Author: Bethlehem Lutheran
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 16:2–15 | Ephesians 4:1–16 | John 6:22–35 Text: Psalm 145:10-21; Ephesians 4:1-16 God always provides. This is something we acknowledge (most of the time) in our lives. We prayed earlier in Psalm 145, 15 The eyes of all look to you, and you give them their food in due season.…
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (also Feast of St. James)
Readings: Genesis 9:8-17 | Ephesians 3:14-21 | Mark 6:45-56 Text: Genesis 9:8-17 When people hear about the Flood, people in our culture might picture a boat with animals sticking out windows, and several people aboard. Other cultures record the same event: The Chinese have the story of the family of Fuhi, who lived during the…
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Jeremiah 23:1–6 | Ephesians 2:11–22 | Mark 6:30–44 Text: Ephesians 2:11-22 Tick, tick, tick, tick goes the rollercoaster as it climbs its way to the sky. For a moment, there’s the feeling of exhilaration and weightlessness at the top. But you know that in just a split second, you will be hurtling down—maybe even…
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Amos 7:7-15 | Ephesians 1:3-14 | Mark 6:14-29 Text: Ephesians 1:3-14 What does God want to happen? Well, get comfortable, because this is going to take a while. In all seriousness, God’s will is not an easy topic for us to consider because it’s so much greater than we can comprehend. The Creator of…
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 24:1–11 | 2 Corinthians 12:1–10 | Mark 6:1–13 Text: Exodus 24:1-11 In his day, Jesus of Nazareth made quite a name for himself. As being the one who healed those who were sick and afflicted, and casting out demons. At the very worst there were those like in Nazareth, who didn’t receive him,…
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 19:1–20 | 2 Cor. 8:1–9, 13–15 | Mark 5:21–43 Text: Exodus 19:1-20 How do we get to know one another? Through a common bond at church or school? That foundation of friendship, or in the case of our spouse of romance and affection, sets the stage for what we know about the other…
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 17:1-7 | 2 Corinthians 6:1–13 | Mark 4:35–41 Text: Exodus 17:1-7 One of the perpetual pains of the Christian is that we must move on from the place where the Lord feeds us. But it must happen because the place is temporary, and even the green grass (Mark 6:39) upon which the Lord…
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Third Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Exodus 16:1-31 | 2 Corinthians 5:1–17 | Mark 4:26–34 Text: Exodus 16:1-31 Normally, the sermons follow the theme for the day set by the lectionary. The lectionary is the schedule of Old Testament, Psalm, Epistle, and Gospel readings for a given day. It’s a great tool which the Christian Church has used for centuries…
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Second Sunday after Pentecost
Readings: Genesis 3:8-15 | 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 | Mark 3:20-35 “The Sin Against The Holy Spirit” Guest Pastor Bruce Ley Text: Mark 3:20-35 20Then the multitude came together again, so that they could not so much as eat bread. 21But when His own people heard , they went out to lay hold of Him, for…
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The Feast of the Holy Trinity
Readings: Isaiah 6:1–8 | Acts 2:14a, 22–36 | John 3:1-17 Text: John 3:1-17 On this celebration of the Holy Trinity, we encounter a great mystery of the Christian faith—the nature of God. Many men have sought and still seek to know God, to be part of something greater than themselves and to connect with the…