St. John's Lutheran ChurchWarrenton, MO

Volunteers needed for Fall Festival booth on Main Street and for Oktoberfest!!

1. We will be serving beer at the Fall Festival on Main Street that will be taking place September 24th from 12:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. We need volunteers to serve.

2. The Oktoberfest committee is still looking for some help on October 1st from 4:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. We need people to help with food, games, set up, and tear down.

If you can help with either of these call Kelsey at 573-03-7826 or reply to this email, and I will forward the info to her.

No Lutheranism 101 tonight due to Pregnancy Resource Center meeting

There is no L 101 tonight as I'm going to a meeting to discuss starting a pregnancy resource center in Warrenton. You are welcome at the meeting to. It's at First State community bank. Next to the China Buffet and across from the AT&T store on hwy 47. Let me know if you wanna go to the meeting.

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Daily Email: Thursday, September 15, 2016

DEVOTION: Luke 16:1-15 (ESV)
"The Parable of the Dishonest Manager"

16 He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions. ²And he called him and said to him, 'What is this that I hear about you? Turn in the account of your management, for you can no longer be manager.' ³And the manager said to himself, 'What shall I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. ⁴I have decided what to do, so that when I am removed from management, people may receive me into their houses.' ⁵So, summoning his master's debtors one by one, he said to the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' ⁶He said, 'A hundred measures^[a] of oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and sit down quickly and write fifty.' ⁷Then he said to another, 'And how much do you owe?' He said, 'A hundred measures^[b] of wheat.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, and write eighty.' ⁸The master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world^[c] are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons of light. ⁹And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of unrighteous wealth,^[d] so that when it fails they may receive you into the eternal dwellings.

¹⁰"One who is faithful in a very little is also faithful in much, and one who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much. ¹¹If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? ¹²And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? ¹³No servant 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."

"The Law and the Kingdom of God"
¹⁴The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him. ¹⁵And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God.

Some have confused this passage and thought that the "rich man" in this parable is Jesus or God. It is not. Jesus is not commending the shrewd but dishonest manager for his dishonesty. Nor is he telling us that making friends with money will get you into heaven. Those :eternal dwellings" that Jesus speaks of are not heaven. In fact, it is just the opposite. The eternal dwellings he is speaking of may very well be hell.

The main point of this parable is what comes next. "You cannot serve both god and money." I see this especially true when it comes to how people treat their jobs versus how they treat worship. You would never think of skipping work on Sunday morning if you had to work. In fact, many people skip church to go to work and think nothing of it. I even did that for a while when I was a college student. It is not a good thing.

Too many Christians in this world, and even, dare I say it, at St. John's, serve money before they serve God. My friends, this cannot be! Which one is going to save your soul? Which one is going to bring you to eternal life?

Don't get me wrong, worship is not mandatory for salvation. God isn't going to send you to hell because you skipped church for a month or even six months of Sundays in a row. At the same time, the more you neglect worship and your church family, and the more you stay away from it, the more in danger you are of losing your faith, because you are not receiving the gifts God gives in worship. The peace of Christ that goes beyond all understanding cannot reach you if you are not partaking of the gifts which provide that peace to you.

Every day it is important to get up from bed and to very intentionally and straight forwardly, keep your priorities straight. Start the day off with a devotion instead of with checking your bank account. Start the day in prayer not in worry. Start the day in God's grace, not in service to the almighty dollar.

I leave the end of this devotion up to Jesus. "YOU CANNOT SERVE BOTH GOD AND MONEY!" Get this worked out with God today!

Prayer: Lord, help me to serve you with the gifts you give me, especially my money.

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CALENDAR
Thurs- October Newsletter deadline Karate 6; Medicare for Caregivers 6:30; Pregnancy resource Center meeting at First State Community Bank 7pm; No Lutheranism 101
Fri- 6-12 grade Lock In 10pm; Bible Study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; Lock In ends at 9am; Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Chapel 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Cierra Figura 11- Cameron Faerber

Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Rich Talbert, Don Turnure

Altar- Set up- Linda Callies; Clean Up- Pam Linke

Elders- Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Charlie Figura

Greeters- 8:30- Allan And Barb Dreyer; 11- Doug and Ruth Walters

Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Jennifer Figura; 11- Stephanie Owenby

Piano- Sat- Molly Hendershot

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone; 8:30- Yoder

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What are Sheol and Abaddon? (No answers, so I'll leave it up through the weekend.)

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NEWS!!!!

MEN'S RETREAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS TOMORROW!!

Go to www.t3mensretreat.org and register today! I want to see you there.

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LOCK IN THIS FRIDAY FOR ALL YOUTH IN 6TH-12TH GRADE!!!!

THINGS TO KNOW:

1. It will start at 10pm after the home football game.

2. It will end at 9am after breakfast.

3. If you are coming and bringing friends I need to know! Reply to this email, call or text at 636-359-1061
4. Bring your own snacks and $5 for pizza and breakfast.

5. Bring your own games, basketballs, etc. to play with

6. There will be several Bible study and devotion times during the night.

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MEN'S BREAKFAST IS THIS SATURDAY MORNING AT 8AM!!
We'll be having breakfast with the youth who come to the lock in, and we'll continue our video study called "Regrets, Reality, Restoration"

Menu: pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit

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OKTOBERFEST IS OCTOBER 1!!

Where? St. John's

What? a genuine Oktoberfest with real German food, bier, polka, games, bounce houses, and lots of fun!!

When? 4-10pm on October 1

What is needed? There are a lot of supplies and volunteers that are needed to make this happen! Call or text Kelsey @ 573-803-7826 to volunteer or to find out what is still needed.

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REGISTRATION FOR THE MEN'S RETREAT IS GOING ON RIGHT NOW!!! DEADLINE IS NEXT FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16!!

Go to www.t3mensretreat.org for details or give me a call at 636-359-1061.

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MEIDCARE FOR CAREGIVERS SEMINAR IS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 6:30PM!

Are you taking care of a loved one? Is it in your future? This workshop will help you prepare , from what to gather, how to store information, and how to avoid burning out. Drinks and sandwiches to follow. Call 456-2888 to make a reservation.

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PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTER PLANNING MEETING THURSDAY AT 7PM AT FIRST STATE COMMUNITY BANK

Be there to show your support for the unborn!

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ANNUAL VENDOR FAIR IS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 9am-2pm!

Vendors should reserve their table through the church office 456-2888. Tables rent for $25 and checks should be madde payable to St. John's Ladies Aid.

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DO YOU SHOP AT KROGER? IF YOU DO YOU CAN EARN MONEY FOR LITTLE LAMBS!!!

Little Lambs receives a percentage of your purchases when you register your Kroger Plus Card number at www.kroger.com/communityawards. Register today!

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STEPHEN MINISTRY NEEDS MORE STEPHEN MINISTERS!!

Stephen ministry is a one on one caring ministry in which a person goes through 50 hours off training to be a better listener and care giver. Even if you don't become an active Stephen Minister, this training is beneficial just for your daily life!

Please consider going through the training! It is very beneficial.

And please consider becoming a Stephen Minister. It has been a huge help and benefit to our congregation for the last 13 years, and I would love to see it grow!

Call me at 636-359-1061 to let me know you're interested. Or go to www.stephenministry.org to learn more about it.

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GENERAL PRAYER

For BETTY TAMELER as she heals from two fractured and compressed vertebrae at home.

For PAM BUELTMANN as she recovers from a broken hip at St Joseph's< St Charles Rehab.

For JOYCE PIETZSCHKE as she is recovering from pneumonia and intestinal issues. She Is now in Parklane Rehab in Wentzville.

For PAUL TOEDEBUSCH who is recovering from a severe kidney infection at home.

For LOIS BOEGER'S MOM, who has been placed on hospice care due to cancer. She is at home.

For DENNIS PERREY, who is recovering at home from a very serious tractor and brush hog accident. He has 6 broken ribs, both lungs were punctured and, 2 vertebrae were cracked.

For BOB RUHL, who is recovering from heart surgery and infections at New Florence Care Center for the next month.

Daily Email: Wednesday, September 14, 2016

DEVOTION: 1 Timothy 2 (ESV)

"Pray for All People"

2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, ²for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. ³This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, ⁴who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. ⁵For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man^[a] Christ Jesus, ⁶who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is the testimony given at the proper time. ⁷For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁸I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling; ⁹likewise also that women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire, ¹⁰but with what is proper for women who profess godliness—with good works. ¹¹Let a woman learn quietly with all submissiveness. ¹²I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. ¹³For Adam was formed first, then Eve; ¹⁴and Adam was not deceived, but the woman was deceived and became a transgressor. ¹⁵Yet she will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith and love and holiness, with self-control.

At first glance this passage sounds sexist, doesn't it? Women should stay quiet? What kind of nonsense is that? Well, first of all lets look at this in its context. Paul is talking about what should happen in worship and in the context of the church. Yes, he does require that men be pastors, which has been a bone of contention for centuries, but it does not mean, in any way, that men are superior to women, or that men should rule over women. He simply uses the order of creation, that Adam was created first, as the reason or it. In other words, it is how God created things to be.

The second thing is that Paul is talking about a right attitude in worship. Men should pray without anger or quarreling, and women should pray without bringing any attention to themselves. key to this whole passage, according to Paul, is that there should be modesty and self control in worship.

People should not go to worship to bring attention to themselves but to the Lord. None of that selfishness or self centered thought should come into the church. We shouldn't care who is the one dong the preaching or the praying. He is just the mouthpiece and the hands and feet of Christ. We should only care that God is speaking through the person and that we can hear God's Word, not his.

Again, it is not a question of authority or of power. it is a question of roles and our place in it all. If a pastor is not completely humble there is going to be problems. He needs to be the most humble, as Moses was, and be the biggest example of a servant. Once a pastor is seen as a servant and the one who is the messenger and deliverer of God's gifts, then we have it right.

Prayer: Lord, when it comes to the church, or anywhere for that matter, help us to serve you with a spirit of humility and servanthood. Make me a servant today. Amen.
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CALENDAR
Wed- Choir 7pm
Thurs- October Newsletter deadline Karate 6; Medicare for Caregivers 6:30; Pregnancy resource Center meeting at First State Community Bank 7pm; No Lutheranism 101
Fri- 6-12 grade Lock In 10pm; Bible Study at Hendershots 7pm
Sat- Men's breakfast 8am; Lock In ends at 9am; Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Chapel 11
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Cierra Figura 11- Cameron Faerber

Ushers- Alan Hofeldt, Tim Linke, Rich Talbert, Don Turnure

Altar- Set up- Linda Callies; Clean Up- Pam Linke

Elders- Sat- Randy Fischer; 8:30- Don Turnure; 11- Charlie Figura

Greeters- 8:30- Allan And Barb Dreyer; 11- Doug and Ruth Walters

Lay Readers- Sat- Sandra Perricone; 8:30- Jennifer Figura; 11- Stephanie Owenby

Piano- Sat- Molly Hendershot

Organist- Rachel Fisher

Projectionists: Sat- Perricone; 8:30- Yoder

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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: Who are Zophar, Eliphaz and Bildad? (No answers yesterday so I'll leave this up.)

(From Doug Herzog)

These three men were jealous of Job, because Job was a godly man and well to do. They came to comfort him after adversity. Or did they ? No. They were devilish men, secretly they were delighted in Job's miss fortune.

(From Pat King)

Okay, Zophar, Eliphaz and Bildad were 3 dudes whose parents really, really hated them, so they gave them the very worst names they could think of. Which is why, later in life, they took out their collective spite and targeted it onto Job – who was they, insisted, their "friend."

Personally I have never liked them since – when their friend was in the midst of his misery and needed words of comfort – all they could offer him was more criticism. Have sadly had "friends" like that – got rid of them.

Anyway, here's a cute article about the 3: http://www.shmoop.com/book-of-job/eliphaz-bildad-zophar.html

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TODAY'S QUIZ: What are Sheol and Abaddon?

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NEWS!!!!

MEN'S RETREAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS THIS FRIDAY!!