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Bethel Presbyterian Church
19856 Evergreen Mills Road
Leesburg, VA 20175
(703) 777-4221

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9:45 AM Sunday School -- All ages

11 AM Morning Worship

Followed on 2nd Sunday with:

12:30 PM Fellowship Meal

1:45 PM Communion Service

 

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“We do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus our Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.”

If you are looking for a church that…
·Honors God as the sovereign Lord of the universe
·Preaches Christ as the Son of God who died for sinners
·Lives by the life-giving power of the Holy Spirit
·Insists upon the absolute authority of God’s Word

…we invite you to join us in glorifying God through the worship and witness of Bethel Presbyterian Church.

Sunday
May172009

Current Sermon Series: John

bible.jpgWe are currently worshiping God through the preaching and consideration of the Gospel of John. John's Gospel is distinct among the four. Matthew, Mark and Luke are called the Synoptic (literally "same view") Gospels because they are very similar in progression. But John's Gospel is unique.

Instead of reporting the interaction of Jesus with the crowds as they Synoptics do, John prefers to focus on individual and intimate interactions. Whereas Matthew and Luke begin with Jesus' nativity and childhood, and Luke with the start of his public ministry, John begins with the pre-existing and pre-incarnate Word of God who became flesh. John takes the epic themes of Genesis such as the struggle between light and darkness as prologue to his own writing.

Written near the end of his life in AD 85-90, John's Gospel is no dispassionate recounting of mere historical facts. He tells us the purpose of his Gospel: " . . . so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name" (John 20:31).