DEVOTION: "The Israelites groaned in their slavery and cried out, and their cry for help because of their slavery went up to God. God heard their groaning and he remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob. So God looked on the Israelites and was concerned about them. The Story pg. 45
Do you ever think that maybe God forgot about you? Nothing seems to be going right, your plans aren't working out, your finances are dwindling, and you are just getting older and older with no hope in sight. We've all felt that way at times. The trouble with that is that it is out fault. It is our fault that it seems that way, because God hasn't moved, we have. We forgot about His promises to us, and we have forgotten about His will for our lives.
Contrary to popular belief, His will is not always that we prosper physically, that we have everything we ever wanted, or that we have nothing but ease and happiness in our lives. If that were the case we would be in real trouble. No, His will for our lives is that we remain faithful and that we grow closer to Him for the day of our salvation. Sometimes that means that we go through difficulties and struggles so we keep from straying too far away from the Lord.
The Israelites actually needed this time of slavery and hardship so that they would truly know and understand who their God was and what they needed for salvation. They needed it so that they would continue to be God's chosen people and not fall away completely.
The questions o ask yourself today are: What does God want me to do in this bad situation? What is He trying to teach me? Am I going about dealing with things in the right way? Am I being judgmental instead of godly? What does God think I need?
When you find the answers to these questions thank God for helping you through these situations and circumstances so that you can be closer to Him.
Prayer: Lord God help me to realize Your presence in every circumstance. Amen.
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THURSDAY'S QUIZ: Which brother wanted to save Joseph from the pit when his brothers weren't watching? Reuben
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Do you ever think that maybe God forgot about you? Nothing seems to be going right, your plans aren't working out, your finances are dwindling, and you are just getting older and older with no hope in sight. We've all felt that way at times. The trouble with that is that it is out fault. It is our fault that it seems that way, because God hasn't moved, we have. We forgot about His promises to us, and we have forgotten about His will for our lives.
Contrary to popular belief, His will is not always that we prosper physically, that we have everything we ever wanted, or that we have nothing but ease and happiness in our lives. If that were the case we would be in real trouble. No, His will for our lives is that we remain faithful and that we grow closer to Him for the day of our salvation. Sometimes that means that we go through difficulties and struggles so we keep from straying too far away from the Lord.
The Israelites actually needed this time of slavery and hardship so that they would truly know and understand who their God was and what they needed for salvation. They needed it so that they would continue to be God's chosen people and not fall away completely.
The questions o ask yourself today are: What does God want me to do in this bad situation? What is He trying to teach me? Am I going about dealing with things in the right way? Am I being judgmental instead of godly? What does God think I need?
When you find the answers to these questions thank God for helping you through these situations and circumstances so that you can be closer to Him.
Prayer: Lord God help me to realize Your presence in every circumstance. Amen.
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THURSDAY'S QUIZ: Which brother wanted to save Joseph from the pit when his brothers weren't watching? Reuben
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MONDAY'S QUIZ: What did Pharaoh order to be done with every Hebrew male child?
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CALENDAR:
Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15
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- ???; 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"
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- ???; 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??
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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.
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!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
TRIVIA NIGHT WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!! A big thank you to Lois Boeger for organizing the whole thing!!!
__________________________________________________________________________________________
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!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
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!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
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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