Bethel Lutheran Church

One thing have I desired of the Lord... that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life...Psalm 27:4

Worship for September 5, 2021: "Be opened" and other Frustrating Commands from God

I wish that when it came to our stuck places, we could just say to ourselves: open up, rise, live. But it’s just not that easy. And God seems to know this. God seems to understand that very often it’s an outside force that pries us open to new life.

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Place Finders: Readings 10:04 Sermon 15:00 Prayers 30:02

Hymns: 4:02 Be Though My Vision 26:45 Open The Eyes Of My Heart 32:26 Jesus Is A Rock In A Weary Land 34:34 All Who Hunger Gather Gladly

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Photo Credit: Chris Barbalis on Unsplash

Worship for August 29, 2021: Youth Worship Celebration ft. Bethel Youth

This is also where we sometimes get stuck: discipleship in the Bible doesn’t look like Jesus’ friends in the classroom achieving and achieving and learning and learning until they are filled up with good grades and ready to graduate. It doesn’t look like a proficiency exam. In the Bible, it actually looks like the opposite: discipleship looks like people unlearning everything and falling apart.

Place Finders: Readings 14:28 Sermon 23:16 Prayers 39:24

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Photo Credit: Esraa Gamal on Unsplash

Worship for August 15, 2021: Walking Wisely with Rev. Russ Gordon

be filled with the Spirit, 19as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.—- From Ephesians 5:19-20

Place Finders: Readings 11:35 Sermon 20:13 Prayers 38:00

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Photo Credit: Joseph Chan on Upsplash

Worship for July 11th, 2021: What's Needed to Heal

‘Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while.’ Mark 6:31

Place Finders: Readings 12:33 Sermon Dialogue 18:00 Prayers 46:01

Sermon Notes: For more reading on why multiple moral viewpoints are helpful to absorb Covid, read Fareed Zakaria’s A New Key to Covid Success, Not States but Societies. And for the importance of the exhale, listen to the whole interview of Christine Runyan with Krista Tippett, What’s Happening in our Nervous Systems? Such helpful perspective.

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Photo Credit: Nina Koepfer on Upsplash