Bethel Church LJ Podcast

God’s Restoration Process

This would not come to fruition until the coming of the Lord Himself. His way was to work from the inside out. He begins the work of restoration through the restoration of the human heart. As the Word is proclaimed, the Spirit of God stirs the people to restore the relationship with God, and thus Kingdom comes to us. Eventually it works its way in us and through us until it impacts the world in which we live. The ways of God are truly awesome!

Recapturing Bethel

What we learn from this today is that it’s not enough to simply have a big church with a big presence in a city. It’s dealing with the internal problems of the heart that are really key to bringing the Kingdom to bear in the land. That’s why the Word of God has to be our standardagainst the influences of the world in which we live. We are to learn it, live it and in doing so bring God’s Kingdom to bear in the world where we live. We are to influence the world.

The Origin and Results of Pride

I hope we have come to see that the sower of iniquity is an adversary. While defeated at the Cross, he continues to create enmity between the Creator and the Creation. One of the chief ways he does so is through the sin of pride. What I also hope we have learned is that in being aware of him, and his tactics, we can more readily partner with God to resist him.

The Bitter Waters of Marah

Thankfully, God was bigger than their attitudes, and bigger than the bitter waters they were facing. We saw in our text that Moses, instead of complaining, called out to God. God revealed to Him the answer to the dilemma they faced, and when Moses obeyed God’s Word, that supernatural life-giving power of God was released to turn the bitter water, sweet. It’s not simply knowing the Word, it’s obedience to it that releases God’s promises and power into our life.

It Will Be Exactly As I Have Been Told

Why was Jesus able to sleep in the middle of the storm? The same reason Paul was able to eat in the middle of the storm. He had his eyes on the Word that had been spoken. He gave the Word: Let’s go to the other side. The Word had been given, and the Word would be so. He believed the Word, not the circumstances and lived in accordance with it.

The Preeminence of Christ

The foundation of Christ is a sure foundation, sure to stand through the fiercest storms this life has to offer.  When we receive salvation through Christ, He becomes all that we need in this life and in the life to come. 

Artificial Intelligence vs. Supernatural Wisdom

Give instruction to a wise man and he will be still wiser. Teach a just man and he will increase in learning, the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

Proverbs 9:9-10 NKJV

Eutychus Raised From The Dead

I believe that like Paul, God wants to use us to raise up the next generation who are spiritually dead to the things of God’s. When we do, not only will their lives be impacted, but also the whole church will be comforted.

The question to ask is this: Is there anyone willing to leave their comfort zones to go out to them, to embrace them, to prophesy to them, and be used by God to raise them up into a newness of life? They, like Eutychus, would be most fortunate if we, like Saul, were willing to do just that.

Sunday Evening Service With Danny Johnston

Sunday, November 5, 2023 Evening Service

Ephesus the Second Time Around

The leadership of the Holy Spirit and the timing of God, that’s really what this whole study is about. There is a timing to the things of God. What may not have been the will of God in one season did not and does not mean that it would not be the will of God in the next.