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Bethany Baptist Portland wants to offer our members and others a chance to listen to God's word being preached, not only on Sunday morning but also during our day-to-day lives. Join Pastor Trevor as he digs into God's word every Sunday morning.
Revelation 2:1-7
To the Ephesians
Hold fast to the truth by loving each other in the church.
- Hold fast to the truth (Revelation 2:1-3)
- By loving each other (Revelation 2:4-7)
Revelation 1:9-20
Since Christians must endure the tribulation Jesus reveals Himself to free us from fear.
- Enduring Tribulation (1:9-11)
- Beholding Jesus and Freed from Fear (1:12-20)
Revelation 1:4-8
The grace and peace we need
comes only from Him who is, who was, and who’s coming again.
• Receiving grace and peace (Rev 1:4-5a)
• Praising the Son who’s coming again (Rev 1:5b-8)
Revelation 1:1-4a
“Revelation shows us God’s purpose of blessing those who obey.”
• The Revelation of Jesus – Rev. 1:1a
• Shows us God’s Purposes – Rev. 1:1b-2
• Of Blessing those who Obey – Rev. 1:3-4a
Psalm 91
Take Refuge in The King
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Take Refuge (91:1-2)
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In Jesus (91:3-13)
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The King (91:14-15)
Ephesians 1:3-14
God’s glory is seen and savored by meditating on His:
• Electing us for Adoption (1:3-6)
• Redeeming us in the Son (1:7-10)
• Sealing our Inheritance by the Spirit (1:11-14)
1 Timothy 2:5-6
The salvation of Go's people is mediated by Christ alone.
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God provides a mediator (5)
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Christ, the Mediator of God's People (5b-6)
Romans 3:21-26
Sola Fide: The Righteous God Righteously Righteouses the Unrighteous
Though we deserve wrath, God justifies all who believe in Christ by faith alone.
- Deserving of wrath (Rom. 3:9-23)
- Justifying all who believe (Rom. 3:21-24)
- By Faith Alone (Rom. 3:25-26)
Ephesians 2:1-10
The only way for ruined sinners to be saved is through God’s grace in Christ.1. Grace is for ruined sinners (Eph 2:1-5)
2. Grace is for those in Christ (Eph 2:4-10)
1st of a 10 part series
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Submit to God's authority revealed in His Word with our words and with our works.
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With Our Words
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With Our Works
2 Chronicles 34-36
For those willing to hear, there is hope in God’s unexpected story.
- For those who hear (2 Chron 34:1-35:19)
- Hope in God’s Story (2 Chron. 35:20-27 & 36:22-23)
Repairing and Preparing
2 Chronicles 28-32
Each generation must repair and prepare for worship and war.
- 2 Chron 28 – The Disrepair
- 2 Chron 29-31 – The Worship
- 2 Chron 32 – The War
2 Chronicles 17-20
Don’t trust your heart, train it with God’s Word.
- Don’t Trust the Heart (18-19)
- Train the Heart (20)
2 Chronicles 14-16
Seek the Lord and take courage or be forsaken.
- Seek the Lord (2 Chron 14)
- Take Courage (2 Chron 15)
- Or Be Forsaken (2 Chron 16)
2 Chronicles 6:1-7:22
God’s people must sacrifice and confess so the nations will know His Name.
- God’s people Sacrifice and Confess (2 Chron 2:1-6; 7:11-22)
- So the Nations will Know His Name (2 Chron 6:12-33)
1 Chronicles 17-29
The Son Who Builds
Part 1: Building the Kingdom
Work towards and pray for God to build the kingdom of the Son.
- Working to Build - 1 Chronicles 17:1-15
- Praying to the Builder – 1 Chronicles 17:16-27
1 Chronicles 13-16
Find hope by gathering in the fearful, holy presence of God to worship.
Find hope:
- By Gathering - 1 Chron 13:1-4
- In His Fearful, Holy Presence - 1 Chron 13:5-15:29
- To Worship - 1 Chron 16
1 Chronicles 10-11:9
Come to the King who seeks Yahweh and builds His city.
• Preparing for the King - 1 Chronicles 10:1-12
• Who Seeks Yahweh - 1 Chronicles 10:13-11:3
• Who Builds His City – 1 Chronicles 11:4-9
1 Chronicles 9:1-3
The people of God find hope by worshiping in the place of the King-Priest.
- The People of God
- Find Hope in Worship
- At the place prepared by the King-Priest
Book Overview:
1 Chron 1-9 – Identifying God’s People
1 Chron 10-2 Chron 9 – David, Solomon, and the Temple
2 Chron 10-36 – The Divided … then Reunited Kingdom
Sin within God's people, reveals our need for His King.
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When God's People Sin (19:1-24)
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When God's People are Judged (20:1-3, 12-17, 28)
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What God's People Need (21)
1 Thessalonians 4
Walk and Please God...
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In Our Sanctification (1-8)
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In Our Love (9-12)
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In Our Grief (13-18)
1 Thessalonians 2:17-3:15
Persevere in the faith with your church.
- Grow together(2:17-3:5)
- Encourage together (3:6-10)
- Disciple together (3:11-13)
John 21
Jesus provides for God’s mission by restoring and commissioning those who follow Him.
- Provision (John 21:1-14)
- Restoration (John 21:15-19)
- Commission (John 21:20-25)
John 20
Belief in the resurrection, as revealed in Scripture, empowers the church and gives life in Jesus’ name.
Belief in the resurrection
- As Revealed in Scripture (1-18)
- Empowers the Church (19-23)
- Gives life in Jesus’ Name (24-31)
John 19
The Death of the Author of Life
The cross reveals Jesus’ authority, the fulfillment of Scripture, and the preparation for His people.
- The Authority
- The Fulfillment
- The Preparation
John 18
The foolishness of fear leads us to fight, to deny God, and to scoff at the truth.
- Fighting (John 18:1-11)
- Denying (John 18:12-27)
- Scoffing (John 18:28-40)
John 17
Beholding God’s glory is what keeps us knowing God and making Him known.
- Beholding God’s Glory (John 17:1-5)
- Keeping us Knowing (John 17:6-19)
- Making Him Known (John 17:20-26)
John 16:16-33
Lasting joy with the Father came through Jesus overcoming the world.
Lasting joy with the Father - John 16:16-24 & 26-28
Jesus overcoming the world - John 16:25-33
1 Thessalonians 2
We are givers and receivers of the gospel.
- … by our Lives (1-12)
- … by God’s Word (13-16)
1 Thessalonians 1
Remember who we are… we are chosen witnesses to the watching world.
- Remember who we are…
- We are chosen
- Witnesses to the watching world
John 15:17-16:15
Fruitful branches are hated by the world but helped by the Spirit.
- Hated (John 15:17-16:4a)
- Helped (John 16:4b-15)
John 15:1-17
Jesus is the fulfillment of Israel, so those appointed to fruitfulness must abide in Him.
- God’s True Vine (John 15:1 & Ps 80)
- Abiding Branches (John 15:1-8)
- Appointed for Fruitfulness (John 15:9-17)
John 13:31-14:31
Overcome anxiety through believing and obeying Jesus by the Spirit.
● The Distraction of Anxiety (John 13:31-38)
● The Hope of Belief (John 14:1-14)
● The Love of Obedience (John 14:15-31)
John 13:1-30
Jesus uses His authority to cleanse His servants by sending His betrayer.
- The Cleansing (John 13:1-11)
- The Serving (John 13:12-17)
- The Sending (John 13:18-30)
John 12:20-50
True and False Glory
Jesus is glorified in those who hear, love, and obey God.
- Hearing - John 12:20-36a
- Loving - John 12:36b-43
- Obeying - John 12:44-50
John 11:45-12:19
All people are plotting against or preparing for the promised King.
- The Plotting (John 11:45-57)
- The Preparing (John 12:1-11)
- The Promise (John 12:12-19)
John 11:
Living for Death
Since death reveals the glory of God we must be:
Preparing for Death (John 11:1-16)
Responding to Death (John 11:17-37)
Believing by Death (John 11:38-44)
John 10
The Sacrificial Shepherd (John 10:1-21)
The Messianic Son (John 10:22-42)
Jesus’ sacrifice for His flock reveals God’s judgment and love.
John 9
- John 9:1-12 – Enlightening the Blind
- John 9:13-34 – Blinding the Enlightened
- John 9:35-41 – Revealing the Judgment
Jesus opened our eyes to our sin to lead us to witness and worship.
John 8:12-59
The True Tabernacle Festival
(Part 2 – The Light of Life)
- Light Lifted- John 8:12-29
- Parentage Postulated - John 8:30-59
True freedom comes from seeing by Jesus’ light and abiding in His Word.
Psalm 2
Submission to the Son is the only path to blessing.
- The refuge of the wicked (1-3)
- The response of the Lord (4-9)
- The refuge of the blessed (10-12)
John 7:1-52
We misunderstand Jesus by looking, listening, and learning apart from the Spirit.
- Misunderstanding the Manifestation (John 7:1-13)
- Misunderstanding the Message (John 7:14-36)
- Misunderstanding the Meaning (John 7:37-52)
John 6:22-71
We must be given by the Father to believe and be satisfied in Jesus.
● Given by the Father (John 6:22-40)
● Given Belief (John 6:41-59)
● Given Satisfaction (John 6:60-71)
John 6:1-21
God can only satiate our needs by correcting our desires.
• Satiating ourNeeds (1-15)
• Correcting the Desires (16-21)
John 5
False belief is corrected by seeing how Jesus reveals God from the Scriptures.
- False Belief – John 5:1-18
- Corrected by Seeing how Jesus reveals God – John 5:19-30
- From the Scriptures – John 5:31-47
John 4:43-54
True belief is more than seeing and welcoming Jesus it requires trusting and obeying His word.
- Setting and Seeing (John 4:43-46a)
- Welcoming and Wonders (John 4:44-50a)
- Sending and Saving (John 4:50-54)
Acts 11:19-30
A concern for Gospel Advancement is Fueled by Gospel Partnerships
- A Concern for Gospel Advancement (11:19-26)
- Fueled by Gospel Partnerships (11:27-30)
Job 38-42
Sovereign God, the dragon slayer, must be trusted.
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Sovereign God (38:1-40:5)
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The dragon slayer (40:6-42:6)
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Must Be Trusted (42:7-17)
Job 32-37
God is just, therefore suffer humbly before Him.
- God is Just (32-34)
- Suffer Humbly (35)
- Before Him (36-37)
Job 4-3
Christians experience redemptive suffering to draw us towards Christ
How can a Christian experience suffering? (4-14)
How can a Christian experience redemptive suffering? (15-26)
How can a Christian be drawn towards Christ through their redemptive suffering? (27-31)
John 4:25-42
True disciples must overcome prejudice and fear so Jesus can bring in the harvest.
- Overcoming Prejudice and Fear (John 4:25-33)
- Bringing in the Harvest (John 4:34-42)
John 4:1-26
There’s no satisfaction until our sin is confronted and we’re made true worshipers.
- There’s No Satisfaction (John 4:1-15)
- Sin Confronted (John 4:16-18)
- Made True Worshipers (John 4:19-26)
John 3:22-36
True faithfulness rejoices in God’s new work by clinging to who God is.
- Unfaithful Measurements (John 3:22-26)
- Resting in What God Gives (John 3:27-30)
- Clinging to Who God is (John 3:31-36)
John 3:1-21
Only God can grant the new life necessary to believe in Jesus.
- Only God is able (John 3:1-5 & 9)
- The Necessity of New Life (John 3:6-15)
- The Necessity of Belief (John 3:16-21)
Suffer as if your life depends upon God…
- The Sufferer’s pain (1-10)
- The Sufferer’s cry (11-19)
- The Sufferer’s confusion (20-26)
Our character is determined by what we believe not by what we receive.
Act 1: The man of impeccable character. (1:1-5)
Act 2: The first affliction. (1:6-22)
Act 3: The second affliction. (2:1-13)
John 2:12-25
The True Temple
- Zeal for God’s House (John 2:12-17)
- Raising the True Temple (John 2:18-22)
- Trust without Entrusting (John 2:23-25)
John 2:1-11
The Scarcity (1-5)
The Solution (6-10)
The Sign (11)
Only the Bridegroom can provide the purification we
need.
Shaped by Following
Followers abide with Jesus and announce Him as fulfillment.
- John 1:35-42 – Abiding with Jesus
- John 1:43-51 – Announcing Him
John 1:19-34
True Christian witness requires growing in humility and in a God-granted trust in Jesus.
- Growing in Humility (John 1:19-28)
- God-granted Trust (John 1:29-34)
John 1:1-18
The darkness of our sin required the enfleshing of God.
- The Word of Light and Life (John 1:1-5)
- The Lighting up of the Darkness (John 1:6-13)
- The Revelation of God in the Flesh (John 1:14-18)
Matthew 7:13-29
Two Ways to Live (7:13-23)
How To Identify Prosperity Preachers
- Absence of a serious doctrine of the biblical necessity and normalcy of suffering
- Absence of a clear and prominent doctrine of self-denial
- Absence of serious exposition of Scripture
- Failure to deal with tensions in Scripture
- Church leaders who have exorbitant lifestyles
- Prominence of self and marginalization of the greatness of God
We have two ways to live… Choose the way of obedience. (7:24-29)
Matthew 7:1-12
Christian relationships should be Christian. We should...
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Judge as Christians (7:1-5)
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Evangelize as Christians (7:6)
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Pray as Christians (7:7-12)
Matthew 6:19-34
The aim of our hearts determines the aim of our lives.
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What is your heart aiming at? (19-24)
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The blessing of godly aims (25-34)
Ezekiel 40-48
God brought judgment on Israel, in preparation for gathering a new covenant people for His eternal dwelling place.
- The Presence and the Sacrifice (Ezekiel 42:15-43:12)
- The River and the City (Ezekiel 47; 40:1-4; 48:30-35)
The salvation of God's people is eternally secure.
Ezekiel 38-39
- Because of God's Sovereignty over our Enemies
•The Constraining Context
- Because God's Holiness must be Vindicated
Ezekiel 35-37
God saves for the sake of His name.
- God saves (Ezekiel 35:1-36:15 & Amos 9:11-12)
- For the sake of His name (Ezekiel 36:16-37:28)
The restoration we need requires repentance, purification, and Divine intervention.
- Restoration and Repentance (Ezekiel 33)
- Purification and Divine Intervention (Ezekiel 34)
Ezekiel 25-28
God’s promise of judgment is meant to drive us to evangelism.
- Judgment on Four Neighbors (Ezekiel 25)
- Judgment on Tyre (Ezekiel 26:1-28:19)
- Egypt’s Fall and Restoration (Ezekiel 29:1-16)
- The Center of Ezekiel (Ezekiel 28:24-26)
Ezekiel 20-24
Christians look to and long for the heavenly city, not to earthly empires.
- Looking to the Heavenly City (Ezekiel 20:1-44)
- Not to Earthly Empires (Ezekiel 20:45-23:49)
- Longing for the Heavenly City (Ezekiel 24)
Making light of our sin, blinds us to God’s untethered glory.
Making Light Our Sin (Ezekiel 8 & 11:1-13)
Blinded to God’s Glory (Ezekiel 9:1-10:22)
God’s Glory Untethered (Ezekiel 11:14-21)
Ezekiel 4-7
Knowing the Lord requires seeing the depths of your sin.
- Powerful Pantomime (Ezekiel 4-5)
- Wrathful Revelation (Ezekiel 6-7)
Ezekiel 1-3
The Warrior and the Watchman
God is a warrior against wickedness, but he sends His watchmen to warn.
- The Big Picture of Ezekiel
- The Mobile Throne Chariot (Eze 1)
- The Watchman’s Warning (Eze 2-3)
Matthew: 6:1-18
Pursue your heavenly Father’s Approval
- …As you Give (1-4)
- …As you Pray (5-15)
- …As you Fast (16-18)
Matthew 5:13-20
Revolve your life around Christ…
- As you Witness (13-16)
- As you read the Word (17-20)
Matthew 5:1-12
What is the blessed life?
- A kingdom defined life (5:1-9)
- A kingdom persecuted life (5:10-12)
Life lived in the kingdom of heaven
1 Corinthians 15:1-28
Our hope hinges on the historical resurrection of Jesus.
- The Hope (1 Cor 15:1-11)
- The Hinge (1 Cor 15:12-19)
- The History (1 Cor 15:20-28
Acts 27-28
God sends shipwrecks to sanctify us, so we can better witness while we wait.
- Sovereign Shipwreck (Acts 27)
- Providential Provision (Acts 28:1-15)
- Witnessing While Waiting (Acts 28:16-31)
“Jesus advances His kingdom through His Spirit empowered servant-witnesses of His Word – according to the plan of the Triune God.”
Acts 24-26
Witnessing while Waiting
Christians stand for justice while awaiting prophetic fulfillment.
- Recriminating Response (Acts 24:1-23)
- Gerrymandering Justice (Acts 24:24-25:12)
- Preaching Prophetically (Acts 25:13-26:32)
Acts 21-23
God grows us and our witness through others’ wickedness.
• Trusting amid Tribulation (Acts 21:1-36)
• Speaking amid Slander (Acts 21:37-22:29)
• Waiting amid Wickedness (Acts 22:30-23:35)
Acts 20
A biblical church requires qualified elders made by the Holy Spirit.
- The Encouraging (Acts 20:1-16)
- The Modelling (Acts 20:17-27)
- The Making (Acts 20:28-38)
Acts 18-19
Ministry at the end must be guided and grown by God, who brings confession and confrontation.
●The Guiding (Acts 18:1-23)
● The Growing (Acts 18:24-19:10)
● The Confession (Acts 19:11-20)
● The Confrontation (Acts 19:21-41)
Faithful evangelism will result in hostility, haughtiness, and some hearing.
Acts 17:
- Evangelizing the Hostile (Acts 17:1-9)
- Evangelizing the Hearers (Acts 17:10-15)
- Evangelizing the Haughty (Acts 17:16-34)
Acts 15:36-16:40: Fruitful Trials
The fruit God brings will make enduring the trials worthwhile.
The Fruit from Hard Separations: (Acts 15:36-16:5)
The Fruit from Closed Doors: (Acts 16:6-15)
The Fruit from Abusive Arrest: (Acts 16:16-40)
Acts 15:1-35
Gospel progress is threatened by tradition regress.
- Troubling Traditions (Acts 15:1-5)
- Debating Doctrine (Acts 15:6-21)
- Church Confirming (Acts 15:22-35)
Acts 13-14
“We must go through many hardships to enter the Kingdom of God.”
- Jewish Jealousy (Acts 13:4-12)
- Synagogue Sermon (Acts 13:13-52)
- Pagan Preaching (Acts 14:8-20)
- Church Constructing (Acts 14:21-28)
Acts 11:19-12:25
Christians partner while tribulations rage by entrusting judgment to Jesus.
- Christian Partnering - Acts 11:19-30
- Tribulations Raging - Acts 12:1-19a
- Jesus Judging - Acts 12:19b-25
Acts 9:32-11:18
Fulfilling God’s mission requires sunsetting many traditions.
- A Loosening for Mission (Acts 9:32-43)
- A Fighting before Fulfilling (Acts 10:1-48)
- A Yielding to Sunsetting (Acts 11:1-18)
Persecutor Made Preacher
- The Converting of Saul (Acts 9:1-9)
- The Commissioning of Saul (Acts 9:10-19)
- The Calling of Saul (Acts 9:20-31)
Acts 8:
Persecution births missions, more spiritual warfare, and outsiders made insiders.
- Persecution Births Mission and More Warfare (Acts 8:1-25)
- Further Missions Makes More Outsiders Insiders (Acts 8:26-40)
A one-off sermon for Christmas, covering Matthew 1
Matthew 1
The King’s Crooked Line (Matt 1:1-17)
The Prophets’ Promise Fulfilled (Matt 1:18-25)
The 6th part of the Acts series, covering Acts 6-8:3.
Argument: The growth of God’s Word leads to multiplying service and suffering.
A Schism Settled by Servants – (Acts 6:1-7)
A Slandered Servant (Acts 6:8-15)
A Sermonizing Servant (Acts 7:1-53)
A Suffering Servant (Acts 7:54-8:3)
The fifth part of the Acts series, covering Acts 4:32-5:42
Argument: Christians survive wars within and without through grace-enabled love and worship.
- Benevolence vs. Boastfulness (Acts 4:32-5:11)
- Signs that Serve (Acts 5:12-5:16)
- Assaulting the Apostles (Acts 5:17-42)
The fourth part of the Acts series, covering Acts 3:1-4:31.
Sermon Notes:
Expanding the Praise - Acts 3:1-26
Revealing God's Purpose - Acts 4:1-22
Enabling their Proclamation 4:23-31
The second part of the Acts series, covering Acts 2.
Sermon Notes:
Living in the end requires us to be Spirit-filled Jesus proclaiming church members.
The Spirit-filled Restoration (Acts 2:1-13)
The Signs of the End (2:14-36)
The Required Response (2:37-47)
Join Associate Pastor Jeff Woolstenhulme as he continues his series in 1 Samuel, with 1 Samuel 12-15- What Fruit Will You Bear?
The fourth part of the Church by the Book series. Covering Titus 1:5-9 and the structure of church leadership.
The first part of the local church series covers Matthew 16:13-20 and Acts 2:37-47. #churchbythebook
The second part of the Church by the Book series, covering Matthew 18:15-20, 1 Corinthians 5, 2 Corinthians 2, and Acts 5 &8
The third part of the mini-series Salvation Through Judgement. Covering Exodus 13:17-15:21
The second part of the Salvation Through Judgement miniseries, covering Exodus 12:1-13:16
Pastor Trevor continues our series on Wisdom with the third part of the Proverbs series, covering Proverbs 7-9
Jeff Woolstenhulme is back this morning sharing the second part of the Proverbs series, which covers Proverbs 4-6
Join Jeff Woolstenhulme for the first part of the Proverbs series, which covers Proverbs 1-3.
Trevor is starting a series on Galatians. He is starting with Galatians 1, No Other Gospel.
Join Jeff Woolstenhulme as he continues in Philippians with Philippians 2: Live humbly, like Jesus.
Speaker Jeff Woolstenhulme, Discipleship minister, starts a series on Philippians with Suffering Together Philippians 1.
It is Easter Sunday and He has Risen! This is the final chapter in the Mark sermon series. It covers the preparation of Jesus' body and his Resurrection.
Join us for our Good Friday service Pastor Trevor preaches on Why We Worship- Revelation 4-5.
Join Pastor Trevor as he is nearing to the end of our journey in Mark and in preparation for Easter weekend. Mark 15:1-41- preaching the journey to the cross.
Join us as Pastor Trevor continues our journey through Mark with Mark 14:27-72 which covers Jesus' Betrayal by Judas, his trial, and Peter's denial of Jesus in the courtyard.
Join us as Sam Valladares, our Youth Director Intern, walks us through Galatians 3:15-29.
Join Pastor Trevor as he continues to preach through Mark 12:35-44, with Jesus' answering the question of who is the Lord, a section on the scribes, and finishes up with the widow's offering.
Kingdom Discipleship
Pastor Trevor is continuing through Mark with the Kingdom of Discipleship. he will be preaching from Mark 10:1-31.
The first of two sermons from Associate Pastor candidate Jeff Wolstenhulme, this one covering Psalm 103.
Pastor Trevor Binkley is starting a series on Mark. This is the first part of the series which covers Mark 8:22-9:13.
Pastor Trevor Binkley gives a standalone sermon to end 2021. It Covers Luke 15:1-32 and the parable of the prodigal son.
Today Pastor Trevor Binkley is preaching on the seventeenth and final part of the Genesis series, covering Genesis 46:28-50:26.
Join Pastor Trevor Binkley as he preaches the 16th part of the Genesis series, covering Genesis 42-46:27.
Trevor is starting to introduce us to Abram's journey in the fifth part of our Genesis series. Genesis 11:27-13:1
Trevor continues to walk us through the book of Genesis. The fourth part of the Genesis series covers the flood and what follows after. Genesis 6:9-11:26
Trevor is continuing to take us through Genesis. The third part of the Genesis series, Genesis 4:1-6:8