We Pray For
††† peace, well-being and unity
††† grace to repent
††† recognize Christ by faith
††† pastors and church workers
††† our nation’s leaders and government and military personnel, especially Brant S., Luke R. and Nathan T.
††† homes and families
††† those in need of God’s healing especially Kathleen Eagle (Conrad’s sister), Merry R., sister of Kathi Brown, Rev.
Vernon Boehlke (retired) Pavillion, WY; the recovering, especially John A., diagnosed with prostate cancer, father of
Kristin B., Rev. Robert Oberheu, Wyoming District President Emeritus, Pastor. Terry Wiley of Rawlins, Rev. Ralph
Jaeger (retired) of Laramie, Kristin P. and Pastor Grams; those in group care homes, especially Bonnie H., Wanda
K., Noreen P., Lorraine P., Kim H., Gene H., and Farren S.
††† thanks for the faithful who have gone before
††† all affected by flooding in Nebraska and other states
††† farmers and ranchers
††† grace to repent
††† recognize Christ by faith
††† pastors and church workers
††† our nation’s leaders and government and military personnel, especially Brant S., Luke R. and Nathan T.
††† homes and families
††† those in need of God’s healing especially Kathleen Eagle (Conrad’s sister), Merry R., sister of Kathi Brown, Rev.
Vernon Boehlke (retired) Pavillion, WY; the recovering, especially John A., diagnosed with prostate cancer, father of
Kristin B., Rev. Robert Oberheu, Wyoming District President Emeritus, Pastor. Terry Wiley of Rawlins, Rev. Ralph
Jaeger (retired) of Laramie, Kristin P. and Pastor Grams; those in group care homes, especially Bonnie H., Wanda
K., Noreen P., Lorraine P., Kim H., Gene H., and Farren S.
††† thanks for the faithful who have gone before
††† all affected by flooding in Nebraska and other states
††† farmers and ranchers
† “CONTINUE STEADFASTLY IN PRAYER, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” (Col. 4:2) †
Announcements
LENTEN MIDWEEK WORSHIP continues this Wednesday, March 27th with the Order of Vespers at 7:00PM. The overall theme for this Lenten Season is “A Lent to Remember.” The theme for this Wednesday is “Remember the Covenant” based on Psalm 105:8. See you Wednesday!
LENTEN SEASON WORSHIP PRACTICES
1) We will omit the singing of the Hymn of Praise, pausing for silence in its absence.
2) We will omit the Alleluia which precedes the reading of the Holy Gospel. The absence of the Alleluia makes us conscious
of our Lord’s loss on our behalf
3) We will speak both the Introit and the Gradual in unison.
4) No flowers are placed on the altar
5) The use of the sign of the cross at the Invocation in remembrance of one’s Baptism is encouraged.
LENTEN DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS: a limited number of “Behold the Man! Daily Devotions for Lent and Easter” are available. Pick yours up today on the Missions Table in the Fellowship Hall. Use it daily to be reminded of the Bible’s incredible truth—in Jesus, God is man, while remaining true God—true man and true God in one Person.
THE APRIL-JUNE 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.
PLEASE SIGN THE RECORD OF FELLOWSHIP either as the offering is being received or at some other convenient time. While exiting the pew, please hand the completed sheet to the usher.
*Just a Reminder: Please “quiet” or turn off your cell.
PREPARING FOR NEXT SUNDAY (Mar 31)-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 Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6
Epistle Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Holy Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
THE CREATION/EVOLUTION SEMINAR has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 5, 2019. Tentative topics to be covered are 1) What About the Dinosaurs? and 2) The Flood, Fossils and the Ice Age. The Board of Christian Education is offering this seminar to our congregation, the Panhandle congregations of the Wyoming District, Chadron State College students and all others who are interested. The Board has estimated that the seminar will cost approximately $650.00. This will cover the honorarium of $150.00 for Saturday seminar, Sunday Bible Class and preaching, gift of $100.00, mileage of $220.00, and $200.00 for the Saturday meal.. The Board kindly asks that you prayerfully consider contributing to this important learning opportunity. If you would like to do so, please make your check payable to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and put “Creation/Evolution” in the memo line. If you have questions, please talk to a Board member: Wayne S., Marci S., JoAnn S.
PASTOR BERTRAM will be out of town Monday afternoon (25th) through Tuesday evening (26th) attending the Wyoming District Board of Directors‘ meeting at the Lutheran ministries Center in Casper. He can be reached at the LMC at 307-265-9000 or the Quality Inn at 307-266-2400.
WIND RIVER LUTHERAN MISSION NEWSLETTER: if you would like to receive this newsletter from the Wyoming District Office, please sign the signup sheet on the Missions Table in the fellowship Hall with your name and email address.
LENTEN SEASON WORSHIP PRACTICES
1) We will omit the singing of the Hymn of Praise, pausing for silence in its absence.
2) We will omit the Alleluia which precedes the reading of the Holy Gospel. The absence of the Alleluia makes us conscious
of our Lord’s loss on our behalf
3) We will speak both the Introit and the Gradual in unison.
4) No flowers are placed on the altar
5) The use of the sign of the cross at the Invocation in remembrance of one’s Baptism is encouraged.
LENTEN DEVOTIONAL BOOKLETS: a limited number of “Behold the Man! Daily Devotions for Lent and Easter” are available. Pick yours up today on the Missions Table in the Fellowship Hall. Use it daily to be reminded of the Bible’s incredible truth—in Jesus, God is man, while remaining true God—true man and true God in one Person.
THE APRIL-JUNE 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.
PLEASE SIGN THE RECORD OF FELLOWSHIP either as the offering is being received or at some other convenient time. While exiting the pew, please hand the completed sheet to the usher.
*Just a Reminder: Please “quiet” or turn off your cell.
PREPARING FOR NEXT SUNDAY (Mar 31)-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 Fourth Sunday in Lent.
Old Testament: Isaiah 12:1-6
Epistle Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
Holy Gospel: Luke 15:1-3, 11-32
THE CREATION/EVOLUTION SEMINAR has been rescheduled to Saturday, October 5, 2019. Tentative topics to be covered are 1) What About the Dinosaurs? and 2) The Flood, Fossils and the Ice Age. The Board of Christian Education is offering this seminar to our congregation, the Panhandle congregations of the Wyoming District, Chadron State College students and all others who are interested. The Board has estimated that the seminar will cost approximately $650.00. This will cover the honorarium of $150.00 for Saturday seminar, Sunday Bible Class and preaching, gift of $100.00, mileage of $220.00, and $200.00 for the Saturday meal.. The Board kindly asks that you prayerfully consider contributing to this important learning opportunity. If you would like to do so, please make your check payable to Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and put “Creation/Evolution” in the memo line. If you have questions, please talk to a Board member: Wayne S., Marci S., JoAnn S.
PASTOR BERTRAM will be out of town Monday afternoon (25th) through Tuesday evening (26th) attending the Wyoming District Board of Directors‘ meeting at the Lutheran ministries Center in Casper. He can be reached at the LMC at 307-265-9000 or the Quality Inn at 307-266-2400.
WIND RIVER LUTHERAN MISSION NEWSLETTER: if you would like to receive this newsletter from the Wyoming District Office, please sign the signup sheet on the Missions Table in the fellowship Hall with your name and email address.
READ THE BIBLE IN 2019: This past week we finished reading from the book of Joshua and read most of the book of Judges, including the stories of Gideon, Barak, Samson, and Jephthah, who are all mentioned in Hebrews 11 as heroes of faith. Heroes, yes, but all were weak in their flesh and made strong by the Spirit. Gideon, for instance, knew what God required him to do but used a fleece to double-check his standing with God. Rather than meet Gideon with anger, God gave him the reassurance he needed. God even brought him safely into the enemy’s camp on a reconnaissance mission so Gideon could learn firsthand that its opponents feared the army of God. Moreover, to show Israel that the victory belongs to the Lord, God reduced their force of 32,000 warriors to only 300 men to defeat the Midianites. More than a Sunday School lesson, the story of Gideon’s Fleece should speak to the hearts of all Christians, "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" (Romans 15:4).
READ THE BIBLE 2019 — CURRENTLY WEEK ELEVEN — JOSHUA 22 — 1 SAMUEL 14
Read the Bible, then take a weekly test (here). Our next test will be posted on March 23, 2019.
Bible reading 2018, monthly tests, on our website (here)
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Bible reading 2018, monthly tests, on our website (here)
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APRIL 2019 1. 1 Samuel 18-20 2. 1 Samuel 21-24 3. 1 Samuel 25-27 4. 1 Samuel 28-31 5. 2 Samuel 1-3 6. 2 Samuel 4-7 |
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Sunday School 9:00am Divine Service 10:00am Bibliophiles Study Group 11:15am Mon. 25 Pastor’s day of rest Tue. 26 Wyoming Dist. LCMS Board of Directors Mtg. at LMC, Casper 8:00am Wed. 27 Women’s Bible Study 9:00am Catechism Class 5:15pm Lenten Vespers 7:00pm Thur. 28 Men’s Bible Study 8:00am Sun. 31 Adult Bible Class 9:00am Sunday School 9:00am Divine Service 10:00am |
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LIFE QUOTES MARCH 24, 2019
“The Virgin Mary’s womb became the dwelling place of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Word by whom all things were made. Within the first month, the heart of the Logos in human flesh was beating, like ours, with electrical impulses, pumping blood through His body, blood He would later shed for our sins. But the full miracle of the Incarnation was not just in seeing the Man in the flesh but much more. In Mary’s Son we saw with our eyes real things that are only visible by their effects: divine mercy, love, compassion, faith, meekness, and justice.” James M. Kushiner, The Fellowship of St. James – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN SENTENCES MAR. 24, 2019
Lent 3
Luke 13:3 – “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” The season of Lent is all about repentance – turning back to the Lord, away from our sins, in faith. We know that it is only in the Lord that we can find salvation. So we do well in this season of repentance to examine ourselves, asking questions like, “What is trying to keep me away from Jesus?” “What is a temptation I face?” “What is a sin I need to repent of and leave behind?” Then we turn to the Lord for the strength to leave these sins behind, and we pray for the courage to follow Him in faith and faithful living.
KFUO.ORG FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 24, 2019
This week on KFUO.org, we celebrate the Annunciation of our Lord in Chapel with Divine Service on 3/25 at 10:00 a.m. CT, continue digging into the Truth in Genesis on Sharper Iron with Rev. Jonathan Fisk and guest pastors (weekdays at 8:00 a.m. CT), and study the book of Ezekiel on Thy Strong Word with Rev. William Weedon and guest pastors (weekdays at 11:00 a.m. CT). Find your favorite programs on demand at kfuo.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
LUTHERAN HOUR MARCH 24, 2019
"Death Doesn't End the Story"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
When you hear a person's story, it's hard not to like them. See what happens when you listen to the story of Jesus
(John 11)
LUTHERAN HOUR MARCH 31, 2019
"Life Worth Living"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
Jesus calls us to hate life in this world, not because he wants hateful people. Rather, he wants us to more deeply love true life.
(John 12:12-36)
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast each Sunday at 7:30am on Stereo AM 610 KCSR.
“The Virgin Mary’s womb became the dwelling place of the Second Person of the Holy Trinity, the Word by whom all things were made. Within the first month, the heart of the Logos in human flesh was beating, like ours, with electrical impulses, pumping blood through His body, blood He would later shed for our sins. But the full miracle of the Incarnation was not just in seeing the Man in the flesh but much more. In Mary’s Son we saw with our eyes real things that are only visible by their effects: divine mercy, love, compassion, faith, meekness, and justice.” James M. Kushiner, The Fellowship of St. James – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • www.lutheransforlife.org
STEWARDSHIP BULLETIN SENTENCES MAR. 24, 2019
Lent 3
Luke 13:3 – “No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish.” The season of Lent is all about repentance – turning back to the Lord, away from our sins, in faith. We know that it is only in the Lord that we can find salvation. So we do well in this season of repentance to examine ourselves, asking questions like, “What is trying to keep me away from Jesus?” “What is a temptation I face?” “What is a sin I need to repent of and leave behind?” Then we turn to the Lord for the strength to leave these sins behind, and we pray for the courage to follow Him in faith and faithful living.
KFUO.ORG FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 24, 2019
This week on KFUO.org, we celebrate the Annunciation of our Lord in Chapel with Divine Service on 3/25 at 10:00 a.m. CT, continue digging into the Truth in Genesis on Sharper Iron with Rev. Jonathan Fisk and guest pastors (weekdays at 8:00 a.m. CT), and study the book of Ezekiel on Thy Strong Word with Rev. William Weedon and guest pastors (weekdays at 11:00 a.m. CT). Find your favorite programs on demand at kfuo.org or wherever you get your podcasts.
LUTHERAN HOUR MARCH 24, 2019
"Death Doesn't End the Story"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
When you hear a person's story, it's hard not to like them. See what happens when you listen to the story of Jesus
(John 11)
LUTHERAN HOUR MARCH 31, 2019
"Life Worth Living"
Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler
Jesus calls us to hate life in this world, not because he wants hateful people. Rather, he wants us to more deeply love true life.
(John 12:12-36)
The Lutheran Hour is broadcast each Sunday at 7:30am on Stereo AM 610 KCSR.