Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of the sermon on Sunday? Join two of our pastors at BCC: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]: Bible Project - Advent

Following the kick-off of the Advent season last week, Pastor Jeni begins our Advent series titled, “Changed in the Waiting”. This first week of Advent, the focus is on hope. Join us as Pastor Jeni preaches on the importance and blessings that hope from God grants. Things to consider as you listen:The “Psalter“: praise, hymn, lament, imprecatory, thanksgiving, remembrance, wisdom, royal.The Psalms give words to Jesus people across the generations as we aim to connect with God in every season of life.We have hope because of God’s track record of faithfulness.We have hope because God is the one who saves us.We have hope because God IS good and does what is right.This hope in God fuels our humility & teachability.This hope in God fuels our confident trust.This hope in God fuels our ongoing surrender.Surrender is a never-ending, ongoing choice & hope compels us to return to surrender over and over again.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of the Advent Kick-off Service on Sunday? Join two of our pastors at BCC: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]: Bible Project - AdventRESOURCE: GoodkindBOOK: Living the Way of Jesus: Practicing the Christian Calendar One Week at a Time

Starting off the Advent season with a bang was our Advent Morning of Worship service. Tune in for worship-songs-of-the-season, a Blue Christmas moment, and some familiar BCC service liturgy during this out of the ordinary kickoff to the Advent season.

In the third week of the series, “Everyday Saints”, join us as Pastor Stephanie Red preaches through Luke 1-:25-37 about the Good Samaritan, drawing parallels between this parable and the teachings of Mr. Rogers in present-day culture. Be challenged as you listen in who Jesus says our neighbor should be and what we should do with this concept in our everyday world.Mr. Rogers VideoThings to consider as you listen:Everyday saints must be people who are wholly occupied with loving God and our neighbors.The Parable of the Good Samaritan challenges us to ask the right questions.Hospitality is a key pat of being a good neighbor - and its more than just sharing a meal, though that’s a great place to start!Tikkun Olam: The Hebrew phrase for world repair.Fred Rogers: “People won’t know God’s love if the people of God don’t love.”Jesus: “Go and do likewise.”

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Greg’s message on Sunday? Join two of our pastors at BCC: Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton & Worship Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

Following up from the first week of the series, “Everyday Saints” week two has us looking at the New Testament of when God called us to be transformed by Him, made new by our relationship with Him, and be diligent in our pursuit of Him (holiness). Join us as guest speaker - Pastor Greg Gebhart continues in our series, “Everyday Saints”. VIDEO REFERENCE - Skit Guys - God's ChiselScripture Referenced:Hebrews 12:1-2 (NIV)Philippians 2:9-111 Peter 3:15aEphesians 2:10Things to consider as you listen:“The only way that the saints throughout history were able to accomplish so much is they had settled the question of lordship.”“What makes everyday saints, is not so much what they do but rather to whom they have surrendered!”The call to surrender to Jesus is the first step in our sanctification and our growth in holiness.3 Steps to the Lordship of Jesus:Submission to Jesus as My Lord & Savior.Submission to Jesus as my Teacher and Protector.Submission to other followers of Jesus.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Beau’s message on Sunday? Join two of our pastors at BCC: Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton & Worship Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected] Bible Project - How To Deal With Injustice

Kicking off a new sermon series titled, “Everyday Saints”, Pastor Beau preaches from 1 Corinthians 6:1-11 on how we can be the effective change within the Church, by staying within the Church. Pastor Beau continues by making a parallel of how we fight injustice in the world like we fight injustice in the Church - by relational living. Join us for the first week of our exciting new series “Everyday Saints”.Things to consider as you listen:Jesus lived a life of non-retaliationPaul tells the Corinthians to look back and rememberGod calls us to face injustice with boldness and directness

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Jeni’s message on Sunday? Join three of our pastors at BCC: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall, Children’s Pastor Diane Solberg, & Worship Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

For the final week of the series titled, “The Church Embodied”, Pastor Jeni took the church through a different kind of service, one in which we prayed, worshipped, and read Scripture together as a body of Christ. Join us for this unique service as we seek to grow closer to our God together.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Jeni’s message on Sunday? Join three of our pastors at BCC: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall, Children’s Pastor Diane Solberg, & Worship Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

Join us here at BCC as we continue our series titled, “The Church Embodied” as Pastor Jeni once again preaches on the theme of how we are the embodied Church of Jesus Christ. Specifically this week, Pastor Jeni preaches from Acts 2:42-47 and talks a bit about the origins of the Church and what we can glean from its early days in context to us today.Things to consider as you listen:Digital connection is masquerading as the God-given gift of connection & community.“devoted themselves” - persist obstinately - keep on with devotion - associate closely - to continue to do something with intense effort with the possible implication of doing so despite difficultyThe Holy Spirit embodied within the people of God pressed them into one another with extreme devotion.We’re invited to ponder how our worship/study of God is compulsively enmeshed with our communal life & prayer.By His Spirit, God builds the Church.Devoted community rooted in continuous commitment to God & one another compels a lonely, lost world to wonder about the Good News that binds us together.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Jeni’s message on Sunday? Join two of our pastors: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected] on the Mount - The Chosen

Continuing on with the series, “The Church Embodied”, Pastor Jeni preaches on the passage of Matthew 5:13-16 in a section all about Jesus-followers being “salt and light”. In this message, Pastor Jeni challenges our thoughts on what being a City on a Hill meant to Jesus and his audience when His message was preached, and what it means to us now in this present-day context. Join us for week 3 as we once again discover how the Church was meant to be an embodiment of Jesus in a world yearning for Him.Things to consider as you listen:To be the City on a Hill is to be a community of people devoted to living out God’s new social order.A single candle in the dark does very little - - - > “YOU”A collection of candles transform the darkness - - - > “YA’LL”God gave us embodied community so that we would never be alone.God also gave us embodied community so that God’s kingdom might come on earth as it is in heaven.When we love our neighbors, the whole goal of communicating, “You matter to us”, is always so that they might come to know that they matter to God.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Jeni’s message on Sunday? Join two of our pastors: Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

Following up from the first week of the series, “The Church Embodied”, Pastor Jeni continues on the theme of who we are to be as the Church in our community and our world. In week two, Pastor Jeni takes us through Deuteronomy 10:12-22 & Genesis 12:1-3 and urges us to combat the loneliness epidemic by being together in community, loving your neighbor, and allowing God to work through us to the least of these.Things to consider as you listen:The call to love & obey God is something we do together - and even in that we are profoundly no alone!Before it’s ever a strategy for reaching the lost, obeying God is aimed at the well-being of the people.A community living in obedience to God is God’s best for all of creation.When a community of people truly love God & love others, all are better for it.Their chosen status was not only for their own benefit, but also so that others might find belonging within God’s community - especially the most vulnerable.Our together life of worship & love tells a story about our God.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Pastor Jeni’s message on Sunday? Join three of our pastors, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall, Worship Pastor Mark Hall, & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

This week was a special Sunday during which our English-speaking and Spanish-speaking congregations joined together for what we call Celebration Sunday. There was bilingual music, bilingual membership installations, and much more. Pastor Jeni preached on John 1:1-14. Within this text, Pastor Jeni talked about the antidote of loneliness being the Church and how the Church embodies the gift of life-transforming community. Join us for this exciting message on the importance of the Church and how God set us up to be vital to our walk with Christ.Things to consider as you listen:God’s Church is the Antidote to loneliness.The Church matters because we embody the gift of life-transforming community.Life-transforming community - carrying the Gospel of Jesus Christ - is God’s strategy to reach the world.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and learn more about the topic of Dr. Sweeden’s message on Sunday? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message. Church Email: [email protected]

Join us for a special Sunday as guest speaker - Dr. Josh Sweeden, professor at Nazarene Theological Seminary, preaches on the importance of the ordinary holiness and practices that God has called us to. Let us learn together how to “be holy, because [God] is holy” (1 Peter 1:16 NIV).

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Worship Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message/reflective reading by Pastor Jeni. Church Email: [email protected] Music: DappyTKeysApp Referenced for Lectio Divina: Lectio 365

In the final week of our sermon series titled, “Trust: When Things Are Not As They Seem”, Pastor Jeni takes us through a series of Psalms with five central themes. Join us for a different kind of Sunday as we meditate on Scripture together to end our series.Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastors, Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton & Worship Arts Pastor Mark Hall as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Stephanie Red.

For week 5 of the series titled, “Trust: When Things Are Not As They Seem”, Pastor Stephanie Red preaches to us from the book of Genesis (Genesis 37, 39-47). She highlights the life, faithfulness, and trust of Joseph during his 13 years of struggle. Join us this week to look even further into the topic of trust.Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”Things to consider as you listen:Trust knows that God doesn’t perfect conditions to work triumphantly.Trust produces evidence.Just because it happened to you doesn’t mean God wasn’t with you. God’s provision secures God’s promises.Trust looks for God in the ordinary, underwhelming places.The way we demonstrate trust is an opportunity to witness to God’s power at work.Trust helps us remember who we’re called to be.Trust remembers that God is the God of the turnaround story.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Jeni. Videos on JobJOB BOOK SUMMARYSTORY OF JOBChurch Email: [email protected]

In the fourth week of our sermon series titled, “Trust: When Things Are Not As They Seem”, Pastor Jeni preaches from the wisdom book of Job. Within Job she says that we can learn many lessons on how to trust in the Lord even when their is no explanation for our suffering. Join us this week to be inspired by the life, trials, and lessons from the book of Job and how they can teach us about extraordinary trust in the face of difficulties. Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”Videos on JobBOOK OF JOB SUMMARYSTORY OF JOBBIG QUESTIONS TO ASK:Does my suffering always NEED an explanation?Is God JUST? If so, why do “good people” suffer?Will I be FAITHFUL even when it doesn’t make sense?Things to consider as you listen:Be careful what you say to someone who is suffering.Emotions don’t disrupt our relationship with God. They deepen it.The key is this: Job stayed in the conversation.False Assumption:Wise & Good = Success/RewardsEvil & Ignorant = Disaster/PunishmentOur view of the world is limited, therefore, we simply cannot fully see the “big picture”.While our view is limited, God has his eyes on everything-everywhere-all the time.Our questions & suffering are really an invitation to move closer to God & trust him.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Jeni. Church Email: [email protected]

It’s the third week within our sermon series on trusting in the Lord titled, “Trust: When Things Are Not As They Seem”. This week Pastor Jeni preaches from a passage found in the Old Testament, 2 Chronicles 20:12-24 (NLT), and challenges our thoughts on what we believe of worship. Listen below as we continue to to learn more about what it means to “trust in the Lord with all [our] heart.”Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”Things to consider as you listen:When you don’t know what to do, remember we DO know what to do: Look to God.Worship changes things.The choice to trust fuels our ability to be faithful.Never underestimate the power of worship In the face of adversity.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Jeni. Church Email: [email protected] Referenced: The Desert Mothers: Spiritual Practices From the Women of the Wilderness

Building upon the first week of the series, “Trust…” Pastor Jeni leads us through a story of Elisha in 2 Kings 6:8-23. In this story we see the power of God in a powerful and unusual way. Join us as we discover and learn more of how God works things together for our good & how He is a good God that can be trusted.Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”Things to consider as you listen:No worldly power or authority can match the authority of the Kingdom of God.Sometimes God’s plan is out & and sometimes it’s through.“There are more on our side than on theirs” (vv. 16)Sometimes we don’t need deliverance. We need eyes that see!Kingdom battles are not fought with earthly means.We join generations of people who meet a trustworthy God in this unlikely story.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of Trust in God? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Jeni.

This week at BCC we started a new series simply titled, “Trust”. In this series we will be exploring radical trust in God in all circumstances. This is a not a trust that is always without fear or doubt, but rather a choice of trust in a God who has our best end in sight. Join us for week one of “Trust”.Theme Verse: Proverbs 3:5 (NASB)“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.”Things to consider as you listen:Trust in God is a day by day decision.When our own understanding is misleading, we choose to trust the one who’s always working.God Is in the midst of the always-developing story of humanity.This side of Heaven evil and good will always intermingle, but God’s purposes will also always prevail.Unchecked pride can lead only to disaster.Sometimes what feels like harm is actually a gift of grace.God acts with the whole scope of the human story in mind.When it doesn’t make sense, get BLANK.I wonder how God is BLANK his story into the world right now?God sees beyond the moment and see the trajectory.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Parables of Jesus? Join two of our pastor, Lead Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton as they venture deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Jeni.

In the final week of the series titled, “The Moral of the Story”, Pastor Jeni finishes the series with the Parable of the Wheat and Weeds from Matthew 13:24-32 (NLT). Join us as Pastor Jeni urges us to “leave the weeds” as we work with the Lord to develop the wheat (good) in our lives.Things to consider as you listen:Good workers trust the wisdom of the Farmer.LEAVE THE WEEDSWeed removal at the wrong time in the wrong way can damage the harvest. If our weed removal looks more like the ways of our enemy than the ways of our King, LEAVE THE WEEDS.When you feel the urge to fight, kneel first.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Parables of Jesus? Join our Worship Pastor at BCC, Pastor Mark Hall, as he ventured deeper into the topics found within Sunday’s message by Pastor Beau Hamilton.

In the final week of the sermon series titled, “The Moral of the Story”, Pastor Beau closes us out by preaching a message centered around the Parable of the Persistent Widow (Luke 18:1-8 NIV). Join us for this fourth and final week as Pastor Beau challenges us to be persistent prayer warriors who seek justice, in prayer, for all those around us. Things to consider as you listen:Jesus calls us to pray persistently in times of need.Our prayers have power to God.We can be faithful through our prayer life.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Parables of Jesus? Join two of our pastors, Pastor Beau and Pastor Stephanie, as they once again dive deeper into the sermon from Sunday based out of Matthew 20:1-16.

For Week 3 of the series titled, “The Moral of the Story”, Pastor Stephanie Red preaches a message built around “The Parable of the Workers in the Vineyard” found in Matthew 20:1-16 (NIV). Here she challenges us as believers within the Kingdom of God to fight entitlement and check our heart. Listen now to this third installment on our journey through the parables of Jesus.Things to consider as you listen:Jesus’ words offer a challenge about our heart position.This parable reminds us that we are all in need of a little unfair grace.Being a part of the family of God isn’t about what you get, it’s about what you’ve been given.We’re invited to adopt God’s Kingdom vision that sees those who are deemed “unworthy” as who they truly are: sought-after children of God.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Parables of Jesus? Join two of our pastors, Pastor Beau and Pastor Mark, as they once again dive deeper into the sermon from Sunday based out of Matthew 13:33.

In week 2 of “The Moral of the Story”, Pastor Beau Hamilton brings a message continuing into the parables of Jesus through the verse of Matthew 13:33. Join us as we continue to be challenged by the mysterious teachings of Jesus through looking at the parables He used throughout His ministry.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Parables of Jesus? Click the link listed below for a supplemental discussion by BCC’s Youth Pastor - Beau Hamilton and Worship Pastor - Mark Hall as they discuss the message in greater depth.

In the kickoff of the new series titled, “The Moral of the Story”, Pastor Jeni preaches a message taking us through Matthew 13:10-17, 13:44, & James 1:22. Join us for this first week as the foundation is laid for the sermon series on the parables of Jesus. Things to consider as you listen:Common ideas drawn out through parables: 1) The suprise of God’s Kingdom 2) God’s upside - down Kingdom 3) God’s Kingdom requires a decisionParables reveal who wants the Kingdom & who’s hearts are hard.The invitation is connection & Kingdom insight.Have you sold everything to sit at the feet of the storyteller & gain the Kingdom of God?

June 30th was a special service in the life of Bentonville Community Church of the Nazarene. We had a combined service with our English-speaking and Spanish-speaking congregations. During this service Pastor Jeni reminded us of the vision God has given this church & invited us all to embrace the journey with one another.Below you will find a continued discussion on that sermon between Pastor Jeni and Pastor Beau.If you missed the original sermon series rolling out the vision here at BCC, it they can be found and listened to in January’s sermon series’ from this year.ENCOUNTER GOD - - - > Jan 7JOURNEY DEEPER - - - > Jan 21MAKE AN IMPACT - - - > Jan 28

On this combined Hispanic/English congregational service Pastor Jeni preaches a message on the basis of the vision God has given our church to carry out in our corporate, personal, and missional lives. Join us virtually as she speaks into how we are called in Scripture to Encounter God, Journey Deeper, and Make an Impact!Every journey of faith begins & continues with GOD ENCOUNTERS! The Good News of the Gospel is not ONLY the hope of heaven. The Good News of the Gospel is the hope of the here and now!As we JOURNEY DEEPER in our faith together, God is setting us free from that which weighs us down & setting us up to live God’s best for our lives. Shared Purpose: Tell God’s story & use your unique gifts, design, resources to do so.As a redeemed people with shared purpose, BCC aims to MAKE AN IMPACT in our church, community, & around the world.

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Living in the Light? Listen below for a supplemental discussion by BCC’s Lead Pastor - Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor - Pastor Beau Hamilton.Church Contact Email ~ [email protected]

Join us for the final week of the series titled, “Living in the Light” as Pastor Beau Hamilton (Youth Pastor at BCC) preaches on the passage of 1 John 5:13-23. We wrap up the series with the writer of 1 John urging once again to follow the ways of Jesus and then in a “mic-drop” moment ends the book warning against idolizing any other things than God. If you missed any of the messages in “Living in the Light” don’t worry, sermons 1-8 are available through this very same podcast page. Things to consider as you listen:Prayer is a way to gain intimacy with GodJesus is the truth that leads to eternal lifeIf we are truly living in the love of God, we have no room to let anything else take the place of our God

Looking to Journey Deeper into God’s word and more into the topic of the Living in the Light? Listen below for a supplemental discussion by BCC’s Lead Pastor - Pastor Jeni Hall & Youth Pastor - Pastor Beau Hamilton.Church Contact Email ~ [email protected]

In the penultimate week of our study in the book of 1 John titled, “Living in the Light”, Pastor Jeni teaches on the passage of 1 John 5:1-12. Come, join us, and listen to discover how the writer of 1 John describes Jesus and how he commands us to live. Things to consider as you listen:Jesus is the Christ.Loving God = Obeying His commandments.The grace of Jesus covers AND empowers us.Jesus = life.