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Bethel Church LJ PodcastLiving Fully In The Kingdom Part 1
As awesome as the new birth is, and as important as it is to mark and to celebrate, we must be careful not to view or treat the new birth like a graduation. Rather, the New birth is more like an enrollment. It’s the beginning of discovering how life works under the reign of a King. Remember, the same loving God who welcomes you is also dedicated to guiding you in truly enjoying the rich blessings of Kingdom life.
2026-03-0253 minBethel Church LJ PodcastStanding in the Faith on the WordThe lesson that Jesus was teaching His disciples on the lake. The Word had already declared the destination. The storm was real, but it was never final rebuttal. Faith grows when we learn to stand on what Jesus has said, using His authority to resist whatever tries to interrupt His purpose. And like Abraham continue to walk the land until we see the fulfillment of the promise that God has given to us.
The question He asked them still echoes over every assignment He gives:
“Where is your faith?”
Not because He is abse...
2026-02-2647 minBethel Church LJ PodcastFinding Treasure in the Dirt: Leaving a Legacy of Faith
“Faith is caught, not just taught. Model it in your actions, involve the next generation, explain why you live this way, and give them space to practice it. When they start doing the same, your legacy is real.” Because legacy is not what you build for yourself.
It is what continues when you are gone.
And the greatest tragedy is not that treasure is hidden.
It is that we fail to search for it
And it is still the glory of kings to search it out.
Search for it in p...
2026-02-2337 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLiving The Golden Rule
By the time Jesus finishes describing this way of life, as great as it sounds, it also sounds impossible. And if that is your reaction, you are not misunderstanding Jesus— you are finally hearing Him clearly. Jesus is not offering advice for personal improvement; He is revealing a way of life that stands in direct contrast to our natural instincts.
That is why this teaching cannot be reduced to becoming a better version of yourself. Christianity is not self-repair or self-improvement. The gospel does not say, “Try harder to live this way.” It says, “You have died, and a ne...
2026-02-1949 minBethel Church LJ PodcastWomen In Ministry Part 3
God calls women in various ways—some to lead openly, others to serve quietly. Scripture urges women to follow God’s call wherever it leads. It is the church’s joy and responsibility to recognize, support, and send women into their designated roles. When everyone is fully empowered in their purpose, the Kingdom truly advances.
In conclusion, the harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few and time is limited. Let us all, men and women, come together and actively participate in the world-changing mission that God has entrusted to us!
2026-02-1650 minBethel Church LJ PodcastWitnessing The Process
To recap, in medical training, the phrase see one, help one, do one isn’t about speed— it’s about readiness. No competent physician stays forever in observation mode. And no responsible mentor keeps the trainee assisting indefinitely. Eventually, the work must be entrusted, because the goal was never knowledge alone—it was to be carried forward.
Luke 4:38–44 shows us that moment beginning in the ministry of Jesus. The disciples see Him demonstrate the will of God as He restores what is broken. They help by interceding for others, thereby capturing God's heart. And by the end of the pas...
2026-02-1247 minBethel Church LJ PodcastWomen In Ministry
The Spirit's presence has been steady across all generations. It’s a celebration of the vital roles of women—not merely participating but actively promoting revival through preaching, building, serving, and leading, all in their passionate effort to spread the gospel.
Reflecting on these inspiring women fills us with humility and a warm sense of gratitude for how wonderfully God works. It's truly beautiful to see His hand at work among women throughout history, and it’s so important to honor that with genuine respect and
It's truly wonderful to celebrate and rejoice as the Lord c...
2026-02-1040 minBethel Church LJ PodcastBy His Stripes...
Our HEALING was secured on the cross where Jesus secured our forgiveness and bore our sins. The same blood that forgave our iniquities removed our infirmities.
Psalm 103:2-3 (ESV): 2Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits, 3who forgives all your iniquity, who heals all your disease
Claim your healing Speak the Word of God and His promises OUT LOUD
You have authority in JESUS CHRIST TO heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers and cast out demons...USE IT. Pray and take hold of your healing
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2026-02-0530 minBethel Church LJ PodcastWomen In Ministry
We’re not throwing away God’s design for authority, nor are we pretending that abuse or misapplication never happened. We’re restoring what God intended. Once the structure is restored, we can finally release all the gifts God has placed in His church, men and women, without fear or confusion.
So, church, we’re embracing Jesus’ power to restore what sin has twisted. When authority is healthy, families become closer, the church feels more secure, and everyone can grow in peace without fear. And when authority is truly redeemed, giftings aren’t held back; instead, they’re joyfully sh
2026-02-0240 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Consequences of Impatience
To sum up, in our study today, we saw that the Israelites‘ sin against the Lord was caused by their impatience. They wanted to move forward with their journey to the Promised Land immediately.
The truth is, just like them, we can also rush to build our lives, dreams, or ministries without waiting on God’s timing. But true strength and blessings come when we build with patience, prayer, and trust in Him.
2026-01-2943 minBethel Church LJ PodcastPreaching With Power And Purpose
Paul believed that faithful preaching of Christ prompts decisive action from God. This conviction shaped the way he spoke. He aimed to steward a message of eternal importance, not build a reputation. The danger for every generation is not outright rejection of the gospel, but subtle replacement.
The Kingdom of God does not advance through eloquent presentation. It advances when the gospel is preached with clarity, courage, and dependence on the Spirit. The same Spirit who empowered Paul still confirms the Word today. The same gospel that saved then still saves now
2026-01-2646 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThat I May Gain Christ
Imagine someone hiking with a heavy backpack. They’ve carried it so long it feels normal. Inside are things they once thought were essential extra gear, backups, and old supplies. None of it is evil, but the weight is exhausting.
At some point, someone says, “You don’t need all of this to finish the trail.” Piece by piece, the weight is removed. And with every item set down, breathing becomes easier. They didn’t lose what mattered; they finally let go of what didn’t.
That’s what Paul is describing. When Christ becomes the measure of...
2026-01-2249 minBethel Church LJ PodcastSpring Up O Well
God has already spoken His promises over our lives. The question is: will we grumble, will we declare God’s promises by faith, and finally, will we also dig?
Faith begins with hearing God’s promise, grows as we declare it with our lips, and comes to life when we act on it with our hands. The Israelites sang, 'Spring up, O well!' as they dug into the dry ground, and God turned a barren desert into a flowing spring. May we do the same—believe His Word, declare His truth, and take the steps He calls...
2026-01-1948 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLiving as If There Is No God
The psalm assures us that God is present, God is watching, and God remains the final authority. From Babel to Nabal, Scripture consistently shows that lives built without reference to God eventually collapse from within. But lives ordered around God endure, because they are aligned with truth, wisdom, and purpose.
The question Psalm 14 leaves us with is not whether God exists, but whether He rules our lives. Are we merely acknowledging God, or are we truly seeking Him? Wisdom begins with reverence, and faith begins with surrender. And a life fully entrusted to God will always stand...
2026-01-1541 minBethel Church LJ PodcastA Season to Advance
Kingdom faith says:
“God sees more than we do.”
“Heaven is backing what God has initiated.”
“This moment is not a setback; it is a setup.”
This is not a season to shrink back. This is not a season to disengage. This is a season to advance the Kingdom of God.
This is a season to lift our eyes. This is a season to trust in heaven’s resources. This is a season to advance by faith, trusting in God’s power and provision as we step forward in faith into our ass...
2026-01-1240 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 11
To conquer sins like coveting, greed, lust, and the longing for power, position, or fame, you must redirect your passion. The essential step is to develop a relationship with Christ as your main focus. Center your efforts on serving Christ and His followers. Serving should come first. By pledging yourself to service, you'll notice that worldly coveting gradually diminishes.
2026-01-0847 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Power of Kingdom Alignment
Many believers pray for blessings on things that are misaligned. However, blessings tend to come more naturally when lives are guided by God’s rule embodied in His Word.
The Kingdom System represents God’s call for us to align ourselves, moving beyond simple faith or ethics to establish proper governance under rightful authority. Jesus’ words continue to hold true:
“Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.”
When we prioritize alignment, provision naturally follows. When we allow God to take the lead in our lives, we will find that life begins to work as...
2026-01-0850 minBethel Church LJ PodcastRestoration - The Rest of the Story
God doesn’t just rescue us so we can sit safely forever. He restores us so we can participate in His work of restoration. Forgiven people become sent people. Jesus didn’t merely pay our debt; He came to restore what sin had ruined. In short, Redemption frees us from sin; Restoration brings us back to life.
· Restored relationship.
· Restored identity.
· Restored health.
· Restored authority.
· Restored purpose.
This is not a different gospel. It is the rest of the story.
2025-12-2947 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Kingdom Mission
The Kingdom advances wherever Christ is welcomed not only as Savior but as Lord. When He reigns in us, His Kingdom moves through us into our homes, our work, our relationships, and our communities. Lives are transformed. Culture begins to change. Darkness loses its authority. The reign of God advances.
As we celebrate Christmas, we, His people, should do more than remember the birth of the baby Jesus. We should recognize the opportunity to renew our allegiance to the King who came. We should seek to recommit to His mission and allow His truths to shape how...
2025-12-2253 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Realities of Healing Today
Healing is the will of God. It was central to Jesus' ministry, and it continues today through the power of the Holy Spirit in the Church. We recognize that not every sickness is healed instantly, but every true healing, whether miraculous, gradual, or medical, comes from God.
Therefore, the Church must continue to preach the Word, lay hands on the sick, and expect God to move in power.
Jesus is still the Healer.
The Spirit is still giving gifts.
The Church is still called to minister in His name
Heb...
2025-12-1545 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 10
Why is God so opposed to lying? As we mentioned earlier, the Ten Commandments are the most crucial set of rules ever created for building a good society. However, such a society cannot be established or maintained without a foundation of truth. In bringing His Kingdom into this world, God is introducing His way of living life. He is cultivating within His people godly behaviors that will create a godly society. To faithfully share the gospel, we must be truth-tellers. To live in harmony with one another, we must value truth and practice it with one another.
2025-12-1538 minBethel Church LJ PodcastPromise Without PresenceMoses was unwilling for the Promises of God to come to them without the Presence of God. Moses interceded before God that His Presence would go with the people. It was His Presence that was the key to who they were. God heared His prayer and as a result, the temple was completed and God's Presence dwelt among them through it. The presence of God that Once filled the tabernacle now fills every believer through Christ. Just as Jesus was God with us, the Spirit is now God in us, empowering us to shine in a world covered in d...
2025-12-0853 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 9This isn’t about pointing fingers; it’s about recognizing where theft can happen. Again it’s not to condemn us, but to call us back into integrity, obedience, and courage. Scripture teaches us that stealing is always wrong. Whether it’s money influence or spiritual opportunity, but God shows us these areas not to shame us. But so that we can return what belongs to Him and fully embraces what He longs to give us.
2025-12-0635 minBethel Church LJ PodcastWithout Faith...
The difference between inside and outside is more than just a word. It means standing outside of faith, beyond the will and direction of God for your lives. It’s also the difference between being in His will and being outside of His will for our lives.
Initially, we pictured someone outside a city wall or closed door, with the King inside ready to welcome. The good news is now that the door is open. You no longer have to stay outside; you can enter where God’s presence, promises, and pleasure dwell through faith in Jesus.
2025-12-0150 minBethel Church LJ PodcastIs God Your Backup Plan?
Illustration: Think about a backup generator. It sits in the backyard, silent and unused most of the time. We barely give it attention—until the power goes out. Suddenly, that generator becomes the most important thing in the house. But the moment the lights return, it goes quiet again, forgotten until the next crisis.
That’s how many people treat God. As long as life is running smoothly, He sits idle in thebackground. But when everything shuts down—when the job fails, the relationship breaks.
The storm hits—suddenly they call on Him to keep the light...
2025-11-3041 minBethel Church LJ PodcastArmor OrderJohn 17:15-19- Jesus High Priestly Prayer
I’m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. 16 They do not belong to this world any more than I do. 17 Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth. 18 Just as you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. 19 And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.
2025-11-2236 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 7
We all broke this commandment. Jesus was crucified on the Cross of Calvary, and we all played a part in His death. As a result, we all deserve only God's judgment. However, because of His great mercy, grace, love, compassion, forgiveness, and salvation, they continue to flow from that very same cross to anyone who cries out, “Lord, have mercy on me.”
2025-11-1550 minBethel Church LJ PodcastHealings And Miracles
God is still healing. God is still performing miracles. The Spirit that worked through Jesus, and then through the apostles, is the same Spirit indwelling and empowering the church today. The question is whether the church is willing to believe, pursue, and obey.
I believe the Lord is stirring His church again, not just to preach salvation, but to demonstrate the Kingdom. And I believe He wants to increase the flow of healings and miracles among His people, so that Jesus can be glorified as we facilitate hurting, damaged people towards wholeness.
2025-11-1553 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe kingdom Of Heaven Is At HandWe need to actively engage in evangelism and tell everyone what Jesus has done for us. Tell everyone that you can about the Kingdom and tell them that the Kingdom of Heaven is here proclaim the authority that we’ve been given by the Holy Spirit. And proclaim as you go, saying, ‘The kingdom of heaven is at hand.’ Heal the sick, raise the dead, cleanse lepers, cast out demons. We need to encourage and internalize that message and commit to advancing the Kingdom with purpose and faith.
2025-11-0632 minBethel Church LJ PodcastNaomi Is Going Back Home
Perhaps you find yourself in a situation that reminds you of Naomi and her predicament. I want you to know today that God is visiting His people once again. I want you to hear the call of God to come back home.
Like the prodigal, you don’t have to be completely well and whole to come back; you just need to hear the Father’s call to you to come back and let our loving, and merciful God begin His work of reconciliation, healing, restoration in your life.
Come back home and He will save...
2025-11-0643 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Paranormal and The Bible
In summary, today we learned that in a culture obsessed with the paranormal, God calls His people to live with revelation, not curiosity. His goal is that through the illumination of His Word, we will be inspired to fully trust in His supernatural care rather than be driven by fear rooted in ignorance and deception. When His Spirit opens our eyes, we see the unseen clearly — not as a fearful realm of mystery, but as a battlefield already won by Christ. So we walk in light, confident that His presence is our protection, our power, and our peace.
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2025-10-3056 minBethel Church LJ PodcastMixed With Faith
God’s power is always available—His Word is alive and true, and His strength is unlimited, but nothing changes until faith turns on the connection. When you believe God and act on His Word, that’s the moment the switch is flipped and power flows into your situation. Faith doesn’t create power; it releases it.
2025-10-3052 minBethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 2How many of you are hungry for a fresh encounter with God? Cause that’s what we desire. That’s what I desire for you is that you would go deeper in the things of God. That you’ll not be on the fringes or on the edge. But you’ll be right in the depth and the middle of what God is doing for you.
2025-10-251h 05Bethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 5The supernatural ministry is not just casting out demons, healing the sick and doing the works of God. It is a proclamation of the gospel the believers’ first ministry besides worship, prayer, and the word is to proclaim the gospel so that our churches expand and grow. And so I want you to see that the supernatural ministry Paul says I’m not ashamed of the gospel for it is power of God unto salvation to them who believe.
2025-10-2543 minBethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 4Study the word, meditate in the word, speak the word, do the word, believe the word, preach the word, teach the word, delight in the word, store the word, obey the word, rejoice in the word, apply the word, and live by every word. Because it is supernatural, it is life giving, how many of you need to get back to the word. I want to pray for you that God would awaken your desire to read His word giving it access to your life because it is spirit and it is life.
2025-10-251h 04Bethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 3We need the power of the Spirit, we should desire it and as I felt in coming here that I want to take you into the realms of the Spirit. We spoke about desire, hunger, and thirst, creating an appetite for God, how many of you have an appetite for things of God. How many of you will take up your cross and follow Him.
2025-10-241h 08Bethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 2How many of you are hungry for a fresh encounter with God? Cause that’s what we desire. That’s what I desire for you is that you would go deeper in the things of God. That you’ll not be on the fringes or on the edge. But you’ll be right in the depth and the middle of what God is doing for you.
2025-10-231h 05Bethel Church LJ PodcastSuperNatural Living & Ministry Part 1True enlargement begins not in your circumstances or in your environment, but in your capacity. Before God expands what’s around you, He stretches what’s within you, David had a heart of for God. That’s a capacity that is being enlarged with desire, with hunger, with thirst, and an appetite for something that’s bigger than us. I leave here a bigger man or woman than when I came. God has touched me; God has expanded me, and God has changed me. And my world is gonna the feel the change of my impact life.
2025-10-2341 minBethel Church LJ PodcastCovenants Part 3
What Should You Be Doing? / What Is Your Role?
Examine your hearts and Confess Your Sins and seek forgiveness and cast your cares on Him.
Fan your personal devotion to Christ - Be hungry for God, don’t be complacent.
Restore your spiritual health
Consistently read and meditate on Bible – Sharpen Your Sword – Explain How to Meditate
Thirst for Scripture
Be fully engaged in CORPORATE WORSHIP and PRAY
Evangelize and Spread the Gospel You are ALL evangelists: You Should Be:
Tell everyone you know or meet a...
2025-10-1644 minBethel Church LJ PodcastDaughter, Your Faith Has Healed You
The same Jesus who healed them still walks among us by His Spirit today. His power hasn’t diminished. His compassion hasn’t changed. His willingness to heal, restore, and make whole is as strong now as it was then. Faith still draws His power, still halts Him in His tracks, and causes Him to turn and say, “Daughter, Son, your faith has made you whole.”
So if you’re tired, if you’ve tried everything and nothing has worked - raise your hands, lift your heart, and place your trust in Him. Because when faith touches Jesus, power...
2025-10-1445 minBethel Church LJ PodcastCovenants Part 2
1. Great Commission – Make Disciples
Matthew 28:18-19 (ESV): 18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
2. Live the Kingdom Life – Jesus’ Life
Righteousness, Peace, Joy, Love, Power & Purpose
Overcome, Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, ra...
2025-10-0929 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Laying On Of Hands
If we, as His people, refuse to lay hands on the sick world that is outside our four walls, how will they ever receive His healing touch?
Today, I believe that as we pray and lay hands on those who are willing, God will do what His Word has promised He will move. As He touches you and imparts His Spirit’s power, that blessing is not meant to stop with you. You are called to pass it on lay hands on those around you so that what you have received, others may also receive.
2025-10-0645 minBethel Church LJ PodcastCovenants Part 1
Jesus said...”All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Him...and we are to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them and teaching them to observe the things Jesus commanded...We are Supposed to Be Making Disciples of Jesus, NOT OURSELVES. We are supposed to spread the CULTURE OF HEAVEN to all nations, just like Jesus did. That CULTURE is full of righteousness, peace, joy, love, power and purpose. OUR JOB is to live that culture, and to spread it everywhere we go...WORK, SCHOOL, GROCERY STORE, WALMART...EVERYWHERE
What will happen if we...
2025-10-0243 minBethel Church LJ PodcastHealing All I want you to know that the same God is here today. He’s the same yesterday, today, and forever. When we pray God does’ things, we need to continue to believe when we pray, that He’s going to do something. And when we pray, if nothing happens visibly, we don’t need to be telling ourselves nothing happened. We need to believe that something happened and is going to happen. We’ve got to believe in God, that He is faithful
Acts 1:8 (ESV) But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and yo...
2025-09-2944 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 6
St. Augustine said, “If anyone fails to honor his parents, is there anyone he will spare?” This is where we learn to live with other people. This is where we learn that there are authority structures in the world. The family is where we learn about respect and obedience and hopefully (if it is a good family) about love and protection.
2025-09-2549 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Baptism In The Spirit
We have seen that the baptism with the Holy Spirit is a definitive, distinctive, and distributing experience that was an expectation of the Lord, His apostles, and for believers of all ages and all times. The Baptism of the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God coming upon a believer, taking possession of their faculties, and imparting to them gifts not naturally their own, but which qualify them for the service to which God has called them.
2025-09-2250 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 5
The Sabbath principle has always pointed in the direction of trust. Do you have faith enough to stop striving and start worshiping? Sabbath rest is about making Jesus Christ the center of who we are. It means ceasing to find approval in others, stopping the foolish quest for our own righteousness, and trusting that true health, strength, vitality, and freedom can be found only when we cease from our labors and rest in His.
2025-09-1842 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Cost of Being Called
Our call will be marked by trials, temptations, and moments when giving up seems easier than pressing forward. But for those who endure to the end, there is a reward— not just survival, but the crown of life, eternal recognition from the King of kings Himself. As He turns and says to us "Well done, good and faithful servant."
2025-09-1548 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 4
We saw today that the Hebrew original doesn’t say “Do not take”; it says “Do not carry.” The Hebrew reads, “Do not carry the name of the Lord thy God in vain.” The NIV uses the word “misuse” rather than the word “take”: “You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.” The challenge we are then presented with is to represent God well. We shouldn’t use God’s name in vain because we are his ambassadors. Taking the Lord’s name in vain happens when we misrepresent him to those around us.
2025-09-1254 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ekklesia Part 3
In the Kingdom, keys represent specific, timely, and divine revelations with which the Ekklesia has been given authority to bind and loose. This binding and loosing happens primarily through prayer, but not as a passive request, but a spiritual ruling issued from heaven’s court. That’s why Jesus taught us to pray: “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” This prayer is more than words—it is an alignment of earth with heaven. When we pray like this, we are agreeing with God’s verdict and releasing His ruling into earthly situations.
2025-09-0857 minBethel Church LJ PodcastKingdom Life: Living Out Our Destiny
So we are meant to live a life of RIGHTEOUSNESS, PEACE, JOY, LOVE, WALKING IN HIS POWER and WITH GREAT PURPOSE.
WHAT WOULD IT BE LIKE BE LIKE TO...
Have GREAT Peace, Joy & Love in your family, with your Spouse, with your Kids, In all aspects of your life. Just imagine how much suffering we could destroy if we walked in His Power and with His Purpose.
2025-09-0544 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLetting Go And Letting God
At the Cross, Jesus embodied the ultimate surrender. Though He had every right to cling to His life, He laid it down in obedience to the Father’s will, praying, “Not My will, but Yours be done.” Yet that surrender was not loss but the doorway to the highest life: God raised Him from the dead, exalted Him above every name, and through His sacrifice opened eternal redemption for the world. Just as Jesus said, a seed must fall into the ground and die to bear fruit; so His surrender has borne fruit in countless lives redeemed. And because the Cr...
2025-09-0135 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ekklesia Part 2
This is what the cross did for us. Jesus has already defeated the enemy, disarmed every power, and given us authority: “It is finished” (Jn 19:30). “I give you authority over all the power of the enemy” (Luke 10:19)
You are not a prisoner but an ambassador of a victorious King. Rise tall, walk in that truth, and become God’s instrument to set others free.
2025-08-2552 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 3
A little boy once drew a picture in Sunday school. His teacher asked, “What are you drawing?” He replied, “I’m drawing God.” The teacher gently said, “But no one knows what God looks like.” The boy quickly answered, “They will when I’m finished!”
That’s exactly the problem the second commandment addresses. Whenever we try to “draw” or imagine God on our own terms, we reduce Him to something less than He is. The true God cannot be captured on paper, in stone, or even in our imagination—He must be known as He reveals Himself in His Word.
2025-08-2139 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ekklesia Part 1
So, if Jesus envisioned a governing assembly, we must abandon anything less. It’s time to live out our true calling—to become the ekklesia that the gates of hell cannot withstand. We are not here to survive. We are here to prevail. So let’s drop anything less than what Jesus called us to be. He gave us keys, not pews. He commissioned ambassadors, not spectators. It’s time to rise as the governing body He intended—the ekklesia that the gates of hell cannot withstand.
2025-08-1840 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 2
We must see that nothing less than God be, or become, our chief goal or highest devotion in life. Our modern society's temptation to worship “other gods” follows other paths. When they become the purpose or end of living, these human pursuits are “other gods,” and those who seek them are breaking the First Commandment. We looked at four idolatrous pursuits: Possessions, Pleasure, Prestige, and Power. These are four “other gods” that contend with the LORD God for worship.
2025-08-1450 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Method Of Salvation
We understood the importance of faith in salvation. Faith comes from the union of the Word and Spirit. It is the result of the word being proclaimed in the power of the Spirit. God’s grace is the source, and faith is our human response. Learning about Jesus and what He did through His life, death, and resurrection leads us to believe in Him. To believe in His name is to accept Him, which means to put your trust in Him.
2025-08-1154 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Ten Commandments Part 1
There is much more to be said about God’s intention for the church and individual believers thanprescriptions of law can contain. However, the underlying principle of this series is that by hearing God’s moral law again, we may all be called back to foundational and divine imperatives that can establish us more surely in the way of righteousness and, without which, only destruction looms ahead.
2025-08-0741 minBethel Church LJ PodcastRegeneration
Regeneration is a profound change. Just as our physical birth introduces a new person into the earthly world, our spiritual birth introduces a new person into the heavenly realm. After it, we begin to see, hear, and pursue the things of God; we start living a life of faith and holiness. God is the source of this transformation. God’s great love and free gift, His rich grace, abundant mercy, and His mighty power are the foundation of rebirth.
2025-08-0550 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLet Me Introduce Myself... "Hello, My Name Is..."
The enemy spreads his lies that we are unworthy, unforgiving, unforgiven, hateful, anxious, depressed...and if we don’t have that worldly abundance that we are failures...
GOD sent His Son so we can live with an abundance of...
Peace,
Joy,
Love,
Walking in His power,
And with a greater purpose.
So, let me introduce myself...”My Name Is...” Wes.
I am saved by the grace of God
I am a child of the King, and a co-heir with Christ
I am loved by God and living in His abundant Peace, Joy, Love, Power & Purpose!
2025-08-0537 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Call Of MosesPeople respond to challenges, how much more when God is saying to us, who will go for me? Who will I send? How many of us will lay aside our agenda, lay aside our wants, our desires, lay aside the things that so easily pull us aside. And like Moses, like Isaiah, like the apostles, like countless others throughout the centuries, who will say Lord here am I whatever the price, whatever the cost, whatever it may be. Here am I send me.
2025-08-0555 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Call Of MosesPeople respond to challenges, how much more when God is saying to us, who will go for me? Who will I send? How many of us will lay aside our agenda, lay aside our wants, our desires, lay aside the things that so easily pull us aside. And like Moses, like Isaiah, like the apostles, like countless others throughout the centuries, who will say Lord here am I whatever the price, whatever the cost, whatever it may be. Here am I send me.
2025-08-0455 minBethel Church LJ PodcastGod Is Sovereign, And I Am Not
You are God, and I am not.
You knew me before I was formed.
You know the number of hairs on my head.
You sent Your Son for me.
Help me stay grateful—even for the next breath.
I trust You again. Amen."
God's sovereignty isn’t just a doctrine. It’s a pillow for your weary soul. Rest on it tonight.
2025-08-0450 minBethel Church LJ PodcastDivision Is The Visions
What we learned today is that God works through unity, and unity comes when God’s people rally around leadership that carries His vision for His Church. As we bond and rally around His vision, we experience God's provision — the word “provision" means “for the vision.”
In contrast, Satan operates through division. Since division essentially means 'two visions,' there can be no unity until everyone embraces one vision—God’s vision—and works together to bring it about.
2025-07-2251 minBethel Church LJ PodcastValleysWe have to do our part, we must dig the well. However, when that time comes when we can't do anything else. When our resources have run out when, there is no way out or no way through. God steps in and meets the need. Note that God often will not do only what He can do until we do all we can do. When we come to the end of ourselves. The God connects, it's been said that God is all you need until He is all you have.
2025-07-2247 minBethel Church LJ PodcastArising From The Baggage
Everyone carries baggage. It’s really not a question of if, but how much. What we must allow God to do in our lives is help us shed the baggage that can hinder us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny. We must let go of it as God highlights it in order to move toward wholeness. Removing the baggage from our lives that keeps us from prospering, that keeps us from fulfilling our purpose and destiny in our lives.
2025-07-141h 01Bethel Church LJ PodcastRise Up!
SO, IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING OR IN BONDAGE, It is time to Rise Up! from under the table. The glory of the God has arisen upon us, and He gave us power to trample.
Sickness, fear, death, anxiety, anger, jealousy, pride, unforgiveness, lust and addiction AND ALL THINGS THAT BIND US.
He will restore your thumb and big toes if you get up from under the table.
BECAUSE GREATER IS HE WHO IS IN YOU THAN HE WHO IS IN THE WORLD...WE CAN DO ALL THINGS THROUGH CHRIST WHO STRENGTHENS US
2025-07-1434 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Bronze Serpent
While we are to put our trust in God and His Word for everything in life, how much more must we turn to Him and His instructions when we are facing times of crisis? Like the Israelites, when we have been “snake-bit,” we are to look to God’s revelation of His will as found in His Word; when we do so by faith, we will receive the remedy that is found therein. This grace is found and mediated to us through God’s work in Christ. Whoever looks to Him in faith will also live and will also be heale
2025-07-0856 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Right Response!
For those who are Christian’s, resting in the victory Jesus won us at the cross, let us strengthen our commitment to the Lord and truly, from a true heart of worship, make a dedicated decision to stay the course, in humility seeking God to make us holy vessels through which His power can be released in our lives to accomplish His purpose in this world. Jesus paid the price for your sins and by sincerely receiving His forgiveness in your life and asking Christ to begin a new life in you.
2025-07-0858 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 8
We have a great High Priest who passed through the heavens and dwelt with us, taking on the form of a human and living life here with us. He was tempted in all ways, just as we are, yet without sin. This gives us great freedom to fall boldly at His throne to seek help in times of need because He understands exactly what we’re going through. He knows. He’s been there Himself. He overcame, and that’s the greatest news of eternity. Jesus Christ overcame. He conquered. As we read through these promises to the ove...
2025-06-3042 minBethel Church LJ PodcastJesus, Who Is He?
The predominant theme of the Scriptures is the Person and the work of Jesus Christ. He is God. He became a human being, died by crucifixion, and was buried. He rose again from the dead. He is the only, all-sufficient Savior of the world. He will come again to this earth. I pray that today, God’s revelation has pierced the enemy's veil, that your eyes have been opened to who Jesus truly is, and that you, too, will call on Him.
2025-06-3037 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 7Jesus said, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the worldyou will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
We can take the assurance that the people we desperately want to be, the God whom we desperately want to please, and the place where we desperately want to live is coming. All we have to do is hold fast to the word of Jesus. Let’s stake it all on that unchanging, never-failing Word.
2025-06-2349 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLooking For Someone To Intervene
Ezekiel is tasked with speaking to the Jewish people about the land of Israel. He aims to expose the extent of the problem that is about to bring on the nation's demise. The corruption in the land extends beyond the political leaders to the priests, prophets, and even the people themselves.
Through his prophet, God hereby offers the exiles another explanation for the severity with which he is about to punish the land of Israel. But also through His prophet, we find that God Himself promised to come and be the one who would seal the breach...
2025-06-2345 minBethel Church LJ PodcastAbraham's Faith Marked By ObedienceLooking into Abraham's life, we found that faith was the hallmark of his life. We also saw that his faith was established by obedience. While we concentrated on Abraham, Hebrews relates others. What we see is that faith has always been the way to walk in a relationship with God, and true biblical faith is more than mental assent; it is marked by obedience to God as we put our trust in Him and His Word.
2025-06-1651 minBethel Church LJ PodcastAsa's Rebelliousness
What we looked at today is the progression of King Asa’s life and how he interacted with the God who appointed him to serve as King over the people of Judah. At the beginning of his reign, King Asa called on his people to trust in God. As a result, we find that Asa and his small army won an overwhelming victory over his enemy. However, later on in his life, Asa’s trust was no longer in the Lord but in his own wisdom as he sought to deal with his problems through his political savvy and clev...
2025-06-1648 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Baptism Of The Spirit Of God
This baptism in the Holy Spirit which Jesus received which led to the power of the Spirit is a promise that was made available to the followers of Christ after His resurrection from the dead. Before that experience, His disciples were to be first, born of the Spirit. Why, because unlike Jesus, we were born separated from God.
2025-06-0948 minBethel Church LJ PodcastAsa's Renewal
King Asa had taken over the reins of Israel and had embarked on a mission to turn the nation aggressively towards God. We witnessed how at one point a large contingent came against King Asa out of Ethiopia and the context suggests that Asa opposed him, but his army was far less in numbers than the enemies. So he called on his people to trust in God. After a resounding victory, while collecting the spoil from the battle, a man by the name of Azariah began to prophesy to the King. He told him,
2 Ch 15:1–2 (ESV) ...Hear me...
2025-06-091h 00Bethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 6
True followers of Christ, true citizens of His eternal Kingdom, will live with Him forever. Because they are not convicted but instead forgiven. They are not put to death, and their names are not erased from the Book of Life.
2 Co 5:17 (ESV) Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
2025-06-0549 minBethel Church LJ PodcastLeave Your Country And Go
God was calling Abraham; He was calling people in the pages of the New Testament, and He is still calling people today. Abraham believed in God and demonstrated his faith by leaving the comfort and security of what he had to follow God and move into what God had prepared for him. As He called Simon and Andrew, James and John, He is still laying His mantle on those of us to follow Him today. He is calling people to follow Him to a place that He will lead us to, and we have a choice to make whether...
2025-06-0555 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 5Jesus had received the promise of authority over the nations that originally delivered to His ancestor, King David. Jesus had become the true son of David, the King who would perpetuate David’s house forever in the new covenant Kingdom. Thus, He is the bright morning Star, He is the forever ruler over all and it’s in Him, surrender to Him, submitted to Him, that we have the promise that we can rule and reign in this life as well. Maybe you haven’t been ruling and reigning in life, maybe life has been ruling and reigning over you
2025-05-2945 minBethel Church LJ PodcastFoundation Building
The importance of a firm, stable, and secure foundation is made evident when Jesus said in the culmination of His Sermon on the Mount, the relevant question left to be answered is this: “What kind of foundation are you building your life on?” Without Christ as our foundation, we are susceptible to all the storms that life brings. With Him, we can face any storm and remain firmly rooted, coming out victorious on the other side. Are you ready to make Christ the foundation for your life today?
2025-05-2659 minBethel Church LJ PodcastBreak Throughs And Miracles Part 2
Mark 10:46 marks the beginning of the story of Jesus healing Bartimaeus, a blind beggar. It describes the scene where Jesus and his disciples are traveling through Jericho, and Bartimaeus, who is blind and sitting by the roadside, calls out to Jesus, recognizing him as the "Son of David". This verse sets the stage for a powerful encounter of faith, healing, and discipleship.
This verse is significant because it highlights:
Bartimaeus's faith and belief in Jesus's ability to heal.
The contrast between Bartimaeus's clear vision of Jesus's identity and the disciples' lack of understanding.
The power of faith to overcome barriers and re...
2025-05-2036 minBethel Church LJ PodcastBreak Throughs And Miracles Part 12 Chronicles 29:36 (ESV) states that "Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.". This verse signifies the joy felt by both King Hezekiah and the people of Judah after the successful purification and rededication of the temple, a process that occurred quickly and was seen as a divine provision. The swiftness of the restoration highlighted God's gracious work in preparing the people for this event.The rapid completion of the temple's purification and rededication underscored God's power and grace in facilitating the work. The term "suddenly" suggests that the even...
2025-05-2037 minBethel Church LJ PodcastResisting Evil Authorities
This seems clear: all authority is established by God and should be given absolute obedience. Those who do not are in rebellion against God
God first said to man, “It is not good that man should be alone” (Gen 2:18), and His remedy was the family. Families have also been targeted for destruction by the enemy or our souls, as the attacks on them in our times are unprecedented. How can we allow attacks on such ultimate issues to prevail? This is happening on our watch. Like Esther in the Bible, we have not been called to idly stan...
2025-05-2051 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Gospel
Conclusion: Today, we looked at three critical questions. 1st, what is the good news? The good news is about the message of salvation. 2nd, why is it good news? It’s good because our salvation doesn’t depend on our performance. The gospel is not about what you’ve done, might, or need to do. It’s about what someone else did for you. 3rd, are there other ways to be saved? Biblically, there is no other way other than Jesus Christ.
Salvation—membership in God’s family—cannot be earned. It can only be received by faith (belief...
2025-05-1241 minBethel Church LJ PodcastAchsah Believed
Achsah believed her land was supposed to prosper, and because that was her default way of thinking, she set about determined to make it happen.
What I hope we learned from Achsah is that her mindset was one of success. She saw that she needed something to succeed, she set about to bring that to fruition, and she asked for what she needed.
In the Kingdom of God, the currency is not money, but faith. Faith believes in God and God’s Word, and it’s faith that moves us to action.
2025-05-1248 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 4Pergimus was a city of easy grace. It had become a church that had mingled with the world. And God was calling this church out. And He was saying you're doing some things right, but you're also doing some things that are not. If you heed my voice, if you have an ear to hear. I want to bring you to that place where you can walk as an overcomer and I will give you this white stone and we will be united together again in eternity. I don't know where you're at today, but maybe something about the...
2025-05-0538 minBethel Church LJ PodcastMinistering In The Marketplace
I want to encourage you today to make the most of every opportunity you have to preach the Gospel and fulfill your call. So what if you don’t have an ideal place to do what God has called you to do? That doesn’t mean you can’t do it — it just means you have to get creative and find new ways to fulfill your assignment! I assure you that the Holy Spirit will show you what to do and when and how to do it so you can seed people’s hearts and minds with the life-transforming power of t...
2025-05-0557 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 ChurchesSo we find that in this first resurrection, the believers escapes judgment, which is the second death. 'cause we're all going to stand before God one day, whether you accepted Christ in this life. Or whether you didn't accept Christ in this life. As a believer, when you stand before God in the next life, he will say, "Well, done, good and faithful servant." Because Christ is your advocate, because you gave your life to Christ, you can pass through, and you could live in eternal bliss with God forever, but for those that fail to receive Christ in...
2025-04-2844 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Knowledge Of God
On this Easter day, we celebrate with many activities that we continue to participate in today, but the foundation of the celebration is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we have seen, Jesus paid the ultimate price of dying on a Cross on behalf of you and me.
According to the Bible, all of us deserve the penalties He paid, but because of His great love for us, He paid the price Himself that we might know Him and be reconciled to the God that created us and loves us.
2025-04-2237 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Fruit Of The Spirit Part 6
Living by the Spirit means that we obey the Holy Spirit’s instructions on how to live. When we live by the Spirit we obey God’s Word. We avoid situations and things about which we feel conviction. The Holy Spirit helps us feel sensitive when we get out of balance; then we make the decision to get back into balance. We are careful about what we say, following the instruction of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit who lives in us helps us when we fight battles of temptation, sin, gossip, overeating, discouragement, or anything else. It is not...
2025-04-2152 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches Part 2
The tree of life and the paradise of God are featured in the Genesis creation account. In the middle of the Garden, the earthly paradise, was the Tree of Life, which Adam and Eve were free to eat from. This tree granted eternal life, so when Adam and Eve sinned, they lost access to the garden and the tree.
But, when Jesus came and restored humanity’s relationship with the Heavenly Father, He also restored access to the Tree of Life for all who believe in Him. We see this at the end of Revelation, where the tr...
2025-04-1442 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Fruit Of The Spirit Part 5
One day when we meet him face-to-face we will not be judged on our success, our educational achievements, or even on all that we may have given. We will be judged on how faithful we were to all that God asked us to do. You and I want to hear the beautiful words, “Well done, good and faithful servant! God Himself is Faithful. This is at the very core of God’s nature. If this unchanging, constant, stable, unwavering behavior is the nature of God Himself, it shouldn’t surprise us that when His Spirit is allowed to freely work i...
2025-04-1448 minBethel Church LJ Podcast7 Letters To 7 Churches
If we succumb to the devil’s attacks in our Church — allowing Him to trample on the lamp, drain the oil, and put out the fire of the Spirit — it will snuff out God’s light in our world! That is why the devil hates the Church and wants to extinguish its flame! As we blaze with the Spirit’s fire and preach the uncompromising Word of God, a piercing light shines forth into the darkness that surrounds us
By burning with the oil of the Spirit and shining light in the world, we can hinder the work of Sat...
2025-04-0742 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Fruit Of The Spirit Part 4
Many people view kindness as a weakness. Those who demonstrate kindness swim against the stream of cold-heartedness and insensitivity. They stop to investigate when they see a need, even though most others would walk on by. When Paul wrote to Timothy about the characteristics of godly leaders, he said, “The Lord’s servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to everyone” (2 Tim. 2:24).
Kind people are sensitive to others’ needs. Philippians 2:4 tells us we “should look not only to our own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Sensitivity is a tremendous strength that we can develop....
2025-04-0745 minBethel Church LJ PodcastEmpowering Grace
1 Corinthians 1:26-31 (NIV)
26 Brothers and sisters, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27 But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28 God chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29 so that no one may boast before him. 30 It is because of him that you are in Christ Jesus, ...
2025-03-3155 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Fruit Of The Spirit Part 3
Because we belong to the one who created peace and we live a life of peace, we can become a peacemaker. Perhaps you’re the voice that can bring peace to a troubled friend. You may be the one who can speak a peaceful solution to a situation that is tearing apart a marriage or a relationship between loved ones. You may hold the peaceful answer to a competitive, territorial, jealous force within your company or community.If you know the Peacemaker, he will produce within you the fruit of the Spirit called peace. Not only will that peace ke...
2025-03-2853 minBethel Church LJ PodcastSorrow Versus Repentance
Repentance is another thing entirely. Repentance is a quality decision to change — and when genuine repentance occurs in a person’s heart and mind, you can be sure the HolySpirit will release His power to effect change in that person’s life and lead him to freedom!
More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus began His earthly ministry by preaching, “...Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” He is the same yesterday, today, and forever. Today, He is still speaking to people’s hearts, telling them to turn from wrong ways that are detrimental to living a holy and plea...
2025-03-241h 10Bethel Church LJ PodcastThe Fruit Of The Spirit Part 2
Jesus looked at the crowds and felt compassion for them. He looked beyond all the activity, noise, and distractions and saw their tremendous need. They were “harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd” (Matt. 9:36). Jesus loved as no human was able to love, he sacrificed as no one ever could, and he forgives beyond our comprehension. There is no way you can love this way unless the Spirit of God helps you. He and he alone will enable you to grow in Christlike love. The fruit of there spirit is love.
"He who began a good work...
2025-03-2440 minBethel Church LJ PodcastThe Invisible Realm
We are all subject to someone. If we are not submitted in relationship to the Lord, we are submitted in relationship, or we are captive to the enemy of our souls. The only way to truly be free is by tying yourself and submitting yourself to the Lord. The kingdom of God is a little different than the way we work. Servitude to the Lord is freedom in the natural realm, freedom without the Lord is servitude in the natural realm but your serving the devil. Jesus used a parable to describe what we are talking about.
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2025-03-1750 min