The Lutheran Sermon Podcast From Bethany

June 20, 2021 Pastor Mark Siegert Mark 4:35-41 Jesus Calms the Sea 35  That evening, Jesus said to his disciples, “Let’s cross to the other side.” 36  Leaving the crowd, they took Jesus along in a boat just as he was. Other boats were with him. 37  A violent windstorm came up. The waves were breaking into the boat so that it was quickly filling up. 38  But he was sleeping on a...

June 13, 2021 Pastor Kevin Kritzer 2 Corinthians 5:1-17 We know that if the life we live here on earth is ever taken down like a tent, we still have a building from God. It is an eternal house in heaven that isn’t made by human hands. 2  In our present tent-like existence we sigh, since we long to put on the house we will have in heaven. 3  After we have put it on, we won’t be naked. 4&n...

June 6, 2021 Pastor Kevin Kritzer Mark 3:20-35 20  Then Jesus went home. Another crowd gathered so that Jesus and his disciples could not even eat. 21  When his family heard about it, they went to get him. They said, “He’s out of his mind!” 22  The experts in Moses’ Teachings who had come from Jerusalem said, “Beelzebul is in him,” and “He forces demons out of people with the help o...

May 30, 2021- Holy Trinity Sunday Pastor Kevin Kritzer Isiah 6:1-8 6  In the year King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a high and lofty throne. The bottom of his robe filled the temple. 2  Angels [ a ] were standing above him. Each had six wings: With two they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3  They called to each other and said,...

May 23, 2021- Pentecost Sunday Pastor Kyle Blake Acts 2:1-21 When Pentecost, the fiftieth day after Passover, came, all the believers were together in one place. 2  Suddenly, a sound like a violently blowing wind came from the sky and filled the whole house where they were staying. 3  Tongues that looked like fire appeared to them. The tongues arranged themselves so that one came to rest...

Pastor Kevin Kritzer May 16, 2021 Hallelujah! Revelation 19:1-6 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God, 2  for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants....

May 9, 2021 Pastor Seth Moorman John 15:9-17 9  “I have loved you the same way the Father has loved me. So live in my love. 10  If you obey my commandments, you will live in my love. I have obeyed my Father’s commandments, and in that way I live in his love. 11  I have told you this so that you will be as joyful as I am, and your joy will be complete. 12  Love each other as I h...

May 2, 2021 Pastor Kevin Kritzer Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2  He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3  He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 4  Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and th...

April 25, 2021 Pastor Kyle Blake 1 John 3:16–24 16  We understand what love is when we realize that Christ gave his life for us. That means we must give our lives for other believers. 17  Now, suppose a person has enough to live on and notices another believer in need. How can God’s love be in that person if he doesn’t bother to help the other believer? 18  Dear children, we must sh...

April 18, 2021 Pastor Nader Hanna- (http://salamsocal.org/ or pastornader@gmail.com Matthew 9:32-35 35  Jesus went to all the towns and villages. He taught in the synagogues and spread the Good News of the kingdom. He also cured every disease and sickness. 36  When he saw the crowds, he felt sorry for them. They were troubled and helpless like sheep without a shepherd. 37  Then he s...

April 11, 2021 Pastor Kevin Kritzer John 20:19-31 19  That Sunday evening, the disciples were together behind locked doors because they were afraid of the Jews. Jesus stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you!” 20  When he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. The disciples were glad to see the Lord. 21  Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you! As the Fa...

April 4, 2021- Easter Sunday Pastor Kevin Kritzer Revelation 7:9-10 9  After these things I saw a large crowd from every nation, tribe, people, and language. No one was able to count how many people there were. They were standing in front of the throne and the lamb. They were wearing white robes, holding palm branches in their hands, 10  and crying out in a loud voice, “Salvation belongs...

April 2, 2021- Good Friday Pastor Seth Moorman Isaiah 64:1 Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might quake at your presence—ESV Mark 1:9-11 9  At that time Jesus came from Nazareth in Galilee and was baptized by John in the Jordan River. 10  As Jesus came out of the water, he saw heaven split open and the Spirit coming down to him as a dove. 11  A vo...

March 28, 2021 Luke 19:29-44 29  When he [Jesus] came near Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives (as it was called), Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead of him. 30  He said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you. As you enter, you will find a young donkey tied there. No one has ever sat on it. Untie it, and bring it. 31  If anyone asks you why you are untying it, say th...

March 21, 2021 Mark 10:32-45 32  Jesus and his disciples were on their way to Jerusalem. Jesus was walking ahead of them. His disciples were shocked that he was going to Jerusalem. The others who followed were afraid. Once again he took the twelve apostles aside. He began to tell them what was going to happen to him. 33  “We’re going to Jerusalem. There the Son of Man will be betrayed to...

March 14, 2021 John 3:1-21 Nicodemus was a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish council. 2  He came to Jesus one night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that God has sent you as a teacher. No one can perform the miracles you perform unless God is with him.” 3  Jesus replied to Nicodemus, “I can guarantee this truth: No one can see God’s kingdom without being born from above.”  4  Nico...

March 7, 2021 John 2:13-22 13  The Jewish Passover was near, so Jesus went to Jerusalem. 14  He found those who were selling cattle, sheep, and pigeons in the temple courtyard. He also found moneychangers sitting there. 15  He made a whip from small ropes and threw everyone with their sheep and cattle out of the temple courtyard. He dumped the moneychangers’ coins and knocked over t...

February 28, 2021 Romans 5:1-11 Now that we have God’s approval by faith, we have peace with God because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done. 2  Through Christ we can approach God  and stand in his favor. So we brag because of our confidence that we will receive glory from God. 3  But that’s not all. We also brag when we are suffering. We know that suffering creates endurance, 4 ...

February 21, 2021 Mark 1:12-13 12  At once the Spirit brought him into the desert, 13  where he was tempted by Satan for 40 days. He was there with the wild animals, and the angels took care of him. www.bethanylutheran.org https://www.facebook.com/Bethany. Long. Beach

February 14, 2021 Mark 9:2-9 2  After six days Jesus took only Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain where they could be alone. Jesus’ appearance changed in front of them. 3  His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them. 4  Then Elijah and Moses appeared to them and were talking with Jesus. 5  Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it’...

February 7, 2021 Isaiah 40: 29-31 29  He gives strength to those who grow tired and increases the strength of those who are weak. 30  Even young people grow tired and become weary, and young men will stumble and fall. 31  Yet, the strength of those who wait with hope in the Lord will be renewed. They will soar on wings like eagles. They will run and won’t become weary. They will wal...

January 31, 2021 Mark 1:21-28 21  Then they went to Capernaum. On the next day of rest—a holy day, Jesus went into the synagogue and began to teach. 22  The people were amazed at his teachings. Unlike their experts in Moses’ Teachings, he taught them with authority. 23  At that time there was a man in the synagogue who was controlled by an evil spirit. He shouted, 24  “What do...

January 24, 2021 Mark 1:14-20 14  After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to Galilee and told people the Good News of God. 15  He said, “The time has come, and God’s kingdom is near. Change the way you think and act, and believe the Good News.” 16  As he was going along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew. They were throwing a net into the sea because they...

January 17, 2021 1 Samuel 3:1-20 The Lord Calls Samuel 3  The boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days a prophecy from the Lord was rare; visions were infrequent. 2  One night Eli was lying down in his room. His eyesight had begun to fail so that he couldn’t see well. 3  The lamp in God’s temple [ a ] hadn’t gone out yet, and Samuel was asleep in the temple of the Lo...

January 10, 2021 Mark 1:4-11 4  John the Baptizer was in the desert telling people about a baptism of repentance [ a ] for the forgiveness of sins. 5  All Judea and all the people of Jerusalem went to him. As they confessed their sins, he baptized them in the Jordan River. 6  John was dressed in clothes made from camel’s hair. He wore a leather belt around his waist and ate locusts...