Bethlehem Baptist Church

Introduction Do you ever get the winter blues? I saw a product that was advertised the other day that is a type of light that you sit in front of to help beat the winter blues. It turns out that winter blues are a real thing. People are living through shortened days and the weather has usually turned…

Introduction: How does God’s presence change your current situation? Does it give you more strength and courage to face your challenges, knowing that God is with you and will help you be successful? Does it give you assurance of the outcome you face? We are going to go back this morning to the announcement…

Introduction: Storybook weddings vs. the real thing 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything…

Introduction 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 1. The Eternality of the Word…

Introduction: There is a hymn named Come, Ye Thankful People, Come that is often sung this time of year when we enter the harvest season. The hymn begins with thinking about the harvest that God has blessed the people with and allowed them to gather in before winter. It then ends with God gathering the…

Introduction: Have you ever played the game 21 Questions? It’s a game that is designed for people to get to know each other. I’ve seen other variations like Chat Pack and others that are designed to help you get conversations rolling with other people. The sad truth is that we have lost the art of communication…

Introduction: We are quickly approaching the Christmas season and while it is not here yet, the first Christmas commercials have already hit the airways. Some of you have begun your shopping or will begin soon, checking off the names on your Christmas giving list. Some of those names are people that…

Introduction: We have chickens. These chickens are free range chickens. If I go to the chicken coop, I make sure that I have shoes on because I know that if I don’t, I will walk out of there with a nice surprise. However, did I say that these chickens are free range chickens? So that means that sometimes,…

Introduction: We’ve all seen children fighting over the simplest things. They may fight over a toy They want to be the first to push the elevator button on vacation. They want to get to drive the golf cart before the others. They want to be the one to push the buggy in the store. We’ve also seen adults…

Introduction: Have you ever gotten yourself so dirty that you couldn’t stand to be around yourself? Maybe you had been working in the yard or moving things and you sweated off your DO and now you had some rank BO. Do you remember how good it felt to get a shower and get cleaned again? Before you were…

Introduction: A few years ago there was a cooking device that practically changed the face of the home cooking world. Some of you may still be using these devices. It’s called a pressure cooker. Now, these devices aren’t really new, but they come with a newer safer design. Some of you older folks may…

Introduction: 1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3…

Introduction: I have recently gotten back into fountain pens. I have used them for a while and they are a niche item that you can get down a lot of rabbit holes with, but these are also the types of pens that have some very expensive models that people buy. I don’t buy those! Some of these pens can cost…

Introduction Today seems to be the day of feasts as we have already looked at one this morning with the wedding feast. Tonight we are going to look at what God had to say to the people in the Old Testament about the feasts He offered. Isaiah is often labeled as the 5th gospel because so many of the themes…

Introduction: RSVP What if the even is for a close friend or relative? How do you respond? Some might not send the RSVP back thinking they can get out of having to directly tell the person that they do not wish to attend. This is still a “no.” Some might respond with a “yes” and not show up, perhaps…

Introduction: As I was preparing the message this morning and thinking about how I wanted to begin, I thought about asking the question: “How many of you have ever gone wine tasting?” However, I thought that might not be the best way to start out considering that we are Baptists here. If you were to…

Introduction: Aesop’s Fables is a famous book of stories that are designed to teach moral lessons. Parables also seek to use an earthly story with a heavenly meaning to teach spiritual truths. Just like with Aesop, we are looking for the main idea in a parable to teach the lesson, but there are also…

Introduction: I know that in this room I’m talking to more seasoned adults here, which is a nice way of saying that you have some miles on your tires and years under your belt! It also means that some of you may remember a song that came out a few decades ago called “Walk Like an Egyptian” by a group…

Introduction: Story behind the song "Facing a Task Unfinished" is a hymn written by Frank Houghton in the 1930s, inspired by a call for missionaries during a tumultuous period in China's history. Historical Context In March 1929, the China Inland Mission (CIM) issued a call for 200 new missionaries to…

Introduction: We have a bunch of kids! That means that leaving the house to go run an errand requires one of two things. Either we can leave the kids at home under the supervision of another, or we all have to load up in the van and take the whole herd with us. Imagine if every time you needed to go…

Introduction: Jail life in our modern day Jail life in some bad places in the world Jail life in the ancient world 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with…

Introduction: What is the biggest mess you have ever gotten yourself or others into? David made a big mess of things from time to time. Our passage tonight is no exception. 1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”…