Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (BLC), AFLC
202 W. Jefferson Street Morris, IL 60450

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Beacon Light for Christ

129 Years of Serving the Lord

"Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and His glory shall be seen upon thee." (Isaiah 60:1-2)


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Home Page

               Date Web Site Started
                       April 2002

Date Last Update
16 July 2009

Date Action Alert Updated
01 December 2004             

                        

Above are the dates of recent changes. Towards bottom of this page you will find a section listing these changes.

 

Weekly Prayer

Our Heaven Father,
Thank You for all the earthly blessings that You bestow upon us daily! We are overcome with praise for You, for our children and grandchildren and all the comforts that are ours through Your generous and gracious giving. We ask you to show us Your ways, O LORD, teach us Your paths; guide us in Your truth and teach us, for
You are our God our Savior and our HOPE is in You all day long. Remember, O LORD, Your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. You have told us that You have great plans for us, plans to prosper us, and plans for a HOPE and a future. Help us to seek You will all our hearts and we will be found by You and You will bring us back from captivity and secure our HOPE with a future in Heaven with You. We pray in the name of our HOPE-giving Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen

 

Welcome

Welcome to our website. We are glad that we can share the Lord's ministry at Bethlehem with you! Our mission is to call people to repentance and faith in Jesus Christ; and, to build disciples who love and follow the Lord wholeheartedly.

Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church has been a part of the Morris, Illinois community since 1880. We are thankful for our past; it is a rich spiritual heritage filled with many blessings. And, we are enthused about our future as the Word of God is proclaimed and more people come alive in Christ!

Keep looking to Jesus for He is as He said, "the way, the truth, and the life, and no one comes to the Father but through Me" (John 14:6). May your visit to our website encourage you spiritually in your walk with the Lord.

Pastor Patrick Lohse

HEAR SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE
LIVE at 9:00 a.m.
On Morris Radio Station WJDK 95.7 FM

Support Your Troops

Please Pray and support our troops in Iraq. Please pray for the soldiers from our congregation, Seth Ericson and Rob Schwiesow. Seth has arrived safely in Kuwait for a brief stay prior to leaving for Iraq. Rob has returned safely from Iraq to Fort Riley, Kansas.  Rob's welcome home was more than any of his family would have dreamed!  Mom's Cookies, The Legion Riders and the American Legion gave them something they will remember always!  The parade was awesome as were all the members who gave their time freely! Pray for their success and their safety. Pray for our military leaders to have the wisdom necessary to accomplish both these goals.

Pray for your leaders, local, state and Federal

We need to pray for our elected officials and ask God to move in their lives and make them good leaders for the people they serve.

This week the sermon is given by Justin Kron of Chosen People Ministries.

At present time we have over 20 audio sermons in the "Sermon" section.

Be sure to come back often as we are constantly adding new pages and developing the site. Thank you for visiting us.

If you are looking for a church home, have just moved into the area or are just passing through our town why not stop in on a Sunday and join us. Just click on "Church Location" to find us.

Each Friday we will update the bulletin for the week and every Sunday the sermon from Sunday will be added.  Any other changes to this site will be listed below:

Current Changes 03-07-08

03-07-2008 Added new Bethlehem Star for March-April 2008

12-21-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for Nov-Dec 2007

09-27-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for Sept-Oct 2007

08-02-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for July-August 2007

05-31-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for May-June 2007

03-15-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for March-April 2007

01-06-2007 Added new Bethlehem Star for January-February 2007

11-14-2006 Added new Bethlehem Star for November-December 2006

09-24-2006 Added new Bethlehem Star for September-October 2006

03-19-2006 Added new Bethlehem Star for March-April  2006

01-04-2006 Added new Bethlehem Star for January-February  2006

For a summary of what each section of the Web Site covers, click on button below.

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All Bible verses used on this site, unless noted otherwise are from the King James Translation.

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