DEVOTION: Moses answered the people, "Don't be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the deliverance the Lord will bring you today." The Story, p. 53
Can you imagine you just fled Egypt overnight, you are on your way out of town with a couple hundred thousand other people, there is chaos all around, you are just trying to keep your kids close to you and move ahead, and then you look back and there are hundreds of chariots with guys in them who want to catch you, capture you, and if they don't beat you and your kids to death, they will make your slavery worse than it was before, and then Moses gets up in front of you all and says, what he says above?
I would have a lot of trouble not being deathly afraid of what is going to happen to my children and to me. Logic would simply say that you are doomed. Common sense would tell you to start walking back and give yourself up. But then you see Moses taking that famous staff that you've heard so much about, and raising it up over the water. Then you see the waters begin to pile up on either side of that staff. Then you see dry ground appear in the middle and Moses says, "Let's go!" You aren't out of the woods yet. You still have to cross, but from what you've just seen you are pretty sure everything is going to be alright. You get this calm sense that even if you don't make it to the other side, everything is going to be alright, because the Lord is with you and He will save you.
Whatever you are going through in your life right now, know that the Lord is with you. He is on your side! He will part the waters for you. He will care for you in good times and in bad, and you WILL MAKE IT TO THE OTHER SIDE! HEAVEN!
Let us pray: Lord God, help me to trust in you, even when things seem impossible and completely hopeless. In you there is complete hope! Amen.
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TUESDAY'S QUIZ: How many plagues were there and what were they? Good job Dianne! She's back on top!
Begins in Exodus 7:14 thru Exodus 12 10 Plagues in all
The Plague of Blood
the Plague of Frogs
The Plague of Gnats
The Plague of Livestock
The Plague of Boils
The Plague of Hail
The Plague of Locust
The Plague of Darkness
The Plague on the Firstborn Yesterday we forgot to add the plague of FLIES right after gnats.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________WEDNESDAY'S QUIZ: What Moses' mom's name? Jochebed__________________________________________________________________________________________THURSDAY'S QUIZ: Who (or what) was traveling in front of the nation of Israel and leading them until they got to the Red Sea and then went behind them to protect them?___________________________________________________________________________________________________CALENDAR: Sat- The Story Chapter 4 Study 4pm; worship 5pm
Sun- worship 8:30 and 11; Sunday school and Adult Bible class on The Story Ch. 4 9:45
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND
Acolytes- 8:30- SOPHIE TINNIN; 11- Kailyn Blechle
Altar guild- Set up- Lucille Luebke; Clean up- Sandy Robine
Greeters- 8:30- Dianne Feldkamp; 11- Steve and Sandy Robine
Elders- Sat- Charlie Figura; 8:30- Rich Boeger; 11- Dave WInter
Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; Sun- Jennifer Figura
Sat. Pianist- Barb Dreyer
8:30 Ushers- Dave Winter, Gary Scott, Larry Schulze, Scott Schulze
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NEWS: THIS WEEK IN BIBLE STUDY AND WORSHIP: THE STORY: CHAPTER 4 "Deliverance"Come to worship and Bible Study to hear all about how God used Moses to deliver his people, Israel, out of the hands of slavery and gave them a new purpose.
_____________________________________________________________________________________ DID YOU EVER WONDER WHERE THOSE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS ON OUR ALTAR COME FROM??They come from members who buy them in honor of someone or something or in remembrance of someone they love who has gone to heaven. Please consider doing this yourself! They are $25 each. The chart to sign up is on the bulletin board in the narthex and you can pay for them by putting a check in the offering plate with an envelope that says what it is for.
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MEN'S BREAKFAST THIS SATURDAY AT 8am!!Pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage and learning HOW WE GOT THE BIBLE!! Let me know if you are coming!!____________________________________________________________________________________________________
STEAK DINNER AND AUCTION SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15 BEGINNING AT 6PM!! Tickets are on sale in the narthex before and after worship or you can call the church office during the week to get yours! Come and enjoy a wonderful time, wonderful food, and get lots of good deals and on stuff that you will really use and need!! ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TRIVIA NIGHT WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY!! A big thank you to Lois Boeger for organizing the whole thing!!! __________________________________________________________________________________________ WORK DAY WAS GREAT THIS PAST SATURDAY! A big thanks to all the guys who took time out of their Saturday to put new lights in the preschool! _________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ NEW BIBLE STUDY DAY AND TIME ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE In order to give everyone a chance to participate fully in The Story we have added a Saturday afternoon Bible study at 4pm. This is especially good for those who normally attend worship on Saturday evening, but is for EVERYONE who wants to attend!!
___________________________________________________________________________________________ PRAYER REQUESTS: (If you have a prayer request please reply to this email or call me at 636-359-1061) DAVE CALLIES, as he recovers from knee replacement at DePaul Rehab.
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.
WILMA WEIGLE as she continues to recover from pneumonia and other complications due to brain surgery.
PAMELA, a friend of Kathy Fischer, who is suffering with a different types of cancer and is recovering from surgery.
