Welcome to Bethlehem Covenant's online ministry.

Sunday's sermon focused on the question of "Who is the Holy Spirit?"  Jesus is going away but He promises His disciples that He will send them "another counselor" or "advocate" to be with them.  He will not abandon them, will not leave them alone.  The word translated as "counselor" or "advocate" literally means "one who comes alongside."    In the ancient world a paraclete was someone summoned to give assistance in a court of law.  The paraclete was a legal advisor who pleaded a person’s case in court. What Jesus is saying is that "I am going to send someone who will do for you all the things I have been doing for you."  It is the Holy Spirit who empowers the church and individuals to live out their lives as Jesus did. 

Here are some upcoming events on our calendar:

Board Meeting--Tuesday, May 15th at 7pm at the church.

Movie Night--this Saturday, May 19^th at church.  The movie will be “The Apostle” starring Robert Duvall and Farrah Fawcet.  It is rated PG-13.  We will meet at church at 5:30 for pizza if you would like—please let us know if you are coming for the pizza so we can plan ahead.  The movie will start around 6pm.  Following the film we will have a discussion time.  The movie is about 2 hrs and 15 minutes long and so we should be finished around 8:45pm.