Center Bethel Church

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Creating Disciples. Building Community. Changing Lives.

  1. 6d ago

    If God Knows Everything, Do You Still Have a Choice?

    You can't outrun Him, you can't surprise Him, and you can't mess up so badly that He walks away.In part four of our series, Who Is God?, Pastor Keith unpacks two attributes that set God apart: He knows everything, and He is everywhere. From Isaiah 53, a prophecy written in the past tense about events hundreds of years away, to the three words in Psalm 139 that change everything ("You are there"), this message shows a God who isn't predicting the future. He's already in it.Then comes one of the most debated questions in Christianity: if God knows everything and is in control of everything, do we really have a choice? Pastor Keith's answer is that God knowing what you will do is not the same as God choosing for you.Scripture: Psalm 139 v.3, vv.7-12 | Isaiah 53 | Galatians 4 v.4 | John 1 v.12 | Acts 13 vv.38-39 | Romans 10 v.9 | Romans 8 vv.29-30 | Deuteronomy 30 vv.19-20In this message:• What omniscience and omnipresence actually mean, and why they make God so much bigger than the enemy• Why Isaiah 53 describes the future in the past tense, and what it reveals about who God is• Why there is nowhere you can go, even like Jonah, where God is not already there• Why you can't mess up so badly that He abandons you• How God's foreknowledge and your free will fit together• Romans ch.8 vv.29-30 and why God will get the message to the people He knows will respond• Why choosing life in Deuteronomy 30 comes down to choosing Jesus, His Word, and His people

  2. Sep 29

    You Can Wreck Your Life, But You Can't Wreck God's Plan

    You can wreck your own life. You cannot wreck God's plan.In part three of our series, Who Is God, Pastor Keith takes on the sovereignty of God, what it means that He does everything according to His will, and why that truth should bring comfort rather than fear. Through the stories of Jonah, Joseph, Moses, and the nation of Israel, this message shows a God whose purposes cannot be thwarted, no matter how many choices stand in the way.Scripture: Jonah 1 | Job 42:2 | Joshua 10:12-14 | Romans 11:33-36 | Psalm 139:1-4 | Genesis 1 | Revelation 21:1-4 | Galatians 4:4-5 | 2 Corinthians 6:2In this message:• Why free will lets you make choices, but never lets you override God's will• King Herod could not kill Jesus before it was God's appointed time• Jonah's disobedience, the storm, and the fish God appointed to save him• Joshua 10, the day the sun stood still• The two bookends of scripture, a perfect creation and a perfect new creation• How Joseph's betrayal and Moses' survival prove God's sovereignty works through human choices, not around them• Galatians 4:4, why Jesus came in the fullness of time, not a moment early or late• A closing challenge, God has sovereignly brought you to this exact moment for a reason

  3. Sep 22

    What Is a Heavenly Surprise? A Testimony of God's Faithfulness

    God can do immeasurably more than we ask or imagine. That truth carries this entire message.In this message, guest Bruce Ridpath shares stories of what he calls heavenly surprises, moments where God intervened in ways no one could have planned. From answered prayer across continents, to changed lives on the mission field, to his own testimony of grace, this message is a call to pray, give, and remain willing to serve wherever God leads.Scripture referenced: Ephesians 3:20, Mark 10:27, Acts 9, 2 Chronicles 7:14, 2 Corinthians 9:7, Isaiah 6In this message:• What it means to trust God for more than we can ask or imagine• How prayer connects believers across the world in ways we rarely see• Stories of transformed lives on the mission field•Bruce's own testimony of finding Christ and being called into ministry• Three calls to action for the church: pray, give, and be willing to go

  4. Sep 15

    You Don't Have to Understand Everything to Trust God

    You can't fire God. You can't replace Him. And when He does something you don't understand, you don't get an explanation — you get an invitation to trust.In part two of our series, Who Is God?, Pastor Keith walks through the book of Job and the story of Jonah to unpack what it means that God is self-existing, self-governing, and answerable to no one, and why that should actually bring comfort, not fear.📖 Scripture: Revelation 22:13 | Job 38–42 | Jonah 4 | Genesis 18:25 | Deuteronomy 32:4 | Isaiah 55:8–9 | Psalm 111:7–8 | Lamentations 3:22–23In this message:• Why God's response to Job wasn't an explanation — it was a revelation of His greatness•"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?" — Job 38 and the limits of human understanding• Why Jonah got angry at God for being merciful, and what that reveals about our own hearts• Three unshakable anchors: God loves, God is just, and God is omniscient• Why we often see God through the filter of our own expectations instead of who He actually is• The full weight of His character: merciful, gracious, faithful, good, just, and righteous• Why "his thoughts are not your thoughts" is actually the most comforting verse in this message• His mercies are new every morning — no matter how badly yesterday went

  5. Sep 8

    God Doesn't NEED You — But He WANTS You

    Somewhere along the way, the church quietly shifted from worshiping God to asking what God can do for us. This message is a wake-up call back to who He actually is.In this opening message of our new series, Who Is God?, Pastor Keith takes us to Acts 17 and Paul's confrontation with the idols of Athens to challenge one of the most common blind spots in the modern American church: a God who has been slowly reduced, redefined, and made comfortable.📖 Scripture: Acts 17:16–28 | Genesis 1:1 | Colossians 1:16–17 | Isaiah 40:5 | Revelation 21:1–3 | 2 Peter 2:1, 3:3–4 | Romans 1In this message:• Why "brokenness that needs healing" and "sin that needs forgiveness" are not the same message• How new age thinking has quietly filtered into modern Christianity without anyone noticing• The two foundational truths about God: He has no beginning, and He needs nothing• Why God doesn't need you — but wants a relationship with you anywayThe difference between the God we think He is and the God He says He is• Why theistic evolution and other popular ideas are modern-day "unknown gods"• How we quietly moved Jesus from being the "pearl of great price" to being a means to a good life• What's coming in Revelation 21 — the day God's dwelling place is finally with manThis kicks off our new series, Who Is God?

  6. Sep 1

    Your Service to God May Not be "Significant" but PURPOSEFUL

    Nehemiah's résumé before this story? Cupbearer — the guy who tastes the king's food to make sure it isn't poisoned. That's it. No wall-building experience. No construction background. Just a broken heart for his people and a willingness to act on it.In this final message of The Do Over, Pastor Keith closes out our study of Ezra and Nehemiah by asking two simple but piercing questions: do you know what your job is in the kingdom of God, and do you see it as a great work?

  7. Aug 25

    More Christians Are Discouraged Than Defeated

    New levels bring new devils. The moment you start making real spiritual progress is often the moment opposition shows up hardest.In this message, Pastor Keith walks through Ezra 4 and Nehemiah 4 to expose the enemy's playbook: infiltration, discouragement, and accusation- and shows what it actually looks like to stand firm, prepared, and faithful until God brings the win.

  8. Aug 18

    Why Isn't God Blessing What I'm Doing?

    You work hard. You earn. You spend. And somehow it never feels like enough. Ever wonder why?In this message, Pastor Keith continues our series The Do Over through Ezra and Haggai, unpacking why the Israelites' construction on the temple stalled for a decade, and why the same thing quietly happens in our own lives when good, needful things slowly crowd out God's actual will for us.

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    Center Bethel Church
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    204
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