DEVOTION: Now Moses was a very humble man, more humble than anyone else on the face of the earth. The Story p. 73
Humility is a virtue that often goes unnoticed. It goes unnoticed, because people who are humble never like to make a big deal about themselves. People who are humble don't brag, they don't let other people know what they are good at. They are very seldom leaders, but when they are, and when they do speak up, people take notice and listen.
I love that Moses was the most humble man among all the Israelites. It show me that the qualities God looks for in a leader aren't necessarily the same qualities the world looks for. It shows me that a lot of times, as it says in the Scripture, "God opposes the proud and give grace to the weak."
The reason for this is that God wants people to know that it is by His power and His Almighty hand that He does miraculous things. He wants people to see that He can bring water out of a rock, that He can bring plagues upon a whole nation, and that He can bring a whole nation out of a land of oppression and into a land flowing with milk and honey.
God doesn't want a man to ever think He has power within himself to change the world or be a leader, but that He is the one who is ultimately in charge of all things.
Have you been humble or arrogant lately? Have you looked to the needs of others or yourself? Have you shown by your words and actions that God is in charge of your life or that you are? Think about it and repent if you need to.
Let us pray: Lord God, thank you for raising up a leader like Moses to show us that you appreciate and honor those whoa re humble. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: If you number the commandments differently than you do in our Lutheran catechism, what would the second commandment be? (Many other Christian denominations have a different way of listing and numbering the ten commandments.)
Some take the "You shall have no other gods" and "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God" as one command.
Other take "You shall have no other gods" and "You shall not make for yourselves any graven image" as two different commands and take the 9th and 10th commandments as we have them about coveting and make them one commandment.
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THURSDAY'S QUIZ: Who buried Moses?
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CALENDAR:
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
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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)
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.
Humility is a virtue that often goes unnoticed. It goes unnoticed, because people who are humble never like to make a big deal about themselves. People who are humble don't brag, they don't let other people know what they are good at. They are very seldom leaders, but when they are, and when they do speak up, people take notice and listen.
I love that Moses was the most humble man among all the Israelites. It show me that the qualities God looks for in a leader aren't necessarily the same qualities the world looks for. It shows me that a lot of times, as it says in the Scripture, "God opposes the proud and give grace to the weak."
The reason for this is that God wants people to know that it is by His power and His Almighty hand that He does miraculous things. He wants people to see that He can bring water out of a rock, that He can bring plagues upon a whole nation, and that He can bring a whole nation out of a land of oppression and into a land flowing with milk and honey.
God doesn't want a man to ever think He has power within himself to change the world or be a leader, but that He is the one who is ultimately in charge of all things.
Have you been humble or arrogant lately? Have you looked to the needs of others or yourself? Have you shown by your words and actions that God is in charge of your life or that you are? Think about it and repent if you need to.
Let us pray: Lord God, thank you for raising up a leader like Moses to show us that you appreciate and honor those whoa re humble. Amen.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: If you number the commandments differently than you do in our Lutheran catechism, what would the second commandment be? (Many other Christian denominations have a different way of listing and numbering the ten commandments.)
Some take the "You shall have no other gods" and "You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God" as one command.
Other take "You shall have no other gods" and "You shall not make for yourselves any graven image" as two different commands and take the 9th and 10th commandments as we have them about coveting and make them one commandment.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
THURSDAY'S QUIZ: Who buried Moses?
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
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.
