Weekly Messages

Gus Harter: The Joy of Giving

July 17, 2011

Using 1 Corinthians 16:1-3 as a text, Elder Harter presents The Joy of Giving. He takes us through the principles of giving, the purpose of giving, some examples of giving, and the blessings and benefits of giving. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Gus Harter: Deacons in the Primitive Church

July 17, 2011

With the upcoming selection of new deacons for Bethany Church, Elder Harter instructs us on the selection of the first deacons in the primitive church from Acts chapter 6. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Gus Harter: Salvation by Grace

July 10, 2011

Elder Harter continues his expository preaching from the book of Philippians 2:12-13. The subject is God’s grace in our salvation. Our eternal salvation is by grace not works. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Ben Mozingo: Grace

July 10, 2011

Brother Ben Mozingo exposes the glorious grace and love of our God and our savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, from Ephesians chapter 1. This outline is a clear picture of God’s grace and his plan for our salvation. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Gus Harter: Christ, the Model of Unity

July 3, 2011

Elder Harter brings us another timely message about unity, this time from Philippians 2:5-11. As Elder Harter summarized, “This message gives the greatest model of how and why we should seek unity and should embrace the mind of Christ, and if we do, we’ll have warmth and love that is beyond measure. Download or click [...]

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Gus Harter: A Goodly Heritage

July 3, 2011

Elder Harter brings us a July 4th message from Psalms 16:6 where David writes: “The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage.” We have a great heritage in the founding of our nation, when men of faith constituted a country in humble service to our Lord. Download or [...]

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Jim Stevenson: Liberty

July 3, 2011

Brother Jim Stevenson reads from 2 Corithians 3:17 “Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.” In a message for the Fourth of July celebration of the 235th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, Brother Jim shows us that many of the Founding [...]

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Gus Harter: Unity in the Church

June 26, 2011

Elder Harter continues our study of the book of Philippians from chapter 2. The theme is unity, and unity in the church as the apostle Paul encourages the church at Philippi to find the joy in unity, being of one accord and one mind. From Philippians 2:1-4 Elder Harter shows us the motives of unity, [...]

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Gus Harter: A Father’s Day Message

June 19, 2011

Elder Harter shows us the last message from God to the children of Israel before a 400 year silence. In Malachi 4:6, God’s word says “And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth a with [...]

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Lloyd Wilkinson: Forgiveness

June 19, 2011

Brother Lloyd Wilkinson speaks about Forgiveness, and specifically, the Cost of Forgiveness and the concept of Forgiving ALL the way. In Colossians 3:13, we are instructed to forgive each other as Christ forgave us. Jesus loved us and forgave us by grace, not based on anything that we had done. Christianity is unique in this [...]

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Gus Harter: Christian Conversation

June 12, 2011

Elder Harter shows us that we should have integrity with our Christian walk, called our converation in Philippians 1:27. If we’re going to talk the talk then we need to walk the walk. What we believe and say should be reflected in our walk with Christ. We have integrity if it does. As Christians, in [...]

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Tim Gerke: Belief and Unbelief

June 12, 2011

Brother Tim Gerke speaks to us from Mark 9:24 where a distraught father of a demon possessed child cries out to Jesus to help his unbelief. We all want to believe but struggle with our unbelief. Brother Tim encourages us with the lesson that we are new creatures in Christ. He remakes us anew so [...]

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Gus Harter: Barnabas, the Encourager

June 5, 2011

Elder Harter encourages us to be like Barnabas, who showed great courage as a member of the early church and was renamed by the apostles because he was “the son of consolation.” In Acts 4:36, he is introduced to us for the first time, when he sold his land and gave the money to the [...]

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Gus Harter: The Joy of Ministry

June 5, 2011

Elder Harter shows us the joy of the ministry from Philippians 1:12-26 as he takes us through the apostle Paul’s ministry, addressing the chains, critics, and crisis of Paul. These chains made Christ known, despite his critics, Christ was preached, and through crisis Christ was magnified. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: [...]

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Jonathan Harter: In Search of Joy

May 29, 2011

Brother Jonathan Harter speaks to us from Hebrews 12:2 about the joy Jesus had in enduring the cross for us, and how we can take part in that same joy. He answers the question: how do we find joy in life? Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Jonathan Harter: God Restoreth My Soul

May 29, 2011

Brother Jonathan Harter shows how God is constantly looking after us and is not only concerned about our eternal salvation but also the transformation and restoration of our souls in the here and now.  In one of the most familiar passages of scripture, one that most of us have memorized, He tells us in Psalms [...]

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Gus Harter: Let Your Love Abound

May 22, 2011

Elder Harter exposes the lessons for the church today from Paul’s prayer for the church at Philippi found in Philippians 1:9-11.  Paul loves the church at Philippi.  The overarching theme of his letter to them is: Joy!  That love and joy comes through the ages to us as Paul prays that our love may abound, [...]

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Gus Harter: Stealers of Joy

May 15, 2011

Elder Harter continues with the subject of joy in the afternoon service as he looks at the other side of the coin, exploring those things that can rob us of our joy. Some examples: not understanding the sovereignty of God, our sin, doubt, the lack of prayer, ingratitude, fear of the future, self-centeredness, and the [...]

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Gus Harter: Five Reasons for Joy

May 15, 2011

Elder Gus Harter looks into Philippians 1:3-6 for five things that gave the Apostle Paul joy.  Even though he was a prisoner in Rome, chained to a Roman soldier 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Paul reassures the Philippians in a letter to them that he is ok, and there is great reason [...]

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Gus Harter: A Mother’s Day Sermon

May 8, 2011

Elder Gus Harter honors our mothers by looking into the scriptures for illustrations of godly, gracious women. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]  

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Ben Mozingo: The Spirit of God within Us

May 8, 2011

Brother Ben Mozingo shows the wonderful things that God reveals unto us through His Spirit that dwells within us. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]  

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Gus Harter: The Sayings of Christ on the Cross

April 10, 2011

Elder Gus Harter examines the gospel accounts of the crucifixion to reflect on the meaning of each utterance of Christ as he hung on the cross. This is the fifth message in our study of the week of Christ’s passion. Download or click below to play immediately. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]

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Chris Taylor: Burning Ground

April 10, 2011

Chris Taylor reads from Hebrews 6:7-8 and connects the burning of the thorny, unfruitful ground with the parable of the soils. Jesus taught that some who hear His word would receive it, but that thorns, the distractions and cares of the world, would choke out the growth of the seed that was sown. The end [...]

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Gus Harter: Five Miracles at the Cross

April 3, 2011

Elder Gus Harter identifies five miracles that punctuated the hours Christ spent on the cross. First, darkness fell from noon until 3:00, signifying the blackness of the sin Christ bore for us. Second, God tore the temple veil in two pieces from top to bottom, showing that His mediation for God’s children is accepted with [...]

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Gus Harter: The Triumph of the King

March 27, 2011

At the time of His crucifixion, Jesus Christ submitted to 7 trials: three administered by the Jewish authorities, three administered by Roman authorities, and the final trial administered by the divine authority of God Himself. Elder Gus Harter details each trial, bringing them to life through close attention to the scriptural record. This is the [...]

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Ben Mozingo: The Power of the Voice of Jesus

March 27, 2011

Ben Mozingo traces the power of Jesus’ voice through several events during His time on earth. Jesus spoke to rebuke demons, call disciples, calm a storm. He created the world by speaking it into existence. With the same authority, Jesus said on the cross “It is finished,” and we can be sure that salvation is [...]

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Gus Harter: Gethsemane

March 20, 2011

Elder Harter turns to Matthew 26:36-46 to show us the night of anguish Christ spent in the garden of Gethsemane immediately prior to his arrest and crucifixion. His experience in the garden shows us the humanity of Christ and the importance of prayer to God’s children. Jesus was closer to God than any martyr who [...]

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Chris Taylor: The Only Wise God

March 13, 2011

Chris Taylor reads 1 Timothy 1:17 and amplifies this brief prayer by the apostle Paul. The king Paul praises is described here as eternal, immortal, and invisible, echoing the attributes of the triune God of creation. Paul declares that He is the only wise God, a God who has devised and executed an excellent plan [...]

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Ben Mozingo: The Trinity at Work in Salvation

March 6, 2011

Beginning in Colossians 2:9 and drawing on many other scriptures, Ben Mozingo shows the three persons of the Holy Trinity each have a divine role to play in the work of salvation. God the Father planned salvation and chose His people. Jesus the Son secured the salvation of all God’s children through His death on [...]

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Gus Harter: Worship, Walk, Work

February 27, 2011

Speaking from Hebrews 11:1-6, Elder Gus Harter expands on the biblical definition of faith, the evidence of things hoped for and the substance of things not seen. The exemplars of faith in Hebrews 11 show us that faith is reflected first in true worship, then in a faithful walk, and finally in work done in [...]

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