Bethany Covenant Church

Why Jesus? Leviticus 23:33-34, 39-41 Luke 5:27-32Pastor JT Shupe This weekend is Memorial Day, a three-day weekend, when many have parties. Would Jesus attend your party? We will continue our series, "Why Jesus?" exploring the ways Jesus prepared for parties and attended them. www.bethanycovenant.com

Why Jesus?: MiraclesMatthew 9:18-34 Pastor Christopher www.bethanycovenant.com 

Why Jesus?: Incarnation John 1:9-14 Pastor Christopher Ek with special guest, Missionary Karl Noren.We have been asking the question, "Why Jesus?" Jesus should have disappeared into obscurity, but instead became the most influential person in human history. One of the reasons is that Jesus came into the world in the most unique and surprising way. Listen this week as we explore the incarnation of Jesus and what it means for us today. Later in the message we hear from Karl Noren who serves as a missionary in Cameroon. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Why Jesus? - Week ThreeMatthew 9:35-37 Pastor JT ShupeWhat one characteristic has had the greatest impact on people and culture for over two thousand years? Listen this week as we continue our sermon series: Why Jesus? as we learn how one man's compassion has changed everything. www.bethanycovenant.com

Why Jesus? - Week Two John 15:12-15 Pastor David WallAfter two thousand years, regardless of where people might be, Jesus remains a personal friend to billions of people. How? This week we continue our series, "Why Jesus?" by looking at the friend we have in Jesus. www.bethanycovenant.com

Easter Sunday 2025 Why Jesus? Resurrection John 20:1-10, 19-20, 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 Pastor Christopher Ek This Sunday we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ. We begin our new series as we ask the question: Why Jesus? We will look at how a man from Nazareth went on to impact the world more than any other person who has ever lived. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Virtues and Vices Week 7 - Palm Sunday 2025 Palm Sunday 2025 John 12:12-16 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this week as we celebrate Palm Sunday and Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem. This week Pastor Chris finishes our series on Virtues and Vices as we look at the virtues of Jesus expressed on Palm Sunday. www.bethanycovenant.com

Virtues & Vices - Week 6 Luke 12:13-21, & 1 Timothy 6:1-16Pastor Christopher Ek This week Pastor Chris will introduce us to three virtues that push back at the vice of anger. Listen this week as we continue our journey through Lent and towards Easter Sunday. www.bethanycovenant.com

Virtues & Vices Matthew 19 & Timothy 6:1-16 Pastor JT Shupe The Apostle Paul said greed, the love of money, is the root of all kinds of evil. "Greed" is a vice that's a problem for others, but not for you or me - or is it? Listen this week as we continue our series on the Virtues and Vices, discussing the competing "G's".www.bethanycovenant.com

Virtues & Vices - Week Four "A glutton is one who raids the icebox for a cure for spiritual malnutrition" - Frederick Buechner This week we continue our dive into virtues and vices with a look at gluttony. Pastor David Wall bethanycovenant.com

Virtues & Vices Isaiah 5:1-2, 20; Galatians 5:13-18 Pastor Christopher Ek This week our focus will be on the vice of lust and its corresponding virtues. It is a sensitive topic this week and great care will be given by Pastor Chris to address this in a way that is helpful and healing. www.bethanycovenant.com

Virtues & Vices - Week Two - EnvyMicah 6:8; 2 Peter 1:5-11Pastor Christopher Ek Jesus continually called people to experience an inward change of heart that would change how they lived on the outside. This week we continue with our series Virtues and Vices. This week's Vice is the most miserable to live with all of the seven vices. The Virtues we explore this week will improve all parts of our life as we live into them. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Virtues & Vices - Week One Psalm 1, Luke 11:33-36 Pastor Christopher Ek God has shown us throughout the scriptures what is good and how to excel in goodness. In this series we will look at the traditional seven virtues and their corresponding vices. www.bethanycovenant.com

Deep Dive: John 1 - Week Three John 1:9-18 Pastor Christoper Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

Deep Dive: John 1 - Week OneGenesis 1:1-5, 31; John 1:1-5 Pastor Chris Ek Listen this week as we celebrate the Lord's supper and begin a new sermon series that will focus on John 1. The first chapter in John is one of the richest passages in the Bible, and in this series, we will dive into the deep theology, beautiful prose, and highly practical parts of this writing. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Soul Work: Spiritual Practices for the New Year The Day Alone - Week Four January 26, 20251 Kings 19:11-13; Luke 5:12-16 Pastor Chris Ek A part of a healthy spiritual life is The Day Alone. This week, Pastor Chris will help us understand the significance of the day alone and the spiritual practices for the day alone. www.bethanycovenant.com

Soul Work: Spiritual Practices for the New Year Week Three: "The Day Together" - January 19, 2025Psalm 119:63; Hebrews 10:24-25Pastor JT Shupe"The Day Together" will be our spiritual practice we begin on Sunday. Join us in developing the living presence and power of Jesus through His beloved community. www.bethanycoveant.com

Soul Work: Spiritual Practices for the New Year - Week 22 Timothy 3:10-17; Psalm 1 Pastor David WallGod's Scripture is worth building habits around. This week, we'll explore the best ways to approach the Bible - and a few common pitfalls to avoid. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Soul Work: Spiritual Practices for the New YearWeek One - The Two Most Important Days of the YearJohn 15:1-8 Pastor Christopher Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

Advent: Faith Psalm 42:1, Hebrews 11:1; Romans 1:4-6Pastor JT Shupewww.bethanycovenant.com

Christmas Eve 2024 Pastor Christopher Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

The Fourth Sunday in Advent 2024: Love 1 John 4:7-21 Pastor David Wall Listen this week for a message on love. Of all the Advent Candles, this one gives us the deepest truth about the character of our God and the Christmas season. www.bethanycovenant.com

The Third Sunday in Advent: Joy Nehemiah 8:9-10, Luke 2:8-12 Pastor Christopher Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

Advent 2024 Week Two: Jesus is Our Peace Isaiah 9:6-7, Luke 1:68-79Pastor Christopher Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

The First Sunday in Advent: Jesus is Our Hope Psalm 25:1-7, Luke 1:24-38 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this we as we begin our journey towards Christmas by lighting the candle of hope and see the ways Jesus is our hope in life. www.bethanycovenant.com

Storyteller: Week Twelve - The One about the Big Banquet 11/24/24 Luke 14:16-24 Pastor Christopher Ek The parables of Jesus are aspirational, practical, and devotional. This week we conclude our Storyteller series with a powerful parable of God's invitation. www.bethanycovenant.com

Storyteller: Week Eleven Psalm 103:8-13 Matthew 18:23-25 Pastor JT Shupe Jesus tells another story, this time with three main characters dealing with debts owed. Listen this week as we learn about forgiveness, grace, and mercy. www.bethanycovenant.com

Storyteller: The One About the Rich Man and Lazarus Luke 16:19-31 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this week as we focus on words of Jesus that are challenging for us, but open up a new way to live that it now available to us. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week Nine- The One About the Shrewd Manager Luke 16:1-9 Pastor Christopher Ek Jesus offers a brilliant and confusing ending to this parable about the shrewd manager to help the disciples see something about Jesus' call in their lives that they had not seen before. Listen this week as we learn how Jesus uses a parable about a dishonest manager to clarify our own calling in life. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week Eight - The One About the Sheep and the Goats Matthew 25:31-46 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this week as we take a close look at another of Jesus' parables. Jesus' teaching on the sheep and the goats is a parable of high challenge and high calling as we follow Jesus each day. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week Seven- The One About the Ten Maidens Matthew 25:1-13 Pastor Christopher Ek This week, we turn our attention to the parables Jesus tells about the future. Listen as we hear a parable from Jesus that gets very little attention but is important for the decisions we make about our future. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week Six Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Pastor JT Shupe This week we explore the Storyteller as a patient gardener, revealing how the Kingdom of God is nurtured and grown in our lives. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week FiveMark 4:26-34 Pastor David Wall Listen this week as we wrestle with Jesus's unexpected description of the kingdom of God through two more parables. www.bethanycovenant.com

Storyteller: The One About The Good Enemy - Week Four Luke 10:25-37 Pastor Christopher Ek What must I do to inherit eternal life? That is the question that spark this discussion between Jesus and a lawyer that eventually led to the telling of this parable. This well known parable has impacted the world in significant ways since the first time Jesus told it. Listen this week for a fresh look at this well known story. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: Week Three - The Ones About the Generous Landowner Matthew 20:1-16 Pastor Christopher Ek This is a parable that could only come from Jesus. It will challenge how we see the world, how we see God, and how we see others. This parable is subversive and disorienting, and it will turn our world upside down by introducing us to the promise of God's word. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Storyteller: The Ones About Being FoundLuke 15 Pastor Christopher Ek The parables of Jesus are aspirational, practical, and devotional. This week we engage with three parables filled with God's calling and God's vision for life and for our world. www.bethanycovenant.com

Storyteller: Week One Fall Kick-Off at Bethany Luke 8:4-8Pastor Christopher Ek We are kicking off the fall with a brand new sermon series about the parables of Jesus called, Storyteller. Jesus engaged people in his teaching through stories. Stories and parables challenge, inspire, and enlighten us to God's greater vision for our lives and for the world. www.bethanycovenant.com

Summer in Corinth: Week Ten 1 Corinthians 14 Pastor JT Shupe Are certain gifts ever restricted in the church? What does Paul say about using our gifts in worship and in community? Listen this week for another Summer in Corinth day as we explore 1 Corinthians 14. www.bethanycovenant.com

Summer in Corinth1 Corinthians 12 Pastor David Wall Paul calls us to unity but not to sameness. How can our differences equip us to do the work God has prepared for us? Listen this week as we take a deeper look at Paul's teaching in 1 Corinthians 12.  www.bethanycovenant.com 

Summer in Corinth 1 Corinthians 11 Pastor Christopher Ek www.bethanycovenant.com

Summer In Corinth: Week Seven1 Corinthians 9 Guest Pastor, Samuel Schreiner Can you believe that Paul was criticized by some people in Corinth because he preached the gospel for free? You can't please everyone, but this week, we will learn in Chapter 9 what Paul tried to do for anyone if it would bring them even on step closer to Christ. www.bethanycovenant.com

Summer In Corinth: Week Six - Question and Controversies1 Corinthians 8Pastor Christopher Ek 1 Corinthians 8 addresses a very specific problem in Corinth, but through it, we get to explore the tension between freedom and legalism. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Summer in Corinth 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 Pastor JT Shupe In Chapter 7, Paul pivots to respond to their specific questions: Should one marry? Stay single? Stay married? Leave an unbelieving spouse? He responds pastorally. Paul shares the godly wisdom to help all followers of Jesus stay faithful and live simply. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Summer In Corinth 1 Corinthians 6:1-20 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this week as we continue to study the church in Corinth. This is a week of high legal drama and high personal stakes. www. bethanycovenant.com 

Summer In Corinth: Week Three- Facing Adversity 1 Corinthians 4:1-21 Pastor Christopher Ek The culture of Corinth made it nearly impossible for the Corinthians to see what Paul would reveal to them in the next part of his letter. It was a teaching and way of life they needed to embrace to grow deeper in their faith. It was timely in Corinth and it will be timely for us today. www.bethanycovenant.com

Summer in Corinth: Signifiers - Week 2 1 Corinthians 2:6-3:23 Pastor David Wall We continue our summer in Corinth series this week by looking deeper into how to build our best lives. www.bethanycovenant.com 

Summer in Corinth: A Letter Arrives 1 Corinthians 1:1 - 2:5 Pastor Christopher Ek This summer, we are taking a trip to the ancient city of Corinth. We will dive deep into the culture of Corinth and the letter of 1 Corinthians to gain insight into following Jesus in our world today. Listen this week as we begin our journey. www.bethanycovenant.com 

New Life Looks Like: Participation1 John 1:3; Ephesians 4:1-6 Pastor JT Shupe This week we'll wrap up our New Life Looks Like series focusing on our unity in Christ. We'll discover our oneness with The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and our oneness with each other in Christ. www.bethnanycovenant.com 

New Life Looks Like: Citizenship Acts 2:1-12, Philippians 3:15-21 Pastor Christopher Ek May 19, 2024This week we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit and look at another important way we describe the new life we have in Jesus. www.bethanycovenant.com

New Life Looks Like: Fruitfulness Colossians 1:1-14 Pastor Christopher Ek Listen this week as we focus on another important teaching about what new life looks like. In our culture today we use the language of "getting things done," "efficiency," and "more work in less time," but the scriptures use a different language to point us to a higher calling in the world. This week we take a closer look at this language and the higher call and how we can live it out each day. www.bethanycovenant.com 

New Life Looks Like: Illumination John 8:12 Pastor David Wall May 5, 2024This week we look at how the salvation that Jesus provides brings light and understanding to every part of our lives. www.bethanycovenant.com