Worship for July 4th, 2021: What's your Country Song?
Jesus left that place, and came to his hometown… Mark 6:1
Place Finders: Readings 11:22 Sermon 15:15 Prayers 33:23
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Worship for June 27, 2021: Jesus on the Loose
…Come and lay your hands on her, so that she may be made well, and live. Mark 5:23
Place Finders: Readings 13:28 Sermon 20:20 Prayers 37:41
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Worship for June 20, 2021: A Father's Day Special
…And: "I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.
-2 Corinthians 6:18
There are no printed prayers or song lyrics available this week. They will return next week :)
Place Finders: Readings 12:18 Dialogue Sermon 17:14 Prayers 38:06
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Worship for June 13, 2021: Trust. In spite of ourselves.
…the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how - from Mark 4:27
Place Finders: Readings 11:58 Sermon 17:59 Prayers 33:07
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Worship for May 30, 2021: The Essential Trinity
For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. -Romans 8:14
Place Finders: Readings 10:14 Sermon 17:06 Prayers 34:46
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Worship for May 23, 2021: Little Rooms Where New Worlds are Made
The Holy Spirit = God in the present tense, here and now.
Place Finders: Readings 11:58 Sermon 20:12 Prayers 36:40
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Worship for May 16, 2021: Jesus Prays for Us
The forgiven person becomes the forgiving person. The healed person becomes the healing person. And the loved person becomes the loving person.
Place Finders: Readings 11:40 Sermon 17:39 Prayers 35:47
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Worship for May 9, 2021: No Greater Love
“I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.” -John 15:11
Place Finders: Readings 12:35 Sermon 17:28 Prayers 32:13
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Worship for May 2, 2021: The Gardener, the Vine, and the Branches
“I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit...” -John 15:5
Place Finders: Readings 9:38 Sermon 17:22 Prayers 34:35
Worship for April 25, 2021: The Good Shepherd
Our guest pastor for today’s service is Wendell Brown, a friendly and frequent presence in the pews and the pulpit of Bethel Lutheran Church.
Place Finders: Readings 9:50 Sermon 15:41 Prayers 35:29
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Worship for April 18, 2021: "You are witnesses of these things."
Today our guest pastor is Rev Dr. Marjorie Funk-Pihl from the Southwest California Synod. She is the Assistant to the Bishop for Congregational Mission & Director of Evangelical Mission.
Place Finders: Readings 10:07 Sermon 17:07 Prayers 30:01
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Worship for April 4, 2021: Easter Sunday
Today we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with two online worship services: one led by our youth as well as a traditional service.
Place Finders: Readings 10:08 Sermon 15:01 Prayers 32:53
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Worship for April 2, 2021: Good Friday
Good Friday worship includes a dramatic reading from Matthew 26 and 27 recounting the arrest, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus.
Place Finders: Readings 7:31 Readers' Theatre 13:05 Prayers 37:28
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Worship for March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday
Place Finders: Readings 9:56 Sermon 19:33 Prayers 34:10
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Worship for March 21, 2021: Forgive Us as We Forgive
Place Finders: Readings 10:22 Sermon 15:03 Prayers 34:05
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Worship for March 14, 2021: An Antidote to Anxiety
Place Finders: Readings 10:31 Sermon 17:04 Prayers 38:58
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Worship for March 7, 2021: Thy Kingdom Come…
Place Finders: Readings 9:19 Sermon 16:11 Prayers 34:12
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Worship for February 28, 2021: What Your Faith Is…and What It Is Not
Place Finders: Opening Prayer 9:08 Readings 9:35 Teaching 12:36 Sermon 22:05 Closing Prayer 33:09
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Worship for February 21, 2021: Three Practices to Renew your Life with Church
Place Finders: Readings 14:03 Sermon 19:36 Prayers 34:04
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Worship for February 17, 2020: Tricking your Brain, Plucking Eyebrows, and Trusting the World Again
Place Finders: Readings 6:53 Sermon 18:28 Invitation to Lent 33:48 Prayers 40:41
Sermon Notes: Brene Brown’s interview with Tim Ferris and Dax Shepherd is a treasure trove for preaching. Check it out here for more on why you shouldn’t trust everything you think.
And for more on eyebrows in America during a pandemic, check this out on the Washington Post.
