If you ever want to see some fur fly, all you need to do is say, "Our state fair has the biggest state fair in the country."
But size isn't the only part of their state fair that people like to brag about.
They'll fight about who has the best state fair, who has the most fun state fair, who has the most educational state fair and, of course, there is always who has the most interesting, fattening, really bad-for-you food.
Let's see, Wisconsin has chocolate-covered bacon on a stick. Texas has fried beer. Massachusetts offers fried jelly beans, and North Carolina has a "koolickle." (You probably could guess, but I'll tell you anyway: a koolickle is a pickle soaked in Kool-Aid.)
To my way of thinking, this year the food to beat is the "Big Kahuna Donut Burger" being served up at the New York State Fair. For a little more than five dollars you can get a quarter-pound hamburger sandwiched between halves of a grilled, glazed donut.
Add a few extras like a little cheese, some bacon, lettuce, onion, relish and you've just gulped down 1,500 calories. That should provide enough energy to see the entire New York State Fair -- with Connecticut and Rhode Island thrown in for free.
Now we all know that such things aren't all that good for us, but sometimes we just can't help taking a big, juicy bite from the temptation which has been placed before us: sort of like Eve and Adam, sort of like all of their children.
There is no doubt about it: out there somewhere is a temptation with our name on it. Satan and the world have spent considerable time putting together the proper list of ingredients which -- when presented at the right time and in the right manner -- will tempt our spiritual palate and seduce us into sinning.
We are sinners. This means we need a Savior.
No, we don't need a Savior from the Big Kahuna Donut Burger; we need a Savior from sin, our sins, all of them.
It is to be that Savior which motivated God's Son to enter this world. He came to be our Savior because He was the only One who could do the job. Only He could resist temptation; only He could fulfill the Commandments; only He was big enough, powerful enough and holy enough to pick up our sins and pay their price upon the cross.
His third-day resurrection from the dead is our assurance that all who believe on Him as Savior will be forgiven, freed and given life eternal.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, for sending Your Son to be my Savior from sin, I give thanks. May I resist temptation and glorify His Name. It is in His Holy Name I pray. Amen. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Shemaiah? A false prophet hired to discredit Nehemiah, and who opposed Jeremiah. 1 Chronicles, Jeremiah
DOUG HERZOG, SEVEN DAY CHAMPION
Sun- Bible study 8am; worship 9am; Bible study 10:30; Elders 11:30
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NEWS:
6- mckenzie
7- Sweet
13- Mauch
14- McDowell
20- Mauch
21- Panhorst
27-
28- Sweet
September
3- mckenzie
4- Panhorst
10-
11- Schaumberg
17-
18- Heitgerd
24- Mauch
25- mckenzie
October
1- mckenzie
2- Panhorst
8-
9- Winn
15-
16- Heitgerd
22- mckenzie
23- Schaumberg
29- mckenzie
30-
November
5- mckenzie
6-PEPER
12-
13-PEPER
19-
20-PEPER
23- (Thanksgiving Eve) mckenzie
24- (Thanksgiving Day)
26-
27-
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The ninth annual T-3 Men's Retreat is set for Friday-Sunday, September 23-25, 2011. This promises to be another great experience for the men of St John's and other Lutheran congregations in the St. Charles area. In fact, men from all over the metro area have joined this special time in the past. Men 18 years of age or older are eligible and they need not be Lutheran to attend. The retreat will be held at Mark Twain State Park at the Si Coburn Group Camp. This is a beautiful setting for a weekend of adventure and growth. The theme of this year's retreat is "Respectable Sins" and the study times during the retreat will be spent exploring the areas of our lives where we have come to accept less than God might want from us.
The retreat will feature great food and a lot of activities A scramble golf tournament, fishing tournament, trap and skeet shooting competition, and euchre tournament all take place on Saturday morning. If none of these interest you, you may choose to spend time reading, hiking , biking, site seeing, or napping. Prizes are awarded to tournament winners at dinner on Saturday evening. Campfires on Friday and Saturday nights provide the opportunity to get to know others better under the stars. Music is a big part of the camp experience and you will enjoy hearing and singing familiar songs with the 100+ men who typically attend. The culminating worship service on Sunday morning is a special time of praising God for all His gifts to us and a great way to prepare us to return to our homes and lives.
The cost of the retreat is only $42 and this includes meals and a commemorative tee-shirt. Attendees have the option of staying in group cabins or tent camping on the grounds at no additional charge. You can even arrange to stay in a local motel near the camp at reduced rates if you like.
A brochure with all information and a registration form will be available soon in the narthex. You can also register online at www.t3mensretreat.org using PayPal. It is really easy and you can see pictures of the camp and facilities there, too.
This is the year for you to go to the T-3 (trap-tackle-tees) Retreat. Sign up, meet new friends, bring old friends, and join in the fun of growing your faith. For more information, contact Don Hugo at Zion –636 441-7425 ext 246 or home 636 441-9954.
For ANGIE SCOTT, who had her gall bladder and an obstruction in her bile duct removed yesterday.
OUR CHURCH as we continue the CARE PROCESS.
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