“The disciples’—and our own—journeys into faith”
Matthew 10:5-14
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - July 25, 2021
Worship Service - July 18, 2021
“The power and practice of prayer”
Matthew 6:5-15
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Service to Install Pastor Jesse Larson • July 11, 2021
A worship service was held Sunday, July 11, to formally install Rev. Jesse Larson as Bethany’s pastor. Jesse is the 13th pastor to be called by Bethany since the church’s start in 1914.
Worship Service - July 11, 2021
“Prejudices are ‘blinders to the beauty of God’s creation.’”
Genesis 11: 1-9 & Colossians 3:1-17
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - July 4, 2021
“How to be good caretakers of our possessions—while not letting them rule our lives.”
Matthew 6:19-3
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Independence Day
Worship Service - June 27, 2021
”The grand diversity of gifts that we are given by God”
1 Corinthians 12:12-26
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
Anthem by Bethany Choir
First “in person” service in the sanctuary since March 2020
Worship Service - June 20, 2021
“Grace personified”
John 8: 1-11
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
FATHER’S DAY
Worship Service - June 13, 2021
“Each of us should help one another to tear away wrappings of fear, anxiety and grief so that life may return.”
John 11: 38-44-44 & Ezekiel 37: 1-14
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - June 6, 2021
“The Matthew 25 Movement: a return to the church’s earliest days in which service to others was a focal point.”
Matthew 25: 31-46
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
Worship Service - May 30, 2021
“The power of relationships and how we should go the extra step to make them work.”
Matthew 18: 10-22
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - May 23, 2021
Worship Service - May 16, 2021
“Forgiveness … and choosing to redirect our lives after making mistakes and poor choices”
2 Samuel 1: 17-27
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - May 9, 2021
“How the ‘ntergenerational’ nature of faith enables us to both carry on traditions and to find new and creative ways to enhance spirituality.
Rev. Judy Davis and Rev. Janice Kamikawa
John 15: 9-17
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
Guest vocalist: Martin Beal
MOTHER’S DAY
Worship Service - May 2, 2021
“Just how many peoples and cultures and nations have shaped the story of our faith going back thousands of years.'“
Acts 8:26-40
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
Worship Service - April 25, 2021
“Jesus—the Good Shepherd—will not desert us. We never bear the burden alone.”
John 10: 11-18
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service — April 18, 2021
“What fills us with joy? What do we individually find ourselves clinging to when recovering from loss and disappointment?”
Luke 24:13-35
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
Worship Service - April 11, 2021 - Sunday After Easter
“Doubt … and how we might even be able to benefit from it.”
John 20:19-29
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
SUNDAY AFTER EASTER
Worship Service - April 4, 2021 - Easter Sunday
“Christ’s resurrection … why we should ponder it and ‘take it all in’”
Mark 16:1-8
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
Guest musicians: Ben Baird and Lily Baird Young
EASTER SUNDAY / first “in-person" service since spring 2020
Worship Service - March 28, 2021 - Palm Sunday
“How unrealistic expectations can get the better of us.”
Matthew 21: 1-11
Rev. Jesse Larson
Pianist: Natalya Amelchenko
PALM SUNDAY
Worship Service - March 21, 2021 - Fifth Sunday in Lent
“The disciples’ expectations of Jesus—and the reality they did not want to accept.”
Matthew 16:21-26
Pianist: Dr. May Tuan Tucker
FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT