From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who, through Christ, reconciled us to Himself and gave us this ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the wordl to Himself, not counting their tresspasses against them and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.
When you look in the mirror, or take a good hard look at yourself and your life, how do you regard yourself? Is it according to the flesh with all its failures, shortcomings, and brokenness? if so, you may find yourself depressed, angry, bitter, and discouraged. You may think of yourself as worthless and horrible. You may even wonder why God is keeping you alive.
Or do you regard yourself according to being "in Christ"? If so you see yourself as a new creation, the old has gone and the new has come. You regard your life as now hidden with God in Christ. You see yourself as you no longer living but Christ living in you.
In the passage above Paul instructs us to think of ourselves and each other in this way. He wants us to regard each other as we are, as brothers and sisters in Christ. He wants us to see each other as Jesus' forgiven and saved children.
If we regard each other according to the flesh and judge each other in such a way, then we will see nothing but sin, because our flesh, including our brain is full of it. If we regard each other according to the SPirit that lives in us, then we will see each other as we truly are.
I encourage you all to see each other, especially those with whom you have conflicts and troubles, the way the Father sees you. If you see Jesus in people then you will have no other choice but to forgive and love, which, after all, is Christ's greatest command.
Prayer: Lord God, help us to see Christ in each other so that we may fulfill the law of love and grow together in Christ. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Jeduthun? Jeduthun was one of three primary singers and musical directors appointed by David to serve along with his Levite brethren at the tabernacle.
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TODAY'S QUIZ:
Here's a hard one: What does it mean when it says in Psalm 84 "according to Gittith"?
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CATECHISM:
Question: What is confirmation?
Answer: It is a public rite of the church preceeded by a period of instruction designed to help baptized Christians identify witht he life and mission of the Christian community.
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BIRTHDAYS:
Sun- Christina Benke, Molly Hendershot, Jacob Winn
Mon- Josh Okeefe
Tues- Doug Norris
Wed- Mike Smith, Ray Stark
Thurs- Lisa Owenby, Meagan Robb
Fri- Maryann Hoelscher, David Kuehl
Sat- Tim Linke
Sun- Gus Klaustermeier
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ANNIVERSARIES:
none this week
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CALENDAR:
Thurs- LWML Spring Rally
Fri- Ladies Aid setting up and cooking for their Spring Bazaar
Sat- Tailgate Sale 7am-1pm; Ladies Aid Spring Bazaar 9am-1pm; worship 5pm
Sun- Early bible class 8am; worship 9am; Sunday school and Bible class 10:30am
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WORSHIP WORKERS
Projector- Sat- McKenzie; Sun- Figura
Elder- Sat-McDowell, Sun- Winter
Ushers- Hofeldt, Linke, Berryman, Turnure
Acolyte- Winn
Lay reader- Berryman
Greeters- Sherman
Altar- Setup- Hance; Clean Up-Schlesselmann
Organist- Hilgendorf
Tellers- Team #1
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NEWS:
QUESTIONAIRES TO BE MAILED ON MONDAY
As most of you know our church is going through a time that we call the CARE process. CARE stands for Congregational Assessment and Renewal. It is a time that we can take a step back and look at things that are going on in our church, assess what is good and bad, work on fixing the bad, reconcile and restore broken relationships, emphasize the good, and grow together as a congregation.
We took the first step last night with the congregational meeting, at which Pastor Gene Wyssmann and Ken Wesemann led us through the process and introduced different ways of thinking about our church and also how the process will work.
This coming week each communicant member of the church will get a questionnaire/survey in the mail (If there are four communicant members in yoru household you will get four surveys) that is two pages in length and will require your thought and input. It will come with a self addresses and stamped envelope that will get mailed directly to Pastor Wyssmann who will collate all of the information he recieves, discuss it with Pastor Wesemann and President Mirly and then come back to St. John's to give us recommendations on how to move forward.
I urge you to complete the survey and send it in. It is vital to the health and growth of the church that you do so.
God bless you as you contemplate the questions and answer them thoroughly.
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TAILGATE SALE/FLEA MARKET THIS SATURDAY 7am-1pm
Please reserve your spot this week by calling the church office. All proceeds of money collected on spots will go to our Little Lambs preschool
Little Lambs will also have their own "store" underneath the pavillion for you to peruse. ALl of the money raised fromt hat sale will also go to Little Lambs.
All the money raised will be matched by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans.
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LADIES AID CRAFT AND BAKE SALE AND LUNCHEON ALSO THIS SATURDAY FROM 9am-1pm.
Come and check out all the goodies and get a wonderful lunch while you are at it!!
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YOUTH CHOIR PRACTICE SCHEDULE
Here are the rest of the practices for the jr. and sr. high youth choir. We will sing on May 8th - Mother's Day.
Sat, April 30 9-10am
Sun. May 1 @ 6:00 p.m.
Sat. May 7 @ ? time to be determined
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE "A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD" WILL TAKE PLACE AT ST. JOHN'S on MAY 5!!!It begins with a wonderful DELUXE continental breakfast at 6:30am.
The Prayer service begins at 7am. It will take about 30-45 minutes.
Bring your whole family before school and work! What a great way to start your day!
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YOUTH GROUP TO CLEAN UP HIGHWAY 47 ON MAY 15 DURING AND AFTER SUNDAY SCHOOL TIME.
We are planning for all Youth to do Hwy 47 clean-up on Sunday, May 15 (weather permitting). We will meet in the Youth room after the service to have a devotion and then head out. Afterwards we will go to Binkley park and have a picnic lunch.
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OUR MISSION FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL ARE THE RELIEF EFFORTS UNDERWAY IN JAPAN with LCMS World Relief
The folks in Japan have been dealing with the effects of a very severe earthquake that caused a lot of destruction. We truly need to continue to help them in any way we can. Go to LCMS.org/help to see how you can help.
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PRAYER REQUESTS: (Please reply to this email to have prayer requests posted.)
For NORBERT HEITGERD whose cancer has returned and who is going to be starting treatments soon.
For ROBYN MCNEW'S BROTHER, KEN MEYER, who has been taken off of the breathing help he has been on, but is still unresponsive.
For LES SHERMAN who is hospitalized with a mass on his lung and congestive heart failure.
For ALAN HOFELDT'S MOTHER who is recovering from digestion problems and is unable to eat.
For GERTIE BESSERT, sister of Gene Hilgendorf, who is nearing the end of her life after a long, hard battle against cancer.
For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH who is had a non spreading tumor on his bladder that was removed by surgery. He is doing well.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH who is having serious problems and pain due to reumatoid arthritis.
For PAT MANNESS, former member of St. John's who is going to have to have hip replacement and is in very poor health in many different ways.
For RUTH CANTRELL who is still having problems with her eye and with headaches. THe cause has yet to be identified.
For OUR CHURCH as we begin to deal with our many conflicts and how to best resolve them and reconcile with one another.
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