Week 1 RLC Together: Intro

Welcome to Week 1 Contents

• Pastor Cris Together Group Video

• Together Group Video

• Discussion Guide

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Pastor Cris Together Group Video

Pastor Cris’ Together Group Meets
Thursday Morning at 11am
Video recording releases Friday mornings.

Together Group Video

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Discussion Guide

[Sunday]Beginning Together - Red Letter Challenge

Action Item:
Invite Jesus and others into your Red Letter Challenge experience. To put Christ's words into practice, you need the strength from Jesus and the support from others.

Red Letter Challenge
Together Groups

Find some folk to go through this challenge together.

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

John (Jack) Behrens Memorial

Memorial Service
Saturday August 14th 2pm
Grace Lutheran PSL 555 SW Cashmere Blvd.
Port St Lucie, FL 32986

John C. "Jack" Behrens Dedicated Member of His Communities
PORT ST. LUCIE - John C. "Jack" Behrens, of Port Saint Lucie, FL, a former Lancaster, OH native who later lived in Clinton, NY, for 51 years, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021 at his Florida residence. He was 88.
Over his lifetime, Jack wrote 24 books and more than 25,000 articles, columns and essays. He served as contributing editor to many weekly publications and was proud of his work for advancing literacy.
He spent 20 years serving as business editor for Elks Magazine and direct mail editor of American Printer while teaching at Marshall University and Utica College. He continued writing while fighting Parkinson's Disease in his final years. His last book was a look back over his 66 years of interviews, research and reporting (Recollections of a Journalist, Outskirts Press, 2018).
Jack taught for 40 years before retiring in 1997. He taught American History and Journalism at Ohio Wesleyan University, the University of Maryland/USAF Institute and Marshall University. At Utica College, he achieved the rank of Professor of Journalism and Public Relations.
Throughout his career, he received several presidential citations from College Media Advisers, Inc., most notably as Director of the Student Press in America Archives. With the assistance of UC librarians, he collected, summarized and made available to researchers worldwide the records on every challenge and controversy related to the student press. For decades, he served as adviser to the Utica College student newspaper. During his tenure at UC, he became director of the Public Relations and Journalism programs, establishing prominent scholarships to benefit students. Twice elected to serve as chairman of the Raymond Simon Institute for Public Relations, Jack also had the honor of receiving the Outstanding Faculty Award from the UC Alumni Council.
Prior to his teaching career, Jack received his Bachelor's Degree from Bowling Green and his Master's from Penn State. He was drafted and sent to Korea (1956-58) assigned to the US Army 7th Infantry and then to work for the Pacific Stars & Stripes Daily in Tokyo, Japan and Seoul, Korea.
In addition to his love for writing and teaching, Jack also had immense appreciation for music. As a drummer, he played with various groups over the years, which ultimately led to his writing about those experiences with the many different Big Band and Jazz artists.
Jack was a dedicated member to his communities. He was a faithful follower of the Missouri Lutheran Synod in NY and the Grace Lutheran Church in FL. He served nearly 20 years as an elected trustee to the Village of Clinton, NY; was a valued member of the Authors Guild and of the Rotary Club of Utica, NY.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Dorothy Behrens; his former wife, Patricia (Beaty) Behrens; and brother-in-law James Hietikko.
He is survived by his loving wife, Gertrude Behrens; his sister, Beverly Hietikko; daughter, Cynthia Daugherty and her husband, Fred; son, Mark Behrens and wife, Nicole; his 'adopted' stepchildren, Joy Karnes Limoge and husband, Edmond; Robert Middlebrook; Richard Middlebrook and wife, Julie; David Middlebrook; as well as many beloved nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren; and cherished friends.
The family would like to express thanks and appreciation for all who provided support to Jack over the years.
Interment will be held at Arlington National Cemetery and a family Memorial Service will be held at Grace Lutheran Church, Port St. Lucie, 555 SW Cashmere Blvd., on August 14, 2021 at 2 p.m. EST.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers a donation be made to the John C. Behrens Scholarship. To make a gift online (www.utica.edu/give) and/or mail a check to Utica College Advancement, 1600 Burrstone Rd., Utica, NY 13502

[Bible Study] The Great Divorce ch-14

RLC Sermons and Services

RLC Together Groups

New Together Group Weeks Released Sunday at 11am

We are stronger together and any challenge is better when helped.
I encourage you to meeting with other people to watch each week’s video and go through the discussion questions.

Red Letter Challenge! New Series in August

By putting God's words literally into practice, you will find the life God has made for you!

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• August 15th Intro

  • Day 1: Tuesday

• August 22nd

  • Being Day 6

• August 29th

  • Forgiving Day 13

• September 5th

  • Serving Day 20

• September 12th

  • Giving Day 27

• September 19th

  • Going Day 34

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August 15th we are starting the Red Letter Challenge.

Red Letter Challenge is a dynamic 40-day experience that helps people more effectively follow Jesus Christ!

The RLC is unique because it takes Christ’s literal words and gives you practical daily challenges based on those words.  The RLC will give you targets to shoot for to help you measure how you are practically following after Him.  RLC believes that Jesus followers want to be the best Jesus followers that we can be not out of obligation, but out of gratitude for what Jesus has done for us!

Do you have what it takes to really follow Jesus?  To truly do what He said?
I believe you do!

The RLC will help you:

1)     Have a deeper relationship with Jesus.

2)     Receive God’s forgiveness in your life and give grace to others.

3)     Give you a greater heart of service.

4)     Help you become more generous.

5)     Give you confidence to speak about what Jesus has done in your life.

Ready to take the challenge?

Purchase the Workbook

• RLC Recommends 1 Book per person,

  • This is best case however the book is expensive, and I believe it can be shared.

• The church has ordered some RLC books.

  • The books cost the church 24$ Per Book

  • As with everything if 24$ is too much please take one.

• Both Amazon and RLC both are selling the book

  • both links are included.

    • Amazon may be faster,

    • RLC will be cheaper.

Buy the Book on Amazon

Red Letter Challenge - A 40 Day Life Changing Experience

By Zach Zehnder

Buy on Amazon

Buy the book on Red Letter challenge Site

[Sunday] Peter - Ordinary Sinners

Action Item:
This week look for the way God is working through your weakness to bring goodness to the creation.

Questions for the Week

1. Senses can bring back memories.   Describe a time when smells or other senses brought back vivid memories in your life.

2. Read John 21:9-14.   What do you think this scene smelled like?   What memories might this bring back for Peter (See John 18:17-18)?

3. Read John 21:15-19.  What does Jesus do for Peter?  What does Jesus do for other ordinary sinners today?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

Simply Human: Don't Believe The Hype

Read the whole article here https://mbird.com/sports/simply-human-dont-believe-the-hype/

If there’s one thing I can’t stand, one thing that makes me cringe in sympathy, one thing that makes me nauseous with foreboding or dread — it’s hype. Anyone who follows sports knows what hype can do to a kid and has likely seen dozens of bright young prospects in any major sport chewed up and spit out onto the ash heap of history. If those once can’t-miss prospects are still remembered at all, it is only for the potential that went unfulfilled. That forever defines them in the public’s eye. But it even haunts the great ones too. Hype is a toxic friend to have.

In basketball, my preferred sport, big prospects often……………….

[Bible Study] The Great Divorce Book Study Ch 10-11

The Time St Peter Got the Yips

Read the Whole Article Here https://mbird.com/sports/the-time-saint-peter-got-the-yips/

This article comes to us from Jason Mehl:

The yips. The twisties. Last week, the theater of sports invited us, through comic imaginary and tragic reality, to participate in the drama of a rare athletic phenomenon and the two quirky words used to describe it. The comedic world of Ted Lasso featured gifted striker Danny Rojas succumbing to and overcoming a public case of the yips, described by Coach Beard as “when, just out of nowhere an athlete suddenly can’t do the basic fundamentals of their sport.” A few days later, Simone Biles experienced the twisties with results that were thankfully not physically tragic, but were visually shocking, emotionally devastating, and personally (for her) tragic. As the Washington Post explained,

When gymnasts have the “twisties,” they lose control of their bodies as they spin through the air … And after experiencing the twisties once, it’s very difficult to forget. Instinct gets replaced by thought. Thought quickly leads to worry. Worry is difficult to escape.

Jacob Palmer Baptism 8/1/21

Pics of Alzheimer's donations.

Hi, photos taken at the ACC presenting activity mats. Lap blankets, & shawls. Gloria, Laura, Sabina and some staff at our ACC 7/28/2021.

[Bible Study] The Great Divorce Book Study Ch 9

Read through 11 for next week

[Sunday] Paul- Ordinary Sinners

Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.

Questions for the Week

1. What are you zealous for in your life?

2. Read Acts 8:1-3.  What is Paul zealous for?

3. How can being zealous make you miss Jesus?

4. Read Acts 9:1-9.  What do you think Paul realizes when he sees Jesus?

5. How does Jesus’ zeal for you change how you relate to others?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

Even Your Doubts Are invited to the Party

Read the Article at Even Your Doubts Are Invited To The Party - Mockingbird (mbird.com)

The Nicene creed is something you may or may not have learned growing up. And if you did grow up with it, reciting it may feel like repeating the basic dinner prayer. Actually, quickly saying grace at the table so that you can shove mashed potatoes in your mouth is a lot like monotonously chanting the creed so that you can hurry on to post-church brunch. Either way, we have memorized many phrases at church.

[Sunday] Nehemiah - Ordinary Sinners

Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.

Questions for the Week

1. Describe a time when you expected something to be perfect but it ended up being a failure.

2. Read Nehemiah 13:23-31.   Even though Nehemiah has brought great reform, what do the people go back to in their behavior?  

3. Why do you think Nehemiah responds with such anger?

4. How can the last verse where Nehemiah says, “Remember me, O my God, for good,” be a good prayer for us and help us see Jesus better?

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Bible Study] The Great Divorce Book Study Ch 7-9

Read through 11 for next week

[Sunday] David - Ordinary Sinners

Action Item:
This week look for places where some have made mistakes that affected you and forgive them.

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What Had happened at Grace this week. 

[Bible Study] The Great Divorce Book Study Ch 5-7

Read through 8 for next week