Bethlehem Lutheran Church

Month: May 2023

  • Day of Pentecost

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    Readings: Genesis 11:1-9 | Acts 2:1-13 | John 14:23-31 Text: John 14:23-31 Have you ever pondered how the message of the cross reaches you and me today? Every generation has to go through a period of learning. It’s not that we have to completely start from scratch. However, how could this message of Jesus’ death…

  • Seventh Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Exaudi ~ Notes and Outline from Concordia Theological Monthly, April 1949 by Rev. Dr. Oswald Riess Readings: Exekiel 36:22-28 | 1 Peter 4:7-11 | John 15:26-16:4 Text: Ephesians 1:20b-23

  • Sixth Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Rogate ~ Holy Baptism of Maria Regina Cleveland Readings: Numbers 21:4-9 | James 1:22-27 | John 16:23-33 Text: John 16:23-33 The name for this Sunday, Rogate, derives its name from the Gospel lesson, instead of first word of the Introit. Rogate in Latin means, “Ask (all of you), and you will receive, that your…

  • Called to Confess

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    ~ Redeemer Lutheran Church, Gresham, OR ~ ~ Friday Session~ Text: Romans 13:1-10 People love to be free of the burden of authority.  School kids count the minutes before the bell on the last day of school.  College freshmen rejoice to be free of their parents’ rules when they move into their own space.  Women…

  • Fifth Sunday of Easter

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    ~ Cantate ~ Readings: Isaiah 12:1-6 | James 1:16-21 | James 1:16-25 Text: James 1:16-25 Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed, alleluia! From the moment we’re born and placed in our mother’s arms, we’re growing and learning. We learn from sights, sounds, and smells. We learn from things we do, and things that…