Following the second service and a delicious catered lunch, the annual voters meeting will be held and many important topics will be discussed and voted upon: officer elections, 2017 budget and the long-range planning project. Please plan on attending!
On June 8th the Women's Bible Study group at First Lutheran begins a Kay Arthur 7-session study on Galatians: As the gospel spread across the Roman world in the first decades after Jesus’ earthly ministry, conflict arose. Jews and Gentiles were believing the gospel, and a struggle over what it meant to be a Christian began. What does it mean to live under grace? Do you have to keep the Law to be a Christian? All of it or just part of it? Who is right? How will we know? God used an apostle to write a letter to some churches that were struggling with this issue, a letter that still speaks today. Its message clearly defines the relationship between Law and grace, and how Christians live under grace, led by the Spirit, free from bondage.
This study meets on Thursday mornings in the Fellowship Hall from 9 a.m. to 11:00 a..m.. The cost of the member book is $17. If you are interested in joining this study, contact the church office.
LRPC chair Steve Holland reports: "We are truly blessed. We have outgrown our facility and need to continue the journey started by the generations who came before us." Play the video for full report of the planning and activities related to our future facilities.
On Saturday May 7, "First Lutheran Has Left the Building" will once again provide a great opportunity to demonstrate our mission statement: "Showing the Love of Jesus To People Every Day." With the assistance of Love, INC. First Lutheran members can participate in several activities that will benefit people in our community. These projects will be announced Sunday, April 24 and you can sign up for specific tasks at that time. Please prayerfully consider being a part of this mission event on May 7 from 8:30 to noon (breakfast will be served).
*Update: activities will include sorting clothes, making laundry soap for Love INC to hand out (this will happen at FLC), crocheting kitchen scrub pads, cleaning and sorting the Love INC storage units, and lastly a crew with pickups and trailers will help picking up donations from the MSU campus.
The Old Testament history (Joshua through 2 Kings) shows God is a Promise Keeper. These books include study of conquering the land, the ruling of the judges, and the uniting and dividing of the kingdom. This study ends with Israel conquered and scattered and Judah destroyed and exiled. In these studies, you have the great opportunity to read the each book entirely and grasp the big picture that God intends for us to receive. This study will meet in the Fellowship Hall on Friday mornings from 9:00-11:00. The cost of each member book is $10. Contact First Lutheran if you are interested in participating. Child care is provided.
