The Bethany Bullet Sermon Message - Week of December 20, 2020
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Online Worship Changes – PLEASE READ
On December
27th and January 3rd our online worship services will be recordings of the in-person
service at Bethany on those days. These videos will be posted by
mid-day of that given Sunday. If you normally watch online worship
earlier on Sunday or on Saturday, we apologize for any
inconvenience. Please note that beginning January 10th online worship will now be
posted after 8:00AM Sunday mornings.
Bethany Bullet Update for the
Coming Weeks:
Wednesday, December 23 – Look for a Special Bullet
today with links to sign up for Sunday, December 27th Outdoor
Worship on the Field. Remember there
will only ONE Outdoor Worship Service
at 9:00PM on 12/27.
Monday, December 28 – NO Regular Bethany Bullet today for the week of Sunday, December 27th.
Wednesday, December 30 – Look for a Special Bullet
today with links to sign up for Sunday, January 3rd Outdoor Worship
on the Field at 8:00AM and 9:30AM.
Monday, January 4 – A Regular Bethany Bullet will
go out today with only upcoming Chimes information in it.
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Sermon Message:
“Stir Up Your Power Among Us, O’ Lord,
and Work Revival Among Us”
Text: 2
Samuel 7:1-11 & 16 and Luke
1: 26-38
The church has often prayed for revival.
Unfortunately, on occasion it has taken a un-Adventy twist in which the
faithful desire that the world begin to resemble
them, when the call of Advent is that we desire to more and more resemble
Him, whose first Advent we celebrate and whose second Advent we
anticipate. At times, this un-Adventy aspect has found the church
praying that the culture in which it dwells begins to pattern itself after the
church; when the call of Advent is for the church to pattern itself after the
one whose first advent we celebrate and who’s second Advent we anticipate.
That is how
revival works, one
heart at a time praying to be more like Him and walk in His way more closely.
The only
reason people walked out to the wilderness and waded into the Jordan (confessing
before friend and foe alike) they were sinners desiring new life; was because a
lone elderly couple listened to the Word of the Lord. And this lone elderly
couple sought to obey their God by raising their son John to leave them and go
prepare the way for He who came in the Lord’s name. Revival happens a heart at a time.
The only
reason shepherds left the fields and flocks and hurried off to Bethlehem was that
Joseph took his family to the city of David after he had listened to the Word
of the Lord, obeyed his God and married pregnant Mary. Revival happens
a heart at a time.
Would we be
pondering and treasure all this season entails had Mary said, “Let it be
to...somebody else; I’m not interested?” Thank the Lord, that she
listened to His word, obeyed her Lord and said “May it be to me...” That is how
revivals start, one heart at a time.
So as we close Advent, let’s pray for a beginning
of a revival. The only
way a revival
takes
place, as we seek to listen to His Word and follow His will, desiring He work revival among us one heart at a time, starting with
mine, yours, ours
-Pr. Kevin Kritzer
posted by Aimee Coleman @ 1:12 PM
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