Daily Email: Thursday, February 9, 2017

DEVOTION:  (Note: I don't know what happened yesterday… I guess I didn't have enough coffee, but I used the wrong reading yesterday.  Here's the reading I should've used yesterday.)

 

1 Corinthians 3:1-9   English Standard Version (ESV)

Divisions in the Church

3 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. ² I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are not yet ready, ³ for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way? ⁴ For when one says, "I follow Paul," and another, "I follow Apollos," are you not being merely human?

⁵ What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Servants through whom you believed, as the Lord assigned to each. ⁶ I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. ⁷ So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth. ⁸ He who plants and he who waters are one, and each will receive his wages according to his labor. ⁹ For we are God's fellow workers. You are God's field, God's building.

 

I love this passage as a pastor, because it shows the fickleness of human beings and how easily we can get sidetracked.  Paul didn't care whether the people were on his "side" or Apollos's side, or that they followed any particular person as long as they heard the good news and believed in Christ as Savior and Lord. 

We are such competitive, selfish, children sometimes.  Hear me clearly and fully!  St. John's Lutheran Church in Warrenton, Missouri is not in competition with any other Christian church!  As long as the church teaches the Trinity and that Jesus is Lord and Savior of all through His death and resurrection, it is a Christian church! 

Other Christian churches may disagree with our teachings about such things as the authority of Scripture, the Sacraments, and many other things, but we are not in competition with them.  Therefore, we should not be trying to steal members from one church to make them members of ours.  We should not be putting down another church to prop up ours. 

And let it also be known that I, as a pastor, just want you to be in worship so that you can hear the good news of Jesus and His salvation and so that you can receive His gifts of body and blood.  It is never about me!!  Don't make it about me.  Don't come to St. john's because of me, and please don't leave St. John's because of me.  I'm only a man.  Jesus is Lord and God!  Come because of Him!

Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving me grace, and for the confidence I have in what I believe.  Grant my fellow Christians in other denominations that same peace that can only come from knowing you as Lord and Savior.  Amen. 

  

 

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CALENDAR

Thurs- Lutheranism 101 6:30pm

Sat-  Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Adult Bible class 9:45; Elders meeting noon

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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:  
Acolyte-  8:30- Nova Luebke 11- Kalene Masters

Ushers-  Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze, Gary Scott, Dave Winter

Altar- Set up- Don Hance; Clean up- Joann Hachtel

Elders-  Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Jason Cluver; 11- Jim Rahn
 
Greeters-  8:30- Paul and Cindy Klover; 11- Dan and Lisa Rausch

Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Steve McDowell; 11- Jim Rahn

Piano-  Kathy Barrow

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone; 8:30- Yoder???; 11- Masters
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ:

What were the names of the twelve spies who went into the Promised Land?  Who were the two who gave a good report and suggested that they follow the commands of the Lord and take it?

 

The twelve spies were Shammua, Shaphat, Caleb, Igal, Hoshea(Moses called him Joshua), Palti, Gaddiel, Gaddi, Ammiel, Sethur, Nahbi, Geuel. Joshua and aleb gave the good report.

 

 

Thanks Don Nolte!  I sure wish I would get some other answers so that I know there are at least a few others reading this. 

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TODAY'S QUIZ:  Who was Korah?

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NEWS!!!! 

THANK YOU FOR BRINGING BACK THOSE BABY BOTTLES! 

If you forgot to bring it yesterday, you weren't here for worship, or you would still like to donate you can bring it by anytime this week or this coming weekend. 

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STEPHEN MINISTRY IS LOOKING FOR SOME NEW STEPHEN LEADERS

If you love caring for others and consider yourself a leader, this is the perfect way for you to serve the Lord and your church family!

 

The Stephen Leader training is April 23-29 at the Renaissance Hotel by the airport this year and the cost of the training is covered by the church.  If you choose to stay at the hotel you will have to pay for that yourself.  It's only a 35 minute commute to the training from Warrenton.

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TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP GROUP IS GOING TO FULTON ON SATURDAY, APRIL 8!

The group will be boarding a charter bus at 7:45am that day, first heading to the Auto World Museum, secondly to The Copper Mine Restaurant for lunch, and finally to the Churchill Museum before heading home.  They will arrive home around 5:30 that evening.  The cost will be around $65 including lunch, but the more people that go, the cheaper it will be. 

YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION WILL BE MARCH 25!

OUR YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION HAS BEEN MOVED BACK A MONTH AND IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 25!  Also, THANK YOU LETTERS to those church members who donated last year are in your church mailboxes!!

OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ARE CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES!

Any size can, and any kind of fruit or vegetable is appreciated.    Place them in the receptacle marked "Backpack Blessings" in the narthex.

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AGAPE DONATIONS ALWAYS ACCEPTED!!

Any nonperishable food items, diapers, toiletries, etc.!!

 

Perishable food items can be taken directly to Agape at 713 Powell St. in Warrenton.  Call 456-4645 to find out when they're open or for more info.

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YOUR KROGER CARD CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS

Go to www.kroger.com/communityawards and register your card today!!

__________________________________________________________________________________________GENERAL PRAYER

For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF PASTOR MICHAEL PIPER, (pastor at St. Paul's, New Melle) as they mourn his loss.

 

For ROSE DEPEW, mother of Randy Sweet, who has been moved to the DePaul Rehab facility and is improving. She began to speak a few intelligible words yesterday  . 

 

For PETE FRENZIA who is recovering from back surgery at University Hospital in Columbia. .

 

For CAROL BRAZEE who is recovering from a lung infection at home

 

For MARIANNE LINKE, who is dealing with severe back pain and issues with her medication.  She is at Warrenton Manor.

 

For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is dealing with severe throat cancer.

 

For BARB PERRICONE who is home on hospice care.

 

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH,  who has been on hospice care for the last few months and slows down a little more every day, but is doing well.

 

 

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