Sermons from February to Easter
- Pattern – Creation
- Perished –The Lost Kingdom
- Promised – The Promised Kingdom
- Partial – The Partial Kingdom
- Salvation by Substitution – Salvation by Substitution
- Partial II – The Partial Kingdom II
- Prophesied –
- Present –
- Proclaimed –
- Perfected. –
Here are texts of the most recent sermons at Bethany.
Theologian of the Year:
Abraham Kuyper
- Sermon — Theologian of the Year Kuyper
- PowerPoint – Kuyper.Thn
Part I – January 13 to March 10
- Rome – Romans 1:1-13
- The Gospel – Romans 1:14-17
- Guilt and the Godless – Romans 1:18-32
- Where Are We? Romans 1:18-32
- Guilt and the Moralists – Romans 2:1-16
- Guilt and the Godly – Romans 2:17-29
- Guilt and Fairness – Romans 3:1-8
- All are Guilty – Romans 3:9-20
Part 2 – March 17 to June 9
- Righteousness from God – Romans 3:21-31
- The Faith of Abraham– Romans 4:1-12
- Faith like Abraham – Romans 4:13-25
- Peace with God – Romans 5:1-5
- Reconciled – Romans 5:6-11
- Adam and Christ – Romans 5:12-21
- Alive to God – Romans 6:1-14
- Slaves to God – Romans 6:15-23
- Marriage Analogy – Romans 7:1-6
- Struggling Still– Romans 7:7-25
- Victory – Romans 8:1-17
- Eager Anticipation – Romans 8:18-30
Part 3- Summer
- Israel – Romans 9:1-13
- Is God Fair – Romans 9:14-27
- Call on His Name – Romans 9:30-10:13
- Missions – Romans 10:14-21
- Remnants – Romans 11:1-12
- Grafted In – Romans 11:13-36
Part 4 – Fall
- Worship – Romans 12:1-2
- Christian Community – Romans 12:3-13
- Love For Outsiders – Romans 12:14-21
- Government – Romans 13:1-7
- Love – Romans 13:8-14
- Unity – Romans 14:1-12
- Consider Others – Romans 14:13-23
- Glory to God – Romans 15:1-13
- A Plan – Romans 15:14-33
- Review: Faith in Romans
- Review: Obedience in Romans
Older Sermon Series:
Sermons based on the Ascent Psalms
- Deliver Me – Psalm 120, 121
- I Was Glad– Psalm 122
- Have Mercy – Psalm 123
- We Have Escaped – Psalm 124
- Those who Trust– Psalm 125
- Restored – Psalm 126
- The Lord Builds – Psalm 127
- The Lord Bless You – Psalm 128 – Theologian of the Year, Eugene Peterson
- Affliction– Psalm 129
- Forgiveness – Psalm 130
- Hope in the Lord – Psalm 131
- Gods Dwelling Place – Psalm 132
- Blessing– Psalm 133
- Bless the Lord – Psalm 134
Sermons following the Apostles Creed from February to May 2018
- I Believe in God – Romans 10:5-13
- God the Father Almighty – Romans 8:14-17, 12-31
- Creator – Isaiah 40:12-31
- I Believe in Jesus – Acts 2:14-41
- God & Man – Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:17-19; 4:14-16
- Crucified Dead Buried – Matthew 27
- He Arose – I Corinthians 15
- He Ascended – Acts 1:1-11
- He is Seated – Colossians 3:1-4
- He Will Come Back – I Thessalonians 4:13-18
- The Holy Spirit – I Corinthians 2:6-16
- The Church– Acts 2:42-47
- Forgiveness – Psalm 32
- Life Everlasting – I Corinthians 15
Sermons based on Genesis, John and Revelation
- Read along with the message – 2017 sermon texts
- From Start to Finish – Genesis 1, John 1
- Marriage and the Creator – Genesis 2, John 2
- Believe Me – Genesis 3, John 3
- Tempted – Genesis 4, John 4
- Authority – John 5
- What Satisfies – John 6
- Appearance & Reality – John 7
- The Flood – Genesis 8
- Now I See – John 9
- The Good Shepherd – John 10
- Towering Foolishness – Genesis 11
- True Greatness – Genesis 12
- Be A Servant – John 13
- The Way – John 14
- The Vine – John 15
- A Bad Idea – Genesis 16
- The Sign – Genesis 17
- Jesus Kingdom – John 18
- Problems in Parenting – Genesis 18, John 19
- These Are Written – John 20
- Feed My Sheep – John 21
- Abraham Tested– Genesis 22
- Fullness – Colossians 2
- Family – Colossians 3
- Jesus Among Us – Revelation 1
- You are Worthy – Revelation 4
- Worthy is the Lamb – Revelation 5
- You’ve got mail – Revelation 6
- Wrestling with God – Genesis 32, 33
- Revelation Hymn Sing – Various
- Sweet and Sour– Revelation 10
- The Plot Thickens – Revelation 11
- Salvation History In Pictures -Revelation 12
- Marks of the Beast – Revelation 13
- Integrity – Genesis 39
- Dreams– Genesis 40
- Ready & Waiting – Genesis 41
- The Face of Evil– Revelation 17
- Martin & Mindfulness – Theologian of the Year Sermon
- Martin & Mindfulness Power Point – 42.MartinMindfulness
- Sunrise to Sunset– Psalm 113 –
- And There is Your Dagger – Revelation 20
- All Things New– Revelation 21
- The Finish– Revelation 22
- God is Light– I John 1
- Children of God – I John 2
- Walk In the Light – I John 3
The Lord’s Prayer
- A Model Prayer
- Our Father
- Your Name
- Your Kingdom
- Your Will be Done
- Our Daily Bread
- Theologian of the Year: Brother Lawrence
- Power Point: theologian-of-the-year
- Our Debts
- Our Temptations
- Our Deliverance
- Saved to Follow
- One God – Exodus 20:3
- No Idols – Exodus 20:4-6
- The Name – Exodus 20:7
- Sabbath Rest – Exodus 20:8-11
- Honor Father and Mother– Exodus 20:12
- No to Murder – Exodus 20:13
- Yes to Love– Exodus 20:14
- Say No to Theft – Exodus 20:15
- Say No to Lies – Exodus 20:16
- No to Coveting – Exodus 20:17
The Atonement
- The Atonement – Psalm 87
- Ransomed – Mark 10:45
- Reconciliation – 2 Corinthians 5:18-21 – Power Point – Reconciliation
- Substitute – Isaiah 53:1-9
- Satisfaction – I John 2, 4
- Forgiveness – Psalm 51
- Regeneration – John 3
- The Blood – Hebrews 9:11-28
- Justified – Romans 4
- Obedience – Philippians 2
- Victory – Romans 6
- The Great Reversal
- Holy & Worldly – I Peter 2
- A True Fast – Isaiah 58
- Pray – I Timothy 2:1-5 “Pray” Power Point
- Jerusalem & Babylon – Genesis 11, Isaiah 2, Jeremiah 29
- Submit & Love– Romans 13:1-10
- Stand for Justice – Luke 3:1-20
- News – selected Proverbs
- Vocations and Volunteers – Acts 6, 9, 12
THEOLOGIAN OF THE YEAR SERMON
- Food for Thought – Matthew 15
- Have You Figured it Out– Matthew 15
- Listen to Him – Matthew 17:1-21
- Family Feuds – Matthew 18:15-34
- Counting the Cost – Matthew 19:16-30
- Equal Pay for Unequal Work – Matthew 20:1-16
- Following Jesus to the Cross– Matthew 20:17-28
- What is Missing? – Matthew 21:1-22
- The Wedding Feast– Matthew 22:1-14
- Waving Palms and Raising Cain – Matthew 22:15-45
- Into Your Hands – Luke 23:46
- The End is the Beginning – Matthew 28:1-10
- Bad Teaching – Matthew 23
- Two Meals– Matthew 26
- Who Killed Jesus – Matthew 28
- Go! – Matthew 28:11-22
- Son of Abraham – Genesis 12:1-3; Matthew 1:1
- Son of Mary – Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23
- Son of Bethlehem – Micah 5:2; Matthew 2:6
- Son from Egypt – Hosea 11:1; Matthew 2:15
- Son of God – Christmas Eve Service
- Recapitulation – a poem on Jesus and Israel
- Opposition– Charles Hodge, 2 Corinthians 10; PowerPoint Opposition PPT
- Accommodation– James McCosh, I Corinthians 9; Power Point – Accommodation
- Dialogue – B. B. Warfield, I Peter 3:13-17 – Power Point – Dialogue.ppt
How the gospel was presented in the book of Acts.
- To People of Faith – Acts 2 PowerPoint: Romans Road, Romans Road English Chinese
- To Seekers – Acts 10 Wordless Book Resources
- To Polytheists – Acts 14 The Big Story (a gospel presentation video)
- To Philosophers – Acts 17
- Psalm 46:1 – Refuge
- Psalm 129:17 – The Thoughts of God
- Proverbs 3:5-6 – A Good Walk
- Micah 6:8 – What God Asks
- Matthew 6:33 – What is First
- Romans 10:9 – Get Saved
- 2 Timothy 1:7 – What the Spirit Gives
- 2 Corinthians 12:9 – Grace
- Philippians 4:13 –Strength
- I Peter 5:7 – Worry
- Ephesians 4:4-6 – One
Advent – Matthew 1-4 (December-January)
- Israel and Jesus – Matthew 1:1-17
- Jesus Surprising Relatives – Matthew 1:1-17
- Born of the Holy Spirit – Matthew 1:18-25
- King of Kings – Matthew 2:1-12
- John and Jesus – Matthew 3
- No Short Cuts – Matthew 4
Jesus ‘Authority – Matthew 5-9 (February- March)
- Salt & Light – Matthew 5:1-16
- Jesus & the Law – Matthew 5:17-48
- Prayer – Matthew 6:1-18
- Money & Security – Matthew 6:19-34
- Reciprocity – Matthew 7:1-12
- Truth & Consequences– Matthew 7:13-29
- Miracles – The Untouchable – Matthew 8:1-17
- Miracles & Disruption – Matthew 8:17-9:17
- Miracles: Opposition Rises – Matthew 9:17-35
Mission – Matthew 10-12 (March – April)
- Calling Leaders – Matthew 10
- Jesus & John – Matthew 11:1-19
- Rest with Jesus – Matthew 11:20-29
- Servant King – Matthew 12:1-21
- Good Friday Sermon
- Easter Sunday: The Sign of Jonah – Matthew 12:38-45
Division – Matthew 13-14 ( April- June)
- Seeds– Matthew 13:1-23
- Weeds – Matthew 13:24-43
- Treasure – Matthew 13:44-58
- Two Kings – Matthew 14:1-21
- He Is Lord – Matthew 14:22-36
(the Matthew will resume either in the Fall or in January, 2015)
From September through November 2013
- Joseph – Genesis 41
- Miriam – Exodus 1-2, 15
- Joshua – Joshua 1
- Deborah – Judges 4, 5
- Gideon – Judges 6, 7
- Samuel – I Samuel 3
- Abigail – I Samuel 25
- Josiah – II Kings 22, 23 – The Book
- Athanasius (Theologian of the Year)
- Daniel – Daniel 1
- Esther – Esther 4
- Nehemiah – Nehemiah 1
- Boaz – the book of Ruth – a Mr. Rogers Sermon
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