DEVOTION: (Today I go back to my daily Bible reading since we are done with The Story. I begin with the book of Job.) At this Job got up and tore his robe and shaved his head. Then he fell on the ground in worship and said: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away; may the name of the Lord be praised." Job 1:20-22 The story of Job is one of tragedy, loss, and that is just chapters 1 and 2. The rest of the book is the question of suffering and what to do about it? Should we just curse God and die or should we look to our own sinfulness as the cause of suffering? Should we blame God or bless God?
We all know the cause of suffering or at least we should. It is sin. Sin, both the sin in us and the sin in the world, is the cause of all suffering, and it isn't going to go away completely until the day of the Lord Jesus.
The key is what we do with that suffering. Do we just give up? Do we keep on fighting? Do we trust in the Lord in the middle of it like Job did and simply say, "The Lord gives and the Lord takes away, blessed be the name of the Lord!"
It is okay to cry and mourn in your suffering. It is alright to groan and moan when you're in pain. But all the time know that the Lord will never leave you or forsake you and that one day, whether here on earth or there in paradise, he will restore you and lift you up in peace!
Let us pray: Lord God, help me to rejoice in my suffering, so that you and you alone will be praised. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the number 7 in Revelation symbolize? It symbolizes completion or the total number of something. 7 days in a week, on the 7th day God rested because His work was done, etc. ________________________________________________________________________________________TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Eliphaz?__________________________________________________________________________________CALENDAR:Mon- Confirmation begins 5-6:15Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15; Praise band practice 6pm; Trustees meeting 7pmWed- Board of Outreach and Evangelism meeting 10am; Choir practice 7pmSat- Men's breakfast 8am; Bible Study 4; Worship 5
Sun- worship 8:30; Bible Study and Sunday school 9:45; worship 11; Elder's meeting noon
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK
Acolytes- 8:30- Cara Klaustermeier 11- Isabella Linstruth
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean Up-- Joanne Hachtel
Greeters- 8:30- Erv Yoder; 11- Dan and Lisa Rausch
Communion Assistants- Sat- Steve Robine; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Dave Winter
Lay Readers- Sat- Steve Robine; 8:30- Allan Dreyer; 11am- ?????
8:30 Ushers- Allan Dreyer, Lew Feldkamp, Kent Jacobsmeyer, Paul Klover
Projectors- Sat- Pam Bueltmann; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11- Oliver LandwehrPianists/organists Sat- Kathy Barrow; Sun- Melissa Pedersen 11am--- ????
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NEWS: CHURCH PICNIC YESTERDAY WAS SPECTACULAR!!!!A big thank you to our board of outreach and evangelism (Marv and Molly Hendershot, Kathy and Randy Fischer, and Erv Yoder for planning and preparation! To Kelsey for getting the inflatables, to preschool from the slip and slide, to Steve McDowell and Brent Davis for their grilling skills, to all who stayed to help clean up, and to all who brought food!
Most especially all thanks and praise to God for giving us such a beautiful day and a heart for fellowship and for reaching out to our community!
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PRAISE BAND WAS WONDERFUL YESTERDAY!!
They will be playing the first Sunday of every month!! If you'd like to join them with your own abilities they'd love to have you! They can always use more guitar players and drummers, and singers! They could really use a keyboard player and a more experienced drummer.
THEY PRACTICE ON TUESDAYS AT 6PM!!!
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CHOIR WAS TREMENDOUS YESTERDAY!!!
If you'd like to join them with your singing skills they'd love to have you! They practice on Wednesdays at 7pm!!
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WE NEED MORE GUYS TO SIGN UP FOR THE 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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Kelsey updates our website weekly! Check it out!! www.stjohnwarrenton.org_________________________________________________________________ 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 __________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
For MARILYN FOSTER'S SISTER, MARCIE, who has an unidentified mass on the base of her spine causing her great pain.
For BILL WOOLF as he recovers from a broken ankle.
For ED KOHRS as he will have surgery to repair his eye soon.
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 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, and now also surgery to remove some skin cancer from near her eye.
For RICK SPINIOLAS as he continues to deal with pancreatic caner and the effects of the chemo on his body.
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