This Sunday at 10:30 a.m. will we have a special worship with our high school graduates and families.  We send them into the world with a special blanket and blessing.  Come share their joy and lend your blessing and prayers!

       Don’t miss the chance to enjoy the musical gifts of the ELC Senior Choir as they lead ‘Worship Through Music’ this Sunday, May 17h,  8:30 a.m. at ELC.   The choir, under the direction of Diane Dangerfield, will provide a variety of choral numbers, along with congregational singing as we praise God in this very special worship event.

We are all, like Paul, called to be saints.   Not because we excel in doing good, but because God has loved and forgiven us.

Worship with Holy Communion this week:

Saturday – 5:00 p.m. in the chapel

Sunday – 8:30 a.m. Traditional Worship

9:30 a.m. Sunday School / New member orientation

10:30 a.m. Contemporary Worship

Devotions for the week:

Gospel as Salvation                                   May 3, 2015, Romans 1:1-17

 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, “The one who is righteous will live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17

 Even though Christians understand that we are saved by faith and not by works of the law, it is still tempting to believe that we go to heaven because we are good, not because God is good. We often want to believe others may not go to heaven because they are bad. But our world is not made up of such absolutes. God saves not based on our goodness or badness. God saves because of God’s goodness. Salvation is ours because we have a righteous God. Salvation is ours by faith through God’s grace.

 Follow the book of Romans, as Paul explains humanity’s relationship with God’s righteousness.

Sunday, Romans 1:1-17, Gospel as Salvation

Monday, Matthew 9:10-13, Call of Matthew

Tuesday, Romans 2:17-3:8, The Jews and the Law

Wednesday, Romans 3:9-20, None Is Righteous

Thursday, Romans 3:21-31, Righteousness through Faith

Friday, Romans 4:1-12, The Example of Abraham

Saturday, Romans 4:13-25, God’s Promise Realized through Faith

 What is Paul’s purpose for writing Romans? How does he describe God’s righteousness?

• What sins do you consider unforgivable? What sins can be easily overlooked? Does God make a distinction between the two?
• What shames or embarrasses you about your life in faith? What would make that shame or embarrassment lessened?

Bless: Saving God, reveal the beauty of your grace to us in the reading of the scriptures today. Amen.

 

This week we will worship, following the story of Paul’s early ministry in Acts 13 & 14,  but we will also be about the ‘hands on’ work of our church.

Please note the schedule for this Sunday:

(worship on Saturday is 5:00 p.m in chapel)

Sunday, April 26

8:30 a.m. Traditional worship

9:30 a.m. Eleanor Sibert, our Synod representative for the ELCA Malaria Campaign, will discuss efforts to rid the world of this devastating disease. World Malaria Day is the preceding day, April 25.

10:00 a.m. – Brief worship time followed by service activities ( see details below)

Our Ch rch isn’t Church Without U

EVERYONE is invited to join in a day of service at ELC on Sunday, April 26th from 10am until noon.  Various opportunities to serve within the ELC community will be available and then a wonderful opportunity to enjoy fellowship will follow at noon in the Fellowship Hall.

Here are some of the activities that will be available following the abbreviated 10am service.

Handprint quilt in MARK – everyone should stop and add their handprint to the “God’s Work. Our Hands” quilt

Prayer Shawls in FAITH – quilting or crocheting prayer shawls or hand stitching the tags on to the shawls

Baby blanket tying in Matthew – using a needle and yarn to tie two pieces of fabric together to create blanket that will be finished later

Spring Cleaning outdoors – bring a rake and some gloves and help clear the dead “stuff” from around the building

Spring Cleaning indoors – meet in the sanctuary to get “dusting” instructions and supplies

Spring Cleaning windows – meet in fellowship hall by fireplace to get assigned area

Letter Writing for Compassion Kids and College Students in Luke

Usher training – if you have been an usher or want to be an usher, meet by the sound booth in the sanctuary

Some drywall patching is needed, if anyone is qualified and equipped

There will also be some heavy lifting, assembly and destruction work if anyone is interested.  Meet by the chalkboard in Fellowship Hall.

Around 11:30 we’ll start to return to the fellowship hall where information about various ministry teams will be available for you to look at in “Discipleship U” and indicate interest in joining – including a possible new Circle, men’s group, summer VBS volunteers, and a summer Teen Music Team!

Potluck at noon.

Just a reminder that Lutherans Against Bullying (LAB) will be hosting a workshop at Barneveld Lutheran Church this Saturday, April 25th, from 9am until 2pm. There will be a track of breakouts targeted for youth 11+ and a track of breakouts targeted for adults. The cost is $10 and includes lunch. The day will end with worship at 1:30pm.