Merry Christmas! In this shortened Christmas Eve sermon reflection, Intern Monica Holman asks what story you expect to hear on Christmas Eve and invites you to ponder what story you tell about the birth of Jesus Christ.
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For her final sermon at Bethel, Pastor Amy joins in dialogue with Intern Monica Holman about Mary and Elizabeth, what lies at the core of Christian worship, and what she hopes and dreams for Bethel going forward.
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Image credits: Pastor Amy Beveridge, Pastor Marj Funk-Pihl, Monica Holman
Our Advent series From Generation to Generation continues with Pastor Amy's reflection on getting along with family during the holidays. Through the Joseph story, we consider....for better or worse...the things we carry from our families. Plus a short humorous list of the ways Jesus kept his boundaries with family.
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Pivotal moments happen in life. Each one is an impactful turning point, signaling big change; you know the future will unfold in an unexpected way. Perhaps no such moment is bigger than the one described in Luke chapter 1, when the angel Gabriel appears before Mary of Nazareth and informs her that she will give birth to a son named Jesus. How does Mary react to this monumental news, and how do we react when God calls on us?
(Our own Mary) Pastor Mary Stein-Webber, guides us through this passage. And afterward, she reads “Gabriel’s Annunciation,” a poem by Jan Richardson that imagines this moment through the hesitant mind of Gabriel, who pauses to reflect before massively altering the course of a young woman’s life.
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