Father, open our ears to hear your Word. Open our hearts to receive it. Open our mouths to speak it. In Jesus’ name, Amen. When I was sixteen, I went to church camp for a week during the summer. It was a camp I loved, the very place where a year before God had called... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Praying from the Belly
Lord, may the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, our rock and our redeemer. In Jesus’ name, Amen. What happens when you have to stop running? What does it look like to pray when you have no other choice, there is nothing else to... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Sign of Jonah
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - Holy Trinity - you have given us your Word, the Bible, so that we might know you truly and rightly. Illumine us by your Spirit so we might hear your Word clearly. Renew our hearts so that we might receive it in faith. Strengthen us so that we might... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Thessalonica, Beroea, and Athens
Lord, open our ears to hear your Word. Open our lips to speak your truth, and strength our feet to walk the path you have placed before us. In Jesus’ name, Amen. I invite you to open your Bibles with me to Acts 17. Acts is in the New Testament - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John,... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Praying for Mission
Father, may your Word be our rule, your holy Spirit our teacher, and the glory of Jesus Christ our single concern. Amen. This winter, we are fixing our focus on the call of God upon the congregation here at Bethel. We are called to “Share Christ in Community.” What does that look like? How are... Continue Reading →
Sermon: The Name of Jesus
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - we long to hear your voice. In the midst of all the noise, all the shouting, all the scrambling sounds of our days and weeks, we gather this morning to hear your voice. Speak to us in and through your Word. Speak gently and truthfully, may it be like... Continue Reading →
Sermon: We Are Bethel
Holy Spirit, come with power upon us as we gather here this morning. Open our eyes to see you in this place. Stand beside us and speak your promises to us and give us ears to hear them. Set our feet in the path you have placed before us. In Jesus’ name, Amen. Welcome to... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Three Truths and a Lie
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - open our eyes, our ears, and our hearts to you. Call us with your voice that we will trust in you and believe your word of truth. Set our feet on the path you have put before us and fill us your Spirit to strengthen us to walk that... Continue Reading →
New Year’s Eve Sermon: On the Road with Jesus
Father, thank you for your sustaining grace. Open our eyes to see you, dig out our ears to hear your Word, and give us feet to walk the path you have placed before us. In Jesus’ name, Amen. What was your 2018 like? What are you hoping for in 2019? I’m not talking about new... Continue Reading →
Sermon: Jesus in the Father’s House
Lord, apart from you we have no good thing. On our own we are blind to see you, so open our eyes. On our own our ears are stopped up, so we ask that you would dig them out so we will hear your word. On our own our hearts are too hard to receive... Continue Reading →
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