Subject: Mon. Mar. 24 , 2014
DEVOTION: "But the people refused to listen to Samuel. 'No! they said. "We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight our battles.'"
How often have you refused to listen to someone? Either you can't stand the noise in your ears or you can't stand what the person has to say. Maybe when you were a kid you stuck your fingers in your ears and shouted "lalalalala" at the top of your lungs so you couldn't hear your parents tell you to do something. Maybe you told your wife that you heard what she said, but quit listening to her when she said, "I need you to do something for me." Whatever the case, we oftentimes stop our ears from listening, because we don't want to hear what is being said.
Just like the Israelites we too refuse to listen to God at times. We may not consciously do it, but we sure do it subconsciously. We do it when we do what we think is best even when we know it is against God's will. We do it when we listen to the devil say things like, "Did God really say" or "God doesn't really care about this" or "If God really loved you he would let you...."
We are the Israelites in every respect. And God is God from generation to generation. Thanks be to God! He doesn't leave us or forsake us. He may let us have what we have pouted, thrown tantrums, and whined to get, but only to let us see that our way is never best, but His is. When we finally turn from our foolishness, He is right there to forgive us, love us, and work is us to live better lives and learn from our mistakes. He is merciful and gracious to us no matter how much we are like the Israelites.
Let us pray: Lord God, as we make foolish decisions and learn from them, grow us up in Your mercy and grace so that we can be witnesses and examples of Your love to others. Amen.
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TODAY'S QUIZ: What was Samuel's dad's name?________________________________________________________________________________________CALENDAR:Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15
Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am; Jr Hi kids leave at 4pm for Camp Windermere
Sat- NO BIBLE CLASS at 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Adult Bible Class 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- I need some 6th graders to volunteer to acolyte this week as all 7-8 graders will be gone!!
Altar guild- Set up- Don and Dianne Hance; Clean up- Bett Schirr and Cheryl Bettlach
Greeters- 8:30- Rich and Peggy Talbert; 11- Pam Linke
Communion Assistants- Sat- John Hachtel; 8:30- Rich Talbert; 11- Jim Rahn
Lay Readers- Sat- John Hachtel; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11am- Lynn Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Figura familyProjectors- NO PROJECTORS THIS WEEK!!
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NEWS: WEDNESDAY'S MENU AND WORSHIP TEXT: Come Wednesday, March 26 at 5:30 to enjoy TACO BAR AND DESSERT!!!!Come for worship at 6:30 to hear David's Psalm 95:1-9 "O Come, Let Us Sing Unto the Lord" ___________________________________________________________________________________________VENDOR FAIR AND TAILGATE SALE AND LADIES AID LUNCHEON AND BAKE SALE IS COMING SOON!! SATURDAY, MAY 3, 7am-2pm Reserve an inside vendor table for $20 or a tailgate space for $10 by filling out a registration form in the church office. Inside tables will not be reserved until forms are filled out and paid for. First come first served!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE YOUR OFFERING DEDUCTED AUTOMATICALLY FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT???
The church council is researching an automatic electronic funds transfer option for members who wish to have their regular offerings deducted directly from their bank account. We would like to get a "feel" of whether or not enough members would be interested and willing to participate in this option. Please contact the church office or Alan Hofeldt directly if you think you would be a candidate for this service.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________TWO GROUP TRAVEL EVENTS COMING UP THIS YEAR!!October 4--A DAY IN ST. LOUIS-- We will tour places that are hidden gems in St. Louis
December 6-- CATHOLIC RECTORY IN HERMANN AND POSSIBLY A CHRISTMAS SHOW IN OSAGE BEACH
Let Marilyn know if you are interested in either of these trip so she can make definite plans.
___________________________________________________________________________________________LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT IS OPEN FOR ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS AND FAMILIES!!!
There is a $30 nonrefundable registration fee. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug 1. Enrollment for the community will begin April 1. For more info call Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.
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PASTOR NEEDS SPONSORS FOR HIS BIKE ACROSS KANSAS!! I will be biking across part of Kansas, about 250 miles in all, on June 7-9 to raise money for Leadachild.org. Lead a Child is a LCMS recognized service organization that provides funding for kids to attend schools, many of them Christian schools, in third world countries. It has provided A LOT for ministries and missions to help kids who would otherwise have NO EDUCATION in places like Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Mexico, and many other places. Please consider supporting me so that we can continue to support children throughout the world! As of January 1, I am also on the board of directors for this organization.
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BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK: TAKING A BREAK FROM THE STORY FOR A WEEK!!! Pastor Terry Grund will be here to preach and lead Bible study! He will be having a Bible study on the GOSPEL reading- John 9:1-41.
___________________________________________________________________________________________ PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF ROY SCOTT who passed from death to eternal life last evening.
For SCOTT CLARK who has an infection in his finger that has gone all the way to the bone after a severe cut from a saw
FOR ERNA VAN HORN who was put on hospice care yesterday due to inoperable and untreatable cancer.
THOSE WITH CANCER, the many among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.
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