Bethel & Hillsong Are Discipling Your Church | G3 Weekly

The songs your church sings on Sunday are teaching your church what to believe — so who is writing them? This week two of the largest worship-music empires on earth, Hillsong and Bethel, held back-to-back sold-out gatherings, even as their theology remains something most of the churches singing their songs would never actually preach. This week on G3 Weekly, Scott Aniol asks what God requires in worship — and why a sold-out arena is no measure of His favor — in the light of Scripture. Plus: a Beijing pastor walks free after nine months in a Chinese prison; the Islamic Republic of Iran moves to seize the oldest Protestant church in Tehran and evict the families living on its grounds; and the administration's push to end gender procedures on minors runs into a wall of court rulings. News in the light of Scripture — every week. This week on G3 Weekly, Scott Aniol takes on four stories through the lens of Scripture: In this episode: ▶ The Word Is Not Bound: A Beijing Pastor Walks Free ▶ Iran Moves to Seize Tehran's Oldest Protestant Church ▶ Whose Children Are They? Washington's Fight Over "Gender Care" for Minors Diagnosis ▶ The Biggest Show on Earth: Hillsong, Bethel & the Worship God Accepts G3 National Conference — May 27–29, 2027 · Douglasville, GA · "Faithful in the Ordinary: Living All of Life for Christ" (plus a homeschool pre-conference) | https://events.g3min.org/ordinaryfait... Puritan Reformed Conference — Aug 20–22, 2026 · Grand Rapids, MI · "Growing in Evangelism and Missions" (with Joel Beeke, Scott Aniol, Brooks Buser & the PRTS faculty) | https://events.g3min.org/prc26 🎧 Featured podcast: Singing the Word: An Exposition of Hymnody — a G3 podcast with Laramie Minga & Matt Sikes examining the history, theology, poetry, and music of the church's greatest hymns. Listen wherever you get your podcasts. Scripture referenced: 2 Timothy 2:8–9 · Acts 12:7 · Hebrews 13:3 · Acts 7:48–49 · Matthew 16:18 · Psalm 127:3 · Matthew 18:6 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · Psalm 146:3 · Leviticus 10:1–2 · John 4:23–24 · Colossians 3:16 · 1 Corinthians 14:40 📖 G3 Plus — Hundreds of hours of trustworthy biblical teaching, full courses, and conference content. Visit https://plus.g3min.org/ and use code WEEKLY for 25% off an annual subscription. Want to skip the ads and get straight to the good stuff? Download the G3+ App now and enjoy seamless learning, anytime, anywhere! 📱Follow G3 Ministries:   / g3conference     / g3conference     / g3conference   G3 Ministries: https://g3min.org Support G3 Ministries: https://g3min.org/give/ #G3Weekly #ScottAniol #G3Ministries #Bethel #Hillsong #BethelMusic #HillsongWorship #WorshipMusic #RegulativePrinciple #Discernment #PersecutedChurch #China #Iran #ReligiousLiberty #GenderIdeology #Reformed #BiblicalWorldview #Christianity