DEVOTION: Then Moses said to him, "If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth? The Story p. 67
What is it that makes you stand out from the crowd? Is it your spectacular good looks? Is it your wit? Is it your knowledge and intellect? Is it your unusual ability to play an instrument or play a sport? What is it?
Hopefully, as you read the passage above, you were able to say that what makes you stand out from the crowd is the Presence of the Lord God in your life. But how is that seen? Ahh, let me count the ways..
1. Humility- Scripture says that Moses was the most humble of all the Israelites.
2. Accountability (self control)- You know that you are accountable to God and so you act like it, because you want to honor Him.
3. Peace- There is usually an unusual presence of peace that surrounds you even in times of crisis and pain.
4. Love- You love people despite your differences with them.
5. Joy- Joy doesn't mean that you are walking around with a smile on your face all the time, but it does mean that your joy is constant and doesn't depend on your circumstance but only on Christ's love for you.
6. Kindness- You are always willing to help.
7. Patience- You are patient with people, waiting on the Lord to do His work.
8. Faithful- You are faithful to God and to others.
You might have recognized this list as the list of the fruits of the Spirit. If the presence of God is with you, that means the Holy Spirit lives in you. By virtue of your faith given to you when you heard the good news and when you were baptized, the Holy Spirit lives in you! Rejoice in that today! Live with the knowledge that the Lord is WITH you always to the very end of the earth!
Yet, even when we don't exhibit all of these qualities God is still with us and He shows His presence in us through the Word and the Sacraments. These are the marks of the church and the marks of God's work. Whenever we are partaking of these and living in God's grace we can know that God is with us even when we don't feel like it! Trust in that today!
Let us pray: Lord God, thank you for your continual presence! Amen.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
LAST TUESDAY'S QUIZ: Who was it that told the Israelites to give him all their gold jewelry so that he could make a golden calf? Aaron
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What is the fifth commandment?
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CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilters 9-2pm; Bible Study 11:30-12:15; Trustees meeting
Wed- Choir 7pm
Fri- Youth set up for Steak Dinner and Auction starting at 3pm; Bible Study at Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- Youth set up for Steak Dinner and Auction at 9am; Steak Dinner and Auction (doors open at 5pm); worship 5pm NO BIBLE CLASS
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school (The Story Chapter 6); VOTER'S MEETING 9:45
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Devin Miller; 11- Cara Klaustermeier
Altar guild- Set up- Ruth Walters; Clean up- Terry McKenzie
Greeters- 8:30- Paul and Cindy Klover; 11- Mike and Naomi Johnson
Communion Assistants- Sat- Dave Winter; 8:30- Steve Robine; 11- Jim Rahn
Lay Readers- Sat- Kathy Fischer; Sun- Steve Robine; 11am- Austin Heitgerd
Sat. Pianist- Tim Sherman
8:30 Ushers- George Hoelscher, Brent Davis, Gary Hoelscher, Walt Schirr
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
THIS WEEK: THE STORY: CHAPTER 6 "Wandering"
Since there is a Steak Dinner Saturday night and a Voter's Meeting Sunday morning there will not be any adult Bible class this week. There will still be Sunday school for the kids!
Be on the look out in the days ahead for questions that you can use for your own Bible study time at home!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION THIS 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!!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
QUARTERLY VOTER'S MEETING
The big item is that we will be voting on whether or not to pay off the Good Shepherd mortgage to free up income for our DCE intern.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT WILL OPEN FOR ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ON MARCH 1ST!
There is a $30 nonrefundable registration fee. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug 1. Enrollment for the community will be gin April 1. For more info call Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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)
THOSE WITH CANCER, the many among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.
MARY AUBUCHON AND FAMILY as they are mourning the loss of her brother Floyd.
Sandy Robine's friend Patrice who is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
JAYME VESSEL, an "almost" member of St. John's who is due to have a baby girl on the 17th, but it may come sooner due to frequent contractions.
COUGAR CLIFFORD, 15 year old who had an accident playing in the snow on Jan 7 and broke his neck. He has undergone extensive surgery and is recovering but is still unable to move his legs.
Terry McKenzie's cousin's sister-in-law who has a bad brain injury.
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.
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What is it that makes you stand out from the crowd? Is it your spectacular good looks? Is it your wit? Is it your knowledge and intellect? Is it your unusual ability to play an instrument or play a sport? What is it?
Hopefully, as you read the passage above, you were able to say that what makes you stand out from the crowd is the Presence of the Lord God in your life. But how is that seen? Ahh, let me count the ways..
1. Humility- Scripture says that Moses was the most humble of all the Israelites.
2. Accountability (self control)- You know that you are accountable to God and so you act like it, because you want to honor Him.
3. Peace- There is usually an unusual presence of peace that surrounds you even in times of crisis and pain.
4. Love- You love people despite your differences with them.
5. Joy- Joy doesn't mean that you are walking around with a smile on your face all the time, but it does mean that your joy is constant and doesn't depend on your circumstance but only on Christ's love for you.
6. Kindness- You are always willing to help.
7. Patience- You are patient with people, waiting on the Lord to do His work.
8. Faithful- You are faithful to God and to others.
You might have recognized this list as the list of the fruits of the Spirit. If the presence of God is with you, that means the Holy Spirit lives in you. By virtue of your faith given to you when you heard the good news and when you were baptized, the Holy Spirit lives in you! Rejoice in that today! Live with the knowledge that the Lord is WITH you always to the very end of the earth!
Yet, even when we don't exhibit all of these qualities God is still with us and He shows His presence in us through the Word and the Sacraments. These are the marks of the church and the marks of God's work. Whenever we are partaking of these and living in God's grace we can know that God is with us even when we don't feel like it! Trust in that today!
Let us pray: Lord God, thank you for your continual presence! Amen.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
LAST TUESDAY'S QUIZ: Who was it that told the Israelites to give him all their gold jewelry so that he could make a golden calf? Aaron
____________________________________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY'S QUIZ: What is the fifth commandment?
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilters 9-2pm; Bible Study 11:30-12:15; Trustees meeting
Wed- Choir 7pm
Fri- Youth set up for Steak Dinner and Auction starting at 3pm; Bible Study at Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- Youth set up for Steak Dinner and Auction at 9am; Steak Dinner and Auction (doors open at 5pm); worship 5pm NO BIBLE CLASS
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school (The Story Chapter 6); VOTER'S MEETING 9:45
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Devin Miller; 11- Cara Klaustermeier
Altar guild- Set up- Ruth Walters; Clean up- Terry McKenzie
Greeters- 8:30- Paul and Cindy Klover; 11- Mike and Naomi Johnson
Communion Assistants- Sat- Dave Winter; 8:30- Steve Robine; 11- Jim Rahn
Lay Readers- Sat- Kathy Fischer; Sun- Steve Robine; 11am- Austin Heitgerd
Sat. Pianist- Tim Sherman
8:30 Ushers- George Hoelscher, Brent Davis, Gary Hoelscher, Walt Schirr
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
THIS WEEK: THE STORY: CHAPTER 6 "Wandering"
Since there is a Steak Dinner Saturday night and a Voter's Meeting Sunday morning there will not be any adult Bible class this week. There will still be Sunday school for the kids!
Be on the look out in the days ahead for questions that you can use for your own Bible study time at home!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION THIS 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!!
_________________________________________________________________________________________
QUARTERLY VOTER'S MEETING
The big item is that we will be voting on whether or not to pay off the Good Shepherd mortgage to free up income for our DCE intern.
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT WILL OPEN FOR ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ON MARCH 1ST!
There is a $30 nonrefundable registration fee. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug 1. Enrollment for the community will be gin April 1. For more info call Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
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)
THOSE WITH CANCER, the many among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.
MARY AUBUCHON AND FAMILY as they are mourning the loss of her brother Floyd.
Sandy Robine's friend Patrice who is recovering from hip replacement surgery.
JAYME VESSEL, an "almost" member of St. John's who is due to have a baby girl on the 17th, but it may come sooner due to frequent contractions.
COUGAR CLIFFORD, 15 year old who had an accident playing in the snow on Jan 7 and broke his neck. He has undergone extensive surgery and is recovering but is still unable to move his legs.
Terry McKenzie's cousin's sister-in-law who has a bad brain injury.
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.
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