From the Elders

Each new year the Elders are assigned responsibility for around 16 individuals and/or families to maintain regular contact. The list is broken down by alphabet order. The Elders are available to help you and your family with your spiritual care, questions and comments that you might have about the church throughout the year. This list is also posted on the bulletin board in the narthex.

— Bob Schmidt, Outgoing Chairman of the Board of Elders

AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday February 26, 2025

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Worship Service: 2:00 p.m.
Bible Study (the Book of Malachi): 2:30 p.m
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Zechariah 2:1—3:10 
And I lifted my eyes and saw, and behold, a man with a measuring line in his hand! Then I said, “Where are you going?” And he said to me, “To measure Jerusalem, to see what is its width and what is its length.” And behold, the angel who talked with me came forward, and another angel came forward to meet him and said to him, “Run, say to that young man, ‘Jerusalem shall be inhabited as villages without walls, because of the multitude of people and livestock in it. And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory in her midst.’” 

Up! Up! Flee from the land of the north, declares the LORD. For I have spread you abroad as the four winds of the heavens, declares the LORD. Up! Escape to Zion, you who dwell with the daughter of Babylon. For thus said the LORD of hosts, after his glory sent me[b] to the nations who plundered you, for he who touches you touches the apple of his eye: “Behold, I will shake my hand over them, and they shall become plunder for those who served them. Then you will know that the LORD of hosts has sent me. Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion, for behold, I come and I will dwell in your midst, declares the LORD. And many nations shall join themselves to the LORD in that day, and shall be my people. And I will dwell in your midst, and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you. And the LORD will inherit Judah as his portion in the holy land, and will again choose Jerusalem.” 

Be silent, all flesh, before the LORD, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling. 

Then he showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan[c] standing at his right hand to accuse him. And the LORD said to Satan, “The LORD rebuke you, O Satan! The LORD who has chosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this a brand[d] plucked from the fire?” Now Joshua was standing before the angel, clothed with filthy garments. And the angel said to those who were standing before him, “Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, I have taken your iniquity away from you, and I will clothe you with pure vestments.” And I said, “Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD was standing by. 

And the angel of the LORD solemnly assured Joshua, “Thus says the LORD of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and keep my charge, then you shall rule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among those who are standing here. Hear now, O Joshua the high priest, you and your friends who sit before you, for they are men who are a sign: behold, I will bring my servant the Branch. For behold, on the stone that I have set before Joshua, on a single stone with seven eyes,[e] I will engrave its inscription, declares the LORD of hosts, and I will remove the iniquity of this land in a single day. In that day, declares the LORD of hosts, every one of you will invite his neighbor to come under his vine and under his fig tree.” 

Romans 15:1-13 
We who are strong have an obligation to bear with the failings of the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let each of us please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. For Christ did not please himself, but as it is written, “The reproaches of those who reproached you fell on me.” For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 

For I tell you that Christ became a servant to the circumcised to show God's truthfulness, in order to confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written, 

“Therefore I will praise you among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.” 
And again it is said, 
“Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people.” 

And again, 

“Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples extol him.” 
And again Isaiah says, 
“The root of Jesse will come, even he who arises to rule the Gentiles;
in him will the Gentiles hope.” 

May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. 

The Sacrament of Holy Baptism
What benefits does Baptism give?
It works forgiveness of sins, rescues from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.
Which are these words and promises of God? 
Christ our Lord says in the last chapter of Mark: “Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.” (Mark 16:16) 

VIDEO: Wednesday February 26, 2025 - Complete Service

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Bible Study (the Book of Malachi): 2:30 p.m
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Bulletin: Wednesday February 26, 2025

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Worship Service: 2:00 p.m.
Bible Study (the Book of Malachi): 2:30 p.m
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Parents’ Night Out

Parents’ Night Out
Enjoy a night out while the youth watch your kids!
Pizza will be provided.

Sunday, February 16, 2025 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Cost: $20/Child - Limited Slots Available
Sign up sheet in the Narthex

News from the Preschool

Meet Augie. Augie is a student in our Small Steps class and is 2 years old. As you can see, Augie is full of smiles and personality….and loves to sing! 

During our Kids Praise time, we exercise, sing and dance. Some of the songs are silly and some are the classic songs we all learned in Sunday School. Kids Praise always ends with “Jesus Loves Me” and the Lords Prayer. 

Deaconess Joanna has been a wonderful addition to our Chapel/Kids Praise time this year. When we sing “Jesus Loves Me”, she plays her guitar and the kids sing along. At first, the kids were so completely mesmerized with her guitar that they totally forgot to sing. But eventually they couldn’t wait for her the play so they could sing along. 

Augie’s mom sent me this picture. She said that Augie wanted to play a song for her on his “guitar”. She said he belted out “Jesus Loves Me”, and wanted to play the guitar like Mrs. Joanna does at Kids Praise. 

Have you ever wondered about the mission of our school? Is it to fill the pews, build bridges between the church and school, share and spread the love of Christ Jesus to all who enter? Absolutely! But that all takes time, especially the first two. But, first and foremost, our job is to plant the seed and nurture it while these little children are here. Our mission IS these little children, and by the grace of God, hopefully the seed that we planted will mature through the word, and stay with them through the rest of their lives. Hopefully little Augie will remember this song, and share it with others as he grows, and remember his Chapel and Kids Praise as a time of worship and prayer. God Bless you Augie! 

VIDEO: Sunday February 23, 2025 - Complete Service

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