DEVOTION: Luke 12:13-21 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Parable of the Rich Fool

¹³Someone in the crowd said to him, "Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me." ¹⁴But he said to him, "Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?" ¹⁵And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." ¹⁶And he told them a parable, saying, "The land of a rich man produced plentifully, ¹⁷and he thought to himself, 'What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?' ¹⁸And he said, 'I will do this: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. ¹⁹And I will say to my soul, "Soul, you have ample goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry."' ²⁰But God said to him, 'Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?'²¹So is the one who lays up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God."

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CALENDAR:

Thurs- Blood Drive 3-7; Karate 6:15-7:45

Sun- Bible Study 8; Worship 9 and 10:45; Sunday school, Adult Bible Class, and Fellowship 10:15

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WORSHIP WORKERS:

Sunday @ 9-

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Abby Vossen

Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Gary Hoelscher, Paul Brockfeld

Communion assistant- Steve McDowell

Lay Reader- Steve McoDowell

Projectionist- Perricones

Altar set up- Terry McKenzie

Tellers- Team #1

Sunday @ 10:45-

Acolyte- Tyler Faerber

Communion Assistant- Jason Cluver

Projectionist- Loren Howard

Monday @ 6:30-

Acolyte- Isabelle Morris

Worship Assistant- Steve Mauch

Projectionist- Toni Mauch

Altar Clean Up- Bruce and Dani Richardson

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What was Jeremiah's linen belt a sign of? Jeremiah was to take a linen belt and wear it for some time. Then he was to take it and hide it in a crevice of a rock. Many days later he went to retrieve it and found it ruined and useless. This was to show how God would "ruin the pride of Judah and the great pride of Jerusalem" because they were wicked and refused to listen to God's Words.

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Why was Jeremiah not to marry?

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NEWS AND NOTES:

BLOOD DRIVE THIS THURSDAY, AUGUST 1!!! COME AND GIVE BLOOD!!! 3-7pm! Just walk in or call the church office to make an appointment!

JIGSAW PUZZLE SHARING!!

There are tons of puzzles in the overflow/fellowship area! Take one or two and leave one or two!!

OPERATION BACKPACK FOOD FOR JULY IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS AND PACKETS OF OATMEAL!!

EASY FUNDRAISING FOR YOUR CHURCH!!

It's called SCRIP! Order forms are on the counter in the narthex, Just mark down which cards you want to receive and put it in the box or put it on Terry's desk along with a check for the amount that you ordered!!! The next order is due August 5!!

PRAYERS:

For JIM GILKEY Sr. who is hospitalized with kidney failure and will begin dialysis soon.

For MARILYN FOSTER, as she is home on hospice care.

For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH who is at home and is on hospice care. There hasn't been much change since last week.

For RICH TALBERT, as he continues to deal with his chronic lung disease and extreme difficulty breathing.

For LINDA CALLIES, as she continues to wear a heart monitor, that the doctors can figure out the cause of her breathing troubles.

For those dealing with cancer and treatments PATRICE HUTCHENS, ALAN HOFELDT, RAY STARK, HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, MARILYN FOSTER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease. That God would provide healing and relief, but that God would also work through the pain and suffering to bring faith and in crease faith in those who need it. .

For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease.

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.

For CONNER FIGURA who is stationed in Italy.

For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee. That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.