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From Pastor Jay I've been able to meet so many people and talk to them about our mission here at University Lutheran. I have been able to share that University Lutheran cares about students because Jesus cares about students. It has been exciting living out our mission here. Today I read about the reason that our mission here at University Lutheran is important, not only to us but to the Church at large. Of the number of people who drop out of church, guess how many are between the ages of 18-22? 20 per cent? 30? Maybe even 40 per cent? Those would all be good guesses, but they would be dead wrong. They would be too low. 70 per cent of those who leave the church are between the ages of 18-22. Churches used to trust in the ridiculous myth that "once they get married and/or they have their first child, they'll come back." That's a sick joke told by the master of lies. Only 20% return if they have had no spiritual formation during their college years. Our mission at University Lutheran is to show the relevance of Jesus Christ in the lives of those who are most at risk of severing a relationship with the church and with Jesus. It's a big mission. There is another aspect of our mission here at University Lutheran. It is our mission to be a place for those who have left the church to re-enter the church and a life of trusting God. There is some good news. Of that 70% of people who leave the church, some do come back. Every time people in this age range are touched by someone with an authentic relationship with Jesus, the chances of their not leaving the church grow. Of those who have already left the church and have come back, 60% have said that it was because of a family member or a friend who invited them back and cared about their questions when it came to faith. This shows us something that we should have known all along from reading the Gospels: Jesus' kingdom is spread in relationships. If you come here on Sundays to University Lutheran, you have the opportunity to work in the kingdom. You have the opportunity to be Jesus' hands to those who are most in danger of losing a relationship with the Triune God. If you're many miles away, you can work with us on our mission. You can be Jesus' feet chasing down someone who has left the church. (If you need help doing these things, ask me - write me - call me.) Jesus wanted to have a relationship with us, the people that had turned away from Him. The possibility of having a relationship with us was enough for Him to give His life for us. You have the possibility of having a relationship with someone too. You have that because He gave it to you. Are you ready for His mission? Are you ready to work on those numbers and get them to change? In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
Your Calendars! New and
Important
Calendar Items! June 29th - The Feast Day of Saints Peter
and Paul
This means we will have our first influx of freshmen coming in. Please remember to be friendly and offer to help! For many of these students, this is their first time leaving home. July 2nd - +Vespers+ Guitar-led Worship 6pm Join us at 6pm for +Vespers+ Guitar-led Worship. We continue with our new series "InContext" which looks at 5 of Jesus' parables in the context of our lives today. (Dinner at 5:30) July 4th - Independence Day - Office Closed NEW
Bible Study - "Not So Famous Amos"
Not
So Famous Amos:
Signs
are working... Ten Thousand Villages Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit store in Market Square here in Tallahassee. Be sure to stop by this summer to shop for yourself or someone else. Every purchase made at Ten Thousand Villages goes to help artisans from 33 developing countries. Click here to view their national website. (Although there is an option to buy online, please consider patronizing our local Tallahassee store.) Nineteen Dollar Tickets for the first FSU Home Game!!! Get Seminole tickets for $19 for the first game against Western Carolina, September 6th at 6:00pm. To order: 1. Log on to www.seminoles.com 2. Click "Buy Tickets Online" 3. Click on "Promotions Codes" at the top of the page 4. Enter "CHURCH" to get special discount Next: Email Treasurer Jim Freeman and ask if he has any available parking spots. They will go fast, so order now! Missed a
sermon? Send
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card or celebrating with the following people in some way this week:
Good
Stuff When George Washington asked Lutheran pastor John Muhlenberg to raise a regiment of volunteers, Muhlenberg gladly agreed. Before marching off to join Washington’s army, he delivered a powerful sermon from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 that concluded with these words: "The Bible tells us there is a time for all things and there is a time to preach and a time to pray but the time for me to preach has passed away, and there is a time to fight, and that time has come now. Now is the time to fight! Call for recruits! Sound the drums!" Then Muhlenberg took off his clerical robe to reveal the uniform of a Virginia Colonel. Grabbing his musket from behind the pulpit, he donned his Colonel’s hat and marched off to war.
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Forget Your Checkbook Last Sunday? Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) That we might be
given a part in God's mission to reclaim the lost and further the
kingdom of Jesus Christ on our college campuses. The friends and
family of Annette Dohrman who passed away peacefully this past week. All victims of the
midwest floods, that they may be given comfort and aid through the work
of God's people, the church. Safe travel for
Gabriel Cueves, friend of the Kandzers. Thanksgiving and
God's continued blessings for Megan Brink who is nearing the end of her
pregnancy. Thanksgiving and
continued healing for Myrna Hoover who is recovering from a hospital
stay. The friends and
family of Jeff Van Sloen, friend of the Moodys, who recently has lost
all brain functioning because of an aneurysm. Safe travel for incoming freshmen who are starting classes this next Monday. Thanksgiving for all
those who work in the health and medical professions. Thanksgiving on
behalf of Chris Hahn who recently was given the news that he is in
remission!!! ...and that our
prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's
saints here on earth. Weekly
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