Bethel Church Temple TX Podcast (Sermons)

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Episodes

  1. May 24

    Pentecost Is For You

    Pentecost is for You May 24, 2026 Acts 2:1 – 13 1. Promise of the Father “I am sending the Promise of My Father” Luke 24:49 “to wait for the gift My Father promised” Acts 1:4 “I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your old men will dream dreams, your young men will see visions. Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.” Joel 2:28 & 29 2. Pentecost arrived “the disciples were all together in one place.” Acts 2:1 The baptism of the Spirit is for every Christ-follower. “if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to God.” Romans 8:9 “you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and your children and for all who are far off, as many as the Lord our God will call to Himself.” Acts 2:38 & 39 “Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you believed? And they said to him, ‘No, we have not even heard whether there is a Holy Spirit.’” Acts 19:3 “when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking with tongues” Acts 19:6 3. Pentecost is for today “there came from heaven a noise like a violent rushing wind” Acts 2:2 “The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 Wind… Propels you in the right direction. “walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of human nature.” Galatians 5:16 “when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth: John 16:13 “you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” Acts 1:8 Pulls you back “when the Holy Spirit comes, He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment” John 16:8 “there appeared to them tongues as of fire” Acts 2:3 “fire came out from before the Lord and consumed the burnt offering” Leviticus 9:24 “Fire shall be kept burning continually on the altar; it is not to go out.” Leviticus 3:13 “the priest must clean out the ashes of the burnt offering” Lev. 6:10 “The fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it. It shall not go out, but the priest shall burn wood on it every morning” Leviticus 6:12 “Peter, taking his stand with the eleven raised his voice…and that day there were added about three thousand souls.” Acts 2:14 & 41 “And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit” Acts 2:4

  2. May 17

    Surviving the Shift Pt. 4

    Surviving the Shift part 4 May 17, 2026 Elwyn Johnston Daniel 1 Verse of the Week: “And Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.” Daniel 1:21 1. Favor follows faithfulness “God granted Daniel favor and compassion in the sight of the commander of the officials” Daniel 1:9 “O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and favor for those who love Him and keep His commandments” Daniel 9:4 “Noah found favor in the eyes of the Lord.” Genesis 6:8 “The Lord was with Joseph…and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer.” Genesis 39:21 “If now I [Gideon] have found favor in Your eyes, then show me a sign that it is You who speak with me.” Judges 6:17 “the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and also with people.” 1 Samuel 2:26 “the angel said to Mary, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.” Luke 1:30 “You will earn the trust and favor of others if you work for good” Proverbs 14:22 “you will find favor and have a good reputation in the sight of God and people.” Proverbs 3:4 “Please test your servants for ten days….Then let our appearance be examined” Daniel 1:12 & 13 2. Be refined by pressure, not defined by it “God gave these four young men an unusual aptitude for understanding every aspect of literature and wisdom.” Daniel 1:17 “As for every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and conjurers who were in all his realm.” Daniel 1:20 “God knows the way that I take. When He has tried me, I will come forth as [refined] gold” Job 23:10 3. Remain faithful “Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.” Daniel 1:21 “God wants you to be holy….has called us to live holy” 1 Thessalonians 4:3 & 7 “Be not weary in well doing, for in due season you will reap if you faint not.” Galatians 6:9

  3. May 10

    Surviving the Shift Pt. 3

    Surviving the Shift part 3 May 10, 2026 Elwyn Johnston Daniel 1 Verse of the Week: “And Daniel continued until the first year of Cyrus the king.” Daniel 1:21 1. Remind yourself that God is still in control 2. Reject reprogramming 3. Make a decision before you have to. “The king assigned them a daily ration of food” Daniel 1:5 Decide who and whose you are, then it will direct what you do. “Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not defile himself with the king’s choice food” Daniel 1:8 Decide your convictions in community, not in isolation. “Please test your servants” Daniel 1:12 “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor; if either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” Eccl.4:9 & 10 Decide that short-term costs are worth long-term rewards. “By faith Moses, when he had grown up, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, choosing rather to endure ill-treatment with the people of God than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season.” Hebrews 11:24 & 25 “In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.” Psalm 16:11 “I waited patiently for the Lord, and He turned to me and heard my cry.” Psalm 40:1 “be patient as you wait for the Lord’s return. Consider the farmers who patiently wait for the rains in the fall and in the spring.” James 5:7 Decide that God is faithful, even when the outcome is uncertain. “If we are unfaithful, God remains faithful, for He cannot deny who He is.” 2 Timothy 2:13 “The Lord did not set His love on you nor choose you because you were more in number than any of the peoples, for you were the fewest of all peoples, but because the Lord loved you and He was keeping the oath that He had sworn to your ancestors. Know therefore that the Lord your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps His covenant and lavishes His unfailing love to a thousand generations.” Deuteronomy 7:7 - 9 “I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True” Revelation 19:11

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