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  • Grateful People: Living Thanks Together. A box of food donations sites on a table with two volunteer s in the background.

    Gratitude Grows Generosity

    As we enter a season of reflection and stewardship, we return again to gratitude, not as an obligation, but as a response. When we recognize that all we have is […]

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    November 2, 2025 | Preparing for Worship

    Grace That Changes Everything In this week’s lectionary scriptures, Isaiah calls out hollow worship and empty ritual. True faith is not performance but transformation. The psalm reminds us that confession opens […]

  • Bethel pastors at the front of the sanctuary. Text: Thank you!

    With Much Gratitude and Appreciation

    Pastoral Appreciation Today, we give thanks for our pastoral team, people who pray with us, lead us, and quietly carry so much of the care that holds our community together. […]

  • Grateful People: Living Thanks Together. Group of three middle aged women hug each other.

    Gratitude Moves Us Toward Others

    Gratitude doesn’t just stay inside — it moves outward. When we are truly grateful, we see people differently. We notice the barista. We make eye contact with our neighbor. We […]

  • We are restored to relationship with God when we repent, seek God's Spirit, and run our race with humility.

    October 26, 2025 | Preparing for Worship

    Restoration, Repentance, and Faith That Humbles In this week’s lectionary scriptures, Joel envisions restoration and the Spirit poured out. Psalm 65 celebrates God’s blessing over all. Timothy nears the end […]

  • Grateful People: Living Thanks Together. A child places a flower into an adult's hand.

    A Grateful People Living Thanks Together

    Gratitude doesn’t start in our heads; it starts in our bodies. Before we ever form the words “thank you,” we pause. We breathe. We notice. Maybe we even place a […]