THOUGHTS ON STEWARDSHIP: Matt. 4:7 – Jesus said to him, “Again it is written, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” Jesus defeats Satan in our place – not by using His power as God but by His perfect obedience in His perfect humanity. Jesus defeats Satan – not by miracles but by quoting the Scriptures and living according to it. This should cause us great joy for two reasons. First, because we see Jesus win the victory for us. Second, because here Jesus shows us how to stand in that victory – on the Word of God alone.
FAITH IN ACTION OF BLOOMINGTON/NORMAL: One ride, one visit, one Senior at a time. Need a ride? Want to volunteer? Need more information? Call (309) 827-7780; or email: office@bnfia.org or contact Barry Hamlin at (309) 750-9424.
THE ADULT BIBLE CLASS is doing a study in conjunction with our Lenten theme. We will take an in-depth look at “The Seven (Deadly?) Sins”. The class, led by Pastor Lueck, meets in the basement today at 9:15 a.m.
OUR LENTEN WORSHIP continues this Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. under the theme: “The Seven (Deadly) Sins”. You thought all they could do was read the Old Testament Lesson and distribute Holy Communion . . .au contraire! Before Lenten Worship come to the church basement at 5:30 p.m. and be dazzled by the culinary creations from your Bord of Elders. The free-will Offering will be given to the Hilbert family and their work with Lutheran Bible Translators.
NEXT SUNDAY, March 8th, there are two items to note: 1) We will have our monthly Offering for Seminary Student Aaron Wendorff. 2) Please “Spring Forward” with that alarm clock on Saturday night as we move into Daylight Saving Time.
THE LENTEN DEVOTIONS BOOKLETS Titled: “DELIVER US: JESUS SETS US FREE” is available on the table in the narthex. Pick up your copy today.
FELLOWSHIP HOSTS: We have two separate sign-ups: Donut Pick-up and Coffee Set-up. We would like to encourage you to sign-up for one or the other. You may also sign-up for both if you wish. The sign-up sheet is by the door by the north stairwell.
THE CENTRAL ILLINOIS LUTHERAN LAYMAN’S LEAGUE ANNUAL MEETING is this coming Saturday, March 7th at Christ Lutheran Church, Normal. The Convention opens at 9:00 a.m. The Reverend Gregory Seltz, head of the Synod’s Lutheran Center for Religious Liberty in Washington D.C. will speak at 1:00 p.m. If you can’t come for the morning session, come to hear Reverend Gregory Seltz at 1:00 p.m. Registration materials are located on the table in the narthex.
THE LUTHERAN HOUR: “Upon Further Review“ topic for next Sunday. The sermon text will be from Exodus 5. God’s forgiving love for us in Christ cancels the continuous playback of our regrets. The speaker will be Reverend Dr. Michael Zeigler. Hear his 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.
FROM THE CHURCH OFFICE: If you miss church, please be reminded that copies of the previous week’s sermon are available on the table in the narthex. Also, the sermon will be available on our web site at www.goodshepherdblm.org. Thank you.
INFORMATION REQUESTED: Please notify the church office if someone in the congregation or any family or friends are ill or hospitalized.
PRAYER CIRCLE: 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 cell phone# is (309) 532-2582. The Prayer Request box is on the table in the narthex for any written requests.