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I Remember the Day - The Day
Egypt has become Babylon, but I remember the day when God passed over us and conquered our enemies. I remember the day when all my friends came over for my birthday. I remember all the days with family and friends were celebrated and had a great meal.
Today March 4 2018
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 8:45 pm
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship Immediately following the service
Korean Church Worship 1:00 pm
Women’s Community Bible Study 4:00 pm
AA 7:30 pm
This Week
LWML 3/5, Monday, 1:00 pm
Via de Cristo @ Bocks home 3/5, Monday, 6:30 pm
Surviving Spouses 3/6, Tuesday, 12:30 pm
Mahjong 3/7, Wednesday, 12:00 noon
Pot Luck Meal 3/7, Wednesday, 6:00 pm
Midweek Worship Service 3/7, Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Bible Study @Perkin’s Restaurant 3/8, Thursday, 7:00 am
Scripture Narration 3/8, Thursday, 11:00 am
Foster Grandparents 3/9, Friday, 10:00 am
Game Night 3/9, Friday, 6:00 pm
Korean Prayer Meeting 3/10, Saturday, 6:00 am
Watch the Latest Photo Video!
What Had happened at Grace this week.
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Secure In His Righteousness
The cross is one of our most important symbols to remind us that God came down, dwelled with us, died for us, because he loved us, and wanted to save us.
Allow me to paint a picture for you:
I knew a man in my old neighborhood. He was an old leathery-faced balding biker with facial tattoos. He was the kind of guy that when you saw him, and his scowl heading in your direction, you thought about crossing the street, just in case. I met him at my old church’s neighborhood food pantry. Once you got to know him, you found out his wasn’t that bad. He was headstrong and had a temper sometimes, but he could also be quite sweet in some ways. He was also drunk or high around us too many of those times to count.
Including on Sundays.
Eventually, on occasion, he would come to church, sit way in the back and listen to the worship. If you glanced his way, you’d be surprised to see this old biker guy with tears in his eyes. He’d always leave at the end of worship, that was enough church for him, but not before leaving a couple of dollars on the pastor’s chair up front. I don’t think he was trying to buy his way into heaven. I do think for a guy that had so many struggles and temptations to overcome, it was the best he could muster as an outward expression repentance and worship. He didn’t get it like so many of us armchair theologians do. But I believe he still got it in a raw, unpolished way. He passed away a few years ago, never seeming to gain a true and continuous earthly victory over all his issues, but I do believe he rests with the Lord today, finally free of the curse of all his struggles with sin.....
Shut Out
Jesus’ call is to those behind that church door, and it is now personal. It is to anyone who hears his voice and opens the door.
“‘Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.’” -Revelation 3:20
For many years, I read this as a “salvation” verse. Jesus is knocking on the door of the hearts of the unsaved, asking to come in. To me, it represented individual free will regarding the choice each must make as to whether or not to answer Jesus’ knock which was accompanied by his promise of what he will do for the one who does choose to open the door. It was a picture of Jesus respectfully waiting for an invitation to save us. Then, I read the context.
This verse comes at the end of Jesus’ personal messages to seven specific churches, as conveyed to and related by the Apostle John. In Revelation 1:13, John sees Jesus “in the midst” of these churches. These words, “in the midst”, are the same words used in Matthew 18:20 where Jesus promised that, “Where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” These messages were given by Jesus to different groups of those who were gathered in his name.
The church in Laodicea is the last church of the seven to whom Jesus spoke. He begins by identifying himself to them as the Amen and the faithful and true witness, emphasizing that what he was about to say regarding them was trustworthy, and intimating that they would likely disagree. Then, in verse 15, he launches into what could be called a diagnosis:
“‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot! So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth. For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.’”
This church, gathered in Jesus’ name, held one picture of who they were while Jesus himself held quite another. They were supremely satisfied with themselves. They were fat and happy with what they thought they had achieved. Jesus quotes them as saying, “I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing.” Take note of all of those I’s! Their focus was on their own accomplishments and they were completely unaware of anything they lacked. The Laodicean Church was neither coldly against Christ nor were they burning with passion for him. They simply felt no need of him at all, and because of that he warns them that he will spit them out of his mouth.
My Name is Stumbling Block- The Day
Egypt has become Babylon because they are refusing to acknowledge Yahweh as the one true God. Egypt has redefined good and evil so that murdering children and enslaving immigrants is seen as good. We see their cities of “brick and mortar’ are built on the blood of the innocent.
Today February 18 2018
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 8:45 pm
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship Immediately following the service
Korean Church Worship 1:00 pm
Women’s Community Bible Study 4:00 pm
AA 7:30 pm
This Week
Via de Cristo @ Bocks home 2/19, Monday, 6:30 pm
Heatherwood HOA 2/20, Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Mahjong 2/21, Wednesday, Noon
Pot Luck Meal 2/21, Wednesday, 6:00 pm
Midweek Worship Service 2/21, Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Bible Study @Perkin’s Restaurant 2/22, Thursday, 7:00 am
Scripture Narration 2/22, Thursday, 11:00 am
Korean Prayer Meeting 2/24, Saturday, 6:00 am
Watch the Latest Photo Video!
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Make a Name - The Day
There's a problem; it is seen all through the first 11 chapters of Genesis. Sin is everywhere, and everyone is defining right and wrong for themselves. We see this at the tower of Babylon with people trying to make a name for themselves.
Today February 18 2018
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 8:45 pm
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship Immediately following the service
Korean Church Worship 1:00 pm
Women’s Community Bible Study 4:00 pm
AA 7:30 pm
This Week
Via de Cristo @ Bocks home 2/19, Monday, 6:30 pm
Heatherwood HOA 2/20, Tuesday, 7:00 pm
Mahjong 2/21, Wednesday, Noon
Pot Luck Meal 2/21, Wednesday, 6:00 pm
Midweek Worship Service 2/21, Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Bible Study @Perkin’s Restaurant 2/22, Thursday, 7:00 am
Scripture Narration 2/22, Thursday, 11:00 am
Korean Prayer Meeting 2/24, Saturday, 6:00 am
Watch the Latest Photo Video!
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Lent Services at Grace 2018
Wednesdays at 7pm!
Wednesdays!
Potluck 6pm
Service 7pm
Sundays 10AM
Sunday School 8:45am
Holy Week! 2018
Maundy Thursday
6pm Service, Dinner out afterworlds.
Good Friday
Noon Service
7pm Service
Easter Sunday!
Sunrise 7AM
Breakfast 8:30 (after the Sunrise service)
Easter Sunday Service 10AM
Ash Wednesday 2018
Photos From Ash Wednesday
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WIhoOZ4qwuIl8Cez2BUn-ML5sW83tNn4Mduv9Z5_ibc/edit?usp=drivesdk
Eye For an Eye - Mis"Quoted"
Exodus 21:23-25 - But if there is harm, then you shall pay life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.
Today February 11, 2018
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 8:45 pm
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship Immediately following the service
Korean Church Worship 1:00 pm
Women’s Community Bible Study 4:00 pm
AA 7:30 pm
This Week
Via de Cristo @ Bocks home 2/12, Monday, 6:30 pm
MOPS 2/14, Wednesday, 9:15 am
Mahjong 2/14, Wednesday, Noon
Ash Wednesday Dinner 2/14, Wednesday, 6:00 pm
Ash Wednesday 2/14, Wednesday, 7:00 pm
Bible Study @Perkin’s Restaurant 2/15, Thursday, 7:00 am
Scripture Narration 2/15, Thursday, 11:00 am
Korean Prayer Meeting 2/17, Saturday, 6:00 am
Watch the Latest Photo Video!
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Photos Feb 10th. Real Life Children's Ranch Pancake Breakfast benefit.
Benefit Pancake Breakfast
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Pancake Breakfast to benefit Real Life Children’s Ranch on February 10th from 7:00 am till noon. Come join us. Contact Judy Fredrich or Vivian Barto for tickets.
Why Can't We Make Images of God
Only in the person of Jesus do we see God! He is literally “God with us,” the true image of God
“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. ”
Commands like this one in Exodus 20 sound strange. What a harsh thing for God to say. If God is invisible, why not have pictures, statues, or images? We are visual creatures after all.
God grounds his reasoning for this command in what he has done for Israel in redeeming her from slavery. This second commandment flows from the first. The Lord gives such commands because he is holy, just, and good. He deserves our respect, love, and obedience not only because he has the “superior firepower,” but because he has created us for love and obedience.
Religions in the Ancient World
In the ancient world religion, magic, and superstition were often intertwined. It was very common to attempt to control a deity through secret names, incantations, and idols. Controlling divine powers, so you could have better crops or a large family, was a primary objective in religion.
The Lord makes the second commandment in this specific context. He cannot be confined by anything or anyone; he cannot be coerced to give grace or love. It was through images and idols that the ancient world sought to control their gods. To make such an image is to do violence to God and his character (Deut. 16:22; Lev. 26:1). That is why creating idols comes with such harsh-sounding punishments (Ps. 97:7). The unique authority and transcendence of God is a proper basis for his commands since he alone can decide how to be worshiped.
Grace Email Feb 8th
Email for Feb 8th
Ash Wednesday
7 pm February 14th
I’m so excited for Valentine’s Day this year! Every year, I always struggle with this holiday. I always want to do something meaningful and special for my wife, Coli. As I attempt for the perfect Valentine’s Day, the restaurants always seem full, and cooking at home was never my strong suit! But this year it’s different, and I want to invite you to be in on the joy!
This February 14th , Grace Lutheran PSL has you covered! After much thought, we would like to cordially invite you to the Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 pm. We promise it will be one of the most memorable Valentine’s Days of recent history.
Join us for dinner beforehand at 6 pm.
Game Night Friday!
Come join us Friday at 6pm for games and treats.
Pancake Breakfast
Pancake Breakfast to benefit Real Life Children’s Ranch on February 10th from 7:00 am till noon (at Grace). Come join us. Contact Judy Fredrich or Vivian Barto for more information.
Listen to the Scriptures
Thursdays 11 am
Exodus 18-23
Join us as we listen to the story of God’s people in the wilderness.
Article to Workout Your Faith
When Doctrine Becomes Idolatry
Christian doctrine in the hands of the old sinner becomes a megaphone that he uses to proclaim, “Listen to me, I’ve got all the answers.
https://www.gracelutheranpsl.com/news/when-doctrine-becomes-idolatry
Sermon From Sunday
MisQuoted
Matthew 19:26
Matthew 19:25-26 - When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved? But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
Watch it today!
https://www.gracelutheranpsl.com/news/misquoted5
Read Scripture 2018
Read the Bible in 2018
Get ready! We have a plan to read the scriptures through next year. This plan will include videos to help explain what is going on as you read through the scripture.
The finishing touches are currently being made to the plan now, but if you would like to get started, go to www.gracelutheranpsl.com/read2018
See you Sunday!
When Doctrine Becomes Idolatry
Christian doctrine in the hands of the old sinner becomes a megaphone that he uses to proclaim, “Listen to me, I’ve got all the answers.
I’m a drug addict. Specifically, a recovering drug addict. More specific, a grateful recovering drug addict. And as I sit here now, clear-headed, I can reflect on what it was like just before drug use pushed me over the edge of sanity and I hit bottom. I remember that my preferred daily cocktail of chemicals was cannabis, hallucinogens, and prescription narcotics. Then, thank God, they threw me into a ditch of hopelessness that I couldn't crawl out of, and I knew it. I’d used up all my tomorrows. No more free day passes. I was awoken to the fact that I hadn’t been using drugs, drugs had been using me, and they’d used me up.
The revelation that I was powerless over my addiction, that my life had become unmanageable, drove me, eventually, to get clean. I found a twelve step meeting. I relapsed several times. In the in-between times though, I didn’t recognize that I was using my “drug problem” to hide my “reality problem.” Even though I attended meetings, listened to other addicts tell their story, and shared my personal tales of insanity, I still, all too often, transferred my addiction onto other stuff I imagined could give me relief. One example was when I threw myself into cycling. Four hours a day on a bike. Six hours a day on weekends, until my wife demanded I choose between her and our son or go semi-pro to make a living racing. And that’s the way it went for years. Until I dedicated myself to working a program of recovery I flitted from one new addiction-feeding distraction to another. Not surprising, the result was still the same. Self-destructive tendencies. Relationships neglected. Responsibilities put off, self-justifications, self-preservation at all costs, everything custom designed to escape having to deal with reality as it is, not as I would have it be.
Matthew 19:26 - Mis"Quoted"
Matthew 19:25-26 - When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished, saying, “Who then can be saved? But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Today January 28, 2018
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 8:45 pm
Worship 10:00 am
Fellowship Immediately following the service
Korean Church Worship 1:00 pm
Women’s Community Bible Study 4:00 pm
AA 7:30 pm
This Week
LWML 2/5, Monday, 1:00 pm
Via de Cristo @ Bocks home 2/5, Monday, 6:30 pm
Weekly Revelation Bible Study 2/6, Tuesday, 11:00 am
Carrabbba’s Annual Fundraiser 2/7, Wednesday, 11:00 am
Mahjong 2/7, Wednesday, Noon
Bible Study @Perkin’s Restaurant 2/8, Thursday, 7:00 am
Scripture Narration 2/8, Thursday, 11:00 am
Foster Grandparents 2/9,Friday, 10:00 pm
Game Night 2/9, Friday, 6:00 pm
Korean Prayer Meeting 2/10, Saturday, 6:00 am
Real Life Ranch Pancake Breakfast 2/10, Saturday, 7:00 am
Watch the Latest Photo Video!
What Had happened at Grace this week.
Email 1/31/18
Ash Wednesday
7pm February 14th
I’m so excited at Valentine’s Day this year! Every year, I always struggle with this holiday. I always want to do something meaningful and special for my wife, Coli. As I attempt for the perfect Valentines Day, the restaurants always seem full and cooking at home was never my strong suit! But, this year it’s different, and I want to invite you to be in on the joy!
This February 14th , Grace Lutheran PSL got you covered! After much thought, we would like to cordially invite you to the Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 pm. We promise it will be one of the most memorable Valentine’s Day of recent history.
Dinner Beforehand 6PM
Pancake Breakfast.
Feb 10th Morning at Grace
Buy you tickets early for this Fundraiser benefiting Real Life Children’s Ranch.
Talk to Judy or Vivian.
Read Scripture 2018
Read the Bible in 2018
Get ready! We have a plan to read the scriptures through next year. This plan will include videos to help explain what is going on as you read through the scripture.
The finishing touches are currently being made to the plan now, but if you would like to get started, go to www.gracelutheranpsl.com/read2018
Listen to the Scriptures:
Thursdays 11AM
Exodus 13-18
Join us as we listen to the story of the crossing of the Red Sea.
SARAH’S KITCHEN Eighth Annual Carrabba’s Luncheon
It will be held on Wednesday, February 7th from 11:00 am till 2:00 pm at 1900 SW Fountainview Blvd. PSL. Tickets are $20.00 per person. For ticket information call Julie at 772-834-2818.
Article to Workout Your Faith
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE A CHRISTIAN?
Faith is not a feeling, even though it is often accompanied by profound experience. But is created in us by the external announcement of the gospel..
https://corechristianity.com/resource-library/articles/what-should-you-do-when-you-dont-feel-like-a-christian
Sermon From Sunday
MisQuoted
Isaiah 55:8
Isaiah 55:8 - For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
Watch it today!
https://www.gracelutheranpsl.com/news/misquoted4
See you Sunday!
What Should You Do When You Don't Feel Like a Christian
Faith is not a feeling, even though it is often accompanied by profound experience. But is created in us by the external announcement of the gospel.
In my last year of seminary, almost everything went wrong. I was about to graduate with no job prospects. I was in debt. My wife had just miscarried, and finals were about to begin. My wife wanted me to finish; she wanted us to move out of that stage of life. I didn’t want to let her down, but I felt guilty for studying. As Sunday approached, I didn’t want to go to church; I didn’t feel like a Christian. My faith felt weak.
I had the right answers. I knew the theology. I had received a good education, but I had such a hard time praying. It wasn’t that I didn’t believe God was there, or that I believed God didn’t care, or that God was not good because he had allowed evil to come my way. It was much more complicated. I just didn’t feel well; I knew God wasn't to blame.
I blamed myself. That semester was stressful. In the rush to study and finish strong while trying to secure a job and complete my internship responsibilities at my local church, I was constantly frustrated, exhausted, and irritable. I brought these feelings home to my wife. I caused her a lot of stress as she worried about our future, a future for which I had failed to adequately prepare. This is what I told myself; I couldn’t help it. I remember that as we sat together in the hospital, all feelings of hope dissipated.
As Sunday approached, I didn’t feel like a Christian, but I went to church anyway. My plan was simple. I was going to keep trying to be a Christian. I was going to keep trying to pray, but I wasn’t going to pretend that everything was okay when it wasn’t...................
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Ash Wednesday Service
Febuary 14th 7PM
7pm February 14th
I’m so excited at Valentine’s Day this year! Every year, I always struggle with this holiday. I always want to do something meaningful and special for my wife, Coli. As I attempt for the perfect Valentines Day, the restaurants always seem full and cooking at home was never my strong suit! But, this year it’s different, and I want to invite you to be in on the joy!
This February 14th , Grace Lutheran PSL got you covered! After much thought, we would like to cordially invite you to the Ash Wednesday service at 7:00 pm. We promise it will be one of the most memorable Valentine’s Day of recent history.
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