Maybe We Should Hit The “Reset Button” on Church. I’ve been thinking about church and homes that honor God and produce children who love God and follow God. In our home growing up Saturdays were pretty utilitarian. Dad was a pastor and a school teacher most of the time so we had things to get […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal | February 16, 2022 | Winter Moon | The Power of Listening
There is just a little hint of thaw out on Bittersweet this morning. We have a house guest this week, an adorable little female dog who belongs to our daughter Hannah. Her name is Peppermint. I let her out last night before climbing the stairs to bed. The acres we call Bittersweet ware covered with […]
You Are Not Running Alone (Video)
You Are Not Running Alone (1 Peter 5:8-14) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont | Lead Pastor February 6, 2022 AM
Bittersweet Farm Journal | January 23, 2022 | To Be Used of God
This weekend I preached six times if you count my talk at Jackson Christian Elementary, four messages for a Men’s Retreat at Bambi Lake near Roscommon, and my Sunday morning message at Bethel. That is my definition of a wonderful weekend. Most of my pastoral duties are delightful. Sometimes they are heavy, hard, and sad, […]
Influence vs. Control (1 Peter 5:1-7) Audio
Series: Finishing Faithful (1 Peter) Influence vs. Control (1 Peter 5:1-7) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont, Lead Pastor January 23, 2022 AM
Chose A Bible-Teaching, Bible-Preaching Church
He was in his 90s and he had been in the church since we was converted at 14. I went to visit him at his humble home in Flat Rock. I wanted him to tell me his story. I wanted to know him and be a good pastor to him. He showed me his place […]
Five Ways to Trust God in Suffering (Video)
Finishing Faithful: Studies in 1 Peter Five Ways to Trust God in Suffering (1 Peter 4:12-19) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan Ken Pierpont, Lead Pastor January 9, 2022 AM
Life Together Under Pressure (1 Peter 4:7-11) Video
Series: 1 Peter Finishing Faithful Sermon: Life Together Under Pressure (1 Peter 4:7-11) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan January 2, 2021 AM Ken Pierpont | Lead Pastor
Foggy Christmas Eve
I was up in the night and able to see the moonlight as it arched across the sky in the wee hours of the morning of Christmas Eve. Now I’m up and about and it’s foggy, but I’m heartened by brass carols, and the knowledge that the northern hemisphere where I live is leaning toward […]
Always Winter and Never Christmas (Video)
Always Winter But Never Christmas Series: Go Tell It December 19, 2021 AM Ken Pierpont | Lead Pastor