It’s Monday and what a joy it is to reflect on the goodness of God. We at BBC started our week with a blessed gathering of the saints on the Lord’s Day. We were exhorted in the Word with an excellent exposition of Exodus 17:1-7, “Is the LORD Among Us” from Pastor Zad. You can […]
This weekend our area was covered in this white, powdery, flake like thing – shout out to Moses’ writing in Exodus 16:14. Where they received manna, we in East Tennessee received snow from the heavens. The ground and roads covered made a tapestry of God’s purifying portrait. Some are excited to sled, others to make […]
What a blessing it was to gather with the saints yesterday. We were able to sing together, pray together, give together and hear the Word of God preached. Our Senior Pastor, Zad, exhorted us in the meaning of rest for God’s people. We are thankful for The Word of God, by His Spirit, stirring us […]
Praise God for the truth of the Gospel, and the freedom that is delivered to us by the shed blood of Christ at the cross of Calvary. We as a faith family have been walking through the books of Exodus and James, and one of the clear and ever-present truths we see in these scriptures […]
Today is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. These words found in Psalm 118 remind of the gift of another day. That our maker has given us breath and given a call to rejoice and be glad in Him, no matter what the day brings. A […]
When we ask the question, “Why do we Worship?” we are asking “Why were we created?” Scripture teaches us that worship is divine calling grounded in redemption. AW Tozer once said, “Worship is the missing jewel of the modern church.” If worship is necessary, then we need to know why God created us for worship, […]
As pastors at Bethlehem Baptist Church (BBC), we have gathered most weeks in 2025 to intentionally pray. We praise and thank God for His faithfulness and provision throughout the last year. As John Bunyan wrote, “You can do more than pray after you have prayed, but you cannot do more than pray until you have prayed.” […]
We celebrate Christmas as Christ has come as the light, and the light has dwelt among men. God with us. The opening of John’s Gospel echoes Genesis in eternity past, as Christ is described as The Word: ”In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning […]
We use the word “Love” frequently during the Christmas season, and rightly so. Love is the very heartbeat, the very center of Advent. God, before time began, purposed to move in love by speaking creation into existence. He breathed into the dust of His creation and made man. He knew mankind would rebel against his […]
This week, we look at joy in the context of advent. Joy does not come from our possessions, fortunate circumstances, or feelings we create. Joy comes from a person. His nearness. His very presence. His people can know joy because Christ remains near to His people. Joy, according to Strong’s concordance, “has several Hebrew (like […]