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Why Do Christians CreateDivisions Where God Does Not?
February 7 & 8, 2015
St. John Church • 15800 Manchester Road Ellisville, MO 63011 • 636.394.4100 • 636.394.9853(fax) • www.stjstl.net
This Week: Why Do Christians Create Divisions Where God Does Not? Galatians 3:38Tweet using #puzzled @stjstl
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Next Week: When It Comes to God, Do We Actually Have a Choice?; Romans 9:14-24E-dify at stjstl.net/edify.
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High School Mission Trip to Los Angeles• High school students are invited to spend a week in Los Angeles
serving at the Dream Center!• This trip is for current 9th-12th grade students from June 28-July 3• Informational Meeting: February 15, 12noon-12:30pm,
Cornerstone, First Floor• More information is coming soon!
Save the Date for THE GREAT ESCAPE!• Middle School Summer Camp in Green Lake, Wisconsin
from July 13-18• This camp is for current 6th-8th grade students• Informational meeting: February 22, 12noon-12:30pm,
Cornerstone, First Floor• More information is coming soon!
Family Forward Unites with Bryan Hill School• St. John Church, in partnership with Bryan Hill School, will bring
a Family Forward Fun Day to the College Hill neighborhood on Saturday, March 7, 11:00am–2:00pm
• This event will bring our two communities together with entertainment, game-show style group games, the St. John Illumination puppet team, the Family Forward Kid dancers, music by a live DJ, and plenty of food and drinks.
• Visit stjstl.net/familyforward for directions and more information.
Save the Date for this Year’s School Auction • Big hats and bow ties will help set the theme for this year’s Derby
Dinner and Auction on March 6 at Forest Hills Country Club. • Why should you be there? Your support of the school provides a
strong foundation for Christian education for our community. Plus, you’ll have fun!
• Invitations and RSVP cards are available at the Information Station in the lobby or online at stjstl.net/auction.
• RSVPs are due back on or before February 13.
St. John Community Golf Team• Open to all boys and girls in grades 2-8 • Public, private or home-schooled, you’re invited to join this golf
team! No prior experience necessary, either! • Download registration forms at stjstl.net/spring-athletics.• Registration closes on February 20. • Teams play in the West County CYC Golf League.• Contact Dan at [email protected] or 636.458.0713
For prayer needs, please email [email protected] or submit them through the YouVersion app. Our staff will pray for you during the week!
Ill: Bob V; Bud Brown; Melba Goebel; Bob and Bonnie Hoeken; Pat Hoffman; Eleanor Koebel; Ray Kollmeyer; Donny Miller; Lori Reed; Earl Stroud; Jovie Disterhoft; Mel Kern
Baptisms: Peyton and Sydney, daughters of Michael and Tiffany Starks and Malena and Adalyn; daughters of Jeremy and Rachel Wright on Sunday, February 8.
Sympathy: To the family of Pastor Dion Garrett on the passing of his grandfather
Additional Prayers: For John, an 11 month premature baby…born at 25 weeks who has pneumonia; Chris to have strength; Judy who is having a second heart procedure that she will recover fully; Quick recovery for Diane who had knee replacement Jan. 28; Sympathy to the Marten family on the passing of Fred, and also to the family of Katie Pronsati on the passing of her brother; For those searching to find jobs; For Sue hospitalized at St. Luke’s; For Larry and Myrl as they recover; For Roger to recover quickly; Sandy who had surgery on Jan. 27; Healing and recovery for Karen; For Mel to recover from double pneumonia; Complete healing from cancer for Phil and Gina and strength for their families; For the Holy Spirit to work in Rose’s life; Janet, who was just diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer and will begin chemotherapy on Monday
Military: Protection for our military; including those serving specifically: Daniel Boren; Scott Dye; Eric Englert; Jeffrey Ensor; Phil Harris; Clint Henderson; Bryan Hennings; Sam Jerome; Christian Knowel; Steven Kwentus; Jose Lara; Richard Lencz; Frank Lencz; Alan Marsh; Daniel McClusky; Nicholas Mennillo; Dani Myers; Keith Phelps; Jeremy Poley; Felicia Roberts; Kyle Roe; Christopher Ryan; Kevin Sabourin; Christopher Shelton; Tyler Southern; Bryson Werner; Luke Werner
IronMen Speaker Series Welcomes James Westbrook
• James Westbrook leads the Jobs and Training program for adults at Mission: St. Louis.
• He grew up in North St. Louis and has a passion for this city and its people. Hear his story and how Mission: St. Louis is a powerful impact at a pivotal time for our city.
• Saturday, February 21, 7:00am, The Commons
Are you or someone you love struggling with grief? • Gain access to valuable resources to help you recover from your loss
and look forward to rebuilding your life.• Mondays, beginning February 9, 6:30pm-8:30pm for 13 weeks • $25 includes study materials. Register at stjstl.net/griefshare
or contact Janice at [email protected] or 636.779.2348.
Parenting alone can be challenging and overwhelming. Single & Parenting can help.
• Single & Parenting is a 13-week, video-led support group where you’ll meet with other single parents to learn and discuss parenting strategies and hope-filled insights.
• February 18–May 20, 6:30pm–8:30pm• Ministry Center, 3rd Floor, Conference Room B• Registration is $25/individual. Childcare assistance is available
upon request.• Register at stjstl.net/single-and-parenting or contact Janice
at [email protected] or 636.779.2348
Our current Senior Pastor, Stephen Hower, recently made the decision to step out of the Senior Pastor role in July 2015. We are excited Pastor Hower will not be leaving us, but will be moving into a part-time teaching pastor and senior leader role within our ministry. His plan is to continue in that role through June 2018 at which time he will transition into retirement.
Nominations for our new Senior Pastor are being accepted through February 11, 2015. A nomination card is available at the Information Station located in the lobby of the Sanctuary during weekend services, in the lobby of the Ministry Center during the week or at stjstl.net/transition.
Throughout this process we ask you to pray for unity in our congregation and that God would clearly show us who He has planned to be our next Senior Pastor. You can find out more information about this transition at the Information Station after service or at stjstl.net/transition.
Join us for one incredible week this summer! Everest VBS 2015!
• Sign up to volunteer during the week of our incredible Vacation Bible School and make a difference in the lives of kids.
• June 15-19; 9:00am–12noon• Forms are available at the Information Station and at stjstl.net/vbs.• Questions? Contact Justina at [email protected] or
636.394.4100 ext 827
Are you Ready? Would you Go?• SJ Missions connects people to life-changing experiences
transforming the servant and the served.• A mission trip is hard. You will be pushed to your limit physically,
emotionally and spiritually. You will live outside of your comfort zone. The experience is not for everyone, but if you go, you will be changed FOREVER. Are you ready?
• Look for our newest mission experience, The Training Grounds, on February 22 as well as information about this year’s mission trips.
• Contact Karen at [email protected] or 636.779.2345.
Do You Want a Free Lunch and a Chance to Change a Life? • Come hear about the 2015 Short-term Mission Trips at our
informational meeting. • Sunday, March 1, 12noon-1:30pm • Ministry Center, 3rd floor, Imagineering Room• Come for lunch and hear about all of our STMTs from our panel
of leaders. This is a great way to learn more about the trips as you prayerfully consider participating on a STMT.
IronMenIronMen is a network of men’s groups who gather together regularly to challenge, support and encourage each other on their LIFEjourney.
IronMen groups gather in the following ways:• Weekly: To study scripture or a relevant book, enjoy time together
and pray for one another.• Quarterly: All IronMen gather as a large group for a Speaker
Series breakfast. This is a great time to get connected to a group and hear insights from other men living the LIFEjourney.
• Annually: In a retreat intended to deepen relationships and encourage men to step up as leaders in their family, community and church.
It’s always a good time to join a group, and it just might change your life. Take the step today to connect with other men and see how God can use these relationships to make a huge impact!
The next IronMen Speaker Series is Saturday, February 21 at 7:00am.
Updates can also be found at stjstl.net/ironmen.
Worship TimesSaturday, 5:00pm, SanctuarySunday, 9:00am* & 10:45am*, Sanctuary February 7 & 8 | Dion GarrettFebruary 14 & 15 | Dion Garrett February 18 (Ash Wednesday) | Dion Garrett
Children’s Ministry options are available at the times marked*.Children may worship with their families, too.
A parents’ room is available in the Sanctuary lobby if you need to stepout for a moment. Childcare is offered on Saturday nights in the parents’ room for children (infants-Kindergarten).
YouVersion app can be found at LifeChurch.tv or by searching for “YouVersion” in your app store.
The Truth about False TeachersNo one wants to be a false teacher. False teachers believe what they teach is true. Some false teachers are just misinformed. They don’t know the truth! Some false teachers are wrong. Accepting God’s truth, in their mind, is destructive. Still others prefer to compromise. If the issue is the difference between Heaven and hell, compromise is damning.
So, what should Christians do to protect themselves from false teachers?
• Be informed. It’s good to know what most people believe, even if it opposes our faith. We need to have intelligent conversations.
• Be a discerning learner. Eat the fish. Spit out the bones. • Know the Bible. Be like the Boreans in Acts 17:11; check out the
truth in Scripture.
Be Encouraged at Come and Worship• If you want to be filled up and encouraged by God then Come &
Worship is for you. • This event is the evening of February 17 at 7:00pm and will feature
acoustic music allowing space to praise God through singing and prayer. Come & Worship will take place in Cornerstone on the second floor.
• This is a great opportunity to invite a friend and make sure to bring your family. See you there!
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