Tues. Jan 28, 2014

DEVOTION: "Now the length of time the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.  At the end of the 430 years, to the very day, all the Lord's divisions left Egypt."  The Story p. 52
 
Can you imagine, day after day, year after year, being burdened with slavery?  Can you imagine being beaten day after day and hearing the stories of how your family used to be big shots in Goshen and had the best land and the best of everything?  Sounds like a horrible existence, doesn't it?
 
There are many in our world who are going through just this kind of trouble.  There are people who are living miserable lives, because of their own sin or because of the sin of others.  There are Christians who are at this very moment being persecuted and even killed for their faith in Christ.  There are children who are growing up as slaves.  There are millions of people living in dire poverty. 
 
What do they need?  They need the love of Christ!!  What does this look like?  It looks like food and shelter for those who are starving and homeless.  It looks like forgiveness for those whose own sin has caused their terrible situations.  It looks like love for a hurting world in the form of the preaching and teaching of the pure Gospel of Christ's love and forgiveness.  It looks like Jesus!
 
In the reading for today, the Lord heard their cry and delivered them out of the hand of the Egyptians.  He does the same for all of us.  We were in the slavery of sin and some of us still are.  What do we need today and every day?  WE NEED JESUS!  We all need him to rescue us and give us Himself! 
 
Prayer:  Lord God, thank you for delivering us from the slavery of sin and giving us an eternal FREE life.  Amen.
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MONDAY'S QUIZ:  What did Pharaoh order to be done with every Hebrew male child?  They were to be thrown in the NIle river and be drowned
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many plagues were there and what were they?
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CALENDAR:
Wed- Choir 7pm
Sat- The Story Chapter 4 Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school  and Adult Bible class on The Story Ch. 4 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Conner Figura; 11- Kailyn Blechle
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine
Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Rich Boeger; 11- Dave WInter
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; Sun- Jennifer Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
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NEWS:
THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDY AND WORSHIP:  THE STORY: CHAPTER 4  "Deliverance"
Come to worship and Bible Study to hear all about how God used Moses to deliver his people, Israel, out of the hands of slavery and gave them a new purpose.
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DID YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ON OUR ALTAR COME FROM??
They come from members who buy them in honor of someone or something or in remembrance of someone they love who has gone to heaven.  Please consider doing this yourself!  They are $25 each.  The chart to sign up is on the bulletin board in the narthex and you can pay for them by putting  a check in the offering plate with an envelope that says what it is for.
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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8am!!
Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and learning HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE!!   Let me know if you are coming!!
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STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 BEGINNING AT 6PM!! 
Tickets are on sale in the narthex before and after worship or you can call the church office during the week to get yours!  Come and enjoy a wonderful time, wonderful food, and get lots of good deals and on stuff that you will really use and need!!
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TRIVIA NIGHT WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!!   A big thank you to Lois Boeger for organizing the whole thing!!!

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WORK DAY WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!  A big thanks to all the guys who took time out of their Saturday to put new lights in the preschool! 
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 HELP FOR PARENTS TO GUIDE THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH THE STORY
A big part of The Story experience is that the whole family grows together in it as each person in the family reads it, you will all literally be on the same page.  yet, it may be hard to get discussion going or to help you get started together.   Are you looking for a way to connect with your kids as they and you read The Story together?  There's help!
 
If you click the link below you will find parent pages for all age groups that you can use to connect with your kids at least once a week.  Whenever your "together" time is, make it productive.  It is a .pdf file of parent pages that goes from lesson one all the way through 31.  Check it out and tell me what you think.  I think they are excellent!! 
https://assets1.mytrainsite.com/501196/the_story_parentpages_weeks1_31.pdf?r=1438

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NEW BIBLE STUDY DAY AND TIME ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE
In order to give everyone a chance to participate fully in The Story we have added a Saturday afternoon Bible study at 4pm.  This is especially good for those who normally attend worship on Saturday evening, but is for EVERYONE who wants to attend!!
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PRAYER REQUESTS:  (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
 
DAVE CALLIES, as he recovers from knee replacement at DePaul Rehab.

JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, as he continues to deal with cancer in his lungs.
 
DONNA HEITGERD recovering at Scott and Lani Heitgerd's from a broken hip.
 
WILMA WEIGLE as she continues to recover from pneumonia and other complications due to brain surgery. 
 
PAMELA, a friend of Kathy Fischer, who is suffering with a different types of cancer and is recovering from surgery. 
 
 
         








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