DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Tuesday, March 26, 2019

DEVOTION: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 English Standard Version (ESV)

¹⁶From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh. Even though we once regarded Christ according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. ¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.^[a] The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. ¹⁸All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; ¹⁹that is, in Christ God was reconciling^[b] the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. ²⁰Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. ²¹For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

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CALENDAR:

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15

Fri- 7-8 graders to Camp Windermere

Sun- 5^th Sunday worship 10am; Potluck 11:30

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WORSHIP WORKERS:

Wednesday 6:30-

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Haley Rausch

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

Sunday, 10am—

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Jared Cluver

Ushers- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Peterson

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

Lay reader- Lois Boeger

Projectionist- None

Altar Set Up- Cheri' Hofeldt

Tellers- Team #1

Altar Clean Up- Pam Linke

NO MONDAY WORSHIP THIS COMING WEEK

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal? Gaal was the son of Ebed whom the people of Shechem placed their trust in when they became discontent with Abimelech. Gaal led the people of Shechem against Abimelech and was defeated. Judges 9:26-41..

TODAY'S QUIZ: Who were Eli's sons and what did detestable things did they often do?

NEWS:

THIS WEEKEND IS A 5^TH SUNDAY WEEKEND!!!

That means that

There is only one worship service on Sunday at 10am.
There is a potluck afterwards. Everyone is welcome to come! Just bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share!! Sloppy joes will be the main course!
There will be Sunday school DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE. There will be a time listed in the bulletin where Pastor Grund will dismiss the younger children to go with Ms. McDowell for a fun activity.
There is no worship service on Monday night.

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A REMINDER OF OUR GOALS FOR 2019 IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!! Attendance in both worship and Bible class has been slipping a bit lately!!
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!!

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7^th and 8^th GRADERS GOING TO CAMP WINDERMERE THIS WEEKEND!!

Please pray for these 10 kids, Mrs. Figura, and pastor that we have safe travel, and that the kids grow together and grow in faith!

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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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PRAYERS:

For BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is recovering from heart failure.

For NANCY PETERSON as she remains hospitalized. They found out she has a blood clot in her leg, but they can't do anything about it, because her blood levels are so messed up still. She will be undergoing more tests today to get a correct diagnosis.

For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.

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

DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Monday, March 25, 2019

DEVOTION: Isaiah 12 English Standard Version (ESV)

The Lord Is My Strength and My Song

12 Youwill say in that day:
"I will give thanks to you, O Lord,
for though you were angry with me,
your anger turned away,
that you might comfort me.

²"Behold, God is my salvation;
I will trust, and will not be afraid;
for the Lord Go is my strength and my song,
and he has become my salvation."

³With joy you^[c] will draw water from the wells of salvation. ⁴And you will say in that day:

"Give thanks to the Lord,
call upon his name,
make known his deeds among the peoples,
proclaim that his name is exalted.

  5 "Sing praises to the Lord,   for he has done gloriously;
      let this be made known in all the earth.
  6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant   of Zion,
      for great in your midst is the Holy One   of Israel."
   
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CALENDAR:

Mon- worship 6:30

Tues- Quilting 9-2

Wed- Supper 5:30; Worship 6:30; Choir 7:15

Fri- 7-8 graders to Camp Windermere

Sun- 5^th Sunday worship 10am; Potluck 11:30

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WORSHIP WORKERS:

Monday, 6:30-

Acolyte- Cameron Faerber

Worship assistant- Steve Mauch

Projectionist- Cara Klaustermeier

Altar clean up- Don Nolte

Wednesday 6:30-

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Haley Rausch

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

Sunday, 10am—

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- ?????

Ushers- Doug Walters, Dave Callies, Kevin Luebke, Dick Peterson

Communion assistant- Roy Bohning

Lay reader- Lois Boeger

Projectionist- None

Altar Set Up- Cheri' Hofeldt

Tellers- Team #1

Altar Clean Up- Pam Linke

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: (Thursday's question wasn't answered so I'll leave it up one more day.

TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal?

NEWS:

A REMINDER OF OUR GOALS FOR 2019 IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!! Attendance in both worship and Bible class has been slipping a bit lately!!
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!!

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THIS WEEKEND IS A 5^TH SUNDAY WEEKEND!!!

That means that

There is only one worship service on Sunday at 10am.
There is a potluck afterwards. Everyone is welcome to come! Just bring a side dish, salad, or dessert to share!! Sloppy joes will be the main course!
There will be Sunday school DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE. There will be a time listed in the bulletin where Pastor Grund will dismiss the younger children to go with Ms. McDowell for a fun activity.
There is no worship service on Monday night.

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7^th and 8^th GRADERS GOING TO CAMP WINDERMERE THIS WEEKEND!!

Please pray for these 10 kids, Mrs. Figura, and pastor that we have safe travel, and that the kids grow together and grow in faith!

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

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PRAYERS:

For BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is recovering from heart failure.

For NANCY PETERSON as she remains hospitalized. She will be undergoing more tests today to get a correct diagnosis.

For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.

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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DAILY DEVOTION AND CHURCH NEWS: Thursday, March 21, 2019

DEVOTION: Matthew 6:19-7:23 English Standard Version (ESV)

Lay Up Treasures in Heaven

¹⁹"Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust^[^a^] destroy and where thieves break in and steal, ²⁰but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ²¹For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

²²"The eye is the lamp of the body. So, if your eye is healthy, your whole body will be full of light, ²³but if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light in you is darkness, how great is the darkness!

²⁴"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.^[^b^]

Do Not Be Anxious

²⁵"Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? ²⁶Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?²⁷And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life?^[^c^] ²⁸And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, ²⁹yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ³⁰But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? ³¹Therefore do not be anxious, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' ³²For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. ³³But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.

³⁴"Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Judging Others

7 "Judge not, that you be not judged. ²For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. ³Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? ⁴Or how can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when there is the log in your own eye? ⁵You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye.

⁶"Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Ask, and It Will Be Given

⁷"Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. ⁸For everyone who asks receives, and the one who seeks finds, and to the one who knocks it will be opened. ⁹Or which one of you, if his son asks him for bread, will give him a stone? ¹⁰Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a serpent? ¹¹If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule

¹²"So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

¹³"Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy^[^d^]that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. ¹⁴For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

A Tree and Its Fruit

¹⁵"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves. ¹⁶You will recognize them by their fruits. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? ¹⁷So, every healthy tree bears good fruit, but the diseased tree bears bad fruit. ¹⁸A healthy tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a diseased tree bear good fruit. ¹⁹Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. ²⁰Thus you will recognize them by their fruits.

I Never Knew You

²¹"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.²²On that day many will say to me, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?' ²³And then will I declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.'

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CALENDAR:

Thurs- Pregnancy Option Center Banquet 6:30

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:

Sunday, 9am—

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Nova Luebke

Ushers- Rich Talbert, Tom Linke, Don Hance, Kent Jacobsmeyer

Communion assistant- Al Benton

Lay reader- Lois Boeger

Projectionist- Kathy Fischer

Altar Set Up- Ruth Walters

Tellers- Team #4

Sunday 10:45

Acolyte- Luke Rausch

Worship assistant-Jason Cluver

Projectionist- Terry McKenzie

Monday, 6:30-

Acolyte- Cameron Faerber

Worship assistant- Steve Mauch

Projectionist- Cara Klaustermeier

Altar clean up- Don Nolte

Wednesday 6:30-

Organist- Barb Dreyer

Acolyte- Haley Rausch

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

YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gideon? He was a powerful warrior and judge of Israel for 40 years. The story of Gideon is in Judges 6:1-8:32

TODAY'S QUIZ: Who was Gaal?

NEWS:

PREGNANCY OPTIONS CENTER BANQUET IS TONIGHT

If you aren't going to the banquet tonight, but would still like to support women who have unplanned pregnancies keep their children and do God's will, please go to http://www.pocofwarrencounty.org/ and you will find tons of options to help out this most worthy cause.

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

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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 BETTY SUTOR, Lisa Rausch's mom, as she is hospitalized with an infection in her leg.

For JIM HUSTER as he recovers from surgery to remove a kidney stone.

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

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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