Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light. - Ephesians 5:8 Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Ephesians and breaks down what Paul talks about in regard to sexual immorality and greed. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Where do we get our personal definitions of sexuality from? What do sexuality and thanksgiving have to do with each other? How does greed affect people in every class? Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dive deep into some meaty topics found in Ephesians 5:3-17 on this week's After The Sermon. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"To walk worthy of the calling we’ve received, Christians must put on the new self in response to God’s gospel."  Chase Vitort, our Director of Youth Ministry, continues our series in the book of Ephesians. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Why is legalism bad? What is the opposite of legalism, and why is that bad too? How do we live as Christians and honor God without falling into laziness or legalism? Join Pastor David and Chase as they dive deeper into Ephesians 4:17-5:2 on this weeks After The Sermon. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"When a spiritually mature person confronts another spiritually mature person, unity is not really at risk because both the one who speaks the truth and the one who receives the truth does so in love. But when one party does not have the spiritual maturity to give or receive correction with humility, gentleness or patience, they create division. We walk worthy of our calling as a church when...

Why is "unity" sometimes a scary word?  Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dig deeper into Ephesians 4:1-16. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"Many of us have been trying to live the Christian life while seeing God more as a far-distant God, an absent father, who we are just trying so hard to do enough right to make happy. That's not our Dad. Our Father is close, near, and his love for you is so big, his power and his presence so amazing, that we can ask beyond what we can even think: to be filled and satisfied with the fullne...

Why does it matter that God is our Father? How should we look at our earthly fathers in light of God our Father?  Join Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve as they dive deeper into Ephesians 3, and discuss what it really means that God is our father. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"God makes enemies friends by uniting us in him. This is accomplished through God’s grace, not through having the law, moral codes, ceremonial washings, sacrifices, observing holidays. And that hasn’t changed. " Pastor Steve continues our look at Ephesians, and takes us through chapter 2, and what it really means for Christ to have made us one people in Him.  -- Learn more about Bethany...

Why do we cause division in the church? What do we do to fix the problem? Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David as they dive deeper into Ephesians 2, and unpack why we as humans always seem to cause division. If you prefer video, you can watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/weXoal4Iu5g -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"We often treat prayer like a jump start on a car. 'Well, I usually can start the car and get going, but today is really cold, so I need your power today. Jump Start! But I’ll be good now, I got it from here.' This is not the Christian life we were meant for. There is more power every day. We pray small because we have chosen to see a small calling. We don’t pray for God’s big power...

Are our prayers big enough? Do we limit what we pray for too much? Are we even praying for the right things, or in the right way? Pastor David, Tami, and Pastor Steve jump into Ephesians 1:15-20 and Paul's amazing prayer for the church, and examine what we can learn from it. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"When you don’t know who you are, you have no purpose. But chosen people, forgiven people, living under God’s will and destined for an eternal inheritance have a purpose- praise and glorify God. To live in our chosenness is to live in gratitude for all God has done. There’s no room for arrogance (we didn’t do anything) any more than we can be arrogant about 'we won' Revolutionary Wa...

What's the difference between ancient Ephesus and things today in modern American life?  As we start a new series in the book of Ephesians, Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami dig into how things looked different in the Ephesus that Paul was writing to, and how that affects what he was writing. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

We all go through times of waiting, big or small. We often look to the eventual comfort that comes at the end of our waiting. But, what does God want to do while we feel like we're waiting? What's God doing in the waiting that we might be missing? Pastor David wraps up our series in the Psalms with Psalm 25, and gives us some concrete things to look for while we wait.  -- Learn more abou...

When is waiting a good thing? How does God use waiting to shape us?  Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David take a deeper look into Psalm 25 on this week's After The Sermon. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"'Numbering our days' means we understand what has eternal value so that God can establish our spiritual legacy that goes beyond anything the world around us values" Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Psalms, and takes us to Psalm 90 where we learn what it means to "number our days". -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcast...

What does it mean to "number our days" and why does it matter?  Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami unpack Psalm 90 on this week's After The Sermon. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Pastor David continues our look into the Psalms this summer. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Why do we hide from God? What does it look like to try to flee from God? How can we prevent ourselves trying to escape God? Tami, Pastor David, and Amy Baxley dive deeper into Psalm 139 and explore what this psalm means. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

We need God's forgiveness every day. Tylor Fischer, an elder here at Bethany, continued our series in the Psalms this summer. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

What are confession & repentance? What makes them different? Why do they matter? Join Tami, Pastor David, and Tylor as they dive deeper into Psalm 32 and what we can learn about forgiveness, confession, and repentance. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"Inexorable from God’s character is justice- he is more than just a just God, he is justice personified, to pray that His justice would be done is Biblical and right." Pastor Steve takes us through Psalm 109, and unpacks a challenging prayer, and helps us understand how it applies to us today. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Why is it so hard to be honest in prayer with God? What does it look like to be honest in our prayers? Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David (back from his sabbatical!!) dive deeper into Psalm 109, and explore honest prayer with God. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Do you only believe in God's goodness in a distant, eternal sense, or do you also believe in the power of God’s goodness in the here and now? Pastor Steve continues our study of the Psalms, and takes us through Psalm 27, and King David's fervent belief that he would see God's goodness while he was still living. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts...