Memorial Messenger: Made to Be Like Him

25 January 2019

Got Valentine's Day Weekend Plans?

The MLC Youth invite you to their Valentine's Dinner fundraiser on Saturday, 9 February at 6 pm in the Fellowship Hall. There will be a delicious entrée, dessert, various beverages including wine and craft beer, and music. Suggested donation is $15/person in advance or $20 at the event. Tickets will be available for pre-purchase between services in the weeks leading up to the event. Proceeds from the fundraiser will go to support youth group activities such as Higher Things and LCMS U.

Babysitting is available for a suggested donation of $5/child. Please RSVP for babysitting to Aaron Poffenberger .

APPETIZER

Thai sweet salad-sweet corn, carrot, avocado, cherry tomato, and jicama with roasted peanut and roasted dry shrimp

Fried eggroll-clear noodle, carrot, cabbage, black ear mushroom, and ground chicken

Entrée

Panang curry with grilled chicken over rice noodle

(vegetarian option: grilled tofu)

Children's entrée: Thai style pancakes (thin and flat) filled with egg, ground chicken, and sausage

DESSERT

Thai tea eclairs and coconut jelly

From the Pastor

Made to Be Like Him

Jesus' claims bring our fallenness to rise to the surface, with the result that we do our best (which truly is our worst) to make him to be just like one of us, to bring him to our common deathly end before any of us can think anything else of Jesus. The rub is, however, that our killing Jesus off, in the end, kills us all. His death is our death, meaning that our fallenness has sunk to rock bottom and been brought to its end, and he has done his best to make us to be just like him-without sin-before any of us can think anything else of ourselves.

Not only does the Resurrection confirm Jesus' claims concerning himself; it also confirms no other thought at our disposal concerning ourselves. We are now made to be just like him-without sin. May we join in praise!

Sunday's Scripture Readings & Hymns

Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10

1 Corinthians 12:12-31

Luke 4:16-30

Hymns: 583, 839, 849, 602, 523, 834

Adult Instruction Class- New Later Time!

8 January- 26 March 2019

Tuesday Night 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Church Library

Why should you come to this class?

1. To learn more about the basic teachings of the Christian religion.

2. To reaffirm your faith.

3. To join Memorial Lutheran Church as a member.

4. To learn what your children are taught at Memorial Lutheran School.

If you are interested in taking this class, please contact Pastor Murray or c ome and join us!

Come join us!

If you have suggestions about things that you'd like to see in the Memorial Messenger, please let the office staff know. We would love to hear from you.

Sincerely,

Rev. Dr. Scott R. Murray

Senior Pastor

Memorial Lutheran Church and School

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