St. John's Lutheran ChurchWarrenton, MO: 09/06/11

DEVOTION: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:9

On May 29th Sarah Marie Stebbins died when her car hit a guardrail.

A few months later Stebbins' mother, Valerie, received a bill for $640.71 from the State of Maryland. The bill asked Sarah to pay for the guardrail she had damaged and threatened to charge 17 percent interest on any money left unpaid.

Valerie broke down in tears.

Now this is where things get interesting.

The story was reported to Maryland's State Highway Administration. And do you know what happened next?

I'll tell you because, quite honestly, you would never be able to guess. What happened was this: the State Highway Administration said the bill was an "inexcusable" error. Next, they rescinded the bill and then they promised the situation would never happen again. Indeed, a spokesman for Maryland's Highway Administration, Charlie Gischlar, said, "We are going to triple- and quadruple-check before anything goes out."

Amazing! They didn't try to intimidate anybody; they didn't try to cover things up; they didn't play any games; they didn't make any threats; they confessed they had done something wrong.

In response to something gone very wrong, they simply did the right thing: a very Christian thing.

They did what the apostle John encouraged God's people to do: they confessed their sins.

Indeed, we who have been redeemed by the Savior ought to honestly and regulary say, "Dear Savior, I'm sorry for what I have done wrong and from now on, with the Holy Spirit's power and Your ongoing presence, I will try to do better. May all of my life be a thanksgiving for Your great sacrifice made for me."

In fact, that is our prayer:

THE PRAYER: Dear Savior, I'm sorry for what I have done wrong and from now on, with the Holy Spirit's power and Your ongoing presence, I will try to do better. May all of my life be a thanksgiving for Your great sacrifice made for me. In Your Name I pray it. Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: In what country is Tahpanhes? In the land of Egypt (Doug continues to be the champ.)

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Zadok?

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CATECHISM QUIZ:

Question: What is lying and deceiving by God's name? It is

Answer:

a. teaching false doctrine and aying that it is God's Word or revelation;

b. covering up an unbelieving heart or sinful life by pretending to be a Christian.

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CHURCH CALENDAR

Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible study 11:30-12:15

Wed- Bell choir 6:30; choir 7:30

Thurs-

Fri- Bible study at Hendershots 7pm

Sat- worship 5pm
Sun- Bible study 8am; worship 9am; Bible study 10:30; CHURCH PICNIC NOON
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NEWS:

THERE ARE A LOT OF THING HAPPENING THIS WEEK, THIS WEEKEND, AND NEXT WEEK!!

1. BELL CHOIR AND CHOIR STARTS THIS WEDNESDAY: If you have been wanting to get involved in either of these, please show up at 6:30pm for bells or 7:30pm for choir. Try it out! You might like it!

2. SUNDAY SCHOOL starts on Sunday at 10:15!!! Opening will be in the sanctuary!!! Please come and join us!! If you have been a little lax in your Sunday school attendance lately now is a good time to get back into it.

I will be giving a brief instruction to 6,7, and 8 graders on acolyting right after the Sunday school opening.

3. CHURCH PICNIC IS THIS SUNDAY AT THE STARK'S PROPERTY BEGINNING AT NOON! Invite your friends! Bring a side dish and salad or dessert to share! Come and enjoy a beautiful day, the wonderful scenery, the zipline, lots of fun and games and great fellowship!

4. CONFIRMATION STARTS NEXT MONDAY!!! 5-6:15. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend. If you have any questions or concerns please call me at 359-1061.

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DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION FOR THE MEN'S RETREAT IS THIS FRIDAY!!!

You can get registration forms and even register online at www.t3mensretreat.org!

$40 till September 9!!! $45 after.

$35 for golf!!

Reduced cost of $25 if you only want to be up there on Saturday.

It is one of the highlights of my year. Great golf, even better food, and excellent friends all gathered together in the fellowship of God and His Word. Call 359-1061 or email me to ask all the questions you want.

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I STILL NEED PEOPLE TO SIGN UP TO RUN THE PROJECTOR. IT ONLY REQUIRES THAT YOU CAN PRESS A BUTTON AND PAY ATTENTION DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE.

10- Perricone

11- Schaumberg

17- Perricone

18- Heitgerd

24- Mauch

25- mckenzie

October

1- mckenzie

2- Panhorst

9- Winn

15-

16- Heitgerd

22- mckenzie

23- Schaumberg

29- mckenzie

30-

November

5- mckenzie

6-PEPER

12-

13-PEPER

19-

20-PEPER

23- (Thanksgiving Eve) mckenzie

24- (Thanksgiving Day)

26-

27-

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HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH GROUP THINGS COMING UP!

1. Sunday, September 25- Lead worship; I need ushers, a reader and some song leaders. Let me know if you are interested.

2. Sept 30 and October 1- Firstfruits weekend at the ROCK. Pastor Randy Wilken invites groups to come down to St. Louis on the first weekend of each month to serve, worship, and fellowship with other Christians from around the area. We are signed up to go down there Friday, Sept 30 and Sat, Oct 1! It is an unforgetable and wonderful experience. Make plans ot attend!

3. Last Sunday of each month- HANGING OUT WITH PASTOR- We will meet at different time and at different locations throughout the year to have some fun and to get into God's Word. In August we will meet to clean up the highway and have a picnic after worship. Most of the time we will meet on Sunday evenings.

Invite your friends to all of these things. It is a great way for them to see that Christianity is pretty cool and can be a lot of fun!

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PRAYERS: (If I have missed anyone please let me know.)

For MOLLY HENDERSHOT as she is recovering from surgery to remove a part of her toe.

For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH whose tests came back postivie for cancer. He will be starting chemo treatments in a couple weeks.

For LIL WINTER who is home and recovering but will need more tests and will need to get a pacemaker sometime soon.

For PEGGY GILKEY who is recovering from knee replacement surgery.

For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, who continues to be up and down because of chemotherapy treatments.

For EVELYN SHERMAN who is home and recovering well from a broken hip.

For RUTH CANTRELL who is at home and STILL recovering very slowly.

OUR CHURCH as we continue the CARE PROCESS.

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