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Can Heaven Be Good If the PeopleWe Love Most Aren’t With Us?
January 31 & February 1, 2015
St. John Church • 15800 Manchester Road Ellisville, MO 63011 • 636.394.4100 • 636.394.9853(fax) • www.stjstl.net
This Week: Can Heaven Be Good If the People We Love Most Aren’t With Us? Revelation 21:22-22:5Tweet using #puzzled @stjstl
Download messages at stjstl.net/messages.
Next Week: Why Do Christians Create Divisions Where God Does Not? Galatians 3:38Listen to The 6 Podcast at thesixpodcast.com.
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Friday Frenzie!• Games, food, and fun for 4th and 5th grade students and their
friends! Don’t miss this red hot evening!• Friday, February 6, 7:00pm–8:30pm, Next Generation Center,
Lower Level; $5per person• Bring a friend who has never come before and win a prize!
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 9-12th 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 6-8th grade students• Informational meeting: February 22, 12noon-12:30pm,
Cornerstone, First Floor• More information is coming soon!
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.
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; Fred Marten; Donny Miller; Lori Reed; Earl Stroud; Jovie Disterhoft
Baptisms: Maya Nicole Trupka, daughter of Aaron & Tracy Trupka and Zackary Ryan Stanze, son of Doug & Shannon, both on February 1.
Sympathy: Florence and the Marten family on the passing of Frederick on January 28, 2015.
Additional Prayers: Thanksgiving for a successful surgery for Gay; For great test results for Nancy; Healing for Jane recovering from pneumonia, internal bleeding and surgery to remove some blood clots; Sue battling a lung infection; Melba to get over her infections; For Roger to recover quickly; Sympathy to Elizabeth Plattner on the death of her husband Vernon on Jan 20; Sandy who had surgery on Jan. 27; Healing and recovery for Karen; For Anna to get a good job; for a husbands job search; Complete healing from cancer for Phil and Gina and strength for their families; For the Holy Spirit to work in Rose’s life and bring her assurance of salvation; A friend whose mother had a double lung transplant for success in the operation and thanksgiving for the donor who gave her life; For a family with a 14 year old son to make God-pleasing choices that will give them strength and deliver them from evil; Peace for families with loved ones in hospice
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
Thinking about Baptism for you or your child?• Baptism is a new beginning where God pours out His grace and
His Spirit on us and makes everlasting promises to us. This day comes at a different time for each of us.
• If you’re a parent of an infant or child and want to learn more about baptism and your child’s spiritual LIFEjourney, join us on February 8 at 10:45am in Commons D for a one-hour orientation. Can’t make it? The orientation will be offered again on March 8, 2015. Register at stjstl.net/baptism.
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 is available upon request.• Register at stjstl.net/single-and-parenting or contact Janice
at [email protected] or 636.779.2348
Dig deeper into this week’s message by doing the daily Growing Deeper Puzzled - Part II
• Growing Deeper is written in a daily FIFTEEN minute format• Request a daily email version by sending your email address to
[email protected].• Download it from stjstl.net/growing-deeper.• Pick up a copy at the Information Station in the Sanctuary lobby.• “Like” us at facebook.com/stjstl to share it with friends.
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 will be available at the Information Station and
at stjstl.net/vbs beginning February 1. 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.
Want to learn more about St. John? Not sure where to start?
• Attend Getting Started, a 90-minute orientation to St. John on Sunday, February 8, 9:00am.
• Register at stjstl.net/getting-started or contact Julie at [email protected] or 636.779.2343.
• Childcare is available with pre-registration.
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
Come hear the fascinating story of Reverend John Loum• “The Heartbeat of God is the Center of the Mission”• Raised as a Muslim, he became a Christian and spent more than
20 years in the mission field. • Trailblazers is a monthly gathering for those 55 and over, but ALL
are welcome to attend.• Monday, February 9, 11:30am, Cornerstone Youth Center• Lunch is $7. For lunch reservations, call Laveda Jaeger at
636.527.0368 or 619.519.2266 by February 4.
Worship TimesSaturday, 5:00pm, SanctuarySunday, 9:00am* & 10:45am*, Sanctuary January 31 & February 1 | Stephen Hower February 7 & 8 | 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.
Why you need to be baptized, especially if you’re a teen or adultIn America when a baby is born, you can count on two things, a pile of hospital bills and an inquisition from Grandma on when you’re going to get the baby baptized. But baptism isn’t only for babies; it’s incredibly important in the life of teens and adults, too. Many of us grew up in families where baptism didn’t happen as babies, and maybe it feels like you missed the boat. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. If you’ve never been baptized, you owe it to yourself to check it out. Not only is baptism a declaration of your faith in Jesus but it is a means by which God brings supernatural blessings to your life. Jesus has earned a great inheritance for you; it’s time to claim it.
Want to talk about getting baptized? Set up an appointment with one of our pastors by emailing [email protected] or calling 636.779.2309.
The Lord’s Supper and Prayer IntercessorsWorship at St. John includes a celebration of Holy Communion twice a month. We believe Holy Communion is a special gift of God for our benefit.
As a commitment to biblical integrity, communion is reserved for:
• baptized Christians (Acts 2: 37,38)• those who recognize and confess their sins
(Prov. 28:13; 1 John 1:8)• those who believe the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ is
offered under forms of bread and wine (1 Corinthians 10: 16; 1 Corinthians 11:27)
• those who accept Jesus’ words: “given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins” (Matthew 26:28)
All who share these biblical beliefs are encouraged to participate. (Non-alcoholic wine is offered in the blue section of the Communion trays for those with special needs.) Gluten-free wafers are available at any of the main floor communion stations. Please see a worship volunteer for assistance, if needed.
During the distribution of the Lord’s Supper until the end of the service, prayer intercessors are available on either side of the Sanctuary to pray with you. Please feel free to approach them at any time with your requests.
St. John Community Golf Team• Open to all boys and girls in grades 2-8 • Download registration forms at stjstl.net/spring-athletics.• Registration closes on February 20. • Contact Dan at [email protected] or 636.458.0713
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