Bethany Church of Canby

The next couple weeks we will be taking a look at different Psalms and gleaning life giving truth through them. This week our focus will be the 35th Psalm in which we see God as our Deliverer. Let’s expand our understanding of what this means for us as His people.

Listen to an insightful teaching on the familiar passage of Psalm 23 by our guest speaker, Tony Freitas.

How does God view us as we move closer towards the end of our life here on earth and how do we view ourselves as we age? Do these views line up? This morning we look at three truths from the Apostle Paul's affliction to see that bodies lost, will be bodies regained, by souls that never die. Let eternity fill your life with meaning now!

To truly know something you must know its purpose. So what is the purpose of sex? This Sunday we look at the primary and secondary purposes of Sex and place them in a Gospel context of redemption and resurrection to glorify God in our bodies.

Last week we discussed the confusion that abounds over gender and our bodies. This morning we look at the positive side in the grand narrative of Genesis 1 and 2 to see three beautiful, clarifying factors about what it means to be a man or woman. Who and what will be your guide- your culture or God and His Word?

If our bodies are a gift from God, why do we have so many body issues? This Sunday we look at the story of God’s blueprint for our bodies. We will explore the resultant discord and confusion with our bodies that came about through the fall and see how the Gospel gives the only true hope for our body issues.

Which is more important the body or the soul? The answer to this question shapes how you will respond to so many of the current cultural challenges and dilemmas. With so much confusion and debate in our culture surrounding our bodies, life, death and sex, we want to find a clear Biblical answer to the questions How Did We Get Here in this cultural moment, and Why Does it Matter?

As we wrap up chapter 4 of Ephesians this week we move from the call to unity to the call to purity. Paul’s desire is that we would walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called (4:1). But what does that look like? Today we look at the theology of two different ways to walk, and the fruit that each walk produces.

After unpacking the HOW of salvation in Ephesians 2, this week in chapter 4 we move to the WHY. We will make the transition from Gospel doctrine to Gospel culture, from what God has done to what we must do, from the indicative to the imperative. WE will look at 4 imperatives this morning to see what our united growth of Life Together looks like.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer starts his short, classic book Life Together with saying, “It is not simply to be taken for granted that the Christian has the privilege of living among other Christians.” This Sunday we look to Ephesians 2:11-22 to REMEMBER 4 truths about who we are as the Church to help us appreciate the gift we have of Life Together.

Baptism is a great time of celebration and rejoicing in the life of the individual, but also in the life of the congregation, as it causes us to remember the reality of our own baptism as well. This morning we look at a passage that shows us that salvation comes to the individual through spiritual death to life, and we will see how baptism is a beautiful picture of that transformation.

There is a brevity and no-frills approach to the resurrection in Mark’s Gospel. But it is in this short account, that we get some of the most compelling evidence to the historicity of the actual resurrection, and the ongoing implication that This Changes Everything! Let’s look at 7 facets of the resurrection story to see that This Changes Everything…

This Sunday we attempt to look at the heart of love that was displayed in the cross of Jesus Christ. We will see the Eternal Father, turning His face away from the Eternal Son, with one purpose of redeeming a lost and sinful people.

The abandonment and suffering of Jesus, while serving as the payment for our sins, has also been a great source of encouragement for those who have gone through their own excruciating trial. This morning we look at three scenes of increasing abandonment and suffering to embrace a King who saved through silence and won by losing.

The rapid events of Jesus’ arrest and trial continue as Jesus is whisked away to face an unjust courtroom while Peter faces a trial of his own. This Sunday we will look at how both men respond under intense pressure and how Jesus’ faithfulness gives even the greatest denier Gospel hope.

Tony Freitas - The Gospel of Mark

In the upper room discourse, Jesus takes the historical celebration of Passover and connects the arc of his ministry to this redemptive meal. Jesus connects the arc from the first Passover, to His sovereign fulfillment of Passover, to the assurance of the final feast in the new heaven and earth.

Mark 14 begins the Passion narrative of Jesus’ betrayal, arrest and execution. As tensions rise, it feels like a coming storm. There is a cast of characters and controversy swirling around Jesus, a woman of extravagant love, and a disciple set on betrayal. And In the midst, we find Jesus at the eye of the storm confident, committed, & caring. Let’s see!

Today we complete our study in Mark 13 which details Christ's clear explanation of the facts of what would be taking place in the world prior to His second coming. We do not know when He will return, but we do know what we should be doing until He does based on His instruction in this chapter of Mark's gospel. RESOURCES

The topic of the end times can cause great excitement, speculation and anxiety. Because of this, Jesus admonishes his disciples to prepare them for these days by challenging them to be expectant, watchful, and persevering. In this message we will look at three imperatives for the end times.

After hours of questioning and discussion in the temple, Jesus goes on the offensive and turns the tables with a dangerous question that he had already posed to the disciples in private – Who is the Messiah? The answer to that question shapes the heart of love and the direction of our giving. This morning we look at three types of love.

What does it mean to be a citizen of the Kingdom of God; and what is our responsibility as citizens? At the heart of Jesus’ answer is the definition of true love and worship and a call to make sure you are in the Kingdom and not just near.

Deeply embedded in the human heart is the desire to live forever, but not everyone believes we do - and many fear death. This Sunday Jesus challenges the religious skeptics of his day and by doing so reminds us of our certain resurrection, and the hope that comes from the power and faithfulness of God.

This Sunday as we look at the second of five interchanges in Mark 12 between Jesus and his opponents, we will examine one of the most profound and influential political statements ever made in the history of the world. Jesus challenges all of us with his call for Christians to obey both the state, and God. But what do we do if they conflict? This morning we will look first at the trap, then the qu...

Nick Coleman-Canby Young Life Director The prophet has big questions for God, asking why bad things happen. God answers as He always does, calling us to trust He is in control. We are then called to live a life characterized by our belief in God.