Bethany Church - La Crosse, WI

"So now, little children, remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.  If you know that he is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right has been born of him. " - 1 John 2:28-29 Pastor David Baxley continues our series in the book of 1 John, and unpacks what it means to be a child of God.  -- Learn more...

Is shame always a bad thing? What role should shame play in our lives as Christians? When is it harmful?  Tami, Pastor David, and Pastor Steve dive deeper into 1 John 2:28-3:10 and what we see there about shame, being a child of God, or being a child of the devil. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"When someone trusts Christ, they receive the Holy Spirit, so if we hear a teaching we are unsure about, we are supposed to ask the Holy Spirit to help us discern it, take time to listen, and receive the answer. But somehow, we have turned this wondrous gift of God that He intends to be a totally normal part of life in Him, and made it weird." Pastor Steve Musto continues our look into t...

Why are we obsessed with the last days? Who is John talking about when he mentions "antichrist"? Why does he also mention plural antichrists?  Join Pastor Steve and Pastor David as they dive deeper into 1 John 2:18-27 than a Sunday sermon alone can go. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

"And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does the will of God remains forever." Pastor David Baxley continues our series in the book of 1 John: Life in the Light. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

What really causes us to sin? Is it external factors? Something inside of us? Something else? Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami dive into 1 John 2:12-17 and go deeper into the scripture than Sunday allows.  -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

-- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

" This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commands. The one who says, “I have come to know him,” and yet doesn’t keep his commands, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. But whoever keeps his word, truly in him the love of God is made complete. This is how we know we are in him: The one who says he remains in him should walk just as he walked." Pastor David Baxley continue...

How are obedience & love connected? How do I obey God more? How do I love God more? These tough questions that many Christians ask are where we are going deeper in this week's After The Sermon. Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they talk about 1 John 2:3-11, and how obedience and love are connected. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our...

"Take the good news with the bad"  Pastor Steve Musto continues our series in the book of 1 John by looking at how believers should approach sin.  -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Can something be sin for me, and not for others? How should we handle this reality? Join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David as they dig deeper into 1 John 1:8-2:2, and discuss the implications and reality of this scripture for life as a Christian. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

What does it mean to have "fellowship with the light"?  Pastor David Baxley introduces our new series in the book of 1 John: Life in the Light. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

What does God being "light" mean for us? How is it different for us today vs in the ancient world?  On this week's After The Sermon, Pastor David, Pastor Steve, and Tami break down and go deeper into Pastor David's sermon opening up our new series in 1 John: "Life in the Light" -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Cha...

What am I supposed to be doing and feeling when I take communion? What does it do for me? Pastor Steve Musto wraps up our series in the book of Acts by exploring what it meant for the early church to be "devoted to the breaking of bread". -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

How should communion affect my life?  Join Pastor Steve, Tami, and Pastor David as they go deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon about communion, and how we should approach it. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Acts by exploring how the early church viewed generosity. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

What can we learn about generosity from the early church? How does money factor into that?  Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Pastor Steve's sermon on generosity from Acts. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

In light of our Wednesday Night programming being canceled due to weather this week, Pastor David and Chase sit down for a discussion on Worship as the close to our Youth's sermon series on Spiritual Disciplines. Since we didn't get to have an After The Sermon on worship when Pastor David preached on Sunday in early February, we thought we'd release this for everyone this week.  --...

Why should we pray? What should we expect out of prayer? Pastor David continues our series in the book of Acts and helps answer the question of why we should pray.  -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Why does prayer often feel like a brick wall? How are we supposed to pray? What are we supposed to get out of it? This week's After The Sermon gets real about prayer. Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami discuss the ins and outs of prayer, and some of the real challenges that we can face as we pray, and after we pray. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on...

Being devoted to Christ means being devoted to others. God dwells in community. Pastor Steve continues our series in the book of Acts, and examines how the early church viewed and lived out community.  -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Do we use the word "fellowship" incorrectly? What do we get wrong about fellowship in the modern church? How is it different than it was for the early church? Join Pastor Steve, Pastor David, and Tami as they dive deeper into Sunday's message on the idea of "fellowship" from Acts 2:42-47, and what we can learn from the early church on the topic. -- Learn more about Bethany...

What is worship? What breaks the fellowship of worship?  Pastor David continues our series in the book of Acts, and explores what role worship had in the early church, and what role it should have today. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

How will you respond to the Holy Spirit?  Tylor Fischer, an Elder here at Bethany, continues our series in the book of Acts.  -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons & podcasts on our YouTube Channel

Why don't we see miracles more often? We hear about God doing amazing things for missionaries around the world, but what about here? On this week's After The Sermon, join Tami, Pastor Steve, and Pastor David as they discuss Acts 4:23-31 and ponder why we don't see those kinds of miracles as often as we might be able to. -- Learn more about Bethany at our  Website Watch sermons &...