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Jul 28, 2024

Scripture Reading: John 3:1-15

This Sunday Bethel Baptist Church had the pleasure and privilege of hosting Joel and Misti Diffenderfer at morning worship.  Joel and Misti are a missionary couple called to be church planters in Japan.  To learn more about their mission, visit www.diffnotes.com. You may also reach them...


Jul 21, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 16:5-11

As Paul writes about his plans to visit his friends in Corinth, he drops a phrase into his sentence which reveals something of his perspective of life.  The phrase is "if the Lord permits."  "For I do not want to see you now just in passing. I hope to spend some time with you, if...


Jul 14, 2024

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Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 16:1-4; 2 Corinthians 9:6-9

It is an important element of living … in the Old Testament nation of Israel and in the New Testament church … that God calls on His people to give some of their money to His earthly work.  The Bible gives us principles to govern...


Jul 7, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:35-58

Some Corinthian teachers had denied the reality of resurrection.  They had, no doubt, reasoned from seeing what death did to a body that resurrection was impossible. 

Paul calls such people 'fools' and then proceeds to cite illustrations of the possibility of...


Jul 1, 2024

Scripture Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:22-28     Daniel 7:9,10,13,14      Revelation 20:1-5

There is a sequence of events in 1 Corinthians 15:22-25.  First, Christ is raised from the dead (1 Cor 15:20).  "Then, at his coming," those who belong to Christ will be raised from the dead (1 Cor 15:23).  "Then comes the end, when...