DEVOTION: Gideon said, "Alas, Sovereign Lord, I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face!" But the Lord said to him, "Peace! Do not be afraid. You are not going to die." SO Gideon built an altar to the Lord there and called it "The Lord is Peace." The Story p.109
Is it peaceful or troubling to know that you have the presence of the Lord with you and in you? Does it cause you great fear because of your sinfulness? Are you full of grief and anguish because of the trouble you have caused or the guilt that you are feeling because of a particular sin or a multitude of them too numerous to count?
We all get that way at times. It is just like when you say something bad about someone only to find that they were standing in the room right behind you and heard everything you said. It is a gut wrenching, heart burning thing. It is something from which you cannot escape or hide.
Knowing that God hears and sees everything should cause us great fear and trembling. It should cause the sinking feeling in our gut. At the same time, we should also know that even though we deserve to be struck down on a daily basis, we won't be because GOD IS PEACE!! We won't be, because God has chosen not to strike us down. We won't be because of the faith that He has given us and the fact that He has chosen us as His children.
We should never become too comfortable in our sinfulness. Our sin should always cause us great discomfort. Then we will not want to stay in it, but instead go to the great comforter , the great counselor that is God the Holy Spirit, who will fill us with His love, forgiveness, and peace
Prayer: Lord God, make me uncomfortable in my sin so that I can live in Your real comfort and peace! Amen.
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MONDAY'S QUIZ: What woman was judge of Israel? Deborah
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many men went with Gideon to defeat their enemies?
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CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15;
Wed- Choir 7pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter
Sat- Bible class 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school (The Story Chapter 8)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Natalie McDowell; 11- Devin Miller
Altar guild- Set up- Don and Dianne Hance; Clean up- Pam Linke
Greeters- 8:30- Rob and Julie Schaumberg; 11- Charlie and Lynn Figura
Communion Assistants- Sat- Rich Boeger; 8:30- Rich Talbert; 11- Charlie Figura
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Alan Hofeldt; 11am- Isabella Linstruth
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Charlie, Jason, Caleb, and Colton Figura
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8AM!!!
Even if you haven't been there before, come and enjoy a hearty breakfast, some good fellowship, and even learn something about How We Got the Bible. Let me know if you are coming ASAP!!
________________________________________________________________________________
ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5!!!! Make plans to attend SUPPER at 5:30 and Worship at 6:30!!!
Our theme is "Forgiveness and Peace in the Psalms"
Come for supper! Our jr and sr hi youth are hosting the dinners!! All proceeds go to help the youth help others and be witnesses to the world!
Menu: Fried chicken and all the fixin's on Ash Wednesday!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
THIS WEEK: THE STORY: CHAPTER 8 "A Few Good Men and Women"
Come to Bible Study on Saturday night at 4pm or Sunday morning at 9:45 to get all your questions answered and to learn more about the time of the Judges and the constant back and forth between faithfulness and falling away.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 ST. JOHN'S KIDS AND 5 OF THEIR FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN THE 30 HOUR FAMINE IS THIS WEEKEND!!!
If you see the following kids around town or at church tell them you want to donate to the 30 Hour Famine Fundraiser: Or you can call pastor at 636-359-1061 or stop by church to donate. ALL MONEY RAISED GOES TO FEED STARVING CHILDREN AND HELP PEOPLE SUSTAIN THEIR OWN WAY OF LIVING THROUGH FARMING, EARNING A LIVING, OR FINDING CLEAN WATER SOURCES!!
Cara Klaustermeier
Isabella Linstruth
Ian Brunson
Emily Brunson
Shawn Jaeger
Siera Jaeger
Sam Johnson
Austin Heitgerd
Kailyn Blechle
Conner Figura
Make checks payable to "World Vision"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
DCE PLACEMENT DIRECTOR TO BE HERE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY!!
You may be wondering what is going on with that DCE Intern we voted on last year. The application has been received and now the director of placement from Concordia, Seward, Nebraska will be here to visit with us Thursday night and Friday during the day. We are drawing closer to the day when we will have more ministry help!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT WILL OPEN FOR ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ON MARCH 1ST!
There is a $30 nonrefundable registration fee. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug 1. Enrollment for the community will be gin April 1. For more info call Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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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PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
WENDELL AND MARY ANN ROEHRS who lost their home in a fire this past Friday night.
THOSE WITH CANCER, the many among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.
JAYME VESSEL, an "almost" member of St. John's who is due to have a baby girl on the 17th, but it may come sooner due to frequent contractions.
COUGAR CLIFFORD, 15 year old who had an accident playing in the snow on Jan 7 and broke his neck. He has undergone extensive surgery and is recovering but is still unable to move his legs.
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.
Is it peaceful or troubling to know that you have the presence of the Lord with you and in you? Does it cause you great fear because of your sinfulness? Are you full of grief and anguish because of the trouble you have caused or the guilt that you are feeling because of a particular sin or a multitude of them too numerous to count?
We all get that way at times. It is just like when you say something bad about someone only to find that they were standing in the room right behind you and heard everything you said. It is a gut wrenching, heart burning thing. It is something from which you cannot escape or hide.
Knowing that God hears and sees everything should cause us great fear and trembling. It should cause the sinking feeling in our gut. At the same time, we should also know that even though we deserve to be struck down on a daily basis, we won't be because GOD IS PEACE!! We won't be, because God has chosen not to strike us down. We won't be because of the faith that He has given us and the fact that He has chosen us as His children.
We should never become too comfortable in our sinfulness. Our sin should always cause us great discomfort. Then we will not want to stay in it, but instead go to the great comforter , the great counselor that is God the Holy Spirit, who will fill us with His love, forgiveness, and peace
Prayer: Lord God, make me uncomfortable in my sin so that I can live in Your real comfort and peace! Amen.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
MONDAY'S QUIZ: What woman was judge of Israel? Deborah
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many men went with Gideon to defeat their enemies?
________________________________________________________________________
CALENDAR:
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Bible Study 11:30-12:15;
Wed- Choir 7pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter
Sat- Bible class 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school (The Story Chapter 8)
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- Natalie McDowell; 11- Devin Miller
Altar guild- Set up- Don and Dianne Hance; Clean up- Pam Linke
Greeters- 8:30- Rob and Julie Schaumberg; 11- Charlie and Lynn Figura
Communion Assistants- Sat- Rich Boeger; 8:30- Rich Talbert; 11- Charlie Figura
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Alan Hofeldt; 11am- Isabella Linstruth
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Charlie, Jason, Caleb, and Colton Figura
____________________________________________________________________________________________________
NEWS:
MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8AM!!!
Even if you haven't been there before, come and enjoy a hearty breakfast, some good fellowship, and even learn something about How We Got the Bible. Let me know if you are coming ASAP!!
________________________________________________________________________________
ASH WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5!!!! Make plans to attend SUPPER at 5:30 and Worship at 6:30!!!
Our theme is "Forgiveness and Peace in the Psalms"
Come for supper! Our jr and sr hi youth are hosting the dinners!! All proceeds go to help the youth help others and be witnesses to the world!
Menu: Fried chicken and all the fixin's on Ash Wednesday!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
THIS WEEK: THE STORY: CHAPTER 8 "A Few Good Men and Women"
Come to Bible Study on Saturday night at 4pm or Sunday morning at 9:45 to get all your questions answered and to learn more about the time of the Judges and the constant back and forth between faithfulness and falling away.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 ST. JOHN'S KIDS AND 5 OF THEIR FRIENDS PARTICIPATED IN THE 30 HOUR FAMINE IS THIS WEEKEND!!!
If you see the following kids around town or at church tell them you want to donate to the 30 Hour Famine Fundraiser: Or you can call pastor at 636-359-1061 or stop by church to donate. ALL MONEY RAISED GOES TO FEED STARVING CHILDREN AND HELP PEOPLE SUSTAIN THEIR OWN WAY OF LIVING THROUGH FARMING, EARNING A LIVING, OR FINDING CLEAN WATER SOURCES!!
Cara Klaustermeier
Isabella Linstruth
Ian Brunson
Emily Brunson
Shawn Jaeger
Siera Jaeger
Sam Johnson
Austin Heitgerd
Kailyn Blechle
Conner Figura
Make checks payable to "World Vision"
___________________________________________________________________________________________________
DCE PLACEMENT DIRECTOR TO BE HERE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY!!
You may be wondering what is going on with that DCE Intern we voted on last year. The application has been received and now the director of placement from Concordia, Seward, Nebraska will be here to visit with us Thursday night and Friday during the day. We are drawing closer to the day when we will have more ministry help!
___________________________________________________________________________________________
LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT WILL OPEN FOR ST. JOHN'S MEMBERS AND FAMILIES ON MARCH 1ST!
There is a $30 nonrefundable registration fee. Students must be 3 or 4 years old by Aug 1. Enrollment for the community will be gin April 1. For more info call Lisa Rausch or Karin Klaustermeier.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
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
___________________________________________________________________________________________
PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)
WENDELL AND MARY ANN ROEHRS who lost their home in a fire this past Friday night.
THOSE WITH CANCER, the many among our family and friends who are struggling with cancer.
JAYME VESSEL, an "almost" member of St. John's who is due to have a baby girl on the 17th, but it may come sooner due to frequent contractions.
COUGAR CLIFFORD, 15 year old who had an accident playing in the snow on Jan 7 and broke his neck. He has undergone extensive surgery and is recovering but is still unable to move his legs.
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.
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