Full Sermon // March 8, 2026
This week was the third week in our Lent series titled, “A Consuming Fire”. As we approach the cross and resurrection of our Lord we must remember who our God is and avoid distractions so that can hear His voice and experience His presence. God doesn’t give up on us. He is calling us back, calling us deeper! Join us for week three of, “A Consuming Fire”.
May we experience a purifying and indwelling of the consuming fire of God.
Purifying that changes us — Indwelling that empowers us.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Desire & distractions are everywhere.
The Israelites forgot.
What makes us forget God?
Consistent temptation for the people of God throughout history to forget who God has called us to be and to get distracted by all that we want.
Even when God brings judgement & justice he doesn’t give up on us.
God is never done calling, never done seeking restoration and renewal for all.
God can change hearts & He still is.
Full Sermon // March 1, 2026
This week we followed up with another sermon in the series, “A Consuming Fire”, in which we are looking through various passages and books within Scripture all with a goal of being open to God our Refiner. “May we experience a purifying and indwelling of the consuming fire of God.” A purifying that changes us and an indwelling that empowers us.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
The Psalmist is longing for “home”.
In the presence of God is a joy like no other.
In the journey, with all its ups and downs, is abundant joy.
Once you have constant access to something it can become undervalued no matter how valuable it actually is.
Do we ache for God like that?
Full Sermon // February 22, 2026
We kickstarted a FIRE new series this week titled, “A Consuming Fire”. This is our series for the season of Lent that goes along with the devotional book of the same name. For the first week, Pastor Jeni preached on the purifying and indwelling of the consuming fire of God. She asked us to search our heart and earnestly seek God together in this 40 days leading up to Easter. Join us as we begin the procession to the cross.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
May we experience a purifying and indwelling of the consuming fire of God.
A purifying that changes us and an indwelling that empowers us.
The God of the universe invites us to come into God’s rest.
Come into God’s presence, woefully underdressed and ill prepared though you may be. The invitation stands.
How’s your heart? Tender & responsive OR hard & resistant.
The Israelites chose familiar pain over a faithful God.
Full Sermon // February 15, 2026
In the fourth week of our series, “Wholehearted”, Pastor Jeni preaches on the power of fear within our lives and how it can hold us back from living wholehearted lives with God. We take a look at the power dynamic between King Saul and David after David is anointed by Samuel. Through this lens, we discover the importance of having trustworthy individuals in our life that can call us out when we are not walking the path of God’s best for our lives.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Fear is a powerful motivator.
How is fear keeping you from wholeheartedness?
Living wholeheartedly means remembering that God’s ways are higher.
Living wholeheartedly means choosing the higher way.
Jealousy, Fear, and Anger when left unsurrendered impede our wholeheartedness.
Who are the people in your life who you have given the green light to be corrective?
Impact Fund Sunday // February 15, 2026
On Sunday in addition to concluding our series titled, “Wholehearted” we also celebrated how our church partnered with God in serving His Church locally and internationally this past year. We also honored the past in seeing how God used our church in furthering His Kingdom then as well through a few missional initiatives. Join us for a summary of how we have helped come alongside God in building His Church in the world today.
THE IMPACT FUND 2025:
// BUCKET FOR INTENTIONAL GENEROSITY
$1,000 given to support Pastor Diego & his team in Spain
$1,229 given from the Welcome Home Fund to support BPS students
$2,752 given to our partnership with Bethesda School in Senegal
$5,000 given to our 2024-2026 LINKS missionary, Charity Shonamon
$6,140 given to families in need of housing assistance
$9,237 used to give out shoes in partnership with Samaritan’s Feet
// WORLD EVANGELISM FUND
$32, 140 given to support the work of the church around the globe.
// THE COMMUNITY TABLE
$83,156 to fund the growing food insecurity needs in our community
// “MAKE AN IMPACT” - summation
$136,652 raised throughout the year!
…honoring the past
$30,800 Our partnership with Bethesda School (2019-2025) in Kaffrine, Senegal
$159,400 Our partnership with El Factor Church of the Nazarene (2011-2018) in El Factor, Dominican Republic
…a new partnership
SPAIN! - this is an invitation to a long-range partnership planting churches, cultivating community, & establishing God’s Kingdom in Spain.
Vision Casting Trip: June 9-16, 2026 visiting 7 churches & new territories
IMPACT FUND 2026 GOAL — $100,000
…IMPACT FUND 2026 PLEDGED — $141,315
Full Sermon // February 8, 2026
In the fourth week of our series, “Wholehearted”, Pastor Jeni preaches on the power of fear within our lives and how it can hold us back from living wholehearted lives with God. We take a look at the power dynamic between King Saul and David after David is anointed by Samuel. Through this lens, we discover the importance of having trustworthy individuals in our life that can call us out when we are not walking the path of God’s best for our lives.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Fear is a powerful motivator.
How is fear keeping you from wholeheartedness?
Living wholeheartedly means remembering that God’s ways are higher.
Living wholeheartedly means choosing the higher way.
Jealousy, Fear, and Anger when left unsurrendered impede our wholeheartedness.
Who are the people in your life who you have given the green light to be corrective?
Full Sermon // February 1, 2026
Continuing on in our series, “Wholehearted”, Pastor Jeni preaches through 1 Samuel 15-19 in which we are once again reminded that the 1 Family Rule is to love the Lord your God wholeheartedly. When it comes to doing great things, God can do all things - all He needs is our heart.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Living wholeheartedly means other humans cannot dictate our obedience.
All God needs to do great things through you is your heart.
Unsurrendered jealousy tends to lead us to places we never imagined we’d go.
Full Sermon // January 18, 2026
This week in the second week of our series titled, “Wholehearted”, Pastor Jeni preaches on 1 Samuel 7-12 as we find out how idols can impact our relationship with God and partition our hearts of devotion to him. Have you done an “idol audit” lately? Join us as we are challenged, once again, by the book of 1 Samuel together.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Living wholeheartedly means admitting that we are in constant need of an idol audit.
Living wholeheartedly means recognizing that no earthly “king” or “power” will provide what God provides.
Living wholeheartedly means recognizing that partial obedience is still disobedience.
Love the Lord your God wholeheartedly
Full Sermon // January 11, 2026
Wholehearted living! This week we started into a new series titled, “Wholehearted”, diving into what living wholeheartedly can practically mean in our lives. Pastor Jeni challenges us to think critically about how we are living out our devotion to Christ. Join us as we learn from the book of 1 Samuel what it means to love God wholeheartedly.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
Wholeheartedly = with complete sincerity and commitment
Living wholeheartedly means taking even our discouragement, bitterness, & anguish to God.
Living wholeheartedly means choosing obedience even when it hurts.
Living wholeheartedly means never missing an opportunity to praise God.
Living wholeheartedly means never taking for granted who you might be raising or impacting.
Living wholeheartedly means knowing your strength & ability is only a small piece of the story.
Love the Lord your God wholeheartedly.
Full Sermon // January 4, 2026
It’s 2026 ya’ll!
We are kicking off the new year with a new series centered around hope and fear. This week Pastor Jeni reminds us that through Christ, our hopes and fears are secured. We then reflected on 2026 together. Below you will find all of the same resources used during the service. Join us to begin 2026 on a reflective and spiritual note.
Notes from Sunday’s Sermon:
…the hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
Isaiah 60:1-3, 19-22 NLT
Because the light has come, we carry our hopes & fears a little differently.
Mark 4:35-41 NLT
What if the Jesus who can calm literal wind & waves carries our hopes & fears thorugh 2026?
REFLECTION:
“I will remember the deed of the Lord; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.” Psalm 77:11-12
Where did you see God’s faithfulness this year?
“Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 3:13a-14
What disappointments are you carrying from 2025 that you’d like to let go of?
“Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” Psalm 86:11
How can you be more wholeheartedly devoted to Jesus in 2026?
What spiritual practice could help you be more wholehearted this year?
Full Sermon // December 14, 2025
“I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart - where - down in my heart - where - down in my heart…”
Joy is something found deep down inside that no thing can take from us.
Joy is the word of the week in our Advent series this week. Pastor Jeni preaches about the importance of joy, the gift that it is to us, and where it is found. Join us for a wonderful message on the Joy of the Lord.
Things to consider as you listen:
Truth stabilizes. Purpose fortifies.
How do we maintain joy when life is not joy-filled?
The gift of God’s presence is the source of joy no matter our circumstances.
Joy is a product of the Holy Spirit alive in us.
Because of the Resurrection of Christ, no one can steal our joy.
Jesus is our joy!
Christ has come. Christ is coming. Christ WILL come again.
Full Sermon // December 7, 2025
We are in the second week of the Advent season! This week we focused in on the peace that Christ brought and brings to our lives. Pastor Jeni Hall is back with us once again to preach the sermon as we discover how peace can exist deep within us because of Jesus Christ; a peace that surpasses understanding.
Things to consider as you listen:
We do not become chaos immune when we choose obedience to Jesus.
We live in this anticipatory Shalom - we live expecting and awaiting the day when all will be made right.
We are most like our Father in heaven when we not only live at peace, but when we bring peace to spaces.
We don’t just dine in peace at the table in the midst of chaos, but often God asks us to scoot over & make room at the feast of peace for our enemies.
Full Sermon // November 30, 2025
CELEBRATION SUNDAY.
This Sunday we celebrated together what we call CELEBRATION SUNDAY in which we had both our english-speaking congregation and spanish-speaking congregation joined together in unified worship within the same service. We had a wonderful time encountering God as one church family.
ADVENT WEEK 1: HOPE
This Sunday was also the first week of Advent. Pastor Amanda preached on the Hope that comes as we move into this time of excitement surrounding Christ’s birth. We kicked off Advent well remembering that “We are people of hope.” Join us this week for a message that will bring encouragement, light to darkness, and hope.
Things to consider as you listen:
The silence was not absence - it was preparation.
When God seems distant, silent, or late… that is often when He is preparing a miracle. He is never absent. He is never late.
God often begins His greatest works invisibly.
The church has always been most powerful when the world is at its darkest.
God’s Grace is always reaching and saving. God’s imprint is on all of His creation and He moves it toward His purpose.
Every act of compassion reveals the hand of God.
WE ARE PEOPLE OF HOPE.
*There was trouble with the livestream recording this week. In place of an audio recording this week, we have linked the YouTube recording for you to listen to the message.
Full Sermon // November 23, 2025
This Sunday, the week before Thanksgiving, Pastor Beau Hamilton fittingly preaches on gratitude. As we move into this intentional week of thankfulness, Pastor Beau speaks of a few different and unique ways we can be grateful. Join us for a purposeful message on gratitude.
Things to consider as you listen:
Three Ways to Show Gratitude…
Gratitude toward God.
Gratitude toward others.
Gratitude that leads to a life surrendered to Jesus Christ.
Gratitude opens the door to worship. It shifts our focus from what’s wrong in life to who is right - God himself.
Gratitude toward God always spills over into gratitude toward others.
When we live surrendered lives, gratitude becomes visible.
It’s not just spoken; its seen in how we love, how we serve, howe we forgive, how we give.
Remember Daily.
Rejoice Intentionally.
Rrespond Faithfully.
Full Sermon // November 16, 2025
Ecclesiastes… the meaning of life… the meaningless of life… what is the point?
This is what is covered this week as we finish our series in Ecclesiastes titled, “Meaningless”. Guest speaker/pastor Pastor Greg Gebhart joins us as we discover what the author of Ecclesiastes wants us to know about life under the sun. Join us for a meaningful conclusion to the series, Meaningless.
Things to consider as you listen:
Don’t miss the simple joys of life (meals, walks, dates, laughs, Sabbath rest).
Live wisely.
Build your life around God - early & always.
Be caught up in the awe of the Lord.
Full Sermon // November 9, 2025
COMMUNION.
An incredibly powerful sacrament that Christ gave us on the night he was betrayed.
We are delighted to have our District Superintendent of the North Arkansas district guest preaching for us today on this exact topic. Join us as we rediscover what Communion means to us as believers.
Things to consider as you listen:
We are always/have always been in the heart of Jesus!
We are linked together - to the past and the future - through Communion.
We are invited to receive salvation at the Table of the Lord.
Full Sermon // November 3, 2025
It is week four in our series titled, “Meaningless”, in which we are studying what the book of Ecclesiastes has to say about life “under the sun”. Youth Pastor Beau Hamilton brings the message for us this week continuing on with Ecclesiastes 5-7. Don’t forget to catch up on weeks 1 & 2 if you haven’t already!
Things to consider as you listen:
Leave space to listen.
Enjoy what you have rather than desiring what you don’t have.
Wisdom is limited yet valuable.
Judgement, Righteousness, & Wisdom are elusive.
To read this week: Ecclesiastes 8-12
Full Sermon // October 26, 2025
Everything is Meaningless!
Welcome to Bentonville Community Church and our second week in the sermon series titled, “Meaningless”, where we have been journeying through the incredible book of Ecclesiastes together. Join us as we continue to find (or not find) the meaning of life under the sun each week found within the pages of Ecclesiastes. If you missed week 1, go back and watch it first then go ahead and push that play button below!
Things to consider as you listen:
Both knowledge and wisdom are connected with the fear of Yahweh.
Wisdom & Knowledge, Madness & Folly can all leave you empty.
THE SOLUTION
The teacher tested pleasure & wealth. (Ecclesiastes 2:1-11)
The teacher tested wisdom. (Ecclesiastes 2:12-16)
This led to despair. (Ecclesiastes 2:17-23)
There is a season & a time for everything. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8)
The teacher wonders if it would be better not to be born at all… (Ecclesiastes 4:1-3)
A little is better with contentment. (Ecclesiastes 4:4-8)
Two are better than one. (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)
Better to be poor but wise. (Ecclesiastes 4:13-16)
ENJOY God’s Gifts! (Ecclesiastes 2:24-25 & 3:9-13)
Full Sermon // October 19, 2025
This week we start into a new sermon series through the book of Ecclesiastes titled, “Meaningless”. Have you ever asked yourself, “what’s the point?” when referring to the things of life? This series is for you! Pastor Jeni starts this week by introducing that very point. Join us for this sermon series as we go through one of the most unique books in Scripture together, discovering what the “Author” and the “Teacher” have to say about life under the sun.
Things to consider as you listen:
The Bible is full of many diverse literary styles.
Literary style impacts interpretation.
Ecclesiastes is often categorized as wisdom literature.
2 characters in Ecclesiastes: The Author & the Teacher
Qohelet - “Teacher” - translated to mean “convener of an assembly” or “collector of sentences”
Hebel - “meaningless” - literal translation is “breath” or “vapor”
The pleasures & accomplishments of life are meaningful, but they do not provide ultimate meaning.
Author’s Summary:
Wisdom is good even though sometimes it hurts.
Everything will be judged.
The Solution: Fear God & obey his commands.
Full Sermon // October 12, 2025
This week at BCC we concluded our series titled, “The Journey Deeper” with a special, in-person reflection on how we were going to respond to the 8 practices covered in the series. We spent 18-minutes focused solely on that purpose. Feel free to go back through to catch any sermons that you may have missed from the past eight weeks, but here is the final sermon in the series!