Devotion- Motivations for worship.
Weekly
Nominations for congregational Offices
Life Night
Heroes of the Faith
Advent Services
H1N1 Immunizations
Basketball Update
Needed-
“O come, let us sing to the Lord, let us make a joyful noise
to the rock of our salvation. Let us
come into His presence with thanksgiving, let us make a joyful noise to Him
with songs of praise” (Psalm 95:1-2)
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As many of you know I’m in an ongoing educational program at
Concordia Seminary. The program is
helpful in that I continue to learn from both fellow pastors from all over the
country, and I usually gain much from the required readings. This January I am taking a class titled
“Preaching and Worship”. It is my first
preaching class since Seminary, and so
looking forward to rethinking the whole preaching approach and how it
fits into the rest of the service. I
ran across the following quote focusing on the motivation for worship from a
book titled “How shall we worship”, by Marva Dawn. Usually we think of weekly participation in
the realm of choice, a good choice, but
a choice nonetheless. She writes “There
is a subversion of genuine worship that happens when we turn attending worship
into a matter of our own choice instead of obedience to God’s command and the
reception of sheer grace.”(p. 131)
Obviously she writes more, and I hesitate to take a quote out of context,
but I think her point is a good one.
The reason we go to worship is
not first because of its style (contemporary or traditional). It is not because we were raised to do so,
nor does it rest on our ability to get up in the morning. We are to participate in worship not because
of the friendliness of the people, the charisma or lack thereof in the
preacher, but rather because God has called us to do so (See 3rd
commandment). It is in hearing and
receiving that Word within the body of believers we get the “sheer grace” of
our Lord Jesus Christ. Other things in
worship matter, but obedience to God’s commandment and the receiving of sheer
grace should always be at the very top of our list. Just some thought for food.
Yours in Christ,
Pastor Krenz
Hebrews 10:11-25 (Trust in Christ’s single offering for sins is
something we to hold on to , because he is faithful)
Mark
13:1-13 (Interpreting the end time signs)
Names for Various
Offices and Positions in the Church- The
nominating committee would like help in gathering names of individuals who are
gifted to serve in a number of congregational positions in 2010. If you know of someone who you think would be
a good fit in a certain position, please write down their name on the bulletin
insert and place this in the offering plate either this week or next week. The nominating committee (Church Council)
will meet again on Sunday, November 29th at 7:30pm. The final voter’s meeting with the election
of congregational officers will take place on Sunday, December 13th.
Life Night: The next High School Life Night is scheduled at
Phil and Julie Reuters’s on Sunday, November 29th from 6:30-8pm.
Heroes of the Faith- This week we will be looking at the
life of Joshua in the Old Testament.
Please join us in the gym following the Sunday service for Christian
growth, fellowship, and snacks.
Mid Week Advent Services- This year’s advent theme is titled
“The Stories of Advent. In this series
we will be looking at the calling of Zechariah
“Advent Silence”, the angels encounter with Elizabeth “Advent
Expectation”, and Mary under Advent Faith.
The first service with
H1N1 Immunizations- November 30th at
Congratulations: To
the Varsity Trinity girls basketball team which took second place at the Ashley
Tournament. They have five wins and one
loss. Their next game is scheduled for
Friday, November 13th at Central City.
Their next home game will take place on Tuesday, November 17th against
TSJ. The varsity boys team has a record
of two wins and one loss. They are
presently playing in the consolation game at the St. Mary’s tournament in
Bell Choir- The bell choir would benefit greatly from
additional bell ringers. Even if you or
someone you know could only play through the Christmas season that would be
very helpful. Contact Ruth Boehne if
interested ( 493-7709)