Please pray for JONAS BORCHERT, grandson of Don Nolte, as he is having surgery today to remove a lobe of his lung that is cancerous. It is a very risky surgery, but one of many that Jonas is able to pull through if the Lord so desires.
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Subject: Monday, August 11, 2014
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:01:23 -0500
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From: revklaus@hotmail.com
To: stjohnswarrenton@googlegroups.com
Subject: Monday, August 11, 2014
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 10:01:23 -0500
DEVOTION: He said to them, "It is not for you to know the times or the dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. The Story 389
When God wants us to know something he will make sure we know. If we reject it, it's our own fault. In the same way, when God doesn't want us to know something he isn't going to tell us, and we aren't going to know. This holds very true for the judgment day. The Lord doesn't want us to know when that day will occur. And no matter how many calculations, nor how many people decide in their minds that this or that date is the date of Jesus return, nor how many times we try to predict that it is coming sooner than later because of what's going on in the world, WE DON'T KNOW!
What we do know is what Jesus says right after this. He says, YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES". Who is he talking to? He is talking to disciples and those who were there at the time of His ascension. He was also talking to all those believers who would come after them, all of the disciples that have been made since. WE ARE ALL HIS WITNESSES!
Here are some tough questions for you then as those who have been commanded to be His witnesses: Can you be His witnesses when you are staying home from worship every weekend? Can you be His witnesses when you are holding grudges against your brothers and sisters or against those who have wronged you? Can you be His witnesses when you continue to use filthy language on a regular basis?
It may just be time for you to REPENT. That word "repent" means to turn around, to do a 180 and instead of continuing in the path of sin, turning away from that sin and turning to Christ.
All God wants for you is that you be His witnesses, a wonderful and blessed responsibility indeed. All God wants for you is to hear His Words of comfort and joy in worship, to receive His forgiveness in Word and Sacrament, and to give that forgiveness to others. It's just that simple.
Until the day he returns BE HIS WITNESSES IN WORD AND IN DEED! Be His witnesses with your every day life! Be His witnesses by going to people that you haven't talked to for a very long time, because you are mad at them for what they did to you or to someone else and FORGIVE THEM FROM YOUR HEART!! Be His witnesses and it won't matter what day He returns cause you will be ready.
Let us pray: Lord God, help me to be a faithful witness so I don't have time to keep grudges or to keep myself from worship. Help me to fill Your purpose for my life! Amen.
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When God wants us to know something he will make sure we know. If we reject it, it's our own fault. In the same way, when God doesn't want us to know something he isn't going to tell us, and we aren't going to know. This holds very true for the judgment day. The Lord doesn't want us to know when that day will occur. And no matter how many calculations, nor how many people decide in their minds that this or that date is the date of Jesus return, nor how many times we try to predict that it is coming sooner than later because of what's going on in the world, WE DON'T KNOW!
What we do know is what Jesus says right after this. He says, YOU WILL BE MY WITNESSES". Who is he talking to? He is talking to disciples and those who were there at the time of His ascension. He was also talking to all those believers who would come after them, all of the disciples that have been made since. WE ARE ALL HIS WITNESSES!
Here are some tough questions for you then as those who have been commanded to be His witnesses: Can you be His witnesses when you are staying home from worship every weekend? Can you be His witnesses when you are holding grudges against your brothers and sisters or against those who have wronged you? Can you be His witnesses when you continue to use filthy language on a regular basis?
It may just be time for you to REPENT. That word "repent" means to turn around, to do a 180 and instead of continuing in the path of sin, turning away from that sin and turning to Christ.
All God wants for you is that you be His witnesses, a wonderful and blessed responsibility indeed. All God wants for you is to hear His Words of comfort and joy in worship, to receive His forgiveness in Word and Sacrament, and to give that forgiveness to others. It's just that simple.
Until the day he returns BE HIS WITNESSES IN WORD AND IN DEED! Be His witnesses with your every day life! Be His witnesses by going to people that you haven't talked to for a very long time, because you are mad at them for what they did to you or to someone else and FORGIVE THEM FROM YOUR HEART!! Be His witnesses and it won't matter what day He returns cause you will be ready.
Let us pray: Lord God, help me to be a faithful witness so I don't have time to keep grudges or to keep myself from worship. Help me to fill Your purpose for my life! Amen.
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was the first person to enter the tomb and see the grave cloths lying there? Mary Magdalene____________________________________________________________________________TODAY'S QUIZ: To whom did Luke write the book of Acts?__________________________________________________________________________________CALENDAR:Mon- First day of School for Wright City schools; 6-12 grade pool party 1-5pm; Wilma Smith visitation 4-8pmTues- Quilters 9-2; Wilma Smith funeral 10am; Trustees meeting 7pm; Council meeting 7pmThurs- First day of school for Warren County RIII; Little Lambs Open House 8-11am
Sat- Golf Outing 7am-1pm; Bible Study 4; Worship 5; baptism of Lilly Nordwald 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30; Voter's meeting 9:45; Sunday school 9:45; worship 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS WEEK
Acolytes- 8:30- Sophie Tinnin 11- Jacob Winn
Altar guild- Set up- Ruth Walters; Clean Up-- Pam Linke
Greeters- 8:30- Rich and Peggy Talbert; 11- Tom and Pam Linke
Communion Assistants- Sat- Dave Winter; 8:30- Steve Robine; 11- Jim Rahn
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Steve Robine; 11am- Jim Rahn
8:30 Ushers- Don Hance, Rich Boeger, Don Weigle, Don Tate
Projectors- Sat- Perricone; 8:30- Terry McKenzie; 11- ????
Sat pianist- Tim Sherman; Sun- Melissa Pedersen
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NEWS:YOUTH POOL PARTY TODAY-- Monday, August 11 1-5pm at WALT AND BETTY SCHIRRS HOUSE--- If you ae in 6-12 grade, bring your towel, your flip flops, your sunscreen, you arm floaties, and even a friend if you life to our annual pool party! Please RSVP no later than August 10 by either calling the church office at 456-2888 or emailing Kelsey Overbeck at koverbeck@live.com
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GOLF OUTING THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 16!!!If you haven't signed up yet, please do so with the names of the people on your team to Alan Hofeldt by WEDNESDAY!!Event Coordinator636-456-3070_____________________________________________________________________________________________COUNCIL MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7PM!!Council members please make it if you can! We understand if you can't because of prior commitments and short notice._________________________________________________________________VOTERS MEETING THIS SUNDAY AT 9:45!!!Agenda will be emailed later today or early this week.______________________________________________________________________MEN'S RETREAT COMING UP Friday, Sept. 26- Sunday Sept. 28 AT MARK TWAIN LAKE!!Go to t3mensretreat.org for all the info you will need and to sign up!It would be wonderful to get a big group of guys from St. John's to go! I never miss it!______________________________________________________________LABOR DAY FLOAT TRIP-- Float trip will be through Ozark Outdoors. Meet at the river at 10am for a 4 mile float. Please contact Teresa Scott to sign up. She can be reached by email at tscott@usmo.com, cell phone or text at 636-359-5041 or at Schraer heating and air conditioning at 636-456-5041. When signing up, [please provide your best phone contact number and email address, if you have one. More info to follow.
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PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061)For the community of FLORRISANT, as they deal with the civil unrest, rioting, and looting that went on there last evening and continues today.
For HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA, who are being persecuted to the point of death for their faith.
For NANCY SPINIOLAS as she recovers from a car accident and a fall.
For RICK SPINIOLAS as he continues to deal with pancreatic caner and the effects of the chemo on his body.
For the FAMILY OF WILMA SMITH as they have their visitation today and her funeral tomorrow.
For the ELCAN FAMILY, as they mourn the loss of Chris's 14 year old cousin.
For JOHN AND JOANNE HACHTEL, and their family, as they mourn the loss of John's brother Rudie.
For the BOEGER family as they mourn the loss of her uncle.
For ED KOHRS who is hospitalized from a minor fall last week, but is doing well.
For LYNN MESSER, a friend of Jo Fahrni, who went missing this past week, that she will be found safe and well very soon.
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