God's Antidote to Worry
You weren't born worrying. You have to learn how to do it. You have to practice to be a good worrier. Follow a Shepherd who can handle all your worries starting this Sunday, April 11, 10:45 a.m. at 101 Pecan Drive, Schertz. [map and directions]

Experience the Passion & Easter Excitement

Thanks to everyone who helped to make our Resurrection Celebration so wonderful. Check out these pictures from our Resurrection Celebration and these pictures from our Experience the Passion event.

Building a Bigger Heaven in Texas

In our prayers this week, we’re lifting up missionary pastor Julio Flamenco and the ministry of Mision Evangelica Luterana as they reach out to people in San Antonio and beyond. We support their work through the gift of 10% of our Sunday morning offerings to Texas Partners in Mission. To find out more, visit www.txdistlcms.org/tpim.

Fresh Start with God

If you've been a believer for some time or you’ve recently come to know Jesus as Savior; if you have questions about the Christian faith or you have a friend to bring that would benefit from this group... our Fresh Start with God course is for you. Everyone should attend this class at least once! It will help you:

• build on a firm foundation which will benefit you for life,

• discover or brush up on the essentials of the Christian faith (including what we believe at Word of Life Fellowship),

• get connected with Pastor Ken and others,

• play "Stump the Pastor," and

• prepare for meaningful membership at Word of Life and more!

The course will answer seven common questions:

• How can I be sure I’m a follower of Jesus?

• OK, I believe in Jesus, but what does that mean?

• Prayer and Bible Reading: Where Do I Start?

• Why do I need baptism?

• Why do I need the Lord’s Supper?

• Why is it so important that I connect with other believers?

• What do I need to know about Word of Life Fellowship?

We’re exploring meeting options for this course. Should it be a one day seminar, two half-day sessions or a seven week LifeGroup? If you are interested in attending, or you just want to know more about it, please look over the information on the RSVP form this Sunday and let us know which format works best for you, or contact Pastor Ken at Ken@WordofLife4u.com or 566-2237.

Acts 1:8 Ministry

LCMS Pastor Randy Wilken and Pastor Dave, the current pastor at The Rock LCMS Church in St. Louis, MO have done service projects and outreach through the Acts 1:8 Mission Society. The Acts 1:8 Mission Society works mainly off of volunteer groups that give their time to help with service projects and evangelism in the St. Louis area.

Pastor Randy will be meeting with the Word of Life youth at Hang Time this Sunday, April 11, 5:00 p.m. at the Peterson’s 2839 Pond Apple, Schertz. He is not planning a formal presentation but just wants to sit down with others who have a heart for serving and share what he is doing. This will be a great opportunity to visit about possible mission trips for our youth. Parents and other interested adults are also encouraged to attend.

Enchanted April Evening

Join us for a women’s movie night on Wednesday, April 28 at 7:00 p.m. We’ll share Italian treats as we watch this delightful movie. The plot: Four women rent a castle in Italy to escape their dreary lives in rainy, post-World War I London. There they rediscover the beauty and sunshine of life and experience an opening of their once shuttered hearts. We will meet at Patti Mitschke’s house, 1531 Jasmine, Schertz. Be sure to invite your female friends and neighbors. Questions? 566-1650.

Ministry Facility Update

Last week we heard about progress on our contract to purchase 8 acres of land along FM 1103 near Steele High School. This property is currently zoned agricultural and the zoning must be changed before we can build a mission and ministry facility on the property. The Cibolo Planning and Zoning commission will meet on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Cibolo City Hall, 200 S. Main, Cibolo. If all goes well, the issue will be brought before the full Council on Tuesday, April 27 at 7:00 p.m. We would love to have several  representatives from Word of Life attend one or both of these meetings to show our support for our future presence in the Cibolo community.

$100,000 + $100,000 + Interest!

For every dollar you give to our Building Fund until the end of 2010, the Texas District LCMS has generously offered to match it up to $100,000. As a bonus your donation will receive a high rate of return in the coming year through our Texas CEF Building Fund which is currently paying 2.78% apy. Just write "Building Fund" in the memo line of your check or place your gift in a Ministry Facility Fund envelope.

RACAP

The Randolph Area Christian Assistance Program (RACAP) was established to serve the unmet needs of individuals in our community. The ministry is supported through food and financial donations from member churches, individuals and local organizations. RACAP provides assistance in the form of food, rent assistance, help with purchasing prescription medicines and help to pay utilities.

During the month of February 2010, 72 area families were assisted. This represents 172 individuals. 133 people were fed through 59 pantry visits. The total cost of food distributed through February was $4,575.

Word of Life collects donations for RACAP on the 2nd Sunday of each month. They are especially in need of peanut butter, jelly, boxed mixes (Tuna Helper/Hamburger Helper), cereal (hot and cold) and dried beans. Place your donations in the RACAP basket this Sunday, April 11 or write RACAP in the memo line of your check made out to Word of Life Fellowship and place it in the offering box.

Missional Worker Training

San Antonio Missional Worker Training will be held Saturday, May 15 at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 5323 Blanco Road. LINC San Antonio is sponsoring this training opportunity for lay people. This one-day seminar, 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. will begin a 12-month journey for people who are ready to serve God and His people. Cost for the workshop is $15 for lunch and materials. Take a look at the FAQs about Missional Worker Training at the Missional Worker Training Blog http://missionalworker.blogspot.com. For more Missional Worker information and resources go to www.missionalworker.org.

Worship at Word of Life

You can listen to audio streams of recent worship services at Word of Life through the internet or download a recording of the service to your 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.

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Online Calendar

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.

"Better Life" Links

How can I overcome my tendency to worry? - Do what you can in a single day..." [more]

Why Worry? - "Many adults just don’t understand the world you live in..." [more]

A Worried Christian? - America, the most affluent society in the world is also the most worry-filled society in the world." [more]

Prayer Requests and Thanksgivings

Worry Funny

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