Daily Devotions from Lutheran Hour Ministries
By Pastor Ken Klaus, Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour
Use these devotions in your newsletter and bulletin! Used by permission; all rights reserved by the Int'l LLL (LHM).
"Strength in Numbers"
August 28, 2014
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18
The man slipped while he was getting on a commuter train in Perth, Australia.
With "Murphy's Law" being what it is, I can tell you his slip occurred at the most inopportune of places: his leg went down, far down, between one of the train's cars and the edge of the platform ... and the train was about to depart.
A quick-thinking fellow passenger notified the railroad staff, which stopped the train from leaving ... but there was another train coming, and prolonged delays can be catastrophic. When normal help procedures didn't succeed in freeing the man, the railroad crew came up with an innovative idea.
They called for all of the passengers to lend a hand.
Video footage of the people's response is dramatic. Dozens of strangers came together as a team and gently, ever so gently, applied pressure to one side of the train car. They all knew that rocking the car would destroy the man's leg and too much oomph would derail the vehicle. Almost imperceptibly the car moved. Just an inch or three was enough to do the job.
The man was freed without scratch or scar and he, along with the good Samaritans, disappeared into the city.
Cool story, don't you think? I like those stories that have a happy ending. I especially like those happy-ending stories which, like this one, are applicable to the Christian life.
You see, most of us know folks who have fallen into sin, are caught and are living out their days without the Savior. Left on their own the situation is hopeless and eternal death and damnation is inevitable.
But, thanks be to God, these folks are not left on their own. The Heavenly Father, seeing their situation, sent His perfect Son, Jesus, into the world to save them. Through His life, suffering, death and resurrection, the Law has been fulfilled, their sins are forgiven, and salvation is a reality for all who are brought to faith.
This is where the Lord has asked us to help.
God has encouraged all of His people to come together and do everything they can to reach out to these lost souls. Through ministries like The Lutheran Hour, through your Synod, through your individual congregation and family, we who were once strangers come together and give the lost the helping hand which saves.
God's Word, the Savior's story, and our proclamation can make all the difference.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, by Your grace and the Savior's sacrifice I have been saved. Now may I, and all Christians, come together and lend a hand in the freeing of other souls. Success to these ventures I pray in the Name of my Savior, Jesus. Amen.
In Christ I remain His servant and yours,
Pastor Ken Klaus
Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour®
Lutheran Hour Ministries
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Name as many of the Epistles of Paul as you can without looking. Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Titus, Philemon and some say Hebrews. (Good job for not looking Dianne!)
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TODAY'S QUIZ What was the last letter (Epistle) that Paul probably wrote?
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CALENDAR:
Fri- Assemble Newsletter 9am
Sat- Bible Study 4; Worship 5
Sun- worship 8:30; Bible Study and Sunday school 9:45; worship 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK
Acolytes- 8:30- Ian Brunson 11- Alaina Heitgerd
Altar guild- Set up- Linda Callies; Clean Up-- Lois Boeger
Greeters- 8:30- Don and Wanda Turnure; 11- Joan Sexton
Communion Assistants- Sat- Jim Rahn; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Charlie Figura
Lay Readers- Sat- Jim Rahn; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11am- Lynn Figura
8:30 Ushers- Sott Heitgerd, Tom Linke, Alex Heitgerd, Bob Linke
Projectors- Sat- Pam Bueltmann; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11- Oliver Landwehr
Sat pianist- Molly Hendershot; Sun- Melissa Pedersen
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NEWS:
FLOAT TRIP UPDATE
We could still handle more floaters!! Who's up for it? Call Teresa Scott or reply to this email and I will let her know.
At this point we have the following crew for the float trip -
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By Pastor Ken Klaus, Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour
Use these devotions in your newsletter and bulletin! Used by permission; all rights reserved by the Int'l LLL (LHM).
"Strength in Numbers"
August 28, 2014
And we urge you, brothers, admonish the idle, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with them all. See that no one repays anyone evil for evil, but always seek to do good to one another and to everyone. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:14-18The man slipped while he was getting on a commuter train in Perth, Australia.
With "Murphy's Law" being what it is, I can tell you his slip occurred at the most inopportune of places: his leg went down, far down, between one of the train's cars and the edge of the platform ... and the train was about to depart.
A quick-thinking fellow passenger notified the railroad staff, which stopped the train from leaving ... but there was another train coming, and prolonged delays can be catastrophic. When normal help procedures didn't succeed in freeing the man, the railroad crew came up with an innovative idea.
They called for all of the passengers to lend a hand.
Video footage of the people's response is dramatic. Dozens of strangers came together as a team and gently, ever so gently, applied pressure to one side of the train car. They all knew that rocking the car would destroy the man's leg and too much oomph would derail the vehicle. Almost imperceptibly the car moved. Just an inch or three was enough to do the job.
The man was freed without scratch or scar and he, along with the good Samaritans, disappeared into the city.
Cool story, don't you think? I like those stories that have a happy ending. I especially like those happy-ending stories which, like this one, are applicable to the Christian life.
You see, most of us know folks who have fallen into sin, are caught and are living out their days without the Savior. Left on their own the situation is hopeless and eternal death and damnation is inevitable.
But, thanks be to God, these folks are not left on their own. The Heavenly Father, seeing their situation, sent His perfect Son, Jesus, into the world to save them. Through His life, suffering, death and resurrection, the Law has been fulfilled, their sins are forgiven, and salvation is a reality for all who are brought to faith.
This is where the Lord has asked us to help.
God has encouraged all of His people to come together and do everything they can to reach out to these lost souls. Through ministries like The Lutheran Hour, through your Synod, through your individual congregation and family, we who were once strangers come together and give the lost the helping hand which saves.
God's Word, the Savior's story, and our proclamation can make all the difference.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, by Your grace and the Savior's sacrifice I have been saved. Now may I, and all Christians, come together and lend a hand in the freeing of other souls. Success to these ventures I pray in the Name of my Savior, Jesus. Amen.
In Christ I remain His servant and yours, Pastor Ken Klaus
Speaker Emeritus of The Lutheran Hour®
Lutheran Hour Ministries
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Name as many of the Epistles of Paul as you can without looking. Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, 1 and 2 Thessalonians, 1 and 2 Timothy, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, Titus, Philemon and some say Hebrews. (Good job for not looking Dianne!)
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TODAY'S QUIZ What was the last letter (Epistle) that Paul probably wrote?
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CALENDAR:
Fri- Assemble Newsletter 9am
Sat- Bible Study 4; Worship 5
Sun- worship 8:30; Bible Study and Sunday school 9:45; worship 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK
Acolytes- 8:30- Ian Brunson 11- Alaina Heitgerd
Altar guild- Set up- Linda Callies; Clean Up-- Lois Boeger
Greeters- 8:30- Don and Wanda Turnure; 11- Joan Sexton
Communion Assistants- Sat- Jim Rahn; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Charlie Figura
Lay Readers- Sat- Jim Rahn; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11am- Lynn Figura
8:30 Ushers- Sott Heitgerd, Tom Linke, Alex Heitgerd, Bob Linke
Projectors- Sat- Pam Bueltmann; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11- Oliver Landwehr
Sat pianist- Molly Hendershot; Sun- Melissa Pedersen
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NEWS:
FLOAT TRIP UPDATE
We could still handle more floaters!! Who's up for it? Call Teresa Scott or reply to this email and I will let her know.
At this point we have the following crew for the float trip -
Klaustermeiers (or part of them)
Hofelts
Overbeck +1
Rahns
Scotts
Woolfs
Schlenthers
Some of us are camping -
Scott's whole weekend at Onondaga State Park
Hofelt's - did you get a spot for Sunday night?
Schlenthers -???? when are you planning to camp
Laney Woolf +1 - Sunday night
Bill Woolf - Sunday night???
Information you need:
Meet at Ozark Outdoors around 9:30 - float starts at 10 and there will be paperwork and organization to accomplish. Bring whatever you need for the day - hat, sunscreen, lunch + beverages of your choice, sense of adventure, and anything else that will make the day more pleasant. We should be done no later than 5 (but I make no promises - depends on how many swim/lunch/etc breaks we take).
There is still room on the river, so if there is anyone else who you know that would like to go, let me know.
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Pastor's Message from yesterday, 8/24/14. Enjoy it and pass it along to someone who needs to hear the good news!
http://youtu.be/mn1mY_V5xQo
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EMERGENCY PLANNING WORKSHOP ATTENDEES NEEDED!!
http://youtu.be/mn1mY_V5xQo
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EMERGENCY PLANNING WORKSHOP ATTENDEES NEEDED!!
Alan Hofeldt is going. We could use one or two more.
Below is the information:
Just another reminder that the registration request for the workshop is this Friday, August 29th. Please select someone from your congregation to attend this FREE and informative event. Continental Breakfast and a lunch will be served. It is necessary to have pre-registration so the planning committee can arrange to have enough food for everyone.
Below is the information:
Just another reminder that the registration request for the workshop is this Friday, August 29th. Please select someone from your congregation to attend this FREE and informative event. Continental Breakfast and a lunch will be served. It is necessary to have pre-registration so the planning committee can arrange to have enough food for everyone.
To sign up, please go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/faith-based-emergency-planning-workshop-registration-12062442089 or call Doug Bolnick at 636-949-7408.
Thanks to those of you who have already signed up. If you have any questions, please call Mike Daniels, Emergency Management Director at 636-456-3786.
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National Life Chain Sunday 2014 – October 5
National Life Chain Sunday 2014 – October 5
National Life Chain Sunday 2014—on October 5, across the U.S. and Canada—will provide a visible and resolute voice for voiceless children who are threatened by the surgical abortionists’ cruel instruments or by the deadly chemicals in abortive birth controls. The location and time of each Life Chain will be posted at www.LifeChain.net (by state in the U.S. and by province in Canada).
In this our 27th year of public witness on behalf of rejected Preborns, Life Chain will again fill sidewalks in hundreds of cities and towns (over 1500 in 2013). Sign messages will include Abortion Kills Children, Adoption The Loving Option, Jesus Forgives and Heals and other poignant signs available to participants, plus original, creative messages approved by local coordinators.
In brief, Life Chain is an earnest ecumenical prayer ministry rightly viewed as an afternoon extension of Sunday morning worship. Pastoral leadership is key, idle talk is shunned, and the foundational intent of each Chain is to provide God an outreach to anoint and work through. Only He can defeat the powerful spiritual forces that crafted the abortion holocaust now ravaging America and Canada, but God has assigned His church a strategic role. And how strategic is that role? Renown missionary Arthur Matthews reminded us in Born for Battle that “for every provocation against God’s cause there is provision for victory,” but “without God man cannot” (achieve victory) and “without man God will not” (provide victory). Thus, the rightful heart for prayer against the scourge of legal child killing is surely one of partnering—of partnering our love and protection for local Preborns “being led away to death” (Proverbs 24:10-12) with God’s eternal sovereignty.
In preparation for October 5, let us trust in the faithfulness of our almighty God and commit humbly to His cause for desperate Little Ones in our church communities. German church leaders who failed to so commit and who witnessed God’s fierce intervention against holocaustic powers 70 years ago wrote: “We did not fear God above all the powers of men and government; we did not trust and obey God unconditionally—that is what brought us under the sway of the tempter; that is what cast us into the abyss! That is what gave the demon of humanity free rein among us…. Before Him there cries out against us all the innocently shed blood, all the blaspheming of his Holy name, and all the inhumanities which occurred in our midst, especially against the Jews.” That occasion was the Berlin-Brandenburg church leadership Day of Repentance in 1945.
Opportunity awaits us. National Life Chain Sunday 2014 can be a national day of repentance in America and Canada if we choose to make it so. Let us so choose and then see God work mightily among us to save numerous rejected Preborns whose lives rely solely on our partnership with God.
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Kelsey updates our website weekly! Check it out!! www.stjohnwarrenton.org
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Kelsey updates our website weekly! Check it out!! www.stjohnwarrenton.org
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MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THE CHURCH PICNIC!!!!!
The church picnic is going to be held at CHURCH this year on Sunday, September 7 at noon.
There will be a sign up sheet to tell us how many from your family and friends are coming and what kind of food you will be bringing (Please bring a salad/side dish or dessert to share). Hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, drinks, and eating utensils will be provided.
We will need a few guys to volunteer to help with grilling on Sunday morning. STEVE MCDOWELL and BRENT DAVIS have volunteered to head that up! Thanks guys!
Everyone will need to help with clean up at the end, but it would be good to have a few volunteers to be in charge of clean up.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN INFLATABLE OBSTACLE COURSE AND BOUNCE HOUSE AS WELL AS A GIANT SLIP AND SLIDE FOR THE KIDS!!
There will be a sign up sheet to tell us how many from your family and friends are coming and what kind of food you will be bringing (Please bring a salad/side dish or dessert to share). Hamburgers, hotdogs, buns, drinks, and eating utensils will be provided.
We will need a few guys to volunteer to help with grilling on Sunday morning. STEVE MCDOWELL and BRENT DAVIS have volunteered to head that up! Thanks guys!
Everyone will need to help with clean up at the end, but it would be good to have a few volunteers to be in charge of clean up.
WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN INFLATABLE OBSTACLE COURSE AND BOUNCE HOUSE AS WELL AS A GIANT SLIP AND SLIDE FOR THE KIDS!!
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FROM YOUR QUILTERS!!! MEN ARE WELCOME TOO!!
I have a person interested in learning to quilt in the evening. Are there any more ladies that work and would be interested in setting up an evening? Also any experienced quilter that might want to work with us as an instructor helper. Please contact Pam Bueltmann 636 745 2500 or pbueltmann@centurytel.net. Lets keep this wonderful old craft going for future generations. Thanks, Pam Bueltmann
I have a person interested in learning to quilt in the evening. Are there any more ladies that work and would be interested in setting up an evening? Also any experienced quilter that might want to work with us as an instructor helper. Please contact Pam Bueltmann 636 745 2500 or pbueltmann@centurytel.net. Lets keep this wonderful old craft going for future generations. Thanks, Pam Bueltmann
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MEN'S RETREAT COMING UP Friday, Sept. 26- Sunday Sept. 28 AT MARK TWAIN LAKE!!
Go to t3mensretreat.org for all the info you will need and to sign up! It would be wonderful to get a big group of guys from St. John's to go! I never miss it.
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MISSION STATEMENT NEEDS REVISION AND UPDATES
Our mission statement needs to be updated to reflect our emphasis on children and youth and to be made more concise and easy to read. I would like to get a group of two or three interested people to help me to formulate something that we can print on all of our materials and share in the community. If you have any interest in that please reply or call 359-1061
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DO YOU HAVE THE INACTIVE MEMBERS OF ST. JOHN'S ON YOUR HEART AND MIND? SO DO I!
God has put the inactive members of St. John's on my heart and mind in different and new ways over the past month. They need our care, concern, prayers and love. I would like to get a committee of two or three people who also have them on their hearts and want to care for them in more and different ways. Please reply or call 359-1061 if interested!
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PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
For CHERI VERME, daughter of Lil Winter, who is undergoing more tests and procedures in the near future to find out if she has cancer on her kidney or not.
For FRANCES LAMKIN, Sandra Perricone's aunt, who is dealing with many health issues.
For FRANCES LAMKIN, Sandra Perricone's aunt, who is dealing with many health issues.
For our NATION'S MILITARY LEADERS AND SOLDIERS as they figure out what to do about the imminent threats from ISIS.
For those who are heartbroken because of the loss of a loved one or a broken relationship that God would lift them up in his arms, show them his love and remind them that all will be restored in paradise.
For MIM DUNN, as she is recovering from a fractured pelvis at home.
For JONAS BORCHERT as he has been put on hospice but is still fighting.
For the community of FERGUSON, and all of North County, as they deal with the civil unrest, rioting, and looting that continues.
For HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, who are being persecuted to the point of death for their faith.
For NANCY SPINIOLAS as she recovers from a car accident and a fall.
For RICK SPINIOLAS as he continues to deal with pancreatic caner and the effects of the chemo on his body.
For LYNN MESSER, a friend of Jo Fahrni, who is has been missing for a month, that she will be found safe and well very soon.
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