John wrote his first epistle to the churches in Asia Minor late in his life. His concern for these churches was as if he was their own father. False teachings claiming that Jesus was not the Son of God and that He died as a mere man were being introduced by certain gnostic teachers and John's 1st epistle directly confronts this false teaching with the truth of God's Word. John was a masterful writer and wrote a beautiful letter that builds on itself as it spirals up and grows with each chapter. This epistle is as pertinent today for us given the falsehood we face as Christians as it was for the people of John's day.
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Tim Wendelin
Pastor of Care
Hi, I’m Pastor Tim. I’ve been a part of the Bethlehem family my entire life, 61 years and counting! Born, raised, and educated at Bethlehem’s day school, I went on to high school and then to college in the Denver area. I graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a Master’s degree in Physics and worked for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for 37 years. I retired from NREL in 2018 and became part of a small company that develops large scale solar power technology. Several years ago, I felt a pull to the ministry and so went back to school as a student at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. In early 2016, I was ordained and called as a pastor here at Bethlehem. My wonderful wife Sandy, whom I met here at Bethlehem 37 years ago also serves here at Bethlehem as our Director of Discipleship. As a part-time pastor, my main ministry areas are pastoral care and visitation, Bible teaching and Senior ministry. I also sing with our contemporary worship teams. In my spare time I spend time with my wife, my extended family and golf. There is a reason I have been at Bethlehem my entire life. By God’s grace, this wonderful Christ centered faith community has been and will continue to be my extended family for years to come. I pray it can be yours as well. May you find the love and gifts of Christ here at Bethlehem!
