New Bethel Baptist Church: Recent Episodes
Ken Rodgers
Because God is omnipotent and loves us eternally and unconditionally, believers in Christ need not fear whatever occurs in this world. Our Shepherd loves us perfectly, provides for us completely, and protects us always.
The model prayer, given by Jesus, demonstrates the believer's intimate relationship with God as our Father; our desire for God to be glorified on earth as He is in heaven; and our absolute dependence on God to meet all of our needs.
In Solomon's prayer for wisdom, we see a beautiful example of a prayer that is pleasing in the Lord's sight.
By God's providence, He used 5 women to protect Moses during the earliest days of his life.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest and most important event in all of history.
In His death, Jesus bore God's wrath in our place, inaugurated the New Covenant of grace, and demonstrated--beyond any reasonable doubt--His identity as the only begotten Son of God.
The details of Jesus' burial demonstrate that He is, in fact, God's Messiah, and that He really did die for our sins and rise from the dead.
The crucifixion of Jesus Christ--who is the King of kings and Lord or lords--reveals the unfathomable depth of His glorious and beautiful love for sinners.
In the midst of these difficult times, Jesus' words about worry bring great comfort and peace to all who know Him as Savior and Lord.
Jesus' rejection at the hands of the Sanhedrin and Pontius Pilate not only reveals the depravity of the human heart, but it also reveals the beautiful and divine love that He has for us.