Paul Archives - Bethel Grove Bible Church

Vision 2026: Your Unique Calling

January 11, 2026 No Comments

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

BG’s Year-End Inventory

December 28, 2025 No Comments

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

Wide Open Sunday (July 20, 2025)

July 20, 2025 No Comments

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

The Holy Spirit: Glorification

June 29, 2025 No Comments

The Holy Spirit secures our future in the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. A study of Romans 8.26-39.

The Holy Spirit: Adoption

June 23, 2025 No Comments

The Holy Spirit finalizes our adoption in Christ as children of God. A study of Romans 8.12-25. (Pastor Raley answers a question about this sermon

The Holy Spirit: Righteousness

June 15, 2025 No Comments

The Holy Spirit provides us with a shared vision of what is good: the righteousness of Jesus Christ. A study of Romans 8.1-11. (Pastor Raley

The Holy Spirit: Divinity

June 8, 2025 No Comments

The foundation of Christian community is the ministry of the Holy Spirit. In this study of Romans 8, we discover the numerous ways Paul teaches

Life Against Darkness: Incorruptible

May 26, 2024 No Comments

What fuels the Christian life? Paul gives the answer in the very last word of Ephesians. A study of Ephesians 6.23-24. (A second video below

Life Against Darkness: Armed

May 19, 2024 No Comments

Paul takes tiles from Isaiah and the Psalms and makes an image of Christ in his armor of strength. This is who lives in us.

Life Against Darkness: Strong

May 12, 2024 No Comments

The ancient Greeks and Romans fought battles in a formation called a phalanx. Soldiers were strongest when they stayed together. Paul calls us to be

Life Against Darkness: Sincere

May 5, 2024 No Comments

Paul addresses the relationship in Ephesus with the most extreme disparity of power: masters and slaves. A study of Ephesians 6. 5-9.

Life Against Darkness: Obedient

April 28, 2024 No Comments

Is Christian parenting about gaining a child’s compliance? The relationship between a child and parent is about something much deeper. A study of Ephesians 6.1-4.

Life Against Darkness: Sacrificial

April 21, 2024 No Comments

Husbands are called to love their wives as Christ loves the Church. What does this mean theologically and what does it require in daily life?

Life Against Darkness: Submitted

April 14, 2024 No Comments

Marriage is the most intimate workshop of God’s grace. Wives and husbands become cold when they forget this. A study of Ephesians 5.21-25.

Life Against Darkness: Full

April 7, 2024 No Comments

Dionysus, the god of theater and spring, wants you to be full of wine. Paul says that he will only waste your vitality. True renewal

Life Against Darkness: Wise

March 17, 2024 No Comments

The call to walk wisely is a call to ask, “Where are you going? What path are you on?” A study of Ephesians 5.15-17. (Matt

Life Against Darkness: Awake

March 10, 2024 No Comments

The presence of Christ wakes us up. It shines light on the evil that is both around us and in us. A study of Ephesians

Life Against Darkness: Beloved

March 3, 2024 No Comments

We are called to be like a beloved child who imitates his parent. As Christ loved us, we are to love others. A study of

Life Against Darkness: Sealed

February 25, 2024 No Comments

Letters from a Roman emperor were sealed in wax. We are sealed by the Holy Spirit. A special family service devoted to Ephesians 4.25-32.

Life Against Darkness: Renewed

February 18, 2024 No Comments

Like a butterfly, each believer is changing from one kind of creature into another. A study of Ephesians 4.17-24.

Life Against Darkness: Mature

February 11, 2024 No Comments

Many believers are carried around by every wave of teaching. What does it really take to become mature? A study of Ephesians 4.13-16.

Life Against Darkness: Equipped

February 4, 2024 No Comments

Jesus Christ equips us to build his Kingdom. Everything we need comes from him but he equips us through his Word and other people. A

Life Against Darkness: Victorious

January 28, 2024 No Comments

In Ephesians 4.7-10, Paul describes Christ’s victory parade using Psalm 68. To understand Paul’s message, we begin in Numbers 10.35.

Life Against Darkness: Worthy

January 21, 2024 No Comments

Every Christian is called to a high purpose. What does it mean to be worthy of that calling? A study of Ephesians 4.1-6.

Are You Scrolling Your Faith?

January 14, 2024 No Comments

The discipleship agenda for Bethel Grove from Ephesians 4.1.

Life Against Darkness: Adore

November 12, 2023 No Comments

Paul gives one of the Bible’s great benedictions in Ephesians 3.20-21, adoring the Father for his power. This blessing is especially important to meditate on

Life Against Darkness: Comprehend

November 9, 2023 No Comments

We comprehend the love of Christ together, like a band learns music. We explore Paul’s prayer for the Church in Ephesians 3.14-19.

Life Against Darkness: Reveal

October 29, 2023 No Comments

Paul’s life was full of personal suffering but he always pointed to the revelation of God’s plan. Each one of us has a role in

Life Against Darkness: Read

October 23, 2023 No Comments

Paul does something revolutionary in the ancient world. He writes open letters so that all believers will know the secrets of Christ. Normally, religions thrive

Life Against Darkness: Understand

October 15, 2023 No Comments

Paul calls himself a “prisoner of Christ.” In Ephesians 3, he wants us to understand why he thinks of himself that way. Paul’s authority as

Life Against Darkness: Unite

October 8, 2023 No Comments

Like stones in a wall, Christ unites different people together. The day after terrorists invaded Israel, BG studied one of the most important passages in

Life Against Darkness: Walk

September 25, 2023 No Comments

You can learn a lot from someone’s shoes. In this study of Ephesians 2.1-10, we trace humanity’s radical problem to how we walk. Christ, our

Life Against Darkness: See

September 17, 2023 No Comments

Selections from BG’s Fall Family Service studying Ephesians 1.19-23. How can we see the power of God with our hearts? (5th in the series.)

Life Against Darkness: Pray

September 10, 2023 No Comments

Ancient Ephesians believed that the theater, with its masked actors, chants, and music, was an access point to the power of Dionysus. In Ephesians 1.15-18,

Life Against Darkness: Believe

September 4, 2023 No Comments

What does it mean to believe in Jesus? Is it personal, or is faith in Christ larger than just our own experience? When the Ephesians

Life Against Darkness: Bless

August 29, 2023 No Comments

The Roman Pantheon was a temple to all the gods and goddesses of the empire. Peace was secure because no god claimed superiority. But Paul

Life Against Darkness: Stand

August 20, 2023 No Comments

What has Jesus Christ accomplished in the heavenly places? He has enabled us to stand against darkness. In this introduction to the book of Ephesians,

An Example of Prayer

July 9, 2023 No Comments

Bethel Grove elder Brian Richards talks with Matt about Colossians 1.9-14. This passage is an example of how Paul prayed for his fellow believers.

The Call to Pray

July 2, 2023 No Comments

Bethel Grove elder Teddy Yesudasan joins Matt to discuss Colossians 4.2-4, Paul’s command to pray. (1st in the series.)