Bethany Baptist Church of Christ

Memory Verses for December 2020

December 6th - Isaiah 7:14

14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.

December 13th - Matthew 1:23

23 “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”

(which means “God with us”).

December 20th - Isaiah 9:6

6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

December 27th - Luke 2:11

11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

Book of the Month: The Gospel of Luke

Past Sermon Titles

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11.29 ~ “The Advent Proclamation” Isaiah 9:1-7
11.22 ~ “Thanksgivers” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
11.15 ~ “Get up, There is a Thief in Your Camp” Joshua 7:1-13
11.8 ~ “Ball of Confusion” Acts 19:21-32, 1 Corinthians 14:33
11.1 ~ “AMAZING GRACE" 2 Timothy 1:5-9
10.25 ~ “He’s All You Need!” Psalm 16:1-6
10.18 ~ “Mountain Moving Faith” Mark 11:22-26 & 1 Corinthians 16:13
10.11 ~ “Word Up!” Psalm 119:101-105 & 2 Timothy 3:16-17
10.4 ~ “The Light That Defeats Darkness” John 1:1-9, 8:12
9.27 ~ “Exemplifying God’s Amazing Love” 1 John 4:7-8
9.20 ~ “If You Don’t Know Me By Now” Isaiah 40:1-2, 9-15, 26-31
9.13. ~ “There’s Nobody Like Jesus” Jeremiah 10:6-16
9.6 ~ “I Won’t Complain” Deuteronomy 1:19-27, 32-35

Journey to Hope

A Declaration of Blessing

“Blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted. (Matthew 5:4) It seems a strange thing to say that those who suffer are blessed. Every instinct within our human selves rises in disbelief and confusion. It seems illogical and contradictory. How can anyone who has lost something or someone much loved be blessed? Is that not a misfortune or a curse? Yet, God declares that people who believe God are privileged in the midst of every sad and painful circumstance. How can that be?

Navigating Change

Change Is not something most of us eagerly anticipate, especially if it is not our plan. Grief brings about abrupt change. What was comfortable and familiar yesterday becomes horrifying and different today. Life can be re-categorized—there is BC (before change) and AD (after death or loss).

What the Parable of the Sower Tells Us About Grief

When we grieve the loss of something dear to us our faith is often tested. We are told in the parable of the sower (Matthew 13) of four areas where seeds fell and subsequently grew. Three areas could not sustain the plants that sprung up—only one could. Going through grief can reveal our spiritual soil type. God made soil to be a natural medium for the growth of plants and we are the God-designed medium through which faith is cultivated.

Letting Go

We might not think that grieving would be an appropriate word to use for the Israelites after they left Egypt. They had been in the land for many years and it had been welcoming and a prosperous time. But under a new Pharaoh life changed drastically. The bible tells us that the Egyptian masters worked the Israelites “ruthlessly” (Exod. 1:13, 14) and made their lives “bitter” (Exod. 1:14) with “hard/cruel” (Exod. 1:14; 6:9) service. As a result, Israel languished in “misery” and “suffering” (Exod. 3:7).

Daily Bible Readings

Daily Bible Readings for Week of November 30, 2020

Prayer of the Week