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The Light: Bread

Jesus challenges two of his disciples right before he miraculously feeds a crowd in the wilderness. A study of John 6.1-15.

About the sermon
  • March 1, 2026
  • Bread, Jesus, Light, Miracle, The Gospel of John

The Light: Sabbath

On a Sabbath day, Jesus heals a man not just from his physical ailment but from spiritual darkness. A study of John 5.1-18.

About the sermon
  • February 22, 2026
  • Healing, Jesus, Light, Sabbath, The Gospel of John

The Light: Love

What needs to happen in a person’s heart to come into the light of Jesus? In this study of John 3.16-36, we think about God’s love for us and the new birth. (Pastor Raley answers questions about this sermon in

About the sermon
  • February 15, 2026
  • Jesus, John the Baptist, Light, Love, The Gospel of John

The Light: Whip

When Jesus finds darkness in the temple, he makes a whip and drives it out. A study of John 2.13-25.

About the sermon
  • February 8, 2026
  • Jesus, Light, Temple, The Gospel of John, Whip

The Light: Wine

The darkness often misses the light of Jesus entirely. When he turned water into wine, only a handful of people knew it. A study of John 2.1-11.

About the sermon
  • February 1, 2026
  • Cana, Flight, Jesus, The Gospel of John, Wine

The Light: Baptism

The second theme of the Gospel of John is that Jesus is the light of the world. John the Baptist speaks to this theme as the story of Jesus’s life begins. A study of John 1.19-34. (Pastor Raley answers a

About the sermon
  • January 25, 2026
  • Baptism, Jesus, John the Baptist, Light, The Gospel of John

Wide Open Sunday

This sermon was preached without the usual preparation and study. BG opened up the service to the Holy Spirit’s leading in a more direct way for this sermon. The elders selected a passage for Pastor Raley to preach. The worship

About the sermon
  • January 18, 2026
  • Exiles, Holy Spirit, Jeremiah, Wide Open Sunday

Vision 2026: Your Unique Calling

Bethel Grove is embarking on a new vision process in 2026. At the heart of this process is the fact that each believer has a unique calling from God. BG’s focus this year will be helping people discover that calling.

About the sermon
  • January 11, 2026
  • 1 Corinthians, Calling, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Paul

BG’s Year-End Inventory

BG has been focused on discipleship and community for the last two years. Why are these two areas so crucial? How are we doing so far? A study of Ephesians 4.15-16.

About the sermon
  • December 28, 2025
  • Community, Discipleship, Ephesians, Jesus, Paul

Advent 2025: Shepherds and the Shepherd

What story did the shepherds outside Bethlehem think they were in? A study of Luke 2.8-20.

About the sermon
  • December 21, 2025
  • Advent 2025, Jesus, Luke, Shepherd

Advent 2025: Yahweh the Shepherd

One of the most powerful pictures of the coming Messiah in the Old Testament is a poem by the shepherd-king David. A study of Psalm 23.

About the sermon
  • December 14, 2025
  • Advent 2025, David, Jesus, Psalms, Shepherd

Advent 2025: David the Shepherd

When the people of Israel anticipated Messiah’s coming, they thought of their previous shepherds like David. A study of 1 Samuel 16.1-13.

About the sermon
  • December 7, 2025
  • Advent, Advent 2025, David, Jesus, Sheep, Shepherd

Advent 2025: Moses the Shepherd

When the people of Israel anticipated Messiah’s coming, they thought of their previous shepherds like Moses. A study of Exodus 3-4.

About the sermon
  • November 30, 2025
  • Advent, Advent 2025, Jesus, Moses, Sheep, Shepherd

The Word: Jesus’s Trial

The Word who was God from the beginning goes on trial before the Roman governor Pilate, who thinks he has the power of life and death over Jesus. A study of John 18.28-38.

About the sermon
  • November 16, 2025
  • Jesus, John, Pilate, The Gospel of John, Trial

The Word: Jesus’s Prayer

We can see see Jesus’s relationship with the Father in action when Jesus prays for his disciples and for us. A study of John 17.

About the sermon
  • November 9, 2025
  • Father, Jesus, John, Prayer, The Gospel of John

The Word: Jesus’s Promise

With his disciples in the upper room, Jesus describes his own relationship with the Father. A study of John 14.1-11.

About the sermon
  • November 2, 2025
  • Father, God's promise, Jesus, John, The Gospel of John

The Word: Jesus’s Friends

As the Word made flesh, Jesus is the resurrection and the life. That is why he risks death to raise his friend Lazarus from the dead. A study of John 11.1-44.

About the sermon
  • October 26, 2025
  • Friends, Jesus, John, Lazarus, The Gospel of John

The Word: Jesus’s Flock

Jesus confronts the rebellion against his authority as the Shepherd of Israel. He defines the good shepherd as the one who lays down his life for the sheep. A study of John 10.1-39.

About the sermon
  • October 19, 2025
  • Flock, Jesus, Shepherd, The Gospel of John

The Word: Jesus’s Freedom

By promising freedom from sin, Jesus offends his new followers. Then he offends them so severely that they try to kill him. A study of John 8.31-59.

About the sermon
  • October 12, 2025
  • Freedom, I AM, Jesus, The Gospel of John

The Word: Jesus’s Sign

When his followers demand a sign from Jesus like the manna from Moses, he debates them. He insists that he himself is the sign from heaven. A study of John 6.25-71.

About the sermon
  • October 5, 2025
  • I AM, Jesus, Sign, The Gospel of John
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