Beloved in the Lord,

Did you get up this morning and consider your sins–confess them to God and ask for His forgiveness for Jesus’ sake?  Did you begin your day as God intended you to begin it as His dear baptized child of grace–begging for mercy because of your sins?  Did you begin your day as a GRACE DAY?  In Word and Prayer?

Oh, the Lord is so good!  Jeremiah writes in Lamentations 3:  “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness” (vv. 22-23).  What a way to begin each new day!  Looking for the Lord’s mercy and remembering His steadfast love (and mercy) shown to us–given to us–in Jesus Christ, our suffering, our crucified, and our risen Savior.

So it is good for us to sing:

Sin, disturb my soul no longer: I am baptized into Christ!

I have comfort even stronger:  Jesus’ cleansing sacrifice.

Should a guilty conscience seize me  Since my Baptism did release me

In a dear forgiving flood,  Sprinkling me with Jesus’ blood?

There is nothing worth comparing  To this life-long comfort sure!

Open-eyed my grave is staring:  Even there I’ll sleep secure.

Though my flesh awaits its raising,  Still my soul continues praising:

I am baptized into Christ;  I’m a child of paradise!

(God’s Own Child, I Gladly Say It, Lutheran Service Book, #594, stanzas 2 and 5, CPH, 2006)

Jr. Confirmation meets this evening at 6:30PM.

Elders meets this evening at 7:30PM.

Trustees will meet at another time during the week.

Wednesday Bible Study meets tomorrow at 10:00AM.

Thursday evening Bible Study meets at 6:15PM.

Choir meets Thursday at 7:00PM.

All Boards and Committees are asked to get their annual reports into the church office, ready for printing, by this Sunday, 2/2.

Youth Grinder Sale is this Sunday, 2/2.

Memorial Service Celebrating the Life of Jonathan Fabiani is this Saturday, February 1st at 2:00PM.

Pastor’s “Kingdom of God” Bible Study for Sunday is tentative based on the Youth Grinder Sale.

Please keep Nancy Krampitz in your prayers as she is hospitalized undergoing tests.

SERVING THE LORD THIS WEEK:

Ushers:    Randy Krampitz

                Jeff Sonstroem

Elder:      Brian Lassy

Altar:       Donna Madonna

Acolyte:   Desiree LaFontaine

Coffee:     R/N Krampitz

Have a blessed week in the Lord!

Pastor Kotila