In the midst of death, we are in life.
Celebrate the Reformation with us this weekend!

Please pray for the family and friends of Dylan Soukup mourning his passing.

Please pray for the family and friends of Margaret Stromquist mourning her passing.
She passed away Thursday (Oct 28) night.

Please pray for continued healing for Daniel Norland.
You may write to him and his family at 2202 Shawnee Rd; Galva 67443.

TODAY, FRIDAY, Oct 29
7 pm Youth Gathering at Messiah Fellowship Hall

SATURDAY, Oct 30
8 am Men's Bible Study
4:15 pm Sr Youth Meet at Bethany Church parking lot
(or at Augie Petersons or at Salemsborg Fellowship Center)

SUNDAY, REFORMATION DAY, Oct 31
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW5)
11 am Sunday School for All Ages

TUESDAY, November 2
10 am Arthritis Foundation, Tai Chi

WEDNESDAY, November 3
3:30 pm K.I.C.K. and children's choir rehearsal at Bethany Church
5:30 pm Family Meal
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany Church
6:30 pm Adult Study at Bethany Church

SATURDAY, November 6
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)
4:30 pm Senior Youth

SUNDAY, November 7
2 am DAYLIGHT SAVINGS ENDS!
8:15 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW5)
11:00 am Sunday School for all ages - Adults will participate in a Vision Discussion
4:30 pm Ephesians Bible Study at Rothgebs'
5:30pm Holden Evening Prayer

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

But the Lord stood by me and gave me strength,
so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and
all the Gentiles might hear it.
2 Timothy 4:17

Celebrate God's World Mission with us this weekend!

TODAY, October 22
Jr High Lock-In

SATURDAY, October 23
Jr High Lock-In
8 am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, October 24
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (4th Sunday)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
in the Fellowhip Hall: "The Apels in Kenya"
4:30 pm Ephesians Bible study at Kessingers'
6:30 pm Sr High at Methodist Church

TUESDAY, October 26
10 am Arthritis Foundation, Tai Chi

WEDNESDAY, October 27
10 am Martha Circle at Eleanor Anderson's
3:30 pm K.I.C.K. and
children's choir rehearsal at Bethany Church
5:30 pm Family Meal
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany Church
6:30 pm Adult Study at Bethany Church
7 pm Hannah Circle at Brocks'
7 pm Mary-Ruth Circle at Doughtys'

SATURDAY, October 30
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)
4:30 pm Senior Youth

REFORMATION SUNDAY, October 31
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW5)
including Tomah Shinga Quarter Challenge
10:30 am Fellowship
11:00 am Sunday School for all ages

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Weekend Reminder, Friday, Oct 15, 2010

You shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have wrestled
with God and with humans, and have prevailed.
Genesis 32:28

Wrestle God this weekend with us!

SATURDAY, October 16
8 am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, October 17
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word with the baptisms
of Jolie Corcoran and Kaisa Willich (ELW5)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:30 pm Sr High at Methodist Church

MONDAY, October 18
10:30 am Memorial Service: Don Miller
7 pm Council

TUESDAY, October 19
10 am Arthritis Foundation, Tai Chi

WEDNESDAY, October 20
3:30 pm KICK and children's choir rehearsal at Bethany Church
5:30 pm Family Meal
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany Church
6:30 pm Adult Study at Bethany Church (Nooma)

THURSDAY, October 21
7 pm Worship and Music Committee

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22
Junior High Lock-In Starts

SATURDAY, October 23
Junior High Lock-In Ends
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)

SUNDAY, October 24
GLOBAL MISSION FESTIVAL
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion (ELW5)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School classes meet in Fellowship Hall
11 am The Apels in Kenya
11:45 am Potluck
5:30 pm Holden Evening Prayer with Healing
6 pm Thrivent Annual Dinner Meeting
6:30 pm Sr High at Methodist Church

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, KS

Pastor Dean in the McPherson Sentinel, Oct 1, 2010

"For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands..." - Paul, 2 Timothy 1:6

Whether Paul is referring here to Timothy's baptism or to his ordination, he puts his finger on a spiritual phenomenon which is common to most of us who have known the Lord a long time. Sooner or later, our faith can grow cold and stale. We no longer have that flush of first love (Rev. 2:4); we no longer thrill to open God's Word or to gather with God's people to receive His body and blood or to pray together. There can be several causes for this kind of spiritual doldrums. One is simply the distance in time between now and our first realization of God's mercy "for me." Another is that we become disappointed that God does not respond to our prayers in the ways we wish. We sometimes become angry with God for the bad things that happen to us and our loved ones in this life. Paul himself suffered for the gospel and this may have been a source of shame to both Paul and his followers. Why wasn't the gospel always going onwards and upwards? Finally, Paul's letters to Timothy also present another kind of spiritual discouragement: many people in the name of religion or Christianity are preaching and teaching heresy, teaching not "sound doctrine" (2 Tim 1:13), but instead "myths," "doctrines that soothe itching ears," (2 Tim 4:3) and the "teachings of demons." (1 Tim 4:10)

What is the cure for spiritual discouragement? On the one hand, Paul assumes that we can do something about it: "rekindle the gift of God." He recommends "self-discipline." (2 Tim 1:7) However repugnant it might seem to us at a particular time, we ought to continue to expose ourselves to God's Word - to read the Bible daily and hear it preached at least weekly; we ought not give up on meeting with other Christians (Heb 10:25); we ought to continue to share in the Lord's Supper; and we ought to pray for the fire of Christ to grow again deep in our hearts. On the other hand, what Paul prescribes is not about you. Regardless of your feelings and experiences, your failures and questions and doubts, there is a God who loves you enough to send His Son to die on your behalf. (Jn 3:16) Let us not gauge the quality of God's love by our varying and vacillating receptions of it. Instead, let us recognize that the God who has called us to the Christian life has done so by His grace and purpose (2 Tim 1:9) and He will complete His work. (Phil 1:6) Amen.

Weekend Reminder, Friday, Oct 1, 2010

Pray for faith with us...
this weekend!

SATURDAY, October 2
8am Men's Bible Study

SUNDAY, October 3
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Service of the Word (ELW5)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
6:30 pm Sr High Youth at Methodist Church

MONDAY, October 4
2 pm Women's Coordinators Meeting
7 pm SS Teachers/Education Committee

TUESDAY, October 5
10 am Arthritis Foundation, Tai Chi

WEDNESDAY, October 6
3:30 pm KICK and
children's choir rehearsal at Bethany Church
3:45 pm Blessing of the Animals
5:30 pm Family Meal
6:30 pm Confirmation at Bethany Church
6:30 pm Adult Study at Bethany Church (Nooma)

THURSDAY, October 7
7:30 pm Caring and Outreach Committee

SATURDAY, October 9
8 am Men’s Bible Study (Family Room)
6 pm Hootenanny at Presleys'
7:30 pm Folk Dance Mass at Presser Hall

SUNDAY, October 10
8:30 am Senior Choir Rehearsal
9:30 am Holy Communion with the
baptism of Kylan J. Lindquist (ELW5)
10:30 am Fellowship
11 am Sunday School for All Ages
3:30 pm Ordination of Amy Truhe
at Scherer Memorial LC in Chapman, KS
4:30 pm Ephesians Study at K & M Sjogrens
5:30 pm Contemporary Praise Service
6:30 pm Sr High Youth at Methodist Church

Messiah Evangelical Lutheran Church
Lindsborg, Kansas