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Daily Email: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
18 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks[a] of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3 and said, "O Lord,[b] if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said." 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick! Three seahs[c] of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes." 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "She is in the tent." 10 The Lord said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?" 13 The Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?' 14 Is anything too hard[d] for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son."Sometimes we think things are too hard for the Lord. Our feeble, simple minds forget that God is omnipotent and omniscient. He knows the whole span of your life from beginning to end and he has your whole life in your hand. Yet you think that there is something you can do to help God out? You think that he is just sitting and waiting for you to be a good little boy or little girl? Does that really make sense?
I heard someone say yesterday that God does miracles today just to remind people that he is around. Indeed, He is still around! He is more than just hanging around though. He is active in your life and mine. He is working everything out for our good. His will is being done as we live and move in this seemingly endless world.
It is when we finally realize how active God is in our lives and how much we truly rely on him that we are able to step back, take a deep breath and relax. Or as God himself says it, "Be still and know that I am God."
Don't laugh when God says he's going to do something in you or through you. Don't laugh When you are thinking that God can't remove your sin from you. Don't laugh when he takes you as feeble, or old, or young, or busy, or whatever you are; and uses you to do His will and perform miracles. Don't laugh at God, because He might just do what he says.
Instead, when god says "go".... go! When God says "stay".... stay! When God says "be still"..... be still. When God says "get to work".... get to work. Follow His direction. Don't give him directions. Listen to Him.
Prayer: Lord, help me to surrender, to know that you can do all things, and that everything has been done for me in Christ. Amen.
CALENDAR
Tues- Little Lambs Summer Camp 9-noon; Youth BBQ, Bible Study, and meeting 6pm; No trustees meeting
Thurs- Long Term Care Seminar 6:30pm; Lutheranism 101 7pm in overflow
Fri- Youth leave for NYG 6am
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Worship 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Sarah Cluver 11- ???? (Alaina Heitgerd will be in New Orleans so I need someone to volunteer)
Ushers- Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Doug Walters, Don Tate
Altar- Set up- Marilyn Foster and Sue Ruhl; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie
Elders- Sat- John Hachtel; 8:30- Jason Cluver; 11- Randy Fischer
Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Doug and Ruth Walters
Lay Readers- Sat- John Hachtel 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11- ???????
Piano (Saturday and Sunday)- Barb Dreyer
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30-????? (Schaumbergs will be in New Orleans so I need someone to volunteer); Faerber
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who did Isaiah prophecy against?
(From Pat King)
Directions to the range: DO NOT follow the signs to Whetstone Creek. If you follow the signs, you will not go to the firearms range. From Warrenton take I-70 to the Williamsburg exit. At the top of the ramp turn right and head north into Williamsburg. At the first stop sign go straight (Sign will tell you to turn left to go to Whetstone Creek CA - do not turn left). At the second stop sign go straight. Road will turn to gravel as you leave Williamsburg. Once road turns to gravel it is approximately 2.3 miles to the range on the right. Parking lot is before the range.
Below is the link I did on KFUO AM 850 this morning about our men's retreat coming up on Sept. 23-25. Go to www.t3mensretreat.org to register and mark your calendars today! I want you to go!
http://www.kfuoam.org/2016/07/06/ht-2016-07-06/
Thank you all who donated!
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Daily Email: Tuesday, July 12, 2016
DEVOTION: Genesis 18:1-14 (ESV)
18 And the Lord appeared to him by the oaks[a] of Mamre, as he sat at the door of his tent in the heat of the day. 2 He lifted up his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing in front of him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them and bowed himself to the earth 3 and said, "O Lord,[b] if I have found favor in your sight, do not pass by your servant. 4 Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree, 5 while I bring a morsel of bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said." 6 And Abraham went quickly into the tent to Sarah and said, "Quick! Three seahs[c] of fine flour! Knead it, and make cakes." 7 And Abraham ran to the herd and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to a young man, who prepared it quickly. 8 Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them. And he stood by them under the tree while they ate.
9 They said to him, "Where is Sarah your wife?" And he said, "She is in the tent." 10 The Lord said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife shall have a son." And Sarah was listening at the tent door behind him. 11 Now Abraham and Sarah were old, advanced in years. The way of women had ceased to be with Sarah. 12 So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, "After I am worn out, and my lord is old, shall I have pleasure?" 13 The Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?' 14 Is anything too hard[d] for the Lord? At the appointed time I will return to you, about this time next year, and Sarah shall have a son."Sometimes we think things are too hard for the Lord. Our feeble, simple minds forget that God is omnipotent and omniscient. He knows the whole span of your life from beginning to end and he has your whole life in your hand. Yet you think that there is something you can do to help God out? You think that he is just sitting and waiting for you to be a good little boy or little girl? Does that really make sense?
I heard someone say yesterday that God does miracles today just to remind people that he is around. Indeed, He is still around! He is more than just hanging around though. He is active in your life and mine. He is working everything out for our good. His will is being done as we live and move in this seemingly endless world.
It is when we finally realize how active God is in our lives and how much we truly rely on him that we are able to step back, take a deep breath and relax. Or as God himself says it, "Be still and know that I am God."
Don't laugh when God says he's going to do something in you or through you. Don't laugh When you are thinking that God can't remove your sin from you. Don't laugh when he takes you as feeble, or old, or young, or busy, or whatever you are; and uses you to do His will and perform miracles. Don't laugh at God, because He might just do what he says.
Instead, when god says "go".... go! When God says "stay".... stay! When God says "be still"..... be still. When God says "get to work".... get to work. Follow His direction. Don't give him directions. Listen to Him.
Prayer: Lord, help me to surrender, to know that you can do all things, and that everything has been done for me in Christ. Amen.
__________________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR
Tues- Little Lambs Summer Camp 9-noon; Youth BBQ, Bible Study, and meeting 6pm; No trustees meeting
Thurs- Long Term Care Seminar 6:30pm; Lutheranism 101 7pm in overflow
Fri- Youth leave for NYG 6am
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; Worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Worship 11
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Sarah Cluver 11- ???? (Alaina Heitgerd will be in New Orleans so I need someone to volunteer)
Ushers- Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Doug Walters, Don Tate
Altar- Set up- Marilyn Foster and Sue Ruhl; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie
Elders- Sat- John Hachtel; 8:30- Jason Cluver; 11- Randy Fischer
Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Doug and Ruth Walters
Lay Readers- Sat- John Hachtel 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11- ???????
Piano (Saturday and Sunday)- Barb Dreyer
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30-????? (Schaumbergs will be in New Orleans so I need someone to volunteer); Faerber
________________________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who did Isaiah prophecy against?
(From Pat King)
Directions to the range: DO NOT follow the signs to Whetstone Creek. If you follow the signs, you will not go to the firearms range. From Warrenton take I-70 to the Williamsburg exit. At the top of the ramp turn right and head north into Williamsburg. At the first stop sign go straight (Sign will tell you to turn left to go to Whetstone Creek CA - do not turn left). At the second stop sign go straight. Road will turn to gravel as you leave Williamsburg. Once road turns to gravel it is approximately 2.3 miles to the range on the right. Parking lot is before the range.
Below is the link I did on KFUO AM 850 this morning about our men's retreat coming up on Sept. 23-25. Go to www.t3mensretreat.org to register and mark your calendars today! I want you to go!
http://www.kfuoam.org/2016/07/06/ht-2016-07-06/
Thank you all who donated!
Here's how it works: