Weekend Reminder, Sat, Dec 31, 2011

"Glory to God in highest heav'n, who unto us the Son has giv'n."
With angels sing in pious mirth a glad new year to all the earth! ELW 268:12

After celebrating a safe New Year's Eve, join us to praise God for Jesus and pray for a blessed new year!

Sunday morning's topic: Guardian Angels; Dwight Swisher will deliver the children's sermon and special music will be provided by Randy Norland

TOMORROW, January 1
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 3)
10:30 am Fellowship

Monday, January 2 OFFICE CLOSED

Tuesday, January 3
7:00 pm Social Ministries

Wednesday, January 4
3:30 pm KICK at Messiah
5:10 pm Rakel Smetana - Street Children
5:45 pm KICK meal at Messiah
6:30 pm Confirmation at Messiah
8:00 pm Council Budget Meeting

Thursday, January 5
Reports for Annual Meeting Due

Friday, January 6
5th Quarter at the VanderWege's

Saturday, January 7
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Worship Service (Praise)

Next Sunday, January 8
8:15 Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW 3)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 Sunday School for All Ages
2-5 pm Open House, Rosa Brock, Senior Center
6:00 pm Senior High Youth Group
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers
7:00 pm National Youth Gathering Meeting

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, Kansas

"The hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee tonight"

Merry Christmas! Join us to worship Christ this weekend!

Bring your bells on Christmas Eve! During the announcement and celebration of the gospel at both services you'll have the opportunity to glorify God along with the angels by ringing your bell.

Tomorrow, December 24, CHRISTMAS EVE
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
4:00 pm Holy Communion with Candlelighting
11:00 pm Holy Communion with Candlelighting

Sunday, December 25, CHRISTMAS DAY
9:30 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Fellowship

Monday, December 26 - Office Closed
3:30 pm Women's Bible Study at Bethany Home
7:00 pm Finance/Stewardship Committee

Saturday, December 31
8:00 am Men's Bible Study

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
402 N. 1st St
Lindsborg, KS 67456
785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder, 12/16/11

"Even angels long to look into these things." - 1 Peter 1:12

Join us as we celebrate Christ's birth among us this weekend!

The Children's Program (Angels We Have Heard on High) will be at 9:30am on Sunday morning.

The 76th Edition of the Christmas Candlelight Service (Angels We Have Heard) will be celebrated on Sunday at 7:00 pm.

Note the important rehearsals taking place tomorrow morning and

our Christmas Eve & Christmas Schedule.

Take some quiet moments to savor and enjoy the season.

Saturday, December 17
8am Men's Bible Study
8:30am Girls' Ensemble Rehearsal
9am Children's Christmas Program Rehearsal
11am Choir Rehearsal

Sunday, Fourth Sunday of Advent
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Children's Christmas Program
10:30am Fellowship
7pm Christmas Candlelight Service

Monday, December 19
7pm Council

Wednesday, December 21
7pm Youth Ministry Committee

Christmas Eve, December 24, Saturday
4pm Holy Communion with Candlelighting
11pm Holy Communion with Candlelighting

Christmas Day, December 25
9:30am Holy Communion

--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

"The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God." - Gabriel, Luke 1:35


Gabriel's greeting confounded, troubled and frightened Mary. Was his news good news or bad news? On the one hand an unexpected pregnancy could certainly throw some cold water on the hopes and dreams of a young virgin. On the other hand, Gabriel's promise about a son who would be called Yeshua (Yah Saves) and Son of the Most High and who would reign on David's throne forever might sound pretty good to a young woman living in a fallen world under foreign oppression. Perhaps angel messages, God's messages, are often like that: good news for us and for all people, but not without their inconveniences.

Saturday is the last chance for Saturday evening Praise service this year!
If you like this kind of service, please join us. If you are simply curious, please join us!

DEAR PARENTS - Please be aware of some very important upcoming dates:
Christmas Program Rehearsals - Sunday, Dec 11, 10:45am & 5pm; Saturday, Dec 17, 9:00 am
Christmas Program - Sunday, Dec 18, 9:30am.
Please let Heidi (wedel_3@yahoo.com) know if your child must miss one or more of these opportunities.

Saturday, December 10
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30am Holy Communion (Praise)

Third Sunday of Advent, December 11
8:15am Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)10:30am Fellowship
10:45am Children's program rehearsal
11am Sunday School (Adults- Borg; Youth)
11am Christmas Decorating Fellowship Hall (Adult Forum and Others)

Monday, December 12 - Deadline for Poinsettia orders
6pm Executive Board
7pm MELC Members of the Youth Ministry Committee

Wednesday, December 14
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation at Bethany
7:30pm Men's Chorus Rehearsal

Saturday 17, December
8am Men's Bible Study
9am Children's Program Rehearsal
11am Choir Rehearsal

Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 18
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Children's Christmas Program
10:30am Fellowship
7pm Christmas Candlelight
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder, 12/2/11

"'To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might for ever and ever!'
And the four living creatures said, 'Amen!' And the elders fell down and worshiped." Revelation 5:13-14

Worship God and the Lamb with us this weekend!

We're suddenly in the midst of Advent! Join us for these special activities -

On Sunday, after the Jultide Concert, step on over to church for some soup, produced and served by our middle school youth.

On Tuesday evening, Women in Christ's Kingdom will meet for a meal and other Advent activities.

Saturday, December 3
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Second Sunday of Advent, December 4
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Service of the Word (ELW 3)
10:30am Fellowship
10:45am Children's Christmas Program Rehearsal
11am Sunday School for Youth and Adults
5:00 - 6:30pm Yultide Soup Supper
6pm Global Mission Committee

Monday, December 5
7:30pm Stewardship/Finance Committee

Tuesday, December 6
11:30am SALT Luncheon
6pm WICK Holiday Event (231 N. Main)
7pm Social Ministries

Wednesday, December 7
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation at Bethany
7pm Fellowship Committee
7pm Men's choir rehearsal

Friday, December 8
7pm TACOL Board Meeting

Saturday, December 10
8:am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Holy Communion (Praise)

3rd Sunday of Advent, December 11
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (ELW 3)
10:30am Fellowship
10:45am Children's Program Rehearsal
11am Inside Church Decorating
5pm Children's Program Rehearsal
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

Weekend Reminder, Saturday, Nov 26, 2011

"Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in clouds' with great power and glory. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds,from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven."
- Jesus, Mark 13:26-27

Welcome the Son of Man and His holy angels with us this Sunday!

No Saturday worship today! Join us on Sunday at 9:30am instead. Saturday worship will be back on December 3, 5:30pm.

Please note that children, K-8, will rehearse for the Christmas program tomorrow after worship. Dec 18 will soon be upon us, so every rehearsal is precious.

During our fellowship time tomorrow morning, we will celebrate the 95th birthday of Alice Carlson. All are invited to mark the occasion with a card shower.

Tomorrow afternoon at 4pm, join us as we decorate the outside of our church to ring in the Advent and Christmas seasons.

First Sunday of Advent, November 27
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
10:45 am Children's Program Rehearsal
11:00 am Sunday School for Youth and Adults
4:00 pm Advent Decorating - outside church

Monday, November 28
3:00 pm Bethany Home Bible Study
7:00 pm Finance/Stewardship Committee

Wednesday, November 30
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany

Saturday, December 3
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Second Sunday of Advent, December 4
8:15 Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
10:45 am Children's Program Rehearsal
11:00 am Sunday School for Youth and Adults
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder, 11/28/11

"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,
and all the angels with him,
then he will sit on the throne of his glory.
All the nations will be gathered before him, and
he will separate people one from another as a shepherd
separates the sheep from the goats...."
- Matthew 25:31-32

Graze with us, this weekend!

Get your Christmas gifts and crafts done (or further along) on Saturday at 9am!

Seraph Choir (4th-6th graders) sings during this Sunday morning's worship. Please arrive by 9am.

Is this Sunday at 9:30am difficult for you? Join us tomorrow (Saturday) at 5:30pm in the Fellowship Hall.

Parents - please make sure your children join us at 10:45am this Sunday for the Christmas Program rehearsal and listen to the cd provided with them as often as you can.

Saturday, November 19
8am Men's Bible Study
9am Craft Day
5:30pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Sunday, Christ the King Sunday, November 20
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
3pm Annual Thrivent meeting in Fellowship Hall
4:30 pm Bible Study beginning 1 Peter at church
5pm Genesis for GenXer's
6pm Senior High Youth at Bethany Church
7pm TACOL Thanksgiving Service Freemount

Monday, November 21
7pm Council

Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving
Office Closed

Saturday, November 26
8am Men's Bible Study
11am Advent/Christmas Decorating - Chancel

First Sunday of Advent, November 27
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship11am Sunday School for All Ages
4pm Outdoor Advent/Christmas Decorating

--
Pastor Dean Apel
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
402 N. 1st St
Lindsborg, KS 67456
785-227-3977

But since we belong to the day, let us be sober,
and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and
for a helmet the hope of salvation. - 1 Thessalonians 5:8

Encourage one another and build up each other with us.... this weekend!

Saturday service resumes tomorrow evening at 5:30pm - convenient for those who can't make it Sunday morning. We'll share Holy Communion together this Sunday.

Eat Turkey with us on Sunday night at 5:30pm.

Saturday, November 12
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion (Praise)

22nd Sunday After Pentecost, November 13
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
5:30 pm Thanksgiving Dinner
6:15 pm Senior High Youth at Bethany Church

Monday, November 14
6:00 pm Executive Board

Tuesday, November 15
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
6:30pm Personnel Needs Discernment Committee

Wednesday, November 16
10:00 am Martha Circle at church
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation
7:00 pm Hannah & Mary-Ruth Circles at church

Thursday, November 17
7:00 pm Worship and Music

Saturday, November 19
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
9:00 am Craft Day
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Christ the King Sunday, November 20
8:15 Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
4:30 pm 1 Peter Study at church
5:00 pm Genesis for GenXer's at Apels
6:00 pm Annual Thrivent meeting in FH
6:00 pm Sr. High Youth Group
7:00 pm TACOL Thanksgiving Service Freemount
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

"These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb." (Revelation 7:14b)

Wash your robe in Jesus' blood.... with us this Sunday!

Please note that there will be no Saturday service this Saturday, November 5. Also there is no confirmation Wednesday, November 9. But KICK will proceed as usual.

Remember: Middle School Youth will meet at the Deterdings on Sunday afternoon. And the Senior High Youth will meet at Bethany Church on Sunday evening.

Friday, November 4
10:30am Ann Priddy Memorial Service

Saturday, November 5
8am Men's Bible Study

All Saints Sunday, November 6
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
3:30 pm Middle School Youth at Deterdings'
4:30 pm Bible Study at church
6pm Sr High Youth at Bethany Church

Monday, November 7
4:30 pm Christian Ed Committee at Apels'

Tuesday, November 8
4pm Outreach and Caring

Wednesday, November 9
11:30 pm S.A.L.T. lunch
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany

Thursday, November 10
7pm TACOL Board Meeting

Saturday, November 12
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion (Praise)

22nd Sunday After Pentecost, November 13
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
5:30 pm Thanksgiving Dinner
6:30 pm Sr High Youth

--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder, 10/28/11

"But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets,
the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe." Romans 3:21-22

Learn God's way of righteousness... with us this weekend!

Join the women of Messiah to enjoy a film ("Eat, Pray, Love") this evening, at the church, 7pm!

When Sunday at 9:30 am is inconvenient, remember SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP.
5:30 pm every Saturday through December 10. (No worship November 5 and 26.)

TODAY, Friday, October 28
7pm Girls' Night Out, movie: "Eat, Pray, Love"

Saturday, October 29
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Reformation Sunday, October 30
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
6pm Sr High Youth at 523 N. 2nd St

Monday, October 31
3pm Bethany Home Bible Study
5:30 pm Mission Outreach Fund
7pm Finance/Stewardship Committee

Tuesday, November 1
7pm Social Ministries UL

Wednesday, November 2
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation at Bethany with mentors
7pm Fellowship Committee

Thursday, November 3
9:30 am Staff Brunch
7pm W/ELCA Coordinating Committee

Saturday, November 5
8am Men's Bible Study

All Saints Sunday, November 6
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
6pm Sr High Youth

--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

...just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel,
even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. - Paul, 1 Thessalonians 2:4

Be entrusted with and speak the gospel with us this weekend!

When Sunday at 9:30 am is inconvenient, remember SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP. 5:30 pm every Saturday through December 10. (No worship November 5 and 26.)

Two new Sunday school classes for adults started last week. Join us this week if you can!
Fellowship Hall Randy Alcorn's Heaven (What does the Bible teach about the afterlife?), 7 sessions total

Basement Marcus Borg's Embracing an Adult Faith, 5 sessions total

Calling all women! Watch a movie with us next Friday night at 7pm!

Saturday, October 22
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Holy Communion (praise)

Sunday, October 23
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers

Monday, October 24
3pm Bethany Home Bible Study

Wednesday, October 26
10am Martha Circle at the church
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation at Bethany
7pm Hannah Circle at Carolyn Brock's
7pm Mary-Ruth Circle at Lisa Youngquist's

Friday, October 28
7pm Girls' Night Out, Movie: "Eat, Pray, Love"

Saturday, October 29
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Reformation Sunday, October 30
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages

--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder

...you received the word with joy.....[and] the word of the Lord sounded forth from you..... 1 Thessalonians 1:6, 8

We believe, teach and confess that the distinction between law and gospel is to be preserved with great diligence in the church as an especially glorious light. (Epitome of the Formula of Concord V:1)

Be enligthened with us this weekend!

When Sunday at 9:30 am is inconvenient, remember SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP.
5:30 pm every Saturday through December 10. (No worship November 5 and 26.)

New topics starting in Sunday School this Sunday at 11 am.
Fellowship Hall Randy Alcorn's Heaven (What does the Bible teach about the afterlife?), 7 sessions total
Basement Marcus Borg's Embracing an Adult Faith, 5 sessions total

TONIGHT, Friday, October 14
7:00 pm Craft Night

Monday, October 15
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Contemporary Praise)

Sunday, October 16
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
4:30 pm Book of James Study at the church

Monday, October 17
7:00 pm Council

Wednesday, October 19
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany
7:00 pm MELC Men's Chorus Rehearsal

Thursday, October 20
7:00 pm Worship and Music

Saturday, October 22
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion (Praise)

Sunday, October 23
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
3:30 pm Senior High to Judgment House (Newton)
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

MELC Weekend Reminder, 10/7/11

"But Caleb quieted the people before Moses, and said, ‘Let us go up at once and occupy it, for we are well able to overcome it.’" Numbers 13:30

By God's power, overcome with us.... this Sunday! Join us for worship.

Pastor Floyd Thompkins, Bethany College '84, will be our guest preacher on Sunday morning. Sermon title: "God, Grasshoppers & a Gust of Wind"
The hymns will all be traditional Swedish (but sung mostly in English).

Please note that there will be no worship this Saturday evening. We will resume on Saturday, Oct 15, 5:30pm.

Saturday, October 8
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm NO WORSHIP TONIGHT!

Sunday, October 9
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
3:30 pm [Swedish Dancers - Family Room]
5:00 pm [Swedish Dancers - Sanctuary]
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers at the Apels

Monday, October 10
6:00 pm Executive Board

Tuesday, October 11
10:30 am [Retired Church Workers Fellowship]

Wednesday, October 12
11:30 am SALT (Single Adults Living Today) Lunch
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany
7:00 pm Property Committee

Thursday, October 13
7:00 pm TACOL Board Meeting

Friday, October 14
7:00 pm Craft Night

Saturday, October 15
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Contemporary Praise)

Sunday, October 16
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
4:30 pm Book of James Study - Fellowship Hall
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

"Finally he sent his son to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'" - Matthew 21:37

Respect the Son with us this weekend!

When Sunday at 9:30am is inconvenient, remember that
SATURDAY EVENING WORSHIP has returned.
5:30pm every Saturday through Dec 10 (no worship on Oct 8, Nov 5 & Nov 26)

late breaking news:

Blessing of the Animals will take place on Wednesday, Oct 5, at 5:15pm at Bethany Church. Bring your "controlled" pet or livestock!

Pastor Floyd Thompkins, Bethany College graduate 1984, will be our guest preacher on Hyllningsfest Sunday (Oct 9). Tell all your friends!

Saturday, October 1
8:00 am Men's Bible Study, the Acts of the Apostles
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Contemporary Praise)

Sunday, October 2
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
4:30 pm James Study at the Bill Carlsons'
6:00 pm Sr High Movie Night - Bethany Church

Tuesday, October 4
4:00 pm Social Ministries

Wednesday, October 5
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:15 pm Blessing of the Animals at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation with Mentors at Bethany
7:00 pm Fellowship Committee

Thursday, October 6
7:00 pm Hyllningsfest Heritage Worship at Bethany Church

Friday, October 7
OFFICE CLOSED for Hyllningsfest

Saturday, October 8
8:00 am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, October 9
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus... - Paul to the Philippians 2:5

Meld your mind with Jesus... with us this weekend!

Saturday worship begins again this Saturday. We'll continue every Saturday through December 10 (no worship on Saturdays October 8, November 5 & 26). If Sunday at 9:30am is difficult for you for any reason, welcome Saturday at 5:30pm.

Join us for Sunday School! Thank you to all parents who made this a priority last Sunday! Adults are also welcome to learn at Sunday School! This week, we'll begin a look at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

Saturday, September 24
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Sunday, September 25
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15am Genesis for GenXers at the Apels

Monday, September 26
3pm Bethany Home Bible Study
6pm Finance & Stewardship Committee
7pm Council

Wednesday, September 28
10am Martha Circle at Dorothy Peterson's
3:30pm KICK at Bethany
5:45pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation Mentor Orientation at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation at Bethany
7pm Hannah Circle at Jeanne Ahlers'
7pm Mary-Ruth Circle at Donna Forsberg's

Thursday, September 29
7pm Staff Relations

Saturday, October 1
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Praise)

Sunday, October 2
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Service of the Word (NFC)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Sunday School for All Ages
4:30 pm Book of James Study

--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

For he has graciously granted you the privilege of believing in Christ....
- Paul to the Philippians 1:29

Be privileged together with us this Sunday!

We will celebrate the ministry of Camp Tomah Shinga this Sunday. Executive Director John Xavier will be with us to share the sermon. If you have a Tomah Shinga shirt, wear it this Sunday.

Will you or your child acolyte this year? Make sure you/he/she attends our annual training session at 8:45am this Sunday.

Sunday School classes start this Sunday at 11am. Don't miss it!

For adult Sunday school, this Sunday, pastor Dean will share about his recent trip to train Christian leaders in Kenya.


Saturday, September 17
8 am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, September 18
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
8:45 am Acolyte training - for all acolytes
9:30 am Service of the Word (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
3:30 pm Junior High Youth movie night/Bethany
4:30 pm Book of James Study at Sjogrens'
6 pm Senior High Youth at Bethany

Monday, September 19
7 pm Council

Wednesday, September 21
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany

Saturday, September 24
8 am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, September 25
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (NFC)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers at the Apels

--
Pastor Dean Apel
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
402 N. 1st St
Lindsborg, KS 67456
785-227-3977

"Then Peter came and said to him, 'Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive?
As many as seven times?' Jesus said to him, 'Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.'" - Matthew 18:21-22

Forgive each other.... with us this weekend!

This Sunday: We'll "rally" for the Sunday School year (including a hot dog lunch), celebrate Mary Bridges' ministry among us
and witness God's welcome of Jackson Houpt into God's family through baptism! Please join us!

Get excited for Sunday School! We look forward to a new year of studying the Bible with you and your children!
This school year, nursery age through 8th graders will be following a lectionary-based curriculum called, Feasting on the Word.
Senior High students will learn about Christ's attributes. Subjects for adult classes will be announced later.

Sunday School Volunteers
Co-Superintendents: Anki Apel and Kim Hett
Christian Education Committee Chairperson: Ted Kessinger
Pre-School Teachers: Anita Johnson and Gaylia Lindholm
Lower Grade School Teacher: Anki Apel
Upper Grade School Teachers: Phil and Kim Hett
Middle School Coordinator: Holly Lindquist
High School Coordinator: Nick Brumbaugh

Sept 11, 10:30am Sunday School Rally Begins!
Sept 18, 11 am Sunday School Begins

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. (Proverbs 22:6)

ACOLYTE TRAINING WILL BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 18 at 8:45am. (NOT this Sunday)

Saturday, September 10
8am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, September 11
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion
10:30am Fellowship, Sunday School Rally Day (including a picnic meal), Farewell to Mary
4pm Swim at Emerald Lake
6pm Hot Dogs at Emerald Lake
6:45pm Genesis for GenXers at Emerald Lake

Monday, September 12
6pm Executive Board

Wednesday, September 14
11:30am SALT lunch (Single Adults Living Today)
3:30 pm KICK at Bethany
5:45 pm KICK meal at Bethany
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany

Thursday, September 15
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE
7pm Bethany Volleyball-home-host night

Saturday, September 17
8am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, September 18
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
8:45am Acolyte Training
9:30am Worship - Tomah Shinga Sunday
10:30 am Fellowship
1:30 pm 85th Birthday Party - Eldon Swensson, Fellowship Hall
3:30 pm Junior High movie night at Bethany
4:30 pm Book of James Study at Sjogrens'
6pm Sr. High youth group at Bethany
--
Pastor Dean Apel; Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church; 402 N. 1st St; Lindsborg, KS 67456; 785-227-3977

Gather with us this weekend in Jesus' name!

Please remember to register your child for KICK!

Saturday, September 5
8am Men's Bible Study
4pm Weber-Smith Wedding

Sunday, September 4
9:30am Service of the Word (ELW 10)
10:30am Fellowship
4:30pm Heaven is for Real Study at Kessingers'

Monday, September 5, Labor Day
Church Office Closed

Tuesday, September 6
7pm Social Ministries UL

Wednesday, September 7
12pm Women's Ministry Committee
3:30pm KICK kick-off at Bethany
6:30pm Confirmation Orientation at Bethany
7pm Fellowship Committee

Thursday, September 8
7pm Worship and Music Committee

Friday, September 9
10:30am Red Cross Blood Drive
High School Youth - 5th Quarter at DeWitts'

Saturday, September 10
8am Men's Bible Study

Sunday, September 11
8:15am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30am Holy Communion
10:30am Fellowship, Sunday School Rally (including a picnic meal), Farewell to Mary
4pm Emerald Lake Swim
6pm Emerald Lake Hot Dogs

--
Pastor Dean Apel
Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
402 N. 1st St
Lindsborg, KS 67456
785-227-3977

"Take heart; it is I!" - Jesus, Matthew 14:27
Take heart with us this weekend!

Saturday evening's service will be the last for the summer!
Come and join us at 5:30pm for a Service of the Word with contemporary music!

THIS WEEK AT MESSIAH

Saturday, August 6
6:30am Moving day at Mary Lindgren's
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Service of the Word (contemporary)

Sunday, August 7
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
4:30 pm "Heaven is for Real" Study at Bill and Doris Carlson's
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers

Monday, August 8
10am Staff meeting
6pm Executive Board

Tuesday, August 9
10:30 am [Area 3 Pastor's study]
7pm Brainstorming: Pre-School Sunday School

Wednesday, August 10
[Pastor Dean leaves for Kenya]
11:30 am SALT Luncheon (Single Adults Living Today)

Saturday, August 13
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word

Sunday, August 14
9:30 am Holy Communion(ELW 10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
6pm Bethany Home Ice Cream Social

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Jesus "saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them.....
Jesus said to them, '...you give them something to eat!'" (Matthew 14:14, 16)

Busy this Sunday morning? Try the Saturday evening service at 5:30pm!
This week....Service of the Word (Contemporary)


Saturday, July 30
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (ELW8)

Sunday, July 3
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
6pm Council Family Potluck

Monday, August 1
10am Staff meeting
4pm Outreach and Caring Committee
7pm Finance/Stewardship Committee

Tuesday, August 2
10:30 am [Area 3 Pastor's study]
7pm Social Ministries

Wednesday, August 3
12pm Women's Ministries Committee
7pm Fellowship Committee

Saturday, August 8
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (Contemporary)

Sunday, August 7
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Revelation Study
4:30pm "Heaven is for Real" at the Bill Carlsons'
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

"....every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings what is new and what is old." - Matthew 13:52

Discover some new and old things with us... this weekend.

Busy on Sunday morning? Join us for Holy Communion this Saturday at 5:30pm.

SATURDAY, July 23
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Holy Communion (contemporary)

SUNDAY, July 24
9:30am Holy Communion (ELW10)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study

MONDAY, July 25
3 pm Bethany Home Bible Study

TUESDAY, July 26
1:30pm Mending at Bethany Home

SATURDAY, July 30
8am Men's Bible Study
9am - 3pm Renew, Respond, Rejoice Women's One Day Retreat
5:30pm Service of the Word (contemporary)

NEXT SUNDAY, July 31
9:30am Service of the Word (ELW10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
7pm Council Potluck - South Park

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
402 N. 1st St.
Lindsborg, KS 67456 USA

785-227-3977

"The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father." - Jesus, Matthew 13:37-43

Shine with us... this weekend!

Busy this Sunday morning? Join us for contemporary worship tomorrow (Saturday) evening at 5:30pm. This Saturday we will include a time for prayers of healing.

All are welcome to the Bethany-Messiah Swim Party this Sunday at 8pm. $2/swimmer.

Saturday, July 16
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word with Healing (contemporary)

Sunday, July 17
9:30am Service of the Word (ELW 10)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
4:30pm Thessalonians Study at Kessingers'
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers
8pm Bethsiah Swim Party at City Pool

Monday, July 18
10am Staff meeting
7pm Council meeting

Tuesday, July 19
10:30am [Area 3 Pastor's study]

Wednesday, July 20
7pm Staff relations

Saturday, July 23
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Holy Communion

Sunday, July 24
9:30am Holy Communion (ELW 10)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS


The Harvest is the End of the World as performed by Charlie Peacock
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3d9VVc-StM&feature=related

Rachel, why do you weep?
Why do you bury your face in you hands?
Is there no one who would reach you?
Is there no one who understands?

There is no one to comfort her, (there is no one to comfort her)
For her children are no more, and there is no one to comfort her.

Rachel, why do you cry?
Why do you hide your trembling lips?
Are those tears stains on your brow?
Are those tears on your fingertips?

There is no one to comfort her, (there is no one to comfort her)
For her children are no more, and there is no one to comfort her.

Now and always, Now and evermore,
Now and always, Now and evermore.

I see angels in the distance,
In the distance, I see angels, and their shadows fall like crosses on the fields,
Some are swinging low the sickles, some are binding up the sheaves,
Some are sifting out the harvest yield,
Rachel, run to join the angels in the harvest in the distance, rising from your bed as from a dream,
In the faint and splintered line where the wheat field meets the sky, you might find your sorrow made complete,
You might find your sorrow made complete.

Now and always, Now and evermore,
Now and always, Now and evermore,
Redemption is the harvest of the tears that came before,
Now and always, Now and evermore.

All who sorrow with her, lift your heads,
You might hear the sound of Rachel gently weeping, for the gathering is done and her children have come home,
Whom she counted lost and dead, now to find were sweetly sleeping in the fields where angels have been reaping.

I see angels in the distance,
In the distance, I see angels, and their shadows fall like crosses on the fields,
Some are swinging low their sickles, some are binding up the sheaves,
Some are sifting out the harvest yield,
Rachel, run to join the angels in the harvest in the distance, rising from your bed as from a dream,
In the faint and splintered line where the wheat field meets the sky, you might find your sorrow made complete,
You might find your sorrow made complete.

Now and always, Now and evermore,
Now and always, Now and evermore,
Redemption is the harvest of the tears that came before,
Now and always, Now and evermore,
Now and always, Now and evermore,
Redemption is the harvest of the tears that came before,
Now and always, Now and evermore,
Now and always, Now and evermore.

A farmer went out to sow.... Matthew 13:3

Let Jesus sow His Word in your heart... with us this weekend!

Busy on Sunday morning? Join us for Saturday worship at 5:30pm. Contemporary musical sounds with Holy Communion.

Below read a news report about the University where pastor Dean will teach in August.

TODAY, July 8
6pm Scrapbooking

Saturday, July 9
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion (Contemporary)

Sunday, July 10
9:30 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study

Monday, July 11
10am staff meeting
6pm Executive Board

Tuesday, July 12
10:30 am [Area 3 Pastor's study]
1:30 pm Mending at Bethany Home

Wednesday, July 13
11:30 am SALT lunch (Single Adults Living Today)

Friday, July 15 - Newsletter Deadline

Saturday, July 16
8am Men's Bible Study
5pm Healing Service

Sunday, July 17
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11am Revelation Study
4:30 pm 2 Thessalonians Study
8pm Swim Party at City Pool

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Africa International University Granted Kenyan Charter as a “Mark of Quality”
Africa International University received its charter on March 4, 2011, in a festive celebration presided over by Mwai Kibaki, C.G.H., M.P., president and commander-in-chief of the defense forces of Kenya. It is only the thirteenth private university in Kenya to have attained full accreditation status. In his speech Kibaki congratulated “all those who have made this possible. I especially commend the sponsors for their immense efforts which have culminated in the actualization of their dream of a university.” He described the charter as “a mark of quality,” for AIU “already has a rich history.” The president praised AIU for being “at the forefront in providing post-graduate theological training to Christian leaders in Kenya and the African continent,” noting, “Many of the inspiring and effective Protestant leaders in Africa have been trained in this institution. You have played an important role in ensuring that the men and women who serve in our churches are equipped with necessary ministry skills. I am confident that the award of this charter will help towards making this institution a world-renowned university that serves humanity.”
During the same ceremony Watson Omulokoli, professor of church history in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Kenyatta University, was installed as the AIU chancellor. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the Akrofi-Christaller Institute of Theology, Mission, and Culture, Akropong-Akuapem, Ghana. In 2006–8 he was a member of
the Task Force for the Development of the National Strategy for University Education in Kenya.
Omulokoli also is patron of Bible Translation and Literacy East Africa, the national counterpart of Wycliffe Bible Translators and the Summer Institute of Linguistics, and is chairman of the trustee board of the African Institute for Contemporary Mission and Research. He was a 2010–11 resident at the Overseas Ministries Study Center (publisher of the IBMR), where he wrote profiles for the Dictionary of African Christian Biography. Negotiations to relocate the DACB’s research coordinating hub to AIU are underway. The database itself will be hosted at the Boston University School of Theology. Omulokoli pledged that AIU would be committed to “offer quality education with integrity” by maintaining “academic and intellectual excellence,” laying strong spiritual foundations, and pursuing its mandate of moral and ethical integrity in all its programs.
Later, AIU also announced the appointment of Andrew F. Walls as research professor in world Christianity in its Centre for World Christianity.
Walls is professor of the history of missions, Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, England; honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh and founder and former director of the Centre for the Study of Christianity in the Non-Western World there; and an IBMR contributing editor. The appointment will commence in September 2011.
The university comprises three schools: the Nairobi Evangelical Graduate School of Theology, an “evangelical post-graduate theological institution to promote excellence in African Christianity”; the Institute for the Study of African Realities; and the School of Professional Studies. For details, go online to www.negst.edu.
—Daniel J. Nicholas, International Bulletin of Missionary Research, July 2011

Busy this Sunday morning? Try the Saturday evening service at 5:30pm!
This week....Service of the Word (Contemporary)

Saturday, July 2
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word (ELW 8)

Sunday, July 3
9:30 am Service of the WOrd
10:30 am Fellowship
11: am Revelation Study

Monday, June 4
OFFICE CLOSED! Happy Independence Day!

Tuesday, July 5
10 am Wildfires Rehearsal
10:30 am [Area 3 Pastor's study]
7 pm Social Ministry

Wednesday, July 6
12 pm Women's Ministries
4 pm Swimming at Emerald Lake
6 pm Hot Dogs at Emerald Lake
6:30 pm Memorial Committee at Mattas'

Thursday, July 7
10 am Wildfires Rehearsal
7 pm KICK Task Force at Bethany LC
7 pm Worship & Music Committee

Friday, July 8
9:30 am Staff Brunch
6 pm Scrapbooking
7 pm Social Ministry

Saturday, July 9
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion (Contemporary)

Sunday, July 10
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW 10)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Revelation Study
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Welcome God's Word and God's Messengers.... with us this weekend!

Busy this Sunday morning?
Try the Saturday evening service at 5:30pm!
This week....Holy Communion

Saturday, June 25
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Holy Communion

Sunday, June 26
9:30 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Fellowship
11: am Revelation Study
1:30 pm Campers leave Bethany Church parking lot
4:30 pm Thessalonians Study at Ken Sjogren's
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers

Monday, June 27
3 pm Bethany Home Bible Study

Tuesday, June 28
10:30 am [Area 3 Pastor's study]

Saturday, July 2
8 am Men's Bible Study
5:30 pm Service of the Word

Sunday, July 3
9:30 am Service of the Word
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Revelation Study
4:30 pm Thessalonians Study

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

"Everything of God gets expressed in [Christ], so you can see and hear him clearly. You don't need a telescope, a microscope, or a horoscope to realize the fullness of Christ, and the emptiness of the universe without him. When you come to him, that fullness comes together for you, too. His power extends over everything." (the Message, Colossians 2:9-10)

Join us to meet Christ this weekend!

Don't forget the return of Saturday Evening Praise, tomorrow evening at 5:30pm!
A great opportunity to meet Christ with your brothers and sisters especially if you need to be somewhere else on Sunday morning.

Also, we are starting a new Bible study on Revelation on Sunday morning at 11am.

Blessed weekend!

Saturday, June 18
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Saturday Evening Praise

Sunday, June 19
9:30am Service of the Word (ELW 8)
10:30am Fellowship
11am Revelation Bible Study
4:30pm Aftonsång, Bethany Lutheran Church

Monday, June 20
11am Dorothe Carlson Memorial Service
7pm [Women in Ag]
7pm Council Meeting

Tuesday, June 21
10:30am [Area 3 Pastor's study]

Friday, June 24
6pm Scrapbooking

Saturday, June 25
8am Men's Bible Study
5:30pm Holy Communion - Fellowship Hall

Sunday, June 26
9:30am Holy Communion
10:30am Fellowship
11am Revelation Bible Study
1:30pm Campers leave Bethany Church parking
4:30pm 1 Thessalonians Study at Ken Sjogren's
6:15pm Genesis for GenXers

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Get ready for Panda Mania! Pray that our children would know and trust Jesus!




Vacation Bible School
Bethany/Messiah Vacation Bible School will be held Tuesday – Friday, May 31-June 3, 9:00 - 11:30 am, at Bethany Church. Registration forms are available online and in the church offices. The curriculum, PandaMania, focused on Psalm 139, will be used.

The key points and stories are as follows:
Day 1 - Bible Point: God made you. Bible Story: God creates the world (Genesis 1).
Day 2 - Bible Point: God listens to you. Bible Story: Elijah confronts the prophets of Baal (1 Kings 18:16-39).
Day 3 - Bible Point: God watches over you. Bible Story: Jonah tries to escape from God (Jonah 1-3).
Day 4 - Bible Point: God loves you, no matter what. Bible Story: Jesus dies and comes back to life (Luke 23:1–24:12).

Theme Verse: “Lead me along the path of everlasting life” (Psalm 139:24).

Many helpers are needed. Please call Melissa Brumbaugh 227-3065, Holly Lindquist 227-8905, Joyce Peterson 227-2201 or Rebecca VanDerWege 227-4211 to volunteer.

There will be closing service/celebration on Sunday, June 5th, in North Park at 10:00 am. The worship service will end with a potluck dinner. We ask that you bring a dish to share and table service for your family plus chairs for the worship service. (Hot dogs will not be supplied this year, so please consider bringing a main dish.) Drinks will be provided. In case of inclement weather the service and lunch will be held at Bethany Church. Mark your calendars and join us for a great week.

SATURDAY, May 28
8 am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, May 29
9:30 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Fellowship

MONDAY, May 30, Memorial Day
Office Closed

TUESDAY, May 31
9:00 am PandaMania (VBS) at Bethany Church
10:00 am Pastor's Study
4:00 pm Outreach and Caring

WEDNESDAY, June 1
9 am PandaMania (VBS)
12:00 pm Women's Ministry Committee
6:30 pm Youth and Family meeting at Messiah
7:00 pm Fellowship Committee

THURSDAY, June 2
9 am PandaMania (VBS)

FRIDAY, June 3
9 am PandaMania (VBS)

SATURDAY, June 4
8:00 am Men's Bible Study

NEXT SUNDAY, June 5
10:00 am VBS Worship in North Park Bandshell
11:00 am Potluck Dinner

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

SATURDAY, May 21
8 am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, May 22
9:30 am Abbreviated Service of the Word
10:15 am Sing Farewell to the Bethany graduates
10:30 am Fellowship
10:45 am Home communion helpers meet
6:30 pm Sr. High Study Break at Messiah Church/sundaes
6:30 pm Genesis for GenXers at Apels'

MONDAY, May 23
10 am Staff meeting
10:30 am High School Lunch (rain location)
3 pm Bethany Home Bible Study

TUESDAY, May 24
Last Day of School USD #400
10 am Area 3 Pastors' Study in Salina
10:30 am High School Lunch (rain location)

WEDNESDAY, May 25
10 am Martha Circle at Doris Carlson's
12 pm Women's Ministries Meeting
7 pm Hannah Circle at Joyce Englund's
7 pm Mary Ruth Circle at Mary Lindgren's

SATURDAY, May 28
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)

NEXT SUNDAY, May 29
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW8)
10:30 am Fellowship

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

John 141Do not let your hearts be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father's house there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be also. 4And you know the way to the place where I am going." 5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?" 6Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 7If you know me, you will know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him."
8Philip said to him, "Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied." 9Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, 'Show us the Father'? 10Do you not believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves. 12Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than these, because I am going to the Father. 13I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it.


Why might the disciples have been troubled? (14:1; cf. 13:36) What is troubling you today?


Why does Jesus call himself the Way? What other ways have people tried to follow or walk on?


Why does Jesus call himself the Truth? Is there a single truth? Does it make a difference that truth is a person and not a statement? Where do you go to find the truth?


Why does Jesus call himself the Life?


What other ways do people try to get to Jesus' Father?


How does Jesus recommend that we "see" the Father?


Do you think 14:13-14 give us a blank check with God? I.e. that God will do whatever we might want at the moment?


Looking at the passage as a whole, what is the purpose of Jesus' promise to answer prayers?

MELC Weekend Reminder, Fri, May 6, 2011

Join us this Sunday as we celebrate Bethany College and education in general!
The Bethany College Choir and President Ed Leonard, among others, will be present.
Don't miss it!

During our Adult Forum on Sunday, we will be discussing the cover article from the April 2011 Edition of the Lutheran, Who are the Evangelicals? If you can please read it ahead of time. Here is a link to the article: http://www.thelutheran.org/article/article.cfm?article_id=9838

SATURDAY, May 7
8:00 am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, May 8, Mother's Day
8:00 am [Senior Breakfast]
9:30 am Holy Communion-Bethany College Sunday
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers

MONDAY, May 9
10:00 am Staff meeting
6:00 pm Executive Board
9:00 pm BYMT

WEDNESDAY, May 11
11:30 am SALT
4:00 pm Seraph Choir Rehearsal
6:00 pm Confirmation Banquet
8:00 pm SVHS Baccalaureate - Bethany LC

FRIDAY, May 13
4:00 pm Blomberg/Dauer Wedding Rehearsal
6:00 pm Scrapbooking

SATURDAY, May 14
8:00 am Men's Bible Study
2:00-4:00 pm Daniel Norland reception/Brick Street Gallery
5:00 pm Blomberg/Dauer Wedding
8:30 pm Rachel Loder reception/Messiah

NEXT SUNDAY, May 15, Confirmation
9:30 am Holy Communion
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for All Ages
4:00 pm Gentine/Handlin Piano Recital Messiah
4:30 pm Colossians Study at the Rothgebs

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

The Living Last Supper on Line

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxV0SJE8jjQ

MELC Weekend Reminder, Fri, Apr 29, 2011

"Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." - Jesus to Thomas, John 20:27

Believe with us this weekend!

SATURDAY, April 30
8am SPRING INTO SERVICE

SUNDAY, May 1
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 8)
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
3 pm Tribute to Kathleen Koons at Sandzen Gallery
4:30 pm Colossians Bible Study at Kessingers'

MONDAY, May 2
10 am Staff meeting
1:30 pm Prayer Shawl/Swedish Country Inn
4 pm Outreach and Caring
9 pm BYMT

TUESDAY, May 3
10 am [Area 3 Pastor and PMA study]
6 pm Mutual Ministries

WEDNESDAY, May 4
12 pm Women's Ministry Committee
4 pm Seraph Choir Rehearsal
4:30 pm Cherub Choir Rehearsal
5:30 pm KICK Coordinators
7 pm Fellowship Committee

THURSDAY, May 5
7:30 pm Worship and Music Committee

SATURDAY, May 7
8 am Men's Bible Study

NEXT SUNDAY, May 8 Mother's Day
8 am [Senior Breakfast]
9:30 am Holy Communion - Bethany College Sunday
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

John 2019When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 20After he said this, he showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw the Lord. 21Jesus said to them again, "Peace be with you. As the Father has sent me, so I send you." 22When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit. 23If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained."
24But Thomas (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. 25So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord." But he said to them, "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger in the mark of the nails and my hand in his side, I will not believe."
26A week later his disciples were again in the house, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were shut, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." 27Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here and see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it in my side. Do not doubt but believe." 28Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Jesus said to him, "Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe."
30Now Jesus did many other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31But these are written so that you may come to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that through believing you may have life in his name.

How does Jesus greet the disciples on Easter night? (vv 19, 21, 26)

What does Jesus' peace mean for you?

What do Jesus' breath and the Holy Spirit have to do with each other? (v 22)

How can we receive the Holy Spirit today?

What call did Jesus give to His disciples? (v 23)

Do we as a church and congregation have a similar call? How do we exercise it?

How did the other disciples evangelize Thomas? (v 25)

What are some of the doubts you have or have had about Jesus, the Bible and Christianity? How do you deal with those doubts?

How did Jesus "prove" His resurrection to Thomas? (v 27)

Why do you believe in Jesus' bodily resurrection? If you don't believe it, what could convince you? How could you convince your unbelieving friends and family that Jesus is really risen from the dead?

What does Thomas call Jesus? (v 27)

What is the goal of this scene and of John's gospel in general? (v 31)

Living Last Supper, Tonight!

Join us tonight (Maundy Thursday, April 21) at 7:30pm for the dramatic, musical experience, "The Living Last Supper," in which members of our congregation and community portray Jesus and His 12 disciples on the night before His death. Our choir and a small orchestra will lead us through the drama with beautiful music. We will conclude the evening with a brief service of Holy Communion and the stripping of the altar. See you then!

"Behold! Whom? The Bridegroom. Behold him! How? Like a lamb.
Behold! What? Behold his patience. Behold! Where? Behold our guilt.
Behold Him, out of love and graciousness, Himself carrying the wood of the cross."
- J.S. Bach, St. Matthew's Passion

Have a blessed Holy Week beholding Him who had died for our sins!

SUNDAY, PALM SUNDAY, April 17
8 am Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 3)
10:30 am Fellowship
10:50 am Sunday School for All Ages
11:30 am Swedish Dancer Pancake Feed
3 pm Handel's Messiah at Presser Hall

MONDAY, April 18
10 am Staff meeting
1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry at the Inn
7 pm Council Meeting

WEDNESDAY, April 20
3:30 pm KICK and Children's Choir Rehearsal
5:30 pm Family Meal

THURSDAY, April 21
7 pm Living Last Supper and Holy Communion

FRIDAY, April 22
12:15 pm T.A.C.O.L Good Friday Service at First Baptist Church
1-2 pm Individual Confession at Messiah
5:30-6:30 pm Individual Confession at Messiah
7:30 pm Bach's St.Matthew Passion at Presser

SATURDAY, April 23
8:00 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)

NEXT SUNDAY, April 24 Easter Sunday
6:30 am Sunrise Service at Coronado Heights
8 am Choir Rehearsal
8:30 am Brunch fundraiser for youth at Bethany Church
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW 8)
10:30 am Fellowship and Easter Egg Hunt
3 pm Handel's Messiah at Presser Hall

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

"I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live..." Jesus, John 11:25

TODAY, April 8
6 pm ALL 7th and 8th GRADERS: CONFIRMATION RETREAT AT BETHANY LC
6pm Scrapbooking

SATURDAY, April 9
8am Men's Bible Study
8:30am CONFIRMATION RETREAT AT MESSIAH LC

SUNDAY, April 10
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW 1)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for all ages
6:15 pm Genesis for GenXers
6 pm Senior High Devotions/Games (Movie)

MONDAY, April 11
10 am Staff Meeting
6 pm Executive Council
6:30 pm Prayer Meeting - 405 N. Chestnut

TUESDAY, April 12
10 am [Area 3 Pastors/PMA Study]
10:30 am [Retired Church Workers]
6 pm [Girl Scouts]

WEDNESDAY, April 13
11:30 am SALT Lunch
3:30 pm KICK
5:30 pm Lenten Meal at Messiah
6:30 pm Lenten Service at Messiah

THURSDAY, April 14
6:45 am Mayor's Prayer Breakfast (Trinity United Methodist)

FRIDAY, April 15
NEWSLETTER DEADLINE

SATURDAY, April 16
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)

SUNDAY, April 17 - Palm Sunday
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW 1)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
11:30 am -2:00 pm Swedish Dancer Pancake Feed

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

John 111Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, "Lord, he whom you love is ill." 4But when Jesus heard it, he said, "This illness does not lead to death; rather it is for God's glory, so that the Son of God may be glorified through it." 5Accordingly, though Jesus loved Martha and her sister and Lazarus, 6after having heard that Lazarus was ill, he stayed two days longer in the place where he was.
7Then after this he said to the disciples, "Let us go to Judea again." 8The disciples said to him, "Rabbi, the Jews were just now trying to stone you, and are you going there again?" 9Jesus answered, "Are there not twelve hours of daylight? Those who walk during the day do not stumble, because they see the light of this world. 10But those who walk at night stumble, because the light is not in them." 11After saying this, he told them, "Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going there to awaken him." 12The disciples said to him, "Lord, if he has fallen asleep, he will be all right." 13Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought that he was referring merely to sleep. 14Then Jesus told them plainly, "Lazarus is dead. 15For your sake I am glad I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him." 16Thomas, who was called the Twin, said to his fellow disciples, "Let us also go, that we may die with him."
17When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about their brother. 20When Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met him, while Mary stayed at home. 21Martha said to Jesus, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. 22But even now I know that God will give you whatever you ask of him." 23Jesus said to her, "Your brother will rise again." 24Martha said to him, "I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day." 25Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, 26and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?" 27She said to him, "Yes, Lord, I believe that you are the Messiah, the Son of God, the one coming into the world."
28When she had said this, she went back and called her sister Mary, and told her privately, "The Teacher is here and is calling for you." 29And when she heard it, she got up quickly and went to him. 30Now Jesus had not yet come to the village, but was still at the place where Martha had met him. 31The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought that she was going to the tomb to weep there. 32When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, "Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died." 33When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he was greatly disturbed in spirit and deeply moved. 34He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to him, "Lord, come and see." 35Jesus began to weep. 36So the Jews said, "See how he loved him!" 37But some of them said, "Could not he who opened the eyes of the blind man have kept this man from dying?"
38Then Jesus, again greatly disturbed, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone was lying against it. 39Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of the dead man, said to him, "Lord, already there is a stench because he has been dead four days." 40Jesus said to her, "Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?" 41So they took away the stone. And Jesus looked upward and said, "Father, I thank you for having heard me. 42I knew that you always hear me, but I have said this for the sake of the crowd standing here, so that they may believe that you sent me." 43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come out!" 44The dead man came out, his hands and feet bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Unbind him, and let him go."
45Many of the Jews therefore, who had come with Mary and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.


What shows you in these verses that Jesus had genuine care for Lazarus and his sisters?


Why did Jesus not come immediately and heal his friend Lazarus? (vv. 4, 15)


How successful was Jesus in consoling Martha and Mary? When you grieve how do you want Jesus to console you? How do you want your friend to console you?


Why do you think Jesus was so disturbed by these events? (vv. 33, 38)


How do you think Lazarus felt by being raised from the dead?