Hey. It was great to be with you this weekend at Barakel! Don’t you love that place? I promised notes, so here they are. I hope they make sense… God bless you and remember, Get the Word in You! Maybe I will see you this summer… Friday Night Notes: I Have […]
Gospel Conversation with Yourself (Audio)
Series: Gospel Optimism Title: Gospel Conversation With Yourself (Romans 5:1-11) Bethel Church | Jackson, Michigan January 29, 2023 AM Lead Pastor | Ken Pierpont
My Ambition to Be A “Teller”
There are “Tellers” (a common name for storytellers) and there are “Tellers.” Some storytellers are simply entertainers. If you know me you know I am a teller, but I have always aspired, not primarily to entertain, but to be a faithful teller of the truth. The telling I do and the telling I love is […]
An Angel With a Tire Iron
I was running late to church yesterday feeling no pressure because I was not preaching. Snow had fallen in the night. It was a beautiful morning but it was cold. Out on route 60 I saw a car pulled awkwardly into the median. Someone was having trouble. As I got closer I could see it […]
Walking and Treadmills
I’ve been walking every day this winter. People who love me want me to buy a treadmill. Not a chance. I’m not going to do it. They want me to stay off the road. They are afraid I will get hit by a car and die. I’m afraid if I walk on a treadmill I […]
Who Will You Influence This Year? | January 3, 2023 | Bittersweet Farm Journal
In the film “It’s A Wonderful Life,” George Bailey felt like a failure and he determined to jump off a bridge so his family would have his life insurance benefits. God sends an angel who comes up with a plan. He shows George Bailey what it would have been like if he had never lived. […]