We Pray For
††† Religious Freedom in our Nation
††† the aid of the Holy Spirit
††† faithful pastors and church workers
††† that we serve the Lord with joy
††† our nation’s government and its support of human life and our military personnel, especially Brant S., Luke R. and
Nathan T.
††† those in need of God’s healing, especially John Amateis, diagnosed with prostate cancer, father of Kristin B., Kathleen
Eagle (Conrad’s sister), Merry R, sister of Kathi B, Pastor Vernon Boehlke (retired) Pavillion, WY; the recovering,
especially Rev. Richard Boche (retired), Cheynne, WY., Pastor Ralph Jaeger (retired) of Laramie, Larry B, Kristin
P. and Pastor Grams; those in group care homes, especially Wanda K, Noreen P, Lorraine P, Kim H, Gene H, and
Farren S.
††† communicants at Jesus’ Holy Supper
††† thanks for those who have departed this life in the Faith
††† the aid of the Holy Spirit
††† faithful pastors and church workers
††† that we serve the Lord with joy
††† our nation’s government and its support of human life and our military personnel, especially Brant S., Luke R. and
Nathan T.
††† those in need of God’s healing, especially John Amateis, diagnosed with prostate cancer, father of Kristin B., Kathleen
Eagle (Conrad’s sister), Merry R, sister of Kathi B, Pastor Vernon Boehlke (retired) Pavillion, WY; the recovering,
especially Rev. Richard Boche (retired), Cheynne, WY., Pastor Ralph Jaeger (retired) of Laramie, Larry B, Kristin
P. and Pastor Grams; those in group care homes, especially Wanda K, Noreen P, Lorraine P, Kim H, Gene H, and
Farren S.
††† communicants at Jesus’ Holy Supper
††† thanks for those who have departed this life in the Faith
† “CONTINUE STEADFASTLY IN PRAYER, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” (Col. 4:2) †
Announcements
THE JANUARY-MARCH ISSUE OF PORTALS OF PRAYER has been placed in your mailbox in the Narthex. Large print, digest-sized, and extra regular-sized copies are available on the Missions Table in the Fellowship Hall. Be sure to use yours faithfully to bring you into God’s Holy Word daily. Take an extra copy to someone who does not yet trust in Jesus the Savior. Continue the New Year by being in the Word!
TELL THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS CONVOCATION is coming up Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26. All needed information is posted on our website. Or see Pastor Bertram for paper copies.
THE BOARD OF EVANGELISM AND STEWARDSHIP IS HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE that will take place at Our Savior's this Tuesday, January 22. West NE Blood Center of Scottsbluff will be here from 8 a.m. To 1 p.m. The blood you donate at this event will help people in the Panhandle. To sign up to be a donor, talk to Barb Merritt or Kathi Brown.
PASTOR BERTRAM will be out of town Monday, January 21st through Tuesday, January 22nd attending a Wyoming District Board of Directors meeting at the Lutheran Ministries Center. He can be reached at the Quality Inn at 307-266-2400 or the Ministries Center at 307-265-9000.
PLEASE SIGN THE RECORD OF FELLOWSHIP either as the offering is being received or at some other convenient time. If you are a member of a sister LCMS church, OR if you would like to request a pastoral visitation, please indicate on the form. While exiting the church, please hand the completed sheet to the usher.
*Reminder: Please “quiet” or turn off your cell phone while worshipping with us today. Thanks!
PREPARING FOR NEXT SUNDAY (Jan 27)-To prepare for next Sunday’s Divine Service and your hearing of the Word, read through and meditate upon the readings from God’s Word for the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany.
Old Testament: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Holy Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
FUNERAL PLANNING FORMS: if you would like to have input into planning your funeral service as a faithful witness to your Savior Jesus, these forms can be helpful. Please talk to Pastor Bertram for more information.
MILITARY BIBLE STICKS from Faith Comes by Hearing- we have the opportunity (as we have done since 2013) to provide our nation’s deployed military personnel with these specially designed MP3 players. Each contains both the New Testament and the book of Psalms in the English Standard Version. Each BibleStick cost $25. If you want to provide one or more, please make your check payable to “Our Savior’s Lutheran Church” and put it in the offering plate with the form that is in your Church mailbox. Your Gifts will be received through Sunday February 17 and will be matched 1:1. Thank you for taking advantage of this tremendous opportunity to spread God’s Word to our deployed military personnel.
PRAYER CHAIN UPDATE: Our prayer chain will be updated soon. If you like to be added, please speak to Pastor Bertram today.
TELL THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS CONVOCATION is coming up Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26. All needed information is posted on our website. Or see Pastor Bertram for paper copies.
THE BOARD OF EVANGELISM AND STEWARDSHIP IS HOSTING A BLOOD DRIVE that will take place at Our Savior's this Tuesday, January 22. West NE Blood Center of Scottsbluff will be here from 8 a.m. To 1 p.m. The blood you donate at this event will help people in the Panhandle. To sign up to be a donor, talk to Barb Merritt or Kathi Brown.
PASTOR BERTRAM will be out of town Monday, January 21st through Tuesday, January 22nd attending a Wyoming District Board of Directors meeting at the Lutheran Ministries Center. He can be reached at the Quality Inn at 307-266-2400 or the Ministries Center at 307-265-9000.
PLEASE SIGN THE RECORD OF FELLOWSHIP either as the offering is being received or at some other convenient time. If you are a member of a sister LCMS church, OR if you would like to request a pastoral visitation, please indicate on the form. While exiting the church, please hand the completed sheet to the usher.
*Reminder: Please “quiet” or turn off your cell phone while worshipping with us today. Thanks!
PREPARING FOR NEXT SUNDAY (Jan 27)-To prepare for next Sunday’s Divine Service and your hearing of the Word, read through and meditate upon the readings from God’s Word for the 3rd Sunday after the Epiphany.
Old Testament: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10
Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a
Holy Gospel: Luke 4:16-30
FUNERAL PLANNING FORMS: if you would like to have input into planning your funeral service as a faithful witness to your Savior Jesus, these forms can be helpful. Please talk to Pastor Bertram for more information.
MILITARY BIBLE STICKS from Faith Comes by Hearing- we have the opportunity (as we have done since 2013) to provide our nation’s deployed military personnel with these specially designed MP3 players. Each contains both the New Testament and the book of Psalms in the English Standard Version. Each BibleStick cost $25. If you want to provide one or more, please make your check payable to “Our Savior’s Lutheran Church” and put it in the offering plate with the form that is in your Church mailbox. Your Gifts will be received through Sunday February 17 and will be matched 1:1. Thank you for taking advantage of this tremendous opportunity to spread God’s Word to our deployed military personnel.
PRAYER CHAIN UPDATE: Our prayer chain will be updated soon. If you like to be added, please speak to Pastor Bertram today.
READ THE BIBLE IN 2019 AND DON’T GIVE UP: If you use the Olive Tree Bible App, you may have seen their recent message to their subscribers aimed at reinforcing an individual's goal to read the Bible in 2019. In part, it says: “Every new year thousands of Christians start a new Bible reading plan with the hope of reading through the entire Bible in a year. A few weeks into January or February and most have already abandoned those plans.” The truth is, because of our sinful nature, our flesh is weak and we quickly tire of things we deem as not interesting or exciting. With His final hour just before Him, Jesus asked His disciples to keep watch while He prayed, but He found them asleep. His warning to them: "Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mt 26:41). Certainly we can apply this teaching to our willingness to read the Bible. As His children, our spirit knows we need to read His Holy Word. The psalmist puts it this way, "My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word!" (Ps 119:25) As weak as our flesh is, we can often rise above it, especially when interacting with God to do His will. Accordingly, we must call on God's Spirit to help us stay in the Word, particularly when we are just starting a new program. To keep us mindful of the help we receive from God Paul emphatically states "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Phil 4:13). Don’t give up on your commitment to read God’s Holy Word, call on His name and receive the help you need to read the Bible in 2019.
READ THE BIBLE 2019 — FORTH WEEK OF JANUARY — EXODUS 7 — EXODUS 27
Read the Bible, then take a weekly test (here). Our current test will be posted on 01/19/19.
Bible reading 2018, monthly tests, on our website (here)
Read the Bible, then take a weekly test (here). Our current test will be posted on 01/19/19.
Bible reading 2018, monthly tests, on our website (here)
THE WEEK STARTING JANUARY 2020. Exodus 7-9
21. Exodus 10-12 22. Exodus 13-15 23. Exodus 16-18 24. Exodus 19-21 25. Exodus 22-24 26. Exodus 25-27 view complete plan |
Weekly Calendar |
A Daily Devotional for all |
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Sun. 20 Sanctity of Human Life Sunday
Adult Bible Class 9:00am Sunday School 9:00am Divine Service w/ Holy Communion 10:00am Mon. 21 Pastor’s Day of Rest Tue. 22 Pastor attending Wyoming District Board of Directors Meeting at LMC, Casper Wed. 23 Women’s Bible Study 9:00am Catechism Class 5:15pm Thur. 24 Men’s Bible Study 8:00am Fri. 25 – Wyoming District Tell The Good News about Sat. 26 Jesus Convention at Trinity Lutheran Church, Casper and the Ramkota Hotel, Casper, Wyoming Sun. 27 Adult Bible Class 9:00am Sunday School 9:00am Divine Service 10:00am Bibliophiles Study Group 11:15am |
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LIFE QUOTES JANUARY 20, 2019
“Sixty million unborn children have died as a result of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Boltondecisions. However, through the right-to-life movement’s determination to protect mothers and their children, we continue to see evidence that our efforts to educate America about the unborn child’s humanity, and our efforts to enact protective pro-life legislation, are having a tremendous impact in moving our nation away from Roe’s and Doe’s deadly legacy.” Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN SENTENCES JAN. 20, 2019
(Second Sunday after the Epiphany)
John 2:5 – “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ ” What must Mary have thought when Jesus replied, “What does this have to do with Me?” But she knew this: whatever her Son said to do would be a blessing, so she knows what advice to give to the servants: Do whatever He tells you. That’s still good advice for us in every aspect of our lives – including in our generosity toward the Lord’s work in the Church.
KFUO.ORG FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2019
This week on KFUO.org, we continue in the Gospel of Mark on Thy Strong Word with Rev. William Weedon and guest pastors (weekdays at 11:00 a.m. CT), celebrate the week of the Second Sunday after the Epiphany in Daily Chapel services (weekdays at 10:00 a.m. CT), and dig into what we believe in our Lutheran Confessions on Concord Matters (Tuesday 1/22 at 2:00 p.m. CT). Find these programs on demand at kfuo.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
LUTHERAN HOUR JANUARY 20, 2019
"My Delight is in Her"
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Anthony (Tony) Cook
As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, God rejoices over you. This week we explore our new name and identity as the bride of Christ. (Isaiah 62:1-5)
LUTHERAN HOUR JANUARY 27, 2019
"Surrender to Start New"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
Starting a new life involves surrender-a break with the past. In that surrender, the past can be restored.
(John 2:1-25)
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast each Sunday at 7:30am on Stereo AM 610 KCSR.
“Sixty million unborn children have died as a result of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Boltondecisions. However, through the right-to-life movement’s determination to protect mothers and their children, we continue to see evidence that our efforts to educate America about the unborn child’s humanity, and our efforts to enact protective pro-life legislation, are having a tremendous impact in moving our nation away from Roe’s and Doe’s deadly legacy.” Carol Tobias, president of National Right to Life – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN SENTENCES JAN. 20, 2019
(Second Sunday after the Epiphany)
John 2:5 – “His mother said to the servants, ‘Do whatever he tells you.’ ” What must Mary have thought when Jesus replied, “What does this have to do with Me?” But she knew this: whatever her Son said to do would be a blessing, so she knows what advice to give to the servants: Do whatever He tells you. That’s still good advice for us in every aspect of our lives – including in our generosity toward the Lord’s work in the Church.
KFUO.ORG FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 20, 2019
This week on KFUO.org, we continue in the Gospel of Mark on Thy Strong Word with Rev. William Weedon and guest pastors (weekdays at 11:00 a.m. CT), celebrate the week of the Second Sunday after the Epiphany in Daily Chapel services (weekdays at 10:00 a.m. CT), and dig into what we believe in our Lutheran Confessions on Concord Matters (Tuesday 1/22 at 2:00 p.m. CT). Find these programs on demand at kfuo.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
LUTHERAN HOUR JANUARY 20, 2019
"My Delight is in Her"
Guest Speaker: Rev. Dr. Anthony (Tony) Cook
As a bridegroom rejoices over his bride, God rejoices over you. This week we explore our new name and identity as the bride of Christ. (Isaiah 62:1-5)
LUTHERAN HOUR JANUARY 27, 2019
"Surrender to Start New"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
Starting a new life involves surrender-a break with the past. In that surrender, the past can be restored.
(John 2:1-25)
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast each Sunday at 7:30am on Stereo AM 610 KCSR.