Parables expose our cherished privileges and teach us Kingdom values in straightforward terms. We have been forgiven much, but where does that leave us then? It is not easy to forgive others for what they have done, ourselves for our own mistakes and sometimes even God for when things don’t work out the way we hoped. It’s not supposed to be easy! Forgiveness might not fix things overnight, but it does leave the door open for God to do what God does.
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Bethlehem Baptist Church - 15 May 2022
As Christians we live in a constant tension in a fallen world. We are called to live a life apart from this fallen world yet are a part of it. It gets even more messy when we try to create the perfect world around us especially in church. Jesus used a very simple analogy to explain a very importa...
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Bethlehem Baptist Church - 8 May 2022
The parable of the lost son is a well-known story about redemption. Did you know the that the bulk of this story is dedicated to the celebrations when the son returned? Did the son deserve it? No! The father realized that the only way he could be fully redeemed was to lift his shame by treating h...
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Bethlehem Baptist Church - 1 May 2022
In our spiritual journey we may face many obstacles and hardships that can tempt us to make small compromises that end up leading us further and further from God. However, when we realize that we are our own enemies to our righteousness we can lift up our eyes, refocus on God and let Him get us b...
