Sundays at Beth-EL

Listen to this powerful audio sermon from Pastor Eric Brown, “It’s Not As Good As It Looks,” a timely and convicting message about the danger of spiritual drift and the deceptive nature of sin.Through the story of Lot in Genesis 13, this message reveals how what looks good on the surface can lead to compromise, loss, and separation from God. Lot didn’t fall into sin overnight—he gradually drifted toward it. In the same way, many believers today slowly move away from God without realizing the cost.This audio sermon challenges you to examine your spiritual direction, take accountability, and choose the path that aligns with God’s will—even when it goes against your natural desires.Referencing the words of Jesus in Matthew 10, Pastor Brown emphasizes that those who hear the truth are held to a higher standard. This is not just a message about getting saved—it’s about living saved daily.Whether you’re driving, working, or spending quiet time with God, this message will speak directly to your heart and help you realign your walk with Christ.In this message, you will learn:How spiritual drift begins and how to stop itWhy sin often appears attractive at firstThe deeper meaning behind Lot’s decision in Genesis 13The connection between drifting and being spiritually siftedHow to make choices that lead to life, not destructionScripture References:Genesis 13 (Lot’s decision and direction)Matthew 10:14–15 (greater accountability for truth)Luke 22:31 (Satan desires to sift believers)This audio message is a call to turn away from what only looks good and fully commit to what is truly God’s best for your life.

Listen to this powerful Resurrection Sunday audio message from Pastor Eric Brown titled That’s Not How the Story Ends. This sermon explores how the resurrection of Jesus Christ reminds us that failure, guilt, and difficult seasons do not have the final word in our lives.Through the Gospel of Mark, this message teaches how God’s plan was working even when it looked like defeat. Whether you are walking through hardship, rebuilding after mistakes, or searching for hope, this message will encourage you to trust that God is still writing your story.This audio sermon is perfect for listening during your commute, devotional time, or moments of reflection.Key themes in this message: • Why your past does not define your future • How the resurrection changes our story • God’s covering after failure • Living in the victory of Christ • Freedom from guilt and shameScripture References: Mark chapters 14–16 Romans 6 Hebrews 12:2If this message encouraged you, please like, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs encouragement.About Pastor Eric Brown: Pastor Eric Brown is committed to teaching the Word of God with clarity, practical application, and a focus on helping people grow in faith and purpose.Stay Connected: www.beth-elcogic.com#AudioSermon #PastorEricBrown #ChristianTeaching #ResurrectionSunday #BibleTeaching #Faith #Hope #ChristianPodcast #Jesus #Encouragement

Listen to this powerful audio sermon from Minister Shadrach Carter titled “911 It's An Emergency,” based on Isaiah 40:1–5. This message reminds us that when we find ourselves in spiritual wilderness seasons, God is still present, still speaking, and still delivering His people.This teaching emphasizes the importance of holiness, spiritual discipline, repentance, and trusting God's plan even when we do not understand His timing. Through strong biblical insight and practical encouragement, this message challenges believers to remain faithful and spiritually aligned while trusting God for deliverance.Whether you are listening during your commute, personal devotion time, or throughout your day, this message will encourage you to remember that Jesus responds when we call on Him in our time of need.Message highlights:• God is still answering spiritual emergencies • Faith must be based on what we know about God • Holiness remains God's standard • Jesus came to deliver us from sin, not just circumstances • God hears those who call on HimScripture references:Isaiah 40:1–5 Romans 8:28 Psalm 119:105 Romans 6:12–14 James 4:7–8 Romans 10:13Subscribe to our channel for more preaching, teaching, and worship moments from Beth-El Church of God in Christ.About Beth-El Church of God in Christ:Beth-El COGIC is committed to preaching the Gospel, strengthening believers, and reaching the community through biblical teaching and authentic worship.www.beth-elcogic.com

Be inspired by this powerful audio message from Missionary Shaparis James encouraging believers to build spiritual momentum and press toward God's purpose despite rejection, fear, and life's challenges.Based on Philippians 3:14, this message challenges us to stop standing still and start moving with faith, discipline, and determination. Through the story of David and Goliath and other biblical leaders, we are reminded that God often uses our private struggles to prepare us for public victories.This sermon is perfect for listening during your commute, workout, prayer time, or daily devotion.In this message you will learn:• How to develop massive spiritual momentum • Why rejection can be preparation • How to move forward when life feels uncomfortable • How faith helps you overcome fear and doubt • How God prepares you in private for public purposeKey Scripture:Philippians 3:14 – I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Audio Sermon — It Is Written: Standing on God’s WordIn this powerful message from Matthew 4:1–11, Pastor Eric Brown explores how Jesus defeated Satan’s temptations in the wilderness and revealed the believer’s greatest weapon against spiritual attack: the Word of God.The enemy still uses the same strategy today — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life. But Jesus demonstrated that victory comes when we respond to every attack with the truth of Scripture.In this sermon you will discover:• Why temptation is often a proving ground for faith • How the enemy uses shortcuts to pull believers away from God’s plan • The three core temptations Satan still uses today • How Jesus defeated temptation by declaring “It is written” • How believers can stand firm on God’s Word during trials and spiritual warfareThis audio sermon will encourage you to trust God’s promises, resist temptation, and remain grounded in the truth of Scripture.When the enemy attacks, the believer’s response is simple:It is written.Scripture: Matthew 4:1–11 Speaker: Pastor Eric Brown#AudioSermon #ItIsWritten #Matthew4 #SpiritualWarfare #BibleTeaching

Listen to this powerful Audio Sermon based on Matthew 26:47–54, exploring the betrayal and arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Discover how Jesus restrained His divine power, chose obedience over escape, and surrendered to God’s will so we could experience forgiveness, restoration, and covenant relationship. This Pentecostal, pastoral message will challenge you to stop fighting spiritual battles in the flesh, embrace repentance, and live in fulfillment of Scripture. Experience the truth: He didn’t have to do it — but He did, and because He did, you don’t have to die in sin.

You were never meant to die full — you were meant to die empty. What are you still holding that God told you to release?In this powerful audio sermon, Evangelist Ericka Brown delivers a faith-stirring message from Ephesians 1:11 that challenges believers to stop storing what God has called them to pour out.We have already obtained an inheritance in Christ — not something we are striving to earn, but something secured by God’s will and purpose. Yet many believers are living spiritually beneath their inheritance because we don’t fully understand what belongs to us.This message explores the difference between possession and stewardship. God has deposited faith, love, obedience, purpose, wisdom, and anointing inside of us — not to protect, but to release.In this sermon, you will discover:What it truly means to be predestined according to God’s purposeWhy identity confusion keeps believers spiritually stagnantHow obedience unlocks supernatural provisionWhy heaven records what we release, not what we keepThe danger of leaving this earth with unused purposeThrough biblical teaching and practical illustration, Evangelist Ericka Brown reminds us that life is our “spending season.” We have been blessed to pour, not store.If you have been holding back your testimony, your faith, your obedience, or your calling — this message will challenge and encourage you to release it.🎙 Speaker: Evangelist Ericka Brown 📖 Scripture: Ephesians 1:11 🎧 Format: Audio Sermon 🔥 Theme: Inheritance, Identity, Stewardship, ObedienceListen, share, and allow this message to stir you toward faithful stewardship and bold obedience.#EvangelistErickaBrown #AudioSermon #ChristianPodcast #Ephesians1 #FaithAndObedience

In this powerful, text-driven sermon from 1 Peter 5:6–11, Pastor Eric Brown unpacks what it truly means to “cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” In a world filled with pressure, stress, and spiritual opposition, this message reminds us that humility leads to release, and release leads to strength.Discover how to:Let go of anxiety and controlStand firm in spiritual warfareGuard your mind and faithTrust God’s timing in seasons of sufferingExperience restoration through ChristIf you’ve been carrying emotional weight, battling internal stress, or feeling spiritually stretched, this message will encourage you to release what’s been holding you down and trust the God who restores, strengthens, and establishes you.📖 Scripture: 1 Peter 5:6–11 🎧 Series Theme: Let It Go 🔥 Key Truth: We don’t let go because we are weak — we let go because He is strong.Subscribe, share, and be encouraged.

What happens when God gives instructions that don’t make sense?In this sermon-based podcast episode, Immediate Obedience, we walk through John chapter 9 and the healing of a man blind from birth. Jesus doesn’t explain the miracle—He commands movement. And the man’s willingness to obey without hesitation becomes the doorway to sight, restoration, and a new identity.This episode explores:Why proximity to Jesus isn’t the same as obedienceHow obedience positions us for miraclesWhy delay often leads to doubtHow God transforms not just our condition, but our identityYou may not be blind—but there may be something God is asking you to obey right now. This message will challenge you to stop waiting for clarity and start moving in faith.🎧 Listen, reflect, and respond—with immediate obedience.

In this sermon, we reflect on Luke 19 and the story of Zacchaeus—a man curious about Jesus who never expected Jesus to stop, call him by name, and insist on staying at his house. What began as a moment of curiosity became a life-altering encounter with salvation.“The Uninvited Guest” explores how Jesus often interrupts our routines, comforts, and assumptions—not to condemn us, but to restore us. Before behavior changes, Jesus restores belonging. Before correction, there is covenant. Before transformation, there is encounter.In this reflection, you’ll hear about:Why Jesus was “passing through” but chose to stayHow curiosity can lead to conversionWhat it means when salvation comes to your “house”Why restoration comes before behavior changeHow Jesus still seeks and saves the lost todayIf you’ve ever felt unseen, unqualified, or unsure where you belong—this message is for you. Jesus knows your name, and He’s still willing to interrupt everything to dwell with you.📖 Scripture Focus: Luke 19:1–10 🎧 Ideal for personal devotion, prayer time, or spiritual encouragementSubscribe and share this episode with someone who needs hope, restoration, or a fresh reminder that salvation doesn’t visit—it stays.

What do you do when you sense a storm coming—before the storm ever arrives?In this powerful and prophetic message, Lady Ericka Riggins-Brown teaches from Matthew 8:23–27 and John 16:33, declaring that believers don’t have to wait until the storm passes to walk in victory. This episode reveals how Jesus settles the outcome before the storm forms, why fear is confronted before peace is released, and how faith anchors us during seasons of transition, uncertainty, and pressure.Whether you’re facing emotional, financial, relational, or spiritual turbulence, this message will strengthen your faith, silence fear, and remind you that storms don’t cancel God’s promises—they confirm you’re crossing over.🎧 Listen now and be encouraged: your victory was already spoken.

In this sermon-based teaching, Pastor Eric Brown delivers a clear and uncompromising message from John 14:6, where Jesus declares Himself as the way, the truth, and the life. In a world driven by choices, preferences, and personal truth, Christ brings absolute clarity—there are no options when it comes to access to the Father.This episode calls listeners beyond belief into obedience, beyond cultural thinking into biblical alignment, and beyond success without surrender into a Christ-centered life. Pastor Brown addresses repentance, discernment, and the danger of substituting lifestyle, culture, or emotion for truth.This message is for believers seeking clarity, correction, and spiritual alignment in a confusing age—and for anyone wrestling with what it truly means to follow Jesus.Scripture Focus: John 14:1–6 Speaker: Pastor Eric Brown Theme: Obedience over options. Alignment over preference. Christ alone.

What happens if we truly abide in Christ?In this sermon from John 15:1–7, Pastor Eric Brown explores the condition behind spiritual fruit, endurance, and answered prayer. Jesus promises that “if you abide in Me… ask whatever you wish”—but that promise is rooted in surrender, obedience, and remaining connected to Him as the true Vine.Through a powerful illustration of laying aside the weight, this message challenges believers to release sin, self-will, and burdens Jesus already carried on the cross, and to lean fully on the Holy Spirit for strength.This episode invites listeners to examine what they are carrying, choose surrender over self-effort, and remain connected to Christ.

In this powerful sermon from BETH-EL C.O.G.I.C., Pastor Eric Brown teaches from Acts 9 how Jesus transformed Saul from a persecutor into an informant for the church. This message reveals how Christ exposes spiritual tactics, guards believers from isolation and deception, and equips the church to endure, remain covered, and finish the race faithfully.🙌🏾 Like, share, and subscribe for weekly sermons and encouragement. 👥 Visit us online at www.beth-elcogic.com

In this powerful sermon from Romans 7:22–25, Pastor Eric Brown teaches on the internal struggle believers face as they seek to live for God while contending with human weakness. This message reminds us that spiritual tension does not mean failure, but often reveals that the Spirit of God is actively working within us.“I’m In the Fight of My Life” explains that deliverance through Jesus Christ is real and immediate, while the daily Christian walk requires ongoing trust, prayer, and dependence on God. Through biblical teaching and pastoral insight, we are encouraged to walk by the Spirit, feed our faith, and rely on Christ for victory in every season.This sermon is for anyone who loves God, desires to do right, yet finds themselves in an ongoing spiritual battle. It offers clarity, encouragement, and hope rooted in Scripture.Scripture Focus: Romans 7:22–25 Speaker: Pastor Eric Brown

Life often places us in difficult in-between seasons—those moments when we are caught between God’s promise and its fulfillment. In this message from Psalm 27, we examine how David navigated uncertainty, fear, and delay by depending fully on God and studying His Word.When David prayed, “Teach me Your way, Lord,” he revealed true spiritual maturity—recognizing complete dependence on God rather than personal strength or experience. This sermon explores how the Bible serves as our spiritual playbook, providing clear guidance for spiritual warfare, trusting God’s direction, responding to crisis, and waiting patiently on the Lord.David consistently paused to inquire of the Lord before making decisions, teaching us the importance of seeking God’s guidance before acting. Even in difficult cave seasons, we are reminded that God is working behind the scenes and has not brought us this far to abandon us.This message will encourage you to slow down, study God’s Word, trust His timing, and move forward with confidence in every season of life.