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Voters’ Guides
What values should inform Christians’ votes? What are the candidates’ positions? Take a look at these resources before you vote:
www.ivotevalues.org/step3
www.glassbooth.org
www.freevotersguide.org/docs/2008-General-English-Voters-Guide.pdf
www.ontheissues.org
New Series:
Living Trust
Can I trust God? Can God trust me? Trust is the most important factor in knowing God and his will for my life and in growing in His Kingdom. Discover how you can grow in trust and trustworthiness during our Living Trust LifeLesson series.
Can I Trust God?
Can I trust God? Do I trust Him? Do I trust him in small things but not big things that I want to take control of? God will surprise you with His trustworthiness! Find out more this Sunday, November 2 at 10:45 a.m. 101 Pecan Drive, in Schertz [map and directions].
Nursery (infant to age 3)
A caring nursery is available for children infant – age 3 at any time during the worship service on Sundays in the Mother’s Room, to the left as you exit the worship area.
Movers & Shakers (ages 2-4)
Children ages 2-4 are invited to Movers & Shakers during the LifeLesson portion of worship after the children's talk for a fun learning time. Join us in the Mother's room, to the left as you exit the worship area. Interested in helping with Movers & Shakers? Contact Isabella White at 650-3166.
J.A.M. (ages 5-8)
Children ages 5 - 8 are invited to join us for J.A.M., our age appropriate worship/learning experience for children, just after the Children's message next Sunday! Interested in helping with J.A.M.? Contact David White at 650-3166.
Just for Tweens (ages 9-12)
Kids ages 9—12 are invited to be a part of Tweens, a group specially designed for them. Join them on Sunday during the LifeLesson portion of worship for this fun learning experience. Want to know more? Call David White at 650-3166.
Grace Prayer Team
Know the miraculous power of prayer. Word of Life has a team of prayer warriors ready to pray for you. The team meets on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. [map and directions] to pray for the morning worship and other needs. Also, prayer partners will be available to pray with you or for you after worship. Just come to the right side of the worship area.
If you would like the team to pray for you throughout the week, just let Pastor Ken know (566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com), and he will share your request with the team. Want to be on this exciting prayer team? Contact Betty Tolsma 659-8107 or bettytolsma@sbcglobal.net.
Building a Bigger Heaven in Brazil
This Sunday morning we will be praying for Pastor Tealmo Percheron, the staff and children at Holy Trinity Institute, an orphanage in southern Brazil. Word of Life supports Holy Trinity through the Brazil Mission Society (BMS). Ten percent of our regular offerings are given to BMS. Pastor Ken and Patti visited Holy Trinity Institute while on their mission trip to Brazil. To find out more about the Brazil Mission Society, visit www.BrazilMissionSociety.com.
Bible Study Opportunities:
For Men
Men, feast on your favorite IHOP food and God’s Word on Fridays, 6:30-7:30 a.m. at the Schertz IHOP 17220 I-35, Schertz. Bring a Bible and be ready to be filled. Invite someone to join us. Questions? Contact Pastor Ken 566-2237.
For Women
Daytime
It’s a chance to make new friends and be refreshed! Bring a girlfriend and/or neighbor to join our new daytime Bible study for women. We meet on Wednesdays from 9-11 am. We’ll be studying the book, A Woman of Contentment, based on the Book of Ecclesiastes. Join Sherri Smith at her house at 3309 Dusty Crossing, Schertz. Questions? Contact Sherri at 659-2585.
Evening
We're in-between studies this Monday so join us for a fun movie night. Bring a friend and meet us at Patti Mitschke’s, 1531 Jasmine Dr, Schertz at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November 3. Questions? Contact Becky Peterson, 945-7952 or Patti Mitschke, 566-1650.
For Youth
The Molina’s will be the hosts for the Tuesday night youth Bible study. Join them on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. at their home 1660 Cloudy Brook, Schertz. Questions? Call 705-9586.
An A-MAZE-ing Evening!
Join us on Saturday, November 8 for a trip to a NEW maze just outside of Marion, TX. We’ll meet at the Mitschke’s (1531 Jasmine Dr.) at 5:30 p.m. to carpool together for the short trip to the Schmoekel Farm. Bring a picnic supper for your family and wear tennis shoes. We’ll have a picnic on the grounds, a chance to get lost in the maze, s’mores by the campfire and, for brave souls, a chance to go back through the maze after dark! Group admission to the Maze is just $5/person (children 2 and under are free.) If you’re interested in shooting the air cannon, you’ll want to bring some quarters. You also will want to bring a flashlight and bug spray. Invite friends to come! Questions? Contact Patti Mitschke, Patti@WordofLife4u.com.
Thanksgiving Meals
Thanksgiving is a great time to respond to all God’s blessings by sharing our blessings with others. We’ve committed to provide several SCUCISD families with a delicious Thanksgiving feast. Won’t you allow God to use you to make this Thanksgiving special for all of our adopted families? You can help by donating money to purchase food, donating food, helping to purchase items and assembling the items and/or delivering the assembled food boxes.
Each Food Box will include:
1 Frozen Turkey--at least 10 lbs
2 cans green beans
1 can yams
1 bag marshmallows
2 boxes stuffing mix
1 5lb. bag of potatoes
1 can pumpkin pie filling
1 can apple pie filling
2 cans of corn
1 can cranberry sauce
1 can chicken broth
1 pkg. brown and serve rolls
2 pkg. turkey gravy mix
1 pound margarine
1 gallon 2% milk
2 cartons Cool Whip
1 pkg. frozen pie shells
See the sign-up sheet in the lobby this Sunday for more details. The food baskets will be assembled and delivered on Sunday, November 23. Questions? Contact Patti Mitschke, Patti@WordofLife4u.com or 566-1650.
Operation Christmas Child
Help send a message of hope to children in desperate situations around the world through gift-filled shoeboxes. Shoebox collection will be Sunday, November 23. For complete details, pick up an Operation Christmas Child brochure from the Info Table this Sunday. This brochure includes a list of suggested items to include in the box and some items that should NOT be included. You’ll also find information about including a picture of yourself and a note for the child who will receive the box.
Don’t want to fill a shoebox, but still want to help? You can make a monetary donation to help cover the cost of shipping the shoeboxes overseas. It costs about $7/box. Place your donation in the Operation Christmas Child envelope at worship this Sunday (make checks payable to Word of Life.) Questions? Visit the website at www.samaritanspurse.org or contact Patti Mitschke, 566-1650.
Calendar (beta)
You've read through the WordofLife4u. You sense what God wants you to do, but how do you keep track of events to invite your friends and neighbors to, groups where you can grow, and ministries where you can use your gifts to make a real difference? Check out our online calendar at:
www.WordofLife4u.com/calendar.
Things you can do with the Word of Life online calendar:
Open a bigger version in a new window by clicking on Bigger Calendar.
Click on the tabs to view by day, week or month.
Click on individual events to access a map of its location.
Print the entire calendar and post it on your fridge.
Place a shortcut on your Desktop so you can open the calendar with a couple of clicks.
Create a personal calendar and view the WOL and personal calendars together or separately, or easily add WOL events you plan to attend to your personal calendar.
Sign up to receive event reminders.
Make an iGoogle page (personal homepage) and add your Google calendar to it.
Talk with a Leadership TEAM member, Patti or Pastor to add an event.
Contact Pastor Ken at Ken@WordofLife4u.com or 566-2237 to let me know about any other cool features you find or how you use the calendar.
Listen Online to Worship at Word of Life
If you have a broadband internet connection, you can listen to audio streams of recent worship services at Word of Life, or you can download a recording of the service to your computer or mp3 player and listen whenever you'd like. Click here! and you'll be directed to our Worship at Word of Life page. Left-click on "Stream" to listen to a service right away or click on "Download" (some require a right-click) to download a service to your computer and/or connected mp3 player to listen to later. You can view, save or print a copy of the LifeLesson notes too.
Ministry Questions
Ever considered being a pastor or deaconess? Rev. Kyle Castens, from Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, MO, is interested in meeting with prospective seminary students of all ages—elementary school age through adults who are already employed in another vocation. He’ll be at Lutheran High School in San Antonio on Wednesday, November 5 from 9 –11:00 a.m. Call 694-4962 to set up an appointment to meet with Rev. Castens.
Removing the Veil of Islam
All women, high school age and older, are invited to hear Kimberly Idress, a former Muslim, share her testimony. In her 30’s, Kimberly converted to Islam. Thankfully, God delivered her and opened her eyes and heart to Jesus. Come hear Kimberly’s story and find out more about Islam, Saturday, November 15 at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 6914 Wurzbach Rd. The event starts at 9:00 a.m. and ends at 2:00 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults and $5 for students (includes lunch.) There will be an optional dessert and Turkish tea at the Raindrop House Turkish Cultural Center after the workshop. To register, contact Frona McGuire, 614-3742 x. 203 or Fmcguire@shlutherean.org.
"Better Life" Links
In God We Trust? - "In these uncertain economic times, the tendency of our frail flesh is to be fearful. However, if the church is to be a faithful witness in such times this, fear must be replaced by confident faith in the sovereign God who causes all things to work together for good..." [more]
Trusting God at 90 Miles an Hour - Can you imagine zooming down an icy track at more than 90 miles an hour? How about hurtling upside down around sharp, jutting curves before cascading from a 390-foot drop that's equivalent to tumbling from the top of a four-story building?... [more]
Trusting God - "How come bad things happen to good people?..." [more]
Prayer Requests and Thanksgivings
We Thank God…
for promising long life, good years, peace, favor, success, smooth paths, healing, nourishment and abundance
for a fellowship granted to Javier
for our nation and our leaders, for standing guard over our troops and their families, and for those who have been wounded or who have sacrificed their lives defending us
for all the resources He has entrusted to our care, and we ask Him to bless the gifts we offer Him today so they may help build a bigger heaven and better lives.
We Ask God…
to inspire and empower us to trust Him with all our heart, to fully rely on Him and to honor Him with all that has been entrusted to us
to bless the ministry of Pastor Tealmo Percheron and Holy Trinity Institute, an orphanage in Moreira, Brazil
to direct us to the piece of property which will best help us reach our community with the Gospel of Jesus Christ and for resources to help us buy it
to comfort the families of victims of persecution, terrorism and disaster
for better days and the strength to trust those days will come
for good health and finances for family
to move Christians to vote for candidates whose positions and records are most consistent with a Godly worldview
to provide employment for those who are unemployed
to protect our troops abroad, especially Elizabeth Grossart, Filip Malka, Nathan Zimmerman, Billie, Jacob Woo and Stephen Linn in Iraq and Jonathon Isquierdo in Afghanistan
to protect Howard Leasure in Iraq
to protect Mitch Namendorf as he returns from Afghanistan
to comfort the friends and family of Rudy Noeh as they mourn his death
to heal Debra Gutierrez, Jordan Hernandez, Fred Hamrick, Bea Bernthal and Erwin Michalk; to heal those battling cancer: Richard Grantham, Amanda Conniff, Natalee, Brandon Landsbury, Rebecca O'Dell, Ruie Pines, Alden Malachowski, Pam Toifl, Oscar Morgan, Pam Smith, Ann Dube, Vonda Boerger, Kurt Bickel, Susan Doering and to give comfort and strength to their families
to empower us to make it hard for people to go to hell from our cities.
Join us in prayer wherever you are! You may leave prayer requests at 566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com.
Proving God Funny
A professor who was an atheist was teaching a college class. He told the class he was going to prove there is no a God. He said, "God if you are real, then I want you to knock me off this platform. I'll give you 15 minutes!" Ten minutes went by. He kept taunting God, saying, "Here I am God, I'm still waiting." He got down to the last couple of minutes and a BIG 290 pound football player happened to walk by the door and heard about what the professor had said. The football player walked in the classroom and in the last minute, he walked up, hit the professor full force, and sent him flying off the platform. The professor got up, obviously shaken and said, "Why did you do that?" The football player replied, "God was busy. He sent me."
Just a Thought
Trust the past to God's mercy, the present to God's love and the future to God's providence. -Augustine
Pastor Ken Mitschke
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Word of Life Fellowship-LCMS
1531 Jasmine Dr
Schertz TX 78154-3738
www.WordofLife4u.com
210-566-2237
Ken@WordofLife4u.com
We're building a bigger heaven and better lives!
Word of Life Fellowship LCMS
1531 Jasmine Dr
Schertz TX 78154-3738
Pastor Ken Mitschke
210-566-2237
Ken@WordofLife4u.com