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Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR7-13-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Marks of Bad Theology", 1 Timothy 4:1-5.Last week Pastor Samuel led us through the end of 1 Timothy 3, a beautiful passage extolling the virtues of the church as the “pillar and buttress of the truth.” Today we will look at the opening of chapter 4, where Paul contrasts the beauty of truth with the ugliness of falsehood. The church has a responsibility to protect and preserve truth. Having explained the mystery of godliness, he explains the mystery of ungodliness, telling Timothy and the church to expect bad theology.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-07-1544 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-22-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Marks of Women in Ministry", 1 Timothy 2:11-15.Today we will return to a very difficult passage at the end of 1 Timothy 2, which describes the marks of women in corporate worship life of the church. Claire Smith, in her excellent book God’s Good Design, writes:
“If the difficulty of a passage of Scripture was decided by the heat of the debate surrounding it, or the number of books written on it, or the number of people attending seminars on it, 1 Timothy 2 must be one of the most difficult passages in the whole Bible. And given that much of the debate and most of the books concentrate on just...2025-06-2352 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-15-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "A Father's Legacy", 1 Timothy3:1-7.After instructing Timothy on the marks of prayer in 1 Tim. 2, Paul turns his attention to the marks of church leaders in chapter 3. Because the impact of leaders in God's church is high, the qualifications for leadership are equally high:
“Therefore an overseer must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money.” 1 Timothy 3:2–3 (ESV)
As this is Father's Day, the family qualifications listed for those who would serve God's church as pastors is of particular interest. Note how good church leader...2025-06-1651 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-1-25, Pastor Tim Baker "Paul's Legacy", 1 Timothy 1:12-20We’ve been looking at what it means to “leave your mark,” starting with “A Mother’s Legacy” from the intro to 2 Timothy on Mother’s Day, and the “Devastating Legacy” of false teachers in the intro to 1 Timothy. Today we continue by looking at the second half of 1 Tim. 1 at Paul’s legacy. Paul is going to note five facets of his legacy, the marks God left on him and the marks he subsequently left on others. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-06-0251 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-18-25, Pastor Tim Baker "A Devastating Legacy", 1 Timothy 1:1-11THE LEGACY OF FALSE TEACHERS:1. The misuse of God's law. (v. 3-7)Confronting false teachers (v. 3-4)“As I urged you when I was going to Macedonia, remain at Ephesus so that you may charge certain persons not to teach any different doctrine, nor to devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculations rather than the stewardship from God that is by faith.” 1 Timothy 1:3–4 (ESV)Pursuading false teachers (v. 5)“The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith.” 1 Timothy 1:5 (ESV)Understandin...2025-05-2048 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-11-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "A Mother's Legacy", 2 Timothy 1:1-7A MOTHER'S LEGACY:1. Is a pedigree passed on to others. (v. 3-5)The pedigree of service (v. 3-4)“I thank God whom I serve, as did my ancestors, with a clear conscience, as I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. As I remember your tears, I long to see you, that I may be filled with joy.” 2 Timothy 1:3–4 (ESV)The pedigree of sincere faith (v. 5)“I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that dwelt first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, dwells in you as w...2025-05-1246 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-15-24 Pastor Tim's 30th Pastoral Anniversary ServiceWe spent this Sunday celebrating 30 years of ministry at Bethany with Pastor Tim & Marcy Baker. The service featured three guest speakers sharing their personal perspectives on why 30 years at the same church, while rare, is so beneficial. The service was followed by a reception in their honor. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-05-1250 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-30-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "Show A Little Kindness", Galatians 5:22-23The NT word for kindness is chrestos. As a fruit of the Spirit, it is "goodness in action, sweetness of disposition, gentleness dealing with others, benevolence, kindness, affability." It is the Holy Spirit who prompts you to be kind to your family members, neighbors, coworkers, and others that you come into contact with. We are to be know as chrestos people, those who are routinely kind to those around us. In Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30-35) he points out a number of characteristics of kindness. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
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Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-4-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Legacy of a Godless Life", Genesis 36THE LEGACY OF A GODLESS LIFE: (In the book of Obadiah)1. Prediction of Edom's downfall. (v. 1-9)2. Reason for Edom's destruction. (v. 10-14)3. Coming judgment and restoration. (v. 15-21)“This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering— since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his migh...2025-05-051h 02
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-20-25, Pastor Tim Baker "The First Words of the Risen Savior", Easter Sunday MessageYouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-04-2244 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-13-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Hard Path of Obedience", Genesis 35Chapter 35 is so completely different from chapter 34. Donald Grey Barnhouse describes the contrast like this:
“Chapter 34 does not mention God, and is full of lust, murder, deceit, and wretchedness—but this chapter [35] is filled with God. His name appears ten times, plus once as God Almighty, El Shaddai, plus eleven times in the names Bethel and Israel. The contrast is striking, as it always must be in the life of a believer living out of the will of God, and again when he returns to the will of God.”
Happily, chapter 35 records Jacob’s turnaround and newfound obedience, but it also chr...2025-04-1455 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-6-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Peril of Partial Obedience", Genesis 34We last saw Jacob making peace with his estranged brother Esau. In that encounter, Jacob exhibited some refreshing new traits, signs that he was changing his ways. “Jacob” was his old life, the schemer/grabber. His new identity would be “Israel,” one who struggled with God and finally surrendered. As so often is the case, however, Jacob’s surrender to God wasn’t an overnight transformation: it was a long, circuitous path marked by ups and downs in his obedience to God. Chapter 34 is the tale of his partial obedience to God, his slow progress in doing what he should. And the whol...2025-04-0847 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-30-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "Seeing the Face of God", Genesis 33The night before his fateful reunion with Esau, Jacob wrestled with God in human form. God broke him that night, injuring his hip and leaving him with a limp that would accompany him the rest of his life. God also changed his name that night. No longer would he be Jacob (the schemer, heel grabber). From now on he would be Israel – a warrior who struggled with God and lived. Jacob named that place “the face of God” (Gen. 32:30). Having seen the face of God, he is now ready to trust him as he moves on to face his brother. In thi...2025-03-3151 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-23-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Wrestling with God", Genesis 32Today we are going to look at the story of Jacob’s wrestling match with God. It’s an amazing story because God lets Jacob win! But with his victory, Jacob walked away a changed man. Something in his heart turned a corner after that match, and though he walked away a victor, he walked away with a scar that would mark him the rest of his life. That’s often how it goes for us: necessary growth comes at a cost, and sometimes the cost looks more like a scar than a trophy. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojA...2025-03-2458 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-16-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "The Long Road Home", Genesis 31We’ve all wrestled with the concept of trusting the promises of God. Some of us are beginning the journey, wondering if God’s promises to us are true. We wonder if we can really trust him. Others of us are in the middle of the journey, knowing he has been faithful so far, but wondering what the next turn in the road will bring. Will he be faithful to his promises to me? And others are nearing the end of the journey, knowing his faithfulness, but fearful of how the story will end, and concerned if God will stick with...2025-03-1748 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-9-25, Pastor Tim Baker "Where Success Comes From", Genesis 30There was a time when Jacob thought that success came because he did certain things. But Jacob learned differently. He learned that when you do certain things and success happens, it’s not because you did those certain things, but it’s because of something else.
This lesson will play out in two vignettes in Gen. 30 dealing with children and flocks.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-03-1242 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-16-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Meeting Your Maker", Genesis 28:1-22.Last week we looked at the famed story of Isaac stealing the blessing from his brother Esau. The point of that story, as I shared it, was this: Don’t attempt to get the right things in the wrong ways. That is what Isaac did, deceiving his blind father by impersonating his older brother and stealing the father’s blessing. At the end of that story, Isaac flees for his life, uncertain of when or if he would ever return. The chapter ends with this detail, bridging to our section of Genesis today: Then Rebekah said to Isaac, “I loathe my lif...2025-02-1953 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-9-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Stolen Blessing", Genesis 27Last week’s text ends with this description: “When Esau was forty years old, he took Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite to be his wife, and Basemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite, and they made life bitter for Isaac and Rebekah.” Genesis 26:34–35 (ESV)
Isn’t that the goal of every good son, to make his parents’ lives miserable? We know from Genesis 25 that Isaac is 60 when the twins were born, so he is now 100 years old, setting the scene for v. 1, “When Isaac was old and his eyes were dim so that he could not see…” (27:1). What a legacy, a son’s...2025-02-1037 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-2-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Faith In God's Presence", Genesis 26.We ended our last study in the Patriarchs with the story of Isaac and Esau, and the fateful day Esau traded his birthright for a bowl of red stew. Today we will examine an overview of Isaac’s life in Gen. 26. This is the only chapter in Genesis completely devoted to Isaac. We aren’t told the span of years these events cover, but it is very possible that they encompass the vast majority of his life on Earth. In many ways, Isaac’s life is a reflection of his father’s life; the apple didn’t fall far from the tree...2025-02-0442 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-26-25 Pastor Tim Baker, "Isaac's Family Tree", Genesis 25:19-34We ended our last study in the Patriarchs by reviewing “the generations of Ishmael,” Abraham’s first son. Though born first, he was not the chosen son of promise; Isaac was. Isaac and Ishmael would subsequently have conflict the rest of their lives, except for a brief truce while together they buried their father. Isaac is much like his father Abraham. Both had wives who struggled for years to get pregnant. Both would face famine and flee to other lands. Both would ask their wives to lie, claiming to be the “sister” of their husbands. It seems the difficulties Abraham faced woul...2025-01-2757 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-19-25, Pastor Tim Baker "The Death of Abraham", Genesis 25:1-18YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-01-2045 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-12-25, Pastor Tim Baker, "Faith and Providence", Genesis 24YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2025-01-1342 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-29-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "Walking in the Word: 2025 Bible Reading Initiative"YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-12-3147 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-22-24. Pastor Tim Baker, "Where Is The Lamb?", Genesis 22YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-12-2349 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-8-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "Habits Are Hard to Break", Genesis 20In Genesis 20 we find Abraham and Sarah on the move after the destruction of Sodom, traveling very near Egypt to the town of Gerar. Abraham fears being in danger due to his wife Sarah, and does the same thing he did 25 years prior when in Egypt, calling Sarah his “sister” rather than “wife.” We have to ask ourselves, “What is going on here?” And we know part of the answer: there are certain old sins to which each of us are uniquely susceptible—“sin which clings so closely” (Hebrews 12:1). We each have our unique susceptibilities Abraham was God’s friend, a man who had to lea...2024-12-0947 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-1-24 , Pastor Tim Baker, "The Problem With Sodom", Genesis 19Last week we looked at the theme of friendship with God from Genesis 18. As we move to chapter 19 we will consider the theme of friendship with the world. The main character is Lot, who lives in the city of Sodom which is about to be destroyed due to its wickedness. This is the problem with friendship with the world; it leads to bad things. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-12-0256 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-24-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "A Friend of God", Genesis 18Abraham is called "the friend of God" three times in Scripture. Why is Abraham designated as God's friend above all other persons in the Old Testament? There can be little doubt that it is because of the familiar and intimate way Abraham entertains and converses with the heavenly visitors in Genesis 18. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-11-2651 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-17-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "Covenant Confirmed", Genesis 17The word "covenant" occurs 17 times in this chapter; a sign that this is the theme of this event in Abram's life. From this chapter onward, the people of God would be known as the children of Abraham, and through faith in Jesus, we are linked to the Patriarchs. When Jesus was born, Mary sang of this while pregnant: "He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever" (Luke 1:54-55). Similarly, John the Baptist's father, Zechariah, sang that God would send Christ "to show the mercy...2024-11-1953 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-3-24, Pastor Tim Baker "The God Who Sees", Genesis 16As we move to chapter 16, the amazing narrative of Abram's heroic rescue of Lot and his noble covenant ceremony with God himself fades in the rearview mirror and we are brought to a dismal part of the story, one laced with a lack of faith and filled with moral failure. So it is in our lives, as our walks with the Lord move steadily from height to depth, victory to defeat, joy to sorrow and back again. This story of Sarai and Abram taking matters into their own hands, resulting in trouble and sorrow, leads us to an important question...2024-11-0545 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-27-24, Pastor Tim Baker "The Covenant", Genesis 15:1-21.After his military excursion in the north, Abram returned as a victor, having rescued Lot's family and possessions. Yet the joy of his victory was short lived as he sinks into fear, still childless in spite of God's promise to him. What do we do when God is slow in keeping his promises? In today's text we find assurance that God is faithful, and that our response to him is a call to faith instead of fear. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-10-2846 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-20-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "Abram and the Kings", Genesis 14.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-10-2251 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-6-24, Pastor Tim Baker, "The Call of Abram", Genesis 12:1-9This is the first sermon in our new series, Patriarchs-God's Plan to Redeem. The heart of the book of Genesis (ch. 12-36) details the lives of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the Patriarchs of Israel. These men do not serve as moral examples for us to follow; indeed these were broken and flawed men. But their story reveals the heart of God and his grand plan to redeem broken people and establish his kingdom among his chosen children.
We also celebrated our 55th Anniversary as a church which began the first Sunday in October, 1969.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0...2024-10-0851 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-8-24 Pastor Tim Baker & Mark Colburn "New This Fall" - Growth Group InitiativeTo sign up to host, lead or attend a Growth Group, click this link.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8jWebsite https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-09-1041 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-1-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "The Right Hand of Fellowship", Galatians 2:9-10In Galatians 2 Paul describes the way the leaders of the Jerusalem Church affirmed his ministry with "the right hand of fellowship." Clasped right hands were a sign of friendship and trust, an idiom of the day for pledging friendship and acknowledging agreement. The fellowship they shared, symbolized by the clasping of hands, was the shared life of the Holy Spirit. For these reasons, churches have used "the right hand of fellowship" to welcome new members into the body for centuries. It has been a formal pledge of acceptance, of love and partnership in the gospel for local churches. YouTube https...2024-09-0456 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-18-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "The Law of the Harvest", Galatians 6:7-10Last week's study on harvesting spiritual fruit ended with Gal.. 6:6, a verse on financial giving: "Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the on who teaches." Paul proclaims the corporate responsibility that these believers had to provide financially for their pastors. In the following four verses, he will proclaim how this group responsibility is really the product of their personal responsibility to sow good seeds as a child of God. It is good when we share with those who teach us God's Word. But what if we don't do that? What if we don't...2024-08-1943 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-11-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "Harvesting Spiritual Fruit" Galatians 6:1-6As Paul moves to the final section of his letter, he will now challenge us to walk together, to live out the fruit of the Spirit in community with others. He challenges the Galatians to harvest the spiritual fruit he has just unpacked for them. Harvest time comes in best with the help of others. There is more joy in picking berries when you do it with someone else. You can bring in more harvest when you do it in community. Let's look at harvesting some spiritual fruit. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
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Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-4-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "Victory Over My Desires" The Fruit of the Spirit-Self-Control, Galatians 5:22-23We celebrated Pastor Tim's 30th Pastoral Anniversary at Bethany today to be followed by a full service celebration on September 15 at 9:30 am including guest speakers and a fellowship time following the service. Here is the live stream from today's service.
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8jWebsite https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-08-0649 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR7-28-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "Try A Little Tenderness" The Fruit of the Spirit-Gentleness, Galatians 5:22-23Gentleness is the eighth fruit of the Spirit, showing us the strength of being tender. It is a word that has three main ideas: to be submissive to the will of God, to have a teachable spirit, and to be considerate. When we are gentle with others, we are being Christlike, as Jesus was gentle. Gentleness comes into play in many of our relationships, so let's look at five relationships that give us opportunities for gentleness. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-07-2948 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-16-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The Pathway to Peace", Galatians 5:22-23The NT word for peace means more than the absence of conflict, but includes begin quiet, still, and at rest. It is used of a nation or a city that has a caring, competent and secure leader. It is the translation of the OT word shalom, which contained the ideas of "soundness of body and overall wellbeing." That kind of peace is illusive today, so let's examine God's pathway to peace. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-06-1744 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-9-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The Choice to Rejoice", Galatians 5:22-23In our last study we began looking at the Fruit of the Spirit, nine virtues of the Christian life. While there were many "works of the flesh" in this passage, there is just one "fruit of the Spirit." They are symmetrical, the grow together as one in the life of the believer. Let's look together at the fruit of Joy. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-06-1046 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-19-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The War Within", Galatians 5:16-26YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-05-2047 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-12-24 Pastor Tim Baker "Living in Freedom", Galatians 5:13-15.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-05-1344 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-28-24 Pastor Tim Baker "What Matters Most", Galatians 5:1-6In our last study we completed Galatians 4, looking at the great allegory of two women and their two sons, representing two mountains and two covenants. Paul argues that we who believe do not trace our heritage to the slave girl Hagar, but to the free woman Sarah, the wife of Abraham. Chapter four ends with these words - words which flow without pause into Galatians 5:1: :So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery." In...2024-04-3053 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-14-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "The Allegory", Galatians 4:21-31YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-04-231h 01
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-31-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The Coming of Christ", Galatians 4:1-7YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-04-0844 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-7-23 Pastor Tim Baker "A Child of God", Galatians 4:8-20On Easter Sunday we looked at Galatians 4:1-7, that revealed that we are sons and daughters of God by faith. The means of our family relationship is adoption, as we become heirs to God's riches through our faith. In today's text we see the Apostle Paul now warns the Galatians against despising the new freedom they have received and slipping back into the slavery of their former lives. Paul reminds them how they had become God's children in the first place and reveals three things that distinguish a son from a slave. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo...2024-04-0845 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-31-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The Coming of Christ", Galatians 4:1-7YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-04-0644 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-24-24 Pastor Tim Baker "According to Promise", Galatians 3:23-29YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-03-2558 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-25-24 Pastor Tim Baker "Abraham's Blessings", Galatians 3:6-9In Galatians 3:1-5, Paul urges his friends to keep running the race they began when he shared with them the truth of the gospel. That meant that they would understand that they were justified by faith, not by circumcision. To demonstrate his point in verses 1-5, Paul introduces Abraham, the father of God's people, in verse 6. Abraham is significant for a number of reasons, not least because he was the first man that God commanded to be circumcised (Gen. 17). Paul holds Abraham as an example we can follow; one we can identify with and through whom we can receive the...2024-02-2643 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-18-24 Pastor Tim Baker "The Only Way to Finish", Galatians 3:1-5Last week we looked at Paul's description of living out the truth of the gospel by living in God's grace. Today we will look at the first five verses of Galatians 3, where Paul shows us how to finish our spiritual race. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-02-2154 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-11-24 Pastor Tim Baker "Living in Grace", Galatians 2:11-21Last week we saw Paul and his friends go to Jerusalem to receive the approval of the church leaders there on the gospel ministry they had undertaken with the Gentile world. That Jerusalem visit established a great, uniting truth that all people are save by their faith in Christ; there was nothing else, nothing more to do. In verse 11 we move from Jerusalem back to Antioch, Paul's home base and the location of his sending church. And it was here, in Antioch, that a disagreement arose. In Jerusalem, Paul had stood alongside Peter, but now in-between two of the great...2024-02-1252 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-4-24 Pastor Tim Baker "Gospel Unity", Galatians 2:1-10YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-02-0549 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-21-24 Pastor Tim Baker "One True Gospel", Galatians 1:6-9Two weeks ago we looked at the introduction to the book of Galatians. In five short verses Paul lays out the legitimacy and sufficiency of the gospel. Both Paul's calling to proclaim the gospel and Jesus' giving himself for our sins was God's idea. When we stop and consider God's initiative in calling us and saving us, our best response is simply to say 'Amen,' or "with all my heart this is what I wish." In contrast with the best response to the gospel, Paul now addresses what the Galatians have done: they have begun to reject the gospel...2024-01-2246 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-7-24 Pastor Tim Baker, "Back to Grace", Galatians 1:1-5YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-01-0941 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-31-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "2023-The Year in Review"YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2024-01-0357 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-24-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks", Jeremiah 33:10-16The story of the shepherds in Luke 2 is one of the most familiar stories in the Bible. But why was the birth of Jesus Christ first announced to the shepherds? Why shepherds? What is the significance of the appearance of the angels to the shepherds who watched their flocks by night? Actually, the place to discover the meaning of the Christmas shepherds is Jeremiah 33. Jeremiah 33 began with God promising to tell Jeremiah "great and hidden things you have not know" (v. 3) Verses 10-16 explain what some of those great and unsearchable things are. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0...2023-12-2833 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-17-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "Christmas Dreams", Matthew 1 & 2YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-12-1824 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-10-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "The New Covenant", Jeremiah 31:27-40SandwichedSandwiched between two promises to rebuild the people and the land, we find the zenith of Jeremiah's prophecy. Verses 31-37 contain one of the most significant promises of God, on that will be spoken of at least 12 other times in the books of Hosea, Isaiah and Ezekiel. In each reference, the nation of Israel is promised a future covenant, her final future destiny. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-12-1854 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-3-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "And Ransom Captive Israel", Jeremiah 31:1-30Last week we looked at eight promises in Jeremiah 30 - promises to give them hope. The promises to Israel now continue in chapter 31. In this section we see Jeremiah being given a series of hope-filled glimpses from God, each of them marked out by the phrase "Thus says the Lord" or an equivalent. Let's look at these five glimpses of hope God gave Jeremiah that night, giving hope that he would indeed ransom captive Israel. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-12-0447 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-26-23, Pastor Tim Baker, "Standing On The Promises", Jeremiah 30YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-11-2743 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-12-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Dark Night of the Soul", Jeremiah 20We last looked at Jeremiah 18, the story of the potter and the clay. God is the potter and has the right to shape the clay as he alone chooses. He is sovereign, and therefore in total control of our lives; where he sends us, what happens to us, and how he uses us. The metaphor of pottery continues in Jeremiah 19, where God tells Jeremiah to take a water jug before the priests and people of Jerusalem and warn them of the destruction that coming due to their disobedience. Then he was to break the water pot in their presence. The...2023-11-1349 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-29-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "God's Do-Over", Jeremiah 18God takes Jeremiah the prophet on a field trip to the pottery workshop. What does he see? A potter slaps a lump of clay in the middle of his stone wheel. Spinning the wheel with his feet, he shapes the clay with his hands, forming it into a pot. When the pot doesn't come out right, he smashes the clay into a ball and starts over again. The potter's wheel is a lesson in the sovereignty of God, whereby he chooses to begin again with his creation, which includes you and me. God is in the pottery business, shaping our...2023-11-1347 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-15-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "God the Protestor", Jeremiah 7.YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-10-1740 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-8-23 Pastor Tim Baker, "Called to Chaos"Jeremiah is the longest of all the sixteen OT prophetic books. His age at the time of his call is likely somewhere around 16 years old. Imagine that; being called by God to serve as a prophet in Israel as a teenager. And if that wasn't enough of a bombshell, his calling was not just to speak for God to Israel, but "to the nations." He would serve as a prophet for more that 40 years, throughout the reign of three kinds in Judah, at a time of great reform, then a time of instability, right up to the time that Judah...2023-10-0944 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-24-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Where Do Churches Come From", Matthew 16:13-20YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
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Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-10-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Why Would We Plant a Church?" John 12:20-26YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
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Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-20-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Great Reversals", Esther 9:1-19The motivation for this downshift in style is theological. Because Mordecai’s decree expressed God’s ancient decree of survival for his people and the destruction of their enemies, it was a done deal before the day dawned. The decree in effect guaranteed the outcome. The author is showing it is God’s decree, his word, that assures the survival of his people; the rest is just detail. But it is important detail, because it shows that God’s word is truly effective in the outworking of human history. God is capable of doing exactly what he says he will do, even...2023-08-2149 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-13-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Turnabout Is Fair Play", Esther 8There are a number of sayings in the English language that carry the sentiment of payback or retribution. One is "Turnabout Is Fair Play;" a British proverb that carries the meaning of retaliation, of causing harm to someone who intends to harm you. As we will see in Esther 8, that is exactly how Esther and Mordecai solve the problem of the 13h of Adar, when all the Persians have been given the right to exterminated any Jewish residents of the empire. There are four things to consider in our text that form a pivot form trial to triumph. YouTube https...2023-08-1542 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-6-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Poetic Justice", Esther 7YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-08-0754 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR7-9-23 Pastor Tim Baker "For Such A Time As This" Esther 4:1-17YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-07-1156 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR6-18-23 Pastor Tim Baker "The Plot Thickens" Esther 2:19-3:15YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-06-2156 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-28-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Selecting a New Queen" Esther 2:1-18YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-06-061h 03
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR5-14-23 Pastor Tim Baker "The King's Demand" Esther 1:10-22YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-05-1541 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-30-23 Pastor Tim Baker "The King's Table" Esther 1:1-9“The earth trembles under three things; it cannot bear up under four: a servant when he becomes king, a fool when he is stuffed with food, an unloved woman when she marries, and a servant girl when she ousts her queen.”
Proverbs 30:21-23 (CSB)YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-05-0152 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-9-23 Pastor Tim Baker "This Is Love" 1 John 4:7-10YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-04-1046 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR4-2-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Contentment in All Things" Philippians 4:10-13As we consider Paul's words in these verses, we need to remember that his circumstances are anything but good. Paul is imprisoned in Rome, chained to Roman guards who serve in Caesar's household. He is awaiting trial where his own life is at stake, confined under house arrest, unable to move about with freedom. Two year of incarceration would make any man feel like a caged lion held against his will. Local pastors in Rom have engaged in a smear campaign against Paul, envious of his teaching gifts. And to make things worse, Paul has to pay rent on the...2023-04-0447 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-26-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Think On These Things" Philippians 4:8-9YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-03-3048 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-19-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Pressing On to Maturity" Philippians 3:12-16Last week we saw Paul’s transformation when he met Christ and placed his faith in him. Having reviewed his impressive religious credentials, Paul called them “rubbish” compared to the surpassing value of knowing Jesus personally. Some in Philippi might have mistakenly assumed that Paul had now reached spiritual perfection, so Paul next explains the importance of his ongoing growth in his walk with God. These instructions make clear that we all need to press on to maturity.
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Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-02-2146 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-12-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Righteousness or Rubbish?" Philippians 3:1-11Sometimes in good churches, there is a pressure to confirm to a certain list of rules, a certain lifestyle, a certain pattern of conduct. And if you don't conform to these expectations, others may pull away from you and distance themselves. The Apostle Paul learned that this had happened to his friends in a small church in Philippi. Visiting teachers from the mother church in Jerusalem had come to their city, and these Jewish teachers told the Gentile believers there that they needed to conform to some rules if they really wanted to be the best Christians possible. Paul wrote...2023-02-1346 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR2-5-23 Pastor Tim Baker "Another Good and Faithful Servant" Philippians 2:25-30YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-02-0640 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-29-23 Pastor Tim Baker "A Good and Faithful Servant" Philippians 2:19-24YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-01-3137 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-22-23 Pastor Tim Baker "The Path of Obedience" Philippians 2:12-18YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-01-2451 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR1-1-2023 Pastor Tim Baker "Christ's Exaltation" Philippians 2:9-11YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2023-01-0344 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-18-22 Pastor Tim Baker - "Comfort and Joy" Philippians 2:1-4YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-12-2045 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR12-4-22 Pastor Tim Baker - "Rejoicing in Life or in Death" Philippians 1:18-26YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-12-0648 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR11-13-22 Pastor Tim Baker - Philippians: Gospel In Community - Joy In Community - Philippians 1:1-11YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-11-1552 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-30-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Bibles Blueprint for Women in Ministry - Can Women Serve As Deacons? - 1 Timothy 3:8-13YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-10-311h 35Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-23-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Bibles Blueprint for Women in Ministry - What Does This Really Mean? - 1 Timothy 2YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-10-311h 43
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-16-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Bibles Blueprint for Women in Ministry - Women in Ministry in the New TestamentYouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-10-1752 min
Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-9-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Bible's Blueprint for Women in Ministry - Women in Ministry in the Old TestamentYouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-10-111h 37Bethany Baptist Church, Salem OR10-2-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Bible's Blueprint for Women in Ministry - In the Beginning - Genesis 1-3YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-10-0357 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR9-4-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Fall of Saul - 1 Samuel 31YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-09-0829 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-28-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Making of A King - 1 Samuel 30YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-08-2954 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-21-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Walls Are Closing In - 1 Samuel 29YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-08-2247 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR8-7-22 Pastor Tim Baker - The Dark Side of Leaders - 1 Samuel 27-28YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-08-0947 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR7-24-22 Pastor Tim Baker - Lessons From the Odd Couple - 1 Samuel 25YouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-07-2753 minBethany Baptist Church, Salem OR3-22-20 Pastor Tim BakerYouTube https://www.youtube.com/live/x0KojABkyFo?si=ibusrpnmM2_PBZ8j
Website https://www.bethanybaptistchurch.com/sermons2022-07-2331 min