Bethany Church

Child dedication service

Jesus Christ is the living stone and the One who has risen from the dead. He is the cornerstone of the church. But Peter tells us, this church isn’t a building; it is comprised of the special people of God, other living stones, who live to proclaim His excellencies!

The human condition is one of striving for significance and security. Do you ever ask yourself the question, “do I measure up?” This Sunday we will look to the Psalmist as he cries out to find mercy and security in the only place, and from the only one it can be found.

When it comes to our working life there is a tendency for us to vacillate between frantic production and pessimistic passivity. This Sunday we will look at what it means to “work well” and rest well, and how the Gospel frees us to do both.

Paul is a man who learned the secret which made his life of contentment possible and his candor about Gospel giving conceivable. This Sunday, as we unpack this secret together, we will explore 3 closing remarks to shape our own contentment and giving.

The most accomplished Apostle Paul was the humblest of men. This week he shows us that true spiritual growth comes through a humble, grace driven, passionate pursuit of knowing Jesus more deeply. We look together at four goals that promote spiritual growth to the finish line.

We all place our confidence in many things throughout the course of a day, a week, or a life. The Apostle Paul wants us to place our confidence in only Jesus Christ and he shows us how we can do that. This morning we will look at three truths we NEED to KNOW.

Paul has called us in service of The Gospel and in humility to consider others more significant than ourselves (2:3,4). This morning he gives us two examples of disciples who do just that by displaying hearts and lives that had been changed by Jesus.

Paul has a desire to prepare the church by challenging them to live a life worthy of The Gospel by standing and striving in unity and humbly loving one another.

Paul continues his missionary update portion of the letter to the Philippian church by modeling what it looks like to have a life worth living and dying for Christ.