Wed. Jan 29, 2014

DEVOTION:  Do not come any closer, God said,  "Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground."   The he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."  At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God."  The Story pg. 45 (bottom) and pg. 46 (top)
 
Every time we see people who are in the presence of God in the Scriptures it is always a dramatic scene.  People are either falling down dead, lying prostrate on the floor with their faces on the ground, or hiding their face like Moses does in today's reading. 
 
A lot of times I think we have become a little too casual, a little too at ease with God.  We have brought God down to our level a bit too much.  He is Almighty God after all.  When we are in His presence we are on holy ground and we should treat it as such. 
 
The trouble, or should I say the blessing, with that is God is present everywhere.  There is nowhere that we aren't in His presence.  It is a curse, because He sees our sin no matter where we are.  There is no sin, no matter how big or small, that we can hide from Him. 
 
Simultaneously it is also a blessing because His presence in us and with us has made us holy in spite of our sins.  We need not fear His presence anymore like Moses and Isaiah did at first.  We have had done to us what Isaiah had done to him in Isaiah 6:6-7.  Our guilt has been taken away and our sin atoned for. 
 
Now we live in His presence in reverent fear knowing that He has had mercy on us.  We honor Him with our hearts, minds, and lives because He is our ever present help in time of trouble and He leads me through the valley of the shadow of death. 
 
Prayer:  Lord God thank you for being ever present in my life and for never leaving me or forsaking me.  Holy Spirit, make me to honor you with my life!  Amen.  
 
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many plagues were there and what were they?  Good job Dianne!  She's back on top!
 
Begins in Exodus 7:14 thru Exodus 12    10 Plagues in all
 
The Plague of Blood
the Plague of Frogs
The Plague of Gnats
The Plague of Livestock
The Plague of Boils
The Plague of Hail
The Plague of Locust
The Plague of Darkness
The Plague on the Firstborn


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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ:  What Moses' mom's name?
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CALENDAR:
Wed- Choir 7pm
Sat- The Story Chapter 4 Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school  and Adult Bible class on The Story Ch. 4 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- SOPHIE TINNIN; 11- Kailyn Blechle
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine
Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Rich Boeger; 11- Dave WInter
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; Sun- Jennifer Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
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NEWS:
THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDY AND WORSHIP:  THE STORY: CHAPTER 4  "Deliverance"

Come to worship and Bible Study to hear all about how God used Moses to deliver his people, Israel, out of the hands of slavery and gave them a new purpose.
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DID YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ON OUR ALTAR COME FROM??
They come from members who buy them in honor of someone or something or in remembrance of someone they love who has gone to heaven.  Please consider doing this yourself!  They are $25 each.  The chart to sign up is on the bulletin board in the narthex and you can pay for them by putting  a check in the offering plate with an envelope that says what it is for.
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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8am!!
Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and learning HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE!!   Let me know if you are coming!!
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STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 BEGINNING AT 6PM!! 
Tickets are on sale in the narthex before and after worship or you can call the church office during the week to get yours!  Come and enjoy a wonderful time, wonderful food, and get lots of good deals and on stuff that you will really use and need!!
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TRIVIA NIGHT WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!!   A big thank you to Lois Boeger for organizing the whole thing!!!

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WORK DAY WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!  A big thanks to all the guys who took time out of their Saturday to put new lights in the preschool! 
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 HELP FOR PARENTS TO GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH THE STORY
A big part of The Story experience is that the whole family grows together in it as each person in the family reads it, you will all literally be on the same page.  yet, it may be hard to get discussion going or to help you get started together.   Are you looking for a way to connect with your kids as they and you read The Story together?  There's help!
 
If you click the link below you will find parent pages for all age groups that you can use to connect with your kids at least once a week.  Whenever your "together" time is, make it productive.  It is a .pdf file of parent pages that goes from lesson one all the way through 31.  Check it out and tell me what you think.  I think they are excellent!! 
https://assets1.mytrainsite.com/501196/the_story_parentpages_weeks1_31.pdf?r=1438

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NEW BIBLE STUDY DAY AND TIME ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE
In order to give everyone a chance to participate fully in The Story we have added a Saturday afternoon Bible study at 4pm.  This is especially good for those who normally attend worship on Saturday evening, but is for EVERYONE who wants to attend!!
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PRAYER REQUESTS:  (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
 
DAVE CALLIES, as he recovers from knee replacement at DePaul Rehab.

JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, as he continues to deal with cancer in his lungs.
 
DONNA HEITGERD recovering at Scott and Lani Heitgerd's from a broken hip.
 
WILMA WEIGLE as she continues to recover from pneumonia and other complications due to brain surgery. 
 
PAMELA, a friend of Kathy Fischer, who is suffering with a different types of cancer and is recovering from surgery. 
 
 
         








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