Bethany Baptist Church
Sunday morning worship @ 10:30AM
Prayer Time on Sunday Morning: We host a prayer gathering on Sunday at 9:00 am each Sunday in the Upper Room. We would like to encourage you to attend as we seek God’s will across a variety of different topics, issues, and concerns. Please make a plan to join us next Sunday!
Prayer Themes for This Summer: Excluding the first Sunday of every month, which we will dedicate to praying and sharing testimonies about God’s work in our neighborhoods, this summer we will pray through portions of the prayer resource available at the following link: https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/prayer/what-to-pray-for.html#1
Thank God for What He Has Done
What the Bible says
“For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.” (John 3:16)
Why it Matters
John 3:16 is part of a conversation between Jesus and a religious teacher named Nicodemus. It comes at a moment in their conversation when Jesus is trying to help Nicodemus understand what it means to be born again, or become a Christian, by trusting in Him. In Jesus’s explanation, one word captures the essential character of God, and that word is “love.”
God demonstrates His love for you in all sorts of ways. This verse reminds you that when you pray, it is good to regularly come back to thanking God for His ultimate act of love. Without His willingness to let Jesus die on the cross, your relationship with God would not be possible.
How You Might Pray
Thank You, God, that You loved the whole entire world. Thank You that You loved me before I loved You and You were willing to demonstrate Your love by making the ultimate sacrifice for me — Your death on a cross. Thank You for giving me the gift of eternal life.
Worship through Song: Unity
All I Have Is Christ
A House United
This I Believe
All to Us
Worship through the Word:
1 Peter 1:1-2 ESV