Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fort Myers, FL

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fort Myers, FL Bethlehem Lutheran Church Schedule:
Sunday Worship 10:30 AM
Sunday School/Adult Bible Study 11:30 AM
Food & Fellowship 11:30 AM

Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a Member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

Come and worship with us in sunny Fort Myers, Florida! We are a Missouri Synod Lutheran Church. We have been in existence for nearly thirty years, teaching and preaching about Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. We hope that this site will supply you with the information you need about us and encourage you to join

us this week. Visit a church that worships “The Risen Savior, Jesus Christ.”
Born for us to suffer death on a cross, to rise from the dead,
and to save us from all our sins. Bethlehem is a place for people—people seeking God’s love. People called to faith and inspired to live a new life in Christ. We hope you will consider joining us to worship our Lord and Savior. May the Peace of the Lord be with you, and yours, today and always.

Wednesday’s Daily Bible ReadingGenesis 21:8-21 Hagar and Ishmael are sent awayGod Protects Hagar and Ishmael8 And the ch...
06/24/2026

Wednesday’s Daily Bible Reading
Genesis 21:8-21 Hagar and Ishmael are sent away
God Protects Hagar and Ishmael
8 And the child grew and was weaned. And Abraham made a great feast on the day that Isaac was weaned. 9 But Sarah saw the son of Hagar the Egyptian, whom she had borne to Abraham, laughing. 10 So she said to Abraham, “Cast out this slave woman with her son, for the son of this slave woman shall not be heir with my son Isaac.” 11 And the thing was very displeasing to Abraham on account of his son. 12 But God said to Abraham, “Be not displeased because of the boy and because of your slave woman. Whatever Sarah says to you, do as she tells you, for through Isaac shall your offspring be named. 13 And I will make a nation of the son of the slave woman also, because he is your offspring.” 14 So Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a skin of water and gave it to Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, along with the child, and sent her away. And she departed and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.
15 When the water in the skin was gone, she put the child under one of the bushes. 16 Then she went and sat down opposite him a good way off, about the distance of a bowshot, for she said, “Let me not look on the death of the child.” And as she sat opposite him, she lifted up her voice and wept. 17 And God heard the voice of the boy, and the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, “What troubles you, Hagar? Fear not, for God has heard the voice of the boy where he is. 18 Up! Lift up the boy, and hold him fast with your hand, for I will make him into a great nation.” 19 Then God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water. And she went and filled the skin with water and gave the boy a drink. 20 And God was with the boy, and he grew up. He lived in the wilderness and became an expert with the bow. 21 He lived in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took a wife for him from the land of Egypt.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Tuesday’s Daily Bible ReadingRomans 6:1b-11 Dying and rising with ChristDead to Sin, Alive to God6 What shall we say the...
06/23/2026

Tuesday’s Daily Bible Reading
Romans 6:1b-11 Dying and rising with Christ
Dead to Sin, Alive to God
6 What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? 2 By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? 3 Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.
5 For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. 6 We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin. 7 For one who has died has been set free from sin. 8 Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him. 9 We know that Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. 10 For the death he died he died to sin, once for all, but the life he lives he lives to God. 11 So you also must consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Monday’s Daily Bible ReadingJeremiah 20:7-13 Jeremiah denounces his persecutors7 O LORD, you have deceived me, a...
06/22/2026

Monday’s Daily Bible Reading
Jeremiah 20:7-13 Jeremiah denounces his persecutors
7 O LORD, you have deceived me,
and I was deceived;
you are stronger than I,
and you have prevailed.
I have become a laughingstock all the day;
everyone mocks me.
8 For whenever I speak, I cry out,
I shout, “Violence and destruction!”
For the word of the LORD has become for me
a reproach and derision all day long.
9 If I say, “I will not mention him,
or speak any more in his name,”
there is in my heart as it were a burning fire
shut up in my bones,
and I am weary with holding it in,
and I cannot.
10 For I hear many whispering.
Terror is on every side!
“Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”
say all my close friends,
watching for my fall.
“Perhaps he will be deceived;
then we can overcome him
and take our revenge on him.”
11 But the LORD is with me as a dread warrior;
therefore my persecutors will stumble;
they will not overcome me.
They will be greatly shamed,
for they will not succeed.
Their eternal dishonor
will never be forgotten.
12 O LORD of hosts, who tests the righteous,
who sees the heart and the mind,
let me see your vengeance upon them,
for to you have I committed my cause.
13 Sing to the LORD;
praise the LORD!
For he has delivered the life of the needy
from the hand of evildoers.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Sunday’s Daily Bible ReadingMatthew 10:24-39 The call and cost of discipleship24 “A disciple is not above hi...
06/21/2026

Sunday’s Daily Bible Reading
Matthew 10:24-39 The call and cost of discipleship

24 “A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25 It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
Have No Fear
26 “So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28 And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30 But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32 So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33 but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.
Not Peace, but a Sword
34 “Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. 35 For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 36 And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. 37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

This Sunday, June 21, 2026 SERMON “Freed to Live” by Pastor KarlMatthew 10:5a, 21–33 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apos...
06/20/2026

This Sunday, June 21, 2026 SERMON “Freed to Live” by Pastor Karl
Matthew 10:5a, 21–33 Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles

Jesus Sends Out the Twelve Apostles
5These twelve Jesus sent out, instructing them, . . .
21“Brother will deliver brother over to death, and the father his child, and children will rise against parents and have them put to death, 22and you will be hated by all for my name’s sake. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. 23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next, for truly, I say to you, you will not have gone through all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
24“A disciple is not above his teacher, nor a servant above his master. 25It is enough for the disciple to be like his teacher, and the servant like his master. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign those of his household.
Have No Fear
26“So have no fear of them, for nothing is covered that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. 27What I tell you in the dark, say in the light, and what you hear whispered, proclaim on the housetops. 28And do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? And not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 30But even the hairs of your head are all numbered. 31Fear not, therefore; you are of more value than many sparrows. 32So everyone who acknowledges me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father who is in heaven, 33but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.”

Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song https://youtu.be/DXNTfcCMp6g?si=zZG0mCYbTTJMkEVB

A Prayer for the Week:
Merciful God, help us to trust that all we are and hope to be is found in the
new life we have through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Saturday’s Daily Bible ReadingPsalm 100 The Lord is goodHis Steadfast Love Endures ForeverA Psalm for giving thanks.100 ...
06/20/2026

Saturday’s Daily Bible Reading
Psalm 100 The Lord is good
His Steadfast Love Endures Forever
A Psalm for giving thanks.
100 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth!
2 Serve the LORD with gladness!
Come into his presence with singing!
3 Know that the LORD, he is God!
It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]
we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give thanks to him; bless his name!
5 For the LORD is good;
his steadfast love endures forever,
and his faithfulness to all generations.

Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Friday’s Daily Bible Reading Galatians 5:13-15 Christ gives freedom13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only...
06/19/2026

Friday’s Daily Bible Reading
Galatians 5:13-15 Christ gives freedom
13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another. 14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Thursday’s Daily Bible ReadingPsalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Thanksgiving for illness recovery I Love the LORD116 I love ...
06/19/2026

Thursday’s Daily Bible Reading
Psalm 116:1-2, 12-19 Thanksgiving for illness recovery
I Love the LORD
116 I love the LORD, because he has heard
my voice and my pleas for mercy.
2 Because he inclined his ear to me,
therefore I will call on him as long as I live.
12 What shall I render to the LORD
for all his benefits to me?
13 I will lift up the cup of salvation
and call on the name of the LORD,
14 I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people.
15 Precious in the sight of the LORD
is the death of his saints.
16 O LORD, I am your servant;
I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.
You have loosed my bonds.
17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving
and call on the name of the LORD.
18 I will pay my vows to the LORD
in the presence of all his people,
19 in the courts of the house of the LORD,
in your midst, O Jerusalem.
Praise the LORD!
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Wednesday’s Daily Bible ReadingGenesis 18:1-15 A son promised to Abraham18 And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of M...
06/17/2026

Wednesday’s Daily Bible Reading
Genesis 18:1-15 A son promised to Abraham
18 And the LORD appeared to him by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3 and said, “O Lord, if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant.” So they said, “Do as you have said.” 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, “Quick! Three seahs of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes.” 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, “Where is Sarah your wife?” And he said, “She is in the tent.” 10 The LORD said, “I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son.” And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?” 13 The LORD said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh and say, ‘Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?’ 14 Is anything too hard[d] for the LORD? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son.” 15 But Sarah denied it, saying, “I did not laugh,” for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

Tuesday’s Daily Bible ReadingRomans 5:1-8 How to be acceptable to GodPeace with God Through Faith5 Therefore, since we h...
06/16/2026

Tuesday’s Daily Bible Reading
Romans 5:1-8 How to be acceptable to God
Peace with God Through Faith
5 Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. 2 Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
6 For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. 7 For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die— 8 but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL 33905
(239) 694-3878

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