Bethel Temple Church

Unlike a champion runner who is competing for a personal reward, a believer’s call to action is to win souls.  This winning is not about personal recognition, but it’s all about Jesus.

Even though mothers are producers of life, our Heavenly Father created us for His purpose through His Son, Jesus Christ. Many times during seasons of trial, we have a tendency to think that God has changed his mind about us. Our suffering is not always an indication of God’s judgment. The season that we are in may be bitter, but when we trust the fullness of God’s character, it helps us to underst...

In the Maintenance Phase, the goal of the runner is to maintain acceleration and minimize deceleration.  In other words, the runner has to summon all of his power and strength to maintain his top-end speed until he reaches the finish line.  It is the Holy Spirit that fuels believers and keeps us from fading.  It is the Holy Spirit that enables us to run our race victoriously to the...

Most people want to think of themselves as being a “Good Person.”  However, being “good” isn’t good enough.  Jesus didn’t die to make us good.  He died to Reconcile our broken Relationship with the Father and to make us Righteous.  In a believer’s Maximum Velocity Phase, we establish our mission more clearly—not only do we GO and preach the Gospel to someone, but it is necessar...

We are living in a unique season in which what was normal is no longer familiar.  Our new normal is characterized by fear, frustration, hopelessness, and separation.  As a result, many people’s hearts have become tender for the Gospel.  In our Drive Phase, our mandate is to PREACH THE GOSPEL .

This week’s message will focus on the last two steps that help us maintain laser focus that’s needed to get set:   (4) Keep His Commandments ; and (5) Pursue Holiness .

The next phase in the runner’s process is “getting set.”:  Although runners are not in a race alone, it is their individual race to run.  In the set position, focus is critical as the runner is listening for the starter’s gun in order to explode out of the blocks.  This week’s message will focus on three of five steps to get set: (1) Get Your Mind Right ; (2) Exercise Self-Control ;...

Before a race begins, there are a few things that a runner must do to get ready.  This process parallels to our calling to The Great Commission.  The most important part of a race is the start because many times, how we finish can be determined by how we start.  To get ready, a runner must do three things: be anchored , rely on power , and get in position .