Prayer Changes People's Wills …
Don't neglect the amazing influence you have in the world through prayer.
January
Racial Reconciliation …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #3
Racial Harmony Sunday
Let us be the salt and the light of our hostile and fearful society with courageous acts of inter-racial kindness and respect.
Challenging the Church and Culture with Truth …
Unfolding Bethlehem's Fresh Initiative #6
Believing in the supremacy of God leads us to believe in the existence of absolute truth.
February
Advice to Pastors: Preach the Word …
Installation Sermon
Scripture turned into glad tidings—that is what happens in expository exultation.
God's Purpose for Jacob and Bethlehem …
Everyone we lead to Christ is a fulfillment of the promise, "I am God Almighty; be fruitful and multiply."
Walk in Wisdom: Seize the Moment …
Wisdom is the use of knowledge to reach worthy goals, such as winning outsiders to Christ.
Becoming All Things to All Men to Save Some …
Until the wrath of God figures as largely in our worldview as it did for Paul, we will not have the passion for evangelism that he had.
Raising Children Who Are Confident in God …
What is our calling as parents and as a community of Christians toward our children?
March
I Have Other Sheep …
The sovereignty of God over the wills of men doesn't make evangelism unnecessary; it makes it hopeful.
Getting Right with God and Each Other …
Human reconciliation is much harder than financial donation.
Let All Who Seek Thee Rejoice and Be Glad in Thee; Let Those Who Love Thy Salvation Say Continually, "The Lord Be Magnified" …
Commitment Sunday of "Freeing the Future"
Our joy in God is both our worship and our evangelism.
When God Says, "Not Now" …
What are God's purposes when he says "No" to his praying people?
In These Last Days, God Has Spoken by a Son …
Palm Sunday
Do you want to hear God speak? God has now spoken not just by prophets, but by his Son.
April
He Made Purification of Sins …
Maundy Thursday
The purification that was made was made once for all.
He Sat Down at the Right Hand of Majesty …
Easter Sunday
We owe our purification to Jesus and we owe our being to him.
Jesus Christ: Infinitely Superior to Angels …
Angels were created for Christ's everlasting glory and for our everlasting joy.
The Danger of Drifting from the Word …
Life in this world is like a river, not a lake. And if you don't listen earnestly to Jesus, you will drift down to destruction.
May
Spoken, Confirmed, Witnessed: a Great Salvation …
The message of our great salvation has been confirmed by a cluster of reliable witnesses.
Who Rules the World to Come? …
The second Adam, Jesus Christ, defeated death and restored the hope of Psalm 8 for all who are in him.
For Whom Did Jesus Taste Death? …
Christ tasted death for everyone who has faith. Because the faith of everyone who believes was purchased by the death of Christ.
June
Our Captain Made Perfect Through Sufferings …
We are saved by Jesus' suffering because that is what will glorify God most.
Sustained by Sovereign Grace—Forever …
How can you be sure that grace will sustain you to the end?
August
Jesus: Worthy of More Glory than Moses …
Jesus is both the word from God and the way to God.
Do Not Harden Your Heart in the Day of Trouble …
The surety of believers lies not in the absence of conditions but in the promises of power.
Eternal Security Is a Community Project …
It's the cavalier Christians who need to be worried about their standing.
September
Be Diligent to Enter God's Rest! …
There is a rest open to you today. The door is not shut. The time is not past.
The Word of God: Living, Active, Sharp …
The Word of God is living and active and penetrates to the bottom of our lives and rips the pleasant mask off the ugly face of sin.
Draw Near to the Throne of Grace with Confidence …
Because we have a great High Priest, the throne of God is a throne of grace.
He Is the Source of Eternal Salvation for All Who Obey Him …
Christ became our salvation because he was perfect in three ways: in his dignity, in his eternity, and in his purity.
By This Time You Ought to Be Teachers …
Do you have the disease of "dullness of hearing," and if so, how can you get well?
October
Let Us Press On to Maturity …
The writer of Hebrews calls you to grow and press on to maturity. And you will—if God permits.
When Is Saving Repentance Impossible? …
It is possible that we who believe we are chosen might slide into a slow process of hardening and fall away from Christ.
The Full Assurance of Hope to the End …
Bank your hope on the justice of God to uphold the honor of his name by offering faith to his unworthy people.
November
A Passion for the Supremacy of Christ—Where He Is Not Named …
What convictions drive world missions at Bethlehem Baptist Church?
When Does God Swear? …
God swears by his own name in order to give his people unwavering confidence in his promises.
Hope Anchored in Heaven …
There are at least five practical things you can do to move your heart toward "laying hold of your hope."
From Thy Hand We Have Given Thee …
Celebration of Freeing the Future: Being Debt Free as a Church
December
Our High Priest is the Son of God Perfect Forever …
Five reasons for why Jesus' priesthood is superior to all others.
