DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018

DEVOTION:  Mark 13:24-37 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Coming of the Son of Man

²⁴ "But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, ²⁵ and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. ²⁶ And then they will see the Son of Man coming in clouds with great power and glory. ²⁷ And then he will send out the angels and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven.

The Lesson of the Fig Tree

²⁸ "From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. ²⁹ So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. ³⁰ Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place. ³¹ Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

No One Knows That Day or Hour

³² "But concerning that day or that hour, no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. ³³ Be on guard, keep awake.^[a] For you do not know when the time will come. ³⁴ It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his servants^[b] in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to stay awake. ³⁵ Therefore stay awake—for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or when the rooster crows,^[c] or in the morning— ³⁶ lest he come suddenly and find you asleep. ³⁷ And what I say to you I say to all: Stay awake."

 

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Wed- Thanksgiving Eve Worship 6:30

Thurs- Thanksgiving! Office closed!

Fri- Office closed!  Go get your Christmas trees

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8:15; Worship 9:30; Disciple Makers 10:45; CHURCH DECORATING AT NOON!

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

Organist- Wed- Pat Golden; Sun- Ned Quest

 

Acolyte- Wed- Haley Rausch; Sun- Cameron Faerber

 

Ushers- Wed- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Petersen; Sun- Rich Talbert, Tom Linke, Don Hance, Kent Jacobsmeyer

 

Altar- Wed- Set up- Don Hance; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie

 

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

 

Greeters- Ken and Marilyn Foster

 

Projectionist- Schaumbergs

 

Lay Reader- Karen Benton

 

 

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was the first person Jesus appeared to after his resurrection? Mary Magdalene

 

TODAY'S QUIZ:   To whom did Luke address his book of Acts?

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NEWS:

 

THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP WITH COMMUNION IS TONIGHT AT 6:30!!

 

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DECORATING CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS THIS SUNDAY AT NOON! 

If we all pitch in, it shouldn't take more than an hour and then we'll have pizza for lunch!!

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RESULTS OF SUNDAY'S VOTER'S MEETING

1. New bylaws to the constitution were approved.

Over the past few decades our church members have been finding it more and more difficult to volunteer their time to serve on boards and committees. We have spent too much time and energy on a system and structure that is out of date and has become more of a hindrance and burden than a help.

                Taking all this and many other factors into consideration, a governance structure task force was appointed, and over the past year they have been studying and working to come up with a new governance structure that will be more beneficial and useful for our congregation in our 21^st century setting. 

                We have consolidated our five boards into one church council.  The council consists of a president (Steve McDowell), a vice president (Tom Linke), a secretary (Sandra Perricone), a treasurer (Rich Boeger), a financial secretary (Steve Robine), a head trustee (Brett Nordwald), and a head elder (Jason Cluver). 

                These seven people will act as leaders and decision makers on the congregation's behalf for the coming year and are able to be reelected for the years following should they choose to continue.  They will not do all of the work for the congregation, but will help to lead the congregation in the way it should go, and will be the advocates for the mission and ministries of St. John's. 

                This new structure will allow for more freedom for all of you to do what God has gifted you to do!  I am looking forward to many members coming up with new, innovative, and inspired  ways of bringing the Gospel to the lost and helping those in need. 

                 If there's a new ministry you want to start, you will get all the help and support you need from the leadership of St. John's. If you think we should help out the homeless in our community more, you will be given everything and everyone you need to do it.  If you want a mom's day out, you got it.  Get to work! If you want a financial seminar course, find one that you like, run it by pastor, and get to it!  If you want a bigger and better youth group, you'll have everything the church has to offer at your disposal!  The council will stand behind you 100% and will help you every step of the way.  They won't do it for you, but they will give you everything you need.

                This will also free a lot of people up to volunteer for projects and events instead of boards and committees.  Instead of a few people doing a lot of work, there will be a lot of people each doing a little work.  It will enhance our fellowship, our outreach, and our mission of bringing the lost to Christ!

                There will still be need for many ongoing things like projectionists, ushers, communion assistants, altar set up or clean up. Please call the office or talk to pastor to volunteer.  These are all simple ways to keep the mission moving forward! Sign-up sheets to help with these areas of worship ministry will be on the table in the narthex until all the spots are filled. 

                The Lord willing, our trained Stephen Ministers will take on a more active role in the spiritual care of the congregation.  They will be God's ears and arms for those who are hurting and those who need encouragement.  If you'd like to be a Stephen Minister, please talk to pastor or to Marcia Sevier for more information. 

 

 

2. New service times of 9am and 10:45 on Sunday and 6:30 on Monday were approved to begin on January 6

At our May voter's meeting it was decided that we would consolidate our three worship services into one.  Our thinking was that it would provide a more "worshipful" atmosphere, put less strain on volunteers, and make security less of an issue.  Unfortunately, attendance went down 20-30 people per Sunday.  That isn't something that our size church can take. 

                At the same time, what we had been doing wasn't working either, as it was clearly seen that attendance had been decreasing steadily over the last fifteen years.  Something different had to be done. 

                After five months of discussion, a proposal was approved by the voter's assembly that will hopefully remedy the situation. It is my prayer that you will take advantage of this expanded schedule and make a commitment to the Lord and to his church to be an active participant. 

                PARENTS! Do you want your children to grow up in the knowledge and love of the Lord?  If so, you must surely realize how important regular worship and Learning off the Scriptures is.  Confirmation doesn't begin in seventh or eighth grade.  It begins the minute a person is baptized!  Growing up in worship and learning the Scriptures is crucial to the spiritual lives of our children!  They need to be in church as often as possible, and they need to see that their parents are taking an active role in their own faith as well! 

Below is the new worship and Sunday school schedule starting January 6, 2019!

               

Sunday 8-8:45- Adult Bible Class

 

                9-10:15- Regular liturgical worship with Communion

               

                10:15-10:45- Fellowship (Coffee and donuts) for everyone; and Sunday school for kids                                    who went to the first service

 

                10:45- 11:45- Adult Bible Studies for those who went to the first service

 

                10:45- Chapel Service (Worship and Sunday school combined)

                Description of the Chapel Service—It will be similar to the Chapel service we had at 11am, but instead of having an O.T., Epistle, and Gospel reading, we will have a Bible story that we will go through each week and there will be more teaching and interaction during the sermon.  It will be more like a lesson than a sermon.  The music will mostly be videos but we will also ask pianists and other musicians to play from time to time.

                About halfway through the service, after I am done teaching the Bible story, the youngest of our kids will go with some teachers to do an activity (craft, game, etc.), and the rest of us will stay and learn some more from the lesson and have the Lord's Supper. 

 

There will also be worship on Mondays at 6:30pm—The same Chapel service that was on Sunday at 10:45 will be repeated.  The intention of this evening worship is to give another worship opportunity to those who either work or are out of town on weekends. 

 

3. Budget was approved

 

 

4. Dr. David Maier and Dr. Larry Rast were nominated to run for President and VP of Synod

 

5. A renewal of our commitment to support the mission work of Pastor Micah Glenn in North County was approved.

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PRAYERS: 

 

For GEORGE HOELSCHER, as he undergoes another biopsy to figure out the best treatment for his cancer.

  

For HOWARD LINKE, brother of Bob Linke, who remains hospitalized with complications from a triple bypass. .

 

For MARILYN FOSTER as she has a cancer that can be controlled with medicine which will be a shot that she receives once a month. .

 

For MARY WILLIAMS, (Mother of Ron Williams), who is on hospice care.  

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

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 lives, jobs, and families to go on duty several times a year.

 

 

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DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018

DEVOTION: Jude English Standard Version (ESV)

Greeting

¹ Jude, a servant^[a] of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

To those who are called, beloved in God the Father and kept for^[b]Jesus Christ:

² May mercy, peace, and love be multiplied to you.

Judgment on False Teachers

³ Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. ⁴ For certain people have crept in unnoticed who long ago were designated for this condemnation, ungodly people, who pervert the grace of our God into sensuality and deny our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.

⁵ Now I want to remind you, although you once fully knew it, that Jesus, who saved^[c] a people out of the land of Egypt, afterward destroyed those who did not believe. ⁶ And the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority, but left their proper dwelling, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— ⁷ just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in sexual immorality and pursued unnatural desire,^[d] serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

⁸ Yet in like manner these people also, relying on their dreams, defile the flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme the glorious ones. ⁹ But when the archangel Michael, contending with the devil, was disputing about the body of Moses, he did not presume to pronounce a blasphemous judgment, but said, "The Lord rebuke you." ¹⁰ But these people blaspheme all that they do not understand, and they are destroyed by all that they, like unreasoning animals, understand instinctively. ¹¹ Woe to them! For they walked in the way of Cain and abandoned themselves for the sake of gain to Balaam's error and perished in Korah's rebellion. ¹² These are hidden reefs^[e] at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; ¹³ wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.

¹⁴ It was also about these that Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied, saying, "Behold, the Lord comes with ten thousands of his holy ones, ¹⁵ to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly of all their deeds of ungodliness that they have committed in such an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things that ungodly sinners have spoken against him." ¹⁶ These are grumblers, malcontents, following their own sinful desires; they are loud-mouthed boasters, showing favoritism to gain advantage.

A Call to Persevere

¹⁷ But you must remember, beloved, the predictions of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ. ¹⁸ They^[f] said to you, "In the last time there will be scoffers, following their own ungodly passions." ¹⁹ It is these who cause divisions, worldly people, devoid of the Spirit. ²⁰ But you, beloved, building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, ²¹ keep yourselves in the love of God, waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ that leads to eternal life. ²² And have mercy on those who doubt; ²³ save others by snatching them out of the fire; to others show mercy with fear, hating even the garment^[g]stained by the flesh.

Doxology

²⁴ Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you blameless before the presence of his glory with great joy, ²⁵ to the only God, our Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion, and authority, before all time^[h] and now and forever. Amen.

 

 

NOTE: For some reason my recording of my devotion failed today.  Please read the whole book of Jude and if you have questions about it, feel free to ask me!  Have a blessed day!

 

 

 

 

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Tues- Quilting 9-2; Little Lambs Thanksgiving Luncheon 11am

Wed- Thanksgiving Eve Worship 6:30

Thurs- Thanksgiving! Office closed!

Fri- Go get your Christmas trees

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8:15; Worship 9:30; Disciple Makers 10:45; CHURCH DECORATING AT NOON!

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

Organist- Wed- Pat Golden; Sun- Ned Quest

 

Acolyte- Wed- Haley Rausch; Sun- Cameron Faerber

 

Ushers- Wed- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Petersen; Sun- Rich Talbert, Tom Linke, Don Hance, Kent Jacobsmeyer

 

Altar- Wed- Set up- Don Hance; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie

 

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

 

Greeters- Ken and Marilyn Foster

 

Projectionist- Schaumbergs

 

Lay Reader- Karen Benton

 

 

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was the first person Jesus appeared to after his resurrection? Mary Magdalene

 

TODAY'S QUIZ:   To whom did Luke address his book of Acts?

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NEWS:

RESULTS OF SUNDAY'S VOTER'S MEETING

1. New bylaws to the constitution were approved.

 

2. New service times of 9am and 10:45 on Sunday and 6:30 on Monday were approved to begin on January 6

 

3. Budget was approved

 

4. New Church Council was elected (President- Steve McDowell; VP- Tom Linke; Secretary- Sandra Perricone; Treasurer- Rich Boeger; Financial Secretary- Steve Robine; Head Elder- Jason Cluver; Head Trustee- Brett Nordwald)

 

5. Dr. David Maier and Dr. Larry Rast were nominated to run for President and VP of Synod

 

6. A renewal of our commitment to support the mission work of Pastor Micah Glenn in North County was approved.

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THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP WITH COMMUNION IS WEDNESDAY AT 6:30!!

 

 

DECORATING CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS THIS SUNDAY AT NOON! 

If we all pitch in, it shouldn't take more than an hour and then we'll have pizza for lunch!!

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PRAYERS: 

THANKSGIVING For TOM HAMRICK, Joanna Hoelscher and Barb Hargrove's dad, as he is recovering from surgery that went well..

 

THANKSGIVING for COLTON FIGURA, as he is finally home from his year deployment.

 

For GEORGE HOELSCHER, as he undergoes another biopsy to figure out the best treatment for his cancer.

 

For THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA as they are dealing with uncontrolled wildfires that burning down whole towns and for those who are mourning the loss of loved ones due to the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.

 

For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MARY STEMLER as she passed away late last Thursday night.

 

For HOWARD LINKE, brother of Bob Linke, who is having trouble recovering from a triple bypass.

 

For MARILYN FOSTER as a cancerous spot was found on her liver and as she awaits word on treatment possibilities.

 

For MARY WILLIAMS, (Mother of Ron Williams), who is on hospice care.  

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

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 lives, jobs, and families to go on duty several times a year.

 

 

Choir practice this Wednesday at 5:45pm

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DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Monday, Nov. 19, 2018

DEVOTION: Daniel 7:9-14 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Ancient of Days Reigns

⁹ "As I looked,

thrones were placed,
    and the Ancient of Days took his seat;
his clothing was white as snow,
    and the hair of his head like pure wool;
his throne was fiery flames;
    its wheels were burning fire.
¹⁰ A stream of fire issued
    and came out from before him;
a thousand thousands served him,
    and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him;
the court sat in judgment,
    and the books were opened.

¹¹ "I looked then because of the sound of the great words that the horn was speaking. And as I looked, the beast was killed, and its body destroyed and given over to be burned with fire. ¹² As for the rest of the beasts, their dominion was taken away, but their lives were prolonged for a season and a time.

The Son of Man Is Given Dominion

¹³ "I saw in the night visions,

and behold, with the clouds of heaven
    there came one like a son of man,
and he came to the Ancient of Days
    and was presented before him.
¹⁴ And to him was given dominion
    and glory and a kingdom,
that all peoples, nations, and languages
    should serve him;
his dominion is an everlasting dominion,
    which shall not pass away,
and his kingdom one
    that shall not be destroyed.

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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK:

Mon- Hug your family today!

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Thanksgiving Eve Worship 6:30

Thurs- Thanksgiving! Office closed!

Fri- Go get your Christmas trees

Sun- Adult Bible Class 8:15; Worship 9:30; Disciple Makers 10:45; CHURCH DECORATING AT NOON!

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WORSHIP WORKERS: 

Organist- Wed- Pat Golden; Sun- Ned Quest

 

Acolyte- Wed- Haley Rausch; Sun- Cameron Faerber

 

Ushers- Wed- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Petersen; Sun- Rich Talbert, Tom Linke, Don Hance, Kent Jacobsmeyer

 

Altar- Wed- Set up- Don Hance; Clean Up- Terry McKenzie

 

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

 

Greeters- Ken and Marilyn Foster

 

Projectionist- Schaumbergs

 

Lay Reader- Karen Benton

 

 

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Where did Jesus go with his disciples after he finished his Lord's Supper with them? The Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives.

 

TODAY'S QUIZ:   Who was the first person Jesus appeared to after his resurrection?

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NEWS:

RESULTS OF VOTER'S MEETING YESTERDAY

1. New bylaws to the constitution were approved.

 

2. New service times of 9am and 10:45 on Sunday and 6:30 on Monday were approved to begin on January 6

 

3. Budget was approved

 

4. New Church Council was elected (President- Steve McDowell; VP- Tom Linke; Secretary- Sandra Perricone; Treasurer- Rich Boeger; Financial Secretary- Steve Robine; Head Elder- Jason Cluver; Head Trustee- Brett Nordwald)

 

5. Dr. David Maier and Dr. Larry Rast were nominated to run for President and VP of Synod

 

6. A renewal of our commitment to support the mission work of Pastor Micah Glenn in North County was approved.

____________________________________________________________________________________

 

THANKSGIVING EVE WORSHIP WITH COMMUNION IS WEDNESDAY AT 6:30!!

 

 

DECORATING CHURCH FOR CHRISTMAS THIS SUNDAY AT NOON! 

If we all pitch in, it shouldn't take more than an hour and then we'll have pizza for lunch!!

_____________________________________________________________

PRAYERS: 

For TOM HAMRICK, Joanna Hoelscher and Barb Hargrove's dad, as he is having surgery to remove cancer today.

 

For BOB SCHAUMBERG, ROB'S DAD, who is hospitalized with an unknown illness.  

 

For GEORGE HOELSCHER, as he undergoes another biopsy to figure out the best treatment for his cancer.

 

For THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA as they are dealing with uncontrolled wildfires that burning down whole towns and for those who are mourning the loss of loved ones due to the mass shooting in Thousand Oaks.

 

For THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF MARY STEMLER as she passed away late last Thursday night.

 

For HOWARD LINKE, brother of Bob Linke, who is having trouble recovering from a triple bypass.

 

For MARILYN FOSTER as a cancerous spot was found on her liver and as she awaits word on treatment possibilities.

 

For MARY WILLIAMS, (Mother of Ron Williams), who is on hospice care.  

 

 

PRAYERS FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL:

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

  

For COLTON FIGURA deployed to Turkey for another two weeks.

 

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 lives, jobs, and families to go on duty several times a year.