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Sermon – Unraveled: Abraham and Sarah ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
September 20, 2020 Unraveling happens in many ways. Sometimes, we are unraveled by external forces…take the COVID-19 virus for example or natural disasters. Sometimes we are unraveled by violence and injustice, sometimes we are unraveled by shame and greed. ...
Council Highlights Sept 2020
Council HighlightsSeptember 2020 The Bethlehem Church Council met on Tuesday, September 15, 2020. Here are the highlights of this meeting: Associate Pastor Call Process Update Council members were briefed on a number of activities related to calling Paisley Le...
Sermon – Unraveled: Lives of Faith – Pastor Sarah Rohde
September 13, 2020 Today’s gospel reading is probably one you’ve heard many times…Jesus and the disciples have just fed 5,000+ people and they’re exhausted. So Jesus tells the disciples to tuck away in their little fishing boat and head to the other side of the lake,...
Sermon – Conflict and Forgiveness ~ Pastor Jean Duran
September 7, 2020 In my first parish I worked in, I worked with an older pastor who had been in ministry for many years. Unfortunately his life experience, his experience in ministry, had caused him to be quite a cynic. I remember there was one thing he said...
Sermon – What It Means To Be The Messiah – Pastor Sarah Rohde
August 30, 2020 Today our gospel is a continuation of last weeks reading. If you joined us for worship last weekend, you heard Deacon Heather speak to the question that Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do you say that I am?", "Who am I to you?". Not surprisingly, the...
Council Highlights Aug 2020
Council HighlightsAug. 18, 2020 The Bethlehem Church Council met remotely on Tuesday, Aug.18. Here are the highlights of this meeting: Rostered Leader ResponsibilitiesAs we consider the possibility of calling a new Associate Pastor, Pastor Sarah shared her...
Sermon – Who Is Jesus? ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
August 23, 2020 “Who do you say that I am?” Jesus asks. Who is Jesus? That is a question Christians have been seeking to answer –to the world, to each other, to ourselves, ever since Jesus posed it to his disciples! I knew who Jesus was when I was about 7 years old –...
Sermon – Discussion on Race – Guests The Linkimer Family
August 16, 2020 Guest message from the Linkimer Family. Mike and Lori Linkimer along with their children Lindsey and Kirstie share their experiences living as a mixed race family in St. Charles. You can watch the service here. You can read the full sermon coming soon.
Sermon – Coming to Terms With Race Reflections ~ Deacon Heather Feltman
August 9, 2020 Today I'm joined, thankfully joined, by several voices to bring you today's message. These voices are ones that gifted their time to take part in a class that we were so blessed to be able to offer around the topic of race for four Thursdays in a row. ...
Sermon – How Can I Convince You.. – Guest Trudy Stoffel
August 2, 2020 Guest message from Pastor Trudy Stoffel. There's a song from 1984 by the band Survivor that I have a sneaking suspicion was written about the scripture. It goes like this. "How can I convince you what you see is real? Who am I to blame you for...
