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Reverend Gary L. Meekins
Pastor
Chester Bethel UMC
2619 Foulk Road
Wilmington, DE
Ph: (302) 475-3549
Please contact us at pastor@chesterbethel.org
We welcome you to worship with us!
Saturday Praise Service 5:30 pm
Sunday School (Childrens and Adult) 9:15 am
Sunday Traditional Service 10:30 am
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*Chester Bethel Preschool & Childcare*
2619 Foulk Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19810
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At Chester Bethel, there is something for everyone. Whether you prefer a traditional setting complete with organ and choir, or a more relaxed contemporary feel, Chester Bethel can accommodate you, because we have both!
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Please Join Us In Prayer
Holy God, come into our village and teach us to be your people. As we receive your word and rejoice in your grace, grant us the courage to share the message of your love. Guide us out of the darkness of doubt and confusion and into the light of faith and hope, that we may share your light with the world. In Christ's name, we pray. Amen.
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"Becoming A Stranger"
(Rev. Gary L. Meekins)
2 Samuel 5:1-5
Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright � 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
1-2 Before long all the tribes of Israel approached David in Hebron and said, "Look at us—your own flesh and blood! In time past when Saul was our king, you were the one who really ran the country. Even then God said to you, 'You will shepherd my people Israel and you'll be the prince.'"
3 All the leaders of Israel met with King David at Hebron, and the king made a treaty with them in the presence of God. And so they anointed David king over Israel.
4-5 David was thirty years old when he became king, and ruled for forty years. In Hebron he ruled Judah for seven and a half years. In Jerusalem he ruled all Israel and Judah for thirty-three years.
Mark 6:1-13
Scripture taken from The Message. Copyright � 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group.
1-2 He left there and returned to his hometown. His disciples came along. On the Sabbath, he gave a lecture in the meeting place. He made a real hit, impressing everyone. "We had no idea he was this good!" they said. "How did he get so wise all of a sudden, get such ability?"
3 But in the next breath they were cutting him down: "He's just a carpenter—Mary's boy. We've known him since he was a kid. We know his brothers, James, Justus, Jude, and Simon, and his sisters. Who does he think he is?" They tripped over what little they knew about him and fell, sprawling. And they never got any further.
4-6 Jesus told them, "A prophet has little honor in his hometown, among his relatives, on the streets he played in as a child." Jesus wasn't able to do much of anything there—he laid hands on a few sick people and healed them, that's all. He couldn't get over their stubbornness. He left and made a circuit of the other villages, teaching.
7-8 Jesus called the Twelve to him, and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority and power to deal with the evil opposition. He sent them off with these instructions:
8-9 "Don't think you need a lot of extra equipment for this. You are the equipment. No special appeals for funds. Keep it simple.
10 "And no luxury inns. Get a modest place and be content there until you leave.
11 "If you're not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don't make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way."
12-13 Then they were on the road. They preached with joyful urgency that life can be radically different; right and left they sent the demons packing; they brought wellness to the sick, anointing their bodies, healing their spirits.
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