“If we’d put more Bibles in the high schools, we’d need less of them in the prisons.”

—Ravi Zacharias, in a speech at the Double Tree Hotel in Bloomington (MN) two weeks ago

When is the last time you read the Old Testament prophets? Probably not your favorite place to turn at 5:30am for morning devotions. Oh, sure, there are some passages that we love and have heard preached on from time and time (e.g. Isaiah 9; Jeremiah 31; Micah 5). But if I can speak from my experience, these tend to be some of the most difficult books of the Bible to understand and see how they connect to our lives today. Yet, if we're going to understand Christian missions and Jesus' commission of his disciples then these books are indispensible!

CROSS: For the global glory of Jesus Christ

As 2013 will be ending, in Louisville, KY a new student missions conference will be launching. And perhaps, in the mercy of God, more than just a conference will be launching, but a movement. See the details on their website and consider your part: attending yourself, taking students, encouraging a student to attend, helping provide for a student you know to attend this event.

Preparation for Holy Week.pdf

Preparation for Holy Week

Observing Holy Week as an Individual or a Family

Family Worship Ideas for Easter.pdf

Family Worship Ideas for Easter

Lent can be a significant time in your family’s spiritual growth if you determine to make the most of the opportunity to teach your children the meaning of the most important events of Holy Week. Thoughtful preparation for that week can only enhance its meaning for everyone in your house.

Lent…A season of spiritual preparation during which we recall the whole life, teachings, and ministry of Jesus.

Bible Reading Journal Sample.pdf

Abiding in God's Word: 
Bible Reading Journal, Year 1 (Revised and Updated)

Available for Purchase

We have re-vamped and updated our Year 1 Bible Reading Journal to match the format of Years 2 and 3. Download a sample of one of our journals by clicking on the PDF.

This is the second post of a three part series examining next steps for those who are interested in career missions. In the first post of this series we examined how one can determine whether or not he is called to career missions. This next post will complement the first post as an introduction to the Nurture Program: Bethlehem’s means for preparing its global partners for cross-cultural gospel ministry.

Christmas Prophecies-ESV.pdf

Prophecies of Christ and Fulfillments in the Gospels
To be Read during the 28 Days of Advent
(Scripture in ESV)

Day 1: Place of birth

Micah 5:2—But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
Matthew 2:1—Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem,

Downtown Curriculum for Nursery through Sr High.pdf

Bethlehem Baptist Church
Downtown Curriculum for Nursery through Young Sr High 2012–13

North Curriculum for Nursery through Sr High.pdf

Bethlehem Baptist Church
North Curriculum for Nursery through Sr High 2012–13