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...

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 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...

Sunday, February 26, 2012

God became flesh to save us.  It's the basic tenet of Christianity.  What about those God came to save?  What's our role? Jesus tells us that as he was sent, so we are sent.  Listen to Bethel's Director of Christian Outreach Jordan Ray talk about how we are to live inca...

Sunday, February 19, 2012

They were two very understandable things to say, considering the situation.  Crucifixion is brutal and one can get very thirsty.  As Jesus' life neared its end, he simply declared it so.  But there is so much more behind these words.  In these words we see God show his...

Sunday, February 12, 2012

In America we don't know much about living in a kingdom.  We don't!  So we have to think cross-culturally to fully realize what Jesus talks about when he speaks of the Kingdom of God.  Where is the kingdom?  Is it here?  Is it coming?  Both?...