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Weekly Bulletin
May 18, 2025
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Sunday Worship
Indescribable
Call to Worship
Praise the Lord Ye Heavens
Welcome & Announcements
Communion Invitation & Scripture Reading
You've Already Won
How Great Thou Art
Your Great Name
Walk-up Communion
Sermon: God’s Servant Rewards Faith
Behold Our God
Benediction
Weekly Schedule
View our calendar HERE for the weekly schedule.
Highlights
Summer Kick-Off Service & Picnic
Sunday May 25, 2025 9:30 am
This is a single outdoor service at 9:30am with a picnic to follow. It’s a special Sunday of fellowship and celebration for the upcoming summer. There will be no Sunday school, children’s church, or ABC’s that Sunday. Nursery is provided ages 0-2.
VBS Registration & Volunteers
Monday, June 9
VBS is four weeks away! Now is the time to start registering your children for VBS. You can use your myBethany or the website to register. We also need many of you to volunteer to jump in and help us make VBS a reality this year. Visit bethanycentral.org/vbs to register your kids or to volunteer.
April Financials
In an effort to keep you up to date on the status of our finances, here are the financial numbers from the previous month:
| Giving | Expenses | Budget |
| $203,828 | $363,194 | $261,645 |
| YTD Giving | YTD Expense | YTD Budget |
| $2,885,592 | $2,967,000 | $3,139,739 |
Announcements
Bethany Family News
Our deepest sympathies to Paul Setlech on the death of his mother, Rosalie Setlech, on Tuesday, May 13th.
Graduate Recognition
Sunday, May 25
Next week we will recognize those who are graduating from the Bethany Church family. If you would like your graduate to be included in that list go bethanycentral.org/graduates and fill out the form there for each of your graduates. Let us know their name and where they are graduating from so we can recognize them.
Youth Group SummerFest
Wed June 11, 2025 6:00 pm
SummerFest is a special youth group event for 4 Wednesdays each summer. The theme this year is Summer of Courage. It’s a time of fellowship, fun, and teaching from guest speakers. It runs from 6-8:30pm on the dates of June 11th at Cottonwood, June 18th at the Plattner’s, July 9th at the Gray’s, and July 16th at Bethany. Go to bethanycentral.org/summerfest for more details and locations of each meeting place.
Ladies Hobby Night
Friday, June 06, 5:30 pm
Ladies of all ages are invited to Hobby Night in the Lakeside area. Bring whatever project you’re working on and a snack, and work together while you enjoy each other’s company! Come when you can, leave when you have to. For questions, contact Abby Pfeiffer at abby@bethanycentral.org.
Grandparents @ Prayer
Monday, June 02, 11:00 am
All grandparents are invited to join us at Bethany for an hour devoted to praying for your grandchildren. For questions contact Rod Abel at rbabel4952@gmail.com.
Together Day by Day
Sign up to receive our Together Day by Day email devotional. This email is delivered each weekday and is written by elders and pastors at Bethany. It includes a devotional and prayer requests for those in the Bethany family as well as our GO Partners. To sign up go to Bethanycentral.org/togetheremail.
Discussion Questions
Icebreaker: If you invented an ice cream flavor, what ingredients would it have, and what would it be called?
Discussion 1: The Syrophoenician woman, a Gentile, persistently asked Jesus to heal her daughter. Why do you think Jesus tested her faith, and what does her response reveal about her understanding of Jesus?
Application 1: Despite Jesus seeming to deny her at first, the woman persisted. What does her answer in v28 teach about the nature of faith? In what ways is faith persistent? How does faith cause us to pursue Jesus at all costs?
Discussion 2: Jesus healed the man in a very personal and unique way: by taking him aside and touching his ears and his tongue. Why do you think Jesus used this approach, rather than simply speaking a word as He had done before?
Application 2: Jesus’s approach shows His deep care for each individual’s unique situation. How can we show personal care and compassion for people in our lives? How can we pay special attention to the people around us?
Discussion 3: Both stories show Jesus ministering to people outside traditional Jewish circles — first a Gentile woman and then a man in a Gentile region. What do these stories teach us about Jesus’s mission? Why would Jesus’s interactions with Gentiles be hard for Jews to understand?
Application 3: The power of the gospel comes to save everyone, to Jews first, then to Gentiles (Romans 1:16). How do we as a church respond to the universal call of the gospel for every tribe, nation, and tongue? How can you personally be involved in the global mission?
