DEVOTION: Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. James 1:19-20
No matter what you might think, this devotion is not about two teenagers.
The first teenager is Anne Frank. As most of you know, she was a Jewish girl who spent two years hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. Eventually, she and her family were found, arrested and, with the exception of her father, died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It was only after her father returned to their hiding place that he found his daughter's diary. The book has touched millions and today, Anne Frank's hiding place has become a museum.
The second teenager's life is, in many ways, the opposite of Anne Frank's. This teenage boy is 19-year-old rock star and heartthrob Justin Bieber. Unlike Frank whose life was hidden, everything Bieber does is reported, discussed, analyzed and paraded before his fans and the public,
including his recent visit to the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam;
including what he wrote in the museum's guest book.
At the end of his time at the museum, Bieber penned the idea that he hoped if Anne Frank had been alive she "would have been a Belieber." No, that's not a misspelling on my part. Bieber's fans are called Beliebers."
But this devotion is not about two teenagers. It's about how people have responded to what Justin Bieber wrote at the museum.
Some people were slightly upset with the young man, while others were outraged, scandalized, horrified, disgusted, disappointed, dismayed and appalled. The common thinking was what an ego! How dare he think of himself at such a time and place?
That's the way most people felt -- most -- but not everybody.
A spokeswoman for the museum, a Ms. Mostart, defended Mr. Bieber. She told the BBC, "He's 19. It's a crazy life he's living. He didn't mean bad ... and also it's nice that he made the effort, he didn't have to come."
I don't know if Ms. Mostart is a Christian, but she sure was following James' advice about being quick to hear and slow to speak out in anger. As Luther said, she had put the "best construction on everything."
Over the years I've found that some sins are easier to deal with than others. For me (and for many), saying things about others in the kindest way does not come easily. Without waiting to investigate the facts, without giving the benefit of the doubt, without ever bothering to consider if I have anything positive to say, my tongue gets engaged, and I start spewing out seemingly endless streams of critical commentary.
That is hardly the kind of thing that benefits my neighbor or gives glory to my Redeemer.
This is why I would encourage you -- you who probably no longer are a teenager -- to use your tongue to honor the Redeemer on Monday through Saturday as wonderfully well as you do on Sunday. I know I'll try too.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, through the week may the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be acceptable to You. In Jesus I ask it. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: In Psalm 95, what do Meribah and Massah mean?
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No matter what you might think, this devotion is not about two teenagers.
The first teenager is Anne Frank. As most of you know, she was a Jewish girl who spent two years hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. Eventually, she and her family were found, arrested and, with the exception of her father, died in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. It was only after her father returned to their hiding place that he found his daughter's diary. The book has touched millions and today, Anne Frank's hiding place has become a museum.
The second teenager's life is, in many ways, the opposite of Anne Frank's. This teenage boy is 19-year-old rock star and heartthrob Justin Bieber. Unlike Frank whose life was hidden, everything Bieber does is reported, discussed, analyzed and paraded before his fans and the public,
including his recent visit to the Anne Frank Museum in Amsterdam;
including what he wrote in the museum's guest book.
At the end of his time at the museum, Bieber penned the idea that he hoped if Anne Frank had been alive she "would have been a Belieber." No, that's not a misspelling on my part. Bieber's fans are called Beliebers."
But this devotion is not about two teenagers. It's about how people have responded to what Justin Bieber wrote at the museum.
Some people were slightly upset with the young man, while others were outraged, scandalized, horrified, disgusted, disappointed, dismayed and appalled. The common thinking was what an ego! How dare he think of himself at such a time and place?
That's the way most people felt -- most -- but not everybody.
A spokeswoman for the museum, a Ms. Mostart, defended Mr. Bieber. She told the BBC, "He's 19. It's a crazy life he's living. He didn't mean bad ... and also it's nice that he made the effort, he didn't have to come."
I don't know if Ms. Mostart is a Christian, but she sure was following James' advice about being quick to hear and slow to speak out in anger. As Luther said, she had put the "best construction on everything."
Over the years I've found that some sins are easier to deal with than others. For me (and for many), saying things about others in the kindest way does not come easily. Without waiting to investigate the facts, without giving the benefit of the doubt, without ever bothering to consider if I have anything positive to say, my tongue gets engaged, and I start spewing out seemingly endless streams of critical commentary.
That is hardly the kind of thing that benefits my neighbor or gives glory to my Redeemer.
This is why I would encourage you -- you who probably no longer are a teenager -- to use your tongue to honor the Redeemer on Monday through Saturday as wonderfully well as you do on Sunday. I know I'll try too.
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord, through the week may the words of my mouth and the mediation of my heart be acceptable to You. In Jesus I ask it. Amen.
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WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: In Psalm 95, what do Meribah and Massah mean?
The place where Moses brought water out of the rock of Horeb, he named Massah and Meribah. Because the Israelites quarreled and tested the Lord. (Good job Pam!)
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THURSDAY'S QUIZ: What is a "Song of Ascent" in the Psalms?
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CALENDAR:
Thurs- 8th grade questioning and reception 7pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30am and 11am; Sunday school 9:45 8th Grade CONFIRMATION at 11am service
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Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30am and 11am; Sunday school 9:45 8th Grade CONFIRMATION at 11am service
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8th GRADE QUESTIONING TONIGHT at 7PM and CONFIRMATION THIS SUNDAY AT 11am!!
Come and hear the eight 8th graders talk about all they have learned in confirmation class on Thursday night and then read their essays all about what their Lord and their faith means to them on Sunday morning .
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REPRESENTATIVE FROM TURNING POINT, ELLEN REED, WILL BE HERE TO TELL US ABOUT TURNING POINT THIS WEEKEND AT THE END OF WORSHIP AND AT BIBLE CLASS.
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MEN'S BREAKFAST ON SATURDAY, APRIL 27 at 8am!!!
I will do the cooking. We will eat breakfast and have a half hour devotion, followed by the planning of future gatherings and events. Please make plans to attend TODAY. Wives please encourage your husbands to go!!!
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST AND SERVICE NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 2!!!!
I will do the cooking. We will eat breakfast and have a half hour devotion, followed by the planning of future gatherings and events. Please make plans to attend TODAY. Wives please encourage your husbands to go!!!
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NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER BREAKFAST AND SERVICE NEXT THURSDAY, MAY 2!!!!
Come and enjoy a wonderful continental breakfast with many of your brothers and sisters in Christ from throughout the community and then spend some time in prayer and worship before going to school and/or work.
Breakfast begins at 6:30am
Prayer service begins at 7am and will last half an hour so that no one is late for school or work.
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SPRING BAZAAR AND EXTRAVAGANZA COMING UP SATURDAY, MAY 4!!!
Do you like hunting for treasures?? Do you like good deals? Do you like good eats? Do you like to support your church and your preschool?
Then come up to church 7am-1pm and find all that you will need!!
Here's what we will have!!
1. Lunch: sloppy joes, hot dogs, pie, chips, drinks!!
2. Ladies Aid Bake and Craft Sale
3. Vendor Fair- Tupperware, Scentsy, Upper Case Living, etc.
4. Parking Lot Flea market/yard sale
There are still spots available in the basement and in the parking lot to sell your won stuff!! Call the church office today 456-2888!!!
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PRAYER REQUESTS:
For JEANETTE KOEHLER as she is hospitalized recovering from surgery to remove an infection in her leg.
For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH, who will be having surgery June 14 to remove his bladder due to cancer.
For MARY SUE TOEDEBUSCH as she meets with the doctor on Thursday to discuss the results of breathing tests
For RICK SPINIOLAS who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and will be beginning chemotherapy on Monday.
For NANCY SPINIOLAS, his wife, who is dealing with severe back pain due to many years of using an artificial leg.
For RALPH SPOEDE who is dealing with cancer in both his kidney and in his brain.
For DOMINIC GENTILE, a friend to many at church and in the community, who is suffering with brain cancer and is recovering from surgery.
For JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, and Pat King's cousin on your prayers today as well.
PAT KING'S COUSIN is seeing the doctor today about an ovarian cyst.
PAT KING'S COUSIN is seeing the doctor today about an ovarian cyst.
PRAYERS FOR OUR SERVICEMEN
I have been compiling a list of servicemen who are members of St John's so that we can pray for them. Below is a list of them and where they are currently stationed. Please note that their stationing changes quickly, so this may not even be up to date, but it is the last known whereabouts that I have of these guys.
Danny Dreyer- Army- 2nd Lieutenant- graduating from Ranger school Today.
Sam Hargrove- Army- 2 Lieutenant- Ft Rucker, Alabama, will be going through helicopter flight school and other training
David Mincemeyer- Army- Army Specialist- Ft. Carson, CO
Jon Rahn- Navy- Hawaii, not sure of his rank at this time
David Tate- Air Force- 2nd Lieutenant- Kirtland AF Base, Albuquerque, NM
Alex Walters- Navy- E4- Guam
Ryan Woolf- Air Force- Airman 1st Class- Buckley Air Force Base, near Denver, CO
If there are more out there that I just don't know about, please let me know, and I will include him/her on the list.
Also, if you would like your family member or friend included in this list, please reply to this email with all the information!
Pray for these guys. Some of these guys are in harm's way right now, others are training to put themselves in harm's way. All of them have volunteered to serve and protect their country (which is you).
Danny Dreyer- Army- 2nd Lieutenant- graduating from Ranger school Today.
Sam Hargrove- Army- 2 Lieutenant- Ft Rucker, Alabama, will be going through helicopter flight school and other training
David Mincemeyer- Army- Army Specialist- Ft. Carson, CO
Jon Rahn- Navy- Hawaii, not sure of his rank at this time
David Tate- Air Force- 2nd Lieutenant- Kirtland AF Base, Albuquerque, NM
Alex Walters- Navy- E4- Guam
Ryan Woolf- Air Force- Airman 1st Class- Buckley Air Force Base, near Denver, CO
If there are more out there that I just don't know about, please let me know, and I will include him/her on the list.
Also, if you would like your family member or friend included in this list, please reply to this email with all the information!
Pray for these guys. Some of these guys are in harm's way right now, others are training to put themselves in harm's way. All of them have volunteered to serve and protect their country (which is you).
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