Daily Email: Tuesday, February 21, 2017

DEVOTION:  Exodus 24:8-18English Standard Version (ESV)

⁸ And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, "Behold the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words."

⁹ Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, ¹⁰ and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. ¹¹ And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank.

¹² The Lord said to Moses, "Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction." ¹³ So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. ¹⁴ And he said to the elders, "Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them."

¹⁵ Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. ¹⁶ The glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. ¹⁷ Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. ¹⁸ Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

 

Today, I had the privilege to be with Barb Perricone as she took her last breath on this earth.  I can only imagine what it was like for her when her spirit left her body and joined the Lord Jesus in glory.  I can only imagine, because I didn't experience it.  I only know from what the Lord himself has told me about what it's like. 

 

The same is true for this reading today.  We can only see it through the words of Moses here.  There isn't a whole lot of description, and rightly so.  No amount of description would do it justice. 

 

It was the same at the Transfiguration.  Peter could only say, "It is good for us to be here." And "Let me make some tents so we can stay here for a while." 

 

Personally, It's hard for me to wait for the day that I will join Jesus in paradise.    It sounds so wonderful!  The longer you live on this earth, and are a stranger here, the more you long for heaven, which is your real home.  Till then, may God give us patience and peace as we wait, that we may be the witnesses of his mercy and grace to all around us.

 

Let us pray: Lord, thank you for giving us these little glimpses of heaven, but we pray that you come quickly so that these little glimpses can be our present and eternal reality.  Amen.

 

 

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CALENDAR

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Oak Pointe Worship 10am; Choir 7pm

Thurs- Building committee meeting 6:30pm; NO Lutheranism 101

Fri- Assemble Newsletters 9am; Begin 30 Hour Famine is postponed

Sat-  Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school 9:45

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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:  
Acolyte-  8:30- Dawn Sherman 11- Dulci Rahn; Wed- Luke Rausch

Ushers-  Brent Davis, Ben Hoelscher, Gary Hoelscher, George Hoelscher; Wednesday- Dave Callies, Marv Hendershot, Don Luebke, Don Nolte

Altar- Set up- Terry McKenzie; Clean up- Cheryl Bettlach; Wednesday Set up- Ruth Walters Clean up- Lynn Russell and Elaine Schauer

Elders-  Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Charlie Figura; Wednesday????
 
Greeters-  8:30- Jim and Vickie McRae; 11- Marv and Molly Hendershot

Lay Readers- Sat- Marcia Sevier; 8:30- Allan Dreyer; 11- Christy Winn

Piano-  Molly Hendershot

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Projectionists: Sat- Toni Mauch; 8:30- McKenzie; 11- Dawn Sherman???
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ:   Where was Beth Peor, and what is there today?

 

From Patty Herath: Beth-peor in Moab where Moses received the 10 commandments, sent Joshua out, those not allowed in  promised stayed, and where Moses is buried. Today it is Jordan?

 

From Don Nolte:  Seat of worship of the Moabite god Baal-peor Beside the Mt. Peor.  East of Jericho  Close to the valey where the Israelites encamped immediately before descending into the plain of the Jordan.  Close to where Moses was buried.  

 

Both are correct!  Thanks Patty and Don!

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TODAY'S QUIZ:  What are "burnt offerings" as they are commanded in the Old Testament?

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NEWS!!!! 

6-12 GRADE YOUTH ARE GOING TO LITTLE BIT OF HAVEN SATURDAY!!

We will leave at 7:30am and return around 3:30pm!  All 6-12 grade youth and their parents are welcome to come!  Please rsvp asap!!

30 HOUR FAMINE IS POSTPONED 

Due to way too many other activities to overcome, our  famine is postponed till further notice.  Watch for details in the next few days as to a rescheduled date!

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PAT HERATH, SISTER IN LAW OF PATTY HERATH, AND DIRECTOR OF WELLS FOR WELLNESS, WILL BE HERE THIS WEEKEND TO TALK ABOUT HER MISSION TO PROVIDE CLEAN WATER TO THE PEOPLE OF NIGER, AFRICA!

Wells for Wellness is an organization that goes to places in Niger, Africa where there is no drinkable water and drills wells so that there is. 

 

There will be a door offering for her organization this weekend.  Please give as you are able!

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LITTLE LAMBS ENROLLMENT FOR THE 2017-2018 SCHOOL YEAR

March 1 for current students and St. John's members!

April 3 open to all!

 

Student must be 3 for younger class  or 4 for older class by August 1.

$45 nonrefundable registration fee required.

Registration packets can be picked up at Little Lambs during school hours and in the church office during non-school hours. 

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VENDOR FAIR/FLEA MARKET WILL BE SATURDAY, MAY 6!!

Inside vendor areas are rented for $25 per space

Outside vendors are $10 per parking spot.

Donations for the youth groups sale under the pavilion can be left under the pavilion or in the shed. 

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STEPHEN MINISTRY IS LOOKING FOR SOME NEW STEPHEN LEADERS

If you love caring for others and consider yourself a leader, this is the perfect way for you to serve the Lord and your church family!

 

The Stephen Leader training is April 23-29 at the Renaissance Hotel by the airport this year and the cost of the training is covered by the church.  If you choose to stay at the hotel you will have to pay for that yourself.  It's only a 35 minute commute to the training from Warrenton.

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TRAVELING FELLOWSHIP GROUP IS GOING TO FULTON ON SATURDAY, APRIL 8!

The group will be boarding a charter bus at 7:45am that day, first heading to the Auto World Museum, secondly to The Copper Mine Restaurant for lunch, and finally to the Churchill Museum before heading home.  They will arrive home around 5:30 that evening.  The cost will be around $65 including lunch, but the more people that go, the cheaper it will be. 

YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION WILL BE MARCH 25!

OUR YOUTH STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION HAS BEEN MOVED BACK A MONTH AND IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY, MARCH 25!  Also, THANK YOU LETTERS to those church members who donated last year are in your church mailboxes!!

OPERATION BACKPACK ITEMS COLLECTED FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ARE CANNED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES!

Any size can, and any kind of fruit or vegetable is appreciated.    Place them in the receptacle marked "Backpack Blessings" in the narthex.

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AGAPE DONATIONS ALWAYS ACCEPTED!!

Any nonperishable food items, diapers, toiletries, etc.!!

 

Perishable food items can be taken directly to Agape at 713 Powell St. in Warrenton.  Call 456-4645 to find out when they're open or for more info.

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YOUR KROGER CARD CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS

Go to www.kroger.com/communityawards and register your card today!!

__________________________________________________________________________________________GENERAL PRAYER

 

For the FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BARB PERRICONE, as she went to her heavenly rest today

 

For FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE LINSTRUTHS at the loss of Dawn's mother this morning.

 

For Mim Dunn's nephew DAVID HAHN who is dealing with severe throat cancer.

 

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, EVELYN TOEDEBUSCH,  who has been on hospice care for the last few months and slows down a little more every day, but is doing well.