Bethany
Lutheran
Church
A church FOR Menlo Park.
Recent Sermon
Not Orphaned
Remember the movie Home Alone? As kids, we imagined defeating intruders by ourselves. But as we grow, we realize that evil is really powerful, and that our deepest fear isn't being physically alone—it's being left spiritually orphaned in this universe.
Jesus speaks directly to this fear: "I will not leave you as orphans." On the night He was betrayed, when His disciples were confused and afraid about Him leaving, Jesus didn't give them a plan and tell them to fend for themselves—He gave them Himself. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Baptized into Christ, we never have to face life—or death—alone.
Remember the movie Home Alone? As kids, we imagined defeating intruders by ourselves. But as we grow, we realize that evil is really powerful, and that our deepest fear isn't being physically alone—it's being left spiritually orphaned in this universe.
Jesus speaks directly to this fear: "I will not leave you as orphans." On the night He was betrayed, when His disciples were confused and afraid about Him leaving, Jesus didn't give them a plan and tell them to fend for themselves—He gave them Himself. He is the way, the truth, and the life. Baptized into Christ, we never have to face life—or death—alone.