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Sermon – Those Who Dream… Listen then Speak – Pastor Paisley Le Roy
January 17, 2021 Here we are, the day before we celebrate the prophetic voice of Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of freedom and equity for all people, after having just experienced another example of the racism and white supremacy running rampant in our country...
Epiphany Then And Now – Pastor Sarah Rohde
January 10, 2021 Today we celebrate Epiphany; it’s the day in the church year when we hear the story of the Magi visiting Jesus, and it’s the beginning of a liturgical season that’s intended to help us ponder the light, the revelations, the epiphanies that we...
Sermon – Those That Dream Cannot Keep Silent- Guest Sermon John Volkening
January 3, 2020 Today's scripture reading of the presentation of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem, is set in a troubled land, a country occupied by Roman armies and ruled by King Herod, who was a tyrant that had been appointed by the Roman Empire. This story of the...
Christmas 2020 – Pastor Sarah Rohde
December 24, 2020 Services from Christmas 2020. Merry Christmas, everyone! You can watch the Family Christmas Eve Service here. You can watch the Candlelight Christmas Eve Service here. You can read the sermon text here.
Sermon – Dreamers: Mary, “The Lord Is With You” – Pastor Paisley Le Roy
December 20, 2020 Our church reads the gospels one piece at a time, one week at a time, following the lectionary. But… the lectionary doesn’t go in order, and it doesn’t cover everything. It can actually be really hard to understand the totality of Luke when we read...
Council Highlights Dec 2020
The Bethlehem Church Council met on Monday, December 7, and Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Here are the highlights of these meetings: Strategic Planning for 2021 The Council is engaged in a strategic planning process to identify congregational goals for 2021....
Sermon – Dreamers: Finding Joy – Pastor Sarah Rohde
December 13, 2020 Each week during this season of Advent, and even through the Christmas and Epiphany seasons, we’re exploring the kinds of actions that are tied to the dreams of God and God’s people. The premise of this whole theme is that there are specific things...
Sermon – Dreamers: God Is With Us, Even in the Wilderness- Pastor Paisley Le Roy
December 6, 2020 Ah, the Book of Isaiah - an Advent classic. And rightly so… as it tells many stories of times Israel felt they were in the wilderness. It tells of their falling out of God’s favor and falling balling back in again. It’s a story of the evolution of...
Christmas Music to Enjoy
Christmas is coming soon so we would like to share some recordings of past Christmas Choir Performances. Gloria from December 2005 Click to listen Carols and Lullabies: Christmas in the Southwest from December 2007 Click to listen The Messiah from December 2008 Click...
Sermon – Unraveled: Why Does It Happen? – Pastor Sarah Rohde
November 22, 2020 Today we bring to a close the theme that’s guided us the past 11 weeks – “Unraveled: Seeking God When Our Plans Fall Apart.” Over these 11 weeks, we’ve been introduced to Bible stories, and we have walked with all kinds of Biblical characters in...
