Bethel Missionary Baptist Church - Lochgelly WV

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

📖 Week 1: Returning to God
Reflection Questions for Scripture Readings

*****Read the daily scripture shown on the June calendar and consider the question for each day. *****

06/02/2026

📖 Scripture Readings for JUNE 2026

05/16/2026

A little something to test your skills…ENJOY!

05/10/2026

💐 HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! 💐

Jochebed: The Mother Who Trusted God

Jochebed was the mother of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam, living during one of the darkest periods in Israel’s history. Her story is recorded in Exodus 2:1–10, although her name isn’t identified until later, in Exodus 6:20.

She was a Hebrew woman living under the oppression of Pharaoh, who had ordered that every newborn Hebrew boy be killed in an attempt to weaken God’s people.

In the midst of fear and danger, Jochebed gave birth to Moses. Scripture says that when she saw the child was “fine” or “beautiful,” she hid him for three months (Exodus 2:2).

Hebrews 11:23 later explains that Moses’ parents acted by faith and were not afraid of the king’s command.
Jochebed’s actions were not merely maternal instinct, they were an expression of trust in God, above the fear of man.

When she could no longer hide Moses,
Jochebed made a waterproof basket and placed him among the reeds of the Nile River.
That moment was both heartbreaking and courageous. She released her child into circumstances which she could not control, entrusting him into the hands of God.

What appeared to be an act of surrender
became the very means God used to preserve Moses’ life. In God’s providence, Pharaoh’s daughter found the child and chose to raise him.

Remarkably, Jochebed herself was later called to nurse and care for Moses during his early years. God not only protected Moses, but allowed his own mother to nurture him before he eventually lived in Pharaoh’s household.

Jochebed’s relationship with God is seen through quiet, but courageous faith.
Scripture never records long speeches from her, yet her actions reveal deep trust in God’s sovereignty. She lived under oppression, uncertainty, and danger, but she chose obedience and faith rather than despair.
Through her courage, God preserved the child
who would later lead Israel out of Egypt.

Jochebed’s story reminds us that God often works powerfully through ordinary acts of faithfulness. A mother protecting her child became part of God’s larger plan of redemption for an entire nation.

❓What Can We Learn from Jochebed?

🔸Faith often requires courage in fearful circumstances.
🔸Trusting God does not remove danger, but it places our lives in His sovereign hands.
🔸God can use ordinary acts of obedience for extraordinary purposes.
🔸Parents have a profound spiritual influence on the next generation.
🔸Sometimes faith means surrendering what we love most to God’s care.

“By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months by his parents…and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.”
— Hebrews 11:23 NKJV

🌷🌷 Happy Mother’s Day to the women who continue to trust God with their children, their fears, and their future.

05/10/2026

🚨 Are your days filled with so much to do that you don’t have time to ‘stop and smell the roses’? Perhaps you are more of an introvert, who doesn’t like to talk much, and prefers to just “listen” and ponder things in your heart?
Are you the type of Christian who likes to be “busy doing for the Lord”, or the one who sits quietly and soaks up the Pastor’s message? Do you have to be one or the other of these two types? Is it possible to balance a bit of both in your life?
Today, look again into the lives of Martha and Mary, and study how Jesus approached them about their service and silent worship. Then, consider this question: Is there room for both service and silence in YOUR life with Jesus?

📖 “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.” - 1Corinthians 15:58 KJV

📖 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” - Matthew 6:33 KJV

05/08/2026

🚨 Do you ever find yourself dealing with feelings that weigh you down? What do you do with those feelings? Do you try to ignore them or do something about them? Do you try to hide them from others - and yourself? Or do you talk with the Lord about how you’re feeling and seek His guidance?

📖 “Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:16 KJV
📖 “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths." - Proverbs 3:5-6 KJV

05/07/2026

🚨 Be present…Spend time with the Lord

📖. “Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him; Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way, Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.” - Psalm 37:7 NKJV
📖. “Teach me Your way, O Lord; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name.” - Psalm 86:11 NKJV

05/06/2026

🚨 Selfless service or Stressed service?

📖. “Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” - Psalm 51:10 KJV
📖. “Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” - Phillipians 2:3 KJV