Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Month: November 2021

  • First Sunday in Advent (Ad te levavi)

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    Readings: Jeremiah 23:5–8 | Romans 13:11–14 | Matthew 21:1–9 Text: Jeremiah 23:5-8; Romans 13:11-14 The Lord promises three things through the Prophet here: Salvation, security, and righteousness.  We know salvation most of the time from the lack of it.  Nobody asks to be saved from good days, joys, and pleasures.  Instead, people cry out to…

  • Last Sunday of the Church Year

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    Readings: Isaiah 51:4–6 | Jude 20–25 | Mark 13:24–37 Text: Mark 13:14-37 “Watching in between the Shadows of the Cross of the Last Day” What do we do with this information about the end of the world? We heard our Lord say last week to be on our guard and to expect many and great…

  • Second to Last Sunday of the Church Year

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    Readings: Daniel 12:1–3 | Hebrews 10:11–25 | Mark 13:1–13 Text: Mark 13:1-13 About 30 years ago, the pop group R.E.M. popularized the phrase, “It’s the end of the world as we know it; and I feel fine.”  At the time, they were reacting to political movements and the end of the Cold War.  From their…

  • All Saints Sunday

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    Readings: Revelations 7:2-17 | 1 John 3:1–3 | Matthew 5:1–12 Text: 1 John 3:1-3 St. Paul writes to us, “So we are always of good courage. We know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-7)  While…