Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Yesterday, John Hachtel, chairman of the board of elders, got up in front of church after worship to pray for our church. For the next several weeks all of our other elders will be doing the same. It is an effort to get the whole church to pray for each other and for the body of believers as a whole. Therefore, it is not the be all and end all of your prayers for the church but only the encouragement to continue to pray.
That goes for your whole life as well. I have noticed, in my own life, that when I don't present my requests to God in certain circumstances or troubles, that this is when I only cause more troubles by my own actions. When I try to figure things out and do things myself without consulting God or letting God handle it in His own way, I find myself just making a bigger mess of things.
When we do "by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present our requests to God" we can find ourselves better able to put things in perspective, keep God's will at the forefront of our thoughts and actions, and live in that "peace that transcends all understanding". When we put God in control of our lives there is nothing else that can happen but that things go better and all things work out for the good of those who love Him and are called according to His purpose.
I am not telling you anything new, but all of us, especially us pastors, need to be reminded of this daily. We need to be humbled by God's power and grace in our lives to know that we cannot force anything, but that God's will is always ultimately going to be done.
My prayer for our church is the God works out our conflicts and our struggles according to His will, that He does what He wants with this church, and that we all grow closer to Him in our daily lives.
Let us pray: Lord God, help us to bring everything to You by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, so that You may take care of our needs, bless us, and grow us together in Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does it mean when it says in Psalm 84 "according to Gittith"? A muscial term or type of rhythm or melody used in the Psalms
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TODAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "hallelujah" mean?
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CATECHISM: (Today we begin anew with question #1 of the question and answer section of the Small Catechism.
Question: What is Christianity?
Answer: It is the life and salvation God has given in and through Jesus Christ.
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BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
Tues- Don Panhorst, Donna Sherman
Thurs- Steve Mauch, Lynn Russell
Fri- Steve McDowell, Linda Neely, Rich Talbert
Sun- Siera Jaeger, Lauren Jones, Robyn McNew, Amber Vossen
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ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
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CALENDAR:
Mon- nothing
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15
Wed- nothing (no choir or bell practice)
Thurs- Prayer breakfast and service 6:30am breakfast; 7am prayer and worship for the whole community; worship @Joneburg NH 10:30; Alzheimer's Caregiver's support group 1pm
Fri- nothing
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- MOTHER'S DAY; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
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WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- ?; Sun- Schlesselmann
Elder- Sat- Linke, Sun- Rahn
Ushers- Heitgerd, Linke, Linke, ?
Acolyte- Berryman
Lay reader- Sat- Sevier; Sun- Boeger
Greeters- Schirr
Altar- Setup- Weigle; Clean Up- Turnure
Organist- Siebold
Tellers- Team #2
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NEWS:
LES SHERMAN PASSED FROM DEATH TO LIFE ETERNAL YESTERDAY (Sunday) MORNING
Les was a wonderful Christian man who, for many years, labored and praised the Lord at St. John's.
His memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, May 14. Visitation 11am-12noon; service- noon; luncheon immediately following.
Memorial gifts are to be made to St. John's Lutheran Church for the general fund.
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S on MAY 5!!!
It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
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QUESTIONAIRES MAILED TODAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
This coming week each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
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YOUTH CHOIR TO SING THIS SUNDAY FOR MOTHER"S DAY
There will be one more practice this Saturday, May 7 at a time yet to be determined
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YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
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OUR MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE THE RELIEF EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN JAPAN with LCMS World Relief
The folks in Japan have been dealing with the effects of a very severe earthquake that caused a lot of destruction. We truly need to continue to help them in any way we can. Go to LCMS.org/help to see how you can help.
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PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS of LES SHERMAN who are mourning his passing today.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is somehow, by a miracle, becoming more responsive and even talking.
For VINCE KETTERER'S FATHER who had a massive stroke last night and isn't doing well.
For MARVIN RAHN, Jim Rahn's father, who had brain surgery last week and is still awaiting test results, but is improving.
For LISA RAUSCH'S DAD who continues to recover after falling and breaking a vertebrae. It was a miracle he wasn't paralyzed.
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement surgery this Wednesday.
For GERTIE BESSERT, sister of Gene Hilgendorf, who is nearing the end of her life after a long, hard battle against cancer.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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