https://sermons.logos.com/profile/7631235https://files.logoscdn.com/v1/files/83968183/assets/16916902/content.png?download=true&signature=XZZ7KgjVupqR6oEUVukw6vsYSEQ&e=.pnghttps://sermons.logos.com/profile/7631235RSS for NodeWed, 10 Jun 2026 03:42:54 GMT60Bethlehem Baptist ChurchThe preaching ministry of Bethlehem Baptist Church located in East Dublin, GA. Visit us online at www.bbced.org.Bethlehem Baptist Churchinfo@bbced.orgnohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784582https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1784582Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:35:30 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Vignettes Definition in Photography A vignette in photography refers to a technique where the edges of a photo are darker or less saturated than the center. This effect can be used intentionally to draw the viewer's attention to the subject in the center, creating a sense of depth and focus.…2135nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1780358https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1780358Sun, 31 May 2026 15:50:29 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: As a parent, one thing you have to learn to do is to sort things out when your kids get into a tussle over something. You might not have been in the room when it happened, but you hear the voices begin to raise and then you hear the house being rearranged and before you know it, you have…2328nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775454https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1775454Wed, 20 May 2026 23:43:48 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: How many of you have a motivational coach? There are some famous ones out there. Some of you know of Tony Robbins or Michael Hyatt or Oprah Winfrey. These are all people that use positive, encouraging language to try to influence their audience and followers. We live in a world of influencers.…1814nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771812https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1771812Sun, 17 May 2026 15:30:08 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We are entering into wedding season where friends and acaquaintances will soon be sending out invitations to join them for the celebration of their unions together as husband and wife. When you go to a wedding, there are certain steps you take to prepare, aren’t there? You get the invitation…2141nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770880https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1770880Wed, 13 May 2026 23:42:18 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Some of you have had the wonderful experience of having to start going to the doctor on a more frequent schedule in order to keep your health up as you have gotten older or if you have had some kind of health issue that now requires more frequent checks. All of us will at some point get…1584nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766432https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1766432Sun, 10 May 2026 15:53:36 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Who is the most virtuous woman you know? I don’t want you to answer that out loud in case she is not sitting right next to you. Throughout your life, you have probably had several women that fit the bill. I am blessed to be married to a virtuous woman and I remember preaching this particular…2387nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757766https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1757766Sun, 03 May 2026 15:42:13 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: BOLO - person of interest Lookouts are also positioned on battle encampments to guard against the enemy 32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know…1821nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756798https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1756798Wed, 22 Apr 2026 23:42:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction I don’t know how many of you have ever heard of a woman by the name of Monica of Hippo. You may have heard of her son, Augustine. Augustine was one of the early church fathers, but he did not start out that way. He actually was a very wicked young man. He lived a life of sexual immorality…1580nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1753974https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1753974Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:58:05 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction 1. Worship in Spirit and Truth ( John 4:23 ) 23 But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father is seeking such people to worship him. 2. Worship with All Your Being ( Rom. 12:1-2 ) 1 I appeal to you therefore,…2095nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752970https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1752970Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:49:37 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction 15 “So when you see the abomination of desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. 17 Let the one who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house, 18 and let…2140nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1751986https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1751986Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:58:17 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We say all of the time that we need people to pray for us. How often do you think people genuinely pour their heart out for you when you ask them for prayer? Most won’t even pray in that particular moment. However, even if it feels like no one else is praying for you, know that Jesus prays…1652nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1749363https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1749363Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:54:06 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What the best gift you ever received? Some of you may immediately blurt out the church answer, so I’m going to take that one off the table as a given. Think about the next best gift you’ve ever received. For those of you who are married, I’m going to take your spouse as an answer off the…1686nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/897315https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/897315Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:40:50 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We are going to be spending a few weeks in Matthew 24-25 in a discourse known as the Olivet Discourse. Jesus describes in these passages what the times will be like when He returns. We certainly seem to be getting close as we see the news around the world of wars and famines and natural…2278nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1747321https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1747321Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:44:50 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction Many of you, I’m sure, have played a round or two of tennis, or at a minimum, you’ve watched it played on TV or gone to a game. You know that when the players are good, they hit the ball back and forth in a volley that can last a few minutes. It’s always exciting to see the hard shots and…1589nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1743457https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1743457Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:42:19 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction 1 Now after the Sabbath, toward the dawn of the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and came and rolled back the stone and sat on it. 3 His appearance was…2015nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734677https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1734677Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:02:04 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: 37 Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, “Brothers, what shall we do?” 38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the…2295nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733647https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1733647Sun, 22 Mar 2026 15:48:10 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Cemetery structures Cube in a cemetery 29 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous, 30 saying, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have taken part with them in shedding the blood…2187nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732700https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1732700Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:40:16 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: On Sunday, we read the passage that we are going to look at tonight. However, I want us to do something different with it tonight than just read it. We are going to first look at the passage and see what is going on and then we are going to pray it back to the Lord making it personal. 19…1847nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729940https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1729940Sun, 15 Mar 2026 22:54:11 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: When you meet a fellow Christian, you often get around to asking them the question, “What church do you go to?” Today, a lot of people will tell you that they go to such and such church and they pick their church like it’s a restaurant that they choose based on what they like. To be fair,…1991nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728959https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728959Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:39:06 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Take a stroll through a graveyard and you will see all kinds of interesting things, especially an old graveyard. Most of you know that Bethlehem has been around for a long time - over 200 years. We’ve had the cemetery for most of that time, so there are a lot of old and interesting graves…1662nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728017https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1728017Wed, 11 Mar 2026 23:39:34 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What is the most common way that you keep in touch with people? Today, we probably are more quick to jump on social media to see what someone is up to and we can usually see how their doing by taking a quick peek at their social media pages. We can also call or text them to find out how…1049nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725342https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1725342Sun, 08 Mar 2026 23:06:53 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church2120nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1724193https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1724193Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:46:48 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever been lost and asked for directions only to have someone try to give them to you that had never been there themselves? During the American Revolutionary War, one of the advantages that the the Americans had was that they were fighting on home turf. They knew all the trails…2055nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720514https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1720514Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:06 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Many of you are familiar with the song, “ Are You Washed in the Blood? ” We’ve sang it here for decades and it has been one of those hallmark hymns that gets passed along from generation to generation. Elisha Hoffman wrote the song and it quickly became one of the most popular invitation…2121nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719424https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1719424Sun, 01 Mar 2026 16:48:50 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Who is your favorite movie character? How many of you remember as a child or young person watching a movie and thinking, “I want to grow up and be just like that!” I’ve often heard it said, “Never meet you heroes.” What they mean by this is that they will let you down. We tend to idolize…2447nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1718333https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1718333Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:38:20 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Praying for the World 19 and also for me, that words may be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20 for which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak. 1. Declare it Boldly Paul had no problem with being bold…1334nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715616https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1715616Sun, 22 Feb 2026 23:56:58 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: How many of you have ever heard of an elevator speech? In sales you are taught to be able to give an elevator speech to quickly share who you are and what you do. 21 But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to…2019nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714576https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1714576Sun, 22 Feb 2026 16:49:03 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: How many of you have ever had that friend that when you go to play golf, or do some other hobby, is the resident pro? If it’s golf, they may come up and tell you what you need to do with your golf stance or swing to hit the ball better and then step up to the tee box and shank their own…2191nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705194https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1705194Sun, 08 Feb 2026 16:40:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction What is the hardest commandment for you to obey that the Lord has given? Don’t lie Don’t steal (that includes things like downloading stuff for free that you didn’t pay for or mooching off the wifi of your neighbor) Don’t commit adultery (or better yet, don’t lust) Don’t dishonor father…1858nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704120https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1704120Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:56:00 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Soldiers dressed up in their dress blues Look regal and majestic Sharply dressed an magnificent, but even with the Marine sword, this is the dress for a parade and not a battle If they are going to fight, their uniforms look completely different They have armor and protection on They have…1626nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699782https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1699782Thu, 29 Jan 2026 01:12:37 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We’ve all seen these ads that promote a big fight that is coming up and is going to be televised. Now, I have to admit that this is not my cup of tea. I’m not much into boxing or MMA fights. However, when these fights are publicized, there is a period of training and preparation that both…1701nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697253https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1697253Sun, 25 Jan 2026 23:57:37 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Goodbyes can be either the most tragic or wonderful thing in the world. It all depends on whether you like the person who is saying goodbye and want them to stay or not. If you love someone, you may find yourself hating goodbyes. If you can’t stand the person or are bothered by them, then…2313nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696759https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1696759Sun, 25 Jan 2026 16:46:26 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: People come up with some really crazy questions to try to prove that God doesn’t exist. Sometimes, children may ask some of these questions and really want to know the answer, like, “Why is the sky blue?” or, “Why are trees green?” But others will ask questions like these: Can God make…1851nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1671140https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1671140Sun, 18 Jan 2026 16:31:54 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church1951nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657786https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1657786Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:54:30 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchTeaching Outline Intro Alabama Song: 5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart, 7 rendering service with a good…1786nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1653409https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1653409Mon, 12 Jan 2026 00:05:50 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church2391nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651460https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1651460Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:03:45 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: It’s that time of year again where you’ve spent your Christmas budget, you’ve bought and received gifts, you’ve made your New Year’s Resolutions and you are trying to set out on a new course for the new year. Some of you may have overspent for Christmas and decided that you need to get…2364nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1648382https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1648382Sun, 04 Jan 2026 23:59:12 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We have some weird people in our family that like to run. I don’t mean that they just do a little casual jog, though I’m much more of a walker myself, but I mean that they pay money to enter into a race and run fast. One of these family members had a goal to run 1,000 miles this year. He…1927nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1647259https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1647259Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:41:00 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We’ve made it to a new year. This is the time of year where we make our resolutions and we reflect on the previous year. I have to admit something to you. I have been majorly depressed to close out the year. We’ve had a combination of sickness causing us to miss out on family gatherings,…2129nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1643354https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1643354Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:40:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Well, this morning, I had not planned on being here. My family was blessed with the flu virus and while I am not supposed to be contagious anymore, I am going to take extra precautions not to be too close to anyone. I had a backup plan and brother Marty was going to be here, but he and…2374nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642594https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1642594Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:11:00 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: It is such a blessing to get to worship with you tonight on this Christmas Eve. I have a confession to make. I haven’t always liked Christmas Eve services. If I have to be honest, I used to want to do everything but have to come to church on a Christmas Eve. I’m so glad God changed my heart…1849nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639223https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1639223Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:45:16 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What’s your favorite Christmas song? Most of the songs we sing at Christmas feature some common themes like the birth of Jesus, Mary and Joseph, the angels, etc. All of these songs would make them labeled Christmas songs. This morning, we are going to take a look at a large swath of Scripture…2393nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638359https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1638359Thu, 18 Dec 2025 00:54:11 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Tell the story of being chased by grandfather and being disciplined Discipline is from love but it’s also because we are sinful humans. But we can also discipline out of sin as well. Tonight we are going to tackle godly authority with parents and children 1 Children, obey your parents in…2033nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634070https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1634070Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:50:53 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We are in the holiday season and one of the hallmarks of the season is Christmas baking. I recently realized that I needed to shed some weight, but the problem for me is that this epiphany came at the wrong time of year! I love to eat the Christmas treats and most of these treats are baked…2135nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631589https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1631589Sun, 07 Dec 2025 23:58:38 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction Do you ever get the winter blues? I saw a product that was advertised the other day that is a type of light that you sit in front of to help beat the winter blues. It turns out that winter blues are a real thing. People are living through shortened days and the weather has usually turned…2341nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630483https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1630483Sun, 07 Dec 2025 16:41:50 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: How does God’s presence change your current situation? Does it give you more strength and courage to face your challenges, knowing that God is with you and will help you be successful? Does it give you assurance of the outcome you face? We are going to go back this morning to the announcement…2131nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629557https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1629557Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:04:45 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Storybook weddings vs. the real thing 22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything…2475nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1627371https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1627371Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:04:45 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 1. The Eternality of the Word…2494nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621895https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621895Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:56:19 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: There is a hymn named Come, Ye Thankful People, Come that is often sung this time of year when we enter the harvest season. The hymn begins with thinking about the harvest that God has blessed the people with and allowed them to gather in before winter. It then ends with God gathering the…2503nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621159https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1621159Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:12:44 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever played the game 21 Questions? It’s a game that is designed for people to get to know each other. I’ve seen other variations like Chat Pack and others that are designed to help you get conversations rolling with other people. The sad truth is that we have lost the art of communication…1982nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617491https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1617491Sun, 16 Nov 2025 16:46:12 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We are quickly approaching the Christmas season and while it is not here yet, the first Christmas commercials have already hit the airways. Some of you have begun your shopping or will begin soon, checking off the names on your Christmas giving list. Some of those names are people that…2339nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1616546https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1616546Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:14:36 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We have chickens. These chickens are free range chickens. If I go to the chicken coop, I make sure that I have shoes on because I know that if I don’t, I will walk out of there with a nice surprise. However, did I say that these chickens are free range chickens? So that means that sometimes,…1905nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612943https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612943Sun, 09 Nov 2025 16:46:52 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We’ve all seen children fighting over the simplest things. They may fight over a toy They want to be the first to push the elevator button on vacation. They want to get to drive the golf cart before the others. They want to be the one to push the buggy in the store. We’ve also seen adults…2394nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612012https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1612012Thu, 06 Nov 2025 01:12:55 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever gotten yourself so dirty that you couldn’t stand to be around yourself? Maybe you had been working in the yard or moving things and you sweated off your DO and now you had some rank BO. Do you remember how good it felt to get a shower and get cleaned again? Before you were…1845nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609587https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1609587Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:12 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: A few years ago there was a cooking device that practically changed the face of the home cooking world. Some of you may still be using these devices. It’s called a pressure cooker. Now, these devices aren’t really new, but they come with a newer safer design. Some of you older folks may…2035nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1608578https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1608578Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:51:43 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: 1 On the third new moon after the people of Israel had gone out of the land of Egypt, on that day they came into the wilderness of Sinai. 2 They set out from Rephidim and came into the wilderness of Sinai, and they encamped in the wilderness. There Israel encamped before the mountain, 3…2897nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607650https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607650Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:16:38 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: I have recently gotten back into fountain pens. I have used them for a while and they are a niche item that you can get down a lot of rabbit holes with, but these are also the types of pens that have some very expensive models that people buy. I don’t buy those! Some of these pens can cost…1642nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607406https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1607406Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:24:06 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church3313nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1605161https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1605161Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:34:12 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church4130nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1604523https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1604523Sun, 26 Oct 2025 16:01:17 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church3244nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600434https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1600434Sun, 19 Oct 2025 23:02:32 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction Today seems to be the day of feasts as we have already looked at one this morning with the wedding feast. Tonight we are going to look at what God had to say to the people in the Old Testament about the feasts He offered. Isaiah is often labeled as the 5th gospel because so many of the themes…2331nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599413https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1599413Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:50:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: RSVP What if the even is for a close friend or relative? How do you respond? Some might not send the RSVP back thinking they can get out of having to directly tell the person that they do not wish to attend. This is still a “no.” Some might respond with a “yes” and not show up, perhaps…2773nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594861https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1594861Sun, 12 Oct 2025 15:43:43 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: As I was preparing the message this morning and thinking about how I wanted to begin, I thought about asking the question: “How many of you have ever gone wine tasting?” However, I thought that might not be the best way to start out considering that we are Baptists here. If you were to…2482nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1590031https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1590031Sun, 05 Oct 2025 15:48:03 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Aesop’s Fables is a famous book of stories that are designed to teach moral lessons. Parables also seek to use an earthly story with a heavenly meaning to teach spiritual truths. Just like with Aesop, we are looking for the main idea in a parable to teach the lesson, but there are also…2209nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589388https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1589388Wed, 01 Oct 2025 23:35:54 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: I know that in this room I’m talking to more seasoned adults here, which is a nice way of saying that you have some miles on your tires and years under your belt! It also means that some of you may remember a song that came out a few decades ago called “Walk Like an Egyptian” by a group…2119nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1586698https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1586698Sun, 28 Sep 2025 22:59:28 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Story behind the song "Facing a Task Unfinished" is a hymn written by Frank Houghton in the 1930s, inspired by a call for missionaries during a tumultuous period in China's history. Historical Context In March 1929, the China Inland Mission (CIM) issued a call for 200 new missionaries to…2034nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585742https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1585742Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:44:51 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We have a bunch of kids! That means that leaving the house to go run an errand requires one of two things. Either we can leave the kids at home under the supervision of another, or we all have to load up in the van and take the whole herd with us. Imagine if every time you needed to go…2226nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571220https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1571220Thu, 25 Sep 2025 00:08:13 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Jail life in our modern day Jail life in some bad places in the world Jail life in the ancient world 1 I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, 2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with…1835nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582348https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1582348Sun, 21 Sep 2025 23:07:20 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What is the biggest mess you have ever gotten yourself or others into? David made a big mess of things from time to time. Our passage tonight is no exception. 1 Again the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, “Go, number Israel and Judah.”…2730nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1581290https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1581290Sun, 21 Sep 2025 15:51:42 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: 23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 24 Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the…1108nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576670https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1576670Sun, 14 Sep 2025 15:53:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Where is your place that you go to unwind and relax? All of us have our favorite vacation spots and our favorite places to get away by ourselves and recharge. But, how many of us have a place that we get away to so that we can be alone with God. Jesus did tell His Disciples that they should…2073nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573312https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1573312Sun, 07 Sep 2025 22:56:40 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction Many of you are familiar with the Battle Hymn of the Republic. If nothing else, during college football season, you hopefully get to hear it often when Georgia scores a touchdown. Battle Hymns are songs that rally the troops and remind us of why we fight. If I were to ask you tonight if…2149nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572721https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1572721Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:49:44 GMTBethlehem Baptist Church1949nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1568450https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1568450Sun, 31 Aug 2025 23:02:39 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We love heroic tales like those of King Arthur and his knights of the round table. While Arthur is known for pulling his famous sword Excalibur from the stone, it is the knights of the Round Table that get the most fanfare. We read of the exploits of some of these men like Sir Lancelot.…2111nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1567368https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1567368Sun, 31 Aug 2025 15:42:04 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: We are now back into the prime of football season and for us football junkies, we have been waiting for what seems like an eternity for this moment. I had the Georgia game on the TV yesterday with my tablet pulled up watching the Alabama game. At one point I was using the grid layout on…2224nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1559870https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1559870Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:55:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever taken a rock and thrown it into a pond and watched the ripples move from the place where the rock enters the, water outward towards the bank and then move back. When I was a kid, my grandfather had a lake house and we would float in the water in front of his house. We used…1925nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562189https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1562189Thu, 21 Aug 2025 00:13:27 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at Paul’s prayer for the Ephesians. We looked at who his prayer was addressed to as we looked at God’s riches in glory towards us. We also looked at the content of what his prayers were for the church. Tonight, we are going to look at the results…1328nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558809https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1558809Sun, 17 Aug 2025 15:49:23 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What does the life of a professional athlete look like? A lot of times we think about the fame and glory of these people. We see them perform well in their sport and give it up to natural talent. These athletes certainly have talent or they would never make it to the professional level.…2074nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1554540https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1554540Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:48:04 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Do you remember your first job? Maybe it was for your parents and you earned an allowance. Maybe you were working for someone else and they just told you to come help out and you would get paid? You may have labored and worked hard, and all the while you worked, you wondered how much you…2331nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553675https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1553675Wed, 06 Aug 2025 23:49:39 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever felt compelled to pray, but when you finally got alone with God and sat down, you closed your eyes, bowed your head, and in 3 seconds you ran out of things to say? For some reason, churches generally don’t teach new believers how to pray and study the Bible. We hear people…1418nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550511https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1550511Sun, 03 Aug 2025 15:59:47 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Ray Comfort Evangelistic method Expose with the Law then give grace 16 And behold, a man came up to him, saying, “Teacher, what good deed must I do to have eternal life?” 17 And he said to him, “Why do you ask me about what is good? There is only one who is good. If you would enter life,…2351nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549564https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1549564Wed, 30 Jul 2025 23:57:39 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Lots of religious sects teach that we are to pray. They also teach us to whom we are to pray. In Islam, people are to pray to Allah through Muhammed or one of their dead prophets called Imams In Roman Catholicism, believers are encouraged to pray to the saints. There are different saints…1693nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1547324https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1547324Sun, 27 Jul 2025 23:11:45 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Kids fighting and the words get more and more heated Eventually they start to posture and then fists are thrown Then the crowd jumps in and everyone is fighting before you know it This happens because our hearts are prone to sin. 41 Then all the men of Israel came to the king and said to…2069nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546243https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1546243Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:52:59 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: My wife and I recently took the whole Herd to Macon to get Andrew’s glasses fixed and as we were leaving Len’s Crafters and walking down the sidewalk to join up with the rest of the crew, we had to pass a woman carrying a baby. She had this cute little lump on her shoulder with its chubby…2239nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545395https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1545395Wed, 23 Jul 2025 23:55:05 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: What is the most valuable possession that you have? I know that some of you will say, your family, your spouses, etc. I’m not talking about people, but things that you own. For some of you it may be some piece of memorabilia that you have on display. It’s valuable, but it is also a point…1930nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537835https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1537835Sun, 13 Jul 2025 16:02:15 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Is there someone in your life that you are having a hard time forgiving? Maybe there is a friend or a family member that used to be close to you, but now you hardly ever speak. Homecoming is a time for people to come together and celebrate the birthday of a particular church, but it’s also…2256nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1534818https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1534818Sun, 06 Jul 2025 22:57:45 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction 1 Then David mustered the men who were with him and set over them commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds. 2 And David sent out the army, one third under the command of Joab, one third under the command of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and one third under the command…2156nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533696https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1533696Sun, 06 Jul 2025 15:52:04 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Imagine a battleship that is functioning correctly. Everyone has a job and all of the jobs work together to accomplish the unified mission of the ship. It is a beautiful sight to behold and each member of the crew functions like a well oiled machine. The only thing is that machines have…2507nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1532932https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1532932Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:08:54 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: I want you to imagine for a moment what it would be like to have to sit out in the parking lot for worship while everyone else you knew got to come inside. You would probably be offended that you were not allowed in. You might wonder what was going on that was so special that you didn’t…1937nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530748https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1530748Sun, 29 Jun 2025 23:00:36 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Crossing the Delaware (from copilot) On a frigid Christmas night in 1776, with morale low and enlistments about to expire, George Washington made a bold gamble that would become one of the most iconic moments of the American Revolution. Washington and about 2,400 Continental Army troops…2357nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529763https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1529763Sun, 29 Jun 2025 15:44:21 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction Kenny Roger’s song “I Am the Greatest” 1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2 And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3 and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never…2279nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1525653https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1525653Sun, 22 Jun 2025 15:46:09 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Homeowners covenant and “Karens” that try to nit pick The need for a covenant The abuse of a covenant The Bible presents the covenants as well, yet in a different way. You see what we need is not the law of the covenant to keep up appearances, but we need the Savior the covenant points…2069nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1524703https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1524703Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:58:28 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Blank slate We aren’t a blank slate. We start out inheriting the sin nature that comes from Adam. We at enmity with God and we do not seek God. 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power…1913nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521502https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1521502Sun, 15 Jun 2025 15:35:21 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Have you ever been working with someone on a project and as they first begin to explain to you the project, you are a little unsure of what the vision is? As you work on it, the plan begins to unfold and you see what was tucked away in their minds begin to unfold before you? Last summer…1823nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1520676https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1520676Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:06:29 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: There are some prayers that are as close to Scripture as you can get without being Scripture. One book of prayers that I have come to love that is a compilation of many puritan prayers that is so saturated with Scripture that it models for us the practice of praying back the Scriptures…2053nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517434https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1517434Sun, 08 Jun 2025 15:37:16 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: I hope you at some point in the last couple of weeks have had the opportunity to walk down the mine shaft leading into the fellowship hall. If you did, you might have noticed a stick or two of dynamite laying on the ground in there. We’ve had a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School with…2236nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1513295https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1513295Sun, 01 Jun 2025 15:34:37 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Well, most school graduations have taken place by this point and school is finally over. Maybe some of you have been waiting for months, since the first bought of warmer weather came for school to be over. You may have been counting down the days. Maybe you have summer plans that you want…1982nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512405https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1512405Thu, 29 May 2025 00:06:22 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: Do any of you remember Scrooge McDuck? You remember that he was a wise financier and was a wealthy stinking animal! He used to have piles of gold coins that his nephews would dive onto and play in. You might wish you could be a little like Scrooge McDuck and have some piles of riches of…2749nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1497489https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1497489Sun, 25 May 2025 22:53:30 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: 1 Now Absalom, David’s son, had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar. And after a time Amnon, David’s son, loved her. 2 And Amnon was so tormented that he made himself ill because of his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed impossible to Amnon to do anything to her. 3 But…1947nohttps://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509263https://sermons.logos.com/sermons/1509263Sun, 25 May 2025 15:50:34 GMTBethlehem Baptist ChurchIntroduction: I’m sure that many of you at some point in your life have watched the transformation of a caterpillar, which is just another name for a glorified worm, into a butterfly. Maybe you have seen the caterpillar and put it into a jar with some leaves from the plant it was munching on and poked…2304no