September 26, 2010

Youth from the Summer Trips to South Dakota and Idaho share reflections on their experiences. Then Katie Christensen, Discipleship Ministries Coordinator for Gr. 7-12, provides a reflection on the preaching texts in relation to the Faith Circles concept and the importance of Summer Trips in building Faith Circles.

Preaching Texts:
Genesis 1:26-31
1st John 4:7-12
John 15:9-17

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September 19, 2010

Pastor Steve Cook preaches on the Gospel Lesson which features a confusing parable, The Dishonest Manager. Jesus is calling us to be stewards of a new "economy" that doesn't follow the pattern we are accustomed to. In this new economy our wealth is not determined in the marketplace but by a God who finds us infinitely more valuable.

Preaching Texts:
Jeremiah 8:18–9:1
1 Timothy 2:1-7
Luke 16:1-13

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September 12, 2010

Pastor Dee Pederson preaches on the Gospel Lesson and its connection to the idea of Faith Circles at Bethlehem. Like the parables our Faith Circles are not complete without the 'one' who has become disconnected or 'lost.'

Preaching Texts:
Jeremiah 4:11-12, 22-28
1 Timothy 1:12-17
Luke 15:1-10

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September 5, 2010

Pastor Janine Olson preaches on the Gospel lesson from Luke 14:25-33 where Jesus says to be his disciple we must hate father and mother. What?!? We must love God so much that everything else seems like hate. Being a disciple does have a great cost but that cost is replacing all those "things" that we have replaced God with.

Preaching Texts:
Jeremiah 18:1-11
Philemon 1-21
Luke 14:25-33

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