"The Lord Is My Shepherd" A Psalm of David.
23 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.[a]
3 He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness[b]
for his name's sake.
4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,[c]
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
6 Surely[d] goodness and mercy[e] shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell[f] in the house of the Lord
forever.
This coming Sunday is known as "Good Shepherd" Sunday, which is always the fourth Sunday of Easter. It is usually highlighted by this most famous of all Psalms. I tis famous and most widely used, because it is such a comforting and heartwarming Psalm.
Every time I read or hear this Psalm my blood pressure goes down, my breath slows, and I et a peace that the world will never understand. It is the best thing in the world to know that the Lord is our shepherd. Just think of all that a shepherd does for sheep. All the sheep has to do is follow the shepherd. The shepherd will take care of every aspect of the sheep's life. There is nothing to worry about. He gives food, shelter, protection from the enemy, peace, security, love, and best of all eternal life! He gives us everything!
Are you following the Good Shepherd? Are you living in Him and with Him? Are you resting in Him? If not, then stop whatever you are doing right now. Take a deep breath and read the Psalm above again!
Prayer: Lord, thank you for shepherding us all the way to eternal life. Amen.
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CALENDAR:
Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15; Family Night 6-7:30
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15; (No trustees meeting since they had their work day on Saturday)
Wed- Choir 7pm
Thurs- Medicare Workshop 6:30; Lutheranism 101 7pm
Fri- Newsletter deadline; Parent's night out babysitting 5-10pm; Bible study at Hendershot's 7pm
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Bible Study 9:45; Worship 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Acolyte- 8:30- Zack Hoelscher 11- Alaina Heitgerd or Hannah Johnson????
Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
Altar- Set up- Terry McKenzie; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie
Elders- Sat-- ?????; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Randy Fischer
Greeters- 8:30- Paul and Cindy Klover ; 11- Marv and Molly Hendershot
Lay Readers- Sat-???? 8:30- Derek Ebert ; 10- Steve Robine
Organist- Rachel Fisher
Sat Piano- Barb Dreyer
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30- Dawn Sherman 11- Masters family
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YESTERDAY'S BIBLE QUIZ: Who were the Jebusites? They were the grandsons of Ham (Noah's son) and were also the founders of the holy city of Jerusalem. Thanks Don and Pat!
You deserve a kid free night out! Friday, April 15th from 5pm - 10pm. Miss Kelsey and Mrs. K along with some great babysitters from our youth will be hosting our 2nd Parents' Night Out. This is a fundraiser for our church youth group. $20 for the first child $10 for the 2nd and $5 for each additional kid. Little Lambs and church kids get first dibsCall Kelsey @ 573-803-7826 or Karin @314-691-7283 to reserve your spot today!_________________________________________________________________________________INSIDE SPACES ARE SOLD OUT!!
Join us as a vendor inside, have a tag sale on the parking lot, or craft items for sale. Outside spaces are available for $10 for a double parking spot.There will be a sale under the pavilion if you would like to donate items. The youth will be raising money for their National Youth Gathering trip under the pavilion and at the concession stand.St. John's Lutheran Church, 950 S Hwy 47 in Warrenton. Please call the church office for more info. 636-456-2888.
Vendor spots are being held for: Tupperware, Origami Owl, Pampered Chef, Scentsy, 18" doll clothes by PJ'S Patterns, Perfectly Posh, Paparazzi, Damsel in Distress, It Works Global, Mary Kay, Norwex, Tastefully Simple, Pink Zebra, Lilla Rose, Usborne Books & More, Cindy Rust handmade Jewelry, Avon, Park Lane, scroll saw art, Young Living Essential oils, Amy Flores Handmade Jewelry and custom / personalized key chains. More to come...THE QUILTERS WILL ALSO BE RAFFLING OFF THE QUILT THAT IS HANGING DOWNSTAIRS!!____________________________________________________________________________________________________LITTLE LAMBS PRESCHOOL IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2016-2017 SCHOOL YEAR FOR CURRENT STUDENTS AND ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS!!! OPEN REGISTRATION FOR EVERYONE STARTS APRIL 1.Registration forms are available from Little Lambs or the church office. All registration forms must accompany the $45 nonrefundable registration fee. Children should be 3 or 4 by August 1. For more info talk to Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier._____________________________________________________________________________________DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM RECEIVING THIS DAILY EMAIL?If you know of someone who isn't currently receiving my daily emails but would like to, please reply to this email with their email address and I will add them to the list. THANK YOU!_____________________________________________________________________________OPERATION BACKPACK FOR APRIL IS CANNED SOUP AND RAMEN NOODLES(Remember this is for the poor and needy children of our community and county that often receive two breakfast and lunch at school, and have very little or no food at home.)___________________________________________________________________________________GENERAL PRAYERS:For LYNN FIGURA who is recovering from knee replacement surgery at home.For EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH, Lois Boeger's mom, who is dealing with severe back pain and has been moved to a rehab nursing home. .For PASTOR'S SISTER'S FATHER IN LAW, CLARENCE SICKMANN, who is having seizures and tremors after an aneurysm and surgery to fix it.For PASTOR'S DAD, ROGER KLAUSTERMEIER, who is dealing with a distended gall bladder, and is traveling home from Texas to Minnesota Thursday-Sunday. He may need to have surgery when he gets home.For PASTOR'S MOM, who is having hip replacement surgery on April 25.For DON BRAZEE as he has been moved to Breeze Park in Weldon Spring for rehab and to receive his cancer treatment.For PASTOR PIPER, from St. Paul, New Melle, as he recovers from a heart attack he had while running a 5K in Florida.For DENISE SCHLESSELMANN as she is in need of more funding to continue her mission work in the Czech Republic.
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