Bethel Lutheran Church and School (WELS)

Preaching Christ Crucified! Educating for Time and Eternity!

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We love God's Word so much that we meditate on it. That doesn't mean we clear our minds, but rather, we fill our minds with what God has to say. https://t.co/DCizJpLHMJ

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When you believe that you eat Christ's flesh and it's good for you, then you have what Christ promises: forgiveness, life, salvation. Believe and you have eaten. Eat, and you will live forever. That's what Jesus puts on the table for you today. https://t.co/tXMUrfTJlv

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Mary never asks us to call her "Queen of Heaven" or any other title. She never asks us to pray to her. She looks at her womb and says, "My Savior." She listens to her son and says, "My Savior." She looks at her son on the cross and says, "My Savior."
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What a comfort and what a joy! #Baptism #LargeCatechism

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"The Word is near you," Moses says. and we say, "It's inaccessible! I can't find it!" It turns out we're like our children. We can't find our shoes right there at our feet. We can't pour water out of a bucket with instructions written on the bottom. https://t.co/dIXQOGUtvd

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It's sad to see the Word seem to "fail," especially where you think it should work. Like where everyone knows Jesus. With an uber-competent pastor. With a state-of-the-art Lutheran school. But where there's little faith, few miracles happen. https://t.co/9hxzUdA4sq

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In the name of Jesus God baptized us. In the name of Jesus we live, move, have our being. In the name of Jesus we preach. In the name of Jesus. In the name of Jesus we work, play, sleep. In the name of Jesus we die. In the name of Jesus we rise. https://t.co/IScAXvP3Qq

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Jesus isn't a priest doing oddjobs. He isn't the high priest who goes into the Most Holy Place. He's better than Moses, Aaron, Annas, Caiaphas. He gives his life as the sacrifice. His sacrifice penetrates heaven. https://t.co/QJrZBt5fRr

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When the disciples asked Jesus about eating this final Passover together, Jesus didn't shrug his shoulders and say, "I don't know. What do you guys think we should do?" He doesn't ask Siri or Alexa for some "good Passover ideas"... https://t.co/UvDxMkcmfe

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A woman in desperate need of help finds that help in Jesus. Unclean for twelve years, Jesus makes her clean. He shows us how he makes unclean things clean and then embraces them and says, "You're mine. You're my family." Then he turns his eyes to you. https://t.co/9l8ghvbK9r

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Just as you get to listen to Christmas music, the Church calls halt says, "Wait! It's Advent!" The Church begins it's year hearing Jesus say, "Watch! You don't know when I'm coming! I'm coming soon." Advent calls us to be ready, prepared, excited. https://t.co/L5iIWVXWI0

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We're tempted to compare Jesus to kings we study in history and politicians we deal with in real life. We can't help but. There is no comparison. We dare not lower Jesus to the level of our politicians He's First and Last. Beginning, End. Alpha, Omega. https://t.co/JzdlzvdQa2

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#DivineService for #ChristTheKing
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What about heaven? Will pets be there? Will we remember earth? Will we know each other? Mostly we say, "I don't know." But we know what we need: it's where the throne of God is. Around that throne are the saints of God, forever, all of them, with Jesus. https://t.co/hGFn5g6HDT

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God instructs us about the end and how to prepare.

Rite: Service of the Word, CW p38
Hymns: 29, 207, 209, 206
Psalm: 16, CW p68
Lessons: Jeremiah 8, 4-7; 1 Thessalonians 4, 13-18; Matthew 25, 31-46
Sermon Text: Matthew 24, 42
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There's one word for death: tragedy. We face other tragedies: war, child abuse, domestic violence, mental illness. Sometimes we don't have the words. But Christ does. He preached two sermons in Nain that changed the world: "Don't cry" and "Get up."
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Do not worry? Are you kidding? Do you think a woman about to starve doesn't worry? Do you think Elijah isn't worried about his next meal? What about you? Well, Jesus says it. "Do not worry." Elijah said, "Do not be afraid." They mean it. They come through.
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