Please pray for Patty Herath and the rest of her family as her sister passed away last night.
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
11 years ago
Daily Email: Tuesday, April 4, 2017
NOTE: IF YOU AREN'T RECEIVING THE WHOLE DAILY EMAIL Including the Worship Workers and News Section, AND YOU ARE READING IT ON YOUR iPHONE READ THE FOLLOWING FROM AL BENTON!
I figured it out. The missing context is hidden when I view it on my iPhone. There's a faint blue "see more" at the very bottom of the message which uploads the missing content.
Thanks Al!
DEVOTION: Isaiah 50:4-9 English Standard Version (ESV)
4 The Lord God has given me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that I may know how to sustain with a word
him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
5 The Lord God has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious;
I turned not backward.
6 I gave my back to those who strike,
and my cheeks to those who pull out the beard;
I hid not my face
from disgrace and spitting.
7 But the Lord God helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like a flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame.
8 He who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who is my adversary?
Let him come near to me.
9 Behold, the Lord God helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
This is an interesting take on faith. Isaiah, who was a common man, was given an extraordinary blessing. He was given the gift of prophecy. He was given words from the Lord, and he spoke those words to the people of Judah.
It wasn't something that he would have chosen for himself. It is something that he was given to do. Not only that, he was given the wisdom, authority and power to do it. None of it came from himself. It all came from God.
The same holds true for us. Whether we be called by God to be prophets, pastors, teachers, encouragers, laborers, or anything else, all the power and authority to do it in His name comes from God alone. It all comes from God!
You may not think that you have the ability or the responsibility to share the Gospel or to teach the faith, but every child of God regardless of age, intellect, or status has the ability to proclaim the good news. Every Christian, by virtue of the Holy Spirit living in him or her, has that power, authority, and privilege!
You may have been neglecting it or running away from it like Jonah did, but if you do you are missing your reason for existence and until you start proclaiming God's goodness and grace and living it in your life, your life is going to feel unsatisfying and empty. No amount of climbing the ladder of success, money, or stuff is going to give you the satisfaction and peace that sharing the Gospel can give. Get to it! Be satisfied and content with Christ who gives you strength.
Prayer: Lord, thank you for giving me your work to do. Make me do it to the best of my ability and the glory of You. Amen.
__________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Election day; Quilting 9-2
Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15
Thurs- Alzheimer's support group 1pm; Karate 6:15-7:45; Lutheranism 101 6:30-7:30
Sat- Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45; Elder's meeting at noon
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- Wed- ???? 8:30- Addie Hoelscher 11- Cierra Figura
Ushers- Wed- Rich Boeger, Don Hance, Don Tate, Doug Walters; Sunday- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Rich Talbert, Don Turnure
Altar- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean Up- Joanne Hachtel
Elders- Sat- Steve Robine, 8:30- John Hachtel, 11- Randy Sweet
Greeters- 8:30- Don and Donna Sherman; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine???
Lay Readers- Sat- Steve Robine; 8:30- Roy Bohning; 11- Karen Benton
Piano- Molly Hendershot
Organist- Wed and Sun- Rachel Fisher
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer' 8:30- Schaumberg; 11- ????
________________________________________________________________
YESTERDAY'S QUIZ
Who was Doeg?
An answer from Pat King right before she went into surgery yesterday morning:
Contrary to popular belief, this is NOT the Biblical spelling for dog. No, trust me on this. It's not.
He was an Edomite (which is not a subset of the termite family) who worked as the chief herdsman for Saul. So what, you say. Well, what makes him bad, is that he is responsible for the deaths of a bunch of priests. You can read all about him in 1 Sam 21 and 22.
Oh! And he was also a sleaze-bag bounty hunter on A&E.
Don Nolte also answered it with a regular answer: Doeg was the chief herdsman for Saul.
__________________________________________________________________________
TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Abigail?
_______________________________________________________
NEWS!!!!
EASTER LILIES
As we do every year, we place lilies on and around the altar for Easter. You can donate one in memory or in honor of someone. Price is $14.50 each! You can take it home after the 10am service on Easter Day. If you pay for it with a check that you put in the offering plate, please mark it "Easter Lilly" in the memo line. Let's fill up the chancel with lilies this year!!!
_______________________________________________________________________
OUR CHURCH OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/SECRETARY, MARILYN FOSTER, IS RETIRING!!
After working faithfully for St. John's for the last 14 years, Marilyn Foster, has announced that she will be retiring on May 31. We are planning a retirement celebration for her on Sunday, May 21 after church. More information will be coming about this soon.
_________________________________________________________________________________
SUPPER AT 5:30 ON WEDNESDAY!! WORSHIP AT 6:30!!
Menu: FRIED CHICKEN, potatoes, corn, rolls, dessert
Worship: Come and learn the "The Art of War Against Unbelief"
PLEASE JOIN US!
___________________________________________________________________________
VENDORS NEEDED FOR OUR MAY 6 VENDOR FAIR AND FLEA MARKET!!
Inside vendors are $25 a table/space. Outside parking spots are $10 a piece. Donations for the youth's pavilion sale can be left in the shed or in pastor's office.
____________________________________________________________________
LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR IS OPEN!!!!
Student must be 3 for younger class or 4 for older class by August 1.
$45 nonrefundable registration fee required.
Registration packets can be picked up at Little Lambs during school hours and in the church office during non-school hours.
______________________________________________________________________________
OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL IS
Soup and Ramen Noodles. Place them in the receptacle marked "Backpack Blessings" in the narthex.
______________________________________________________________________________
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.
______________________________________________________________________________
YOUR KROGER CARD CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS
Go to www.kroger.com/communityawards and register your card today!!
GENERAL PRAYER
For JENNIFER HOELSCHER, who is hospitalized with digestive problems.
For PAT KING, as she is recovering from knee replacement surgery at Progress West.
For MARILYN FOSTER as she prepares for her retirement.
For both RANDY AND PATTY SWEET'S MOTHERS, Virginia, Patty's mom, has just been diagnosed with lung cancer. Rose, Randy's mom, had a bad seizure two months ago, and although she is walking and talking fine, the seizure caused some dementia.
For DANIELLE MEINE KRAMER, whose leukemia is back after a brief respite from it. She had it for several years while in high school. (She grew up riding Karin's school bus to school.)
For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is dealing with severe throat cancer.
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.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)