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CONFIRMATION DAY

Rev. Dwayne Lueck      

     The Sunday school at St. John's Lutheran Church recently participated in the 2013 Hearts for Jesus Mission project by raising awareness and funds for the Lutheran Malaria Initiative. We kicked the event off by showing the Sunday school video clips, power point presentations and other materials helping them to understand what malaria was and how they could help others through participating in Hearts for Jesus. After learning about the LMI, setting up the display in our fellowship hall and seeing what it would be like to have to sleep and play under a protective net, the kids decided that they would like to raise enough money to purchase 100 mosquito nets to protect children in Africa! I knew this would be a lofty goal for the 9 children in our Sunday school, but they were so excited and enthusiastic I was cer tain they would give it their best shot.  

     Yesterday, we were $60.00 short of our goal.  The Sunday school children went up in front of the congregation to thank them for their awesome support for Hearts for Jesus.  They held up the check in the picture but the amount was not filled in.  Following the service, they handed out LMI bracelets, buttons and bookmarks to people who generously left a free will donation as they exited church.  Much to the surprise of the children, we raised 3x the amount needed.

     We are overjoyed to present the NWD with a check in the amount of $1,120.00 for the Lutheran Malaria Initiative!!! 

God's Blessings,

Shelley Barg - Sunday School Superintendent

St. John's Lutheran Church, Ladysmith, WI

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     It's quiz time. Name the men of the Bible who faced a crisis in their life. For starters we could list-Adam, Elijah, David, and Peter. Each of these men faced the vulnerable side of their humanity.

     These four men also shared something else in common...indeed what is all-too -common for man. At their point of crisis, none of these men sought counsel. What Scripture reveals is four, vulnerable men who faced their crisis alone--by their choice.

   Here we find a misunderstanding that is common to man. At the time of personal crisis, do not seek outside counsel. There is an irony as such times of fragility-seeking outside help is presumed to be a sign of weakness. This is a misinterpretation more common to the male gender.

     So at the "crisis crossroads" we find these responses from our four men-

            +Adam hid and found fig leaves for cover (Genesis 3:7-8).

            +Elijah sought death (1 Kings 19:4)

            +David devised a political cover-up (2 Samuel 11:6-15)

            +Peter wept bitterly (Matthew 26:75)

     What a difference it would have made if these men had chosen not to fight their spiritual battle alone. We need to consider the inspired words of wise King Solomon (another leader with a vulnerable side who could have used his own advice)-

            "Let the wise hear and increase in learning,

     and the one who understands obtain guidance."

                                                         (Proverbs 1:5)

     Interwoven within those words of counsel is the underlying understanding the even the wise can benefit from outside guidance. Yes, even well-trained pastors would do well to heed such advice.

     From another vantage point consider this. Mankind created the "Lone Ranger" and "Superman;" God didn't. It was God who created Adam, Elijah, David, and Peter-all who would have benefited from wise counsel in their time of need. We pastors need to heed this same reality.