Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI: Recent Episodes

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Culture tells us sex should be spontaneous, boundary-less, and consequence-free—but what does God's Word actually say?

Continuing our series through the Book of Proverbs, Pastor Steve Musto unpacks Proverbs Chapter 7 to examine the contrast between Biblical wisdom and worldly distraction. Discover why God created boundaries for intimacy—not to withhold joy, but to protect us—and how the grace and forgiveness found in Jesus Christ offer healing for every past story.

Whether you are single, married, a long-time believer, or still exploring faith, tune in for a fresh, grounded look at relationships, culture, and biblical truth.

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Note: This episode includes discussion on adult themes and sexuality. Listener discretion is advised when tuning in with younger ears.

This week, we unpack the sensitive, essential themes found in Proverbs 7. Moving past taboos and rigid culture conversations, the team explores how Scripture addresses human sexuality, the contrasting voices of wisdom and folly, and the real-world impact of "purity culture."

How can parents and mentors prepare the next generation to navigate today’s rapidly changing cultural landscape? Where do grace and redemption intersect with our past mistakes and current questions? Join the conversation as the team opens up about raising kids, breaking down barriers to honest dialogue, and finding a balanced, grace-filled approach to biblical wisdom.

In this episode, we explore:

The distinction between personified wisdom and folly in the Book of Proverbs
Re-evaluating the legacy of purity culture through a biblical lens of grace
Practical ways to talk openly about faith and relationships with children and youth
How Christians can engage in respectful, open-handed dialogue when perspectives differ

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True strength isn't about raw power, status, or size—often, God uses the small, ordinary, and overlooked things of the world to accomplish His greatest work.

In this message from the Under Construction series, Pastor Steve Musto explores Proverbs 30:24-28, where Agur highlights four tiny creatures that exhibit incredible wisdom. Paired with a reflection on 1 Corinthians 1:24-29, this sermon reveals how developing wise, Godly habits—rather than relying on human strength—allows us to truly thrive.

Key Takeaways & Highlights:
The Ant (Foresight & Planning): Learning to plan for lean times during seasons of abundance.

The Hyrax / Rock Badger (Safe Refuge): The wisdom of positioning yourself in spiritually safe environments where you are protected.

The Locust (Strength in Community): How operating in unity and surrounding yourself with community multiplies your impact.

The Lizard (Persistence): The power of showing up, staying tenacious, and refusing to give up through discouragement.

The weak don't thrive by simply trying to get stronger; they thrive by living wiser. Tune in to discover which habit God is calling you to build in your life today!

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Welcome to another episode of Beyond the Sermon! In this week's episode, we explore one of the most unique passages in scripture: Proverbs 30:24–28, where we find four tiny creatures that God highlights as examples of profound wisdom.

Beyond these four creatures, the conversation turns to the power of daily habits, navigating the weight of difficult family seasons, and how multigenerational living compares to biblical community.

Join us for an honest conversation on where true strength comes from, how to stay persistent when you want to give up, and what it means to anchor your life in God's safety.

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Our words carry immense power—they can build up or tear down, bring life or inflict lasting pain. But when our speech turns sharp, critical, or destructive, is it really just a "mouth problem," or is it pointing to something deeper happening under the hood?

In this message from the Under Construction sermon series, Pastor Steve Musto explores what the Book of Proverbs teaches about wise speech and how our words reveal the true condition of our hearts. Featuring a powerful personal testimony from Pastor Dan Cravillion on how Christ transforms our speech from the inside out, this sermon unpacks Proverbs 10:11 and Matthew 12:34 to offer practical biblical wisdom for transforming the way we communicate.

Whether you want to heal relationships, strengthen your marriage, or align your speech with God’s wisdom, tune in for insights on lasting heart change!

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Words have the power to breathe life or inflict lasting wounds. In this episode of "Beyond the Sermon", hosts Tami DeLeeuw, Cathy Musto, and Steve Musto dive into Proverbs 10:11 to examine the deep impact our words have on our relationships, our mindsets, and our spiritual walk.

In this episode, the team explores:

The Weight of Words: Why do certain comments—both positive and negative—stay imprinted on our souls for decades?

"Punches That Land": How to process unexpected criticism, identify root hurts, and discern when a comment holds a grain of truth versus when it’s just destructive.

Boundaries & Discernment: What does biblical wisdom look like when dealing with people who consistently speak hurtful or toxic words?

The Power of Consumption: How the media, culture, and environments we surround ourselves with directly shape the language that flows out of us.

Rehearsing Truth: How to stop replaying old hurts on loop and intentionally fill your mind with God's truth.

Join us for a candid, encouraging conversation on taming the tongue, setting healthy boundaries, and learning to speak words of life!

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What does God think about your Monday-to-Friday job? Whether you are an accountant, mechanic, teacher, stay-at-home parent, or executive, your daily labor carries far more spiritual purpose than simply earning a paycheck or building a resume.

In this message from the Under Construction sermon series, Chase dives into Proverbs 13:4 to examine our "theology of work" and how our view of labor shapes our daily satisfaction and spiritual growth. This message challenges the cultural myths surrounding work and points us back to God's original blueprint for human flourishing.

Key Takeaways:
The 3 Work Mindsets: Why viewing your job solely as a means to wealth, identity, or legacy eventually leads to burnout or futility.

Made to Cultivate: How being created in the image of God defines our calling to partner with Him in stewarding the world.

Excellence Over Perfectionism: Why God cares about quality craftsmanship in everyday "secular" jobs just as much as full-time ministry.

3 Ways to Reframe Your Work: Practical steps to reframe your daily tasks, work from grace rather than for approval, and honor God through true rest.

Stop dreading Monday morning—tune in to learn how your everyday labor can become a act of worship and purpose!

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Whether you view your job as a pathway to security, a source of personal identity, or a way to build a legacy, human motivations are rarely entirely pure. The team wrestles with the complex relationship between faith and the workplace, exploring how to navigate the common pitfalls of ego, performance-driven mindsets, and the ever-present trap of perfectionism.

In this insightful and bittersweet episode of Beyond the Sermon, the team continues the Under Construction series by shifting the blueprint from compassion to our everyday labor. Drawing from Proverbs 3:27-30, the discussion unpacks the deeply rooted motives behind why we work and how our daily grind impacts our spiritual health.

**Key themes explored in this episode:

The Lenses of Labor:** Are you working for the paycheck, for personal worth, or to build a legacy?

Image-Bearing in the Marketplace: What it truly means to reflect God's character through our daily tasks.

The Trap of Perfectionism: How the pressure to always "get it right" can subtly shift our trust away from God and onto our own performance.

A Bittersweet Milestone: The team reflects on ministry transitions and shares a heartfelt farewell to Pastor David Baxley in his final episode on the podcast.

Discover how to look at your calendar, your career, and your daily tasks through a heart-check that resets your perspective on worldly success versus kingdom purpose.

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Are we choosing convenience over compassion?
In this message from the Under Construction series, we dive into Proverbs 3:27-30 to confront a challenging truth: when it is in our power to do good, waiting isn’t neutral—it’s a choice. We often scan Scripture looking for loopholes, trying to define exactly who "deserves" our time, money, or grace, but God's Word completely flips our self-justifications on their head.

Through an honest look at our natural instinct to protect ourselves from the costs of loving others, this message challenges us to examine the small, quiet compromises we make every day.

Key themes in this sermon:

The Escalation of Compromise: How small, seemingly insignificant acts of withholding good can slowly erode our integrity and lead to active harm.

Redefining the Neighbor: Moving past our cultural, comfortable boundaries to embrace Jesus’s radical definition of community and proximity.

Overcoming the "Worthiness" Audit: Why managing outcomes and judging who is deserving of our help gets in the way of true, Christ-like compassion.

Ultimately, God doesn’t ask us to determine who is worthy of our compassion; He asks us to remember who showed us compassion first. Tune in to discover what it means to step into the gap and live out a faith that refuses to hold back.

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Dive deeper into the tension of living out true biblical compassion and generosity in this episode of Beyond the Sermon.

Following up on last week’s look at the prayer of Agur in Proverbs 30 regarding financial extremes and contentment, this discussion tackles the challenging commands found in Proverbs 3:27-30. Hosts Cathy Musto, Steve Musto, and Tylor Fisher wrestle with why true compassion feels so incredibly difficult to live out in a modern, consumer-driven culture that constantly values self preservation over community.

We unpack the reality that biblical generosity isn't just about writing a check to clear a guilty conscience. How do you know when someones need is yours to answer, and how do you move past the paralyzing fear of being taken advantage of? Discover what it looks like to surrender the results of your obedience to God, move past a transactional mindset, and uncover genuine joy through the radical risk of loving others well.

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Money is one of the most complex and culturally charged topics we face, and the church world is no exception. Does God command His followers to live in poverty, or is wealth the ultimate sign of His blessing? Or is it something else entirely?

In this message, Pastor Steve unpacks the mixed signals our culture sends about finances by diving into a unique prayer found in Proverbs 30. This sermon challenges us to re-evaluate what we are truly chasing. It turns out, handling money wisely isn't actually about the size of your bank account—it’s about the state of your heart.

What you’ll discover in this episode:
The Integrity Test: How a small, accidental $2.86 oversight at a grocery checkout line reveals the true worth of our character.

The Danger of Extremes: Why the writer of Proverbs 30 asks God for neither poverty nor wealth, and the unique spiritual traps that come with both.

The "Just a Little Bit More" Trap: Why chasing wealth can become a never-ending cycle that leaves us spiritually empty.

Putting It Back in the Box: A powerful reminder of what happens when the game of life ends, and what actually remains.

Tune in to discover how to move past the anxiety of "never having enough" and step into the true freedom of Biblical contentment.

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In this week's installment of Beyond the Sermon, we tackle some of the most debated and nuanced "grey areas" in modern culture and faith: alcohol, marijuana, and money. We dive headfirst into the tough questions that many believers wrestle with behind closed doors:

Alcohol & Culture: Is it okay to have a bar in your house, or are we accidentally building shrines to our cultural habits?

The Marijuana Landscape: How should Christians navigate the shifting legal and social views on weed and self-medication?

Wealth & Contentment: What are the hidden spiritual dangers of having "too much," and what can the Old Testament teach us about finding true contentment?

Join us as we put these cultural hot topics through a vital heart check. How do we balance Christian freedom with our kingdom purpose?

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The Bible has a lot to say about alcohol—and it might not be exactly what you think. From verses celebrating it as a blessing to stark warnings against reckless living, scripture doesn't shy away from this complex and culturally charged topic.

In this message from the "Under Construction" sermon series, we take an honest, balanced look at how to build our lives on wisdom rather than foolishness when it comes to alcohol. Beginning with a moving testimony from Aubrey about finding life-giving freedom after addiction, Pastor Steve Musto explores the tension between biblical liberty and scriptural warning.

What you’ll discover in this episode:
The Two Sides of the Coin: How the Bible portrays alcohol as both a potential blessing for celebration and a dangerous trap for reckless living.

Abstain vs. Partake: Breaking down the two primary scriptural responses to alcohol and understanding how personal conviction works within Christian freedom.

The Heart of the Matter: Why God is just as concerned with why we turn to a drink as He is with how much we drink.

Identifying the "Yellow Flags": Practical, honest warning signs to help evaluate whether alcohol is starting to master your habits, your heart, or your home.

Tune in to discover how to navigate culture, personal conviction, and spiritual maturity with wisdom, guardrails, and grace.

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Steve, Tami, and Natalie discuss what wisdom with alcohol looks like for Christ-followers.

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If you were handed a magic wand with only one wish left, what would you ask for? When God offered King Solomon absolutely anything he wanted, Solomon didn't ask for wealth or power—he asked for wisdom.

But how did he actually get it? Was it a sudden, effortless supernatural download, or was it something he had to pursue?

In this message, Pastor Steve dives into Proverbs 2 to unpack what it truly means to acquire and live out Godly wisdom. It’s far more than just collecting biblical facts or having a high spiritual IQ; true wisdom is about application, proximity to God, and knowing how to navigate life's messy contradictions.

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Join as we discuss Revelation, and the message to the church in Thyatira.

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Join as we discuss Revelation, and the message to the church in Pergamum.

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Join as we discuss Revelation 2:8-11, and the message to the church in Smyrna.

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Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Revelation.

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Pastor Steve continued our series in the book of Revelation.

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Chris Dolson of Blackhawk Church in Madison joins us to open our series on the Book of Revelation.

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While Mary might be one of the most recognizable characters in the Christmas story, can we actually understand what she went through?

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King Hezekiah faced an impossible situation: his nation was doomed, surrounded by the most powerful army on earth, and their destruction had been foretold. What do you do when all hope seems lost and certain demise looms? Join us as we explore Hezekiah's radical response to overwhelming odds.

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God's blessings can be incredible, but what happens when prosperity leads to pride? Join us as we explore the story of King Uzziah, whose early reign was marked by incredible faithfulness and flourishing, only to be tested by the hidden dangers of success. Discover the subtle ways pride can creep into our lives and how to safeguard your heart against its poisonous effects.

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King Jehoash seeks a miracle for Israel, but his encounter with the prophet Elisha reveals a deeper problem. What stands between him and complete victory, and what can we learn about the unseen motives of the heart?

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Tylor Fischer, an Elder at Bethany, explores the critical choices we make about who we listen to and the danger of addressing symptoms without confronting core issues. Learn from Joash's journey and be challenged to seek godly wisdom, truly following the path Christ lays out for us.

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Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami explore why some books and writings were left out of the Bible, and why we can trust our Bibles today.

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(The audio is a little rough this week!) Pastor Steve begins a new series looking at the prayer requests of Jesus in John 17.

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Pastor Steve preaches our last sermon of 2024, and reveals the most popular scripture in the world for this year, and why it matters to us so much.

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Pastor David wraps up our series looking at Isaiah 9:6, focusing on "Prince of Peace".

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Chase Vitort, our Director of Youth Ministry, gives us the next message in our series on Isaiah 9:6; Eternal Father.

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If you have any leads on finding a trained monkey, please let us know. Thanks!

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Pastor Steve continues our Christmas sermon series in Isaiah 9:6, and the names of Jesus we find there. This week, we focus on "Mighty God".

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Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dive deeper into Isaiah, and break down some of the ways we should, and shouldn't, look at prophecy.

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Pastor David starts our new Christmas sermon series in Isaiah 9:6, and the names of Jesus we find there. This week, we focus on Wonderful Counselor.

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Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dive into Isaiah 9, and discuss the historical context of Israel, Judah, and King Hezekiah in a famous prophetic passage about Jesus.

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Pastor Steve wraps up our series in the Old Testament Law, and looks at the feasts of the Old Testament.

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Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dive into the feasts of ancient Israel, and talk about how they connect to us today.

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Pastor Steve continues our series in the Old Testament Law, and shows us where a lot of the traditions around baptism come from.

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Does baptism come out of nowhere with John the Baptist, or are there roots in ancient Israel? Why do we believe what we believe about baptism? What's it for?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they unpack Baptism in the ancient world, and for us today.

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"All of us- married and single, gay and straight- have the same mission: to live the way God would have us live- with the challenges he has given us, the tough choices we have to face every day, the mistakes of our past trying to pull us down and the call of God ahead of us that says, 'I have something better for you!'"

Pastor Steve continues our series looking at The Law in the Old Testament. This week, we look at what the law says about sexuality.

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"In a culture (then and now) where men dominate, it is easy to believe that there is something inherently more valuable in maleness than in femaleness. But that is not the Biblical narrative. The Bible makes no distinctions in the distribution of spiritual gifts to men or women nor in their significance in service to the church. If you are a woman, you are precious to YHWH. You are not valuable because you are weaker, lesser, need special protection, are vulnerable. You are precious because you are made in his image."

Pastor Steve continues our look into the Old Testament Law, and walks us through how God deeply values Women; both then and now.

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How should we interpret confusing verses about Women in the Old Testament? How should Christians be acting during an election?

Pastor Steve and Tami cover a wide range of topics in this week's Beyond The Sermon.

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How do (or don't) the verses about slavery in the Old Testament apply (or not) to us today? Pastor Steve continues our series on The Law, and focuses on what it says about slavery.

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What does the Old Testament law say about goat's milk, burglaries, & slavery? How does that apply to us today? What can we learn from it?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they unpack some of the stranger laws in the Old Testament, and help us see God's character in them.

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Chase Vitort, Bethany's Director of Youth Ministry, continues our series on Old Testament Law. This week, we focus on Romans 7 and see how the law is good, weak, and unified at the same time.

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How is it possible that The Law is both good and weak at the same time?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Chase dive into Romans 7:7-13, and share some of what they learned from an expert in Old Testament Law this past spring.

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"The law teaches us to be people who love people. As God's image bearers, the way we treat people matters. The way we treat others is part of the Ten Commandments because we can't have a deep, meaningful relationship with God without being in right relationship with other image-bearers."

Pastor Steve continues our series looking at the Old Testament Law, and takes us through the final 6 of the 10 commandments in Exodus 20.

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Is it possible to love God and not love other people? How is following God's commandments connected to true rest?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into the last 6 commandments, and what they tell us about both our relationship with God and with other people.

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"The law teaches us to love God with all of our everything. When we prioritize our relationship with YHWH above all else, we are loving God. When we honor and respect God’s name, we are loving God. When we honor our Sabbath rest, we are loving God."

Pastor Steve takes us through Exodus 20:7-11, and shows us how The Law explains how we treat God.

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What does being "holy" really mean? What's the difference between "unclean" and "sinful"? Why is the sabbath so important to God?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami unpack and go deeper into Exodus 20:7-11 on this week's Beyond The Sermon.

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How does the Law explain who God is?

Pastor Steve continues our "Flyover" series going through the Old Testament Law. This week focuses on what it tells us about who God is.

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What does The Law tell us about God? How did the ancient Israelites feel about getting the Ten Commandments?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami unpack and go deeper into Deuteronomy 5:6-10, and the first two commandments.

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Pastor Steve begins a new series taking us through the Old Testament Law; a section of scripture that we often skip, skim, or skirt around.

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Does Old Testament Law still matter? How do I know which laws apply and which don't?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami are BACK! After The Sermon is now BEYOND the Sermon. Join us each week as we dive deeper into the sermon than we can on a Sunday alone.

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What does it look like when we truly experience God's mercy? Pastor David wraps up our series looking at the parables of Jesus, and takes us through the parable of The Pharisee and The Tax Collector.

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Continuing in our summer Parables series, Pastor David takes us through the parables of The Treasure in the Field and the Priceless Pearl found in Matthew 13:44-46.

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Is old better than new? Continuing in our Parables series, Pastor Steve takes us into Luke 5:33-39 and the Parable of The Wineskins.

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Continuing in our Parables series over the summer, Pastor Steve takes us through the Parable of The Sheep & The Goats found in Matthew 25:31-46.

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What's the point of the end of the world? Pastor Steve answers this question through Mark 13:1-37, and the parable of the Fig Tree.

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Pastor David preaches from Luke 11 and the parable of "The Friend at Midnight" that Jesus tells.

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Pastor Steve takes us through the parable of the Narrow Door in Luke 13:22-30, and shows us what Jesus wanted us to see from this story.

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We often ask the question "Do you know Jesus". But maybe the question we should be asking is "Does Jesus know you?"

For our LAST After The Sermon, Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami take us through Luke 13:22-30 and the Parable of the Narrow Door. "After The Sermon" may be done, but we'll be back on September 20 with a new name, updated format, and with a new sermon series! See you then!

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Chase Vitort, our Director of Youth Ministry, continues our look into the Parables of Jesus this summer by looking at the parable of the persistent widow in Luke 18:1-8.

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Why is persistence in prayer important? Join Pastor David, Tami, and Chase as they dive deeper into Luke 18:1-8 and the parable of the persistent widow.

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Pastor David breaks down the parable of the 10 minas in Luke 19, and helps show us how God wants us to use the resources He's given us as believers.

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Pastor David and Tami discuss the parable of the 10 Minas in Luke 19, and how our choices in life can affect our eternity.

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"Jesus tells his disciples that money is a distraction that wants our attention and many people will make it their god, but his followers will know what’s really going on and put money in its proper place as a tool and not a goal."

Pastor Steve takes us through one of the most challenging parables in the Bible: The Shrewd Manager. What was Jesus trying to communicate with this parable? What can we learn from it today?

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Why does Jesus tell the story of "The Shrewd Manager"? What does it really mean to us?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami start to explore what Jesus might have meant in Luke 16:1-9, and how that applies to us today.

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Perhaps the most famous parable of all is the Good Samaritan. This past Sunday, Pastor Steve unpacked this parable and what it means for us today.

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Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and back from vacation, Tami Deleeuw on this week's After The Sermon! Our trio dives into Luke 10:25-37 and the parable of the Good Samaritan, and the question that preceeds it; "who is my neighbor?"

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Pastor David continued our summer series going through the parables of Jesus on Sunday, and focused on the parable of the splinter and the beam.

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What did Jesus really mean when he said "Do not judge"? How can we misunderstand what this means?

Pastor David and Pastor Steve break down Matthew 7 and the topic of judging, and how Christians should, and shouldn't, do it.

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On Sunday, Pastor Steve continued our series in the Parables over the summer. This week the focus was on the story of the House Divided found in Luke 11.

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What sort of understanding did the ancient world have of demons and the spiritual world that we've lost today? How should we think of demons in our modern world? How do we disrupt their influence in our lives?

Pastor Steve and Pastor David dive deeper into Luke 11, and discuss what Jesus teaches and the meanings behind it.

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"If you are not a believer, you are not a number to God, you have incredible value to Him. Don’t be confused about what he wants from you. He doesn't want your money, fear, behaviors, follow rules, or to ruin your fun. He wants you to be found."

Pastor Steve continues our summer in the parables, and this week takes us through Luke 15:1-32 and one of Jesus' most famous stories.

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What can we learn from the parables found in Matthew 15 of the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son? Join Pastor Steve and Pastor David as they dive deeper into Matthew 15.

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Chase Vitort, our Director of Youth Ministry, continued our series going through the Parables this summer. This weekend, he took us through Matthew 13:1-23 and the Parable of the Soils, Sower, and Seeds.

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Why is Jesus confusing sometimes?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Chase as they dive deeper into Matthew 13, and the Parable of the Sower, Seeds, and Soils.

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"If your foundation is on Jesus, you will see the evidence in how you live.
You'll see it in how you Treat your wife, your husband, your kids, your friends, your coworkers, and your neighbors. You'll see it in how you treat someone who seems to hate you. You'll see it in how you respond to someone who hurts you and sins against you; In how you let anger hold a place in your heart."

Pastor David starts our new summer series diving into the parables of Jesus, and what we can learn from them. This week we looked at the Parable of the Two Foundations in Matthew 7:24-27.

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Pastor Steve wraps up our look at the topic of forgiveness and shows us through many verses in the book of Romans how to ultimately be forgiven by God.

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"We cannot force forgiveness on someone else. No amount of shame or guilt will turn their hearts, only God can do that. There is a difference between forgiveness and healing. Allow God's timing in healing. Human sin still leaves human scars. There is a consequence for sinful behavior, and living with a broken relationship could be ours. Forcing a narrative we want, even if it seems like the right thing to do, can do more harm than good. Leave it to the Lord to handle."

Pastor Steve continues our series looking at the topic of Forgiveness, and this week focuses on how to be forgiven by others.

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When is it time to forgive? Is it wrong to forgive too soon? Can I forgive someone who's passed away?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami continue the discussion from last week's podcast and dive deeper into Matthew 18, Matthew 6, and the topic of forgiveness.

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"Christ taught that forgiveness is a duty for his followers, and no limits can be set on it. It must be granted without reserve when requested by another. Forgiveness is part of believers' mutual relationship: since all depend upon God’s forgiveness, all are required to forgive one another. 'As the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive' (Col. 3:13)"

Pastor Steve takes us through Matthew 18, and the guidelines and wisdom that Jesus gives us for walking a process of forgiveness.

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What is Matthew 18 really about? How are we supposed to apply these words of Jesus? What does it have to do with forgiveness?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they unpack Matthew 18 and how we should apply it in our lives today.

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Pastor Steve introduces us to a new series on forgiveness and takes us through why we need forgiveness in the first place.

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What is forgiveness? Why is there a need for forgiveness at all?

Pastor Steve and Pastor David explore the topic of forgiveness, and go back to the very beginning of the Bible to learn from the story of Adam and Eve in the garden.

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"Elijah didn’t pray to 'send fire,' he prayed that people would turn back to God. We know we are praying big when we are praying for what only God can do- healing, delivery, change, creation, restoration."

Pastor Steve wraps up our series in the book of James by walking us through the last half of chapter 5, and showing us how the right prayers can make a difference.

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This week, Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami break down the concepts found in James 5:13-20 as we wrap up our "Lies We Believe" series. This week's podcast is audio only.

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"Even the lowest bar of Christianity must have “being a teller of truth” as a minimum requirement. Are you a spouse who says you will do things and then gets busy? Are you known for that? Are you a parent who tells your kids you’ll do something, then finds ways of getting out of it? Are you an employee who doesn’t show up on time, and promises what you don’t deliver?"

This week, Pastor Steve continues our study of the book of James.

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Are vows and oaths inherently wrong? How important is our reputation with other people? What do I do if I've broken a promise?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they break down James 5:12 on this episode of After The Sermon.

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"It was His mercy and compassion that led Jesus to the cross to suffer unjustly. He understands our suffering. His mercy and compassion are active in your life right now. He is near. He is with you in our suffering. It's hard to see it in pain and hardships, but God is at work in you and in your suffering."

Through James 5:7-11, Pastor David shows us how we should respond to suffering and wrongdoing, even from other Christians.

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How do I deal with hurt from other Christians? How do I avoid sin while I'm being hurt?

Pastor David and Tami break down James 5:7-11 and what it shows us about how to deal with hurt from other Christians well.

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"'How much am I supposed to give to poor people?' is the wrong question. God doesn’t need money. He's interested in generous hearts. Giving is not just about meeting the needs of others, it is also about changing the heart of the giver. Giving is addictive and God wants his people addicted to giving."

Pastor Steve continues our series in James, and takes us through James 5:1-6 and what it says about money.

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Is James 5:1-6 talking to all rich people, or just rich Christians? Is caring for the poor only a responsibility of the rich? How do I know when I'm supposed to be generous with what God has given me?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into James 5:1-6.

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"When Jesus was crucified, our sin was crucified with him. When he went into the ground, our old nature went with him. With sin conquered, the last enemy was death itself. When Jesus rose, our old sin nature was left to rot in the tomb and we were raised in a new identity in Christ that includes power to gain more and more victory over remaining sin in our lives."

Pastor Steve uses everyday objects that we have with us most days to remind us why the resurrection matters to us.

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How can we prove that The Resurrection happened? How can we defend against the claims that it didn't happen? Why does The Resurrection matter?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into the Easter story, and discuss theories about The Resurrection.

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"When we make decisions, we want to plan what most benefits us. The process of a Christian life is that of emptying ourselves of ourselves at every turn. To know God’s will, we must lay our own will down. Who’s will do you seek out more than God’s?"

This week, Pastor Steve continues showing us the "lies we believe" through James 4:14-17.

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Does God care about all of my choices? Even the little ones?

This is a tough question and one that everyone grapples with at some point. Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into James 4:3-17.

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"Maybe you feel the war in yourself or you see the war in the relationships around you. There is anger, hurt, bitterness, and discontent with God and others. Internal struggles and external conflict in our relationships often stem from our attempts to meet our needs and desires outside our relationship with God. The only way to truly satisfy our passions and desires is to come to God."

Pastor David takes us through James 4:1-12 as we continue our series: Lies We Believe.

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Join Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami as they dive deeper into James 4:1-12.

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"Jesus gave the world a different perspective of wisdom: the truly wise are not out for themselves, they work for the good of others. The people whose advice, input, counsel, and wisdom you follow—what do their lives look like? Beliefs are easy to come by. Jesus said his followers would be known by how they live."

Pastor Steve continues our look at the book of James; focusing on James 3:13-18.

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What are bitter envy & selfish ambition? Why does gentleness matter when it comes to wisdom? Is it wrong to desire to be a leader?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into James 3:13-18.

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"Consistency in speech is the mark of a Christ-follower. Followers of Jesus do not welcome or entertain speech that curses anyone made in the image and likeness of God. What we say reveals what’s going on in the deepest part of us; anger, fear, bitterness, deceit are all revealed by our words. Our deepest devotions, most ardent thoughts, and true feelings leak out of us in what we say."

Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of James, and examines James 3:1-12, and the effect our words can have.

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"The problem is that we still try to define the works of faith with a list of deeds to do: Go to church, read your Bible, get your kids to their programs each week, or serve at the soup kitchen once a month. These are Christian disciplines and things we need in our lives. But, the examples of Abraham and Rahab were meant to show us that works of faith are not a list of good deeds to do, but a life surrendered in obedience to God."

Pastor David explores the nature of genuine faith through James 2:14-28, challenging each of us with the inseparable link between faith and action.

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"When we demonstrate partiality, we expose our utter lack of understanding of the nature of the gospel. If I truly understood that I was saved when I was at my most helpless, how could I despise the weakness of others? In the New Kingdom, every citizen comes to God in weakness and humility. We will never rightly love our neighbor as we’ve been loved if we don’t understand the truth that while we wallowed in our own messiness, we were loved."

Our Director of Youth Ministry, Chase Vitort, continues our series in the book of James, and explores genuine faith and impartiality from James 2:1-13.

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Do Christians show favoritism? Where is it a temptation to show favoritism in our own lives? Does God not like wealthy people?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Chase as they dive deeper into James 2:1-13, and explore the topic of favoritism.

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"God expects his people to consider others first. Surely other believers, but also people who don’t yet know him. The way many of us engage with the lost world actually sabotages God’s mission in it. Jesus taught us not to get angry when someone steals from us; give them the rest of your possessions too. Not to strike back when someone hits you; let them hit you again. Not to claim your rights when someone forces you to do something that isn’t fair; do twice as much as they asked. Why? It’s not about us."

Pastor Steve continues our look into the book of James, and shows us what it says about anger.

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What does James tell us about "Godly anger"?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into James 1:19-27, and how James talks about anger, justice, and the least of these.

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"We can get overly focused on the 'why' of suffering. When we walk through the roughest things in life with God, we emerge stronger, more resilient, more sensitive to others, and more reliant on God. That is all the why we need to know in order to endure. If you are here today and in the midst of a rough road, that answer is unsatisfying. The ultimate answer to the question of 'why' is actually 'who'. God is the only answer we have, because he doesn’t ignore us in the midst of trials, he meets us right where we are."

Join us over the next few months as we dig into the book of James, and learn about some of the things that trip us up as Christians, and how James helps us address them. Pastor Steve starts our new series looking at James 1:1-18, and the lie we believe that God is tempting us.

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Should I be happy during suffering?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David as they dive deeper into our first sermon in a series looking at the book of James.

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"Jesus resists Satan not on the grounds that Satan’s logic or use of Scripture is faulty; not even that he loves us too much to allow us to continue in sin; but on grounds that worshiping God is the only option. Anything less than serving God’s Kingdom is vile and repulsive."

Pastor Steve wraps up our 3-week look at the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4. It seems like Satans temptation to Jesus to "worship me" would never work; so why did Satan choose it?

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Am I hearing God or Satan? How can I tell the difference between God's voice and Satan's voice? How do I learn to hear God's voice?

Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David dive deeper into the third and final temptation of Jesus found in Matthew 4:1-11.

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"Jesus was willing to trust God’s plan and timing for him all the way to the cross. He experienced the hardest thing imaginable in his choice to obey his Heavenly Father in order to show the greatest demonstration of God’s love to us, by giving his life for us. He has shown us his love. Are you willing to take God at his Word and trust in his love, even when it's hard, without needing other confirmations, and obey in the middle of the hard that God has you in?"

Pastor David explores the second temptation of Jesus in the desert by Satan. What can we learn from this temptation, and from how Jesus responded to it?

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Can we test God? How do we trust God when we're in hard situations? Was it wrong for Gideon to test God in the book of Judges?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami explore the second temptation of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11, and what we can learn from it.

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"The counterfeit idea is that God helps those who help themselves. The Bible says that God strengthens those who wait on him, not those who rush ahead of him. Acting on our own will causes us to veer away from God’s will. The only way to know God’s will is to stay connected to him."

Pastor Steve begins our three-week look into the temptations of Jesus found in Matthew 4:1-11. This week we focus on the temptation of turning stones into bread.

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Does God test us? How is testing different than tempting? Does God allow temptation?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami break down the temptations of Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11, and what we can learn about resisting temptations and how and why God tests us.

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"We are created to worship. When we find our identity in anything else; when we start believing that we were made to dance, sing, create art, parent, help people live healthy lives, preach, teach, work for a cause, pass laws, or even accomplish a Godly mission; we miss the real point of our existence. We can do all of those things, but you and I exist to worship God."

For our first Sunday of the year, Pastor Steve taught from Acts 16:16-28 and showed how worship is our ultimate purpose; both now and in eternity.

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What is the ultimate purpose of our lives? Why did God create us?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David (back from sabbatical!) as they dive deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon on Acts 16:16-28 and what we can learn from the example of Paul.

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"Jesus is acutely aware of timing, and we must be as well. There may be a time when God calls us to speak into a situation, confront an untruth, right a wrong, correct and admonish, or speak out for Biblical values. But it is not always that time right now just because it is in front of us. For too many of us, “any time will do.”"

Pastor Steve continues our series looking at the miraculous messages leading up to the birth of Christ. This week we look at Joseph being told to run to save his family's life and the principles we can learn from that.

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What does the Bible say about dreams? What can we learn from the stories in the Bible about dreams? Do we look to dreams too often, or not enough?

Join Pastor Steve and Tami as they dive deeper into Matthew 2 and many of the stories of dreams in the Bible.

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"A time is coming in the future when Jesus will reign and rule. All knees will bow to Him. But that is not the gift Jesus provides right now. We don’t have political, economic, or social problem. We have a sin problem. YHWH wasn’t fooled; He wanted to give us the gift we needed, not just the gift we wanted."

Pastor Steve continues our look into the miraculous messages leading up to the birth of Christ. This week, we look into Joseph and what we can learn from his response to God's call on his life.

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What do we know about Joseph, Jesus' Dad on Earth? What can we learn from his response to God's call for his life? What was the context that he was expecting his early marriage to look like?

Join Pastor Steve and Tami as they dive deeper into who we think Joseph was, the cultural context surrounding his life, and what we can learn from him.

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"Our tendency is to say 'yes…but' or 'yes…if.' What do we need in order to say 'yes'? Mary trusted God without knowing the answers. To help us trust better: what do we not trust God with?"

Pastor Steve continues our series zooming in on the miraculous messages leading up to the birth of Jesus. This week, we take a look at 13-year-old Mary and her response to a big ask of her life from God.

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Who better to discuss the implications of Mary being around 13 when she found out she would be the mother of the Messiah than a couple of current 13-year-old girls? On this week's unique After The Sermon, Tami sits down with two 13-year-old girls from Bethany and talks about what it might have been like for Mary when Gabriel told her the big news.

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"If you are prone to skepticism about spiritual things, know that you are not alone. Even the appearance of an angel did not convince a man who believed in God with all of his heart. Being skeptical is not sinful in itself and we are not condemned for feeling that way. However, when God presents evidence to us, it is up to us to recognize it. At some point, to do otherwise becomes obstinate and disobedient."

Pastor Steve starts a new Christmas series focusing on some of the miraculous messages leading up to the birth of Jesus. This week, we look at Zechariah & Elizabeth, and how God & Gabriel responded to Zechariah's skepticism.

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Who is John The Baptist? Why do his parents, Zechariah and Elizabeth, matter? Why does it matter that the angel Gabriel talked with Zechariah? What other angels does the Bible talk about?

Tami and Pastor Steve look at the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and discuss the significance of their story.

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"If you want to use the armor of God, pray. If you want to be in the fight, pray. If you want to have the greatest impact on the largest number of people and claim the most ground for the Kingdom of Heaven, pray."

Pastor Steve finishes our series in the book of Ephesians with a challenge on how to view the armor of God correctly.

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Do we really understand what the "Armor of God" is actually about?

Join Pastor Steve and Tami as they dive deeper into a famous concept in scripture from Ephesians 6.

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"The point of parenting is not to raise healthy, successful, well-adjusted kids who marry well and have great kids themselves. It's to help them become more like Jesus. The point of parenting is to bring them up in the instruction of the Lord."

Pastor Steve continues our series in Ephesians and examines God's design for the relationship between kids and parents using Ephesians 6:1-4.

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What does the Bible have to say about Parenting? What's the difference between obedience and honoring our parents?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and special guest Heather Clutter as they dive deeper into Ephesians 6:1-4 and the topic of kids and parenting.

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What is God's actual design for marriage? Where have we gotten it right, or wrong? What does "submission" mean in a Godly marriage?

Tami, Pastor Steve, and Cathy, Pastor Steve's wife, dive deeper into Ephesians 5:22-33 and discuss the implications of these verses on marriage.

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"Whatever position we are in, whatever power we have, we are to deny that power, deny our position, and instead shift our thinking. We are all slaves to Christ. He is our Lord. So we live submitting to each other, caring for each other, and loving each other as Christ loves us."

Pastor David takes us through Ephesians 6:5-9, which deals with the relationships between slaves and masters in ancient Ephesus. What can we learn from this passage today as modern Americans?

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What does the Bible say about slavery? Does the Apostle Paul endorse slavery? How should we apply passages about slavery to our modern lives?

Join Pastor David and Tami as they dive deeper into the complex topic of slavery found in Ephesians 6:5-9. You can watch this episode of After the Sermon here: https://youtu.be/NApW4D8Dlc8

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For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. - Ephesians 5:8

Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Ephesians and breaks down what Paul talks about in regard to sexual immorality and greed.

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Where do we get our personal definitions of sexuality from? What do sexuality and thanksgiving have to do with each other? How does greed affect people in every class?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dive deep into some meaty topics found in Ephesians 5:3-17 on this week's After The Sermon.

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"To walk worthy of the calling we’ve received, Christians must put on the
new self in response to God’s gospel."

Chase Vitort, our Director of Youth Ministry, continues our series in the book of Ephesians.

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Why is legalism bad? What is the opposite of legalism, and why is that bad too? How do we live as Christians and honor God without falling into laziness or legalism?

Join Pastor David and Chase as they dive deeper into Ephesians 4:17-5:2 on this weeks After The Sermon.

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"When a spiritually mature person confronts another spiritually mature person, unity is not really at risk because both the one who speaks the truth and the one who receives the truth does so in love. But when one party does not have the spiritual maturity to give or receive correction with humility, gentleness or patience, they create division. We walk worthy of our calling as a church when we walk in unity."

Pastor Steve continues our look into the book of Ephesians and focuses on what unity in the church should look like.

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Why is "unity" sometimes a scary word?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dig deeper into Ephesians 4:1-16.

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"Many of us have been trying to live the Christian life while seeing God more as a far-distant God, an absent father, who we are just trying so hard to do enough right to make happy. That's not our Dad. Our Father is close, near, and his love for you is so big, his power and his presence so amazing, that we can ask beyond what we can even think: to be filled and satisfied with the fullness of God."

Pastor David continues our series in Ephesians, and focuses on Paul's prayer at the end of Chapter 3.

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Why does it matter that God is our Father? How should we look at our earthly fathers in light of God our Father?

Join Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Ephesians 3, and discuss what it really means that God is our father.

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"God makes enemies friends by uniting us in him. This is accomplished through God’s grace, not through having the law, moral codes, ceremonial washings, sacrifices, observing holidays. And that hasn’t changed. "

Pastor Steve continues our look at Ephesians, and takes us through chapter 2, and what it really means for Christ to have made us one people in Him.

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Why do we cause division in the church? What do we do to fix the problem?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David as they dive deeper into Ephesians 2, and unpack why we as humans always seem to cause division.

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"We often treat prayer like a jump start on a car. 'Well, I usually can start the car and get going, but today is really cold, so I need your power today. Jump Start! But I’ll be good now, I got it from here.' This is not the Christian life we were meant for. There is more power every day. We pray small because we have chosen to see a small calling. We don’t pray for God’s big power because we trust our power more."

Pastor David Baxley continues our series in the book of Ephesians, and focuses on the contrast between how Paul prays and how we often pray.

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Are our prayers big enough? Do we limit what we pray for too much? Are we even praying for the right things, or in the right way?

Pastor David, Tami, and Pastor Steve jump into Ephesians 1:15-20 and Paul's amazing prayer for the church, and examine what we can learn from it.

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"When you don’t know who you are, you have no purpose. But chosen people, forgiven people, living under God’s will and destined for an eternal inheritance have a purpose- praise and glorify God. To live in our chosenness is to live in gratitude for all God has done. There’s no room for arrogance (we didn’t do anything) any more than we can be arrogant about 'we won' Revolutionary War. We did nothing, we enjoy all the benefits with none of the sacrifice."

Pastor Steve opens up a new series in the book of Ephesians, and shows how God receives glory for the grace he has provided in Christ.

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What's the difference between ancient Ephesus and things today in modern American life?

As we start a new series in the book of Ephesians, Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dig into how things looked different in the Ephesus that Paul was writing to, and how that affects what he was writing.

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We all go through times of waiting, big or small. We often look to the eventual comfort that comes at the end of our waiting. But, what does God want to do while we feel like we're waiting? What's God doing in the waiting that we might be missing?

Pastor David wraps up our series in the Psalms with Psalm 25, and gives us some concrete things to look for while we wait.

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When is waiting a good thing? How does God use waiting to shape us?

Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David take a deeper look into Psalm 25 on this week's After The Sermon.

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"'Numbering our days' means we understand what has eternal value so that God can establish our spiritual legacy that goes beyond anything the world around us values"

Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Psalms, and takes us to Psalm 90 where we learn what it means to "number our days".

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What does it mean to "number our days" and why does it matter?

Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami unpack Psalm 90 on this week's After The Sermon.

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Pastor David continues our look into the Psalms this summer.

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Why do we hide from God? What does it look like to try to flee from God? How can we prevent ourselves trying to escape God?

Tami, Pastor David, and Amy Baxley dive deeper into Psalm 139 and explore what this psalm means.

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We need God's forgiveness every day.

Tylor Fischer, an elder here at Bethany, continued our series in the Psalms this summer.

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What are confession & repentance? What makes them different? Why do they matter?

Join Tami, Pastor David, and Tylor as they dive deeper into Psalm 32 and what we can learn about forgiveness, confession, and repentance.

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"Inexorable from God’s character is justice- he is more than just a just God, he is justice personified, to pray that His justice would be done is Biblical and right."

Pastor Steve takes us through Psalm 109, and unpacks a challenging prayer, and helps us understand how it applies to us today.

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Why is it so hard to be honest in prayer with God? What does it look like to be honest in our prayers?

Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David (back from his sabbatical!!) dive deeper into Psalm 109, and explore honest prayer with God.

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Do you only believe in God's goodness in a distant, eternal sense, or do you also believe in the power of God’s goodness in the here and now?

Pastor Steve continues our study of the Psalms, and takes us through Psalm 27, and King David's fervent belief that he would see God's goodness while he was still living.

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How can we see the goodness of God while we're still on this side of eternity? Can we be confident that we'll see God's goodness before heaven?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and special guest Michael Anderson as they dive deeper into Psalm 27 and explore what it means to look for God's goodness before we die.

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What does it mean to be shepherded by God?

Pastor Steve unpacks Psalm 23, and dives into what the psalm would mean to the ancient reader that we might not understand today.

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Psalm 23 is probably the most famous passage in the bible. But do we really understand all of the nuances with our modern minds and ears? Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and special guest, Cathy Musto, as they dive deeper into Psalm 23 and explore the rich context that the ancient readers would have understood.

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"Our story does not have to end in our victory in order for God to get the victory."

Pastor Steve continues our look at the Psalms and takes us through Psalm 22, which focuses on King David's feeling of abandonment by God.

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What should we do when we feel abandoned by God? Is it ok to feel that way? How should we come along side our friends and family when they feel like God isn't with them?

This week, Pastor Steve and Tami are joined by Glenna Lenardson, who's certainly experienced her share of moments feeling abandoned by God. They explore Psalm 22 and discuss what it's like to feel abandoned by God.

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"Our victories, however great or small, are God’s work, not the result of our own efforts. Who gets the credit for our wins? Who’s power and ability is shown through our accomplishments?"
Pastor Steve continues our look into the Psalms through the summer.

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How do we wait for God well? How does thankfulness help with that? What should we think about violent parts of the bible?

Pastor Steve, Tami, and our special guest, Tylor Fischer, dive deeper into Psalm 21 on this week's After The Sermon.

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What do we do when we don't see God rescuing us?

Special guest, Jenni Young, joins us for After The Sermon this week, and shares some of her story of seeing God's faithfulness even when he doesn't fix everything for us.

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What makes trust meaningful? Where do we try to find our safety besides God?

Pastor Steve takes us through Psalm 16, and shows us where the ancient world found their feeling of safety, and that the modern world isn't really so different.

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How should we deal with pain & bitterness? How should we approach God in the times we feel bitter toward Him?

These are all tough questions that most, if not all, Christians find themselves asking at one point or another. This week we bring Andy Chown, a longtime member at Bethany, on the podcast to talk about some of the incredibly hard things that he has been through in his life, and how God has been with him through it.

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What if it isn't "well with my soul"? How should we think when we're feeling hopeless?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Chase as they dive deeper into Psalm 42, and explore the hopeless feelings the psalmist writes about, and how they turn to praise.

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"When I observe your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you set in place, what is a human being that you remember him, a son of man that you look after him?"

Pastor Steve takes us through Psalm 8.

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How does God reveal himself through nature?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David (podcast recorded before his sabbatical), as they dive deeper into Psalm 8.

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What does the word "Happy" really mean in the bible, and what does that have to do with our lives today?

Pastor Steve introduces our new summer series in the book of Psalms, and what we can learn about happiness.

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How can we guide our kids towards Jesus? Does it make a difference when they see us following Jesus or reading our bible?

On this week's After The Sermon, Pastor Steve and Tami and joined by a Special guest: Barbara Davis, Steve's Mom! They dive deeper into Psalm 1, and discuss doing what we can to build a legacy of faith.

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What do we mean when we say "All we can do is pray"?

Pastor Steve wraps up our series in the book of 1 John, and explores the topics of prayer and sin.

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Are some sins worse than others? Are all sins truly equal? What does that mean?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into 1 John 5:13-21, and what that text means for us today.

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Pastor Steve continues our look at 1 John.

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Why is the Trinity so important? How was Jesus both fully man and fully God? Are we supposed to fully understand these things?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David as they dive deeper into 1 John 5:1-12 and discuss why God being three co-equal persons matters.

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"Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God—God remains in him and he in God. And we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and the one who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him." - 1 John 4:15-16

Pastor David Baxley continues our look into the book of 1 John by taking us through many of the passages that mention love.

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What does "God is Love" really mean? What does "perfect love casts out fear" mean? Are God's love and wrath incompatible?

Join Pastor David, Tami, and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Pastor David's sermon covering 1 John 4:15-21, and many of the other verses about love from 1 John.

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Pastor Steve Musto continues our study of the book of 1 John.

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What authority do we have in the spiritual realm? If all truth is from God, where do lies come from? What should we do to combat lies in our own minds?

On this weeks After The Sermon, Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve dive deeper into 1 John 4:1-6 and discuss the authority that Jesus has given believers over the spiritual realm.

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"So now, little children, remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming. If you know that he is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of him."- 1 John 2:28-29

Pastor David Baxley continues our series in the book of 1 John, and unpacks what it means to be a child of God.

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Is shame always a bad thing? What role should shame play in our lives as Christians? When is it harmful?

Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve dive deeper into 1 John 2:28-3:10 and what we see there about shame, being a child of God, or being a child of the devil.

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"When someone trusts Christ, they receive the Holy Spirit, so if we hear a teaching we are unsure about, we are supposed to ask the Holy Spirit to help us discern it, take time to listen, and receive the answer. But somehow, we have turned this wondrous gift of God that He intends to be a totally normal part of life in Him, and made it weird."

Pastor Steve Musto continues our look into the book of 1 John, and what it says about the last days, antichrists, and how to discern truth from God's spirit.

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Why are we obsessed with the last days? Who is John talking about when he mentions "antichrist"? Why does he also mention plural antichrists?

Join Pastor Steve and Pastor David as they dive deeper into 1 John 2:18-27 than a Sunday sermon alone can go.

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"And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does the will of God remains forever."

Pastor David Baxley continues our series in the book of 1 John: Life in the Light.

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What really causes us to sin? Is it external factors? Something inside of us? Something else?

Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami dive into 1 John 2:12-17 and go deeper into the scripture than Sunday allows.

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"This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commands. The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him: The one who says he remains in him should walk just as he walked."Pastor David Baxley continues our study of the book of 1 John and explores the relationship between following God's commands and loving God.

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How are obedience & love connected? How do I obey God more? How do I love God more?

These tough questions that many Christians ask are where we are going deeper in this week's After The Sermon. Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they talk about 1 John 2:3-11, and how obedience and love are connected.

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"Take the good news with the bad"

Pastor Steve Musto continues our series in the book of 1 John by looking at how believers should approach sin.

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Can something be sin for me, and not for others? How should we handle this reality?

Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David as they dig deeper into 1 John 1:8-2:2, and discuss the implications and reality of this scripture for life as a Christian.

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What does it mean to have "fellowship with the light"?

Pastor David Baxley introduces our new series in the book of 1 John: Life in the Light.

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What does God being "light" mean for us? How is it different for us today vs in the ancient world?

On this week's After The Sermon, Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami break down and go deeper into Pastor David's sermon opening up our new series in 1 John: "Life in the Light"

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What am I supposed to be doing and feeling when I take communion? What does it do for me?Pastor Steve Musto wraps up our series in the book of Acts by exploring what it meant for the early church to be "devoted to the breaking of bread".

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How should communion affect my life?

Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David as they go deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon about communion, and how we should approach it.

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Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Acts by exploring how the early church viewed generosity.

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What can we learn about generosity from the early church? How does money factor into that?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon on generosity from Acts.

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In light of our Wednesday Night programming being canceled due to weather this week, Pastor David and Chase sit down for a discussion on Worship as the close to our Youth's sermon series on Spiritual Disciplines. Since we didn't get to have an After The Sermon on worship when Pastor David preached on Sunday in early February, we thought we'd release this for everyone this week.

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Why should we pray? What should we expect out of prayer?

Pastor David continues our series in the book of Acts and helps answer the question of why we should pray.

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Why does prayer often feel like a brick wall? How are we supposed to pray? What are we supposed to get out of it?

This week's After The Sermon gets real about prayer. Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami discuss the ins and outs of prayer, and some of the real challenges that we can face as we pray, and after we pray.

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Being devoted to Christ means being devoted to others. God dwells in community.

Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Acts, and examines how the early church viewed and lived out community.

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Do we use the word "fellowship" incorrectly? What do we get wrong about fellowship in the modern church? How is it different than it was for the early church?

Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Sunday's message on the idea of "fellowship" from Acts 2:42-47, and what we can learn from the early church on the topic.

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What is worship? What breaks the fellowship of worship?

Pastor David continues our series in the book of Acts, and explores what role worship had in the early church, and what role it should have today.

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How will you respond to the Holy Spirit?

Tylor Fischer, an Elder here at Bethany, continues our series in the book of Acts.

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Why don't we see miracles more often? We hear about God doing amazing things for missionaries around the world, but what about here?

On this week's After The Sermon, join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David as they discuss Acts 4:23-31 and ponder why we don't see those kinds of miracles as often as we might be able to.

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How did the Word of God spread in the beginning of the Church? Through the prayerful selection of gifted people.Pastor Steve continues our study of the early church and the lessons we can learn from them for today.

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What are "spiritual gifts" and how do I know what gifts I have?

In this week's After The Sermon, join Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon about spiritual gifts, and how we should be using them.

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What does it mean in Acts 2:42 that the people were "devoted to the Apostles' teaching"?

Pastor David Baxley continues our series looking at the book of Acts, and what we can learn from the early church.

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What can we learn from the early church, and how do we recapture the amazing example of church that they set for us?

Pastor Steve begins our new series by examining who the early church was, and how we can begin to see some of the amazing things that they saw happen in the earliest days of Christianity.

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What role does the Holy Spirit play in our lives today? How is it similar or different to what we see in the early Church in Acts?

After The Sermon is back for 2023! This week, join Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Acts 2.

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How is it possible to have strength in our weakness?

Pastor Steve brings us a new message for a new year on how we need to admit our weaknesses so we can have the strength of the Lord.

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We love the nice images of Jesus with the children, and the Jesus with the little lambs. But, we never seem to think about the image of Jesus who brings the sword.

Pastor Steve Musto continues our series looking at the idea of "Peace" by breaking down what Jesus said in Matthew 10:34–39:
"Don’t assume that I came to bring peace on the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword."

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Jesus said in Matthew 10:34, "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword." But, how do we reconcile that with the peaceful and loving Jesus we often think about?

Join Tami and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon on Matthew 10:34-39, and how the gospel can bring conflict to our lives.

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In our "Peace on Earth" series, we've been learning that peace isn't just a feeling, it's a state of being with Christ. But, what do we do when we just can’t find this peace to carry with us? What do we do when we just can’t catch our breath, when it seems like the circumstances around us do not allow us to find this Peace, let alone carry it with us into the world?

Tylor Fischer, an Elder here at Bethany, continues our look at biblical peace and explores it through the lens of Philippians 4:4-7.

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How are peace and joy related?

Join Tylor, Pastor Steve, and Tami as they dive deeper into Tylor's sermon on Philippians 4:4-7, and how peace and joy are related

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Love is the carrier for peace.

Pastor Steve continues our look at shalom (peace) as we lead up to Christmas. This week, we focus on Romans 12:9–21, and how love is vital to finding, and bringing, peace.

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Why is having love important to finding peace?

Join Pastor Steve and Tami as they dive deeper into Steve's sermon on how love is vital to true peace.

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What if peace isn’t a feeling? What if peace were a person?

Pastor Steve starts our new series exploring what peace really is, and how we can find it.

What was entrusted to Timothy that is also entrusted to us?

We've been asking this question throughout our series in 2 Timothy, and Pastor David gives us our last answer in our last sermon in this book.

How do we deal with pain together as Christians?

Join Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami as they dive deeper into David's sermon on 2 Timothy 4:9-22 as we close out our "Entrusted" series.

Where is the ministry that God is asking you to do?

We continue our series in 2 Timothy as Pastor Steve asks us "How’s the fulfillment of your ministry going?".

We must be watchful because our hearts are more likely to deceive ourselves than any other person.

Chase, our Director of Youth Ministry, takes us on a detour from our series in 2 Timothy by showing us some of what our Youth will be learning in the book of James.

This week we take a little break from our series in 2 Timothy to look at what our Youth are studying in James. Join Pastor David, Tami, and Chase, our Director of Youth Ministry, as they dive deeper into Chase's sermon in the book of James.

The Bible must be read to be useful.

Pastor Steve Musto gives us his first sermon as the Lead Pastor of Bethany Church. This week, we focus on 2 Timothy 3:14-17 and the famous passage about the value of scripture in our lives.

What makes it so hard for Christians to read our Bibles?

On this week's After The Sermon, join Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami as they dive deeper into Steve's sermon on 2 Timothy 3:14-17, and what stops them, and us, from reading the Bible.

What does it mean to live a life of contrast as a Christian?

Pastor David continues our series in Paul's second letter to Timothy. This week we focus on 2 Timothy 3:10-14a.

What is the true cost of living a Godly Life?

Join Tami and Pastor David as they dive deeper into David's sermon on 2 Timothy 3:10-14, and what it shows about how the Christian Life should contrast against the world.

What has been entrusted to us? The reputation of the Church.

Tylor Fischer, an Elder here at Bethany, continues our series looking at 2 Timothy.

How should we think about power, and how we use it, in Christian living? How does that relate to parents, gender dynamics, and elders?

On After The Sermon this week, join Tami and Tylor as they dive deeper into Tylor's sermon on 2 Timothy 3:1-9.

Gentleness opens the door to truth.

This week, Steve Musto, our Lead Pastor Candidate, continues our look at 2 Timothy, and what it has to say about gentleness.

How gentle do we really need to be as Christians? What does 2 Timothy 2:14-26 say about dealing with difficult and even evil people?

Join Tami DeLeeuw, Pastor David Baxley, and special guest Steve Musto, our Lead Pastor Candidate, as they dive deeper into Steve's sermon on 2 Timothy 2:14-26.

How will we respond with our lives to the Truth?

Pastor David Baxley continues our look at Paul's final letter to Timothy, and what he has to say about truth.

How are denying God and faithlessness different things? Why does that matter? Join Tami and David as they dive deeper into this weeks sermon on 2 Timothy 2:8-13.

How do we hold on to what has been entrusted to us?

Pastor David Baxley continues our series looking at the book of 2 Timothy. This week, we focus on 2 Timothy 1:13-2:7, and what it has to say about holding on to the right things.

Join Tami and Pastor David as they dive deeper into this week's sermon on 2 Timothy 1:13-2:7.

Parker Rabe continues our series in the book of 2 Timothy.

What truth has been entrusted to us, and how should we live in accordance with that truth?

Pastor David Baxley introduces our new series taking us through the final letter from Paul to his "beloved son" Timothy.

Welcome back to a new season of After The Sermon where we dive deeper into scripture and the topics around it than we can on Sunday morning. This week, join our host Tami DeLeeuw, Pastor David Baxley, and our Director of Youth Ministries, Chase Vitort, as they dive deeper into 2 Timothy 1:1-6.

Why should we live in faith? What even is faith?

These are the questions we've been asking all summer as we have explored the flawed people of faith found in Hebrews 11. Elder Tylor Fischer closes out our series by focusing back on these questions.

Faith is not taking into our hands what belongs only in God's hands.

Pastor David looks at our last person in the Faith of the Flawed series: King David.

What does God want us to see in Samson that we might not see through our own eyes?

Pastor David Baxley continues our look at Hebrews 11 and the faith of the flawed people that we see listed in that chapter. This week, we look specifically at the life of Samson, who seems to be an unlikely person to be listed in the Hall of Faith.

God likes his enemies tall, and his servants small.

Parker Rabe continues our look at the faith of the flawed people found in Hebrews 11. This week we focus on Gideon and what we can learn from his story.

You are a Trophy of God's Glorious Grace.

Bethany Elder Tylor Fischer continues our look at the faith of the flawed people found in Hebrews 11, this week focusing on Rahab and her story in Joshua 2 & 6, and how it connects to the greater story of the gospel.

What kind of legacy do you hope you leave behind?

Chase Vitort, Bethany's Director of Youth Ministry, explores the topic of legacy, and what the Bible has to say about that topic in Hebrews 12:1-2.

What can we learn about faith from the life of Moses? Pastor David Baxley continues our look at the Faith of the Flawed found in Hebrews 11. This week we focus on what we can learn from the life of Moses.

Parker Rabe continues our look at Hebrews 11 and the Faith of the Flawed people found there. This week, we look at the story of Joseph and what we can learn about faith from his story.

God uses our fear to show us His power to grow our Faith. Pastor David continues our look at the “Faith of the Flawed” found in Hebrews 11. This week we look at Abraham’s life and what we can learn about faith from his story.

When we know and believe what God has said, He will be Faithful. Elder Tylor Fischer continues our look at the “Faith of the Flawed” through Hebrews 11; this week focusing on Sarah and what we can learn about Faith from her story.

Parker Rabe continues our look at the “Faith of the Flawed” found in Hebrews 11.

What separated Cain from Abel? What made them, and their offerings to God, different? Bethany Elder Tylor Fischer continues our look at the “Heroes of Faith” in Hebrews 11. This week, we look at the story of Cain & Abel.

All across scripture, we can see inspirational heroes of the faith. Hebrews 11:1 tells us that “Faith is the reality of what is hoped for, the proof of what is not seen. For by this our ancestors were approved.” It’s easy to look at these faithful “ancestors” as superheroes, but the reality is, they were […]

Our actions will be the true measure of what we believe about Christ more than what we say.

We might not be smoke, but we are dirt. Parker Rabe closes out our look at the book of Ecclesiastes with the final charge to think of ourselves as dirt as we “fear God and keep his commandments.”

After studying what can often feel like a bleak book of the Bible, the final verses tell us that the “end of the matter” is to “fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man.” But, what does it mean to fear God and keep his commandments? Join Pastor David […]

Either time IS our God or time is FOR our God. Pastor David Baxley continues our look into the book of Ecclesiastes, and what it has to say about time and death.

Either time IS our God or time is FOR our God. Join Pastor David Baxley, Bill Lenardson, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Pastor David’s sermon on time & death from Ecclesiastes.

Will You let the world’s image of Success define how you pursue the kingdom? Or, will you let the pursuit of the Kingdom define your image of Success? Bethany Elder Tylor Fischer continues our series looking at the book of Ecclesiastes and where we can find the true meaning of our lives…and the places we […]

Will we let the world’s image of success define your pursuit of the Kingdom, or will we let the pursuit of the Kingdom define your image of success? Join Tylor Fischer, Pastor David Baxley, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Tylor’s sermon on what the book of Ecclesiastes has to say about work […]

How do we find meaning in our lives under the sun? That is the key theme in the book of Ecclesiastes that we will be exploring for the next 4 weeks. This week, Parker Rabe gives us an introduction to the book of Ecclesiastes and dives into some of the hard themes of the book […]

Follow Jesus at all costs. In his final message as a Pastor at Bethany Church, Pastor Billy shares a final call to us to do everything it takes and pay every cost it takes to follow Jesus with all of who we are.

Follow Jesus at all costs. Join Pastor Billy Hestand, Josh Walker, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Billy’s final sermon at Bethany Church, and why we should follow Jesus at all costs.

Your Sin does not stop Jesus from coming to you. Don’t let it stop you from coming to Jesus. Pastor David Baxley finishes our look at the Gospel of John in chapter 21 where we see Jesus restore Peter.

Your sin does not stop Jesus from coming to you. Don’t let it stop you from coming to Jesus. Join Pastor David Baxley, Glenna Lenardson, and Tami DeLeeuw as they unpack Pastor David’s final sermon looking at the final chapter of The Gospel of John in our “Believe” series.

Just like John, Peter, Thomas, and Mary, Jesus meets us where we are, to give us what we need to believe. Pastor David Baxley continues our look at the Gospel of John on Easter by taking us through chapter 20 and what we can learn about what Jesus gives us to believe.

All of scripture and time points towards glorifying God, and we should expect the final prayer of Jesus to reflect that. Parker Rabe continues our “Believe” series diving into the Gospel of John. This week we focus on chapter 17: the High Priestly Prayer.

Join Tami DeLeeuw, Parker Rabe, and Pastor David as they unpack Parker’s sermon on John 17, and how all of scripture and existence is really pointing towards God’s Glory and what that means for us.

When your Joy is Rooted in Jesus Christ, no one can take your Joy. Tylor Fischer continues our series looking at the Gospel of John.

When your Joy is Rooted in Jesus Christ, no one can take your Joy. Join Tylor Fischer, Pastor David Baxley, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Tylor’s sermon on finding Joy in Christ from the words of Jesus in John 16:16-33.

Where do your expectations of what the Christian life should be like come from? Pastor David continues our look at the Gospel of John, and answers the question of what Jesus says we should expect when it comes to our Christian lives.

Where do your expectations of what the Christian life should be like come from? That is what Pastor David, Barb Schaller, and Tami DeLeeuw are exploring through Pastor David’s sermon on John 15:18-16:15 and what Jesus says we should expect to see in our Christian lives.

What does it mean to “Abide in Christ”? Pastor Billy continues our look at the Gospel of John by taking us through the first half of Chapter 15, and what it means to abide in Christ.

What does it mean to “Abide in Christ”? Join Pastor Billy, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Billy’s sermon on John 15:1-11.

Can we genuinely obey Jesus if we don’t affectionately love Jesus? Pastor David continues our look at the Gospel of John by diving into the second half of chapter 14 and exploring what our love for Jesus should look like.

Can we genuinely obey Jesus if we don’t affectionately love Jesus? Join Pastor David, Bill Lenardson, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Pastor David’s sermon on John 14 and how we should love Jesus.

What does Jesus’ love for us look like? Is it just a love of action, or does he have a deep affection for us? Parker Rabe continues our series in the Gospel of John by showing how Jesus has a deep affection for his followers through John 14:1-6.

What does Jesus’ love for us look like? Is it just a love of action, or does he have deep affection for us? Join Parker Rabe, Pastor David, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Parker’s sermon on the first six verses of John 14.

How will the world know that we truly believe in Jesus and what he stands for? Jesus gives us a clear answer in John 13, and Pastor David takes us through that section in scripture as we continue our “Believe” series.

How will the world know that we truly believe in Jesus and what he stands for? Jesus gives us a clear answer in John 13, and Pastor David, Bill Lenardson, and Tami DeLeeuw explore what that means for us today in this week’s After The Sermon.

Are we willing to give God our entire lives to do with what he pleases, for His Glory and not our own? That is the weighty question that our Elder Tylor Fischer is exploring in his sermon on John 12:19-50.

Are we willing to give God our entire lives to do with what he pleases, for His Glory and not our own? That is the weighty question that our Elder Tylor Fischer is exploring in his sermon on John 12:19-50, and what Tylor, Pastor David, and Tami will be digging deeper into on this week’s […]

What can we learn about worship from Mary, Martha, and Judas? Parker Rabe unpacks John 12:1-19 as we continue our “Believe” series.

Is who Jesus is enough when we don’t understand what he’s doing or why? Pastor David continues our look at the Gospel of John, this week diving into chapter 11 where we see Jesus perform a great miracle in his own timing and way.

One of the hardest questions we ever have to face in our lives when pain and suffering happen is “Is who Jesus is enough?” Join Pastor David, Bill, and Tami as they dive deeper into John 11, and Pastor David’s sermon on this section in scripture.

What does it mean to know the shepherd’s voice? Pastor Billy continues our “Believe” series taking us through the Gospel of John, this week focusing on chapter 10 and what Jesus tells us about him being the Good Shepherd.

What does it mean when Jesus calls himself “The Good Shepherd?” Join Pastor Billy, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into John 10, and what Jesus reveals about Himself in that section of scripture.

How should we think of suffering? Why does God allow or purpose suffering on Earth? Tylor Fischer, an Elder at Bethany, preaches from John 9 on how earthly suffering and God’s glory are connected.

How does earthly suffering work into God’s plan? Join Pastor David, Tylor Fischer, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into John 9 and the hard truths and tensions around earthly suffering found in this section of scripture.

What does it mean to really believe? Pastor David continues our series looking at the Gospel of John, this week focusing on the hard teachings that Jesus brings us in the second half of chapter 8.

What does it mean to really believe? Join Pastor David, Bill, and Tami as they dive deeper into John 8:30-59 and the hard things that Jesus had to say to those listening then, and to us today.

Pastor David continues our series in the Gospel of John by looking at the life of repentance that Jesus calls us to.

The Feeding of the Five Thousand is one of the most famous stories ever, and is the focus of this week’s message as Pastor David continues our look at the Gospel of John.

What does Jesus being the Alpha and Omega, the first and last, really mean? Parker Rabe continues our series looking at the Gospel of John, focusing on John 5:16-46.

Should the Gospel be so offensive to the world? Should it be offensive to believers? Join Parker Rabe, Josh Walker, and Tami DeLeeuw as they dive deeper into Parker’s sermon on John 5:17-46.

Why does Jesus heal some and not others? How should we desire to see God reach us? Pastor Billy continues our look at the Gospel of John, this week focusing on the stories of Jesus healing in two different ways in John 4:43 -5:16.

Why does Jesus heal some and not others? How should we desire to see God reach us? Join Pastor Billy, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Billy’s message in John 4:43-5:16 where we see two stories of Jesus healing people, and their different responses.

Do you believe there is nothing you have done or will do that would stop Jesus from wanting you? Do you believe that God wants you to come to him right now, as you are, to shape you and use you for his glory? Pastor David continues our look at the Gospel of John by […]

Do you believe there is nothing you have done or will do that would stop Jesus from wanting you? Do you believe that God wants you to come to him right now, as you are, to shape you and use you for his glory? Join Pastor David, and special guests Bill Lenardson and Amy Baxley […]

Pastor Billy opens up a new series in our look at the Gospel of John by looking at John 3 and focusing on righteousness and belief.

Pastor Billy, Greg Chilcote, and Tami dive deeper into Billy’s sermon from John 3.

Who did Jesus reveal himself to be by turning water into wine, or by flipping tables in the temple? Wade Moses continues our series in the Gospel of John, this week focusing on John 2:1-25, and who Jesus was showing himself to be.

Who did Jesus reveal himself to be by turning water into wine, or by flipping tables in the temple? Join Wade Moses, Glenna Lenardson, and Tami DeLeeuw as they go deeper into Wade’s sermon on John 2:1-25, and who Jesus was showing himself to be.

This week we look at John the Baptist and how he revealed Jesus in how he lived as Pastor David continues our series in the Gospel of John.

How did God use humanity to reveal Jesus? Join Pastor David, Elder Candidate Bill Lenardson, and Tami as they dive deeper into David’s sermon on John 1:19-28.

Pastor David preaches the first sermon in our first part of a 27-week study of the Gospel of John by showing how God reveals who Jesus is in the first 18 verses of the book.

The Gospel of John is a beautiful account of the life of Jesus. John’s heart is really for us to see Jesus, and that is exciting as we study this book for the next 27 weeks as a church. Join Pastor David, Parker, and Tami as they dive deeper into our first sermon looking at […]

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do things the way that we do? Pastor Thad gives his emotional final sermon at Bethany on why we are passionate about Godly, biblical leadership here at Bethany.

This week marks Pastor Thad’s final sermon at Bethany, and dives into what leadership at our church looks like, and how we should think about that going forward. Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into what leadership and eldership look like.

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do things the way we do? That’s what we’ve been exploring in our series “Passionately.” Parker Rabe continued our series this week looking at how we passionately engage the whole world out of God’s fullness.

Parker Rabe, Pastor Billy, and Tami dive deeper into Parker’s sermon on how we should be engaging in God’s global plan for missions.

Pastor Thad teaches from Exodus through the story of the burning bush to show how God calls us, and how we should always be ready to accept his call in every situation. This really hits home at Bethany right now with Pastor Thad accepting the call to pastor at another church, resigning from Bethany Church, […]

Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami process and discuss the news that Pastor Thad will be moving on from Bethany.

Dr. Tom Rodgers joined us to talk about Soul-Healing Love.

Why do we believe the Bible and what it says? It’s a straightforward question, but one with an important answer. Pastor Thad continues our “Passionately” series by looking at why we hold the Bible in such high esteem here at Bethany.

Why do we believe the Bible and what it says? It’s a straightforward question, but one with an important answer. Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon about why we hold the Bible in such high esteem.

What does it look like to be passionately engaging in our community and world? Pastor Billy continues our look at who Bethany Church is, and why we do things the way we do them, this week focusing on engaging the world for Christ.

Pastor Thad continued our series looking at who Bethany Church is, and why we do things the way we do. This week we looked at why we gather the way we do on Sundays, and what parts are essential, and what parts aren’t.

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do the things we do the way we do them? That is what we’ll be exploring in our new series “Passionately.” Join Tami DeLeeuw, Pastor David, and Pastor Thad as they unpack Pastor Thad’s sermon on why we gather the way we do on Sundays, and what […]

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do the things we do the way we do them? That is what we’ll be exploring in our new series “Passionately.” This week, Pastor David looked at how Jesus approached Discipleship, and how Bethany would like to follow in His footsteps.

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do the things we do the way we do them? That is what we’ll be exploring in our new series “Passionately.” Join Tami DeLeeuw, Pastor David, and Pastor Thad as they unpack Pastor David’s sermon on discipleship, and how we can learn how discipleship should look from […]

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do the things we do the way we do them? That is what we’ll be exploring in our new series “Passionately.” Pastor Thad opens our new series by asking if there is any other way to follow Jesus besides “passionately.”

Who is Bethany Church, and why do we do the things we do the way we do them? That is what we’ll be exploring in our new series “Passionately.” Join Tami DeLeeuw, Pastor David, and Pastor Thad as they unpack the first sermon in this new series.

What does Jesus say makes us Sons & Daughters of God? Pastor Thad wrapped up our Life According to Jesus series this week by look at what Jesus had to say about “an eye for an eye” and about what it truly means to be a son or daughter of God.

What does Jesus have to say about worry? Pastor David continues our series looking at the sermon on the mount, and this week focusing on what Jesus had to say about worry.

What does Jesus tell us about worry? Join Pastor David, Tami, and Joe as they dive deeper into David’s sermon on worry from the sermon on the mount.

What does Jesus say about how we handle other’s emotions? How do we deal with conflict? Pastor Thad continues our series looking at the sermon on the mount and how Jesus speaks about anger.

What does Jesus have to say about anger and reconciliation? Join Pastor Thad, Joe, and Tami as they dive deeper into the sermon this week on anger.

What does Jesus have to say about anger? When is anger wrong, and when is it ok? Pastor Thad continues Life According to Jesus: our series looking at the words of Jesus in the sermon on the mount.

What does Jesus have to say about lust and adultery? Pastor Thad continues our series looking at Life According to Jesus, and how we should approach purity.

What does Jesus have to say about adultery and lust? Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Glenna as they dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon on what Jesus had to say about lust and adultery in the sermon on the mount.

Pastor Billy gives us our annual Ski Team Show message focused on reaching today’s Youth.

What did Jesus have to say about mercy? Pastor Thad continued our series “Life According to Jesus” by diving into what Jesus had to say about mercy in the Sermon on the Mount.

Join Pastor Thad, Glenna, and Joe as they dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon on The Golden Rule, as found in Matthew 7:7-12.

What does Jesus have to say about Judging others? “Do not Judge” is one of the most known and quoted Bible verses, but do we really use it correctly? Do we know what Jesus really meant? Pastor David continues our series “Life According to Jesus” going through the sermon on the mount, this week focusing […]

What does Jesus have to say about Judging others? “Do not Judge” is one of the most known and quoted Bible verses, but do we really use it correctly? Do we know what Jesus really meant? Join Pastor David, Glenna, and Joe as they dive deeper into David’s sermon on judging with humility.

What does Jesus have to say about prayer? How does he want us to pray? Pastor Thad continues our look at the beatitudes and the sermon on the mount, this week focusing on The Lord’s Prayer, and what we can learn from it.

What does Jesus have to say about prayer and fasting? Pastor Thad continued our series covering Life According to Jesus, this week covering Matthew 6:5-8,16-18, and what Jesus had to say about prayer and fasting in the sermon on the mount.

What does Jesus have to say about prayer and fasting? Join Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe as they dive deeper into Thad’s sermon on what Jesus has to say about prayer and fasting in the sermon on the mount.

What does Jesus say about generosity? Pastor Thad explores the topic of generous giving through Jesus’s words in the sermon on the mount.

What does Jesus say about generosity and giving? Join Pastor Thad, Glenna, and Joe as they break down Thad’s sermon on Sunday about what Jesus has to say about giving in The Sermon on the Mount.

Pastor Billy continues our look at the sermon on the mount. This week we look at what Jesus meant when he talked about taking oaths.

We love to quote Jesus, or say what he stood for, but what did he actually say? How does he really want us to live? In the Sermon on the Mount, we see Jesus begin to paint a picture of a life that looks radically different than the world we live in for those that […]

We love to quote Jesus, or say what he stood for, but what did he actually say? How does he really want us to live? Join Pastor David, Tami, and Joe as they dive deeper into Pastor David’s sermon opening our new series: Life According to Jesus.

Pastor Thad closes out our series looking at the book of Nehemiah, and how the cycle of sin starts to repeat itself at the end of the book; showing our need for Christ.

Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe jump into the parts of Pastor Thad’s sermon on Sunday that he didn’t cover. This is our last week in Nehemiah!

Pastor Thad continues our series looking at the book of Nehemiah, and how commitment is the key to restoration.

Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami go deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon on Nehemiah 8-10 in our series “Rise. Rebuild. Restore.”

Pastor David continues our series in the book of Nehemiah, this week looking at chapters 3 and 4.

Pastor David, Tami, and Joe dive deeper into Pastor David’s sermon on Nehemiah 3 & 4.

Pastor Thad continues in our look at the book of Nehemiah, and what we need to do so we can “rise.”

Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon on Nehemiah 1 & 2 and how Nehemiah rose to the opportunity that God put before him.

Pastor Thad starts out our new series looking at the Book of Nehemiah in an unlikely place: The Book of Esther.

As we start our new series in the book of Nehemiah, we start in an unlikely place: the Book of Esther. Join Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe as they unpack and dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon from this Sunday about risk from the Book of Esther.

Pastor Thad concludes our Living Free series by showing us how the Armor of God from Ephesians 6 can help us win the fight.

Pastor Thad, Glenna, and Joe break down and dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s final sermon wrapping up our Living Free series.

Pastor David continues our Living Free series by looking closer at how we need to fight together.

Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff discuss David’s sermon continuing our Living Free series and what it looks like to fight the battle together.

Pastor Thad continues our Living Free series.

Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami DeLeeuw dive deeper into Pastor Thad’s sermon continuing our Living Free series.

Pastor Thad continues our Living Free series on Easter Sunday.

Pastor Thad, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff unpack Pastor Thad’s sermon from Easter Sunday as he continued in our “Living Free” series.

Pastor David starts our new series by asking a question that many Christians ask: What if I know that I’m free, but I don’t feel free? Join us for the next 5 weeks as we look into what it means to be Living Free.

Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw and Joe Roraff unpack David’s sermon opening our new Living Free series.

As we wrap up our “In Him” series, Pastor Thad takes us through Colossians 4:2-18, and shows us the power of prayer, and gives a challenge for the church this year.

As we come to the close of our study of the book of Colossians, Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe dive deeper into Thad’s sermon wrapping up our look at what it means to be “In Him.”

Our “In Him” series continues with Pastor Thad taking us through Colossians 3:11-17 and what being truly reconciled In Him is.

Pastor Billy continues our “In Him” series, this week focusing on Colossians 3:1-10 which deals with a lot of what we need to give up in our lives as followers of Jesus.

Pastor Thad continues our “In Him” series by taking us through Colossians 2:1-15 which focuses on how Christ is over philosophy.

Pastor Thad takes us through Colossians 1:21-29, and what the mind of a servant looks like in Him. The post 2021-02-21 In Him • Colossians 1:21-29 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Thad, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff discuss Pastor Thad’s sermon on Colossians 1:21-2:1.The post After The Sermon • In Him • Colossians 1:21-2:1 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David jumps us forward a little bit in the book of Colossians to show us how Christ is over religion. Colossians 2:16-23.The post 2021-02-14 In Him • Colossians 2:16-23 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David, Glenna, and Joe unpack Colossians 2:16-23 and Pastor David’s sermon on what it means to live with Christ over religion. The post After The Sermon • In Him • Colossians 2:16-23 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David gives us another Hall of Fame verse by taking us through John 4:23-24 which focuses heavily on worship.The post 2021-02-07 Hall of Fame Verses • John 4:23-24 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David continues our look at the Book of Colossians by taking us back to the introduction of the book, and Paul’s opening statements to the church in Colossae. The post 2021-01-31 In Him • Colossians 1:3-14 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What is the reputation of our church? What is your reputation? What is the gospel? Join Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper into David’s sermon on Colossians 1:3-14, and unpack this section of scripture.The post After The Sermon • In Him • Colossians 1:3-14 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

New series this week! Join Pastor Thad as he starts our look into the letter to the Colossians. Colossians 1:15-20.The post 2021-1-24 In Him • Colossians 1:15-20 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We have a new series starting this week! Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Joe as they dive into our first look at Colossians, and how everything in our faith is found In Him. The post After The Sermon • In Him • Colossians 1:15-19 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What are some of the most famous Bible verses? Those verses we love to quote, put on mugs and bumper stickers, t-shirts, and screensavers. They can also be an encouragement and something to hold onto in hard times. But, do we know what they mean and what they don’t mean? That’s what we’ll be exploring […]The post 2021-1-17 Hall of Fame Verses • Romans 8:28 Pt 2 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Last week we started into a new mini-series called “Hall of Fame Verses” that we’ll be coming back to periodically. This week (and last) we’re focusing on Romans 8:28-30. Join Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe as they unpack one of the favorite verses of so many people.The post After The Sermon • Romans 8:28-30, Part 2 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What are some of the most famous Bible verses? Those verses we love to quote, put on mugs and bumper stickers, t-shirts, and screensavers. They can also be an encouragement and something to hold onto in hard times. But, do we know what they mean and what they don’t mean? That’s what we’ll be exploring […]The post 2021-1-10 Hall of Fame Verses • Romans 8:28-30 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

After The Sermon is back from our Christmas & New Year break! We’re jumping into a new little mini-series called “Hall of Fame Verses” that we’ll be coming back to periodically. This week (and next) we’ll be focusing on Romans 8:28-30. Join Pastor Thad, Tami, and Joe as they unpack one of the favorite verses […]The post After The Sermon • Romans 8:28-30 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Parker Rabe shares with us how God is keeping us and we are to keep being faithful. This is Part 2 of 2 in the Keep Squared Series.The post 2021-1-3 Keep Squared • Jude 1 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Parker Rabe shares with us on how God is keeping us and we are to keep being faithful. This is Part 1 of 2 in the Keep Squared Series.The post 2020-12-27 Keep Squared • Jude 1 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Thad shares with us on the hope that is found through Jesus Christ. It is first whispered of in Genesis and carries on throughout Scripture.The post 2020-12-20 Hope • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week Pastor Thad wraps up our “Citizen Exile” series and our study of the Book of Daniel.The post 2020-12-13 Citizen Exile • Daniel 2 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This is the final Citizen Exile After the Sermon. Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David and Tami as they unpack Thad’s sermon on Daniel 2, and see how God is present in this world and that God is with us!The post After the Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 2 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David continues our series in the book of Daniel, this week taking us through chapter 10. Our big focus this week is on what it means to fast, and why it’s important for every believer. The post 2020-12-6 Citizen Exile • Daniel 10 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As we head into our week of prayer and fasting as a church, join Pastor David, Tami, and Joe as they unpack David’s sermon on Daniel 10, and give us a practical look at fasting. The post After the Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 10 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Billy gives us an update on what the Missions Board has been up to, and why we as Christians should be motivated to be a part of missions. The post 2020-11-29 Broken & Bright • 2 Corinthians 4 & 5 • Billy Hestand appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week Pastor Thad continues taking us through the story of Daniel. This week we look at Daniel 9.The post 2020-11-22 Citizen Exile • Daniel 9 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Daniel 9 gives us an incredible look at how Daniel prayed to God. There are so many principles of prayer for us to learn from Daniel’s life. Join Pastor Thad, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper into the principles of prayer found in Daniel 9.The post After the Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 9 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What does it mean to be a Citizen Exile? That is the question that we are exploring throughout our look at the story of Daniel. This week we look at how important prayer was in the life of Daniel; especially as he entered the lion’s den. The post 2020-11-15 Citizen Exile • Daniel 6 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week we finally look at probably the most famous story from the Book of Daniel: Daniel and the Lion’s Den. Join Pastor Thad, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper into Thad’s sermon on Daniel 6 from Sunday.The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 6 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re continuing through the story of Daniel through our look at what it means to be a Citizen Exile. Pastor Thad took us through Daniel 5 this week, which focuses on the writing on the wall for Belshazzar.The post 2020-11-08 Citizen Exile • Daniel 5 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Daniel 5 is an exciting section in scripture that includes the story of Belshazzar, the writing on the wall, and the fall of Babylon to the Persians. But what does any of that mean to us today? How does that apply to our calling to live as “Citizen Exiles?” Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and […]The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 5 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Acknowledge that the Most High is ruler over human kingdoms, and he gives them to anyone he wants.” These are the words of King Nebuchadnezzar found in Daniel 4, and these are the words for us to remember as we head into an important week for our country. This Sunday, Pastor David took us through […]The post 2020-11-1 Citizen Exile • Daniel 4 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As we head into the week of the election here in the United States, Daniel 4 had some extremely important lessons for us, and many more than could ever be fit into one sermon. Join Pastor David Baxley, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive even deeper into the sermon and King Nebuchadnezzar’s letter […]The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 4 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Last week sermon looked at a private but pivotal decision that Daniel and his friends made, and this week we’re looking at a very public one. Join us each week as we learn more about what it means to be a Citizen Exile through the story of Daniel.The post 2020-10-25 Citizen Exile • Daniel 3 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As we continue our look at what it means to be a Citizen Exile through the story of Daniel in the Bible, we come to our second pivotal decision that Daniel’s friends make. Though the last decision was private, this one becomes very public. Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Tami DeLeeuw as they unpack […]The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Daniel 3 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

In our second week of “Citizen Exile,” we start into the book of Daniel with a look at the first recorded pivotal decision that Daniel and his Friends made in Babylon. You can see the ripples of this decision throughout the book of Daniel, even though this was a very private decision that they made.The post 2020-10-18 Citizen Exile • Daniel 1 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re officially entering into the Book of Daniel this week in our series Citizen Exile. Daniel and his friends make many pivotal decisions in the course of this book. This week we’re starting with the first pivotal decision by Daniel and his friends, which is a very private one. Join Pastor Thad, Tami Deleeuw, and […]The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Part 2 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What can we learn from the Prophet Daniel as he lived as a Citizen of Jerusalem in Exile in Babylon? How can his story help us navigate our lives in the world today? That’s the question that we’ll be answering in our next series: Citizen Exile. Parker Rabe opens up our series this week looking […]The post 2020-10-11 Citizen Exile • Part 1 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Parker Rabe, Pastor David, and Joe Roraff break down our first sermon in our new series, Citizen Exile: Living in Babylon. This week, Parker takes us through what the Prophet Jeremiah told the Israelites going into exile in Babylon to do, and how to live. There is a lot for us to learn about how […]The post After The Sermon • Citizen Exile • Part 1 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

For our third and final week looking at The Gospel of Provision, we see how to live in light of all the truths about God’s provision that we’ve been learning in this short series.The post 2020-10-04 The Gospel of Provision • Part 3 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

For the past few weeks, we’ve been looking at our answer to the Prosperity Gospel: The Gospel of Provision. We’ve looked at provision in the old and new testaments, but how do we live in light of these truths today? That’s what we’re exploring this week in the finale of the series, and in After […]The post After the Sermon • The Gospel of Provision Part 3 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Thad Harless continues “The Gospel of Provision” with a look at God’s greatest provision to us: Jesus Christ. Our core text this week is Colossians 1:15-23.The post 2020-09-27 The Gospel of Provision • Part 2 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

If the prosperity gospel is wrong, then what’s our answer to it? That’s what we’re covering in our series “The Gospel of Provision.” This is a complex topic that has been talked about so little, and we’re able to go even deeper into this topic than we have time for on Sunday in After The […]The post After the Sermon • The Gospel of Provision Part 2 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

If the prosperity gospel is wrong, then what’s our answer to it? That’s what we’re covering in our series “The Gospel of Provision.” This week, Pastor Thad opens the series by giving us a look at how God provided in the Old Testament, and how we can apply that to our lives today. The post 2020-09-20 The Gospel of Provision • Part 1 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

If the prosperity gospel is wrong, then what’s our answer to it? That’s what we’re covering in our series “The Gospel of Provision.” This is a complex topic that has been talked about so little, and we’re able to go even deeper into this topic than we have time for on Sunday in After The […]The post After The Sermon • The Gospel of Provision, Part 1 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After The Sermon, Pastor David Baxley, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff dive deeper into Philippians 4:4-9 as we come to the end of our study of the book of Philippians and what it means to be “JoyFull.”The post After The Sermon • Philippians 4:4-9 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David Baxley wraps up our JoyFull series taking us through the book of Philippians. This week our focus is on Philippians 4:4-9 and the message within that we all need to be reminded of: to just “be.”The post 2020-09-13 JoyFull • Philippians 4:4-9 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor Thad, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper into Philippians 4:15-20 after Pastor Thad’s sermon on Sunday.The post After the Sermon • Philippians 4:15-20 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Thad Harless continued our “JoyFull” series by showing us the circle of grace in giving in Philippians 4:15-20. Watch the video Pastor Thad referenced at the end of his sermon on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/3UA5MqvjmSsThe post 2020-09-06 JoyFull • Philippians 4:15-20 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor Thad, Pastor David, and Joseph Roraff as they dig deeper into the scripture behind Thad’s sermon on Sunday.The post After The Sermon • Philippians 4:10-14 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Our study of what it means to be joyful through the book of Philippians continues this week with Pastor Thad taking us through Philippians 4:10-14.The post 2020-08-30 JoyFull • Philippians 4:10-14 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Thad Harless, Pastor David Baxley, and Joe Roraff break down Pastor Thad’s first sermon as the Senior Pastor at Bethany. This week we’re focusing on Philippians 3:12-4:1 as we continue our series called “JoyFull” that’s taking us through the book of Philippians. The post After The Sermon • Philippians 3:12-4:1 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

It’s an exciting week as this is Pastor Thad Harless’s first sermon as the Senior Pastor here at Bethany Church! Thad continues our dive into the book of Philippians in our series “JoyFull” by taking us through Philippians 3:12 to 4:1.The post 2020-08-23 JoyFull • Philippians 3:12-4:1 • Thad Harless appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor David, Glenna Lenardson and Joe Roraff as they dig deeper into Philippians 3:7-11.The post After The Sermon • Philippians 3:7-11 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David Baxley continues our series taking us through the book of Philippians. This week, we look at chapter 3, verses 7-11. The post 2020-08-16 JoyFull • Philippians 3:7-11 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As we come to chapter 3, Paul gives yet another challenge that we will be hitting over the next few weeks. Join Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper in the first 7 verses of chapter 3. The post After The Sermon • Philippians 3:1-7 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David Baxley continues our summer series called “JoyFull” which is taking us through Paul’s letter to the Philippians. This week, we’re starting chapter 3 by focusing on verses 1-7.The post 2020-08-09 JoyFull • Philippians 3:1-7 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

What does biblical friendship look like? This is a big question that was talked about in the sermon this week, and one that we’re diving deeper into for After The Sermon this week. Join Pastor Billy, Pastor David and Joe Roraff as they explore Philippians 2:19-30 more after Pastor Billy’s sermon on Sunday. The post After The Sermon • Philippians 2:19-30 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“‘If they really knew me, would they love me?’ I think that’s a human thing that we all ask ourselves. The amazing thing about God is that He knows you better than you know yourself. He knows you exactly as you are, and He loves you in spite of yourself.” Pastor Billy continues our […]The post 2020-08-02 JoyFull • Philippians 2:19-30 • Billy Hestand appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re diving deeper into Philippians 2:12-16 after Parker Rabe’s sermon on Sunday. Parker wasn’t able to join for the podcast this week, but we have Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff to dig deeper into this meaty section of scripture. The post After The Sermon • Philippians 2:12-18 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“We are addicted to being correct instead of loving the person that we’re disputing with. I think we need to value people more than winning an argument” Parker Rabe takes us through Philippians 2:12-18 this week and takes us through some challenging doctrine and personal application that follows.The post 2020-07-26 JoyFull • Philippians 2:12-18 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor David, Tami DeLeeuw, and Joe Roraff as they dive deeper into Philippians 2:1-11.The post After the Sermon • Philippians 2:1-11 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“We’ve started to say ‘What would Jesus do? Well, Jesus would do what I am doing!’ Instead of ‘What would Jesus do?’ and asking ourselves ‘How does that go against my flesh?’ we’ve kind of twisted it up…We’re not humbling ourselves. We’re actually lifting ourselves up and attacking people with the very gospel name of […]The post 2020-07-19 JoyFull • Philippians 2:1-11 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David, Glenna Lenardson, and Joseph Roraff continue going deeper into the sermon from Sunday by diving into Philippians 1:27-30.The post After The Sermon • Philippians 1:27-30 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David Baxley continues our series in Philippians and wraps up Chapter 1 by talking about what being a Citizen of Heaven and gospel living really means. The post 2020-07-12 JoyFull • Philippians 1:27-30 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Wade Moses continues our series in Philippians by taking us into chapter 1, verses 21-26.The post 2020-07-05 JoyFull • Philippians 1 21-26 • Wade Moses appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After The Sermon, Parker Rabe, Pastor David Baxley and Joseph Roraff break down more of what we didn’t get to cover in Sunday’s sermon this week. We’re diving deeper into Philippians 1:12-20 after Parker’s sermon this Sunday. The post After The Sermon • Philippians 1:12-20 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Parker Rabe continues our series in Philippians, this week focusing on Philippians 1:12-20.The post 2020-06-28 JoyFull • Philippians 1:12-20 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As Pastor David teased last week, we have something special for you on this episode of After the Sermon! Pastor Thad, who is candidating this weekend at Bethany for the position of Senior Pastor is joining Pastor David and Joseph Roraff to talk about his sermon taking us through 1 Corinthians 15, and the power […]The post After The Sermon • The Gospel • 1 Corinthians 15 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

The gospel is the center of the Christian faith, but do we see how it moves in our lives as believers even past when we are first saved? Our Senior Pastor Candidate preaches from 1 Corinthians 15 to remind us of the importance of the gospel, and what it means for not just the unbeliever, […]The post 2020-06-21 The Gospel – Senior Pastor Candidate appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week, Pastor David and Glenna break down David’s sermon from Sunday taking us through Philippians 1:9-11, which focused greatly on the importance of love in all things.The post After The Sermon • Philippians 1:9-11 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“If we say we love God but hate our enemies, and we rejoice when they fall, where’s the fruit of love? If we say that we have all the knowledge and discernment, but we cannot speak and reflect the heart of God to each other in conflict and differences, where is the fruit?” Our […]The post 2020-06-14 JoyFull • Philippians 1:9-11 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor David Baxley, Joseph Roraff, and Tami DeLeeuw dive deeper into the first sermon starting our new summer series in Philippians: JoyFull. This week we started with chapter 1, verses 1-8 to beginThe post After The Sermon • Philippians 1:1-8 • JoyFull appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Joy isn’t happiness. Happiness is based on what is happening. It’s based on circumstances. The thing is, happiness is not a bad thing. It’s not like happiness is somehow the sinful version of joy. But joy is what we find in the middle of all circumstances.” Pastor David Baxley starts out our new series […]The post 2020-6-7 JoyFull • Philippians 1:1-8 • David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor Billy, Pastor David, and Joseph Roraff as they unwrap Psalm 82 this week after Billy’s sermon.The post After The Sermon • Psalm 82 • Through The Valley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“(George Floyd) was a man of God. But it shouldn’t matter, because he was a man. He was a human being, and this injustice should rattle us.” Pastor Billy gave us a timely message on Sunday out of Psalm 82, which speaks of God’s justice; something we all should strive for.The post 2020-05-31 Through The Valley • Psalm 82 • Billy Hestand appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week, Pastor David, Parker Rabe, and Joseph Roraff dive deeper into Parker’s sermon on Sunday taking us through Psalm 11.The post After The Sermon • Psalm 11 • Through The Valley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“God’s righteous foundation will not be destroyed, because the universe is a universe that is controlled. It is held in the hand by an awesome God who sits on his throne right now!” Parker Rabe continues our mini-series in the Psalms. This week, we’re focusing on Psalm 11 which shows us King David’s response […]The post 2020-05-24 Through The Valley • Psalm 11 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week we started a new mini-series called “Through The Valley: Calling Out To God” taking us through some of the Psalms showing us more of who God is and who we are as his children. Join Pastor David, Joseph Roraff, and Glenna Lenardson as they dive deeper into Psalm 23 and what it looks […]The post After The Sermon • Psalm 23 • Through The Valley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Even as he (King David) was going through the dark valley, he could say with confidence that it wasn’t by accident because the shepherd had led him there. He doesn’t have to carry on his own shoulders how he got there, or what he needs to do to fix the situation, or what he needs […]The post 5-17-20 Through The Valley – Psalm 23 – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

As we close out our series in 1 Peter, join Pastor David, Parker Rabe, and Joseph Roraff as they dig deeper into the scripture from Sunday’s sermon.The post After The Sermon • 1 Peter 5:10-14 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“God has absolute authority and dominion over it all, and he’s reminding us of that truth right now to come back to that. God’s got this! If you want to trust in God’s promises, you need to look no further than to realize that as the creator God, he has absolute authority.” Pastor David […]The post 2020-05-10 – Chosen to be Set Apart – Chosen For His Promises – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week we’re diving into 1 Peter 5:8-9 with Pastor David, Parker Rabe and Joseph Roraff after David’s sermon on Sunday in the same section. Join us each week as we go even deeper into scripture than Sunday alone.The post After The Sermon • 1 Peter 5:8-9 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“When we begin to suffer, our minds become the battleground for discouragement and lies. That’s when the enemy wants to come in: when we are discouraged, when we might be weak, or when we might be going through something, even if it’s something where God is working and doing something in our lives, which he […]The post 2020-05-03 Chosen to be Set Apart – Chosen to Resist – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After the Sermon, Parker Rabe, Pastor David, and Joseph Roraff dive deeper into Parkers sermon from Sunday, going through 1 Peter 1:22-2:3. This sermon was originally going to be delivered on February 9th, but a snow day delayed the sermon until this week. Join us each week as we dive deeper into […]The post After The Sermon • 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“What would your marriage look like; what would your relationship with your siblings look like; what your relationship with co-workers look like; if just one person, if just you ordered your ladder this way? If just you thought of your wife as more important than you; Or if just one sibling thought ‘I’m just here […]The post 2020-04-26 Chosen To Be Set Apart • 1 Peter 1:22-2:3 • Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join Pastor David, Joseph Roraff and Wade Moses as they break down and dissect the scripture behind Wade’s sermon this Sunday on 1 Peter 5:1-7.The post After The Sermon • 1 Peter 5:1-7 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“The worries of this world make God’s word unfruitful. We cannot draw our attention too far to these things and let our heart be drawn to them. We’re going to see these things in the world, but we’ve got to keep our focus and our perspective on Him.” Wade Moses continues our series in […]The post 2020-04-19 Chosen To Be Set Apart – Wade Moses appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After The Sermon, Pastor Billy unpacks his Easter Sunday message on Mary Magdalene with Pastor David and Glenna Lenardson. Sundays messaged wrapped up our series of videos taking us through the last week of Jesus through the eyes of the people who were there. Find “Witnesses: His Last Week” on our YouTube […]The post After The Sermon – Witnesses: His Last Week – Easter 2020 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Mary. What does she do? She stays at the tomb and says ‘Where is my Lord? That’s where I need to be. That’s where I want to be.’ And that’s who we should be.” Pastor Billy Hestand concludes our Easter Week series going through the last week of Christ on this earth through the […]The post Witnesses: His Last Week • Day 8 • Easter Sunday appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Join us this week in After The Sermon, where we dig deeper into the scripture behind Sundays sermon. This week Pastor David, Parker Rabe and Tylor Fischer get together to dive into 1 Peter 4:12-19, which Pastor David preached about on Sunday. Join us each week as we dig even deeper than Sunday into the scriptures. The post After The Sermon – 1 Peter 4:12-19 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“We focus so much on trying to be comfortable and preventing suffering, that it becomes our goal and our idol instead of our focus and our heart being on God and His glory, His will, His work in our lives, His plans, even if it means suffering.” This week, Pastor David Baxley continues our […]The post 2020-04-05 Chosen to be Set Apart – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After The Sermon, Pastor David, Overseer Tylor Fischer, and Joseph Roraff dive deeper in to 1 Peter 4:7-11, which David preached about on Sunday. Join us each week as we go even deeper into God’s Word.The post After The Sermon – 1 Peter 4:7-11 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Our City needs us, our country needs us, our world needs us, because we have something that should radically transform how we respond to this. It can’t radically fix the virus, but it can transform how they see it and how they respond to that.” Pastor David Baxley continues our series, Chosen To Be […]The post 2020-03-29 Chosen To Be Set Apart – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

This week on After The Sermon, Pastor Billy, Pastor David, and Joseph Roraff dive deeper into 1 Peter 4:1-6, which Billy preached on this past Sunday. The post After The Sermon – 1 Peter 4:1-6 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

Pastor Billy Hestand continues our series going through 1 Peter, focusing on the theme of Time found in chapter 4, verses 1-6.The post 2020-03-22 Chosen To Be Set Apart – Billy Hestand appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re continuing in our After the Sermon podcast series while we go through the book of 1 Peter. This week, we are focusing on chapter 3, verses 8-22. Join Pastor David Baxley, Parker Rabe, and Joseph Roraff as they dive deeper into scripture.The post After The Sermon: 1 Peter 3:8-22 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“Maybe our best response shouldn’t be ‘Oh, just get over it.’ ‘Oh, it’s not a big deal.’ ‘Oh, it’s just like the flu.’ But maybe Christ is commanding us to be sympathetic, and to feel with people, and to enter in to have a conversation, and to bring wisdom, to bring a tempered response, but […]The post 2020-03-15 Chosen to Be Set Apart – 1 Peter 3:8-22 – Parker Rabe appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re continuing in our After the Sermon podcast series while we go through the book of 1 Peter. This week, we are continuing to focus on chapter 3, verses 1-7, which deals with Wives and Husbands. Join Pastor David Baxley, his wife Amy Baxley, Joseph Roraff as they dive deeper into scripture.The post After The Sermon – 1 Peter 3:1-7 Part 2 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“I am called by God’s specific design to be one with my wife, and she is called by her specific design to be one with me. This is what sets marriage apart. This is where we begin to recognize that this is a sacred relationship that God joins together.” Pastor David Baxley dives into […]The post 2020-03-08 Chosen to be Set Apart – Chosen For The Other, Part 2 – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

We’re continuing in our After the Sermon podcast series while we go through the book of 1 Peter. This week, we are focusing on chapter 3, verses 1-7, which focuses on Wives and Husbands. Join Pastor David Baxley, Parker Rabe and Joseph Roraff as they dive deeper into scripture.The post After The Sermon – 1 Peter 3:1-7 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“The beauty and sacredness of marriage means that as we give ourselves more to that person, as the two become one flesh, when that oneness is violated, when that oneness is robbed, when that oneness is hurt, that hurts us like nothing else does. God wants us to recognize that in light of the hurt, […]The post 2020-03-01 Chosen to be Set Apart – Chosen For The Other – David Baxley appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

After The Sermon is a new series we’re doing with the hope of expanding on each Sunday’s message, and going deeper with the text that was preached on Sunday. This week, join Pastor David Baxley, Pastor Billy Hestand, and Joseph Roraff as they expand on 1 Peter 2:13-25.The post After The Sermon: 1 Peter 2:13-25 appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.

“We have a King who comes to us and says ‘I want to give you life, and life abundantly. But, you know what? I have to be Lord.” Pastor Billy Hestand continues our series “Chosen to be Set Apart” by teaching on the true submission God has called us to from 1 Peter 2:13-25. […]The post 2020-02-23 Chosen to be Set Apart – The Hardest Task – Billy Hestand appeared first on Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI.