DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Thursday, March 7, 2019

DEVOTION:  Luke 4:1-13 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Temptation of Jesus

4 And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness ² for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days. And when they were ended, he was hungry. ³ The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." ⁴ And Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone.'" ⁵ And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,⁶ and said to him, "To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will. ⁷ If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." ⁸ And Jesus answered him, "It is written,

"'You shall worship the Lord your God,
    and him only shall you serve.'"

⁹ And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, ¹⁰ for it is written,

"'He will command his angels concerning you,
    to guard you,'

¹¹ and

"'On their hands they will bear you up,
    lest you strike your foot against a stone.'"

¹² And Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.'" ¹³ And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.

 

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Thurs- Alzheimers Support Group 1pm

Fri- Set up for Steak Dinner and Auction

Sat- Tell the Next Generation Family Ministry Conference at Zion, Harvester 9-3; Youth Steak Dinner and Auction Doors open at 5:30; Dinner starts at 6

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8am; Traditional Worship 9; , Special Voter's Meeting 10:15; Chapel 10:45

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

 

Sunday, 9am—

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Jared Cluver

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

Communion assistant- Dave Tinnin

Lay reader- Steve McDowell

Projectionist- Perricones

Altar Set Up- Callies

Tellers- Team #2

 

Sunday 10:45

Acolyte-  Isabelle Benke

Worship assistant- Dave Winter

Projectionist- Nova Luebke

 

Monday, 6:30-

Acolyte- Nick Schulze

Worship assistant- Steve Mauch

Projectionist- Toni Mauch

Altar clean up- Steve and Sandy Robine

 

 

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What did God promise to the Israelites if they would follow his decrees and obey his commands?  And what did he warn would happen if they didn't? Deut.28:1-14  They would have prominence above other nations,  they would be successful in cities and farming, they would have blessings of children, food and livestock, They would have protection and power against their enemies, they would have bountiful harvests of food, they would be set apart as God's holy people,  they would be feared by other nations, they would have appropriate and favorable blessings on work including freedom from debt, and they would have leadership among other peoples and nations.
If  they did not the Lord would send curses, confusion and frustration in all they undertake to do until they are destroyed and perish on the account of their evil deeds.

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TODAY'S QUIZ:    Did the Israelites keep their end of the covenant they made with God? 

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NEWS:

 

STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION IS THIS SATURDAY!!  THERE ARE STILL TICKETS AVAILABLE AND DONATIONS ARE STILL BEING ACCEPTED!!!

1. Call Pastor at 359-1061 to get tickets!

 

2. Bring your donations up to church by Friday evening.

 

3. Doors open at 5:30 and Supper starts at 6.

 

SPECIAL VOTER'S MEETING THIS SUNDAY AT 10:15 TO CHOOSE AN ARCHITECT!!!

Our building committee has been at work interviewing architects and is ready to put forth their recommendations to the voter's assembly for approval.  A voting member is any confirmed member of St. John's 18 years old or older.  Please mark your calendars and join us for this special meeting.  It will begin immediately following our 9am service and will not last more than a half hour. 

 

SCRIP ORDER DUE DATE HAS BEEN EXTENDED

If you have orders to turn in, but were not able to make it to church, you can still turn them in on or before this Sunday, March 10.

 

TELL THE NEXT GENERATION FAMILY MINISTRY CONFERENCE IS SATURDAY, MARCH 9, FROM 9-3 AT ZION LUTHERAN CHURCH in HARVESTER!!

Ministry to, among, and with families with young children is crucial to a vibrant and growing church.  At the same time it is getting harder and harder to do such ministry for so many different reasons.  This conference will give us an opportunity to get some new ideas, learn from those who have been and are successful in this type of ministry and grow together as brothers and sisters in Christ.  I would like people to attend with me!  If you can go, even if it is just for a few hours, please let me know!  Let's make Family Ministry great again!!

 

PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTER NEEDS

1. Underwriters for our fundraiser banquet coming up Thursday, March 21. This is so we can allow people to attend without having to have people purchase tickets.

 

2. Banquet attendees.  It begins at 6:30 on March 21 at Holy Rosary, and will go to approximately 8:30

 

3. Nurses with ultrasound certification or those willing to take the training to be certified.  We are very close to getting our ultrasound, and we just need people who are able to do it!

 

4. MONEY!!!!  We are running on empty as far as funds are concerned!  If you'd care to donate please go to http://www.pocofwarrencounty.org/ and you will find tons of options to help out this most worthy cause.

 

OPERATION BACKPACk FOOD FOR MARCH IS INDIVIDUALLY WRAPPED SNACKS (granola bars, fruit snacks, Little Debbie Snack Cakes, Instant Oatmeal)

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CHECK YOUR MAILBOXES AND THE SHELVES BELOW THEM FOR YOUR OFFERING ENVELOPES!!!
Some of you haven't emptied your church mailboxes in a while.  Others of you might not even know that you have a mailbox.  If you are an adult member of St. John's you have a church mailbox!  Your copy of the new constitution is in your mailbox and your 2019 offering envelopes are on the shelves underneath the mailboxes.   Get your stuff!!! 

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ST JOHN'S GOALS FOR 2019!!!
A 10% increase in worship attendance.

A 5% increase in Bible study attendance

Add two new Bible study opportunities during the week

Add two new outreach events to reach out to the community. 

 

If you are a member of St. John's and you think these goals are good ones, then I encourage you to do your part to make them a reality!! 

 

PRAYERS:

For ALOUISE MARSCHEL, who is hospitalized with severe stomach flu and weakness.

 

For SUE RUHL who has been placed on hospice care.

 

For PAT MANESS who is dealing with a sore on her foot and problems with circulation in her legs.

 

For CHERI VERME, (Lil's daughter) as she is hospitalized with a bowel obstruction. 

 

For BOB YATES (Lil's son's father in law) who is hospitalized with meningitis.

 

For MARILYN FOSTER who is home after gall bladder surgery.

 

For RICH AND PEGGY TALBERT'S DAUGHTER, MICHELLE PERKINS, who is dealing with complications due to newfound diabetes. 

 

For those dealing with cancer and treatments HAROLD ANDERSON, JOHN MORRIS, father in law of Elise Morris; GEORGE HOELSCHER, MARILYN FOSTER, PASTOR RON LEHENBAUER, MARY BREUER, MARI GILB, both friends of Sandy Robine, Toni Mauch's brother RAY KOLN, and hundreds of others who are dealing with this dreaded disease.  That God would provide healing and relief, but that God would also work through the pain and suffering to bring faith and in crease faith in those who need it.   .

 

For DIANNE FELDKAMP'S SISTER, DONNA MAYES, who has been diagnosed with ALS, and her other sister, DEBBIE BURGER, who has been diagnosed with Grave's disease. 

   

 

 

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

 

 

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