Bethany Evangelical Free Church Podcast

Parenting is hard. See what there is to say when God shared his wisdom for parenting but joining us for Week 3 of Sacred Ordinary: God’s Wisdom for the Nitty Gritty it Life

Sometimes we see a marriage that leaves us in awe. We hope we’ll be like that. We wonder what their secret is. Join us to look into Proverbs 5 and see what God says when His wisdom is applied to marriage.

What happens when God’s wisdom is applied to the everyday, ordinary challenges of life we navigate in our homes, our workplaces, our country, and our hearts? Join us as we open the Book of Proverbs and find God’s wisdom applied to the nitty gritty of everyday life.

What do you learn following Jesus as a foreign national in a country where practicing that faith can get you deported? You learn to pray! Join us as mission partner leads us in hearing Jesus’ teaching on prayer.

Are you curious about what work might be like as a Bible translator? Take a listen as Elin talks with Brad and Toni Guderian about their work with the Koluwawa people in Papa New Guinea. Bethany Missionshttp://bethanyefree.org/missions Wycliffe Bible Translatorshttps://www.wycliffe.org Guderian Videohttps://www.facebook.com/brad.guderian/videos/10220400110211046/ John 11:35- Jesus wept. Proverbs 16:3- Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.

“Fiery trials” were a reality for Christians in the 1st-century. But today? Join us as 1 Peter 4:12-19 throws light on 21st-century fiery trials.

1 Peter 4:1-11 Week 3 of the Sacred Good series looks at suffering for God as opposed to being unfaithful to God.

1 Peter 3:8-12 Fear smothers the fire of zeal and passion. What can we do? Click to listen to this week’s sermon as we hear the New Testament book of 1 Peter speak to that very question.

1 Peter 3:8-12 We want to do good. But that’s easier said than done in a time when doing good is met with hostility. That’s precisely what the first readers of 1 Peter were experiencing. View our Aug 2 sermon as we listen in on God’s instructions to them on doing good when doing good is met with hostility.

1 Peter 3:1-7 Attempting to understand and make sense of gender roles can be confusing, even on a clear day. As often happens, the world says several different things, and Scripture says something else. Look at this topic with us as we open with two myths and begin to break down scriptural concepts.

In her conversation with Neil and Wannee Thompson, Elin asks about their dreams for missions at Bethany. In addition, they talk about missions as a career and the impact that COVID-19 pandemic has had on global missions. Bethany Missionshttp://bethanyefree.org/missions   OMFhttps://omf.org/us/   Medical Missionshttps://omf.org/cross-cultural-work/medicalmission/   Serve Asiahttps://omf.org/opportunities/serveasia/   John Scotthttps://www.ivpress.com/john-stott   InterVarsityhttps://intervarsity.org/  

1 Peter 2:11-3:7 We live in a world filled with injustice and evil. How are Christians called to resist it? Join us as we learn to follow the example of Jesus in both submission and subversion.

John 15:5 It’s easy in life to have our love, our joy, and our peace be dictated by our circumstances. But Jesus holds out the vision of a life with love, joy, and peace that transcends circumstances. Can you imagine? Join us as we hear Jesus share this vision and lay out how to find such life in Him.

John 6:25-27 Anxiety, anger, fear, and suffering. They make hearts heavy and cold. Hear with us words of Jesus to warm cold hearts.

To do something well you have to get the basics right. In a time when the Church must excel at being salt and light, what are the ABCs of living out this calling? Look into 1 Peter 1:13-25 with us as we all go back to the basics of being salt and light.

1 Peter 1:3-12 Do you want to be more than a drone of society? Do you want to march to the beat of a different drum? This is what God calls his people to. Look with us at 1 Peter as we see three gifts God gives to enable people to do just that.

1 Peter 1:1-2 As we kick of a new series in the book of 1 Peter we explore the identity that God has given to His people and how that identity shapes the way we engage with our world.

Purpose is like a fire: it gives light in the dark, heat in the cold, and a reason to be excited. Look with us at Acts 2 as God gives purpose to his people.

Joel 3:17-21 A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

Joel 3:1-16 A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

Joel 2:28-29 A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

Joel 2:12-17 A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

Joel 2 A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

A natural disaster. A teetering economy. And a prophet with a word from God. Join us as we seek God and turn to the book of Joel.

How does what happened almost 2,000 years in the past become a source of joy and hope in the present? Join us to celebrate Easter, see how, and experience that joy and hope from God.

This Sunday we recognize Jesus as the King we all long for. But what does a king do, and why should we long for one? Join us as we unpack why it matters that Jesus is King.

Throughout history followers of Jesus have experienced an excitement about what's to come in the midst of what is. What does the journey to this kind of hope look like? Join us as we look at Psalm 42 and see a man go through the school of suffering to arrive at a vibrant, experienced hope.

An old REM song boasts, “It’s the end of the world as we know it...and I feel fine!” What does it look like to not only feel fine, but to be blessed amidst the uncertainty and changes of our day? Look with us at Psalm 1 as we explore God’s answer to our questions.

Jeremiah 29:1-11 Stories have power. Join us as we hear the story God chooses to tell his people in a time of upheaval.

Daniel begins the second part of his story as an enemy of the state. He ends as a hero of the state. What happened in between? Look with us at Daniel 2 and see.

Daniel 1 What does it look like to live out a sacred resistance as an ordinary person? Look with us at Daniel 1 as we see sacred resistance lived out in a way that refuses to fit in normal boxes of interacting with society.

Philippians 4:10-21 Sometimes we simply need a note of encouragement. In Philippians 4:10-23, God offers four such notes. Read them with us.

Philippians 4:1-9 How do you stand fast in passion when you take punches from life? You use your eyes, knees, and head. Join us as we listen to Philippians 4 unpack that for us.

Following wrong directions in life comes with a cost. How do you avoid wrong directions by unreliable guides? Join us as we hear God’s antidote in Philippians 3:12-21 

Philippians 3:1-11 In order to live a life of passion, there are three things that we must understand. There will be Pests to that passion, you will need to set priorities for that passion, and there will be a price to pay to get there.

Passion for life is what God wants us to have. Philippians 2:19-30 shows that God provides what we need in order to live a life of passion.

What good soil is to plants growing and thriving, good community is to passion growing and thriving. But good community doesn’t come easily. Look with us at Philippians 2:1-14 as it shows us what makes ruins community, the path to true community, and how God’s work guarantees great community.

Anxiety. Stress. Fear. Philippians 1:12-30 offers a new way to look at the sources of these emotions and see instead opportunities for amazing things to happen. Join us to hear how.

Philippians 1:1-11 No one wants to look back on 2020 as the year they just went through the motions. We want to live with passion and purpose and excitement! The Book of Philippians was written to encourage and give confidence and stoke passions. This week Pastor Scott leads us through the first 11 verses as we consider how Christ offers confidence to His people.

Psalm 96 With the end of one year and a new year about to start, how do we live in the change that God is bringing about in our lives?

On Christmas Eve, Pastor Scott addresses the question: What could be different in 2020 if Jesus brought comfort and hope to your pain and hurt?

John 1:15-18 One of the first things you need to do when facing a hangry child is meet the need they have. That way you can satisfy the real need they face. God does the same with us in the person of Christ. Then we can receive His light and be changed.

John 1:14 We are told that in the flesh of Jesus we see the glory of God and because of this we can find comfort and healing as we draw near to Him.

John 1:6-13 Jesus claims to be the True Light of the World. What does that mean? What does that matter? What difference does it make?

John 1:1-5 The world can be dark, and cold, especially during this time of year. however, the solution to this lies within a relationship with the Logos- the God of the Universe.

Mark 16:14-20 Dr. Saji John, Founder and CEO of John Foundation in Hydrabad India speaks about the impact that the disciples had in spreading the Gospel after Jesus's resurrection and appearance to them.

Mark 16:9-13 After Mary returns to the disciples and tells them that Jesus has risen, they didn't want to believe it.

Mark 16:1-8 In the early morning, an angel appears to Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome as they go to prepare Jesus's body.

Mark 15:42-47 Jesus's death, and burial.

Mark 15:33-41 Jesus was crucified as a sacrifice for our sin, so that comfort can be ministered to our hearts.