Every Wednesday, the Bethlehem College & Seminary community worships God together under the preaching of the Word. All are welcome to attend chapel at Noon followed by community lunch.
“Abide in me.” The simplicity of Jesus’s call masks the depth of his meaning. This semester in chapel, we will seek to explore these depths together. What does it mean to abide in Jesus? How can we do so—in prayer, in the word, in the church? What keeps us from doing so? What is promised to those who abide? What is threatened to those who don’t? In all of this our ultimate aim in this series will not be mere understanding. Instead, our aim and our prayer is that, by the grace of God, we will actually abide in Jesus, and he will abide in us.
| Speaker | Title | Date |
| President Joe Rigney | Apart from Me You Can Do Nothing | Aug. 25 |
| Dr. Brian Tabb | What Does Jesus Mean by Bearing Fruit in the Gospel | Sept. 1 |
| Dr. Jared Compton | You are Clean | Sept. 8 |
| Pastor Kenny Ortiz | Abiding for Joy | Sept. 15 |
| Prof. Lewis Guest IV | How Did Jesus Abide in the Father’s Love? | Sept. 24 |
| Dr. John Beckman | Wait on the Lord | Sept. 29 |
| TBD | Abiding in Suffering | Oct. 6 |
| Pastor Steven Lee | Sabbath Rest and Abiding | Oct. 13 |
| Global Partner | Abiding for the Sake of the Nations | Oct. 20 |
| Pastor Brett Toney | My Words Abide in You | Oct. 27 |
| Chancellor John Piper | Abide in Prayer | Nov. 3 |
| Pastor Jonathan Parnell | Enemies of Abiding | Nov. 10 |
| Prayer & Worship Chapel | Nov. 17 | |
| No Chapel | Thanksgiving Break | Nov. 24 | |
| Pastor Tom Boyer | Abiding as a Body | Dec. 1 |
| Dean Jonathon Woodyard | Fulfillment of Abiding | Dec. 8 |
This semester we’re following up our emphasis on the Apostles’ Creed with a short series on “Words to Live By.” The Psalmist prayed, “I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!” (Ps. 119:107). Jesus likewise affirmed that “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God” (Matt. 4:4). Chapel speakers for this series will choose a text or theme that has been personally significant to their own walk with the Lord and ministry.
| Speaker | Title | Text | Date |
| Pastor Dave Zuleger | Where Else Can We Go? | Feb. 24 | |
| Mr. David Choe | Live for the Glory of God | Mar. 3 | |
| Prof. Lewis Guest | Eyes Locked | Mar. 10 | |
| Dr. David Howard | Faithful Unto Death and To Live is Christ. | Mar. 17 | |
| Spring Break | No Chapel | Mar. 24 | ||
| Prof. Kenny Stokes | My Grace is Sufficient for You | Mar. 31 | |
| Prof. David Mathis | He Holds It All Together: The Supremacy of Christ | Apr. 7 | |
| Pastor Steven Lee | Is it Not I, the Lord? | Apr. 14 | |
| Dr. Joe Rigney | Jesus Loves Me | Apr. 23 | |
| Chancellor John Piper | Did Jesus Really Mean Rejoice When Slandered? | May 5 | |
| President Tim Tomlinson | Overcoming the World | May 12 |
What shall we say as our city, our nation, and our world face unprecedented challenges amidst a global pandemic, social unrest, and political divisions? “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” The Fall 2020 chapel series stresses our commitment to historic Christian doctrine and God’s trustworthy Word as the Bethlehem faculty expound the ancient truths expressed in the Apostle’s Creed to encourage our community to follow Christ in these uncertain times.