Bethel Lutheran Church

One thing have I desired of the Lord... that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life...Psalm 27:4

Simply the Sermon for June 29, 2025: Third Sunday after Pentecost

Our readings today are 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-25, and Luke 9:51-62. We have no good apart from God. That makes Jesus’ call to follow him an invitation to freedom. This is freedom to revel in the Spirit’s fruit: love, joy, peace, and patience. This is freedom to not be imprisoned by anything or anyone that would keep us from the fullness of the life God has given us. This is the path of life.