Article: The Christmas Story as Told by Children

164 years before the birth of Jesus, the temple in Jerusalem was purified and rededicated after Israel expelled the Seleucid army through the leadership of Judah Macabee. The miracle of Hannukah occurred during the rededication of the temple. When the temple was being purified in 164BC, the priests discovered only one day’s worth of holy…

It is Thursday before Christmas and all through the church… the Bethel staff have been working feverishly! They are getting ready for services on Christmas Eve. That is no exaggeration. Every staff person who came to church today has been tying up all the loose ends of all our Christmas planning to make sure everyone…

I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;             I will counsel you and watch over you.                                     Do not be like the horse or the mule,                                     which have no understanding  Psalm 32:8-9 Which part of the week are you spending learning about God outside of sitting in worship…

2020 has been the year of unwelcome change. (That may be an understatement!) Change can often produce anxiety, sadness, anger, apathy, listlessness and sleepless nights. I am sure we all have experienced at least one of those symptoms this year. I know I have. This may be the most difficult year of my ministry because…

I stumbled across this article by Pr. Rick Warren of Saddleback Church. This is a wonderful approach to team ministry.  The picture is my own addition.   8 Values of TEAMWORK That Keep a Church Healthy By Rick Warren The success of your ministry depends largely on developing a strong team with a deep sense…

On Palm Sunday (the day Jesus came to Jerusalem for the week of Passover) I preached on the word Christ. If you were with us, I said that we might have lost the plotline because this word remained untranslated in our English language Bibles. Why would translators translate every other word and not “Christ”? The…