St John's Worship 11/3/13

A wonderful All Saints Day worship celebration all the way around!   Enjoy!
 
 
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Monday, Nov. 4, 2013

 
Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries
By Pastor Ken Klaus, Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour

Use these devotions in your newsletter and bulletin!  Used by permission; all rights reserved by the Int'l LLL (LHM). 




"Brainwashed? You Bet!"
November 4, 2013
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. Deuteronomy 6:5-7
Ethan Metzger is a young man.

Not having the gift of prophecy, I don't know what kind of man Metzger will be, but I'd say, right now he's pretty solid. I say that because of something Metzger wrote for the first Annual Bronx Youth Poetry Slam contest. It was a contest Metzger didn't win. Too bad, because I like what he said.

Metzger's poem began talking about how a classmate had accused him of being "brainwashed" by his parents. The classmate said,

"You don't pray to God because you want to, you pray to God because your parents made you think you have to. You don't keep any of the laws of your own free will; your parents just made you feel guilty if you didn't keep them. Your parents brainwashed you your whole life, made you think you were doing God's work, but they were just imposing restriction upon restriction; you don't have any real conviction of your own. You don't really know anything about anything."

Rather than getting all defensive, Metzger thought and admitted his classmate had a valid point.

* He had been brainwashed into having respect for other people, for their belongings, for himself.

* He had been corrupted into thinking he should treat others as he wanted to be treated.

* He had been programmed to stand up for someone who was being picked on.

* He had been contaminated by parents who spoke of love and faith and character and religion.

* Even worse, Metzger added, his parents had done all this by setting an example.

Now I know not everyone has the writing ability of young Ethan Metzger. Even so, with all my heart I wish and pray that every young Christian teen would be able and willing to speak as coherently and clearly as he did when he was defending his faith and heritage.

Of course, in order for that to happen we need to "brainwash" our children. We need to help them see they are incredibly special because they know and believe in an incredibly special Savior. We need to direct them so they, like Mary, hold fast to the one thing which is needful. We need to give them priorities which like the apostles, say, "We must obey God rather than men" (see Acts 5:29).

Most of all we need to instill a devotion to the Redeemer so that they, when called upon to do so, may gladly offer a defense of the Christ who gave Himself so they might have life and have it to the full (see John 10:10).

THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, may I pass on to those who come after me an appreciation and devotion to the great gifts I have been given through the sacrifice of Your Son, my Savior. In His Name I pray it. Amen.
In Christ I remain His servant and yours,


Pastor Ken Klaus
Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour^®
Lutheran Hour Ministries
 

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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.  The region of the Gerasenes 

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MONDAY'S QUIZ: Find a Bible verse that talks about Jesus' brothers.

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CALENDAR

Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15pm

Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15

Wed- Worship at Jonesburg Nursing Home 10:30: Choir 7pm

Thurs- Alzheimers Support Group 1pm

Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's 7pm

Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; Elder's meeting noon; Widow's Group noon

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AVENUE OF SAINTS HERE THIS SUNDAY AT 11am!! 

Tell your friends and neighbors!!  It's always a rockin' good time of uplifting praise and worship! 

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8th GRADERS GO TO LHS WEDNESDAY FOR TEENS TALK TO TEENS

Don't forget kids and parents!!  We will meet at church at 5:30!!

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A BIG THANK YOU FOR ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL TRUNK OR TREAT

 

Especially to Sandy and Steve Robine for hosting the chili and hotdogs and the pumpkin carving contest inside and all of the wonderful folks who opened up their trunks for us.   It was a lot of fun and a good way to share the Gospel to LOTS of kids.  We probably had over 200 come through!

 

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 PATRIOT PACKAGES WILL BE PACKED THIS SATURDAY, NOV 9 STARTING AT 9AM AT THE WARRENTON ARMORY.

Volunteers are needed for packing.  you may also donate travel size hygiene items, magazines, comics, homemade cookies, etc.  Call church for more info.

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ALL LADIES CHRISTMAS PARTY, MONDAY, DEC. 2, 6pm at BREWSKIES.

There is a choice of two entrees, apple smoked pork loin or chicken marsala.  Sign up shet is in the narthex  Cost is $18.  Bring a $10 wrapped gift to exchange.

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ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP THURSDAY at 1PM IN THE CHURCH OVERFLOW. 

 If you know of a caregiver of someone suffering with Alzheimers please let them know about this wonderful ministry. 

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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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PRAYER REQUESTS:
For WILMA WEIGLE as she is now dealing with a bacterial infection along with trying to recover from her aneurysm surgery

For NANCY SPINIOLAS as her sister died this past week and as she is having hip replacement surgery tomorrow.

For The FELDKAMP FAMILY at the death of Dianne's mother.

 

For JOYCE PIETZSCHKE who is recovering from a fractured shoulder.

 

For STEPHEN DREYER, nephew of Allan and Barb Dreyer, who is in ICU with severe illness.

 

For the FAMILY of CASEY KOHLMEIER an officer who was struck and killed by a drunk driver.

 

For LISA RAUSCH'S FRIEND, ISABELLE, who is dealing with severe illness.

 

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, 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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