Last Sunday when I got home from church it was sunny and warm enough for me to brush the last of the leaves from the flowerbeds and coil the hose for the winter. This Sunday we awoke to three inches of snow. I rose at five and plowed and two days later I plowed an […]
A Thanksgiving Message (Video)
A Thanksgiving Message (2021) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont-Lead Pastor November 28, 2021 AM
A Thanksgiving Message (Audio)
A Thanksgiving Message (2021) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont-Lead Pastor November 28, 2021 AM
When Suffering is A Good Time (1 Peter 4:1-6) Audio
Series: Finishing Faithful (1 Peter) When Suffering is A Good Time (1 Peter 4:1-6) Ken Pierpont-Lead Pastor Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan November 21, 2021 AM
Finishing Faithful (1 Peter Series) Full Series in Progress
1. Elect Exiles (1 Peter 1:1-2) 2. Burdened but Blessed-Part 1 (1 Peter 1:3-12) 3. Burdened but Blessed-Part 2 (1 Peter 1:3-12) 4. What Do You Do When Trouble Comes? (1 Peter 1:3-12) 5. How to See Yourself When You Are Called to Suffer (1 Peter 2:1-12) 6. I His Footsteps When You Suffer. (1 […]
8. When It is God’s Will For You To Suffer (1 Peter 3:8-22) Audio
Series: Finishing Faithful (1 Peter) Audio 8. When It is God’s Will For You To Suffer (1 Peter 3:8-22) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont, Lead Pastor November 14, 2021 AM
Bittersweet Farm Journal | November 14, 2021 | Are You Ready?
We moved from Central Ohio to Northern Michigan late in November of 1996. It seemed so far north to us at the time. It felt like we were driving to Siberia… One thing I noticed right away was how seriously Michiganders up there took their winter apparel. People in Northern Michigan didn’t just wear a […]
7. When Hard Times Are Good Times (1 Peter 3:1-12) Audio
Series: Finishing Faithful 7. When Hard Times Are Good Times (1 Peter 3:1-2) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont, Lead Pastor November 7, 2021 AM
Bittersweet Farm Journal | November 3, 2021 | The Quasimodo Shuffle
It’s 5:30 am. I get up and start into the bathroom. The house is dark and quiet. Halfway there I begin to chuckle when I realize the I am shuffling exactly like Quasimodo in the Hunchback of Notre Dame. It’s my birthday week and I started a new year and my body objects to the […]