Benton Methodist Church

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about insecurity and what God says about that.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/vOGCl2zBH08  Sermon Notes: Christians live in a tension between bondage and freedom.   Job 8:14-15 14 Whose confidence shall be cut off, And whose trust is a spider’s web. 15 He leans on his house, but it does not stand. He holds it fast, but it does not endure.   1...

 Brad Franklin leads through Tim LaHaye's "How to Study the Bible for Yourself" so that you can study the word completely in three years. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/FFSsQ7iu9YM

Pastor Brad Franklin leads through Tim LaHaye's "How to Study the Bible for Yourself" so that you can study the word completely in three years. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/s6eeQE-4lSQ

 Rev. Brad Franklin talks about worry and what God says about that.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/k7a_ih3GoHk  Sermon Notes:  1 Samuel 17:45-47 1 John 4:4-6 Psalm 23

Rev. Dave Fortuna talks about what we think heaven will be like, what scripture promises and about what we can know.  What makes heaven a fantastic place to dwell? What has God prepared for us? Watch this episode on our YouTube channel:

Pastor Brad Franklin leads through Tim LaHaye's "How to Study the Bible for Yourself" so that you can study the word completely in three years. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/dPzK4TecAV8

Pastor Brad Franklin leads through Tim LaHaye's "How to Study the Bible for Yourself" so that you can study the word completely in three years. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/WgyXQcXyU8E

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about the gift of sex: the biblical view and the world view, and the difference between the two.    Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/l_BhBDdHhvQ Sermon Notes:  Genesis 2: 24 24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.   1 Corinthians 6:20 20 For you were bought at a price; there...

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about trials in marriages and relationships.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/RheSl6eBtcE Sermon Notes: James 1:24  We evaluate trials in the light of what God says in his word that he is doing for us-this is key!  He has given his only Son for us (John 3:16) .  He is with us, strengthens us, helps us, and upholds us (Isaiah 41:10) .  He is goo...

Pastor Brad Franklin leads through Tim LaHaye's "How to Study the Bible for Yourself" so that you can study the word completely in three years. 

Rev. Brad Franklin talks marriage and family being for the glory of God.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/KvCQNvvjKm4  Sermon Notes:  Genesis 1:27 Revelation 21:1-3 Proverbs 4:23 Matthew 5:8  How to Build a Strong Marriage   1. Think biblically about marriage.  -The ultimate purpose of marriage is giving God the glory. God is most glorified when the covenant is honored...

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about a way forward through doubts and fears.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/d5wBXrz51Lg   Sermon Notes:  Vision   Do you have a vision for your life?  For how you live and abide in God’s will?  A vision is having a goal in mind for the church, home, life. It is having a Godly goal in mind and a direction in how to meet that goal.   Benefits t...

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about humility. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/zxSdmDzQfYA   Sermon Notes:  Be humble or you’ll stumble. -Bumper sticker for today  James 1:19   Sin will always make you stumble.   It’s time to answer the question!   Are you a Stumbling in your sin? Are you a stumbling block to others? Is your heart right with God? Are you giving 110% to the Lo...

 Rev. Brad Franklin talks about what scripture says about idolatry.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel:  https://youtu.be/z2hPuwuzq-4  Sermon Notes:  Isaiah 44:6-8  6 “Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel,  And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts:  ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God.  7 And who can proclaim as I do?  Then let him declare it and set it in order for...

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about God's word.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/UxLApyZQyQQ   Sermon Notes: When you are reading the Bible and you are struggling with understanding – God’s word always delivers.  We need God’s pure words without substitutes. God’s word alone.    Substitutes that we often replace  Gossip (we don’t fact check gossip) Being fueled by venge...

Rev. Brad Franklin talks about the prophets and how they kept hope alive.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/xjOTBYJXY04  Sermon Notes:  For someone who needs hope: Trust God  V. 9– trust God because he is bringing about the promise of the son and salvation V. 10-12 – in trusting God there is never mention that the promise will come immediately or on our time Chinese bamb...

Rev. Brad Franklin speaks about thriving. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/c6U9o9ibPmg   Sermon Notes:   This message is for anyone who has survived the sword.  The sword of: Betrayal Wickedness Slander Loss Being Ignored Illness Relationship that is broken Cut by the sword, barely surviving the sword Go to Scriptures are essential for your spiritual survival. A companio...

Rev. Brad Franklin speaks about fear of the Lord and how that can help you turn from or run to Him.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/5kyJ5CvL4q8  Sermon Notes:  Jesus is teaching a truth that has stood the test of time.  Jesus is teaching the fear of God.   v. 27 – Jesus is speaking of the dark. When he was with the apostles, a lot of what he was sharing, they did not u...

Rev. Brad Franklin speaks about Jesus’ compassion.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/7xtSMt40MHg  Sermon Notes:  Word of the Day: Compassion  Jesus was able to look beyond the smile and mask that we often wear – to see the hurting, desperate hearts – the need for something more.   Fathers, be the compassionate one. Husbands, be the compassionate one.  Everyone, be the co...

Pastor Brad Franklin previews the scripture for Sunday.  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/CMVjE01l5lI

Rev. Dave Fortuna speaks on Matthew 5: 43-48. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/DwudhSjHea4

Pastor Brad Franklin brings some scriptural resources for trying times in life. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/klp3MRFntvE Abandoned: Psalm 10 World Falling Apart: Psalm 46 Afraid: Psalm 23 & 91 Guilty: Psalm 51 Daunting Challenge: 27 Forgotten: Psalm 139 Losing Faith: 62 God's Expectations: 15 Wisdom: 119 God's Mercy: Psalm 136

Pastor Brad Franklin’s message centers on active fait  Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/NgVsofUpIaw  Sermon Notes:  Please read Matthew 28 in its entirety.  Background: Jesus rises from the dead and encounters believers and tells them to rejoice.  Go: an action word that means to move.   Genesis 12:3   3 I will bless those who bless you, And I will curse him who curses y...

Pastor Brad Franklin’s message centers on the promise of the Holy Spirit.   Watch this episode on our YouTube channel:  https://youtu.be/sDS6h4Wo_0U   Sermon Notes: The Greek version of Pentecost mean 50 days after the Sabbath of the Passover.  Promise: Acts 1:8 But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and S...

Pastor Brad Franklin previews Acts 2: 1-21 for this Sunday's message, Pentecost . Watch this episode on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/1gIpLN00hYc