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LifeLines
September 2015
Lord of Life Lutheran Church 20844 Bonanza Boulevard
Elkhorn, NE 68022
www.LordOfLifeElkhorn.org
Connect Through Prayer
Would you like to be part of a powerful prayer ministry? We would love to include you in our ranks of prayer warriors. To sign up, please list your name and email on the Info Board sign-up in the Gathering Area (narthex). Whenever you have a prayer need or praise, please share those with us. Prayers for general distribution may be sent to [email protected]; confidential prayers to [email protected].
Pastor David’s Corner
When was the last time a friend gave you a recommendation for a new restaurant that you “just had to try” because they had been there and really enjoyed it? Reading a good review about a restaurant may have started you thinking about checking it out some time, but if you’re like me, I read restaurant reviews or drive by restaurants and think, “We should eat there sometime,” but that’s about as far as I get. When someone I know, who also knows what I enjoy, gives me a recommendation, I’m more likely to put a plan into action, because I trust them and their recommendation. According to Thom Rainer’s book, The Unchurched Next Door, “82% of people will come to church if they are invited by a trusted relative or friend.” In Acts 1:8 Jesus said to His disciples, “You will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” They were to start telling people about Jesus right where they were – in the city of Jerusalem. We are privileged to share the good news of Jesus’ love and forgiveness with the people around us. Sometimes we may forget the urgency for this task. "For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for Him who died for them and was raised again" (2 Corinthians 5:14-15). Think about the people in your neighborhood, at work, at school, people you know through sports events or your children’s activities, new neighbors, people you see regularly because of your daily routine, such as at the gas station, or other people that are in your life who aren’t active members of a church. You have time to pray for five people to invite to Back to Church Sunday on September 20. We have invitations available for you to give to your friends and neighbors. It’s time to invite.
Pastor David Linkugel
Sunday School Kick-Off On Sunday, September 13th at 9:13am, we will kick off Sunday School with a family event. (There is no adult Bible study on September 13). We will work on the American Red Cross Pillowcase Project, sponsored by Disney. Sunday School Classes for all children will start the following Sunday, September 20.
Mite Box Sunday
Lord of Life’s Women’s Ministry designates the first Sunday of every month as
Mite Box Sunday. You can give your mites (offerings) to support the work of the Lutheran Women's Missionary League (LWML). Mites are collected in mite boxes to support the mission projects approved by the LWML membership in convention every two years. Lutheran women have stepped out in faith, setting
goals and trusting God to move the hearts of His people to give generously to LWML to proclaim the Gospel. The national Mite Box Goal for 2013-2015 is $1,830,000 – that’s a lot of pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters! Look for the LWML Mite Box in the entry and add your mites.
Save the date!! A benefit for Bobbi Wegner will be held Sat, Oct 17, 5 pm – 8pm at the Eagles Club. We are planning a silent auction, raffle, spaghetti supper and bake sale. If you have connections to a business that you are willing to contact for a donation for food or silent auction, please contact Karen Ohlmann at [email protected] or 402.493.2183. An account has been set up at Pinnacle Bank. Checks need to be payable to “Benefit for Bobbi”. Any branch of Pinnacle will accept the donations to the account. Please help spread the word! A special thanks to Thrivent for helping sponsor this event! IMMEDIATE NEED FOR BENEFIT: Have you been involved in spaghetti feeds? Do you know who provided the food? Do you have connections to any grocery stores or restaurants that may help us with food donations? If yes, please contact Karen Ohlmann at
[email protected] or 402.493.2183.
Women’s Ministry’s Daytime Bible On September 2nd, the Wednesday morning Women's Bible Study group will begin a new study on the books of Acts. All women are invited to join us in discussing the exciting changes in the Roman world because of Jesus' resurrection. We meet at 9:30 a.m. at the Gerety’s home. College Care Packages If you would like to help, we are collecting donations
to pack on Sunday, September 20. These packages will be go out to our college
members the first part of October as a way to let them know that their church
family is thinking of them. Good items to send are granola bars, popcorn, gum,
fruit snacks, small packages of cookies or pretzels etc.
Pastor’s Sunday
Bible Study Pastor Caleb Kruse is going to start a new Bible study on Sunday, September 27! Everyone is invited! This study meets in the Fellowship Hall on Sunday mornings from 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. Kristin Lange, John and Jeanine Gerety’s grand-niece, will speak to the adult Bible study on September 20. Kristin has been appointed to be a career missionary and will serve in Germany to provide strategic, organizational, and operational oversight of The Wittenberg Project. The LCMS, German Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (SELK), and Concordia Publishing House renovated the Old Latin School (built in 1564) for visitors and local Gospel outreach in the old town square. This confessional Lutheran presence in Wittenberg will enable people from all over the world to deepen their understanding and appreciation of the gifts that have come from the Reformation, which will celebrate its 500th anniversary in 2017. Through programming and having a steady presence in the center of Luther’s hometown, we hope to establish a congregation that will use the chapel in the Old Latin School.
The Women’s Monday night Bible study meets the 2nd
and 4th
Mondays of the month at 7 p.m. The study is “Faithful, Abundant,
True” by Kay Arthur, Beth Moore, and Priscilla Shirer and was
recorded live at the Orlando Deeper Still conference.
Kay Arthur teaches from basically, the entire book of Hebrews!
Hebrews is both an example of God's faithfulness and a challenge to
believers to be faithful in difficult times.
Priscilla Shirer teaches from Ephesians 3:20-21 on God's abundance. A
fundamental basis for every believer is the absolute reality that God
can do whatever He chooses to do. God's ability empowers our
faithfulness.
Beth Moore teaches on the topic of discernment. In these difficult days
it is absolutely essential that we learn to trust the Holy Spirit to enable
us to determine what is true and what is false.
While these three women each speak on the distinctive topic the Holy Spirit had lead them to teach,
the messages result in a marvelous blend. Kay challenges us to faithfulness in difficult days. Priscilla
points to the essential of trust in God's ability, and Beth teaches on how to discern truth from error in
these difficult days.
Friday Faith Food Fellowship
We are studying 1 Peter. We gather to eat at noon on Fridays at Valentino’s, 5022 S 108
th Street. The Bible
study begins at 12:30. Everyone is invited. The apostle Peter’s first letter contains timely words to Christians who are concerned about living their Christian faith in a sometimes unreceptive and even hostile environment.
Invite Your Friends to Church September 20
They are your neighbors. When you pull out of your driveway, you wave at them as they water their lawn. Your kids attend the same school; they play together in your yard. You may have even picked up their mail while they were on vacation. But have you ever invited them to church?
Lord of Life is joining thousands of other churches across America for Back To Church Sunday – a special day where we will invite unchurched people in our community to come give church a try! To make it even easier for you to invite your neighbors, coworkers, and friends pick up an invitation card to give out as invitations. We’ll have a picnic with yard games beginning at 11:45 a.m.
It’s Time to Get Back in the Swing of Things with Scrip!
Now that summer is essentially behind us, it’s time to get back in that fall routine of new schedules. As
you plan new activities, remember to include placing your Scrip order as well. All profits now benefit
our Connect building program!
WHAT, WHY, WHEN, WHERE, HOW
‘Scrip’ is purchasing merchant gift cards through church, and the merchants sell them to us at a
discount. Every card returns rebates of 2% up to 50%! Profits currently are designated to our building
program. Order days are the 1
st and 3
rd Sundays of every month, with added dates near holidays. Order
online or with a paper form, and place your payment in the Scrip mailbox in the entryway.
(Paper forms are in the kiosk.) A limited supply is kept in stock and can be purchased during the week and on Sunday
mornings. Sign up for ShopWithScrip.com with our enrollment code of 9194FD1128994. You can get your Scrip even sooner when you place Reload and ScripNow® orders and pay
with PrestoPay™. Questions? Contact Julie Koenemann, our Scrip Coordinator.
SCRIP Order Dates September 6th and September 20th
HOURS of OPERATION Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday 10:00 AM-12:00 PM Tuesday and Thursday 5:30-7:30 PM Closed Sunday Below are the number of services your support helped us
provide to families this quarter: Clothing/Household - 115; Food Pantry– 53; Rent/Utilities– 4 families; Bread/Produce – 186
Ongoing Angel Drive You may also support COPE financially through the Angel Drive. The funds raised are used to provide families who are experiencing temporary hardship with assistance and educational programming so families are stable. Please mail your check to COPE, 3434 N. 204th Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022. Volunteer Opportunities Consider ways to use your talents to help those in our community. COPE has volunteer opportunities sorting clothes, helping with training classes, and bread and food pantry pick-up. Even occasional help is welcome. For more information, please contact COPE at 402-616-2330 or [email protected]. For more information visit www.copeinfo.org For assistance requests, please contact Jane Gordon or Ginia
Duff at 402-616-2330
We really would appreciate your help! If you would be willing to serve with this ministry area, please contact Julie and we will get you trained and apprenticed. .
Worship Team Musicians Needed
Faith-building – Fun – Fulfilling – that’s just some of the rewards of being a member of our worship team, Rejoice! Are you a living room musician, or is your instrument sitting in the back of a closet just yearning to be played again? Or maybe you know a guitarist or drummer? We don’t expect professional-level ability – ‘merely’ a heart for worship. We would love to add a guitar, bass, and drums to add even more to our worship experience. Please speak to Julie or any Rejoice! member for more information.
Lord of Life’s Mission
We are “Reaching out with love to create new and abundant lives in Christ.”
