Bethany Bible Church

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  • THOSE WHO STOOD WITH THE LAMB

    AM Bible Study Group; September 2, 2009
    Revelation 13:1-10
    Theme: This passage gives us further details about the 144,000. .
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  • THE 'GOOD LIFE' SCIENTIST

    PM Home Bible Study Group; August 26, 2009 Ecclesiastes 2:1-26

    Theme: Even in an abundant experience of ‘the good life’, inner fulfillment and satisfaction of soul cannot be found under the sun.

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  • Welcome!


    Thank you for visiting the Bethany Bible Church web page. We are a small, non-denominational church located just west of beautiful Portland, Oregon. If you are looking for a church in this area, we invite you to join us during our weekly worship service or any of our Wednesday Bible Studies.

  • Bible Reading Sheets

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  • Sermons

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  • The Romans Road

    The way to salvation can be found down the Romans Road. Download this PDF to start your journey!
    http://www.bethanybible.org/pdf/romans.pdf

  • Wednesday AM Bible Study

      Join us every Wednesday morning, 10AM in the church Fellowship Hall, as we study the Bible together. All are welcome to attend; coffee and tea are provided. We hope to see you soon!

    You can also review past Bible Study notes by visiting our Bible Study archives

     
     

     

  • The Role of "Elders" in the Church?

    This question came from someone in our church family recently. It was answered very well by pastor Tim Taylor.
    Question: The Bible talks about “elders” in the church. Are these official positions in the church, or are they just people who are recognized as more mature members of a local church family? How do “elders” relate to other “appointed positions” in the church such as “pastors”?
    Answer: According to the New Testament, there are two official positions of leadership in the church: elders and deacons. Elders are responsible for the overall spiritual, physical and financial welfare of the church (Acts 20:17-32: 1 Tim 3:1-7; Titus 1:5-9 and 1 Peter 5:1-5). The Scriptures previously mentioned also refer to elders as overseers and pastors/shepherds.
    Bishops, elders and pastors are all synonymous. According to Dr. Dan Lockwood, President of Multnomah Bible College/Seminary, the each of these three titles describes an important yet, distinct aspect of being an elder. “Bishop” stresses the function of the administrative responsibility over the congregation. This is making sure financial offerings are spent wisely, bills are paid and the church building is maintained. “Elder” stresses the age and maturity of the office holder. This does not mean an elder must be a senior citizen. However, he must not be a new convert (1 Tim 3:6). New converts do not have the spiritual maturity to handle the position of elder. Elders must behave in a spiritually mature manner (1 Tim 2-7). “Pastor” stresses the gift of shepherding which is feeding and protecting the congregation.
    Each church will have at least one elder who is the pastor. Some churches because of the large size of their congregation have more than one elder/pastor. Good Shepherd Community Church in Boring, Oregon, has three elders/pastors who handle most of the preaching, one elder/pastor who is the youth pastor and number of other elders who handle other areas, such as small group Bible studies. At Bethany Bible Church, Pastor Greg is an elder. Pastor Tim is also an elder.
    Deacons fulfill those responsibilities given to them by the elders. Deacons must also behave in a spiritually mature manner (1 Tim 3:8-13).
    Pastor Tim
    (All Scripture quotes are taken from the New King James Version.)