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!
Full Sermon // October 5, 2025
This week is our final week in the series titled, “The Journey Deeper” in which we have been exploring eight spiritual disciplines together and what God has to say about them. This week’s spiritual discipline is on the topic of prayer. Guest Speaker Pastor Greg Gebhart joins us to preach on the discipline. Join us as we finish our series on spiritual disciplines and dive into the topic of prayer together.
Full Sermon // September 28, 2025
This week was the second to last sermon in the series titled, “The Journey Deeper” in which we have been exploring several spiritual disciples. This week’s spiritual disciple is on fasting. Join us for a thought-provoking sermon on a worthwhile discipline for our spiritual lives!
Full Sermon // September 21, 2025
This week in our series, “The Journey Deeper”, Pastor Jeni preaches on the topic of Witness. First looking at Colossians 3:1-5 & 10, Pastor Jeni reminds us of the biblical definition of “to witness”. She goes on to preach on how our lives are the greatest witness that we possess and that through our lives we can put Jesus on display. Furthermore, we can simply tell our stories of how Christ saved and is transforming us. Join us as we continue in “The Journey Deeper” series with a meaningful message on Witness.
Things to consider as you listen:
To witness is to tell what you’ve seen or heard.
We witness with our lives as we put the character of Jesus on display.
Our greatest witness is our lives.
We tell our stories.
Two Challenges:
Read the book of Acts in less than a week.
Share your story.
Full Sermon // September 14, 2025
Welcome to week 5 in our series titled, “The Journey Deeper”, where we are exploring how the regular, rhythmic practices of a Jesus follower become the trellis on which their life in Christ grows. This week is all about Community. We take a look at the early Church formation as well as the creation of humanity at the very beginning to hopefully shape how we view - what we believe - of Community. Join us as we seek God’s direction for our community-driven, spiritual lives together.
Things to consider as you listen:
As image bearers of the Triune God, we were created for community.
We’ve been intentionally designed to need one another.
1 in 5 U.S. adults experience feelings of loneliness on a daily basis.
Fictive kinship group = people who are not related by blood or marriage but form strong bonds and act as family members, providing emotional support, stability, and practical care.
The local church is built on relationships that become “kin” - where encouragement, support, and accountability is foundational.
Community Groups - a chosen family built upon shared life and commitment to Journey Deeper together through fellowship, study of God’s Word, and prayer.
ACTS 2:42-47
4 Invitations for Community:
Be family around a table.
Share your joys and sorrows.
Advocate for growth.
Stay.
Full Sermon // September 7, 2025
This is week four of our series titled, “The Journey Deeper”, in which we dove into the topic of Generosity. Guest speaker Pastor Diego Lopez, who is the Field Strategy Coordinator for the West Mediterranean Field of the Church of the Nazarene, was here with us from Spain and preached on the topic from 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 (NIV). Please join us for a wonderful message on generosity and an update on how the Gospel is being carried around the world.
Things to consider as you listen:
Generosity is sowing not losing.
Generosity is between you & God.
Generosity is supplied by God.
Generosity results in gratitude & glory to God.
Generosity is voluntary & sacrificial.
90% of the World Evangelism Fund (global missions funding) comes from the U.S.
There are only 42 churches on the entire West Mediterranean field
Full Sermon // August 31, 2025
We are back with another week in the series, “The Journey Deeper”, in which we are exploring spiritual disciplines that we as believers can discover and implement in our lives. This week’s sermon was all about Scripture. Pastor Jeni took us through several passages in Scripture to remind us of the goal of Scripture and what Scripture is and is not. Join us for a deep dive into the purpose of Scripture this week as we journey deeper together.
Things to consider as you listen:
God’s Word is not our “how-to” guide for life. It’s our “who-is-God” manual that informs who we become.
Knowing God has to be our goal for reading Scripture.
The life of Jesus is the lens through which we read the Old Testament.
Scripture leads us to salvation.
Scripture teaches & corrects us.
Scripture gives us wisdom & discernment.
Scripture prepares & equips us for every good work.
Scripture gives us hope.
Full Sermon // August 24, 2025
We are returning for Week 2 of our series titled, “The Journey Deeper”, in which we dig deep into the spiritual practices that form us into the likeness of Christ. Week of this series is all about Service. Pastor Jeni leads us on a walk through Scripture as we discover together how service is called to be both internal and external/for the Church and for the world. Join us as we build upon our understanding of what it means to serve one another and the world.
Things to consider as you listen:
The regular, rhythmic practices of a Jesus follower become the trellis on which their life in Christ grows.
Jesus followers do what Jesus did.
Jesus followers are washers of feet.
Serving is both internal work & external witness.
It makes an impact in the church & in the world.
INTERNAL WORK
CHURCH When we serve one another,
it changes us.
WORLD When we serve those in need,
it changes us.
EXTERNAL WORK
CHURCH When we serve one another, we are
embodying God’s love for his people.
WORLD When we serve those in need, we are
embodying God’s love for all.
We are most like Christ when we are washing feet.
Full Sermon // August 17, 2025
We are kicking off a new sermon series this week titled, “The Journey Deeper”. This series will be all about spiritual disciplines that shape and form us. We will be discovering God’s best for us through 8 spiritual disciplines found throughout Scripture. Pastor Jeni introduced our first practice this week, “Sabbath and Solitude”. Join us for a wonderful first week in our new series.
*There will be a resource list at the bottom of this page.
Things to consider as you listen:
The regular, rhythmic practices of a Jesus follower become the trellis on which their life in Christ grows.
Be WITH Jesus. Become LIKE Jesus. DO what Jesus did.
The invitation before us is to engage in these practices both alone and together.
God rested.
The first day for the first humans was a day of holy rest with God.
The world tells us we earn rest. The Good News tells us God gifts us rest as a testament that our worth is 100% defined by who God is & what He does, not what we do.
A day of holy rest has been a part of God’s design since the beginning.
Sabbath - “to stop”
The Sabbath is a 24-hour period set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship. An ancient way to find rest for your soul.
STOP - The deliberate decision to disrupt the undertow of demands that never end.
REST - The deliberate decision to set a different pace for the day.
DELIGHT - The invitation to make space for the things that bring joy.
WORSHIP - The deliberate decision to make this day an act of worship before the Lord.
Solitude
Solitude - a taste of sabbath rest every day
Through solitude, we’re invited into Jesus’ pattern of retreating from distractions to be fully present with the Father and returning to serve in community.