DEVOTION: 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 English Standard Version (ESV)
The Resurrection of Christ
15 Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, 2 and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. 7 Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. 8 Last of all, as to one untimely born, he appeared also to me. 9 For I am the least of the apostles, unworthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God. 10 But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. 11 Whether then it was I or they, so we preach and so you believed.
The Resurrection of the Dead
12 Now if Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? 13 But if there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. 14 And if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not raised, not even Christ has been raised. 17 And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished. 19 If in Christ we have hope[b] in this life only, we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep.
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:
Tues- Quilting 9-2; Council meeting 7
Wed- Choir 7
Thurs- Valentines Day; Karate 6:15-7:45
Fri- Bible Study at Hendershot's 7
Sat- Men's and Women's Breakfast and Bible Study 8am
Sun- Adult Bible Class 8am; Traditional Worship 9; Fellowship, Sunday school and adult Bible class 10:15; Chapel 10:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS:
Sunday, 9am—
Acolyte- Grant Jacobsmeyer
Ushers- Lew Feldkamp, Rich Boeger, Brett Nordwald, Scott Schulze
Communion assistant- Al Benton
Lay reader- Marcia Sevier
Projectionist- Schaumbergs
Altar Set Up- Marilyn Foster
Tellers- Team #3
Sunday 10:45
Acolyte- Luke Rausch
Worship assistant- Randy Fischer
Projectionist- Kathy Fischer
Monday, 6:30-
Acolyte- Isabelle Morris
Worship assistant- Steve Mauch
Projectionist- Terry McKenzie
Altar clean up- Richardsons
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Balak? The king of Moab who hired Balaam to curse Israel. Numbers 22-24
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TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Balaam?
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NEWS:
IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY TURNED IN YOUR BABY BOTTLES PLEASE TURN THEM IN THIS WEEK!!!
If you didn't turn in your baby bottle yesterday at worship please bring it back filled with money! We need your donations asap!! The Warren County Options Center thanks you for your support!
LADIES AND MENS BREAKFAST AND BIBLE STUDY STARTING THIS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 8AM!!
You read that right! The women of our congregation will be able to gather for breakfast along with the men once a month and then we will separate and each of us will have our own Bible studies.
Lois Boeger will be leading the women's Bible study, and pastor will be leading the men's.
LADIES, PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS TO START THIS EFFORT OFF ON THE RIGHT FOOT!!! Please rsvp to let me know whether or not you will be there so I can prepare enough food for everyone!!
END OF THE YEAR CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS ARE IN YOUR CHURCH MAILBOXES!!
Are you working on your taxes yet? Get to work and don't forget to claim your church offerings!!
ST JOHN'S GOALS FOR 2019!!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.
A 5% increase in Bible study attendance
Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week
Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community.
If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!!
PRAYERS:
For those dealing with cancer and treatments HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY, 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 going through tech training for the Air Force. .
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.
For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their
