The Vision & Report concluding 2024 and looking forward to 2025 is now available for download. Physical copies will be available in the sanctuary on Sunday as well. (The final financial report for 2024 will be available at the end of January 2025, after all expenses are properly reconciled for the year.) Covenant members should… Read More »
Facility Updates!
In the past couple of weeks, we have made two significant updates to the facility. New Sign! We started the process of pricing out and then designing a new road sign back in OCTOBER 2023! It has been quite the process to get the new sign installed, and it was supposed to be installed for… Read More »
Ladies Ministry – Last Gathering (April 20)
Saturday, April 20, will be the last meeting of the ladies’ group this year. They have been meeting on the third Saturday of the month since September to study “The Attributes of God.” This final meeting will include a catered lunch, so it is vital that ladies sign up on the sheet in the foyer so… Read More »
The Church Center App
Church Center is an app for iOS and Android that allows you to keep up-to-date with the goings on at Bedford Road in one location. (You can also visit it via your computer at http://bedfordroad.churchcenter.com). Once you download the app from the App Store (iOS) or Google Play Store (Android), here is how you get… Read More »
Nursery Update
Bedford Road is growing by leaps and bounds, and there are a lot of new families. Our current nursery room went from occasionally having one or two kids to busting at the seams! We’re working to get a new room set up, and we hope to have it ready for Resurrection Sunday. Here are just… Read More »
Resurrection Sunday!
It is almost here! Resurrection Sunday is March 31, 2024. The most important day of the Christian calendar is about to arrive! The day will be filled with songs from ensembles and the kids’ choir! Click on the graphic below to download it and share it on social media or via text. Who knows what… Read More »
Discussion Guide (pt 2) now available
The second part of the 2024 Discussion Guide for our series The Exiled King is now available. If you would like to download the full Discussion Guide, it is now available as well.
Herod – the End of His Life
Herod negotiated the complex relationship of the various Jewish groups, his Roman masters and the nations surrounding him with cunning, if not with ease. Herod’s cities and Temple complex attempted to bridge the gaps among these various groups, but there were simply too many moving parts and fissures appeared, especially among the rural Jews of… Read More »
Herod and the Jews
Herod had seen the greatness of Rome. His sons were educated in Caesar’s household. His kingdom had a substantial, urban Gentile population which formed a substantial power block. Early in his reign, Herod even minted coins with Roman helmets on them, showing his reliance on (or at the very least, admiration of) the Roman system.… Read More »
Herod's Architectural Ambitions
Thanks to his partnership with Augustus Caesar, Herod became enormously wealthy. If Josephus is to believed, Herod’s wealth was truly staggering, and he put it to good use. In the broader world, he sponsored numerous buildings and improvements, and in one year even sponsored (and hosted) the Olympic Games at one of his new cities.… Read More »
