[Bethany Lutheran Church] Wednesday Words & Newsletter

Wednesday Words for September 4, 2013

From Pastor Carrie Smith

 

Thought for the Day: A Christian response to war 

Eternal God
Save us from weak resignation to violence
Teach us that restraint is the highest expression of power
That thoughtfulness and tenderness are marks of the strong.

Help us to love our enemies
Not by countenancing their sins,
But by remembering our own
And may we never for a moment forget
That they are fed by the same food,
Hurt by the same weapons,
Have children for whom they have the same high hopes as we do.

Grant us the ability
To find joy and strength not in the strident call to arms
To grasp our fellow creatures
In the striving for justice and truth.
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1991 NCC Australia & Australia Catholic relief. 
Prepared by a Christian, a Jew and a Muslim (Aug. 1990) 

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It’s Wednesday! Attached to this email is your Bethany Weekly Newsletter. Please scroll down to the bottom of the message to find the link to the newsletter. You can also pick up a printed copy at church on Sunday.

 

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In our prayers: Remember to open up your newsletter to read about members who are in our prayers this week. Do you have a prayer request? Remember that you can submit a request for the prayer chain any time by emailing churchoffice@bethanylc.com You can also send them directly to one of the pastors: carrie.smith@Bethanylc.com or paul.cannon@bethanylc.com

 

Would you like to be on the prayer chain, sharing the ministry of prayer with this community? Please let us know that as well!

 

Saturday at Bethany: at 7:30 am, join the Men’s Group for a special FREE pancake breakfast and a guest speaker! Contact Dave Sweet at 815-455-1949 if you plan to attend.

 

Also on Saturday: It’s the Youth BBQ Kick-Off party from 4-7 pm at the home of David Sweet. Again, RSVP to Pr. Paul at paul.cannon@bethanylc.com or to Dave at 815-455-1949

 

Sunday at Bethany: It’s RALLY DAY! Come one, come all! Special music will be provided by Timothy Brinkman on the guitar (some of his original compositions and some favorite hymns). You can expect to sing “For the Beauty of the Earth” and “Lift High the Cross” as well as “Amazing Grace”. I can’t wait to hear the sound of all your voices, back in worship after summer vacations!

 

SCHEDULE:

8:30 a.m. worship

9:30 a.m. Fellowship

10:15 a.m. Sunday School opening

10:30 a.m. worship

 

1-4 p.m. “God’s Work, Our Hands” service projects

 

 

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This Week’s Texts: Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

 

Prayer of the Day:

Direct us, O Lord God, in all our doings with your continual help,
that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you,
we may glorify your holy name;
and finally, by your mercy, bring us to everlasting life,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

 

 

First Reading

Deuteronomy 30:15–20

Moses speaks to the Israelites, who are about to enter the land promised to their ancestors, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. In this passage, he lays out the stark choice before them: choose life by loving and obeying the Lord; or choose death by following other gods.

¹⁵See, I have set before you today life and prosperity, death and adversity. ¹⁶If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to possess. ¹⁷But if your heart turns away and you do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, ¹⁸I declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. ¹⁹I call heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live, ²⁰loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and holding fast to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob.

 

 

 

Psalm (ELW)

Psalm 1

They are like trees planted by streams of water. (Ps. 1:3)

¹Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel ^| of the wicked,

     nor lingered in the way of sinners,

     nor sat in the seats ^| of the scornful!

²Their delight is in the law ^| of the LORD,

     and they meditate on God's teaching ^| day and night.   R

³They are like trees planted by streams of water,

bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that ^| do not wither;

     everything they ^| do shall prosper.

⁴It is not so ^| with the wicked;

     they are like chaff which the wind ^| blows away.

⁵Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when ^| judgment comes,

     nor the sinner in the council ^| of the righteous.

⁶For the LORD knows the way ^| of the righteous,

     but the way of the wicked shall ^| be destroyed.   R

 

 

 

Second Reading

Philemon 1:1–21

While Paul was in prison, he was aided by a runaway slave named Onesimus. The slave's master, Philemon, was a Christian friend of Paul. Paul told Onesimus to return to his master and encouraged Philemon to receive Onesimus back as a Christian brother.

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,
To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, ²to Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
³Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
⁴When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God ⁵because I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. ⁶I pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for Christ. ⁷I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my brother.
⁸For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do your duty, ⁹yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of love — and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. ¹⁰I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become during my imprisonment. ¹¹Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me. ¹²I am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. ¹³I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; ¹⁴but I preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something forced. ¹⁵Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, ¹⁶no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother — especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
¹⁷So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would welcome me. ¹⁸If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything, charge that to my account. ¹⁹I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. ²⁰Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. ²¹Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.

 

 

 

Gospel

Luke 14:25–33

Jesus speaks frankly about the fearsome costs of discipleship. Those who follow him should know from the outset that completing the course of discipleship will finally mean renouncing all other allegiances.

²⁵Now large crowds were traveling with him; and he turned and said to them, ²⁶"Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my disciple. ²⁷Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. ²⁸For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it? ²⁹Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to ridicule him, ³⁰saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.' ³¹Or what king, going out to wage war against another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? ³²If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for the terms of peace. ³³So therefore, none of you can become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.

 

Peace,

+ Pr. Carrie Smith

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] Special Meeting of the Men's Group!

 

Calling all Bethany men! The Men's Group is seeking new members. There will be a special meeting this Saturday, September 7th, at 7:30 a.m. in Luther Hall. There will be a FREE pancake breakfast and a guest speaker! 

If you will be attending, please call Dave Sweet at 815-455-1949 by Friday. 

 

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] E-Giving statements arriving! Check your Junk mail

Dear Bethany Members,

I am pleased to announce that we now have a way to send you your financial giving statements by e-mail! This will save the church quite a bit of money in postage, and allows us to send you statements in a way that is environmentally friendly (we are proud to be a "green church" which won the 2012 McHenry County Green Award last year, after all!)

Please check your inbox for this first statement. If you don't see it, please check your Junk Mail Box. 

If you experience any trouble with this at all, please contact the church office and we will try to help.

Thank you for your faithful giving!

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] Wednesday Words & Bethany Newsletter for August 28, 2013

Wednesday Words for August 28, 2013

from Pastor Carrie Smith

Thought for the Day: 

On Aug. 28, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Today is the 50th anniversary of this historic event. Here are a few highlights from this famous speech:

“Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred.”

“We cannot walk alone. And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall always march ahead. We cannot turn back.”

“Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God’s children.”

“And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”

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Happy Wednesday, Saints!

Attached is your Bethany Weekly Newsletter. Please scroll down to the bottom of this email to find the link to the attachment. Feel free also to print it or forward it to friends!

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Today we mourn the passing of Buck Pearson, a longtime Bethany member who died Monday at age 97. Buck moved to Minnesota last year to live with family, and we’ve missed seeing him sitting out on the couches in the gathering area, greeting his friends. A memorial service will be held here at Bethany on Monday, September 16^th at 10:30 a.m. More details to come. Please pray for Buck’s family.

Sunday at Bethany: On Sunday at 8:30 am we will have a special prayer of blessing and sending for Mavis Bagby, who is moving soon to southern Illinois, and for high school student Christopher Vito, who leaves soon for a semester as a U.S. Senate Page in Washington, D.C.!

We are blessed to welcome a guest at both services, the Rev. Neema Ndooki Swai from Tanzania, who happens to be the 2^nd Maassai woman to be ordained and is an adopted “daughter” of the Henning family. We look forward to hearing about the Lutheran Church in Tanzania!

At both services we will also have a Blessing of the Hands, in which you will be invited to come forward and have your hands blessed for the work of the coming season –whatever work that happens to be.

Music will be fun this week. Prelude music will be offered by Joyce Meier on clarinet and her sister on flute! And the “Bethany Gospel Singers” will be singing during the offering. We’ll have a chance to sing in Spanish during our opening hymn, “Let Us Go Now to the Banquet”, and then during communion we’ll sing “Precious Lord, Take My Hand”. We’ll be sent back out into the world singing “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer”.

Fire trucks at Bethany! Yesterday was an exciting one at Bethany. Our new preschool director, Pam, alerted us that the preschool hallway was filling up with smoke. The church was evacuated, and the fire department arrived quickly. They determined it was a problem with one of our air conditioning units, which was blowing smelly smoke into the building. All is well, however, and we even took the opportunity for the firemen to check our fire alarms! Hoping for a less drama-filled day today.

Rally Day is almost here! Here are the highlights:

• Worship is at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
• Fellowship is from 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. in Luther Hall
• Sunday School begins at 10:15 a.m. in the Community Room
• Special guest musician is Timothy Brinkman. You can hear a bit of his music here: http://www.fishers.com/timothy/
• From 1-4 pm we’ll be celebrating “God’s Work, Our Hands” day with the rest of the ELCA! There’s still time to sign up for one of the service opportunities in our area. Check out the worship bulletin inserts on Sunday. Or…come up with your own way of serving your neighbors, and then tell us how you will be doing God’s work with YOUR hands!

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This Week’s Texts: 15^th Sunday after Pentecost

Prayer of the Day:

O God, you resist those who are proud

and give grace to those who are humble.

Give us the humility of your Son,

that we may embody the generosity of Jesus Christ,

our Savior and Lord. Amen.

 

FIRST READING

Proverbs 25:6–7

The book of Proverbs is part of a collection of writings known as wisdom literature. Wisdom literature gave directions to Israel's leaders and people for the conduct of daily life. Today's reading is about humility.

⁶Do not put yourself forward in the king's presence
or stand in the place of the great;
⁷for it is better to be told, "Come up here,"
than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
What your eyes have seen

 

PSALM (ELW)

Psalm 112

The righteous are merciful and full of compassion. (Ps. 112:4)

¹Hallelujah! Happy are they who ^| fear the LORD

     and have great delight in ^| God's commandments!

²Their descendants will be mighty ^| in the land;

     the generation of the upright ^| will be blessed.   R

³Wealth and riches will be ^| in their house,

     and their righteousness will ^| last forever.

⁴Light shines in the darkness ^| for the upright;

     the righteous are merciful and full ^| of compassion.

⁵It is good for them to be gener- ^| ous in lending

     and to manage their af- ^| fairs with justice.

⁶For they will nev- ^| er be shaken;

     the righteous will be kept in everlast- ^| ing remembrance.   R

⁷They will not be afraid of any ^| evil rumors;

     their heart is steadfast, trusting ^| in the LORD.

⁸Their heart is established and ^| will not shrink,

     until they see their desire up- ^| on their enemies.

⁹They have given freely to the poor, and their righteousness

stands ^| fast forever;

     they will hold up their ^| head with honor.

¹⁰The wicked will see it and be angry;

they will gnash their teeth and ^| pine away;

     the desires of the wick- ^| ed will perish.   R

 

SECOND READING

Hebrews 13:1–8, 15–16

The conclusion of the letter to the Hebrews contains suggestions for the conduct of a holy life, all of which are shaped by God's love toward us in Jesus Christ.

Let mutual love continue. ²Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it. ³Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. ⁴Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers. ⁵Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, "I will never leave you or forsake you." ⁶So we can say with confidence,
"The Lord is my helper;
I will not be afraid.
What can anyone do to me?"
⁷Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith. ⁸Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. ¹⁵Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name. ¹⁶Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.

 

 

 

GOSPEL

Luke 14:1, 7–14

Jesus observes guests jockeying for position at the table. He uses the opportunity to teach his hearers to choose humility rather than self-exaltation. Jesus also makes an appeal for hosts to mimic God's gracious hospitality to the poor and the broken.

On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely. ⁷When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. ⁸When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; ⁹and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, 'Give this person your place,' and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. ¹⁰But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you. ¹¹For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted."
¹²He said also to the one who had invited him, "When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid. ¹³But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. ¹⁴And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

 

 

Peace,

+ Pastor Carrie Smith

carrie.smith@bethanylc.com

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] Memorial Arrangements for Bethany Member, Buck Pearson

Dear Bethany Sisters and Brothers,

 

Today we mourn the passing of Bethany member Clarence Norman (Buck) Pearson. Buck was born on Feb. 15, 1916 and died on Monday, August 26, 2013 in Minnesota.

 

A memorial service will be held on Monday, September 16 at 10:30 a.m. here at Bethany. A lunch will follow the service, and interment will be immediately after lunch at Memorial Estates in Melrose Park. 

 

More details on this memorial service will be shared closer to the date. Please keep the Pearson family in your prayers.

 

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] Wednesday Words (Thursday texts??) and your Bethany Newsletter

Wednesday Words for August 21, 2013

From Pastor Carrie Smith

 

Better late than never!

 

Thought for the Day: 

 

“...there is therefore now no condemnation for two reasons: you are dead now; and God, as the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world, has been dead all along. The blame game was over before it started. It really was. All Jesus did was announce that truth and tell you it would make you free. It was admittedly a dangerous thing to do. You are a menace. Be he did it; and therefore, menace or not, here you stand: uncondemned, forever, now. What are you going to do with your freedom?”

 

― Robert Farrar Capon, Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace

 

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This Sunday at Bethany: We’ll be singing Cindy Zimmerman’s favorite hymn: “Earth and All Stars”. I happen to love this one, too, especially the verse where we get to sing “Classrooms and Labs! Loud boiling test tubes!” What a perfect hymn as school begins for the children of our community!

We’ll also get to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing” and “We are Marching in the Light of God”, both rousing favorites to launch us into a busy week. Special music will be provided by a handbell ensemble (Oh, how I’ve missed hearing them this summer!)

 

And, don’t forget it’s the day for the BACKPACK BLESSING! Bring your kids to church along with their backpacks, iPad covers, briefcases, or anything else they might be using this fall.

 

Teachers needed! Sunday School Superintendent Barb Buczek reports that we have one teacher per classroom now for Sunday School, but we are definitely in need of more. If you are interested in teaching, contact Barb at barb.buczek@bethanylc.com

 

Rally Day is coming soon! Please mark your calendars for Sunday, September 8^th! Sunday school starts that day at 10:15 am. Worship is at 8:30 am and 10:30 am. Fellowship runs the whole hour between 9:30 and 10:30 am. See you there!

 

Read more about Presiding Bishop-Elect Elizabeth Eaton in this interesting interview: “Religious but not Spiritual” 

 

 

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This Week’s Texts:  14^th Sunday after Pentecost 

 

 

Prayer of the Day

O God, mighty and immortal,
you know that as fragile creatures surrounded by great dangers,
we cannot by ourselves stand upright.
Give us strength of mind and body,
so that even when we suffer because of human sin,
we may rise victorious through your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

 

 

First Reading

Isaiah 58:9b–14

The Lord promises those who have returned from exile that where justice and mercy prevail, the ruins will be rebuilt and light will rise in the darkness. It is a day for new beginnings.

^9b
If you remove the yoke from among you,
the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil,
¹⁰if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the afflicted,
then your light shall rise in the darkness
and your gloom be like the noonday.
¹¹The LORD will guide you continually,
and satisfy your needs in parched places,
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters never fail.
¹²Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to live in.
¹³If you refrain from trampling the sabbath,
from pursuing your own interests on my holy day;
if you call the sabbath a delight
and the holy day of the LORD honorable;
if you honor it, not going your own ways,
serving your own interests, or pursuing your own affairs;
¹⁴then you shall take delight in the LORD,
and I will make you ride upon the heights of the earth;
I will feed you with the heritage of your ancestor Jacob,
for the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

 

Psalm (ELW)	Psalm 103:1–8
What a great psalm! For many of us, these words will always be connected with this music from the musical Godspell:  "Bless the Lord, O My Soul"

 

Bless the LORD, ^| O my soul,

     and all that is within me, bless God's ^| holy name.

²Bless the LORD, ^| O my soul,

     and forget not ^| all God's benefits?

³who forgives ^| all your sins

     and heals all ^| your diseases;

⁴who redeems your life ^| from the grave

     and crowns you with steadfast ^| love and mercy;   R

⁵who satisfies your desires ^| with good things

     so that your youth is renewed ^| like an eagle's.

⁶O LORD, you provide ^| vindication

     and justice for all who ^| are oppressed.

⁷You made known your ^| ways to Moses

     and your works to the chil- ^| dren of Israel.

⁸LORD, you are full of compas- ^| sion and mercy,

     slow to anger and abounding in ^| steadfast love.   R

 

 

Second Reading

Hebrews 12:18–29

Using images of Moses from the Old Testament, the writer presents a striking vision of the new covenant of God made possible in Christ. There is no longer fear; only awe in the new promise in Christ into which we are invited.

¹⁸You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, ¹⁹and the sound of a trumpet, and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken to them. ²⁰(For they could not endure the order that was given, "If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death." ²¹Indeed, so terrifying was the sight that Moses said, "I tremble with fear.") ²²But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, ²³and to the assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, ²⁴and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
²⁵See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! ²⁶At that time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, "Yet once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heaven." ²⁷This phrase, "Yet once more," indicates the removal of what is shaken — that is, created things — so that what cannot be shaken may remain. ²⁸Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; ²⁹for indeed our God is a consuming fire.

 

 

Gospel

Luke 13:10–17

Jesus heals a woman on the sabbath, offering her a new beginning for her life. When challenged by a narrow reading of the sabbath command, Jesus responds by expanding "sabbath work" to include setting people free from bondage.

¹⁰Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. ¹¹And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. ¹²When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Woman, you are set free from your ailment." ¹³When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. ¹⁴But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, "There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day." ¹⁵But the Lord answered him and said, "You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? ¹⁶And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?" ¹⁷When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

 

 

Peace,

Pastor Carrie Smith

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[Bethany Lutheran Church] Church internet is up and running!

Hallelujah! The church internet is up and running, and we now have access to our e-mail server. 

IMPORTANT: If you have sent an email to the office sometime between Tuesday at 4 pm and this morning, you may want to re-send. We are told we should start receiving older emails, but there is no guarantee. 

Peace,

Pastor Carrie 

 

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