Bethel Lutheran Church

How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts! My soul longs, indeed it faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh sing for joy to the living God...Happy are those who live in your house, ever singing your praise. Psalm 84:1-2, 4

Simply the Sermon for April 6, 2025: Fifth Sunday in Lent

April 09, 2025  /  Bethel Lutheran

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Our readings for Sunday, April 6, 2025 are Psalm 126, Philippians 3:4b-14, and John 12:1-8. 

Our God makes all things new. In the Psalm, God's people celebrate it. In the gospel Mary anticipates it, intimately anointing Jesus’ feet with costly perfume in preparation for the day of his burial. In the second reading Paul recalls his transformation from the persecutor Saul into an apostle. In baptism, God’s new person (you!) rises daily from the deadly mire of trespasses and sins. Likewise we celebrate, we prepare our hearts, and we rise daily to the joy of experiencing the gifts of a loving God.

Live in love, my siblings in Christ,
Pastor Diana

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