DEVOTION:
Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28
Dena Christoffersen is a normal 13-year-old girl who lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
When I say she is normal, I mean Christoffersen is social, and she uses her cell phone to stay in contact with her friends, which are many. She faithfully, regularly -- almost religiously -- "texted" them. You know about texting, don't you? Texting is where you take about a half hour to type into your phone a message that would take ten seconds to speak. (Please don't write me and tell me how fast you can text and the advantages of the service. I'm just having some fun here.)
As I said, Christoffersen is social -- so social that her phone sent or received about 20,000 text messages in one month. The only difficulty is this: her parents don't have texting on their phone plan. Her dad, Gregg, was surprised, really, truly surprised when he opened his phone bill and it read: $4,750.
Christoffersen's dad is sure it won't happen again. The reason he's so sure is this: he destroyed his daughter's phone almost immediately after he got a good gander at the bill.
He ought to consider himself lucky. Last year one person racked up a bill of $68,505. While the amounts I've mentioned are extraordinary, having an overage is not. Each year the FCC gets tens of thousands of complaints from people who feel they've been taken advantage of.
If you are one of those people who have gone over your designated cell phone minutes, I've got good news for you. The major carriers have agreed to warn their customers when they're about to go over their plan's pre-arranged number of minutes.
Such a warning would be, I think, a good thing.
And so is the warning that Paul wrote about to the church in the book of Colossians. You see, Paul considered himself a man who had been entrusted with sharing the Lord's warning -- and His invitation.
The warning was telling people they were sinners and if they stayed in their sin they would be lost.
The invitation was that their debt had been eliminated by the Savior. Now all who believe in Him as their Redeemer receive forgiveness and eternal life.
The church is still extending the warning and the invitation from the Lord. Why? Because when Jesus comes again we want everyone -- because of Jesus -- to be declared debt free from sin.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, my sins have accumulated a debt I cannot begin to pay. That Your Son has taken that debt and eliminated it upon Calvary's cross is the greatest joy of life. Now may I, my family and my church share Your warning and invitation with others, so they may also know. This I pray in my Savior's Name. Amen. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: Who were the "Synagogue of the Freedmen?
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Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ. Colossians 1:28
Dena Christoffersen is a normal 13-year-old girl who lives in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
When I say she is normal, I mean Christoffersen is social, and she uses her cell phone to stay in contact with her friends, which are many. She faithfully, regularly -- almost religiously -- "texted" them. You know about texting, don't you? Texting is where you take about a half hour to type into your phone a message that would take ten seconds to speak. (Please don't write me and tell me how fast you can text and the advantages of the service. I'm just having some fun here.)
As I said, Christoffersen is social -- so social that her phone sent or received about 20,000 text messages in one month. The only difficulty is this: her parents don't have texting on their phone plan. Her dad, Gregg, was surprised, really, truly surprised when he opened his phone bill and it read: $4,750.
Christoffersen's dad is sure it won't happen again. The reason he's so sure is this: he destroyed his daughter's phone almost immediately after he got a good gander at the bill.
He ought to consider himself lucky. Last year one person racked up a bill of $68,505. While the amounts I've mentioned are extraordinary, having an overage is not. Each year the FCC gets tens of thousands of complaints from people who feel they've been taken advantage of.
If you are one of those people who have gone over your designated cell phone minutes, I've got good news for you. The major carriers have agreed to warn their customers when they're about to go over their plan's pre-arranged number of minutes.
Such a warning would be, I think, a good thing.
And so is the warning that Paul wrote about to the church in the book of Colossians. You see, Paul considered himself a man who had been entrusted with sharing the Lord's warning -- and His invitation.
The warning was telling people they were sinners and if they stayed in their sin they would be lost.
The invitation was that their debt had been eliminated by the Savior. Now all who believe in Him as their Redeemer receive forgiveness and eternal life.
The church is still extending the warning and the invitation from the Lord. Why? Because when Jesus comes again we want everyone -- because of Jesus -- to be declared debt free from sin.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, my sins have accumulated a debt I cannot begin to pay. That Your Son has taken that debt and eliminated it upon Calvary's cross is the greatest joy of life. Now may I, my family and my church share Your warning and invitation with others, so they may also know. This I pray in my Savior's Name. Amen. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: Who were the "Synagogue of the Freedmen?
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CATECHISM:
4th commandment: Honor your father and mother.
Question: What does God forbid in the fourth commandment?
Answer:
God forbids us to despise our parents and other authorities by not respectig them or angering them by our disobedience or by any other kind of sin.
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CHURCH CALENDAR
Tues- Quilters 9am; Little Lambs Thanksgiving feast 11am
Wed- Thanksgiving Eve worship 7pm
Thurs- Thanksgiving morning worship 9am
Fri- office closed
Sat- Youth ring bells at Walmart2-4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- Bible study 8; worship 9; CHURCH DECORATING IMMEDIATELY AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL OPENING
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NEWS:
NEWS:
THANKSGIVING WORSHIP
Wednesday, Thanksgiving Eve, at 7pm
Thursday, Thanksgiving Day, at 9am
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ADVENT IS JUST A LITTLE MORE THAN A WEEK AWAY, NOVEMBER 30 is the first Midweek Advent dinner and worship.
If your elder is John Hachtel, Don Turnure, or Dave Tinnin you are responsible for bringing a side dish, and a salad or dessert for our first dinner. Your elder will be calling you in the days and weeks ahead.
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I NEED SOMEONE FOR THE FOLLOWING DAYS TO DO THE PROJECTOR!!!
Sat, Nov 19-
Sun, Nov 20- Peper
Wed, Nov. 23- McKenzie
Thurs, Nov 24-
Sat, Nov 26-
Sun, Nov 27- Schaumberg
Wed, 7pm. Nov. 30 Mckenzie
Sat, Dec 3-
Sun, Dec 4- Schlesselmann
Wed, 7pm, Dec 7- Mckenzie
Sat, Dec. 10- Mckenzie
Sun, Dec 11- Schaumberg
Wed, 7pm, Dec 14- Schlesselmann
Sat, Dec 17-
Sun, Dec 18- Schaumberg
Sat, Christmas Eve, 7pm-
Sat, Christmas Eve 11pm- Mckenzie
Sun, Christmas Day, 9am-
Sat, New Year's Eve, 5pm- Mckenzie
Sun, New Years Day 9am-
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PRAYERS: (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)
For RUTH CANTRELL who has stopped cancer treatments and has gone on hospice care.
For PAT PUCKETT'S SON , KEVIN, who is having cancer removed from his face today.
For BILL SAGER former member of St. Johns who is suffering from a massive stroke.
For JANICE MCKENZIE who is having trouble w/ breathing and is undergoing tests.
For ED KOHRS who is at Delmar Gardens in Chesterfield
For BONNIE FRENZIA who is recovering well from back surgery.
For KEN WAGNER who is hospitalized at St. Joes in St Charles, and is going through physical therapy after a fractured vertebrae in his neck.
For Robyn McNew's cousin MARY KUTRIP who is dealing with terminal cancer and has quit doing treatments for it.
For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, who continues to be up and down because of chemotherapy treatments.
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