Follow Jesus with us this Sunday!

Our Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday at 10:30am,
immediately following worship.

Please note, we will not celebrate Holy Communion this Sunday,
but will do so on Sunday, January 30.

Look below for Sunday's gospel and
some questions to think about.

SATURDAY, January 22
8:00 am Men's Breakfast

SUNDAY, January 23
NO SENIOR CHOIR REHEARSAL
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW5)
10:30 am Annual Meeting
10:30 am Movie for children
11:00 am Fellowship
6:15 pm GenX Bible Study at Apels'
7:00 pm Senior High Devotions and Games

MONDAY, January 24
1:30 pm Prayer Shawl Ministry at Swedish Country Inn
6:30 pm Prayer Meeting at J & B Petersons'
9:00 pm [BYMT]

WEDNESDAY, January 26
10:00 am Martha Circle at Betty Peterson's
3:30 pm K.I.C.K. and children's choirs rehearse at Messiah Church
5:30 pm Family Meal
6:30 pm Confirmation
6:30 pm Adult Study (13 Apostles)
7:00 pm Hannah Circle at Dorene Anderson's
7:00 pm Mary-Ruth Circle at Patty Karstadt's

THURSDAY, January 27

7:30 pm Worship and Music Committee

FRIDAY, January 28
Post game "5th Quarter" at the DeWitts - for all youth

SATURDAY, January 29
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)

SUNDAY, January 30
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW 5)
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for Children
11:00 am A Conversation about Children's and Youth Ministries
4:30 pm Ephesians Bible Study at Ken and Marilyn Sjogrens' (210 W. Columbus)
7:00 pm Sr. High Devotions and Games at Messiah

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Matthew 4¹²Now when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew to Galilee. ¹³He left Nazareth and made his home in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali, ¹⁴so that what had been spoken through the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled:
¹⁵"Land of Zebulun, land of Naphtali, on the road by the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles —
¹⁶the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."
¹⁷From that time Jesus began to proclaim, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near."
¹⁸As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea — for they were fishermen. ¹⁹And he said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fish for people." ²⁰Immediately they left their nets and followed him. ²¹As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. ²²Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. ²³Jesus went throughout Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom and curing every disease and every sickness among the people.

How has Christ illuminated your way in the last year?

In what area do you need his illumination this year?

What is the first word of Jesus' proclamation? (see 4:17)

What is repentance?

What do Simon, Andrew, James and John give up to follow Jesus?

What is the difference between admiring Jesus and being His disciple?

What are the three areas of Jesus ministry according to 4:23?

Would you have followed Jesus in a similar situation? Why or why not?

Have you ever had to choose a difficult path in your work because of your Christian discipleship?