Bethel Church Blackheath (West Midlands)

In this weeks podcast Howard looks at the water of life throughout the Bible following its path from Genesis to the woman at the well and asks us if we want the water of life. 

Tony looks at the passage in 2 Kings Chapter 4 v1-7. Asking us if we have been rescued. He reminds us that God is good, all the time, in every situation no matter what, God is good. Through the passage Tony describes how God sees everything releasing our potential and teaching us to trust, be humble and obedient.

Mark talks about how we need to let our little light shine in our day to day lives.

Callum Whitfield talks about the different types of fear which we will face in our lives as well as why we should fear God.

Hebrews 13: 8 NIV "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" Today Anne reminds us of the importance of Hebrews 13: 8 and encourages us to reflect on God's promises for our lives.

John 5: 17 NLT 'But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.”' What are you waiting on God for at the moment? Today Jo encourages us to pull through and trust God as we wait, reminding us that God is still working through our waiting.

Today Simon shares five points related to pencils and challenges us to consider the mark that we leave on others.

We may love many things: friends, family, TV shows, food, partners etc; so what does God say about love? Today, Carole shares some thoughts about love and leaves us with three questions: Are you sure you love Jesus? Why do you love Jesus? How much do you love Jesus?

Is it time for us as a church to restart? Today, for the first meeting back in the church building for over 16 months, Mark encourages us with three points to help prepare us for change, to experience more of God, to advance into God's plan and to be totally amazed by God. We should be united as a church, anointed and excited!

Today Howard looks at the calling Jeremiah, a man who certainly had to step out of his comfort zone to fulfill God's plan for his life. Howard refers to Jeremiah 1: 4 - 14 and 17 - 19.

As Christians we should be willing to step out of our comfort zones and step out in faith.  Today, Callum shares some thoughts about why we should be willing to step out and how we can know if God is asking us to step out in faith.

How much do you think about heaven? C. S. Lewis: "The Christians who did most for the present world were the Christians that thought most about the next world. It is since so many think little about the next world, that many Christians have become ineffective in this world". Today Ruth shares five words about heaven and encourages us to research more about our final destination.

We all have things that we hope will happen one day, and hope is the essence of the Christian faith. Today Tony shares biblical truths about the hope that we can have in Jesus and challenges us to consider what our hope is for our church as we return to normal meetings.

What is Leviticus all about? Today Simon delves into and summarises the main messages of the book of Leviticus reminding us that God is Holy , that sin is serious , God provides atonement by the shedding of blood (pointing to Jesus) and that we should be holy because God is holy .

Today Howard shares a few thoughts about the witness that we have to others by reading about the demon possessed man which can be found in Mark 5: 1 - 20.

Who is your God? Today Mark encourages us to know a joyful Jesus that provides for us, turns water into wine, sinners into saints, fear into courage, sorrow into joy, defeat into victory, despair into hope and death into life.  Joy comes from knowing who Jesus is.

Do you know Jesus as your Lord and Saviour but sometimes find yourself weak and ineffective? Or perhaps you are someone who is hard or hostile, refusing to acknowledge Christ despite the evidence around you of his power and his working? Today Gwen shares of four groups of people that are represented in Mark 9: 14 - 29 and helps us to understand which group we identify with.

We've all faced cancellations of some sort, you might feel that your relationship with God has been cancelled or the connection has been lost. Today, Anne reminds us that our good shepherd, God, is 100% committed to us and that nothing can cause God to cancel his connection with us!

After reading the story about Jesus healing the leper, Jo Goodman shares three prompts for reflection: We shouldn't delay in coming to God We should have confident faith, not questioning whether God can do something but asking whether He is willing We should live with Christ like compassion The video that Jo refers to: https://youtu.be/hUxgzXu_ujg

Today Sue shares some thoughts about Mary and Martha on their differing personalities and reminds us that we should prioritise being in God's presence, sitting at His feet and soaking up His words.

The word lost can be used in lots of scenarios: being lost having gone the wrong way, having lost a loved one (if they know Jesus then they are not lost but are home), being a lost cause. No matter what lost you feel right now, we are not lost to Jesus, He wants you to find Him and know that He loves you. Today, Carole shares some stories of times where people have felt lost and reminds us that Je...

Have you ever said: "if God loves me, then why does He allow so many difficulties and trials to come into my life?" If you have, then you are in good company because throughout the centuries, many Christians have responded to their troubles with similar words. Today Simon shares some encouragement as to God's purpose in permitting trials and difficulties in our lives.

Today Ruth shares two more positive thoughts which she encourages us to grow and cultivate in the garden of our minds

John 20: 16 NIV - Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, “Rabboni!” (which means “Teacher”) Easter called Mary by name. Easter became a personal experience for her. Easter became real, genuine. Easter became powerful and authentic and most of all, Easter became life changing. Is Easter genuine to you? Is it authentic? Life changing? Or is it just Easter: another...

Listen to the testimony of the Centurion from yesterday's Good Friday podcast from Tony Shaw.