Monthly Archives: November 2008

An Advent Meditation

Christine Sine at Godspace Blog created this Advent Meditation and accompanying video- Enjoy!   In this Advent season we await the coming of Christ Child of promise come, Revealer of God come, Bringer of life come, Come to the beaten … Continue reading

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A Painting That Preaches Christ

HERE is an interesting site that helps you understand salvation by exploring  the symbolism of The Cranach Altar Painting in Weimar, Germany.

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How the World Rewards Service

At One Lutheran…Ablog! I came across this quote from Martin Luther: Don’t ever expect the world to acknowledge or reward your faithfulness and hard work. The opposite often happens, as Joseph’s life shows. Therefore, make sure that you direct your … Continue reading

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Sermon and Discussion Questions for the sermon entitled “Christ is King” preached Sunday, November 13 2008Pod

Big Idea: Because Jesus Christ is the king over all things..including sin and death..we should stop being afraid and confidently live our lives as God’s priests in this world. Questions How much fear and anxiety have you experienced in recent … Continue reading

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Worship Leadership for Sunday November 30, 2008

8:00 AM Service of Holy Communion Communion Assistants: Diane Hebert and Bev Stobber Ushers: Bill and Elsie Goulding 10:30 AM Service of the Word Ushers: The Muffick Family Acolyte: Emily Smith Offering: Bill Goulding Text: Mary’s Song – Luke 1:26-56 … Continue reading

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Please Pray for Daniel

 The congregation blessed a prayer shawl at the 8 AM service for Daniel, a man who is in the hospital after a serious auto accident. Jenny Voss will make sure that the shawl gets to the man as soon as … Continue reading

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Servant Leadership in the Business World Means Valuing Persons First

The MacLaurin Institute has just released its 2nd annual Faith and Business lecture given by Ken Melrose, former CEO of Toro Corporation. You can access the summary of the lecture HERE, download the entire lecture in MP3 format HERE, or … Continue reading

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Hat and Glove Ministry Update

The Women of the ELCA/Midweek Women’s Gathering want to thank the people of Peace for  contributing  75 hats and gloves to needy children in our community. Our gift was passed on to the people at  Love Inc. and they were … Continue reading

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Love Inc update

As you are decorating for the Holidays, if you have any nonworking Christmas lights, donate them to Love.  They can sell them and this helps fund the Teachers Love program run by Lori Hintz. They are in desperate need of … Continue reading

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Why are we so drawn to excellence?

Why are we so drawn to excellence? At first glance this might seem like an odd question. Why would we not be drawn to excellence? It’s almost like asking why a man would be attracted to a woman. It’s just … Continue reading

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Worship Leadership for Sunday November 23, 2008 – Christ the King Sunday

Sermon Texts: Revelation 1:1-20 [show]Revelation 1 [1:1]The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants(1) the things that must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant(2) John, [2]who … Continue reading

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Sermon Discussion Questions for the sermon entitled Abide in the Vine preached Sunday, November 16 2008

Galatians 5:22-26 [show]Galatians 5:22-26 [22]But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, [23]gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. [24]And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its … Continue reading

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Bible Sunday is November 23, 2008 at Both Services

We will be presenting Bibles to our second and third graders this Sunday at both Services.

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Abide in the Vine – A Sermon based on John 15:1-17 – Preached Sunday November 16, 2008

You can find discussion questions for this sermon HERE.

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Worship Leadership for Sunday November 16, 2008

8 AM – Service of Holy Communion Ushers: Barb Ludwig and Bev Stobber Communion assistants: Barb Ludwig and Nancy Dey 10:30 AM – Service of the Word and Music with Confirmation Acolyte: Anna Smith Ushers: Evan and Jean Wiechman Offering … Continue reading

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