Together 4 Good: Making Sense of Life and Faith

This Spiritual Practice episode explores the practice of journaling our prayers to God. Pastor Nate talks about his own experience with this practice and gives you a specific format that he has found helpful. If you’d like to hear more about Spiritual practices in general be sure to listen to the introduction recorded in the podcast we released on 10/21.

This episode is an audio recording of the joint sermon that Pastor Gary and Pastor Nate preached on All Saints Sunday November 1, 2020. The readings they reference are 1 John 3:1-3 and Matthew 5:3-12.

This week's podcast episode is a new interview with Director of Faith Formation Bryan Jaster.   The last time Bryan was on the podcast he shared with us his passion for Discipleship.  This episode builds off those themes as Bryan shares with us the importance of Service Learning.   Listen in as Bryan and Pastor Nate talk about this important idea and stay tuned at the end...

This episode is a recording of Pastor Nate's sermon from 10/25/20, Reformation Sunday. The sermon is based on readings from Romans 3:19-28 and John 8:31-38.

This episode is an audio recording of Pastor Gary's sermon from 10/18/20 which focuses on the theme of identity and the promises that God makes to us.   The sermon is based on readings from Matthew 22:15-22 and Isaiah 45:1-7.

This is an audio recording of Pastor Nate's sermon from 10/11/20 based on Jesus' Parable of the Wedding Banquet found in Matthew 22:1-14.  This sermon had utilized several visual elements and it was broken up into four different parts during the worship service.  If you'd like to see the video version go to bethanydevos.tumblr.com/tagged/sermons  

In this Bible Study episode we look at Mark 6:30-44, the story of Jesus feeding a great multitude. It’s one of the most famous miracle stories in the Bible, but as you’ll discover there is so much more to this story than just the miraculous duplication of fish and bread...

This week's podcast episode is a special format that we call "Prayer and Study".   Through readings, reflections, prayers, and music we will meditate on the words of Numbers 21:4-9, a strange passage about snakes in the wilderness. Find a quiet seat, or put on your headphones and take a walk as we take time for Prayer and Study. ⁠

This episode includes the full sermon that Pastor Gary preached on 10/4/20.  It's based on readings from Isaiah 5:1-7 and Matthew21:33-46.

This episode is a Bible Study.   Before diving into the Parable, Pastor Nate shares some details about The Revised Common Lectionary and how our Sunday readings are chosen each week.  This Fall, the schedule calls for many of Jesus' parables to be read on Sundays and so this episode focuses on perhaps the most famous parable, the parable of the Prodigal Son.  Following the intr...

What role does humility play in the life of faith? How can we be obedient to God’s will, even when it’s difficult? This episode is a recording of Pastor Gary's sermon from this past Sunday, 9/27/20.   Readings: Philippians 2:1-13 and Matthew 21:23-32. 

This is another of our "Prayer and Study" episodes.  It is a guided devotional study of Genesis 11:1-9 meant to provide listeners with a time of quiet reflection, meditation, and prayer as we consider this scripture passage.   We hope this format can provide you with a time of connection with God's Word.

Pastor Nate's sermon from 9/20/20 is based on readings from Exodus 16:2-15 and Matthew 20:1-16.  

In this new episode, Pastor Nate looks at the stories of Jesus casting out demons.  What do these exorcism stories have to teach us today, at a time when many are skeptical about the idea of exorcism?  It's a spooky topic, but in the end, a hopeful episode, because after all, Jesus always conquers the forces of evil.  ⁠ The main scripture passage we will study is Matthew 8:28-34.

Pastor Gary's sermon on Forgiveness is based on the parable Jesus tells about forgiveness in Matthew 18:21-35.    This sermon was part of an entire worship service that explored the idea of forgiveness and parables in some creative ways.  Please, feel free to check out the video of the entire worship service by following this link:  https://youtu.be/_JPldg9EfOY  

This episode is a guided devotional study of Isaiah 25:6-9, it's meant to provide listeners with a time of quiet reflection, meditation, and prayer as we consider this scripture passage.   We hope this format can provide you with a time of connection with God's Word.  

Pastor Gary and Pastor Nate preach a sermon together on the topic of worries.  What are we to do with the worries that we have?  What does Jesus have to say about how to combat and face down our worries?  Where is God in the midst of the moments that trouble us?   This sermon was preached during our Outdoor Worship Service on 9/2/2020 and was based on the following scripture pa...

This episode is a sermon delivered by Pastor Nate on August 30th, 2020.  The final installment on our sermon series "Seasons of Life" focuses on the hopeful topic of New Life and it is based on Luke 24:36-49.   

In this episode Pastor Nate talks with Bryan Jaster, the Director of Youth and Family Ministry at Bethany.  The interview focuses on the topic of discipleship.  What is discipleship all about and how does this topic affect our life each and every day?   

This sermon from our Outdoor worship gathering on 8/23 was co-preached by Pastor Gary and Pastor Nate and focuses on the topic of Shalom.  The readings reference for this sermon are Psalm 122 and John 14:25-31.

Due to technical difficulties with our internet and live-stream on Sunday, many were not able to hear this sermon from Pastor Gary.  This sermon is on the topic of Death, as part of our ongoing series on The Seasons of Life.   Pastor Gary focuses on readings from 2 Samuel 18:31-19:4 and Mark 8:31-33.  

This episode is the recording of the sermon delivered by Pastor Nate and Pastor Gary on August 5, 2020 as part of our Outdoor Parking Lot worship service.  The texts that are referenced in the sermon are:  John 11:7-16 and Acts 6:1-7. 

This episode is a guided devotional podcast.  Through prayer, music, and quiet contemplation of scripture, listeners are invited to connect with God.  Music for this podcast is an improvised work from Bethany Director of Music Rick Seaton.  Our scripture is Luke 10:38-42.

This episode is a study of the biblical concept of Rest and Sabbath led by Pastor Nate.  We will be looking at readings from Genesis 2 and Exodus 20

This episode is a recording of a sermon preached at Bethany on May 10, 2020 by Pastor Gary Sandberg.   The readings Pastor Gary references are Jeremiah 29:1;4-14 and John 14:1-7.