We're building a bigger heaven and better lives!
Baptism Pictures
Click here for a look at a few pictures from the recent baptism of Jonathan White.
Answering God's Prayer
God has a plan for you - a divine assignment and the resources to accomplish it. You can ignore it to your peril, do it the hard way, or you can discover efficient, graceful rhythms in sync with God and His people this Sunday, June 7 at 10:45 a.m. 101 Pecan Drive, in Schertz [map and directions].
Nursery (infant to age 3)
A nursery is available for children infant – age 4 at any time during the worship service on Sundays in the Mother’s Room, to the left as you exit the worship area.
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 this 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 this 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. Find out more about this faithful team of prayer warriors! Join them for a special discussion Sunday, June 14 at 9:30 a.m. in the lobby. They're going to glean ideas for growing and energizing the team.
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
In our prayers this week, we’re lifting up Missionary Pastor Luca Barbosa as he reaches people in Rondonopolis, Brazil and beyond. We support Pastor Luca through our gifts of 10% of our Sunday morning offerings to the Brazil Mission Society (BMS). You can find out more about BMS at www.BrazilMissionSociety.com.
LifeGroups
Two of our LifeGroups are taking a break from regular studies for the summer. However, we still have two groups meeting.
For Women—Daytime
We're studying II Timothy, looking into the instructions Timothy received for church leadership, and the encouragement Paul gave him for his faith. Join us on Wednesdays, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Sherri Smith's home 3309 Dusty Crossing, Schertz
Questions? 659-2585
For Men
Join us this Friday, 6:30 a.m. as we study and discuss, Jesus' Final Warning: Hearing God's Voice in the Midst of Chaos by David Jeremiah.
Location: IHOP 17220 I-35, Schertz
Questions? 566-2237
Can-Do Summer Mission Trip
Our team is leaving for the Gulf Coast after worship Sunday. Please keep the following Word of Life volunteers in your prayers this week. Pray for safe travels, willing hearts and many opportunities to touch lives with the love of Jesus.
Emily Peterson
Tyler Osgood
Hayden Cardy
Myles Wortham
Nik Altman
Jacob Weissmann
Mick Molina
Tammy Weissmann
Toby Molina
Hannah Weissmann
Sherlyn Scott
Chris Stemmermann
Patti Mitschke
Mark Stemmermann
Ken Mitschke
Becky Peterson
Bibles for LINC Houston
Our mission trip volunteers will be working with folks from the Houston Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition (LINC). This group helps facilitate outreach ministries across the greater Houston area. Our team will be working with them on a number of projects during the course of their week in the Gulf Coast region.
One of the needs that the Houston LINC has is for NIV Study Bibles. Our team would like to take a monetary donation down to help them purchase additional Bibles for their ministry work. If you would like to help with this effort, please place your donation in one of the Bibles for Houston envelopes and drop it in the offering box this Sunday. Make checks payable to Word of Life. Thank you for your support of our efforts! Please be praying for our mission trip volunteers.
4th of July Volunteers Needed
Are you active military? We need you for our July 4th float! The theme for the Schertz 4th of July Jubilee is, “Home of the Brave.” We want to feature servicemen and women on the float. The 34th annual 4th of July Jubilee Parade will be held on Saturday, July 4th beginning at 9:30 a.m. If you’re interested, contact Mark Stemmermann, 566-1401.
Word of Life BannerAs we prepare to become an officially chartered congregation of the Texas District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, we want to prepare a “charter Sunday” banner to commemorate the event. Please check the table in the lobby this Sunday for an envelope with your family’s name. Each envelope contains material, a pattern and directions for making a family star. Be creative and decorate your star to reflect your family.
If you're having any difficulties with your star, Shirley Goeke is available to help out. She has extra fabric stars if you need to start over and an assortment of fabric paints and pens. If you need her help, she'll be available on Wednesday, June 17, from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Give her a call for directions. Shirley Goeke, 651-3075.
Five Conversations You Must Have with Your Daughter
Your daughter’s growing up. The world has a lot to say to her, and she’s starting to listen. Even if she doesn’t quite know it, she needs you more than ever. It’s time for you to press in, to tell her some things she might not know—or might have forgotten—about who she is in God’s eyes. In her latest Bible study, Vicki Courtney equips moms to have the five conversations that will empower their daughters to stand firm in the midst of a culture that would rob them of their treasured status:
You are more than what people see on the outside.
You shouldn’t be in a hurry to grow up.
Sex is great and worth the wait.
It’s okay to dream about marriage and motherhood.
Girls gone wild are a dime a dozen.
Just five conversations—but they could be the basis for a whole new way of relating to your daughter. Are you interested in being part of this group for mothers of daughters zero—18? Contact Becky Peterson, beterson2@sbcglobal.net or 945-7952, for more information. Target start date: July, 2009.
Lutheran Inter-City Network Coalition (LINC)
San Antonio
Area LCMS Lutherans are combining efforts and resources to intentionally reach the multi-cultural and urban people of the San Antonio area with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They plan to equip and train servant leaders for ongoing ministry to care for the spiritual and physical needs of our neighbors. In the future, LINC will work to start new ministries in the area, support existing ministries and reach out to all cultures and ethnicities.
A planning task force has been formed and a ministry description has been written for a called Mission Developer. The Texas District has agreed to help in this endeavor by providing a $50,000 matching grant. Now, the matching portion is needed through donations from local congregations and individuals. To find out more, pick up a LINC brochure from the Info Table this Sunday. For your convenience, you may donate through Word of Life by making your check out to Word of Life Fellowship and writing LINC SA in the memo line.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Mark your calendars! Lutheran Night at the Missions Baseball Game will be Thursday, August 6th. The game will be between the San Antonio Missions and the Corpus Christi Hooks. Ticket price will be $5.50 each. It is also dollar night for soda, hot dogs, etc. The game starts at 7:05 p.m. Be watching for more details!
Annual BBQ & Benefit Auction
Where can you get a day of Christian family fun and worship, a great BBQ meal, and help support a vital ministry to youth and adults? Camp Lone Star! The big day is Sunday, July 26. The worship leader this year is Rev. Michael Newman. The outdoor worship begins at 11:00 a.m. with the finger-licking meal following. An annual benefit live auction will be held in the Koop Center from 1– 3:00 p.m. Silent auctions will be held throughout the day. Share in the ministry and fellowship of Lutheran Outdoors Ministry of Texas. For more information, a map to camp, or to donate an item to the auction, call 877-397-2401.
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.
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.
"Better Life" Links
Graduates...The Rolling Stones Were Right! - "The Stones sang that “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” back in 1969..." [more]
Graduates - "Whether you're heading off to college, exploring graduate school options, or preparing to enter the work force, you'll find a variety of great resources to help you ease the transitions and follow the will of God in your life..." [more]
A New Graduate Guide to Managing a Paycheck - "For years you have waited for a real job with a real paycheck so you could get..." [more]
Prayer Requests and Thanksgivings
We Thank God…
for creating each of us as unique individuals, for believing in us, for making us citizens of high heaven, for giving us an earthly mission with heavenly consequences, for inspiring and empowering us to do great things, for giving us Christian friends and churches to help us accomplish our divine assignments with efficient, graceful rhythms
for our guests and for those who invited and brought them
for Word of Life and efforts to reach out to people with Christ
for recent graduates, especially Misha Hilman, Lindsay Roe, Brittany Pizarro and Whitney LeJeune
for healing Max Stirnweis and Brandon Landsbury and for helping Sarah overcome health issues and complete the Leukemia half marathon
for bringing Nathan Zimmerman and David Jason Berkland safely home from Iraq
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 God has entrusted to our care, and we ask Him to bless the gifts we offer today to help build a bigger heaven and better lives.
We Ask God…
to inspire and empower us to live according to His plan, to accomplish His divine assignment, to join Him in seeking and saving people, to make the most of every opportunity and to work together as a TEAM
to bless missionary pastor Lucas Barbosa as he reaches people in Rondonópolis, Brazil and beyond
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 victims of persecution, terrorism and disaster
to bless our leaders with godly wisdom and guidance that they may lead us according to His will
to bless family members and other loved ones
to bless Ana Koester, Kelly, Trey, Lesa Dumas, Mickey Molina, Chuck Tolsma & Brad Moser with employment
to bless Stacey Kohan as she works to keep her business going
to bless Gloria Morris and her grandson, Michael and to bless Grandma Dehart
to bless Julie Astrachan as she prepares to deploy to Afghanistan
to protect our troops abroad, especially Erik Moore in Iraq
to comfort the family and friends of Makenzie Stocker and Kathleen Archer as they mourn their deaths and to comfort Bennett Larson and family as he mourns the death of his mother
to heal Lisa Flowers, Art Stemmermann, Joe Gutierrez, Jr., Rick Ernst, Andy Ballard, Sarah Gale, Joe Tovar, Jordan Hernandez and to heal those battling cancer: Sadie Norris, Matthew Provencio, Manuel Coloura, Todd Reineck, Zach Vangundy, Amanda Conniff, Pam Smith, Vonda Boerger, Kurt Bickel, Susan Doering and to comfort and strengthen their families
to empower us to build a bigger heaven and better lives.
Join us in prayer wherever you are! You may leave prayer requests at 566-2237 or Ken@WordofLife4u.com.
Success Fun
If at first you don't succeed, do it like your mother told you.
Just a Thought
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. ~Ralph Waldo Emerson
Joy & Peace,
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