The final day of my sabbatical has come and gone. Today has been like so many other Mondays at Bethel Lutheran Church. We had a staff meeting. I worked on some worship services. I corresponded with all sorts of people about all sorts of things. Today has been very different too. So many Mondays I … Read more
News at Bethel! Bethel Banner – April 2015 In this Issue: 1. Holy Week & Easter Worship 2. Rummage Sale 2015 3. VBS 2015
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, God Almighty has a plan for peace, and it is found in His One and Only Son Jesus Christ, whom the Holy Bible calls the “Prince of Peace” (Isaiah 9:6). But we have rejected God’s perfect Man. War has taken control of our world, and our lives. Why? Well Jesus … Read more
So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the … Read more
News at Bethel! Bethel Banner – March 2015 In this Issue: 1. Lent & Holy Week Worship 2. Bethel in Mission March 2015 3. Easter Flower Garden
“Honor the Lord with your wealth and with the first fruits of all your produce.” Proverbs 3:9 God does not “need” our money to get His work done. He is sovereign and could do it without our help. Yet He has arranged it so that His work often depends on our generosity. At least two things happen when … Read more
When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up. When I worried about many things, your assuring words soothed my soul. Psalm 94:18-19 Tetris is one of the most popular video games of all time. Since it’s release in 1984, Tetris has been ported to every format and … Read more
News at Bethel! Bethel Banner – February 2015 In this issue: 1. Lenten Worship 2. Bethel In Mission Highlight – Tim & Michelle Miller, LBT 3. Bethel’s 2014 Living Nativity
People came to Christ in many different ways, your experience will not necessarily be like my experience. Some conversions are sudden and dramatic, a radical change from one way of life to another. As Saul of Tarsus approached the city of Damascus on a mission to arrest followers of Jesus Christ, a bright light suddenly … Read more
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 Paul’s word to the church in Philippi is to not be anxious about anything. When you think about it, what does a Christian have to be anxious about? We have the promises of … Read more