To the contrary, “if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by doing so you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
All-Church Quarterly Strategy Meeting (April 28, 2013)
Published by: Amanda Knoke
April 29, 2013
Highlights from the April 28 Quarterly Strategy Meeting include …
- Membership Report (Bethlehem had 3,304 members at end of the April meeting)
- Treasurer’s Report from the First Quarter of 2013
- Update on TCT Church Planting Resident Weyland Leach and Hayden Heights Baptist Church Restart
- Antioch Moment Relational Update
- Update from Pastor Jason
- Report from Kurt Elting-Ballard (member of elder subcommittee working on relational
Love ... How?
Published by: Sam Crabtree
March 27, 2012
Recently Pastor John preached on love. What are some practical biblical ways to demonstrate love? Here are nine.
Pastor Sam Crabtree is Bethlehem's Executive Pastor and Lead Pastor for Life Training.
Don’t Worship Peace
Published by: Sam Crabtree
March 14, 2012
“Don’t worship peace; worship the Peacemaker.”
—Steve Viars, at the Biblical Counseling Training Conference this past weekend at Bethlehem’s North Campus
Pastor Sam Crabtree is Bethlehem's Executive Pastor and Lead Pastor for Life Training.
Peacemaking for Families
Published by: Pam Larson
January 15, 2012
As moms, we spend time teaching our children how to get along with each other, but family tension doesn't only arise with our kids. Kirsten Marsh shared at MOMS (North October 4, South October 18, and Downtown November 1) how to incorporate peacemaking in adult family relationships.
Peacemaking for Families
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Kirsten Marsh
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October 4, 2011 As moms, we spend time teaching our children how to get along with each other, but family tension doesn't only arise with our kids. Join us as Kirsten Marsh shares how to incorporate peacemaking in adult family relationships.
Grievances and Bitterness
Published by: Sam Crabtree
October 17, 2011
Which comes first: the bitterness egg or the grievance chicken?
Should we wait until a grievance is solved before we let go of bitterness? Restated: Should we be reluctant to let go of bitterness until a grievance is resolved? Or, in contrast, should we operate with the belief that letting go of the bitterness is one of the antecedent steps to resolving the grievance? That is, one of the ingredients to resolving the incident is resolving the relationship, and one of the ingredients to resolving the relationship is letting go of the bitterness.
Pastor Sam Crabtree is Bethlehem's Executive Pastor and Lead Pastor for Life Training.
Toward Fullness of Joy in the Lord
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John Perkins
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July 30, 2006 Peacemakers Are Mirrors of Jesus and His Gospel
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Ken Sande
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April 19, 2009 Q & A on Relational Commitments (Panel Discussion)
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March 11, 2009 On December 14, 2008, the Bethlehem Relational Commitments became part of our membership expectations and in the constitution and church covenant by reference.
These commitments are intended to help us define and mutually accept the way that we at Bethlehem will relate to one another, especially as related to the following:
Commitment to Preserving Marriages
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Sam Crabtree
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February 25, 2009 On December 14, 2008, the Bethlehem Relational Commitments became part of our membership expectations and in the constitution and church covenant by reference.
These commitments are intended to help us define and mutually accept the way that we at Bethlehem will relate to one another, especially as related to the following: