Bethel Lutheran Church, St. Paul, MN

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Readings: 1 Samuel 12:19-25, 1 Peter 1:13-21, Mark 7:1-8

After a long sucession of making poor decisions, the people of Israel decide that all their problems are going to be solved by having a King.  Samuel thinks otherwise, and has God on his side.  It's all going to amo...

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Readings: 1 Samuel 3:1-21, 1 Peter 2:4-10, Matthew 4:18-25

What does it sound like when God calls?  For Samuel, it was a call in the night.  For the disciples, it was a call from the shore.  We use different ringtones on our cell phones to tell us who is calling, but wh...

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Readings: Ruth 1:6-18, Galatians 6:7-10, Luke 9:28-36

You can't get through life without making assumptions.  In the book of Ruth, Naomi made some assumptions of her daughters-in-law and found her assumptions to be both right and wrong.  We make assumptions about God and...

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Readings: Judges 10:11-16, Titus 2:11-14, Luke 15:11-32

Have you ever been in a desperate situation and without really thinking called out to God to rescue you?  Even God's people were surprised to be hearing such pleas coming from their mouths at times!  God is faithful a...

Sunday, January 31, 2010

Readings: Joshua 24:14-18, Colossians 3:1-10, Luke 16:1-13

Joshua was willing to stand alone.  God had already shown Himself to be faithful to His people  victory after victory as they took the Promised Land.   But Joshua understands how easy it is to go along with the...

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Readings: Joshua 10:12-15, Ephesians 4:17-28, Luke 23:35-46

We depend on the sun for heat, energy, light and ultimately life.  How appropriate that God would use the sun as the perfect analogy for our need for Him and the life eternal that he brings us through faith in Je...

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Readings: Joshua 1:1-11, Acts 4:5-13, John 17:6-19

God has a way of using weak, spineless people to accomplish great things in His name.  That was the case for the Israelite people as they prepared to enter the land promised to them.  We also see it numerous places throug...

Sanctity of Life Sunday, January 10, 2010

Readings: Deuteronomy 30:11-20, Romans 10:5-17, John 10:7-16

Choices are everywhere.  We feel rather empowered by the myriad of choices that surround us.  God had his chosen people prepared to enter the land he chose for them when he gave them a choice be...