Bel Air Church

Good Lord!: Flippant Phrase or Covenant Cry? HYMNS & SONGS:`Make a Joyful Noise`Great Is Thy Faithfulness`Stand in the Congregation`Be Thou My Vision`Amazing Grace! How Sweet the SoundSERMON NOTES:1. The Immensity of God: 2. The Severity of God: 3. The Proximity of God: Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

Jesus' Passion: The crucifixion of our Lord Jesus Christ. Hymns & Songs:`Make a Joyful Noise`Rejoice, Ye Pure In Heart`Camina, Pueblo de Dios`My Eternal King`When I Survey the Wondrous Cross`Lift High the Cross Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

Jesus' Teachings: The great "I AM" statements of Christ. Hymns & Songs:"Make a Joyful Noise""Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise""The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want""With A Voice of Singing""The Solid Rock"Sermon notes:The Teachings of Jesus in John's Gospel The Purpose of John was to "bear witness to the tr...

Jesus' Miracles: Jesus' power to heal and transform. Hymns & Songs:"Make a Joyful Noise""Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee""Amen""Every Valley""Songs of Thankfulness and Praise"Sermon Notes:Outline of the Gospel of John-Jesus: the Word of God Revealed and in Flesh (1:1-2:11) The New Temple, New Birth, and New Worship (2:12-4:54) The Unbel...

Jesus' Miracles: Jesus' power to heal and transform. Hymns & Songs:"Make a Joyful Noise""Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee""Amen""Every Valley""Songs of Thankfulness and Praise"Sermon Notes:Outline of the Gospel of John-Jesus: the Word of God Revealed and in Flesh (1:1-2:11) The New Temple, New Birth, and New Worship (2:12-4:54) The Unbel...

Death and the Divine Appointment: When Faith Meets Grace. Hymns & Songs:"I will worship""Saved" (Third Day)"Breathe""Amazing Grace" Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

Luke's Gospel: The childhood of Jesus: His divine and human natures. Hymns & Songs:"He Came Down""Songs of Thankfulness and Praise""Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow""To God Be the Glory"Sermon Notes:Outline of Luke's Gospel -The Preface and Infancy Narratives (1:1-2:52) The Ministry of John the Baptizer (3:1-20) The Beginning of Jesus&a...

Mark's Gospel: The baptism of Jesus and the power that followed. Hymns & Songs:"All Creatures of Our God and King""Let Us Break Bread Together""Who is this King?""Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine"Sermon Notes:Outline of Mark - The Gospel of Power (The First Gospel?) The Preparation for the Coming One (1:1-13) The Early Galilean Ministry (1:14-3:6) T...

Matthew's Gospel: Jesus' birth and family. Hymns & Songs:"Fairest Lord Jesus""Angels We Have Heard on High""Go, Tell It on the Mountain"Sermon Notes:The Gospel of the Jewish Messiah The Gospel of Discipleship The Five Great Teaching Sections Woven Around Jesus' Life The Rules of the Kingdom (5-7) The Requirements of the Leaders of the Kingdom (10) T...

God's Search for Loving Honesty: Though we fail, God will restore and rescue His people. Hymns & Songs:"For the Beauty of the Earth""Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated"Sermon Notes:God (Yahweh) Loves Israel - His Chosen People 1:2-5 The People's Failure... In Stewardship of Their Spirit - The Priests' Polluted Sacrifices 1:6-2:9 In Stewardship of Their He...

Bearing or Baring Secrets?: Biblical principles for knowing when to "bear" a secret and when to "bare" a secret. Hymns & Songs:"Be Thou My Vision""Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee""Praise to the Lord, the Almighty""My Life is in Your Hands""Shout to the Lord"Sermon Notes:The Nature of Secrets Secrets give us previously hidden i...

The Proverbs: The principles that keep us from becoming the fool. Hymns & Songs:`I Sing the Mighty Power of God`Can't Live A Day`Christ for the World! We SingSermon Notes:Proverbs for City Reaching The Cry for Wisdom in the Proverbs The difference between a "promise" of God and God's "principles" The fool is the one who refuses to learn Transforming Los Angeles in...

Who, Me? A Charismatic?!: Misperceptions and misgivings about the person and work of the Holy Spirit. Hymns & Songs:`All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name`When I Need Him / Precious Lord`Sweet, Sweet SpiritSermon Notes:Main Point:A proper understanding of and submission to the Holy Spirit will radically transform your life, this church, and our entire city. Resources for a life of following J...

The Psalms: The difference that knowing God's Word makes in life. Hymns & Songs:`God of Our Fathers`America, the Beautiful`God Bless America`Battle Hymn of the Republic`How Blest Are They Who, Fearing God Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

The Church According to Starbucks: Biblical Characteristics of Christ's ChurchHymns & Songs:`Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing`Antiphonal Praise`The Church's One Foundation? Sermon Notes:Does Starbucks have something you don't? Lessons from the early church Devoted to the Apostles' teaching The church is a fellowship They participate in "the breaking of bread" Th...

EVENING SERVICE-Suffering in the Post Modern World: Understanding suffering is key to relating to Jesus and what He did on the cross. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

EVENING SERVICE-Suffering in the Post Modern World: Understanding suffering is key to relating to Jesus and what He did on the cross. Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

The Big Test: Meeting God in the midst of our trials. Hymns & Songs:`Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise`It Is Well with My SoulSermon Notes:Structure of This Marvelous Book Prologue (prose) chapter 1-2 Dialogue (poetry) chapters 3:1-42:6 Job and the Three Friends in Three Cycles (4-27) Single Speeches (Job, Elihu, God) Epilogue (prose) chapter 42:7-17 The Lessons of Job The Freedom of God The...

Lessons on Rebuilding: God's faithfulness in helping us start over. Hymns & Songs:`He Came Down`Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty`Lord, I Lift Your Name on High`Every Time I Feel the Spirit`Te Deum`This Is My Father's World Resources for a life of following Jesus, every day, everywhere, with everyone.

For Such a Time: Standing for the Lord in whatever time and place God has ordained. Hymns & Songs:`Praise to the Lord, the Almighty`Thy Word`Glorify the Lord With Me`The Solid RockSermon Notes:The Structure of the Scroll of Esther The characters and plot (1:1-3:15) Mordecai enlists the orphan Queen Esther to help (4:1-5:8) A twist in the plan for resolution (6:1-7:10) The full resolution (8:1-...

When to Hold on and When to Let Go: Learning from Israel's exile, the secret of attaching and letting go. Hymns & Songs:`Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee`Lauda Anima? (Praise, My Soul, The King of Heaven)`Because of Whose I Am`Blessed Assurance, Jesus is MineSermon Notes:The Exile of Judah to Babylon (586 BCE) The enslavement in Egypt was the evil intentions of human beings, but God's s...

But They're So Different From Me: The freedom of obedience in loving people different than us. (World Missions Sunday)Hymns & Songs:`Wa Wa Wa Emimimo? (Come, O Holy Spirit, Come)`Let the Whole Creation Cry`Ain'a That Good News`Lord, You Give the Great CommissionSermon Notes:Jonah's Response to God's Call Jonah's disobedience 1:1-16 God's grace to Jonah 1:17-2:10 N...

But They're So Different From Me: The freedom of obedience in loving people different than us. (World Missions Sunday)Hymns & Songs:`Wa Wa Wa Emimimo? (Come, O Holy Spirit, Come)`Let the Whole Creation Cry`Ain'a That Good News`Lord, You Give the Great CommissionSermon Notes:Jonah's Response to God's Call Jonah's disobedience 1:1-16 God's grace to Jonah 1:17-2:10 N...

A Mother's Epic: One family's drama touched by the prophet Elisha. Hymns & Songs:`Praise to the Lord, the Almighty`I Lift Up Mine EyesSermon Notes:The Shunammite Woman's Generous Spirit She was a mother to Elisha before she was a mother to her son The Lord Created a Void in Her Life That Only He Could Fill The miraculous provision of oil The miraculous provision of a son The mir...

A Mother's Epic: One family's drama touched by the prophet Elisha. Hymns & Songs:`Praise to the Lord, the Almighty`I Lift Up Mine EyesSermon Notes:The Shunammite Woman's Generous Spirit She was a mother to Elisha before she was a mother to her son The Lord Created a Void in Her Life That Only He Could Fill The miraculous provision of oil The miraculous provision of a son The mir...