The Fall Season Has Arrived
Fall is here and with it a new football season. But please allow me to reflect with you for just a moment of the recent summer Olympics. Perhaps you have seen Michael Phelps making his rounds on the TV talk shows or wearing his eight gold medals on the front page of a glossy magazine. But what about Cullen Jones or Garret Gale? Do you remember them? Let me refresh your memory.
It was the last leg of the 4x100 relay. The French swimmer Alain Bernard jumped into the water well in the lead. Since he was the record holder of the 100 meter free style the announcer said, no one will catch him. As they made the final turn he was a full body length ahead. Without a win Michael Phelps’ dream would be over even though it was only the third event. Somehow Jason Lezak, the oldest man on the team, came from behind and managed to win. What about Cullen Jones and Garret Gale? They were the other two men on the team who by doing their best were able to set a world record and keep Michael Phelps’ hope alive for eight gold medals.
Our goal here at Bethel church is to be a team that gives honor and praise to God as we serve him by serving one another and our community around us. No matter what different skills we have been given, no matter what our ages, we want to be a team that strives to work together to build each other up as devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We cherish the words of another great Olympian, Eric Liddell, who died in a prison camp in 1945 serving others. “Our task,” he said, is not to be great and to do great but it is to be good and to do good.”
If you are living in the Lynden area and looking for a place to grow in God’s grace and serve him with all you heart please contact us. Check out the rest of our web site for some of the new opportunities for you and your family to grow and serve this season.
— Serving with you, Pastor John
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Our motto at Bethel Church is, “Where Love is Lived,” and we have been focusing on Building a Better Community Together.
As you browse through our site, you will see the many ways we seek to share our faith and love with one another, and also reach out into our community and the world around us. If you are a member here at Bethel, I hope you will make good use of our website to keep informed of the many events and activities we have. If you missed a service, you can listen to the latest sermons wherever you are by clicking on the Sermons link.
If you are not a member of Bethel Church, please browse through our website to learn more about us, and, if you have the opportunity, we hope you will visit us or join us in worship. Also, please feel free to listen to the messages posted weekly on the Sermons page. If you would like, I encourage you to contact me using the Email link below.
