Bible Text: Matthew 4:12-23 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | In Matthew’s timeline, Jesus has just returned from his time of temptation in the wilderness. We’ll get to that in about…
Bible Text: Jeremiah 23:1-6 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | Today is a day for wrapping up. Next Sunday, I’ll start telling the story from the top once again. What…
Bible Text: Luke 17:11-19 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | One of my hardest ministry moments so far was when a very involved member (not here at Bethel) told me that…
Bible Text: 1 Timothy 2:1-10 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | How are we supposed to do church? How are we supposed to be church? Those are good questions, even though…
Bible Text: Acts 11:1-18 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | None of us are immune from the Us/Them mentality. Our interpretation of Scripture, in a way, permits such thinking: Jesus tells…
Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 | Preacher: Paul Kucera | God sends the people He is setting free through the parted waters of the sea. The Egyptians are in hot…
Bible Text: John 6:56-69 | Preacher: Paul Kucera There are places in the Bible where I read and say, “no, no, that’s too much!” Too hard. I feel like closing…
Bible Text: Mark 6:30-34,53-56 | Preacher: Paul Kucera As Mark tells it, crowds are gathering even before Jesus arrives. People are gathering, expectantly, eagerly, excitedly, because they hear that Jesus…