DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Monday, Jan. 7, 2018

DEVOTION:  Isaiah 43:1-7 English Standard Version (ESV)

Israel's Only Savior

43 But now thus says the Lord,
he who created you, O Jacob,
    he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
    I have called you by name, you are mine.
² When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
    and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be burned,
    and the flame shall not consume you.
³ For I am the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
I give Egypt as your ransom,
    Cush and Seba in exchange for you.
⁴ Because you are precious in my eyes,
    and honored, and I love you,
I give men in return for you,
    peoples in exchange for your life.
⁵ Fear not, for I am with you;
    I will bring your offspring from the east,
    and from the west I will gather you.
⁶ I will say to the north, Give up,
    and to the south, Do not withhold;
bring my sons from afar
    and my daughters from the end of the earth,
⁷ everyone who is called by my name,
    whom I created for my glory,
    whom I formed and made."

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Mon- Confirmation 5:15-6:15; Worship 6:30

Tues- Trustees???

Wed- Choir 7

Thurs- Karate 6:15-7:45

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8am; Traditional Worship 9; Fellowship, Sunday school and adult Bible class 10:15; Chapel 10:45;    

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

Monday, 6:30-

Acolyte- Grant Jacobsmeyer

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

Projectionist- Terry McKenzie

Altar clean up- Bruce and Dani Richardson

 

Sunday, 9am—

Acolyte- Isabelle Morris

Ushers- Don Turnure, Dave Burmeister, Brent Davis, Larry Schulze

Communion assistant- Steve McDowell

Lay reader- Karen Benton

Projectionist- Terry McKenzie

Altar- Terry McKenzie

Tellers- Team #2

 

Sunday 10:45

Acolyte- Luke Rausch

Communion assistant- Randy Fischer

Projectionist- Kathy Fischer

 

 

 

 

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ:  What were the measurements of the ark?  It was to be 300 cubits in length,  50 cubits in width and 30 cubits in height.  Which translates to 450 feet in length , 75 feet in width and 45 feet high.

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TODAY'S QUIZ: Who were Noah's three sons?

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NEWS:

NEW WORSHIP, SUNDAY SCHOOL, AND BIBLE CLASS SCHEDULE

There seemed to be a little bit of confusion yesterday about how things are going to work.  Let me make it a little clearer.

 

Adult Bible Study- 8am (on Genesis) and 10:15am (On Angels) both in the overflow

 

Sunday school- 10:15-10:45—Get your donut and juice from overflow and then meet in Sunday school area.

 

Worship- 9 and 10:45 on Sunday and 6:30 on Monday  (all in the sanctuary)

 

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FREE CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND RECONCILIATION COURSE AVAILABLE ONLINE

Are you in a conflict with a brother, sister, parent, spouse, or friend? Do you want to end that conflict and gain back loved ones and friends?  Do you want to mend fences and rebuild bridges?  Do you want to get rid of all the bitterness, anger, and resentment that you have toward others or that someone might have toward you?  Do you want to do what GOD wants you to do in your broken relationships, but you don't know where or how to start? 

 

Ambassadors of Reconciliation has some great tools that will help to teach you and guide you through a process of doing just that at https://www.aorhope.org/ .

 

You can receive access to a free online course called "Conflict Resolution vs. Reconciliation"  at https://www.aorhope.org/aor-gift because I sponsored your scholarship. Simply go to that link to access this on-line course about biblical reconciliation. It is excellent.

 

I took a challenge to sponsor scholarships for several people at St. John's, because I want as many people as possible to take this course and learn to go and be reconciled to one another!  If you think it is helpful you can take the challenge yourself and nominate others!

 

Let me know if you take the course, so I can know how many people my donation has helped! 

 

 

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LITTLE LAMBS IS STILL COLLECTING PLASTIC CAPS FOR THEIR BENCH!!

Any plastic lid will do!  They need 300lbs total! There are boxes in the narthex and in Little Lambs.

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OPERATION BACKPACK CONTINUES!!

There are hundreds of kids in need in Warrenton.  Many of them go to homes without food, especially on weekends.  The food that is collected from us gets put into kids backpacks discreetly on Fridays and sent home with them on Fridays.  This month's collection is canned fruit.

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PRAYERS:

For OLIVIA BROCKFELD, as she fell at church yesterday and sprained her ankle and foot.

 

For TONI MAUCH'S BROTHER RAY, who is suffering with lymphoma for over a year and it keeps coming back despite the doctor's best efforts.

 

Prayer of thanksgiving for TERESA BROCKFELD'S SISTER, MICHELE, as she is doing much better after an infection scare last week.

 

For MOLLY HENDERSHOT, as she is still awaiting word on whether or not she will receive a pacemaker, and when it will be.

 

For JIM GILKEY SR. who is back home after being hospitalized with the flu.

 

For GEORGE HOELSCHER, For the past couple months George has been participating in a trial treatment at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.  The treatment was unsuccessful and the cancer has returned throughout several parts of his body, so he is going back to the chemotherapy that he was doing before.  It worked ok, but it was extremely hard on his body. 

 

 

For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been sick for 7 weeks and the doctor's are unable to determine the cause.  She is in the hospital now. 

For FRANCIS ABBAN, pastor's sister Mary's boyfriend, as his brother, Mike, died in a house fire Sunday night in Nigeria.

  

For PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER who is dealing with a return of his cancer.

   

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

For COLTON FIGURA AND DANNY DREYER who are both home but remain on active duty in the military.

 

For CONNER FIGURA going through tech training for the Air Force. .

 

For DAVID TATE stationed in Japan, and ALEX WALTERS, stationed in Tennessee.  That God would bless their service to our country and keep them safe as they all await possible deployment.

 

For CALEB FIGURA AND VINCE MASTERS who are both serving our country in the National Guard and take time out of their