
Bethel CRC Lacombe
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March 9, 2025 God's Faithfulness| Celebration of the sacrament of Baptism | 1 Samuel 1:27-28; 1 Samuel 2:1-10
Today we are celebrating the baptism of Pax, the newest member of our church family. We will reflect on 1 Samuel 1:27-28 and 1 Samuel 2:1-10, God’s Faithfulness. The birth of Samuel to Hannah and Elkanah came ab...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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19:53

March 2, 2025 Transformed| GEMS Sunday | Romans 2:1-2
Today we are celebrating GEMS Sunday. Our Bethel GEMS will be participating and leading us in our worship service on their theme for the year; Romans 12:1-2, Transformed. Paul calls us to not conform to the patterns of our world but to...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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31:07

February 23, 2025 A Hunger for the Gospel | John 6:35-51
Today we will wrap up our series on what we hunger for, by reflecting on John 6:35-51, A Hunger for the Gospel. Jesus gives us a picture of the gospel message in this short passage. Jesus gives life as the bread of life, he comes from ...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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24:33

February 9, 2025 What Do We Hunger For: A Hunger for Truth | John 14:1-14
Today we will reflect on John 14:1-14, A Hunger for the Truth. Jesus tells his followers that he is the way, the truth, and the life. He is the way to God and the only way, the personification of truth, the center of life. But today ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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27:08

February 2, 2025 Lead the Way | Cadet Sunday | 1 Timothy 4:1-16
Today we will be celebrating Cadet Sunday. This year the theme of the Calvinist Cadet Corps is Lead the Way based on 1 Timothy 4:12. We will be reading 1 Timothy 4:1-16 to give ourselves the reason Paul is writing to Timothy and encour...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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27:39

January 26, 2025 What Are You Hungry For? A Hunger for Belonging | Luke 7:36-50
Today we will reflect on Luke 7:36-50, A Hunger for Belonging. God created us in his image and God is a community within himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We’re not meant to be alone; this is why many people who find themselves on the ou...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:04

January 12, 2025 What do we Hunger for? A Hunger to be Seen | Psalm 25
Today we will reflect on Psalm 25, A Hunger to be Seen. We live in an often harsh and critical world, and this can sometimes shape our relationship with God as harsh and critical. We all desire to be seen and valued or appreciated by others, es...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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23:35

January 5, 2025 What Do We Hunger For: A Hunger for God's Blessings | Genesis 12:1-3
Today we will reflect on Genesis 12:1-3, A Hunger for God’s Blessings. When we read this important story of God’s call to Abram to trust in him and leave his country, people, and family behind to follow him to a place that the Lord was going to...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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28:59

December 29, 2024 Pay Attention to the Dreams: Dreams to Protect and Guide | Matthew 2
We are in the time of Christmas this week. We will be continuing our Advent theme Pay Attention to the Dreams. Today we will be reflecting on Matthew 2, Dreams to Protect and Guide. This is a hard story of evil. Herod sees the infant Jesus as a...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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29:19

December 25, 2024 Pay Attention to the Dreams: Like Those Who Dreamed | Psalm 126; Luke 2:1-20
Today we will reflect on Psalm 126 and Luke 2:1-20, Like Those Who Dreamed. Psalm 126 is a Psalm of Ascent and reminds us to the return home from the exile during the time of Nehemiah. But the restoration is not complete. This points us to the ...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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22:19

December 22, 2024 Pay Attention to the Dreams: The Rock that Really Rolls | Daniel 2:42-47; Ephesians 1:1-9; 3:2-6
Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent, we will reflect on Daniel 2:24-47, The Rock That Really Rolls. Daniel is an advisor to the king of Babylon; God has placed him in the center of power of the most powerful empire at the time. Daniel hears of...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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33:31

December 15, 2024 The Way of Wisdom: Annual Children's Christmas Program | 1 Kings 3:4-15; 4:29-34; Luke 1:11-17
Today for the third Sunday of Lent, our children are leading us through their Christmas play. We will reflect on 1 Kings 3:4-15; Matthew 2:9-12; and Philippians 2:6-11, The Way of Wisdom. Solomon is king and God comes to him in a dream and tell...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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1:02:44

December 8, 2024 Every Knee Shall Bow | Genesis 37:1-11; Matthew 2:9-12; Philippians 2:6-11
Today we will reflect on Genesis 37:1-11; Matthew 2:9-12; and Philippians 2:6-11, Every Knew Shall Bow. Joseph has 2 dreams where his brothers will bow down to him. This is not received well by his brothers or his father. Joseph ends up in a pi...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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29:36

December 1, 2024 Stairway to Heaven | Genesis 28:10-22
Today we will reflect on Genesis 28:10-22, Stairway to Heaven. Jacob has left home after tricking his brother Esau out of the family blessing. Jacob knows that it is not safe for him to remain at home, so he heads out to family in Haran; the re...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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24:23

November 24, 2024 Food and Wine From the King's Table | Daniel 1
Today we welcome Pastor Gary Bomhof to lead us in worship. We will focus our reflection on Daniel 1, Food and Wine From the King’s Table. Daniel and his friends, as an act of defiance and as a commitment to the God of their fathers, refused the...
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Season 8
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Episode 2
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37:37

November 17, 2024 Servant Leadership: Central Alberta Cadet Sunday | Mark 19:35-45
Today we welcome the Cadets from Central Alberta churches for our regional Cadet Sunday. The focus of our reflection will be on Mark 10:35-45, Servant Leadership. The cadet theme this year is focused on leadership and how even cadets can be lea...
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Season 8
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Episode 1
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23:58

November 10, 2024 A God of Justice | Psalm 146
Today we will reflect on Psalm 146, A God of Justice. Psalm 146 is one of the Psalms of Ascent, which the people of Israel would sing as they come up the road to Jerusalem. As they came close to the city they would see the temple, and near the ...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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23:04

November 3, 2024 Words of Life | Deuteronomy 4:1-8, Psalm 119:1-16, 25-32, 89-96
Today we will reflect on Words of Life, Psalm 119. Psalm 119 is unique among all of the Psalms. It is not only the longest of the psalms but also the longest chapter in the entire Bible! In addition, this longest of all Psalms has o...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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31:07

October 27, 2024 Teach Me , Reformation Sunday | Psalm 143
Today we will reflect on Psalm 143, Teach Me. In Psalm 143, the psalmist asks God for his mercy as his spirit is faint and his heart is dismayed. He meditates on all God’s works, he hides himself in the Lord, putting his trust in God. ...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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25:31

October 20, 2024 God: the Best, the Greatest, the Perfect Gardener! | Genesis 2:7-9, 15-17
Today we will reflect on Genesis 2:7-9, 15-17, God: the Best, the Greatest, the Perfect Gardener! God gave us the mandate to rule over everything he had made on Earth. This morning we will reflect on what it looks like to rule over wha...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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24:29

October 4, 2024 Praise the Lord! | Psalm 66
Today we will give thanks to God for all his blessing through the year, and for the blessing of his presence during the difficult times. We will be reflecting on Psalm 66, Praise the Lord! In Psalm 66 we join the psalmist and all the e...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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17:26

October 13, 2024 Our Rescuer | Psalm 91
Today we will reflect on Psalm 91, Our Rescuer. This is another of those powerful psalms in which the psalmist is in awe of God and how God is always there for him as his rescuer and refuge. Psalm 8 gave us a “Wow!” look at God through...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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27:21

October 6, 2024 Losing Our Foothold | Psalm 73
Today we will reflect on Psalm 73, Losing Our Foothold. The psalmist is looking at the world around him and he’s puzzled. Why do the bad people succeed more than the good people, why do God’s people suffer while the evil people do real...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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25:23

September 29, 2024 Fortress & Refuge | Psalm 46
Today we will reflect on Psalm 46, Fortress and Refuge. Most of us, when we think of Psalm 46, think of the words, “Be still, and know that I am God.” It’s the context that makes these words so important. The psalmist amid upr...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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25:56

September 22, 2024 Seeking the Lord's Face | Psalm 27
Today we will reflect on Psalm 27, Seeking the Lord’s Face. Psalm 27 is a psalm in 2 parts. The first part of the psalm is a hymn of confidence in the Lord, while the second part is a moving prayer for help. In this psalm, we see how t...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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27:30
