Beloved Church

What are your expectations of yourself? What are your expectations of others? Odds are, you struggle a bit with both. Explore what the Teacher of Ecclesiastes has to say about this in Pastor Kevin's sermon, THE LIMITING FACTOR.

What limitations or pains do you want to escape from? Listen here to Pastor Kevin's message from Ecclesiastes 6:1-7:14 examining the Teacher's thoughts on limitations and escapism.

Our church planting partner in Kampala, Derrick Sekamalira, walked us through the wisdom given from the teacher in Ecclesiastes 5. Hear from this dear partner in the gospel and his sermon here.

In the fourth chapter of Ecclesiastes, the Teacher turns his attention to the brokenness of life—oppression, envy, isolation, and the illusion of power. Discover how these harsh realities expose our need for something greater in Pastor Alex's message, “Broken Life, Enternal Life”

In the third chapter of Ecclesiastes, the Teacher uses both poetry and prose to further consider life, futility, and meaning. Explore how everything done in time will face the God outside of time in Pastor Kevin's message, A TIME FOR IT.

The Teacher of Ecclesiastes set out to conduct an experiment in the second chapter, trying to find the answer to his question: "What does a person gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?" The results are life-changing for all who take them seriously. Explore this passage in Pastor Kevin's sermon, THE EXPERIMENT.

Is it okay to ask hard questions and wrestle with life in this faith? Listen to Pastor Kevin's message – IN THE END, WHY? – as we start our summer series through Ecclesiastes.

God is compassionate, and we should be too. Explore Jesus' teaching about how to love and serve Him by loving and serving the vulnerable in Pastor Kevin's message, COMPASSION SUNDAY.

Before Jesus ascended with the clouds, He gave us a mission. How are we accomplishing this mission as Beloved Church? Listen in to Pastor Kevin's introduction to our annual presentation of ministry partners and missions opportunities on Mission Sunday: THE KING'S MISSION.

What does the death of Jesus have to do with you? Explore the meaning of Good Friday in Pastor Kevin's message, A CRUCIFIED KING.

When our identity and our security are threatened it is common to respond with anger and violence. In Pastor Tim's messsage "Unforsakable", we explore how the crucified and forsaken Savior has secured for us an identity and future hope that cannot be shaken. We also look at how the Holy Spirit uses this truth to set us free to love the very ones who may be seeking our harm.

Failure often feels fatal. What are we to do when we come face to face with our weakness? Pastor Kevin's message, A GOOD REASON TO CRY, explores this question as we continue our journey through Mark's gospel by looking at Peter's denial of Jesus.

Jesus warned His followers repeatedly in what is known as the Olivet Discourse. What do these warnings come down to? Explore Mark 13 is Pastor Kevin's message, A RETURNING KING.

Jesus' response to a scribe asking what the greatest command is gives us clarity on what and how we are to do all things. Pastor Kevin's message, NOT FAR FROM THE KINGDOM, explores this response in Mark 12.

How did Jesus feel about the marketplace functioning in the temple? Explore His strong feelings and response in Pastor Kevin's message, PRAYER OR PROFIT.

What did Jesus say about camels, needles, and getting into the kingdom of heaven in response to a rich young man's question about eternal life? Explore this beautiful passage showcasing Jesus' extravagant grace in Pastor Kevin's message, CAMELS, NEEDLES, AND POSSIBILITIES.

Mark 9 recounts the day Jesus took a select group of disciples up a mountain where He was transfigured and met with Moses and Elijah. Explore the beauty of what this event tells us about who Jesus is in Pastor Kevin's message, MOUNTAINTOP VIEW.

What did Jesus say it would be like to follow Him? Explores the questions we all have about life, death, and the point of life and death in Pastor Kevin's message, THE CRUCIFORM LIFE.

The way Jesus healed a deaf man who struggled to speak seems rather odd, but shows us a lot about who Jesus is and what He came to do. Explore this emotional story from Mark 7 in Pastor Kevin's message, EVERYTHING WELL.

In Mark 6, we see Jesus perform a miracle in which thousands are fed and fully satisfied. What does this have to do with us an our seeming unsatiable appetites for more than just food? Explore who Jesus shows Himself to be in Pastor Kevin's message, ENOUGH FOR YOU TOO.

Pastor Tim takes us through the story of the demoniac in Mark 5, as he shows us how God's power rests on those who understand their own powerlessness and who trust in the power and love of King Jesus.

A parable of Jesus is recorded in Mark 4 that speaks to the mysterious growth of the kingdom of God. What is our part in this growth? What is God's part? Explore this in Pastor Kevin's message, GROW BY.

Mark 3 highlights growing opposition to Jesus, showing ultimately that there is no neutral response to Jesus. Explore how the identity of Jesus calls us to respond in Pastor Kevin's message, HOUSE SORTING.

Jesus' association with tax collectors and sinners was questioned. Explore why his response is such good news in Pastor Kevin's message, AND YOU ARE.

Launching our series, ID JESUS, we first ask where we ought to look for determining Jesus' identity. Pastor Kevin's message, ASTONISHED, argues from Mark's opening chapter that we should look directly to Jesus.

What exactly are we trying to do? Where do we do it? Why do we do it? Listen to Pastor Kevin's challenge in this stand alone message, WHERE WE PLANT OUR FLAG.

Isaiah sent out a birth announcement about Jesus 700 years before His birth. What was included? Explore the greatest gift ever in Pastor Kevin's message, DON'T MISS THIS!

We wonder how worthy we are of being loved. In the midst of this wondering, the One worthy of all shows us how loved we are! Explore the proclamation of John the Baptist in Mark 1 in Pastor Kevin's message, WORTH LOVING.

How should we prepare for Christmas as it quickly approaches? Hear Pastor Kevin's encouragement and recommendation on how to not miss the joy of Advent in his sermon, JOYFUL PREPPERS.

Mark made a bold claim in the very first line of his gospel. It's a claim that once you see and believe it, you cannot help but see in every line that follows. Consider how this claim relates to peace in our second week of Advent through Pastor Kevin's sermon, A BOLD CLAIM FOR PEACE.

In a culture that praises self-reliance with the ultimate goal of comfort, how do we live a life of humility and rectify that living faithfully doesn't absolve us from earthly suffering? Explore this and more as we conclude 1 Peter 5:6-14 in Pastor Josh's message, WHO WINS? WHO CARES?

Of all the things that come to mind when you think of leadership, does humilty make a showing? It should mark the leadership of those entrusted with shepherding Christ's church. Explore Peter's exhortation to the elders and call for humilty in Pastor Kevin's message, AS GOD WOULD HAVE YOU.

The suffering we face as Christians is not just meant to be endured. It is meant to be a refinement that lead us to ever increasing joy! Explore 1 Peter 4:12-19 in Pastor Kevin's message, A NAME TO BE PROUD OF.

Peter called us to do one thing above all else. What was it, and what will it lead to? Explore these questions in Pastor Kevin's message, THE END IS NEAR.

We can often view the same thing in different ways. Peter's letter continues with acknowledging this and calling for believers to view life–and suffering– with the view Jesus has provided. Pastor Kevin's message, TO LIVE FOR, explores the start of 1 Peter 4.

Is our hope worth the cost? When we are faced with doubt and fear, how can we respond? This week, we look at Christ's example and the source of our hope with Pastor Chris. DEFENSIBLE HOPE.

God truly loves us, and if we truly love Him we will love each other and our neighbor. Explore how Peter made this point in his letter and hear Pastor Kevin's appeal for us to step further into loving our Lord, each other, and our neighbor in this week's sermon: EYES FOR ME.

The more the Lord is at the center of our marriage, the more beautiful it will be.

The world should look at the way we suffer as we do good and wonder, just like we look to the cross and wonder. Explore this call in Pastor Kevin's message about how we follow the example of Christ in SUFFER IN GOOD COMPANY.

It is easy to think of someone we believe is yielding wrongful authority over us as an enemy. Maybe they are, but Peter calls us to submit to and honor every human authority. Where should we take our fight, then? Explore this command in Pastor Kevin's message, WRONG ENEMY.

Can someone or something truly change who we are? Explore what beautiful purpose and calling Peter explains we have as believers in the start of 1 Peter 2.

Peter compared trials we face as followers of Jesus to the process of gold being refined by fire. What does this mean? Is it necessary? Explore this next portion of Peter's letter in Pastor Kevin's message, IF NECESSARY.

Why did Peter call the audience of his first epistle "chosen exiles"? What does this mean for us as we navigate a world trying to pull our allegiance into so many directions? Listen to the first message in our fall series, CHOSEN EXILES.

What is the mission of Beloved Church? As our Lord's Beloved, we love. We give ourselves to loving our Lord, loving each other, and loving our neighbor. Hear this year's annual Connect Sunday message, BE ON MISSION, here.

It is by being loved that we can love others. Pastor Kevin's message, BE LOVED, explores how critical the truth of being loved by God is for understanding and living as who we are.

What did Jesus say to the Samaritan woman at the well that made her run toward everyone she previously tried to hide from? Pastor Kevin's message. BE KNOWN, looks at how the gospel frees us to experience genuine community.

Pastor Tim starts off our Beloved series by looking at the deep loneliness of our culture and how we can find and give the gift of belonging in an age of loneliness. (1 Peter 2:9-12)

What does a healthy marriage look like, and what does it take to get there? Explore Paul's address to husbands and wives in his letter to the Ephesians in Pastor Kevin's message, HUSBANDS & WIVES.

How should siblings relate to each other when rivalry seems nearly unavoidable? Explore the beatiful gifts that siblings, both biological and spiritual, are in Pastor Kevin's message, BROTHERS & SISTERS.

Parenting our kids right can feel like a mystery or down right impossible. Of all the things we could focus on, what is it we should remain focused on? Pastor Kevin's message, & PARENTING, unpacks Paul's commands regarding raising our kids as followers of Jesus.