Bethany Lutheran Church

Month: December 2016

  • Pastor Explains – Why are the Christmas Decorations Still Up?

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    Pastor Susan

    So as I write this post, I am preparing for Christmas. I have let our maintenance crew, as well as the congregation, know that we will not be taking down Christmas decorations until January 12th. So my hope is, that when this post goes live a few days after Christmas, the decorations are in fact…

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  • Sing for Joy and for Sadness

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    Pastor Susan

    O sing to the Lord a new song;     sing to the Lord, all the earth. ~Psalm 96:1 One of my favorite things about this season is the music. During the month before Christmas we sing songs that point to the coming of our Lord at Christmas, we hear Christmas and holiday songs on the radio, it…

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  • Advent 4 – Remembering Love – Why Jesus?

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    Pastor Susan

    But God, who is rich in mercy, out of the great love with which he loved us even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved Ephesians 2:4-5 This coming Sunday in Worship, when we light the fourth candle for the fourth week in Advent,…

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  • Advent 3 – Looking for Joy

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    Pastor Susan

    Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,     and the ears of the deaf unstopped; then the lame shall leap like a deer,     and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy. ~Isaiah 35:5-6 When I was younger I never thought much about the wreath filled with candles we light each week during Advent.…

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