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GOOD MORNING JESUS WITH EVANGELIST PAUL. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17,2025. TITTLE: UNBELIEF: RIPPER OF GOD'S BLESSINGS. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 7:1-5

GOOD MORNING JESUS WITH EVANGELIST PAUL. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,2024. TITTLE: NEW TESTAMENT WORSHIP. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 4:23-24

At the heart of Jesus' call to his first disciples is the invitation to be with him. The path of discipleship is not primarily about a particular set of practices (although there are practices that help). Rather it is about intentionally remaining in the presence of Jesus.Bible Text: John 15:1-11

GOOD MORNING JESUS WITH EVANGELIST PAUL. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 18,2024. TITTLE OF TODAY'S MESSAGE: TRUE AND LASTING FREEDOM. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 8:31-32(AMPC)

May 12, 2024 - "Gathered to Echo!" - Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text John 17:11b-19 11 I won't be in the world much longer, but they are in the world, and I'm coming back to you. Holy Father, keep them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me, so that their unity may be like ours. 12 While I was with them, I kept them safe by the power of your name, the name that you gave me. I watched over them, and none of them, except one person, became lost. So Scripture came true. 13 “But now, ⌞Father,⌟ I'm coming back to you. I say these things while I'm still in the world so that they will have the same joy that I have. 14 I have given them your message. But the world has hated them because they don't belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 15 I'm not asking you to take them out of the world but to protect them from the evil one. 16 They don't belong to the world any more than I belong to the world. 17 “Use the truth to make them holy. Your words are truth. 18 I have sent them into the world the same way you sent me into the world. 19 I'm dedicating myself to this holy work I'm doing for them so that they, too, will use the truth to be holy. -GW http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

May 5, 2024 - "Gathered to Flow!" - Pastor Kyle Blake, Bible Text John 15: 9-17 9 “I have loved you the same way the Father has loved me. So live in my love. 10 If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father's commandments, and in that way I live in his love. 11 I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete. 12 Love each other as I have loved you. This is what I'm commanding you to do. 13 The greatest love you can show is to give your life for your friends. 14 You are my friends if you obey my commandments. 15 I don't call you servants anymore, because a servant doesn't know what his master is doing. But I've called you friends because I've made known to you everything that I've heard from my Father. 16 You didn't choose me, but I chose you. I have appointed you to go, to produce fruit that will last, and to ask the Father in my name to give you whatever you ask for. 17 Love each other. This is what I'm commanding you to do. http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

April 28, 2024 - "Gathered to Grow!" - Pr. Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 15:1-8 15 ⌞Then Jesus said,⌟ “I am the true vine, and my Father takes care of the vineyard. 2 He removes every one of my branches that doesn't produce fruit. He also prunes every branch that does produce fruit to make it produce more fruit. 3 “You are already clean [a] because of what I have told you. 4 Live in me, and I will live in you. A branch cannot produce any fruit by itself. It has to stay attached to the vine. In the same way, you cannot produce fruit unless you live in me. 5 “I am the vine. You are the branches. Those who live in me while I live in them will produce a lot of fruit. But you can't produce anything without me. 6 Whoever doesn't live in me is thrown away like a branch and dries up. Branches like this are gathered, thrown into a fire, and burned. 7 If you live in me and what I say lives in you, then ask for anything you want, and it will be yours. 8 You give glory to my Father when you produce a lot of fruit and therefore show that you are my disciples. 9 “I have loved you the same way the Father has loved me. So live in my love. 10 If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father's commandments, and in that way I live in his love. http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

April 21, 2024 -- "Gathered To Know!" -- Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 10:11-18 11 “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives his life for the sheep. 12 A hired hand isn't a shepherd and doesn't own the sheep. When he sees a wolf coming, he abandons the sheep and quickly runs away. So the wolf drags the sheep away and scatters the flock. 13 The hired hand is concerned about what he's going to get paid and not about the sheep. 14 “I am the good shepherd. I know my sheep as the Father knows me.[a] My sheep know me as I know the Father. 15 So I give my life for my sheep. 16 I also have other sheep that are not from this pen. I must lead them. They, too, will respond to my voice. So they will be one flock with one shepherd. 17 The Father loves me because I give my life in order to take it back again. 18 No one takes my life from me. I give my life of my own free will. I have the authority to give my life, and I have the authority to take my life back again. This is what my Father ordered me to do.” --GW http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

April 16, 2023 -- "The Importance of Community" -- Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 20:19-31: 19 That Sunday evening, the disciples were together behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you!” 20 When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad to see the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, so I am sending you.” 22 After he had said this, he breathed on the disciples and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 Whenever you forgive sins, they are forgiven. Whenever you don't forgive them, they are not forgiven.” 24 Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, who was called Didymus, wasn't with them when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples told him, “We've seen the Lord.” Thomas told them, “I refuse to believe this unless I see the nail marks in his hands, put my fingers into them, and put my hand into his side. 26 A week later Jesus' disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Even though the doors were locked, Jesus stood among them and said, “Peace be with you!” 27 Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here, and look at my hands. Take your hand, and put it into my side. Stop doubting, and believe.” 28 Thomas responded to Jesus, “My Lord and my God!” 29 Jesus said to Thomas, “You believe because you've seen me. Blessed are those who haven't seen me but believe.” 30 Jesus performed many other miracles that his disciples saw. Those miracles are not written in this book. 31 But these miracles have been written so that you will believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and so that you will have life by believing in him. http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

The resurrection is the most important event in the history of the world. But why is that? What about Jesus rising from the dead and being alive is life-changing for those who believe? On Easter Sunday we answer these questions by taking a closer look at these events in the Bible. Bible Text: John 20 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

April 9, 2023 -- "A New Day!" -- Pastor Kyle Blake, Bible Text: John 20: 1-18: 20 Early on Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary from Magdala went to the tomb. She saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb's entrance. 2 So she ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, whom Jesus loved. She told them, “They have removed the Lord from the tomb, and we don't know where they've put him.” 3 So Peter and the other disciple headed for the tomb. 4 The two were running side by side, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter and came to the tomb first. 5 He bent over and looked inside the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there but didn't go inside. 6 Simon Peter arrived after him and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there. 7 He also saw the cloth that had been on Jesus' head. It wasn't lying with the strips of linen but was rolled up separately. 8 Then the other disciple, who arrived at the tomb first, went inside. He saw and believed. 9 They didn't know yet what Scripture meant when it said that Jesus had to come back to life. 10 So the disciples went back home. 11 Mary, however, stood there and cried as she looked at the tomb. As she cried, she bent over and looked inside. 12 She saw two angels in white clothes. They were sitting where the body of Jesus had been lying. One angel was where Jesus' head had been, and the other was where his feet had been. 13 The angels asked her why she was crying. Mary told them, “They have removed my Lord, and I don't know where they've put him.” 14 After she said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there. However, she didn't know that it was Jesus. 15 Jesus asked her, “Why are you crying? Who are you looking for?” Mary thought it was the gardener speaking to her. So she said to him, “Sir, if you carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I'll remove him.” 16 Jesus said to her, “Mary!” Mary turned around and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (This word means “teacher.”) 17 Jesus told her, “Don't hold on to me. I have not yet gone to the Father. But go to my brothers and sisters and tell them, ‘I am going to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' ” 18 Mary from Magdala went to the disciples and told them, “I have seen the Lord.” She also told them what he had said to her. http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

Life feels like a never-ending race to justify ourselves and the things we do are never enough. Jesus' death in our place finishes the work of justification so we can say “enough!” In this sermon, we focus on the three words "it is finished", which might be the most important three words ever uttered.  Bible Text: John 19:1-42 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

April 2, 2023 -- "How Does God View Our Possessions?" -- Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 12:9-19: 9 A large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was in Bethany. So they went there not only to see Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had brought back to life. 10 The chief priests planned to kill Lazarus too. 11 Lazarus was the reason why many people were leaving the Jews and believing in Jesus. 12 On the next day the large crowd that had come to the Passover festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. 13 So they took palm branches and went to meet him. They were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord, the king of Israel!” 14 Jesus obtained a donkey and sat on it, as Scripture says: 15 “Don't be afraid, people of Zion! Your king is coming. He is riding on a donkey's colt.” 16 At first Jesus' disciples didn't know what these prophecies meant. However, when Jesus was glorified, the disciples remembered that these prophecies had been written about him. The disciples remembered that they had taken part in fulfilling the prophecies. 17 The people who had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus from the tomb and brought him back to life reported what they had seen. 18 Because the crowd heard that Jesus had performed this miracle, they came to meet him. 19 The Pharisees said to each other, “This is getting us nowhere. Look! The whole world is following him!” http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

Jesus has been arrested and is now standing trial before Pilate. The courtroom imagery helps us understand what it is like to stand before God, and forces us to ask questions like, "what justifies a person before God?" The good news of the person and work of Jesus is the only thing we can cling to when standing before God. Bible Text: John 18:28-40 | Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

March 26, 2023 -- "Where is God in the Midst of Suffering?" -- Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 11:17-27, 38-53: 17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days. 18 (Bethany was near Jerusalem, not quite two miles away.) 19 Many Jews had come to Martha and Mary to comfort them about their brother. 20 When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet him. Mary stayed at home. 21 Martha told Jesus, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22 But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask him.” 23 Jesus told Martha, “Your brother will come back to life.” 24 Martha answered Jesus, “I know that he'll come back to life on the last day, when everyone will come back to life.” 25 Jesus said to her, “I am the one who brings people back to life, and I am life itself. Those who believe in me will live even if they die. 26 Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe that?” 27 Martha said to him, “Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one who was expected to come into the world.” ... 38 Deeply moved again, Jesus went to the tomb. It was a cave with a stone covering the entrance. 39 Jesus said, “Take the stone away.” Martha, the dead man's sister, told Jesus, “Lord, there must already be a stench. He's been dead for four days.” 40 Jesus said to her, “Didn't I tell you that if you believe, you would see God's glory?” 41 So the stone was moved away from the entrance of the tomb. Jesus looked up and said, “Father, I thank you for hearing me. 42 I've known that you always hear me. However, I've said this so that the crowd standing around me will believe that you sent me.” 43 After Jesus had said this, he shouted as loudly as he could, “Lazarus, come out!” 44 The dead man came out. Strips of cloth were wound around his feet and hands, and his face was wrapped with a handkerchief. Jesus told them, “Free Lazarus, and let him go.” 45 Many Jews who had visited Mary and had seen what Jesus had done believed in him. 46 But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done. 47 So the chief priests and the Pharisees called a meeting of the council. They asked, “What are we doing? This man is performing a lot of miracles. 48 If we let him continue what he's doing, everyone will believe in him. Then the Romans will take away our position and our nation.” 49 One of them, Caiaphas, who was chief priest that year, told them, “You people don't know anything. 50 You haven't even considered this: It is better for one man to die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.” 51 Caiaphas didn't say this on his own. As chief priest that year, he prophesied that Jesus would die for the Jewish nation. 52 He prophesied that Jesus wouldn't die merely for this nation, but that Jesus would die to bring God's scattered children together and make them one. 53 From that day on, the Jewish council planned to kill Jesus. (GW) http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠⁠ ⁠⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠⁠ ⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

March 19, 2023 -- "How Does God Speak To Us?" -- Pastor Kevin Kritzer, Bible Text: John 9: 1-7, 13-17, 34-39: As Jesus walked along, he saw a man who had been born blind. 2 His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, why was this man born blind? Did he or his parents sin?” 3 Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned. Instead, he was born blind so that God could show what he can do for him. 4 We must do what the one who sent me wants us to do while it is day. The night when no one can do anything is coming. 5 As long as I'm in the world, I'm light for the world.” 6 After Jesus said this, he spit on the ground and mixed the spit with dirt. Then he smeared it on the man's eyes 7 and told him, “Wash it off in the pool of Siloam.” (Siloam means “sent.”) The blind man washed it off and returned. He was able to see. ... 13 Some people brought the man who had been blind to the Pharisees. 14 The day when Jesus mixed the spit and dirt and gave the man sight was a day of rest—a holy day. 15 So the Pharisees asked the man again how he received his sight. The man told the Pharisees, “He put a mixture of spit and dirt on my eyes. I washed it off, and now I can see.” ... 16 Some of the Pharisees said, “The man who did this is not from God because he doesn't follow the traditions for the day of rest—a holy day.” Other Pharisees asked, “How can a man who is a sinner perform miracles like these?” So the Pharisees were divided in their opinions. 17 They asked the man who had been born blind another question: “What do you say about the man who gave you sight?” The man answered, “He's a prophet.” ... 34 The Jews answered him, “You were born full of sin. Do you think you can teach us?” Then they threw him out ⌞of the synagogue. 35 Jesus heard that the Jews had thrown the man out ⌞of the synagogue⌟. So when Jesus found the man, he asked him, “Do you believe in the Son of Man?” 36 The man replied, “Sir, tell me who he is so that I can believe in him.” 37 Jesus told him, “You've seen him. He is the person who is now talking with you.” 38 The man bowed in front of Jesus and said, “I believe, Lord.” 39 Then Jesus said, “I have come into this world to judge: Blind people will be given sight, and those who can see will become blind.” (GW) http://www.bethanylutheran.org⁠ ⁠http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach⁠ ⁠www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, denies Him three times at His darkest hour. John wants us to see why Peter denied Jesus to help us understand why we deny Jesus, and what to do when we do deny Him. Bible Text: John 18:15-18, 25-27 | Preacher: Russell Armstrong

Jesus moves towards the garden he's frequented one final time, knowing that he is about to be betrayed by one of his followers. John makes sure we are aware that Jesus is in full control of the events that transpire and is intent to drink the cup of God's wrath on behalf of sinners. Bible Text: John 18:1-14, 19-24 | Preacher: Jay Frymire

March 12, 2023 -- "Why and How Should I Tell Others?" -- Pastor Kyle Blake, Bible Text: John 4:5-30, 39-42: 5 He arrived at a city in Samaria called Sychar. Sychar was near the piece of land that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob's Well was there. Jesus sat down by the well because he was tired from traveling. The time was about noon. 7 A Samaritan woman went to get some water. Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink of water.” 8 (His disciples had gone into the city to buy some food.) 9 The Samaritan woman asked him, “How can a Jewish man like you ask a Samaritan woman like me for a drink of water?” (Jews, of course, don't associate with Samaritans.) 10 Jesus replied to her, “If you only knew what God's gift is and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked him for a drink. He would have given you living water.” 11 The woman said to him, “Sir, you don't have anything to use to get water, and the well is deep. So where are you going to get this living water? 12 You're not more important than our ancestor Jacob, are you? He gave us this well. He and his sons and his animals drank water from it.” 13 Jesus answered her, “Everyone who drinks this water will become thirsty again. 14 But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.” 15 The woman told Jesus, “Sir, give me this water! Then I won't get thirsty or have to come here to get water.” 16 Jesus told her, “Go to your husband, and bring him here.” 17 The woman replied, “I don't have a husband.” Jesus told her, “You're right when you say that you don't have a husband. 18 You've had five husbands, and the man you have now isn't your husband. You've told the truth.” 19 The woman said to Jesus, “I see that you're a prophet! 20 Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain. But you Jews say that people must worship in Jerusalem.” 21 Jesus told her, “Believe me. A time is coming when you Samaritans won't be worshiping the Father on this mountain or in Jerusalem. 22 You don't know what you're worshiping. We ⌞Jews⌟ know what we're worshiping, because salvation comes from the Jews. 23 Indeed, the time is coming, and it is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth. The Father is looking for people like that to worship him. 24 God is a spirit. Those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” 25 The woman said to him, “I know that the Messiah is coming. When he comes, he will tell us everything.” (Messiah is the one called Christ.) 26 Jesus told her, “I am he, and I am speaking to you now.” 27 At that time his disciples returned. They were surprised that he was talking to a woman. But none of them asked him, “What do you want from her?” or “Why are you talking to her?” 28 Then the woman left her water jar and went back into the city. She told the people, 29 “Come with me, and meet a man who told me everything I've ever done. Could he be the Messiah?” 30 The people left the city and went to meet Jesus. ...; 39 Many Samaritans in that city believed in Jesus because of the woman who said, “He told me everything I've ever done.” 40 So when the Samaritans went to Jesus, they asked him to stay with them. He stayed in Samaria for two days. 41 Many more Samaritans believed because of what Jesus said. 42 They told the woman, “Our faith is no longer based on what you've said. We have heard him ourselves, and we know that he really is the savior of the world.” (GW) http://www.bethanylutheran.org http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach http://www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

March 5, 2023 -- "The God Who Is" -- Pastor Mark Siegert, Bible Text: John 3:1-17 Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish council. 2 He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus replied to Nicodemus, “I can guarantee this truth: No one can see God's kingdom without being born from above.”  4 Nicodemus asked him, “How can anyone be born when he's an old man? He can't go back inside his mother a second time to be born, can he?” 5 Jesus answered Nicodemus, “I can guarantee this truth: No one can enter God's kingdom without being born of water and the Spirit. 6 Flesh and blood give birth to flesh and blood, but the Spirit gives birth to things that are spiritual. 7 Don't be surprised when I tell you that all of you must be born from above. 8 The wind [b] blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you don't know where the wind comes from or where it's going. That's the way it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9 Nicodemus replied, “How can that be?” 10 Jesus told Nicodemus, “You're a well-known teacher of Israel. Can't you understand this? 11 I can guarantee this truth: We know what we're talking about, and we confirm what we've seen. Yet, you don't accept our message. 12 If you don't believe me when I tell you about things on earth, how will you believe me when I tell you about things in heaven? 13 No one has gone to heaven except the Son of Man, who came from heaven. 14 “As Moses lifted up the snake ⌞on a pole⌟ in the desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted up. 15 Then everyone who believes in him will have eternal life.” 16 God loved the world this way: He gave his only Son so that everyone who believes in him will not die but will have eternal life. 17 God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but to save the world. http://www.bethanylutheran.org http://www.facebook.com/Bethany.Long.Beach www.youtube.com/c/BethanyLutheranLongBeach

The Word of God Devotional Evangelical Ministries Good Morning Jesus with Evangelist Paul Friday, February 10, 2023 Tittle of today's Good Morning Jesus: LET US WALK AS HE WALKED. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 13:15

The Word of God Devotional Evangelical Ministries Good Morning Jesus with Evangelist Paul Friday, February 10, 2023 Tittle of today's Good Morning Jesus: LET US WALK AS HE WALKED. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 13:15

The Word of God Devotional and Evangelical Ministries Good Morning Jesus With Evangelist Paul Friday, February 3, 2023 Tittle of Today's Good morning Jesus:UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE CONDITION FOR SEEING. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 3:3&5

The Word of God Devotional and Evangelical Ministries Good Morning Jesus With Evangelist Paul Friday, February 3, 2023 Tittle of Today's Good morning Jesus:UNDERSTANDING THE KINGDOM OF GOD, THE CONDITION FOR SEEING. BIBLE TEXT: JOHN 3:3&5

Jesus prays that our relationship with God the Father and Jesus would flow from the relationship between the Father and Son. It is through this relationship that the world will know who Jesus is. In this sermon, we look at how these ideas play out in our everyday lives. Bible Text: John 17:20-26 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

We are continuing to look at Jesus's prayer to God the Father. In this section of the prayer, Jesus asks the Father to continue to love His disciples by keeping, protecting, and sanctifying them. We see how this love we receive fuels the mission we've been given to make disciples. Bible Text: John 17:6-19 | Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

Jesus ends His farewell discourse with the statement, "I have overcome the world." This is good news. In this sermon, we look at how we apply this good news, to experience freedom and joy, while facing sorrow, difficulties, and trouble. Bible Text: John 16:16-33 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In John 16, Jesus gives us the most comprehensive teaching in all of the gospels. What we believe about the Spirit and our awareness of the Spirit have massive implications for our everyday lives. In this sermon, we will look at how the Holy Spirit empowers believers, convicts the world, and operates in unity alongside God the Father and God the Son. Bible Text: John 16:4b-15 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In this first part of what commentators call the "Farewell Discourse", Jesus washes His disciples' feet and then calls them to serve one another in the same manner. How do we live up to such a lofty calling? Jesus gives us the answer in this passage. Bible Text: John 13:1-20 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Today is a recap of part one of John's Gospel (chapters 1-12). John has made his purpose of writing this book clear throughout the first 12 chapters. We look at how pursuing Jesus leads to belief, and belief gives us life. Bible Text: John 1:1-4 and John 20:30-31 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In this text we find Jesus giving a final public sermon and interaction with the crowds. He pleads with urgency for people to know that He has come to save, not to judge, so that God's name will be glorified. Throughout the text, Jesus establishes that He is the Messiah and desires that you would believe in His work on the cross. Bible Text: John 12:27-50 | Preacher: Kenton Brice

The healing of Lazarus is the 7th and final sign Jesus performs in the book of John. It sets in motion a series of events that leads to Jesus' final week on earth before he would go to the cross. His impending death seems like a defeat, but ultimately brings about a great harvest and eternal life for all who would one day believe in Him. Bible Text: John 12:1-26 | Preacher: Jay Frymire

Chapter 11 is the hinge point in the gospel of John taking Jesus from his public ministry to his eventual suffering and death. Jesus concludes his public ministry with one last miraculous sign, raising Lazarus to life after being four days dead. Few places in the Scriptures so clearly display the full humanity and full divinity of Jesus and if it is to be believed, then we can be assured that Jesus' idea of what love is is better than what our ideas of love are. And it is only through being loved by this perfect love that we can learn to suffer well. Bible Text: John 11:1-44 | Preacher: Josh Burr

Knowing who Jesus is has major implications for how we live our everyday lives. He continues teaching on this idea of Him being the Good Shepherd and in light of this, gives three clear action steps for followers of Jesus. Bible Text: John 10:22-42 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Jesus uses the realities of a shepherd and sheep to illustrate the reality of His kingdom. Like sheep, we face many dangers in this life. And we are helpless against our greatest enemy and threat which is sin and death. But the hope of salvation is offered to all who come to Jesus. He is the door (entrance) into salvation. And He is the Good Shepherd who lays down his life to save His sheep. Bible Text: John 10:1-21 | Preacher: Blake Hilgenfeld

Jesus uses the healing of a man who was physically born blind to show us that the bigger problem is spiritual blindness, which is a condition we all have or have had at some point in our lives. As we look at this man's story… we will see that there is only one way to respond to spiritual blindness. Bible Text: John 9 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Sin enslaves, steals, and makes us hate that which is good. Praise be to God, who does not leave us in this condition. Jesus sets sinners free, adopts them into the family of God, and overwhelms them with love. Bible Text: John 8:31-59 | Preacher: Jay Frymire

"I am the Light of the world ..." Jesus's statement and the following interaction with the Pharisees establish His deity and authority over all things. These verses come to a simple but bold truth: following Jesus will provide you with the light of life, but forsaking Jesus will lead only to darkness. Bible Text: John 8:12-20 | Preacher: Kenton Brice

How does God's grace influence my obedience? How do I deal with my guilt and shame? What does my relationship with Jesus look like when I sin? These are foundational questions for the follower of Jesus. This passage will begin to help answer these questions. Bible Text: John 7:53-8:11 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Jesus interacts with three different groups of people who still don't quite understand his purpose and mission. One thing is becoming clear: you cannot pursue both the praise of man and the glory of God. Bible Text: John 7:1-24 | Preacher: Jay Frymire

At this turning point in the gospel, we see Jesus asking His closest followers if they will leave with the thousands who have just stopped following Jesus. He wants his true disciples to consider the cost and life that comes with following Him. Bible Text: John 6:60-71 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In this passage, Jesus refers to himself as the "bread of life." Jesus explains to His audience what he means by this by using shocking statements like "consume my flesh" and "drink my blood." Matt Mosier preaches on what these things mean for us. Bible Text: John 6:22-59 | Preacher: Matt Mosier

A large part of a Christian's discipleship is spending time with God. In this sermon, we look at our second spiritual practice of 2022, silence and solitude. Bible Text: John 6:15, Matthew 4:1, Mark 1:35, 6:30-31, Luke 4:42, 5:15-16 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

One of the most important questions regarding the resurrection is, “why is the resurrection important?” In chapter 20 of his gospel, John gives us three examples of how the resurrection of Jesus impacts us no matter where we are in life. Bible Text: John 20 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

In John 5, we consider the miracle Jesus has just performed and the bold claims He makes about Himself. He builds an argument for Himself with the Pharisees by presenting witnesses that back up His claims. In the end, we discover that their pursuit of knowledge in the Scriptures causes them to deny God altogether. Bible Text: John 5:30-47 | Preacher: Jay Frymire

Jesus has healed a man on the sabbath, equated himself with God, and now the religious leaders want to kill him. In this passage, Jesus defends himself by showing He has come to reveal the Father through His love and obedience. Bible Text: John 5:18-29 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Jesus heals a man who was unable to walk and was looking to a pool of water to save him. The religious leaders were looking to their own religious rules to save them. In light of this passage, John wants us to ask questions such as: Do we believe we are sick? Do we want to be healed? Do we believe Jesus is the only one who can heal us? Bible Text: John 5:1-18 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

Jesus returns to Galilee where he meets a royal official who asks him to heal his dying son. Jesus heals the son and uses the trial to turn the man's heart towards issues of belief and eternity. As a result, the official and all his household believe that Christ is the Messiah. Bible Text: John 4:43-54 | Teacher: Russell Armstrong

Jesus encounters a social outsider as He is walking through Samaria. He reveals himself to her as the Savior by talking about living water and worship. We learn how Jesus loves the social outcasts and can turn anyone from outcast to missionary. Bible Text: John 4:1-46 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager

The popularity of John 3:16 shouldn't surprise us. It is difficult to find another verse in the Bible that explains God's love better. We dissect this verse to understand God's love for undeserving people. Bible Text: John 3:16-21 | Preacher: Jeremy Hager