Bethlehem Lutheran Church Fort Myers, FL

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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.

09/12/2026

Saturday’s Daily Bible Reading

Psalm 119:33-40 A prayer for understanding

33 Teach me, O LORD, the way of your statutes;
and I will keep it to the end.
34 Give me understanding, that I may keep your law
and observe it with my whole heart.
35 Lead me in the path of your commandments,
for I delight in it.
36 Incline my heart to your testimonies,
and not to selfish gain!
37 Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things;
and give me life in your ways.
38 Confirm to your servant your promise,
that you may be feared.
39 Turn away the reproach that I dread,
for your rules are good.
40 Behold, I long for your precepts;
in your righteousness give me life!

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

09/11/2026

Friday’s Daily Bible Reading

Ephesians 4:25-32 Rules for the new life

25 Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

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

09/10/2026

Thursday’s Daily Bible Reading

Romans 5:6-11 Being acceptable to God

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. 9 Since, therefore, we have now been justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God. 10 For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life. 11 More than that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.

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

09/09/2026

Wednesday’s Daily Bible Reading

Philippians 4:1-3 Paul encourages the Lord’s followers

4 Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.
2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the book of life.

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

09/08/2026

Tuesday’s Daily Bible Reading

Romans 13:8-14 Love for one another

8 Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9 For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet,” and any other commandment, are summed up in this word: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 10 Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law.
11 Besides this you know the time, that the hour has come for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we first believed. 12 The night is far gone; the day is at hand. So then let us cast off the works of darkness and put on the armor of light. 13 Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in or**es and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.

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

09/07/2026

Monday’s Daily Bible Reading

Ezekiel 33:7-11 God’s judgment seeks repentance

7 “So you, son of man, I have made a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from my mouth, you shall give them warning from me. 8 If I say to the wicked, O wicked one, you shall surely die, and you do not speak to warn the wicked to turn from his way, that wicked person shall die in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 9 But if you warn the wicked to turn from his way, and he does not turn from his way, that person shall die in his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul.
10 “And you, son of man, say to the house of Israel, Thus have you said: ‘Surely our transgressions and our sins are upon us, and we rot away because of them. How then can we live?’ 11 Say to them, As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?

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

09/05/2026

WORSHIP WITH US!
Meet us at Bethlehem on Sunday’s as we worship together at 10:30 AM! Invite someone to come with you! Fellowship, meet new people, visit with old friends and grab some coffee and something to eat at 11:30 and also Bible Class!

This Sunday, September 6, 2026 SERMON
delivered by Rev. Karl Glander
“Seeking the Lost”

Matthew 18:1-20 Seeking reconciliation

Who Is the Greatest?
1At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” 2And calling to him a child, he put him in the midst of them 3and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. 4Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.
5“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, 6but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea.
Temptations to Sin
7“Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! 8And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. 9And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire.
The Parable of the Lost Sheep
10“See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven. 11For the Son of Man came to save the lost. 12What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? 13And if he finds it, truly, I say to you, he rejoices over it more than over the ninety-nine that never went astray. 14So it is not the will of my Father who is in heaven that one of these little ones should perish.
If Your Brother Sins Against You
15“If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother. 16But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, let him be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18Truly, I say to you, whatever you bind on earth shall be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven. 19Again I say to you, if two of you agree on earth about anything they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.”

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

HYMN OF THE WEEK
Lift Up Your Heads
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09/05/2026

Saturday’s Daily Bible Reading

Psalm 26:1-8 Prayer of an innocent person

26 Vindicate me, O LORD,
for I have walked in my integrity,
and I have trusted in the LORD without wavering.
2 Prove me, O LORD, and try me;
test my heart and my mind.
3 For your steadfast love is before my eyes,
and I walk in your faithfulness.
4 I do not sit with men of falsehood,
nor do I consort with hypocrites.
5 I hate the assembly of evildoers,
and I will not sit with the wicked.
6 I wash my hands in innocence
and go around your altar, O LORD,
7 proclaiming thanksgiving aloud,
and telling all your wondrous deeds.
8 O LORD, I love the habitation of your house
and the place where your glory dwells.

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

09/04/2026

Friday’s Daily Bible Reading

2 Timothy 2:1-13 A good soldier of Christ Jesus

2 You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus, 2 and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also. 3 Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. 7 Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel, 9 for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound! 10 Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. 11 The saying is trustworthy, for:
If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
12 if we endure, we will also reign with him;
if we deny him, he also will deny us;
13 if we are faithless, he remains faithful—
for he cannot deny himself.

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

09/03/2026

Thursday’s Daily Bible Reading

1 Peter 4:12-19 Suffering as a Christian

12 Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it comes upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. 13 But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or a thief or an evildoer or as a meddler. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in that name. 17 For it is time for judgment to begin at the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 18 And
“If the righteous is scarcely saved,
what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?”
19 Therefore let those who suffer according to God's will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

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

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14531 Old Olga Road
Fort Myers, FL
33905

Telephone

+12396943878

Website

http://www.blcefm.org/

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