St. John's Group Email Thanks to all who pledged and donated

A bi thank you to all of you who pledged and donated funds to The Muscular Dystrophy Association to "bail me out".  I was able to raise $500 in pledges and donations and received two Cardinals tickets to a Monday-thursday game of my choice! 
 
Thank you everyone, especially whoever it was who nominated me to be "arrested" today. 
 
Peace to everyone on the rest of your day!
Pastor

St. John's Group Email from your board of evangelism and outreach "Why Go To Church?"


 



 

  SOMETHING TO PONDER TODAY  FROM YOUR ST. JOHN'S BOARD OF OUTREACH & EVANGELISM  Tell someone about Jesus today!



If  you're spiritually  alive,  you're going to love this!    

If  you're spiritually  dead,  you won't want to read it.  

If  you're spiritually  curious,  there is still hope! 
 


Why Go To Church? 
 


A  Church goer wrote  a letter to the  editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense  to go to church every Sunday.  "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in  that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons.  But for the life of me, I can't  remember a single one of them..  So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all." 
 


This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the  editor.  It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher: 
 


"I've  been married for 30 years now.  In that  time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals.   But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the  entire menu for a single one of those meals.  But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed  to do my work. If my wife had not given me  these meals, I would be physically dead  today.  Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually  dead today!"  When you are DOWN to  nothing..... God is UP to something!  Faith  sees the invisible, believes the incredible and  receives the impossible!  Thank God for our  physical AND our spiritual nourishment!   
 


All right, now that you're done reading, send it on!   

I think everyone should read this!   

"When Satan is knocking at your door, simply  say, "Jesus,  could you get that for me?" 
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St. John's Group Email questionaires should be in the mail by tomorrow

I forgot to update the daily email about that.  If you have not filled out your questionnaire and mailed it, please do so asap and get it in the mail by tomorrow or Saturday for sure. 
 
Pastor Wyssmann will start working on them next week. 
 
 
Peace be with you all!
Pastor

St. John's Group Email Thursday, May 19, 2011

DEVOTION: From LHM:
(Jesus said) "You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about Me." John 5:39


A person might easily be excused if he or she were to conclude everyone in the scientific community is opposed to Christianity. After all, the naysayers to the Redeemer and His work do seem to grab the majority of the headlines.

Still, it should be noted there are many educated minds that are most supportive of Scripture and the Savior.

One of those men is Dr. Marvin Bittinger, a prominent mathematics professor from Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis.

In his new book, The Faith Equation: Mathematical Evidence for Christianity, Bittinger says there is plenty of proof to support the Christian faith. He maintains some of that evidence can be found by taking a mathematical look at the prophecies found in God's Scriptures.

Dr. Bittinger argues there are hundreds, maybe thousands, of fulfilled prophecies in the Bible. Mathematically the fulfillment of that number of predictions is incredibly improbable. Indeed, if these prophecies hadn't been fulfilled, we would have to say the chances against their realization would be impossible.

All of this means, since those prophecies have been completed, a reasonable person must acknowledge God's divine hand has been involved.

"And," Dr. Bittinger suggests, "we also have to acknowledge that prophecies which are not yet fulfilled will be."

As Dr. Bittinger says, "it tells me I better pay attention to the prophecies that are unresolved because they're going to happen."

Now I have to be honest, I haven't read all of Dr. Bittinger's book. On the other hand, I simply have to like a guy who says, "God gave everyone a brain to use for His defense."

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, today I give thanks for those who have eyes to see Your love and minds to share the Savior's story of salvation. I give thanks for those who are bold to speak in the Redeemer's defense. Now may I, following their example, use my brain to share the Christ's blessed and successful work with others. In the Savior's Name. Amen.   

 
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YESTERDAY's QUIZ: Who wrote Proverbs? Solomon, along with some of the wisest men (Agur and Lemuel are examples) of all Israel at the time. 
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TODAY'S QUIZ: Find one verse in Proverbs that talks about having a bad temper.
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 CATECHISM:
Question: What does God teach and do in the Gospel?
Answer: In the Gospel, the good news of our salvation is Jesus Christ, God gives forgiveness, faith, life, and the power to please Him with good works.
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BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Barbara Perricone, Paula Shull
Tues- Audrey Groeper
Thurs- Ted Daehnke
Sat- Melanie Ulery

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ANNIVERSARIES

Fri- Kirk and Rhonda Peery
Sat- Alan and Ceri' Hofeldt
Sun- Don and Cheryl Tate
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CALENDAR:
Thurs- Pastor being "arrested" for the Muscular Dystrophy Assoc.
Fri-  nothing
Sat-  Men and kids fishing derby 5am-11am; Lunch at 1pm at Starks; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
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WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector-  Sat- Brazee; Sun- McKenzie
Elder- Sat- Tinnin, Sun- Hachtel??
Ushers- Dreyer, Feldkamp, Herzog, Klover
Acolyte- Bunge
Lay reader- Sat- Nolte; Sun- Schien
Greeters-  Sweet
Altar- Setup- Tameler; Clean Up- Panhorst
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #4
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NEWS: 
I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!!   OAFC (Ongoing Ambassadors for Christ) will be here June 3-5
This is a group of high school age youth and their adult leaders who goes to a different church once a month and canvasses neighborhoods for that church.  They do a survey that asks questions like, "What church do you go to?"  "Do you know about Jesus?"  and "Are you going to heaven?"   They also help to lead worship and go to a nursing home to minister to the people there. 
 
What we need from you is the following:  (I know that the luau is Saturday night, but you can still pick the kids up around 10pm to take them home with you.)
HOUSING- They will be here all weekend and so they will need housing for Friday and Saturday night and breakfast Saturday and Sunday morning.  All other meals will be at church.  There will be approximately 15 people so any housing arrangements you can provide would be appreciated.
 
SUPPORT and PARTICIPATION- If you have time available on Saturday, please come and join them in their activities.  You will be greatly blessed! 
 
HELP WITH MEALS- Not sure what the meals will be yet, but if you would like to help with them it would be greatly appreciated.  It would consist of lunch and supper on Saturday and lunch on Sunday after Bible study.  It may just be Subway for lunch and pizza for supper and then a light carry in on Sunday morning. 
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MEN AND KIDS FISHING DERBY SATURDAY, MAY 21
This is a day for dads and granddads to spend with their kids, grandkids, and even other people's kids if you want.  Fish any lake or pond you would like.  Stop fishing at 11am and bring your catch to the Starks property on Firetower Rd.  Prizes will be awarded for kids and an adult.  Lunch will commence at 1pm.
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ADULTS ONLY LUAU ON SATURDAY, JUNE 4  5:30-whenever pm at Walt and Betty Schirr's house. 
$12 per person:  Hawaiian dress is encouraged!!  Invite your friends!!!
 
Sign up on the sheet on the counter in the narthex.    Checks made payable to Betty Schirr.
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TORNADO RELIEF EFFORTS
Go to lcms.org/worldrelief  or mail a check to LCMS World Relief and Human Care PO Box 66861 St Louis, MO 63166-6861 (write "Tornado Relief" in the memo line.) 
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MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF MAY IS AGAPE
 
We have supported this organization for many years, ever since Pastor Langhoff along with a concerned group of individuals organized it and got it going back almost 20 years ago. 
 
This year is a little different because two of their usual grants were denied this year totalling $145,000.  They are in desperate need of funds and support. 
 
Anything you can provide will be a blessing to them and to the hundreds and even thousands of people they serve. 
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GET YOUR QUESTIONAIRES IN ASAP!!
Last week each communicant member of the church received a letter and a questionaire concerning your view of how things are going with your church.  You have one more week to get them filled out and sent to Pastor Wyssmann.
 
Please fill it out thoroughly.  If you are having some sort of trouble with the church, please make sure you make that known.  If everything is going great and you are pleased with the church and things going on, make sure you make that known as well.  We need to be able to rejoice and have joy in all that God is doing a well.   
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NAMES OF THIS YEAR'S GRADUATES REQUESTED
I would like to know who all of the college graduates  are so that we can pray for them during worship in the weeks ahead.  
 
So far I know of Torre Linke and David Tate as college graduates this year. David's graduation is this Saturday at Tulsa University and Torre's graduation is at Mizzou on the following Saturday, May 14th. 
 
Allen Berryman and Miranda Linstruth are the high school graduates that I know of.
 
 
You can also include friends and family members who are not members of St. John's here:
 
From Lil and Dave Winter's family





Stephen Slayden  MIZZOU    Saturday May 14
Autumn Gobble   SLU            Thursday May 19
Bethany Winter  Auxvasse High School     Friday May 20
Nichole Slayden St. Charles High School   Sunday May 29
 
Hendershots granddaughter 
 
Reply to this email if you want to include anyone.
 
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PRAYER REQUESTS:  (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)  
For NORBERT HEITGERD who is hospitalized with severe problems due to his cancer.

For the family of MITRELL HOFFMAN, a good friend and coworker of Dave Tinnin, as Mintrel passed away yesterday. 
 
For ROSETTA JONES who is hospitalizzed with a broken colar bone after a fall. 
 
For RUTH CANTRELL who is dealing witha  tumor on her pituitary gland and with severe problems with weakness and tiredness.
 
For EDITH WITTE, a good friend of many int eh congregation, who is dealing with inoperable cancer.
 
For GARRETT SPOEDE who is at home and recovering well after surgery and an infection in his foot.
 
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who is still on the long road to recovery. . 
 
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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