This Sunday's Theme:

"The Storm"

Jonah 1:4-10

In-person and Live Stream to Facebook and YouTube at 10:30 AM

Good News! Alex is home from the hospital and his recovery is going as planned. We are so thankful for your prayers and for the gifts and talents of the medical team that cared and continue to care for him. The recovery is painful and a long one, so we ask for your unceasing prayers for the Duarte family! If you want to support them during this time you can sign up for a meal train or donate to the Duarte family fund (here) in support of them.

This weekend is Martin Luther King Jr weekend. It is a time to remember the life of the Rev. Dr. King and his legacy in the civil rights movement. His “I Have a Dream” speech from 1963 is still one of the most eloquent speeches/sermons I have ever heard. An interesting fact is that his Martin Luther King Jr. is named after the Lutheran reformer, Martin Luther. Both Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr. were reformers, one focused on the church and the other focused on society. Because of the holiday, our youth ministry, BASE Life will not meet this Sunday.

The Annual meeting is coming up at the end of this month (January 28) after our worship services. The 28^th will be a Fourth Sunday so we will have the traditional service at 9:00 am and the Family Service at 10:30 am. As we prepare the budget, it is not too late to make a financial commitment to support the mission and ministries of the church. We need a quorum of attendees, so we invite you to plan to join us for the Annual report from 2023 and our vision for the upcoming 2024 year.

Last week we began a journey through the book of Jonah. Last week we tried to place Jonah in history and Nineveh geographically. This week join us as we look at “The Storm” (Jonah 1: 4-10).

Pastor Steve

• We give thanks for Alex’s successful surgery. Bless Alex and Annie and their family with your love, grace, and healing presence as they recover from open-heart surgery
• Surround Goldie McMahan and her family as she awaits her next open-heart surgery on January 15th. Guide the medical team and bring your supernatural healing upon this sweet little girl.
• Prayers for complete healing for Don, Amy Birchard's uncle, who has a brain bleed for the second time.
• We pray for comfort for Laura and Chris, as well as the entire Birchard family as they mourn the recent passing of Jeff (Rich Birchard's brother-in-law) following a very recent cancer diagnosis.
• Prayers for Megan Edens' father, Bob Mayberry. May he receive the treatments that he needs and may they bring healing and wholeness to him.
• Prayers for complete healing for Seth as he completes his chemotherapy. Continue to strengthen him and his family.
• Be with Mike Darkoch as he continues to battle with nausea. May his neurological exams bring insight to the doctors for his healing.
• Prayers for Keenan, Charlie Brichta's uncle, who was diagnosed with lung cancer. Prayers for strength and resilience as he undergoes treatment, and that his body would be fully restored.
• Prayers for healing and hope for Roxana Mullenhoff, friend of Dave and Debby Andrews, who has not yet found relief from headaches since suffering a head injury fourteen months ago.
• Prayers for healing for Will Wartenburg who is undergoing treatment following a cancer diagnosis. We thank you for his recovery from surgery to repair to vertebrae which had fractured.
• Prayers for Sandee that she is able to experience healing for her depression as well as other health struggles. Prayers that she would find a renewed sense of purpose.
• Prayers for all young parents, for patience, peace, and overflowing love in their homes.
• Prayers for Uncle Ronnie's health and safety and for his family, that they may all feel strengthened and experience God's peace during this difficult time.
• Prayers for healing for Troy's brother in Colorado who suffers from Parkinson's.
• Matt Knopf of La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church has been diagnosed with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. Prayers for strength for him and his family as he undergoes treatment.
• Prayers for Carol McNulty, Aurien Preiss' mom, as she continues with therapy.
• Prayers for Bonnie Straley’s brothers, Len and Larry and also his wife, Ann, for healing; and also Daphne and Cassidy for God’s guidance.
• Kent, a friend of Jeff Clarke and Debbie Campouris, is in need of continued prayers as he navigates his diagnosis.