Sermons by Pastor Fred Bell

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;    his love endures forever. Let Israel say:    “His love endures forever.”Let the house of Aaron say:    “His love endures forever.”Let those who fear the Lord say:    “His love endures forever.” When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;    he brought me into a spacious place.The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid.    What can mere mortals do to me?The Lord is with me; he is my helper.    I look in triumph on my enemies. It is better to take refuge in the Lord    than to trust in humans.It is…

Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.  For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. For those who are led by the Spirit of God are the children of God.  The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption…

I lift up my eyes to the mountains—    where does my help come from?My help comes from the Lord,    the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip—    he who watches over you will not slumber;indeed, he who watches over Israel    will neither slumber nor sleep. The Lord watches over you—    the Lord is your shade at your right hand;the sun will not harm you by day,    nor the moon by night. The Lord will keep you from all harm—    he will watch over your life;the Lord will watch over your coming and going    both now and…

Since you call on a Father who judges each person’s work impartially, live out your time as foreigners here in reverent fear.  For you know that it was not with perishable things such as silver or gold that you were redeemed from the empty way of life handed down to you from your ancestors, but with the precious blood of Christ, a lamb without blemish or defect.  He was chosen before the creation of the world, but was revealed in these last times for your sake.  1 Peter 1:17-20 Sermon Notes

When I consider your heavens,    the work of your fingers,the moon and the stars,    which you have set in place,what is mankind that you are mindful of them,    human beings that you care for them? You have made them a little lower than the angels    and crowned them with glory and honor.You made them rulers over the works of your hands;    you put everything under their feet:all flocks and herds,    and the animals of the wild,the birds in the sky,    and the fish in the sea,    all that swim the paths of…

I am the Lord, and there is no other;    apart from me there is no God.I will strengthen you,    though you have not acknowledged me,so that from the rising of the sun    to the place of its settingpeople may know there is none besides me.    I am the Lord, and there is no other.I form the light and create darkness,    I bring prosperity and create disaster;    I, the Lord, do all these things. “You heavens above, rain down my righteousness;    let the clouds shower it down.Let the earth open wide,    let salvation spring up,let…

You yourselves are our letter, written on our hearts, known and read by everyone. You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts. Such confidence we have through Christ before God. Not that we are competent in ourselves to claim anything for ourselves, but our competence comes from God. He has made us competent as ministers of a new…

I will always obey your law, for ever and ever. I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in your commands because I love them. I reach out for your commands, which I love, that I may meditate on your decrees. Psalm 119:44-48 Sermon Notes

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10 Sermon Notes

Lord, you have been our dwelling place    throughout all generations.Before the mountains were born    or you brought forth the whole world,    from everlasting to everlasting you are God. You turn people back to dust,    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”A thousand years in your sight    are like a day that has just gone by,    or like a watch in the night. Psalm 90:1-4 Sermon Notes