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