Bethel 06/20/21 Service

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Fathers Day

Father's Day
History of Father's Day
The Man Who Inspired Father's Day

Summer

Summer
Summer Solstice

Juneteenth

What is Juneteenth?
Juneteenth
Emancipation Proclamation
Staying the Course of Freedom for All

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

This is the Fifth in a series of six Worship Services from the Discipleship Ministries. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for each of the services in the Series.
(Click on an earlier service's graphic to view that service's Resource page.)

Worship Series: "When the Spirit Moves"
from umcdiscipleship.org

When the Spirit moves, amazing things happen. But they happen through the people who allow that Spirit to motivate them, to guide and direct them, to empower them for the work of making disciples for Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world. This isn’t a small thing, not just a personal, in-house thing. This is a transforming the world thing. And all would agree that this needs transformation. This series is about what can happen when a people submit to the Spirit. It is a journey through the lectionary texts that will help us see and understand how to be a Spirit-filled people of God. We are equipped to be communities of faith who are ready to go when the Spirit moves.

This Week's Theme: "Enduring the Storms"
Liturgical Resources

Green is the dominant color of this long after Pentecost season. It is the color of life and of growth. Here is where the focus switches from the story of Jesus to the story of the church. Not that we leave Jesus behind, of course, but Jesus is now working through the body of Christ, the church, to continue his ministry and invitation in the world. This is our story, who and what we are called to be. This is the story of disciple making day to day; this is our reason for being.