

It involves putting to death pride and openly recognizing and admitting you sinned, have no real future in continuing in your sin, and that your sin is against a...

2 Chronicles 18:8-27, "Whatever My God Says" from 2020-01-27T15:42:48

Silence in many cases can be just as dangerous as speaking out in a sinful way. 

It is especially damaging when you have an opportunity to speak out against something you know is wro...

2 Chronicles 18:1-7, "Will You Go With Me?" from 2020-01-20T13:41:15

Living in a time of great apostasy is very difficult for the honest Christian. 

It is especially hard for those tasked with leading the people of God, who are to be an example to oth...

2 Chronicles 17:7-19, "The Captains of Thousands" from 2020-01-13T15:37:42

This week we continued our look at Jehoshaphat and some of the things that made him a Godly ruler over the kingdom of Judah. As he takes over for his father Asa, who had fallen short and turned ...

2 Chronicles 17:1-6, "Strengthening Himself Against Israel" from 2020-01-06T18:35:13

As we begin this series through the life and kingship of Jehoshaphat the Chronicler introduces us to this leader of Israel as a man who "walked in the former ways of his father David". This desc...

Luke 2:39-51, "Astonished at His Understanding" from 2019-12-30T13:49:43

In our last sermon from our December series through the 2nd chapter of the Gospel of Luke we looked at a very important time in the life of Christ, His education. Now, we may not often think abo...

Luke 2:36-38, "She Was of a Great Age" from 2019-12-23T18:11:20

As Luke continues to prepare the reader to learn more about Jesus Christ and His work we have two stories of people whom the world would think to be of a lesser value. Simeon, the elder man who ...

Luke 2:25-35, "The Consolation of Israel" from 2019-12-16T12:54:40

As we continued to walk through the second chapter of Luke we came to the story of Simeon. 

Simeon is described as "just and devout" and there are several references to the Holy Spir...

Luke 2:21-24, "His Name Was Called Jesus" from 2019-12-09T12:55:34

What can we learn from the old covenant rites for a New Testament faith? Well, in this week's message from Luke 2:21-24 we looked at how the purification of Mary, Christ's circumcision, and His ...

Luke 2:1-20, "Glory to God in the Highest" from 2019-12-02T15:03:21

Coming to a passage of Holy Scripture that everyone is familiar with can be a dangerous proposition. Not dangerous like "in danger of harm", but dangerous because our familiarity can breed a lac...

Leviticus 7:11-18, Bethany Thanksgiving Service from 2019-11-28T20:58:44

Every year we have a special service to give thanks for the Lord's mercy and grace in the past year. This November we went to an Old Testament example of the free will thanksgivings that the peo...

Hebrews 13:20-25, "The God of Peace" from 2019-11-25T17:58:15

As we closed out our sermon series on "Improving Your Baptism" with a look at selections from Hebrews 13:20-25 and Hebrews 10:26-31 we thought about ultimately what it means to call ourselves Ch...

Hebrews 12:25-29, "For Our God is a Consuming Fire" from 2019-11-18T13:20:57

As we came before our God yesterday in worship from Hebrews 12:25-29 we touched on a very sober, and a very serious subject. The doctrine of Hell is not something that can be approached with lig...

Hebrews 12:18-24, "Walking With God in Worship" from 2019-11-11T14:43:56

This weekend we were mightily blessed to have our former pastor, Rev. Billy Barron, with us for our annual Family Retreat. He led us through five sessions thinking through what it means to walk ...

Hebrews 12:1-2, "Lay Aside Every Weight" from 2019-11-05T12:20

This week we looked at the closing part of Paul's famous "hall of faith" chapter in the book of Hebrews. In that chapter the apostle lays out a number of examples from the old testament of those...

Hebrews 6:13-20, "God Made a Promise" from 2019-10-28T15:32:39

The way in which God provides for the needs of His people never ceases to amaze. Even in our weakness the LORD never forsakes or forgets the promises He has made. In the passage today the Apostl...

Genesis 17:1-14, "Your Name Shall Be Abraham" from 2019-10-21T14:22:56

Good Morning!

Have you ever forgotten about God? Thought because He was taking too long that He had forgotten about you? Well, one of the great blessings of the Christian life is that whi...

1 John 3:4-9, "Destroy the Works of the Devil" from 2019-10-14T20:00:31

This week in worship we looked at the radical change that happens to true believers when they rest and trust in the gift and grant of faith.  John is speaking in a similar way to Paul in Ro...

Luke 22:14-23, "Do This in Remembrance of Me" from 2019-10-07T13:09:06

Yesterday morning in worship we celebrated the Lord's Supper. This is something that despite all of our differences that every true church of Christ does at the command of the Lord Jesus. Howeve...

Romans 6:1-4, "Walking in Newness of Life" from 2019-09-23T13:39:13

This week we continued to look at how baptism informs our Christian life with a talk about what it means to live in light of what Christ has accomplished for us through His life, death, and resu...

Colossians 3:1-11, "Do Not Lie" from 2019-09-16T16:13:49

As we continue our sermon series on "Improving Your Baptism" this week we looked at what it means to be hidden in Christ, that is where is our identity now that we have received the sign of the ...

2 Samuel 7:18-24, "Who Am I, O Lord GOD?" from 2019-09-09T13:31:59

We continued this week with thinking about our baptism and how it informs our response to God's grace with a look at David's prayer to the LORD in 2 Samuel 7:18-24. The Prophet Nathan had come t...

Ezekiel 8:1-18, "Have You Seen This?" from 2019-09-03T11:57:29

This past Lord's Day we began a new sermon series asking the question, "How Can I Improve My Baptism?" Now, this may seem like a strange question to ask. How can we "improve" something that was ...

Acts 9:32-43, "Jesus the Christ Heals You" from 2019-08-26T13:09:15

This week we looked at a passage that speaks to the way God uses his disciples to reach other men and women for Christ. Not everyone is called to be a preacher or a teacher, some are given gifts...

2 Corinthians 9:10-15, "For All Liberality" from 2019-08-19T11:59:10

This week in our sermon we closed out our series on Christian Service with a reminder of the free offer of the gospel. We focused on the liberality of Christ, that is the voluntary giving of him...

2 Corinthians 9:6-9, "God Loves a Cheerful Giver" from 2019-08-12T12:35:32

What Does It Mean to Be Joyful? To serve others with gladness? In this week's sermon the Apostle Paul has taken a step back and reaffirmed his teaching that the reason for the heart of our desir...

2 Corinthians 9:1-5, "Find You Unprepared" from 2019-08-05T14:54:06

This week we approached the text of Scripture from 2 Corinthians 9:1-5 as we continued in our series considering the Christian life of service to one another. Paul's main concern this week was e...

2 Corinthians 8:16-24, "The Proof of Your Love" from 2019-07-30T18:52:17

In this week's sermon from 2 Corinthians 8 the Apostle Paul is letting them know that they will soon be able to respond to the encouragement send in the previous fifteen verses because Titus is ...

2 Corinthians 8:8-15, "The Sincerity of Love" from 2019-07-22T13:24:44

This week we heard once more from the pen of the Apostle Paul as he wrote to the Corinthian Church. One of the problems they faced was that after Paul had wrote to them in his first letter about...

2 Corinthians 8:1-7, "Beyond Their Ability" from 2019-07-15T12:17:54

This week we began a new sermon series through 2 Corinthians 8 and 9 thinking through what it means to serve Jesus Christ and His Kingdom. In the opening portion of this chapter Paul is using th...

Romans 5:1-5, "Hope Does Not Disappoint" from 2019-07-03T11:47:15

There are many benefits to the gospel of grace, but one of the ones we often take for granted is hope. Far too many define that word as a blind reaching into the future unknown, "hoping" somethi...

Acts 9:26-31, "Walking in the Fear of the Lord" from 2019-06-24T11:48:22

What is fear? What does it mean to be afraid? These and other questions are tackled in our sermon from yesterday morning brought from Acts 9:26-31 and Saul's introduction to the saints in Jerusa...

Acts 9:20-25, "He Preached the Christ" from 2019-06-17T11:47:22

This portion of the book of Acts goes right into the first days of the ministry of Saul. He begins where he will remain for most of his earthly preaching career, proclaiming Christ as the Son of...

Acts 2:10-19, "Here I Am, Lord!" from 2019-06-03T11:32:46

What do we do with folks who have wronged us some way? What is the heart of the Christian to be towards those who have treated us poorly in the past and are now seeking forgiveness? Part of the ...

Acts 9:1-9, "Arise and Go Into the City" from 2019-05-27T12:37:05

This week we look at the conversion of the Apostle Paul, and especially considered the expression "Kick Against the Goads" in regards to the nature of sin and the rebellion of Paul in his former...

Acts 8:26-40, "Do You Understand?" from 2019-05-20T13:59:41

This week we looked at the conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch. This is the second of a Trilogy of individual salvation accounts, beginning with Simon the Magician and his false faith, then with ...

Acts 8:9-25, "Pray to the Lord for Me" from 2019-05-13T12:49:46

 The fact that not all people who confess Christ with their lips are truly saved and the question of false conversion is hard to think about, but Jesus Himself tells us this is possible in ...

Acts 8:1-8, "He Made Havoc of the Church" from 2019-05-07T13:13:05

As we return back to our time in the Book of Acts with the beginning of the ministry of Saul/Paul. Now, it does not begin in a way that honors the Lord, but in God's providence we see how He is ...

1 Corinthians 15:34-49, "A Life-Giving Spirit" from 2019-05-07T13:09:59

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is the foundation of our salvation, because it is the sign of the Father's acceptance of the sacrifice of the Son. We talked this week of the application of this...

1 Corinthians 15:50-58, "We Shall All Be Changed" from 2019-05-07T13:05:32

This week we concluded our brief series through 1 Corinthians 15 with a look at what the resurrection means for the believer in the here and now and what effect the resurrection has on our bodie...

1 Corinthians 15:12-34, "We Have Hope in Christ" from 2019-04-15T12:10:52

Just as in Paul's day the Church is racked with those who would bring in a false understanding of Christ and His work. There are certain non-negotiables in the faith we have received from our Re...

1 Corinthians 15:1-11, "According to the Scriptures" from 2019-04-11T17:05:29

The Apostle Paul introduces the question about the Resurrection by showing that the Old Testament scriptures not only prophesied about the rising of Christ from the dead, but that the Resurrecti...

Acts 7:37-50, "What is the Place of My Rest?" from 2019-03-27T12:57:22

In this week's sermon we looked at the hold of idolatry on the hearts of men and how the Sanhedrin exemplifies this sinful love of material things that are passing away over and above the blessi...

Acts 7:17-36, "Who Made You Judge and Ruler?" from 2019-03-19T11:17:20

Stephen continues his defense of the faith against the council by moving from Abraham to Moses and speaking about the way that the Lord Jesus Christ delivered his people from sin, just as Moses,...