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Coming in September
As a child of God, I look forward to the greatest upcoming event. Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead. This will be amazing. Every day, we prepare and plan for this event. We look forward to the glory that will be revealed. We anticipate the new heaven and new earth. We are part of God’s kingdom of grace through Christ. We look forward to the Kingdom of Glory where Christ has prepared a place for us.
While we wait, we should live the life Christ has called us to live. We are called to love God and love our neighbor. We should read, mark, and inwardly digest his Word. We should meet to encourage one another. We should teach our households the foundational teachings of our faith. We should demonstrate our love for God in our words and actions. We are to shine the light of Christ in this sin darkened world. We should always be prepared to give a reason of the hope we have in Christ.
To help you study the Word of God the church offers Sunday school from nine-fifteen to ten-fifteen. This is for children and adults. To provide this, we need Sunday school leaders and teachers. We have been very blessed in the past with amazing teachers. Still, we are always looking for teachers and substitutes. I am praying that our current teachers will continue in their role. I also pray that we will be able to add to this awesome cadre of teachers. We also have women’s and men’s bible studies along with a Wednesday night study.
Hebrews 10:25 and the second commandment are very clear statements that God wants his people to gather in worship. To facilitate meeting together we offer three worship services on Sunday. The Sunday morning services are at eight and ten-thirty with communion. Then we have a seven-pm worship service. We have communion at the evening service the first and third Sundays of the Month. I am sure you all know this. Still, we get questions about our service times and communion quite often. I have members tell me they did not even know we have a Sunday evening service. To facilitate this time together we need ushers, musicians, people to run the sound and power point, lectors, greeters, and counters. The people who are filling these roles are amazing. It would be nice to add members to this group. I would ask you to contact the office if you would like to help in any of these areas.
Seventh and eighth graders should be gearing up for confirmation class. We will study Luther’s Small Catechism. Visitors and parents are welcome to sit in on these classes. This class meets at 6pm on Wednesday evenings.
Finally, it is time for nominations for the church council. The church council will be preparing a budget. If you have input on the budget or nominations talk to a member of the council. There are always coming events in the life of a congregation. Still, everything pales when it is compared to the greatest event. Jesus will come again and judge the living and the dead. We are among the living. We are clothed in the righteousness of Christ. We are God chosen and redeemed children.
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