August 2009

Harter: Traveling with Paul, part 2 of 3

August 30, 2009

This sermon is the second of two messages delivered by Elder Gus Harter outlining the first of Paul’s three missionary journeys. In this message, Elder Harter takes note of how Paul presents the gospel message appropriately for each audience. For Jews, he links the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus to the prophecies of the [...]

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Harter: Traveling with Paul, part 1 of 3

August 30, 2009

Continuing a biographical study of the apostle Paul, Elder Gus Harter outlines the first of Paul’s three missionary journeys. Though he trusted God and clearly followed the leading of the Holy Spirit, Paul had a methodical approach to his ministry. When he entered a new area, he first visited the Jewish synagogue in the largest [...]

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Sermons from Spring 2009 meeting now available

August 29, 2009

After long delay, all the sermons from Bethany’s spring meeting in March, 2009 are available. They are all identified with the spring 2009 tag. This meeting was the last one held in our sanctuary on Lawrenceville Highway. Visiting ministers were Elders David Pyles of Jackson, Mississippi; Vernis Stanaland of Tyler, Texas; and Lasserre Bradley, Jr. [...]

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Harter: Godly Change

August 23, 2009

God is in the business of changing people who otherwise could not, or would not, be changed. To illustrate God’s power in the lives of His people, Elder Gus Harter pieces together a chronological biography of Saul of Tarsus, known to us today as Paul, apostle to the Gentiles. As a young man, Saul was [...]

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Ben Mozingo: Perseverance and Preservation

August 16, 2009

Brother Ben Mozingo explains that because our Savior persevered against the attacks of Satan, and endured the wrath of God for the sake of His chosen people, all God’s children will be preserved no matter what blows they are dealt in this life. Using biblical models and contemporary references to the heroic comeback fight by [...]

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Harter: The Mind of Paul

August 16, 2009

Do circumstances discourage you? Do you find that some people consistently rob you of joy? Are you beset by worry to the extent that you can’t see the good for fear of the bad? The apostle Paul has a remedy. In the book of Philippians, Paul outlines a mindset that will establish and preserve your [...]

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8/16 Services at Friendship Christian School

August 9, 2009

Our services on Sunday, August 16, will not be held in the Johns Creek interim facility. We will be meeting instead at Friendship Christian School for morning and afternoon services, with lunch served. Please join us starting at 10:30 at: Friendship Christian School 3160 Old Atlanta Road Suwanee, GA 30024 (map it) Friendship Christian School [...]

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Harter: Playing Second Fiddle: Barnabas and Paul

August 9, 2009

Elder Harter continues a study on the life of Paul by focusing on Barnabas. Barnabas was a man with great gifts and a position of influence in the early church, but he labored diligently to build up Paul’s ministry rather than his own. In Paul, Barnabas recognized a set of gifts and talents that were [...]

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Harter: Great Things He Must Suffer

August 2, 2009

The life of Paul inspires the disciple of Christ by example. Paul suffered greatly following his conversion to Christianity, and the Bible teaches that all the disciples of Christ can expect hardship in this life. The question we must answer, for ourselves and those around us, is this: how will we respond? Because of his [...]

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