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26th SUNDAY after PENTECOST
November 17, 2024
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Zion Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship
9:00 a.m.
Mailing Address
38011 Morrisonville Road
Lovettsville, Va. 2018
Bethel Lutheran Church
Sunday Worship
11:15 a.m.
40588 Tankerville Road
Lovettsville, Va. 20180
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 307
Lovettsville, Va.
Join us for Our Online
In-Home-Church-Worship
WORSHIP SERVICE
Zion & Bethel Churches
click below.
Leading us in Worship
Minister - Rev. G. Andreas Armstrong
Music - Anne Markert
Thought for Your Day
A Prayer for Uncertain Times (A Prayer from Copilot - Your AI Companion)
Dear Heavenly Father,
In these times of uncertainty and upheaval, we come to You seeking peace and reassurance. Just as Your disciples marveled at the great structures only to learn of their impending fall, we too face moments where what seemed unshakeable crumbles before our eyes.
Lord, help us to trust in Your unchanging nature amidst the chaos. When we hear of wars, conflicts, and disasters, remind us that You have foreseen all these things and that You are still sovereign over the world. Strengthen our hearts and minds, that we may not be deceived by false promises or quick fixes, but may anchor ourselves in Your truth and wisdom.
Give us discernment to recognize the signs of the times, not with fear, but with faith. Let us see these events as birth pains, reminders that Your kingdom is coming. Help us to remain steadfast in our devotion to You, even when the world around us feels unstable.
We pray for those affected by these trials—comfort the grieving, heal the wounded, and provide for the needy. Use us as Your hands and feet to bring love and support to those in distress.
Above all, Lord, fill us with Your peace that surpasses all understanding. May we find our refuge in You and live as beacons of hope and faith to those around us.
In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
I would add my AMEN to this prayer for Sunday! A thumbs up to AI!
Next Sunday
November 24th
Community Thanksgiving Service
and Brunch in Flannel Shirts
10:00 a.m. New Jerusalem Lutheran Church
No Services at Zion or Bethel Churches
Bethel, New Jerusalem and Zion
Lutheran Churches
are gathering to give God thanks
this Thanksgiving in a joint worship
service with Brunch to follow!
We invite you to wear a flannel shirt
to worship on November 24th!
11:15 a.m. Bethel Church Worship
"Steeple2people"
A ministry of Bethel Lutheran Church
We bring worship to your home!
If You Would Like an In-Person
Home Worship Service
just let us know.
Email your request to:
May God bless and remind you
once again, this week
that you are His!
And He truly Loves YOU!!!
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"Zion & Bethel Lutheran Churches, Lovettsville VA"
In Christ's Love,
Pastor Andreas Armstrong
Going <'////><'ing with Jesus!
Serving Zion & Bethel Lutheran Churches
Lovettsville, Virginia
Email: Coolrev4jc@aol.com
Home/Office 703-938-9444
Visit us at BZChurches.org
About our Pastor
Welcome from Pastor G. Andreas Armstrong
I am presently serving the people of Zion and Bethel Churches and what a blessing it has been! God has also blessed me with a wonderful wife and two grown children, our daughter who lives and teaches school with her husband in Costa Rica and who have brought into our lives two wonderful grandchildren, and a son who works as a bartender in California (serving others like his dad?). I have had the pleasure of serving churches in Texas, North Carolina and Virginia since 1982 as part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America before coming here. God is indeed good.
There is so much more we can do when we serve together. That blessing becomes a reality when I, the only one at Church who is designated in writing as a part-time minister, am joined by everyone else here as full-time ministers. We take that calling seriously. I pray you will too if you consider joining this wonderfully blessed team of ministers to live out your faith, hope and love through Zion and Bethel Lutheran Churches. We are called in Christ Jesus our Lord to share the love of Christ from one generation to the next. Let’s do it!
God loves you and so do I!
Email: Coolrev4jc@aol.com
Home/Office: 703-938-9444