Beacon Church Podcast

Truly forgiving those who have most harmed us requires a miraculous provision of motivation and healing from God. Looking at the murder of Stephen as an example of miraculous forgiveness, we can begin to embrace a vision of what Christ's forgiveness can look like through our own experiences of pain and forgiveness.

Shame is always unpleasant and can be caused by so many things. When we surrender our experience of shame to Jesus, He will use it to bring us deeper into authentic living, free from all shame.

On March 31, Robert Kelly assured the church that God wants to use our past hurts and failures to bring us closer to Him through Jesus.

On March 29, our Good Friday service explored the tension between justice and mercy, forgiveness and punishment, that was ultimately satisfied in Christ's sacrifice.

On March 24, Trevor Nauta closed our series on Ruth with the promise that God will use the broken pieces of our pasts for unimaginably better plans. There is no past too broken for God to use for good.

On March 17, Robert Kelly encouraged us to live like Boaz and Ruth, with trust that God will use all our faithful acts for a great legacy that shows His redemptive power.

On March 10, James Kim told an encouraging personal story where he saw God show up in powerful and loving ways to demonstrate how much He loves and values His people.

On March 3, Robert Kelly encouraged the congregation with a charge to do something crazy for God's kingdom in full expectation that He will show up, because He loves to show up when people act in faith.

On February 25, Trevor Nauta explored Ruth's loyal love that opened up opportunities to rest. He explained how we can similarly find opportunities to rest in Christ as we continually choose to live with loyal love for Him.

On February 18, Robert Kelly described the environment that Boaz created for Ruth to empower her, give her hope, and help her flourish. He encouraged us to create our own "fields of Boaz" where people can find healing. safety, and dignity.

On February 4, James Kim opened the first chapter of Ruth to instruct each person to lean into God's discipline and to encourage us with the promise that His discipline comes from love.

On January 28, Robert Kelly spoke about the importance of "sending our money ahead of us" by using it for eternal purposes instead of simply for our own comfort and security.

On January 21, Trevor Nauta challenged a common and limited interpretation of the gospel and emphasized the necessity of pursuing biblical justice to bring the kingdom of God in our time and place in light of Christ's life, death, and resurrection.

On January 14, Robert Kelly addressed the lies we often believe about our work, and confronted those lies with the good news about who God made us to be and what God made us to do.

On December 23 and 24, Robert Kelly detailed the ancient prophecies that Jesus claimed became true through Him.

On December 17, Trevor Nauta explored the delightful attitude God had when He gave Jesus to the world and invited us to experience the same delight by giving to others.

On December 10, James Kim considered our experience of God's glory and explored two prime examples of people in the Bible who did this regularly.

On December 3, Robert Kelly kicked off our Advent series by detailing the systemic failures of people and the need to trust Jesus for the kingdom he's bringing.