January 15, 2016

1.23.16 Cleaning Team

Team #4

This Week at Christ Lutheran

Friday, Jan. 15 7:00 PM Fellowship Event (FCC) Sunday, Jan. 17 8:30 AM Worship 10:15 AM Sunday School / Education Hour Tuesday, Jan. 19 6:41 AM Men praying for revival (Dr. Keith’s office) 6:30 PM House of Prayer (FCC) . 7:00 PM Apologetics study Wednesday, Jan. 20 6:30 PM Stephen Ministry training (FCC) 7:00 PM Chancel Choir (FCC) Thursday, Jan. 21 6:30 PM Executive Comm. Meeting

Pastor Mark Degner

Sunday’s Focus:

“Intentional” - that is the name of our new series of Sunday teachings from the Word of God. “Intentional Life” is our focus this week. We believe that “all lives matter” because all life is a gift from Creator God. There is a Sanctity of Hu-man Life that extends from the cradle to the grave. The mes-sage is titled, “All Lives Matter.”

Power Word

Acts 17:24-28

Readings for Sunday,

1.17.16

Jeremiah 1:4-10

Acts 17:22-31

John 10:10-18

1.17.16 Worship

Assistants Greeter: Phyllis Bunten

Reader: Shelly Hall Ushers: Bruce, Andrew,

& Bryan Camenzind

1.17.16 Fellowship Hostess:

Sunday, Jan. 10

attendance = 50

Would You Pray?

Please come to the front of the

sanctuary at 8:15 a.m. on Sun-

day to pray over the sanctuary,

our musicians and Pastor. Don’t

be intimidated. You don’t have to

pray out loud…just agree in

prayer. Then, if you would like

someone to pray with you pri-

vately and confidentially, you

may approach the front of the

sanctuary after our worship.

Sunday

Worship

1-17-2016

8:30 AM

January Sermon Series

We are sharing a series of mes-

sages called, “Intentional.” Take

strategic steps toward God and

others in 2016. Here are the re-

maining topics:

January 17 Intentional Life -

Sanctity of Human Life

January 24 Intentional Out

reach - Mission

January 31 Intentional Love -

Fruitful Living

Prayer and Fasting Testimony

We have been traveling through

ten days of prayer and fasting. Do

you have a story to share about

how the Lord blessed this time for

you? Perhaps a Word for the

church? Let’s hear from you on

Sunday!

January 19th ~ Apologetics Bible

Study ~ 7:00 p.m. ~ FCC

January 20th ~ Stephen Ministry

Training ~ 6:30 p.m. ~ FCC

January 30th ~ Cleansing Stream

~ 10:00 a.m. ~ FCC

January 31st ~ A Meal and A

Movie ~ 3:00 p.m. ~ FCC

February 7th ~ Veterans Wor

ship ~ 8:30 a.m. ~ FCC

February 14th ~ Honoring

Marriage ~ 1:00- p.m. ~ FCC

New Sunday Bible Study -

February 7 - 4:00 p.m.

“Israel’s Mission” is the title of a

new five-week, DVD-based study

of the assignment God gave His

people thousands of years ago: to

bring “lost sheep” back into the

love and safety of His kingdom.

We are to put God on display, to

show the world what He is like.

Each session will be 90 minutes.

This class will meet on the FIRST

and THIRD Sundays of the

month, beginning on February

7th. The cost of the study guide

will be $7.00.

Tuesday Bible Study - 1.19.16

- 7:00 p.m.

Week 2 of our 4-week introduc-

tion to “apologetics” takes

place this Tuesday. Be equipped

to share the certainty of Christ

in an age of uncertainty.

New Opportunities

New training sessions and

Bible Studies are beginning.

Take advantage of them.

Grow in Christ.

Thank You!

Thanks to Bob Coffey for his ser-

vice as President in the past year

(he now becomes our Immediate

Past President). Thanks also to

Karen Camenzind for serving as

our Secretary.

New Stephen Ministry Training Class

We will offer a Stephen Ministry

training class, beginning Wednes-

day, January 20th, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Stephen Ministry is a caring, Chris-

tian, confidential ministry for

which you can be equipped. It’s

people stepping beside people to

help them navigate the changes of

life. To learn more about Stephen

Ministry, visit their website:

h t t p : / /

www.stephenministries.org/. For

more information contact Al Bilau,

402.426.4087, or Curt Barr,

402.426.9684.

Young Adult Bible Study Soon

We will be offering a “young

adult” (define that term as you

will) Bible study on Sundays at

10:00 a.m. What’s So Amazing

About Grace, by Phillip Yancey,

will form the backdrop for exam-

ining Bible passages that relate to

grace. This study will examine the

wonders of God’s grace and how

it can transform individuals, fami-

lies, and even nations. Talk to Pr.

Mark, if you are interested.

Election Results

The following people were cho-

sen at our annual meeting last

Sunday: Diane Fischer (President

Elect) and Tricia Barber

(Secretary). The following were

chosen as delegates: Bob and

Candy Ehmen (LCMC Gathering),

Mike and Amanda Davis

(Heartland District) and Bob and

Kris Coffey (Augustana District).

Pray for the Lord’s wisdom and

gifting to be on these people.

Cleansing Stream - January 30th

Our fourth offering of the Clean-

sing Stream Bible study will be-

gin on Saturday, January 30th,

from 10:00-11:30 a.m., at FCC.

This 12-week discipleship course

utilizes DVD teaching and group

discussion. The class culminates

in a retreat at Thanksgiving Lu-

theran Church, Bellevue, on April

22-23. The cost of the course is

$50. The retreat is an additional

$50. Contact Tim Fischer, if you

would like to register.

Missional Without Having

Another Meeting

Missional is not an event we tack

onto our already busy lives. It is

our life. Missional is the way we

live, not something we add onto

life. We can be missional in every-

day ways without overloading

our schedules. Every Jesus fol-

lower is to carry the mission of

God into every arena of life. We

are missional when we live inten-

tionally, on purpose, every day.

Ready, set, go!

Missional Idea

Invite someone to A Meal and A

Movie. What an easy way to en-

courage an unchurched person

to get to know Jesus! Invite them

to attend on January 31st, 3:00

p.m., at FCC. Free Movie + Free

Food = Winner!

Four Chaplains Remembrance

Worship - February 7th

On Sunday, February 7th, we will

remember the four chaplains who

sacrificed their lives to save oth-

ers when the USS Dorchester was

torpedoed. We are inviting all the

veterans in our community, as

well as their families, to attend.

Please invite someone to worship

Jesus who made the ultimate sac-

rifice on the cross.

Prayer Requests

For those who are suffering from

domestic abuse.

For the youth and children of our

community.

For divine direction for our church

and its future.

For eagerness to maintain the unity

of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

For a stronger passion for the Word

of God.

Sharing is

Caring!

“Share” our posts with your

friends from our CLC Facebook

page. Simply click on the

“Share” arrow for each post and

send an invitation to all your FB

friends.

Like Us on Facebook

If you have a Facebook profile, be

sure to “Like” Christ Lutheran

Church! Our FB address is:

www.facebook.com/CLCBlair/.

You can “Like” our page by

searching for it on FB, or just

“Like” it through our website,

http://christlutheranblair.org/,

by clicking on the small FB icon at

the bottom of our homepage.

Prayers Answered

Last Sunday, we had a full slate of

nominees to serve as officers and

delegates for our church.

We finished 2014 and 2015 with a

financial surplus.

Why Attend our House of

Prayer? “Fight all your battles on

your knees and you will win every

time.” Are you in a battle? Then,

come to our House of Prayer ~

this Tuesday ~ 6:30 p.m., at FCC,

before the Apologetics Bible

study.

Church Directory

Be sure to get your copy of our

2016 church pictorial directory.

Thanks to our Communications

Committee, David Picton, Richard

Petersen, Eloise Hiemke, Grace

Branson, and Jody Ptacnik for

helping to produce this family

directory. If you need to have

your picture taken, please see

David.

Pocket Crosses!

Awesome ~ 4,000

crosses shared!

Don’t stop giving

them away! Con-

tinue to share the

name of Jesus and God’s saving

love through our cross ministry.

Give away your crosses and

bless others.

Men: Let Us Pray!

All of the men of Christ Lutheran

are encouraged to join us for

prayer at 6:41 a.m., every Tues-

day, at Keith Christiansen’s office.

Fellowship Event on Friday

This Friday, January 15th, 7pm–

9pm, we will gather at the church

for a Fun Family Fellowship

Event. This is a way to encourage

one another through conversa-

tion and activities. This month we

will make Valentines to give to

residents at Carter Place near

Valentine’s Day. Bring a healthy

snack to share and a game or two

for after the Valentines are fin-

ished.

A Meal and

A Movie

January 31st

On the last Sunday of this month,

we will host A Meal and A Movie

at FCC. We will watch the film,

“Do You Believe?” Following the

film, we will share a simple meal

and some discussion about the

film. This is a GREAT opportunity

to invite someone to hear about

Jesus. Ask them!

Honoring Marriage -

February 14th

Valentine’s Day ~ we will honor

God’s design for marriage on Sun-

day, February 14th, from 4pm – 7

pm. “Honoring Marriage” is a DVD

-based sharing of how your mar-

riage can be enriched by the Lord.

Give your spouse a gift - plan now

to attend!

Jesus Follower Quotes for Christmas

“Be imitators of God, therefore, as

dearly loved children and live a

life of love, just as Christ loved us

and gave himself up for us as a

fragrant offering and sacrifice to

God.” - Ephesians 5:1-2

DECEMBER Birthdays

Jan. 3 Cody Camenzind

Jan. 7 Taylen Davis

Jan. 8 Diane Fischer

Jan. 20 Donald Woodring

Jan. 30 Triston Dein

If you know of anyone omitted or incor-

rect in this list, please email Jody at

ptacnik@christlutheranblair.org to up-

date the church records.

A church that impresses God

Brown Church Development Group

Todd Brown of the Brown Church Development Group has provided color renderings of what our ministry center in Deerfield may look like. The Building and Implementation Committees have meet. More information will be coming!

Lent Begins on February 9th

Plan now to worship for one hour

on the Tuesdays in Lent begin-

ning on February 9th, 7:00 p.m.,

with the Imposition of Ashes and

Holy Communion.