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Weekends at RLCSaturday Worship 5:30 pm (traditional)Festival Worship 8:15 am (traditional)Praise Worship 10:45 pm (contemporary)Sunday School 9:40 amEducation Hour 9:40 am • Adult Bible Study (Life Center)• Effective Parenting Class (Conference Room)• New Member Class (Miller Hall) StaffEmail each staff person using this format:firstname.lastname@redeemerlutheran.comTed Benson Pastor (x12)Louis Knief Visitation PastorScott Ibe Worship and Music (x16)Jeff Shoumaker Missions/Small Groups (x14)Kevin Duff Youth Ministry (x28)Jennifer Roettjer Children’s Ministry (x31)Allison Rogers Preschool/Childcare (x15)Phyllis Call Care Ministry (693-9214)

SHORT TERM Eliza, Claudette Barrack, Brayden Behrll, Lou Carter, Jeanne Davis, Rusty Dunham, Dara Frazier, Dominican Republic Team, Merle Glick, Tom Hertzfeldt, Ruth Ista, Warren Homann, David Jung, Lynne King, Ann Lucore, James Maughan, Jamie McClure, Ed Meints, Harry Phillips, Colin Scheer, Diana Pittenger, Fern Smith, Will Watson, Shirley Williamson, Diane Wolf.

LONG TERM PRAYER LISTBruce Dimler, Kirk Dyken, James Maughan, Cathy Behrll, Baby Brian Moberg, Bob Cieszinski, Christina (Mack) Flanagan, Cheryl Fleming, Lynn Funk, Katherine Graves, Veronica Graves, Peggy Graumlich, Teri Goldsmith, Ben Hackett, AJ Hall, Dawn Halleen, Jennifer Halleen, Dave Haught, Deanna Heppler, Sam Jones, Juliana Kaminski, Delores Kiefer, Rachel King, Karen Klimczak, Annette Krause, Joyce Letterle, Jenny, Tom & baby Lucy Labanowski, Tony Massucci, George Milaccio, Sharon Ness, Susan Rhoades, Bill Ringel, Karol Scavone, Don Seckler, David Shockley, Todd Smith, John Sperry, LeeAnn Taborn, Steven Wallace, Laurie Weber, Michael Wiegand, Bob Williamson.

ETERNAL LIGHT GIFT given by the Leonard Jones family in memory of Leonard Jones.

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REPORTING MISSION“In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

The Kingdom of God is among us:

• A team of six went to the Dominican Republic. God used them and taught them many things.• More than 30 of us have brought in Operation CC Shoe Boxes.• Many of us witnessed to neighborhood children on Halloween.• More than 100 of us are saving coins for the LWML Mites collection.• Still waiting to hear Uniquely You stories….

Are you mentoring friends, winterizing, hanging Christmas lights, praying during the anniversary month for those who live in Washington, inviting someone over to watch a Christian movie or for Thanksgiving, etc?

These tasks can open the door for you to share your faith in Christ or to invite someone to visit Redeemer. Please remember to tell us about how mission is happening through you.

Mission Minute

ParticipantsLiturgist 5:30 - Aaron Buchko

Readers 5:30 - Beth Christensen 8:15 - Pete Schmidt 10:45 - Becky Auer

2014 Tithes and OfferingsWeek 44

YTD Actual - $1,506,779.29YTD Budget - $1,534,886.20Actual vs. Budget - 98.2%

Last Week’s Attendance5:30 - 1588:15 - 325

10:45 - 389

5:30 p.m.& 8:15 a.m.

WELCOMEOPENING HYMN “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus” 660 vs 1-3INVOCATIONRESPONSIVE PSALMHYMN “Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus” 660 vs 1-4PRAYER OF THE DAYFIRST READING Psalm 19:7-14SONG “Children of the Heav’nly Father”CHILDREN’S MESSAGEGOSPEL READING Luke 19:1-10APOSTLES CREED SECOND ARTICLEHYMN “God Loved the World So That He Gave” 571SERMONOFFERINGHYMN “Eternal Father, Strong to Save” 717VETERANS RECOGNITIONPRAYERSLORD’S PRAYERBLESSINGHYMN “America the Beautiful”

Prayer team available at altar steps after the service.

growingup • out • together

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SERMON NOTESGOD SAVED ME I. It’s a ________________For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. Ephesians 6:12

II. God’s _________________For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 “…today salvation has come to this house… For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost” Luke 19:9-10

III. Our ___________________Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14

OASIS The menu this week is chicken noodle casserole, vegetables, and dessert. SUNDAY SCHOOLWe welcome all children to come visit Sunday School as we learn more about Jesus and God’s Word. What are we studying? Preschool through 5th graders are learning about Abraham, and Junior High students are studying the book of Hebrews.

BAKERS NEEDEDDo you like to bake? We need you! If you are willing, please bring cookies, candies, small loaves of bread, fudge, peanut brittle, your Christmas specialties, etc. as donations to our annual Women of Redeemer bake sale. Plan to bring your goodies to Redeemer’s kitchen on the afternoon of Saturday, December 6th between 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. More details coming soon!

STATEMENTSThird quarter contribution statements were sent out via bulk mail on Friday, October 31. Bulk mail can take up to 10-14 days to be delivered. Please review your statement for accuracy. If you find a discrepancy or do not receive your statement by November 19, please contact Valerie at 691-2333 ext. 19. In addition, please keep your quarterly statements with your 2014 tax records as you will need to add the tax deductible summary totals from each quarter together for your annual contribution.

LIBRARY NEWSA meeting is planned for Wednesday, November 12th at 6:00 p.m. in the church library. If you are interested in helping with the library, please come! Questions? Contact Donna Obermann at 635-4275 or Lorie Egland at 243-9543.

DECEMBER SEMI-ANNUAL CONGREGATIONAL VOTERS’ MEETINGYou are invited to attend the Redeemer Semi-Annual Congregational Voters meeting. This meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, the 9th of December, in Miller Hall. All Voting members (defined as Communicant Members over the age of 18) are highly encouraged to attend. This meeting will specifically vote on the church’s 2015 annual budget.

SANDY WILSON MEMORIAL GRANT The deadline for Redeemer students to apply for a Sandy Wilson Memorial Grant is December 1st. Applicants wishing to apply must attend a Concordia Missouri Synod school and be pursuing a Christian vocation. Download an application from the Redeemer website (click on Documents under the Resources tab) or pick one up in the church office and return it to Women of Redeemer.

DORCAS CIRCLEDorcas Circle will be held in Miller Hall on Monday, November 10th at 7:00 p.m. It is time to prepare nametags for the Blessing Tree. Please bring scissors and a hole punch, if you have one. The opportunity to choose a name from the tree will begin the weekend of November 22-23. All ladies welcome!

MISSIONSSHARE YOUR “UNIQUELY YOU” STORYIn the Mission Guide, which is available at the Information Center in the foyer, there is a section for every month called Uniquely You. These sections are lists of activity suggestions that can open the door for your Christian Witness to a non-believer or a marginal believer. Exactly what you do or how you do it will make it Uniquely You. Wouldn’t it be encouraging for people to hear about each other’s experiences? And wouldn’t it be great to increase the worship of God, by others, just because of what He is doing in and through you? “Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.” With this in mind, the Board of Missions would like to hear about your experiences. Please email us at missions@redeemerlutheran.com. The board will only share experiences if we are given permission.

UNIQUELY YOU BOOK REPORTLast week the Mission Board left 12 books at the Information Center and 10 were taken. This week we have five more The Hole in the Gospel books are available and two more Eternity in Their Hearts are available. Please remember to sign them out when you take them and return them when finished.

POWER IN PRAYERNovember 2nd was day 40 of this years 40 Days for Life campaign. God can do a lot in 40 days! Today there are babies alive who were scheduled to be aborted. Instead of becoming abortion statistics, these children will have birthdays in June and July because their moms had a chance to turn around at the very last moment. There are also women who are finding hope and healing after an abortion. Abortion center workers who started this campaign, complained about “those people” outside praying ... before God went to work on their hearts and led them to quit their jobs. Your prayers HAVE made a difference!

WHERE DOES YOUR MITE MONEY GO?25% of mite donations go toward the National LWML Mission Grants. 75% of all mite donations go toward the Central Illinois District Mission Grants. The Central Illinois District’s goal for the years 2014-2015 is $60,000. This is money divided between 6 different grants. The largest grant ,$25,000, is given to students who are studying to become full time church workers. We thank you and Praise the Lord for your continued support of these missions.

Simply put, God blesses mites. About 65 years ago, Redeemer was on the receiving end of Mites with a $10,000 gift. The Mission Board hopes twice as many Redeemer members or families will join this November. The loose change, dollar bills, and checks that are given to this mission do amazing things and are greatly appreciated by mission projects in central Illinois, as well as around the world. Do you think we can collect $1400? Who needs change? Someone does!

OPERATION CHRISTMAS CHILDNOW is the time to turn our hearts toward helping young children abroad, to know the LOVE of Jesus Christ. You have two opportunities to help: Pick up a shoe box in the Reception area, fill, and return by November 16th. Or, bring in donations to fill multiple boxes at the KFC/SLAM Getting Ready for Christmas Party on November 14th, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. All Sunday School offerings for the next three weeks will support Operation Christmas Child. We are excited to be able to share our joy with these children....won’t you consider joining us in this adventure? Questions? Call Sheila at 693-9214 or Jen at 691-2333 ext. 31.

A few of the suggested items are: dolls, deflated soccer ball with pump, stuffed animals, cars, musical instruments, puzzles, jump ropes, etc. School supplies are wonderful! NON LIQUID hygiene items; and accessories such as socks, coats, t-shirts, flip-flops, hair bands, sunglasses, etc., are welcome. DO NOT INCLUDE used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives, or military figures; seeds; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items; aerosol cans.

KFC/SLAMGETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS PARTYYour ENTIRE FAMILY is invited on Friday, November 14th from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. as we get ready for Christmas by:• Putting together boxes for Operation Christmas

Child• Eating Christmas cookies (please bring 1-2 dozen

to share!)• Making Christmas decorations• Wearing ugly sweaters and crazy hats - Prizes for

the most creative!Scan QR code to access Redeemer’s Online Giving Page from your phone.