Daily Email: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
DEVOTION: 1 Timothy 6:6-19English Standard Version (ESV)
6 But godliness with contentment is great gain, 7 for we brought nothing into the world, and[a] we cannot take anything out of the world. 8 But if we have food and clothing, with these we will be content. 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
11 But as for you, O man of God, flee these things. Pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, steadfastness, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. 13 I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before[b] Pontius Pilate made the good confession, 14 to keep the commandment unstained and free from reproach until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which he will display at the proper time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, 16 who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. To him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.
17 As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. 18 They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, 19 thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
Coveting is such a big deal that in the Lutheran version of the Ten Commandments there are two about it. It causes all sorts of strife within families, within individuals, and even within the church. We covet what another church has (more people, a better sound system, a praise band, a cooler youth group) and so we have to do everything we can to be like them. We covet the popularity of another person and so we dress like him, act like him, and even change our own physical appearance to look like him. We covet another's property so we work harder, sacrifice more, and even steal and do dishonest things to get what we want. We want to feel good, we covet comfort, and so we think that having sex with anyone and everyone and doing drugs will give us the feelings we desire.
All the while Godliness with contentment is the greatest gain you can have. There's nothing more peaceful than Godliness with contentment. There's nothing more peaceful that being in God's Word with enough food to eat and clothes on our back. Everything else can be crumbling around us, but if we have God, His Word, and His forgiveness we can be content with these things.
I love the tiny house movement. I love the minimalist movement. I love that the next generation isn't about things as much as my generation and the one before mine. But I also wish they would be content with God and with His grace a bit more, instead of always being about the latest experience or the newest form of entertainment or adventure.
My prayer for you, and for myself for that matter, is that we have more Godliness with contentment so that we may have great gain through the Holy Spirit.
Let us pray: Lord, make me content with what I have and if my stuff is getting in the way of my contentment, make me get rid of it. Amen.
CALENDAR
Wed- Ladies Aid Noon; Choir 7; Karin Klaustermeier's birthday (Please wish her a happy birthday in some way today!)
Thurs- Karate 6-7:30; Lutheranism 101 6:30pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am; Men leave for men's retreat
Sat- St John's booth at the Fall Festival downtown Noon-9pm; Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Chapel 11; Basement reserved all afternoon
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Addie Hoelscher 11- Savannah Masters
Ushers- Scott and Alex Heitgerd, Bob and Tom Linke
Altar- Set up- Jodi Baldwin; Clean Up- Lois Boeger
Elders- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Jim Rahn
Greeters- 8:30- John and Joanne Hachtel; 11- Dave and Lil Winter
Lay Readers- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Jacob Nagel; 11- Jim Rahn
Piano- Sat- Molly Hendershot
Organist- Rachel Fisher
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30- Schaumbergs
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What were the four beasts that Daniel saw in his vision?
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 573-803-7826 or reply to this email, and I will forward the info to her.
Book fair is canceled
Little Lambs
Daily Email: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
DEVOTION: Amos 6:1-7 (NIV)
"Woe to the Complacent"
6 Woe to you who are complacent in Zion,
and to you who feel secure on Mount Samaria,
you notable men of the foremost nation,
to whom the people of Israel come!
2 Go to Kalneh and look at it;
go from there to great Hamath,
and then go down to Gath in Philistia.
Are they better off than your two kingdoms?
Is their land larger than yours?
3 You put off the day of disaster
and bring near a reign of terror.
4 You lie on beds adorned with ivory
and lounge on your couches.
You dine on choice lambs
and fattened calves.
5 You strum away on your harps like David
and improvise on musical instruments.
6 You drink wine by the bowlful
and use the finest lotions,
but you do not grieve over the ruin of Joseph.
7 Therefore you will be among the first to go into exile;
your feasting and lounging will end.
Whoa, wait a minute. I thought God wants us to be comfortable. I thought God wants us to be at ease. Didn't Jesus say, "Come to me..... and I will give you rest"?
Here's the deal folks. If we look for peace, comfort and rest in anything but Christ, we will never get it. Oh, we might be physically comfortable for a while. We may have our nice houses, with our beautifully manicured lawns and landscaping on the outside, and easy chairs and beautiful cabinets and countertops on the inside. The trouble is that it is like putting lipstick on a pig if there is no peace or security in Christ.
The Israelites had this problem of complacency. They had it good. The Lord had delivered them from all their enemies and they were living high on the hog in the promised land. They had prosperity. They had physical safety. They seemingly had it all going on. On the inside though they were wrecked. They had no regard for God or the blessings he had given them or the mercy and grace he ad for them. They disregarded God and so they had lost their real security.
We could say that this is what is happening in our own nation, but instead off pointing to the people outside of us, we first need to look inward. On what are you basing your "security"? Is it on your finances? Is it on your health? Is it on how the people around you see you? Or is it on Christ alone?
Have you become complacent when it comes to Christ? Have you neglected and disregarded your praise and honor of him in search of something more comfortable, or shiny, or exciting, or entertaining?
I strongly encourage you to seek the Lord, to get to worship, to repent of your complacency and renew your zeal for the Lord that you would not lose sight of Him all together.
Let us pray: Lord, keep me from becoming complacent as the Israelites did, and when I do, shake me out of it, so that I don't lose sight of you. Amen.
CALENDAR
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Council meeting 7pm
Wed- Ladies Aid Noon; Choir 7
Thurs- Karate 6-7:30; Lutheranism 101 6:30pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am; Men leave for men's retreat
Sat- St John's booth at the Fall Festival downtown Noon-9pm; Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Chapel 11; Basement reserved all afternoon
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WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Addie Hoelscher 11- Savannah Masters
Ushers- Scott and Alex Heitgerd, Bob and Tom Linke
Altar- Set up- Jodi Baldwin; Clean Up- Lois Boeger
Elders- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Jim Rahn
Greeters- 8:30- John and Joanne Hachtel; 11- Dave and Lil Winter
Lay Readers- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Jacob Nagel; 11- Jim Rahn
Piano- Sat- Molly Hendershot
Organist- Rachel Fisher
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30- Schaumbergs
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YESTERDAY'S QUIZ: What does the word "Hallelujah" mean? Praise the Lord! It is actually three Hebrew words together. "Hallel" = praise "u" = the, and "jah" = Lord as in "Yah" weh.
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 573-803-7826 or reply to this email, and I will forward the info to her.
Daily Email: Monday, September 19, 2016
Put Not Your Trust in Princes
Psalm 146
Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
3 Put not your trust in princes,
in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation.
4 When his breath departs, he returns to the earth;
on that very day his plans perish.
5 Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,
whose hope is in the Lord his God,
6 who made heaven and earth,
the sea, and all that is in them,
who keeps faith forever;
7 who executes justice for the oppressed,
who gives food to the hungry.
The Lord sets the prisoners free;
8 the Lord opens the eyes of the blind.
The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down;
the Lord loves the righteous.
9 The Lord watches over the sojourners;
he upholds the widow and the fatherless,
but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
10 The Lord will reign forever,
your God, O Zion, to all generations.
Praise the Lord!
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CALENDAR
Mon- Confirmation 5-6:15; NO HOLY YOGA
Tues- Quilters 9-2; Council meeting 7pm
Wed- Ladies Aid Noon; Choir 7
Thurs- Karate 6-7:30; Lutheranism 101 6:30pm
Fri- Assemble newsletter 9am; Men leave for men's retreat
Sat- St John's booth at the Fall Festival downtown Noon-9pm; Worship 5pm
Sun- Worship 8:30; Sunday school 9:45; Chapel 11; Basement reserved all afternoon
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________
WORSHIP WORKERS FOR THIS COMING WEEKEND:
Acolyte- 8:30- Addie Hoelscher 11- Savannah Masters
Ushers- Scott and Alex Heitgerd, Bob and Tom Linke
Altar- Set up- Jodi Baldwin; Clean Up- Lois Boeger
Elders- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Randy Sweet; 11- Jim Rahn
Greeters- 8:30- John and Joanne Hachtel; 11- Dave and Lil Winter
Lay Readers- Sat- Roy Bohning; 8:30- Jacob Nagel; 11- Jim Rahn
Piano- Sat- Molly Hendershot
Organist- Rachel Fisher
Projectionists: Sat- Kathy Fischer; 8:30- Schaumbergs
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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 573-803-7826 or reply to this email, and I will forward the info to her.
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Fwd: Adult Flu Shot Clinics
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From: Peggy Privett <pprivett@warrencountymo.org>
Date: 2016/09/16 1:46 PM (GMT-06:00)
To: Peggy Privett <pprivett@warrencountymo.org>
Subject: Adult Flu Shot Clinics

Adult Flu Shot Clinics
Age 65 and older High Dose Vaccine available
(Ages 18 and younger are by appointment only, Call 636-456-7474)
Warren County Health Department
101 Mockingbird Lane Suite 100
Warrenton, Mo 63383
Monday Sept. 19 1-3pm
Thursday Oct. 6 9-11am
Thursday Oct. 20 1-3pm
$25 Cash/check/credit card/debit card
($2 processing fee on each credit card or debit card)
No cost if Medicare Part B is PRIMARY (Must bring card)
Sorry, we are unable to bill any private or supplemental insurance.
Peggy Privett
Warren County Health Dept.
636-456-7474 fax 636-456-4966
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