ALL OF THE NEWS IS NEW TODAY!! Please read it all!
DEVOTION: Yet, even in those days I will not destroy you completely. And when the people ask, 'Why has the Lord our God done this to us?' you will tell them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.' Jeremiah 5:18-19
Are you going through some tough right now? Are you asking why? Why is God doing this to me? Here's the answer from Jeremiah. We have all served foreign gods. Anytime we have served money over God we have served a foreign god. Anytime we have thought of our own will over God's will we have made ourselves out to be our own god, thus serving a foreign god. ]
There is a promise right before this scathing judgment. He promises that he will not destroy us completely. We may have pain for a while. We will indeed suffer loss. We will go through all sorts of struggles, but in the end we will not be destroyed. Battered? Bruised? Broke? Yes. But not destroyed. After this life of struggle we will live forever without the struggle! Thanks be to God!
So the next time you find yourself asking God why, remember this passage and especially remember his promise. YOU WILL NOT BE DESTROYED! Christ is risen and you will rise too!
Let us pray: Lord god, I know I am a sinner, thank you for disciplining me but not destroying me. Help me to appreciate your discipline and learn from it, and help me to look forward to the day when that discipline will be over. Amen.
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LAST TIME'S QUIZ: How long did Josiah reign as King? 31 years (He was eight years old when he became king.) 2 Kings 22:1 and 2 Chronicles 34:1
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TODAY'S QUIZ: What was Jeremiah's scribe's name?
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CALENDAR:
Mon- FAMILY NIGHT 6pm
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15; RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE 3-7pm
Sat- Worship 5
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Acolyte- 8:30- Dustin Toedebusch ; 11- Ian Brunson
Ushers- FIGURA FAMILY
Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke ; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie
Communion Assistants- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11- Dave Winter
Greeters- 8:30- Terry and Lynn Russell ; 11- Dave and Lil Winter
Lay readers- Sat- Judy Koprowski 8:30- Steve McDowell 11- Kailyn Blechle
Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow
Sun Pianist- 8:30- Kathy Barrow; 11- Molly Hendershot
Projectionists: Sat- ?????; Sun- 8:30- Schaumberg; 11-??????
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NEWS!!!! PLEASE READ IT ALL!!!!
FAMILY NIGHT TONIGHT! EVERYONE IS INVITED!! 6PM!!!!
Just bring yourselves and a dish to share. There's always plenty of food and fun for everyone!
Attendance has been wavering for a while. Let's pick it up a few notches! I wanna see you there!
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RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FROM 3-7pm!!!
You already got plenty of it and it only takes an hour at the most. Why not help someone out with what God already gave you?
Walk ins are welcome, but calling in first would be very helpful!
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FLOAT TRIP! FLOAT TRIP!! FLOAT TRIP!!! FLOAT TRIP!!!!
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you like to float down lazy rivers with friends? Do you enjoy rafts and coolers filled with all sorts of beverages and snacks? Then sign up and join us for the fourth annual Labor Day float trip!
DETAILS:
1. We will once again go through Ozark Outdoors.
A. Canoe rental is $20 per person. A child can ride for free as the THIRD person in the canoe.
B. Single person kayaks are available at $28 per person.
C. Rafts are available at $29 per person. Children 7-12 yrs old can ride for $15 and children under 7 are free if raft minimums are met.
D. Tubes are $25 per person
E. Rides on the bus are $30 a person if you have your own equipment.
2. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IS IT IS A FLOAT AND NOT A RACE! Float a little, stop, have a snakcc and a drink, wait for the rest of the group and then move on.
3. What will you need? Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat, cooler, drinks, lunch, and a positive attitude.
4. Contact Teresa Scott to sign up tscott@usmo.com , 359-5041, or Schraer Heating and Cooling at 456-5041. When signing up please provide your email address and BEST contact number.
5. If you choose to spend the weekend down there, please make camping, hotel, or cabin arrangements through Ozark Outdoors, www.ozarkoutdoors.net or with Onondaga State Park. Currently there are reservable basic sites available for the weekend at Onandaga.
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READY! SET! FIT! Community Fitness Center OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 9am-Noon
Tour the facility! Meet the instructors! Register for classes!
Attendance Prizes!!
Fitness Center 456-1567
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CARNIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 12 from 11am-7pm HAS A FEW NEEDS
The carnival committee is in need of the following items for our carnival on Sept. 12!!
1. POP UP CANOPIES-- for stations and coolers. Make sure yours is marked clearly with your name so you get it back.
2. EMAIL ADDRESSES-- If we have your email address you will get an invitation to share with others and a coupon to use for free food. This email list will not be used for any other purpose.
#. VOLUNTEERS!!! It will take a small army to make this the huge success we want it to be!! Please sign up on the counter intthe narthex or call the church office!
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UNMARKED BLUE ENVELOPE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GOING TO THE BUILDING EXPANSION PROGRAM
If you'd like it to go to the DCE fund you need to mark it for that! Please make sure you mark the ENVELOPE clearly for the DCE PROGRAM!
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DO YOU HAVE A KROGER CARD? ENROLL IT IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM!!!
Register it online www.krogercommunityrewards.com and have it swiped each time you shop to earn money for Little Lambs.
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DEVOTION: Yet, even in those days I will not destroy you completely. And when the people ask, 'Why has the Lord our God done this to us?' you will tell them, 'As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners in a land not your own.' Jeremiah 5:18-19
Are you going through some tough right now? Are you asking why? Why is God doing this to me? Here's the answer from Jeremiah. We have all served foreign gods. Anytime we have served money over God we have served a foreign god. Anytime we have thought of our own will over God's will we have made ourselves out to be our own god, thus serving a foreign god. ]
There is a promise right before this scathing judgment. He promises that he will not destroy us completely. We may have pain for a while. We will indeed suffer loss. We will go through all sorts of struggles, but in the end we will not be destroyed. Battered? Bruised? Broke? Yes. But not destroyed. After this life of struggle we will live forever without the struggle! Thanks be to God!
So the next time you find yourself asking God why, remember this passage and especially remember his promise. YOU WILL NOT BE DESTROYED! Christ is risen and you will rise too!
Let us pray: Lord god, I know I am a sinner, thank you for disciplining me but not destroying me. Help me to appreciate your discipline and learn from it, and help me to look forward to the day when that discipline will be over. Amen.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
LAST TIME'S QUIZ: How long did Josiah reign as King? 31 years (He was eight years old when he became king.) 2 Kings 22:1 and 2 Chronicles 34:1
________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: What was Jeremiah's scribe's name?
___________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Mon- FAMILY NIGHT 6pm
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15; RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE 3-7pm
Sat- Worship 5
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Acolyte- 8:30- Dustin Toedebusch ; 11- Ian Brunson
Ushers- FIGURA FAMILY
Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke ; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie
Communion Assistants- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11- Dave Winter
Greeters- 8:30- Terry and Lynn Russell ; 11- Dave and Lil Winter
Lay readers- Sat- Judy Koprowski 8:30- Steve McDowell 11- Kailyn Blechle
Sat. Pianist- Kathy Barrow
Sun Pianist- 8:30- Kathy Barrow; 11- Molly Hendershot
Projectionists: Sat- ?????; Sun- 8:30- Schaumberg; 11-??????
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS!!!! PLEASE READ IT ALL!!!!
FAMILY NIGHT TONIGHT! EVERYONE IS INVITED!! 6PM!!!!
Just bring yourselves and a dish to share. There's always plenty of food and fun for everyone!
Attendance has been wavering for a while. Let's pick it up a few notches! I wanna see you there!
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE TOMORROW (TUESDAY) FROM 3-7pm!!!
You already got plenty of it and it only takes an hour at the most. Why not help someone out with what God already gave you?
Walk ins are welcome, but calling in first would be very helpful!
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THANK YOU AND SUPPORT LUNCHEON FOR DENISE SCHLESSELMANN THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 AT NOON!!
Everyone is invited, but we'd like you to call the church office to let us know you are coming so we have a good idea of who will be there.
Denise will be sharing what she has experienced in her ministry over the last year and what she will be doing in the year to come.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________FLOAT TRIP! FLOAT TRIP!! FLOAT TRIP!!! FLOAT TRIP!!!!
Do you enjoy the outdoors? Do you like to float down lazy rivers with friends? Do you enjoy rafts and coolers filled with all sorts of beverages and snacks? Then sign up and join us for the fourth annual Labor Day float trip!
DETAILS:
1. We will once again go through Ozark Outdoors.
A. Canoe rental is $20 per person. A child can ride for free as the THIRD person in the canoe.
B. Single person kayaks are available at $28 per person.
C. Rafts are available at $29 per person. Children 7-12 yrs old can ride for $15 and children under 7 are free if raft minimums are met.
D. Tubes are $25 per person
E. Rides on the bus are $30 a person if you have your own equipment.
2. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT IS IT IS A FLOAT AND NOT A RACE! Float a little, stop, have a snakcc and a drink, wait for the rest of the group and then move on.
3. What will you need? Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat, cooler, drinks, lunch, and a positive attitude.
4. Contact Teresa Scott to sign up tscott@usmo.com , 359-5041, or Schraer Heating and Cooling at 456-5041. When signing up please provide your email address and BEST contact number.
5. If you choose to spend the weekend down there, please make camping, hotel, or cabin arrangements through Ozark Outdoors, www.ozarkoutdoors.net or with Onondaga State Park. Currently there are reservable basic sites available for the weekend at Onandaga.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
READY! SET! FIT! Community Fitness Center OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 9am-Noon
Tour the facility! Meet the instructors! Register for classes!
Attendance Prizes!!
Fitness Center 456-1567
________________________________________________________________________________________________
CARNIVAL ON SEPTEMBER 12 from 11am-7pm HAS A FEW NEEDS
The carnival committee is in need of the following items for our carnival on Sept. 12!!
1. POP UP CANOPIES-- for stations and coolers. Make sure yours is marked clearly with your name so you get it back.
2. EMAIL ADDRESSES-- If we have your email address you will get an invitation to share with others and a coupon to use for free food. This email list will not be used for any other purpose.
#. VOLUNTEERS!!! It will take a small army to make this the huge success we want it to be!! Please sign up on the counter intthe narthex or call the church office!
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
UNMARKED BLUE ENVELOPE CONTRIBUTIONS ARE GOING TO THE BUILDING EXPANSION PROGRAM
If you'd like it to go to the DCE fund you need to mark it for that! Please make sure you mark the ENVELOPE clearly for the DCE PROGRAM!
________________________________________________________________________________________
DO YOU HAVE A KROGER CARD? ENROLL IT IN THE COMMUNITY REWARDS PROGRAM!!!
Register it online www.krogercommunityrewards.com and have it swiped each time you shop to earn money for Little Lambs.
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SEVENTH ANNUAL GOLF OUTING WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 8 AT COUNTRY LAKES!!! SIGN UP TODAY!!
Cost is still ONLY $50 per person
Format is a 2 TWO person scramble this year.
Registration at 7am
Shotgun start at 8am
Lunch and prizes at 1pm
Holes can be sponsored for $50 each.
All proceeds go to benefit our wonderful Little Lambs preschool.
Flyers are available on the counter in the narthex for those wishing to participate.
