Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2013




DEVOTION: Matthew 8:18-2218 When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. 19 Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go."
20 Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
21 Another disciple said to him, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
22 But Jesus told him, "Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead." 
 
Is following Jesus easy?  Yes and no.  It is easy because it only depends on the Holy Spirit leading us.  It is hard because the world is constantly trying to pull us away from the Holy Spirit with temptations and enticements like money, things, physical comforts, and temporary fixes.  We end up with the hardship that sin and Satan brings.  All the time Jesus is saying, "Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest for your soul.  Take my yoke upon you for my yoke is easy and my burden is light."
 
All it takes is surrendering our lives to Him.  Unfortunately, too many of us don't want to do this.  We don't listen to God, and instead listen to man, which always causes us problems.  We think we can manipulate, change and even ignore God's Word for man's Word knowing all the time that this only brings trouble. 
 
All it takes is turning back to him, but we are often too proud and too self centered to want to humble ourselves and do what jesus wants us to do, confess, repent, and turn to Him. 
 
And so we pray:  Lord God, turn me from sin to You, that I may live in peace and do Your will with my life, so that You may be honored, praised, and enjoyed.  Amen.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ:  What does the parable of the yeast mean in Matthew 13:33?  The church can grow exponentially if we just let it.  All we have to do is mix in the kingdom of God (Jesus). 
 
 
Here is the answer from Dianne, also a good one.
Parable of Yeast is similar to the Mustard Seed, both are growing but the difference is how much.  In the parable of the
Mustard Seed, Jesus says it (the Kingdom of Heaven) will grow to a large size.
 
Parable of the Yeast is a parable about the Kingdom of Heaven too. The yeast is the Kingdom of Heaven and the
dough is the world.  The yeast will slowly grow into something much larger like the Kingdom of Heaven.  We should
be like the yeast in the dough and help the Kingdom of Heaven permeate throughout the world.




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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ:  Where was the man from who was demon possessed and lived among the tombs, and who no one was strong enough to subdue. 
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CALENDAR
Wed- Choir 7pm (Note: You know they are serious choir members when they are practicing during the World Series.  I love our choir.)
Thurs- Trunk or Treat begins with supper at 5:30-7pm: Trunk or Treat goes till 8pm out on the parking lot
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am
Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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TRUNK OR TREAT THIS THURSDAY 5:30-8pm  AT CHURCH
 
Begins with chili and hotdogs for supper at 5:30!!
 
Pumpkin carving contest with trophies for scariest, funniest, and best...
 
Then enjoy a wonderful evening of kids dressed up in costumes, wonderfully decorated trunks, and lot and lots of candy!!
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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8am!!! 
As always, please reply to this email or call/text me 636-359-1061 to tell me you're coming!!
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HELP OUT AGAPE

 Items that Agape is in need of…

 

Food Pantry:

Spaghetti noodles (or any pasta)

Sauces

Peanut Butter

Cereals

Toilet Paper

Bar Soaps

Canned Soups

Meats

 

Winter items:

Coats

Hats

Gloves

Socks

Blankets

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BELL RINGING AT WALMART!!!!!  SIGN UP TODAY AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED!!

Also, St. John's is signed up to ring the bells at the north door (food side) for Agape (Salvation Army) on Saturday, December 14 from 8am-8pm. 
 
Here is the schedule.  I am breaking it up into one hour time slots.  If you would like to do more than one hour please feel free to sign up for two or three. 
 
It is always fun to do it as a family!  Or if a bunch of kids want to get together and do it, that is fun too.  Bring your songbooks and sing Christmas carols, do dramatic readings of something, whatever you want to do.    SIGN UP TODAY!!!
 
 
Thanks!
 
 
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CHRISTMAS PROGRAM ALREADY????
Let's get ready for the Christmas Program! I know we haven't even had Halloween and Thanksgiving yet!!! We have to start on the program now because we only have NINE more Sundays to practice before the December 15th Program. We will be holding the program at the 11am church service. Now if you are a Sunday school age student and wish to be part of the program, please come to Sunday school as much as possible for the next nine weeks.

Besides the traditional songs we will sing as a group we will also be doing the ushering, offering, and readings for the service. Any age students may participate in the background support rolls. We are also looking for students to play their instruments and/or sing a special piece. If you are interested please contact Karin Klaustermeier or Donna Sherman.
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POSSIBLE TRIP TO THE CREATION MUSEUM NEXT SPRING OR SUMMER
 
Hey parents of Sunday School Students!
We have a grand idea to take the kids to the Creation Museum! This would be a trip we would raise the money for the expense. We have a starting fundraiser idea and hope to get matching funds from Thrivent.

Are you interested in having your kids take a learning journey that may be the cornerstone of their faith for the years ahead? Parents are welcome to come along. We are in the early idea stages, but we would take the six hour trip by motor coach to the museum and plan to spend the night near by in order to take advantage of the special tickets you can use two days in a row.

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PRAYER REQUESTS:
For WILMA WEIGLE as she continues to recover slowly from a surgery to repair an aneurysm. 
For LIL WINTER who is still dealing with pain in her foot after foot surgery.
 
For DON, FRAN, and JUDY all friends of the Robines who are dealing with health problems of various kinds, and for their friend SHEILA who is doing well and recovering.
 
For ANDREW SHERMAN who left this past Friday to work as a defense contractor in Afghanistan.
For, PATTY, a friend of Denise Schlesselmann, who has recently been diagnosed with breast caner.
For JENNIFER, daughter of John and Mary Jo Fahrni, who is recovering from a double mastectomy due to breast cancer. 
For STEPHEN DELANEY a friend of the Fahrnis, who is dealing with lung cancer. 
For MICHELLE WOOLF as she is trying new and different medicines to get better from a prolonged illness due to thyroid problems and struggle with chronic fatigue.

PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICEMEN
CALEB FIGURA- Army national Guard- just completed basic training.
 
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!

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