Bethel Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN

Sunday, April 29, 2012

What is the "church?"  Seriously!  We call the building a "church."  We go to "church."  We call these people the "church."  Which is it?  We have a glimpse in Acts 2:42-47 of the very first church.  Do we look like that?  Should we look like that?  Listen and reflect...

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Wait.  We hate to wait.  The last thing we want to hear is that we have to wait.  But the disciples of Jesus were told by their resurrected Rabbi to stay in Jerusalem and wait for power to come on them.  They waited.  What happened next set the whole thing on fire.  List...

Sunday, April 15, 2012

It's easy to get your head in the clouds.  We become consumed by so many big and lofty things and often we lose touch with how those big and lofty things effect real people.  Perhaps that is what was going on with Jesus' disciples before he ascended into heaven!  With their...

Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012

Why do we associate Easter with eggs?  Is there a deeper meaning other than having colorful chicken eggs?  Why do we hide them and search for them?  Listen to Pastor Seabaugh speak on the powerful significance of the Easter Egg, and how the hunt really plays out...

Good Friday, April 6, 2012

The popular Christian song asks the question, "Were you there when they crucified my Lord?"  The answer is yes.  The only way we can claim to be forgiven and saved by Jesus is if we were there.  It's true!  Our sins died with Jesus!  We were there...

Palm Sunday, April 1, 2012

Jesus' words changed everything.  He took the bread and said, "This is my body."  He took the wine and said, "This is my blood of the new covenant."  What is it?  Is it really his body and blood?  How is the covenant new?  Is this for me?  Is it forgiveness?...

Sunday, March 25, 2012

God's gift of forgiveness and life through Jesus is amazing.  Not only does he offer it to us freely, he also gives it to us in water!  We'll call it grace-water.  What is baptism?  What do we believe about baptism?  Why do we think it's so cool?  Listen...

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Grace is a gift that is undeserved.  So, what did we do to deserve life?  What did we do to deserve breathing today?  God created this world and sustains this world by his grace.  Listen to Vicar Lusienie Fofana speak passionately about God's gift of creation...

Sunday, March 4, 2012

We are not a society that takes well to celebrities and public figures who make mistakes.  In fact, we really love it when a squeaky clean figure gets all messed up.  Take Jesus' disciple, Peter, as an example.  He denied Jesus three times!  He's done!  Finished!  That...

Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Why do we do the things that we do?  Why do we put ashes on our foreheads at the beginning of Lent?  What's the incentive?  What's in it for us?  Listen to Pastor Seabaugh speak on the true motivation for our good works, Jesus...