Beltway Weekend Services (Audio)

This week we kicked off a new series entitled "Long Story Short" where we will spend the rest of the summer, taking a 30,000-foot view of the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation, highlighting key moments, covenants, and people. Starting at the beginning with "Creation," we dive into Genesis 1, 2, and 3 to explore the foundational truth of how we perceive ourselves, because "how we view ourselves deeply...

As we conclude our sermon series about taking back our families, we turn our attention to Jesus' call in Matthew 5: "You are the salt of the earth. You are the light of the world". This is a command for every believer to not hide their faith or blend in, but to engage and influence the culture for Jesus. To be salt means having a genuine faith, radically changed by Jesus and the Holy Spirit, that impacts everything it...

Navigating technology can feel like a love-hate relationship, offering incredible benefits but also potential for damage and distraction. In this message, we dive into biblical principles and explore how technology is meant to be a servant, not a master, and how the power of Christ allows us to avoid being mastered by anything. This includes reflecting on whether our use of technology looks different from the world and recognizing ...

We all know that what we eat affects our physical health, but have you ever considered how what you feed your heart affects your spiritual, emotional, and relational health? In this message, we look deeper at Proverbs 4:23 and the importance of guarding our hearts, because everything we do flows from them. Just like junk food can lead to a sick body, things like comparison, anxiety, bitterness, and lust can lead to a sick heart. If...

This special commissioning service marked a significant and sacred moment in the life of Beltway Park Church as Pastor Geoffrey Turner was officially commissioned and anointed by the Elders to step into the role of Lead Pastor. Grounded in the promise of Philippians 1:3–6, it marked the beginning of a new season—anchored in God’s enduring faithfulness and filled with confident hope for all that lies ahead. From the testimony of fai...

Speak wisely; people are listening (James 3:2-12). We all have a story of when our words hurt someone else, or of when we have been hurt by the words of someone else. We intuitively know that words are powerful, and yet we often treat them like they’re not. Treating words lightly produces heavy and damaging consequences. Scripture is clear that our tongue and the words we speak – like a rudder on a ship or a bit in a horse’s mouth ...

Parents can most help their kids love God by walking the walk and talking the talk (Deuteronomy 6:5-7). The best thing we can do for our kids – for their relationship with God – is to let them see in our lives that we really believe what we say we believe. Our goal should be to love Jesus radically and personally. We ultimately cannot control or produce a love for God in our children; they will choose for themselves. In contrast, o...

Thriving marriages fight for purpose, not perfection (Ephesians 5:21-30). Without question, marriage is under attack, and we are often losing the battle because of passivity. The truth is that no one stumbles into a healthy marriage; it requires work and effort. It requires mutual submission to one another, as well as unconditional and sacrificial love (agape love). When our marriages have purpose – when we are fighting for our mar...

The foundation for abundance in our families is prayer (Matthew 7:7-8). The resurrection of Jesus – what we celebrate at Easter – is the D-Day for humanity in our war against Satan and sin. As followers of Jesus, we receive victory over sin, death, and hell. But the war is not over; we will not reach V-Day until Jesus returns. In the meantime, we battle, especially for our families. One key weapon in the battle for our families is ...

The battle belongs to the LORD of Hosts (1 Samuel 1:10-18; Matthew 28:1-10). We all face battles we cannot finish or win on our own, whether it is in our workplace, relationships, finances, physical or mental health, sin or destructive habits, etc. Thankfully, the heart and nature of God is to fight for us. He is Yahweh Tsabbaoth – the LORD of Hosts, or the LORD of angel armies. This is seen most significantly in Jesus’ victory ove...

God provides every need as we radically follow Him (John 19:28-30). With three words on the cross – it is finished – Jesus makes it clear that God is Yahweh Yireh, the LORD who provides. Jesus on the cross has many parallels to Genesis 22:1-14, where Abraham obeys God and demonstrates great faith in taking steps to sacrifice his son, Isaac. Just as Abrahamtakes his knife and is about to offer Isaac as a sacrifice, God stops him. Go...

Radical focus on God gives strength for the battles of life (John 16:33). Without question, life can be crushingly hard and unfair. That is why the victory of Jesus on the cross over death, hell, and the grave is so powerful. He has overcome the world and promises us strength to overcome its difficulties. We receive that strength and hope when we look to God as Yahweh Nissi - I AM your Banner. In the Old Testament, banners were for...

Death is the way to life (John 19:16-17; Luke 9:23; John 12:24). It is the way to abundance, the way to living out our purpose and being fruitful. We are called to be living sacrifices, to die in some way while we are still physically alive and breathing. The command to God’s people in the Old Testament was to consecrate themselves, to be holy (Leviticus 20:7-8). We are to be holy because God is holy in His character and nature. In...

Jesus came to show us that God is our healer (Isaiah 53:4-5; Matthew 8:17). Through the prophet Isaiah in the Old Testament, the Messiah – who we now know is Jesus – would be a suffering servant. The prophet predicted that His pain would bring healing. Jesus indeed experienced physical pain through scourging, wearing a crown of thorns, and being hit by Roman soldiers. He also experienced emotional pain through repeated mockery. Yet...

Failure paralyzes us. Jesus restores us. Peace sends us (Luke 22:33-62). Peter – one of Jesus’ closest friends and followers – experiences the weight and crippling effect of his own failure and shame. Just hours after swearing allegiance to Jesus at their last meal together, Peter denies knowing Jesus three separate times. At his third denial, a rooster crows and Jesus looks at Peter. Peter, fully aware of his failure, leaves and w...

God wants us to truly know Him, not just know about Him (Exodus 3:13-17; Matthew 1:21-23). When we know God and walk in relationship with Him, we experience life transformation and step more into all that He has for us. It is in knowing God that we begin to grasp more fully grasp that He is I AM, the fulfillment and embodiment of all the covenants we see and read about in the Bible (e.g., Noahic, Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic covenant...

Jesus meets us at the well and invites us to drink His living water (John 4:1-26). In the story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well, Jesus models for us as His followers how to lead people to a transformational encounter with Him. At the well, Jesus connects with the Samaritan woman and recognizes her value. He recognizes that she has something to offer. But then He offers to her what He has to offer: living water, which i...

Generosity brings joy because of what God does in people for eternity (2 Corinthians 8:7, 9:6-7). In the Old Testament after forty years in the wilderness, God promises Israel land – every place the sole of their feet would tread will be given to them (Joshua 1:3). But they had to possess the land and battle for it. Though the land was promised, it came at a cost. The same is true in our lives. When we give generously or excel in t...

Radical gratitude to God unleashes the power of the Spirit in us (Ephesians 5:18-20). When it comes to knowing the will of God, the Apostle Paul is clear that we are to give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). In fact, one of the ways we keep God’s Spirit from doing His powerful, life-giving work in us and through us is ingratitude. But when we regularly choose to g...