† Bulletin Announcements †
October 11, 2015
THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: Hebrews 3:18-19: “And to whom did he swear that they would not enter his rest, but to those who were disobedient? 19 So we see that they were unable to enter because of unbelief.” Unbelief leads to disobedience – that is, every sin expresses the opposite of faith. True and living faith guides us into the Lord’s way and the Lord’s plan. And when we fall into sin it’s because we are not trusting the Lord’s goodness and provision.
THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS, led by Pastor Lueck and meeting in the church basement at 9:15 a.m. is studying “Lutheran Doctrine and Practice Today”.
TODAY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL, the lesson recalls the account of “Moses and the Burning Bush.” Just as God had Moses remove the sandals from his feet, God in Christ removes our sins from us, making us fit to approach God and stand in His presence. Discuss, “Who makes us holy before God? What did Moses have to do, and why, in order to be in God’s presence?”
TODAY will be our monthly Door Offering for Seminarian Bradley Ferch. Bradley is in his fourth year of study at Concordia Theological Seminary in Ft. Wayne, Indiana.
PASTOR’S SCHEULE: Pastor Lueck will be out of the office this Monday—Wednesday afternoon attending the Central Illinois District Pastor’s Conference. The Conference is in town so if you have an emergency, please call him on his cell phone (309) 838-0306. If pastor survives the seminary grudge match basketball game on Monday evening he will be winded and sore but propped up behind his desk on Wednesday afternoon.
NEXT SUNDAY is the deadline for items to be submitted for the NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER. Mandy Kluender is our Editor for the church newsletter and any announcements you want to be published in the Newsletter should be submitted to her at mgkluender@hotmail.com or you may call her at (309) 838-9868.
FOOD COLLECTION: Beginning next Sunday, October 18th and continuing through Sunday, November 8th, we will have a food collection for Home Sweet Home Mission. Members of our congregation will deliver the food and serve a meal at the Mission on Saturday, November 14th.
REFORMATION SUNDAY: Two weeks from today, October 25th, we will celebrate Reformation Sunday and have Holy Communion in both worship services. Also that morning Rob Hilbert from Lutheran Bible Translators will be here. He will talk to the Adult Bible Class/Sunday School during the Education Hour. He will also give a brief update on his family’s mission after each worship service. We will have a door Offering for the Hilbert’s after each worship service.
PORTALS OF PRAYER: The October-December 2015 Portals of Prayer are available on the bookrack in the narthex. Pick up your free copy today.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: The sign-up for help with coffee/doughnuts is posted on the wall by the north stairwell. We need an individual/family to sign-up each week to pick up the donuts and make the coffee. If no one is signed up by Friday of each week, the order will be cancelled. We thank everybody who continues to help with this part of our church fellowship.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “Someone Up There Must Like Me” is the topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Mark 10:23-31. Faith in Jesus means you can live knowing that Someone “up there” really, really loves you. The speaker will be Reverend Gregory Seltz. Hear this Sunday’s message on the Lutheran Hour on WGN (720) at 6:00 a.m.; WJWR (104.7 FM) and WJWR (90.3 FM) both on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. Also, if you can receive Lincoln, IL radio station WLLM (1370 AM) the program is broadcast two times on Sunday at 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tune in! You can also listen to The Lutheran Hour on your personal computer at RealAudio, www.lhm.org.
PRAYER CHAIN: If you have a prayer request please submit them by email to Mary Anne Kirchner at makirchner@yahoo.com or you may phone a Prayer Request to Mary Anne; her home # is (309) 661-6522; her cell phone# is (309) 532-2582. The Prayer Request box is on the table in the narthex for any written requests.