Bethel UMC Photo Album
Bethel Church Service


Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
August 31, 2025
Clicking on a photo will display a larger version of the photo. Use your browser's "back arrow" to return to this page. Click on a symbol to begin playing a recording in a separate window or tab of your web browser. While the recording is playing you can return to this page by choosing its Window or Tab of your web browser. It is best to end the playing of a recording and stop its Window or Tab before starting to play another recording.
(Note: If you change the page width, the pictures will adjust with it.)
Click bulletin to see the church bulletin for the service.

Gathering

Opening

Welcome and Announcements
Good to see Jo Ann and Mark back....Linda and Dave are in Crestview...
Tina and Travis are with family and friends...celebrating the game yesterday...
next week they will be away for the baptism of a niece...

A New Season...renewal

Planting Seeds for a future

Upcoming Events: Oct 14 entertainment event at Emmanuel Baptist,
Oct 15 night of praise and worship at Thomasville Rd Baptist;
Oct 26 old-tent Revival at Tall Auto Museum and
Oct 11 health event at Bethel Missionary Baptist


Happy Anniversaries to Betty & Phill Brown (56) and Mark & Jo Ann Carlson
.....and others...


Hymn: "Morning Has Broken"

Call to Worship

Call to Worship...

......Apostle's Creed......and......Gloria Patria

Youth Message

Thanks to Donnie for the chair...

Youth Message: "Big or Small, God Loves You"


Youth Prayer

Offertory and Doxology

Thanks, Praise,and...

...singing of the doxology

Lesson from Proverbs

Jo Ann Carlson reads from: Proverbs 3:1-18...


with Commentary

Praises, Joys and Concerns

Prayer Concerns...

...Janie...Craig is having medical procedure on Friday...
...he is not a good patient...

....a lot of change going on at work...

...Jo Ann..thanks for safe return from travels......

......and prayers for Pat & Don....

.....Judy...niece Holly doing well after heart surgery.....and friend is having surgery...
.....and prayers for all those affected by recent happenings in the news...first responders...


Pastoral prayer...and...the Lord's Prayer


Hymn: "On Eagle's Wings"

The Message

Introduction

Scripture: Luke 14:1-14

Message: "Eagle-Like Eyes"



Conclusion: Sabbath, Peace...How we got here....

Upcoming series...Why Are we Here?...planting seeds...encouraging

Closing

Hymn: "He Is Lord"



Gather in center aisle, join hands,...

...for the closing chorus: "Bind Us Together"...
...and the benediction


There were 11 here for the service today

A larger version of each picture can be viewed by clicking on the small picture. Use the back arrow to return to the Album home page.