{"id":878,"date":"2016-05-21T23:48:21","date_gmt":"2016-05-21T23:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/?p=878"},"modified":"2016-06-13T01:25:08","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T01:25:08","slug":"sermon-may-22-2016-the-return-to-bethel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermon-may-22-2016-the-return-to-bethel\/","title":{"rendered":"Sermon \u2013 May 22, 2016: \u201cThe Return to Bethel\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-878-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/may22-16.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/may22-16.mp3\">http:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermons\/may22-16.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bible.com\/events\/39137\">Read Sermon Outline Here<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Genesis 35<\/h4>\n<p>Each one of us has a Bethel that God periodically calls us back to.<\/p>\n<p>Our Bethel is where we met Jesus for the first time and responded to his call.<\/p>\n<p>Why God calls us back to Bethel<br \/>\n\u2022 Complacent and\/or too comfortable.<br \/>\n\u2022 Change in attitude.<br \/>\n\u2022 Sidetracked.<br \/>\n\u2022 Forgotten promise.<\/p>\n<p>Preparing to return to Bethel<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand there are distractions. \u2013 vs 2<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand there is pride. \u2013 vs 2<br \/>\n\u2022 Understand God will clear the way. \u2013 vs. 5<\/p>\n<p>While at Bethel<br \/>\n\u2022 Avoid being distracted. \u2013 vs. 8<br \/>\n\u2022 Expect God to remind you of your new name; Christian. \u2013 vs. 10<br \/>\n\u2022 Expect God to encourage you with his promise. \u2013 vs. 11<br \/>\n\u2022 Expect God to encourage you with his blessing. \u2013 vs. 11<\/p>\n<p>After Bethel<br \/>\n\u2022 Expect life to go unchanged. \u2013 vs. 16-22<br \/>\n\u2022 Or even seem more harsh. \u2013 vs. 22<br \/>\n\u2022 But, expect to experience a new sense of joy. \u2013 vs. 18<br \/>\n\u2022 And expect to be encouraged to continue fulfilling your promise (total commitment to Jesus). \u2013 vs. 27<\/p>\n<p>Finding the way back to Bethel<br \/>\n\u2022 Prepare yourself.<br \/>\n\u2022 Find a quiet moment and avoid distractions.<br \/>\n\u2022 Remember the experience of the first time you met Jesus and responded to him.<br \/>\n\u2022 The wonderful thing, it can be done anytime, anywhere.<\/p>\n<p>Are you in need of a return to Bethel?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read Sermon Outline Here Genesis 35 Each one of us has a Bethel that God periodically calls us back to. Our Bethel is where we met Jesus for the first time and responded to his call. Why God calls us<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/sermon-may-22-2016-the-return-to-bethel\/\"><i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[47,21,43,10],"tags":[57,24,44,13],"class_list":["post-878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-studies","category-members","category-sermon","category-worship","tag-bible-study","tag-members","tag-sermon","tag-worship"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/genesisbanner.jpg?fit=1150%2C400&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":894,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/894"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kcc.life\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}