December 8, 2021

• • Devotion: 
    • 10 The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken in pieces; From heaven He will thunder against them. The LORD will judge the ends of the earth. "He will give strength to His king, And exalt the horn of His anointed." (1 Sam. 2:10 NKJ)
  • Weekly Update and Reminders:

• Advent Services - Wednesdays @6pm (Pastor Naumann)

• • • • Advent 2021 During our Advent meditation this year we will be studying the different aspects of the gift of life given to us by the Christchild. He has given us our physical life through His creation and gift of parents. He has given us spiritual life through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit. Finally, He will give (or has given?) the gift of eternal life with Him in Heaven. Please join us the next three Wednesdays at 6pm (December 1, 8, 15) for this important preparation for the coming of our Savior.
    • Weekend Sunday School/Bible Class continues with - “Why Membership Matters”

• What We Believe - Website under “About,” What We Believe (bulletin)

• • • Wednesday Online Bible Class  Break until January - (Gospel of Mark chapter 9)
      • Requested to record the studies to share with members afterwards. 
    • Volunteers Needed for our PTO: Can you help?
      • We still need 7 (full shift volunteers) or 15 (half shift volunteers) on Tuesday, Dec. 14 to help with the Immanuel Lutheran School night at Kiwanis Holiday Lights. Can you spend 2½ hours directing traffic while enjoying time at Sibley Park? They send us out in pairs, so pick someone you like spending time with and volunteer as a team.Sign up on your own using the link below or email/call Sarah Kruse (sarah.kruse@mnsu.edu or 507-380-6018). https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RvHKfWyb3AK32eyiepnQm5GNWjuqTxG3Xins-XBkhhc/edit#gid=0
      • Volunteers need to be at least 16 years old, so high school students that are 16+ are welcome to help. 
      • Looking ahead… We also need a total of 6 hours (2-3 volunteers) on Jan 1, 2, or 8 to help with tear-down of the lights and at least 1 person to remove the decorations from the ILS tree. This event has been a good fundraiser in the past so please help out if you can. Thank you, Sarah Kruse

• Prayer List

• • • Collin and Noelle Schreyer’s newborn son Roman, and a tough delivery but is recovering well. He was baptized in the hospital. 
    • Edna Schmitt had surgery to realign internal organs. 
    • Adelaide Naumann has returned home with the whole family. She still has several appointments in the next weeks. During this time, Pastor Naumann will be gradually returning to his workload. 
  • Doctrine of the Day
    • OT Messianic Prophecies of Christ's Advent - Part 2 of 4
      • In the Pentatuch - The Promised Seed
      • In the Kings - The Anointed One
      • In the Psalms - The Good Shepherd
      • In the Prophets - The Prince of Peace

• Hymn of the Day: 68 “The Advent of Our King” (TLH)