Sunday Bible Study:	8:45 AM Adult Bible Study & Children's Sunday School
	Sunday Worship:	10:00 AM Sunday Worship Service
	Sunday Bible Study:	11:15 AM Adult Bible Study
	Wed. Bible Study:	10:00 AM Wednesday Bible Study
	Pastor:	Dean Gade
	Mission Statement:	Caring, Sharing, Serving and Reaching

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Worship Schedule for January

As Advent draws near, it is harder and harder to avoid thinking it is only about Christmas. Christmas is exceptionally important but, to understand it fully, we need to remind ourselves that Christmas is important because of what it begins. Jesus was not born in order to invent Christmas. Jesus was born to do much more important things than that!  This season we will ponder on those things…

Worship Schedule for March: 10:00 am Sunday Mornings
March 7 Holy Communion	Lent 3	The Danger of Drop-in Descipleship	Luke 13:1-9
March 14	Lent 4	Off the Deep End - He Descended Into Hell	Luke 15:11b-32
March 21 Holy Communion	Lent 5	The Surpassing Value of Knowing Christ Jesus	Phil. 3:4b-14
March 28	Palm Sunday	Nothing Deserving Death	Luke 23:1-56

Midweek Lenten Services:
6:30 pm Wednesday Evenings

Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic book, “Life Together” describes in challenging ways what it means to be the body of Christ in community. His insights apply to congregational life in both modern and postmodern times. It gives practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and congregations.  The role of personal prayer, worship in common, everyday work and Christian service becomes the meal for those who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.

March 3	Midweek 2	This Is It?	1 Peter 1:3-5
		Jesus said, “Today you will be with Me in paradise.” Huh?  Life is short; get the most out of it here-and-now!
March 10	Midweek 3	How Do You Know Who I Am?	1 Peter 2:9-12
		Jesus said to Mary, “Woman, here is your son,” and to John, “Here is your mother.” Do you bristle when people make claims on your life?
March 17	Midweek 4	How Can I Believe in a God Who Would...	1 Peter 4:12-25
		Jesus cried, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me” Is there vindication for believing in God?
March 24	Midweek 5	I Need This.... and This... and This...	1 Peter 4:1-6
		Jesus said, “I thirst.” What do you need?  Why do you need it?

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“He who was seated on the throne said, ‘I am making everything new!
Then He said, ‘Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.’”
Revelation 21:5

Each time we participate in worship services, our Father offers us the opportunity to make everything new - through Confession, in remembering our Baptism, when we take the Lord’s Supper, as we greet one another with the Lord’s peace. Doctrinal, liturgical services at Gloria Dei include these elements as part of Divine Service.

We now have something new to help us worship God: Lutheran Service Book! Thanks to the generous gifts of members and friends of Gloria Dei and funds from our memorial fund, we have filled the sanctuary bookracks with LSB and are using it to help us in our worship services and devotions.

God commanded in Revelation 21, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” Through the centuries, Christ’s Church has faced many difficulties and experienced many triumphs, as God’s people proclaimed Christ crucified as the way to eternal life. Those inspired by their faith have written down many songs and hymns based on God’s trustworthy and true Word, from David’s ancient psalms to current global contemporary poetry. Collected in LSB, these worshipful psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs help us today to proclaim Christ crucified as we worship our Triune God.

“Not to us, O LORD, not to us but to Your name be the glory,
because of Your love and faithfulness.”
Psalm 115:1

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