Thursday, August 8, 2013

 
 
DEVOTION: The man without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.....  But we have the mind of Christ.  1 Corinthians 2: 14 and 16b
 
There are a lot of things in this world I don't understand.  I don't understand how to work a Smartphone well enough to be able to use even half of the apps on it.  I don't understand how a teenager's mind works even though I was a teenager once.  I don't understand why the Vikings haven't ever won a Super Bowl and how I still get my hopes up every year. 
 
One thing I do understand though is that Jesus died on the cross as a propitiation (payment or satisfaction) for my sins.  I understand it, not with my own mind, but with the mind of Christ.  My own mind (brain) is sinful and it cannot comprehend Spiritual things, but with the mind of Christ I can comprehend what the Holy Spirit has revealed to me in Word and Sacraments. 
 
You can too!  If you have the Holy Spirit in you and you believe in Christ by His power, you too can understand all that God has revealed to you!  Live in the peace that you have the mind of Christ and a soul that has been redeemed by Him forever! 
 
Let us pray: Lord Jesus, thank you for giving me your mind!  Amen.
 
_________________________________________________________________WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ:   Who was Baruch?  Baruch was the scribe, disciple, secretary and good friend of prophet Jeremiah.  He was a Jewish aristocrat, a son of Neriah.

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THURSDAY'S QUIZ:  Who revealed Nebuchadnezzar's dream and its meaning to him?

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CALENDAR

Sat- worship 5pm

Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; elder's meeting noon

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GOLF OUTING ON SATURDAY IS ALL FILLED UP!!

A huge thank you to Alan Hofeldt for organizing this wonderful event!

We'll see you all out there for our 8am shotgun start!!

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WOMEN'S AND MEN'S RETREATS COMING UP AUGUST 17 AND AUGUST 24!!

Please sign up on the table in the Narthex or call the church office TODAY!!

 

It is a wonderful, lighthearted, fun time of relaxation, refreshment and meditation on God's Word!! 

Both of them begin around 8am and end around 5pm! 

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SIGN UP TO GET YOUR PICTURES TAKEN FOR OUR PICTORIAL DIRECTORY!!!

Time for us to get a new directory!!  And guess what else!!! If you buy pictures from the photographer, (Lifetouch) St. John's gets 5% of all sales.  You can also get some money off of your purchase by giving them your email address or by bringing in canned goods for their "Feed the Hungry" drive.  Sign up by calling the church office TODAY or at the sign up table in the narthex before or after worship this weekend.

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SUPPORT OUR MISSIONARY DENISE SCHLESSELMAN!!!!!

She will be leaving in a month for the Czech Republic to do mission work for a year and most probably two!!  She needs your support!  First she needs PRAYER support.  Pray for her safety, for her witness and for her life, that God would do His work through her. 

 

Secondly she needs your FINANCIAL support!  She is trying to get 75% of her needed funding in either one time gifts or pledges. 

 

Please pray about God's will for you in this and support her as best as you can!! 

 

Go to www.lcms.org/schlesselman to learn more about how you can support her.  You can also call her directly at 260-579-2942 and she will tell you more about it!!

 

 

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PRAYER REQUESTS:

For BOB NITZSCHKE who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.

 

For WILMA WEIGLE who is recovering from a slight stroke and will have to have surgery soon.

 

For ROSETTA JONES as she recovers from a broken hip at Delmar Gardens.

 

For WILMA SMITH who is now in Warrenton Manor Nursing Home.

 

For JILL JACOBSMEYER as she recovers from knee surgery at home. 

 

For NANCY SPINIOLAS who is having sever back and hip pain .

 

For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH who is recovering from bladder surgery due to cancer.  

For RICK SPINIOLAS who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and continues to go through treatments.

For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, and Pat King's cousin on your prayers today as well. 

For TYLER WEST, a little brother of a preschooler, who is going to have to have a third surgery to remove a tumor on his brain. .   

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICEMEN

I have been compiling a list of servicemen who are members of St John's so that we can pray for them.  Below is a list of them and where they are currently stationed.  Please note that their stationing changes quickly, so this may not even be up to date, but it is the last known whereabouts that I have of these guys. 
 
Danny Dreyer-  Army- 2nd Lieutenant- Ranger, GERMANY
 
Sam Hargrove- Army- 2 Lieutenant- Ft Rucker, Alabama, will be going through helicopter flight school and other training
 
David Mincemeyer- Army- Army Specialist- Ft. Carson, CO
 
Jon Rahn- Navy- Hawaii, not sure of his rank at this time
 
David Tate- Air Force- 2nd Lieutenant- Jacksonville, Florida
 
Alex Walters- Navy- E4- Guam
 
Ryan Woolf- Air Force- Airman 1st Class- Buckley Air Force Base, near Denver, CO
 
 
If there are more out there that I just don't know about, please let me know, and I will include him/her on the list.
 
Also, if you would like your family member or friend included in this list, please reply to this email with all the information!
 
 
Pray for these guys.  Some of these guys are in harm's way right now, others are training to put themselves in harm's way.  All of them have volunteered to serve and protect their country (which is you). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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