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From Pastor Jay Please watch this video, The Life of Mary: Un-Scripted Worship or worry? That's the question that we're left with at the end of this video. Which do you choose when you're in a tough situation? Lutheran theology is particular on the fact that when we worship, it is God's gift working in us. It's not really our choice to worship, but it can be our choice not to. God's gift of worship is like being breathed into. It supplies us with what we need and we exhale. The substance that we exhale isn't anything of that much importance for us, but it's still important to do it. Worrying can be like holding our breath. In fact, it kind of feels that way some times when you're worrying, doesn't it? Like you're holding your breath? Mary didn't hold her breath. She didn't worry, although she plenty of reason to. What are you worrying about? Finals? How to pay to Christmas presents? How you're going to feel about your relatives when you see them? How they're going to feel about you? Instead of worrying, let God breathe into you. He breathed into Mary and she sang the Magnificat (Luke 1:46-55). He breathed His own Life into Mary and she bore Jesus. God's work in our life is unscripted by us, but He knows the script intimately. Allow the worship of God to speak to you and through you in worship this week. In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear Your Calendars! New and Important
Calendar Items! Come by University Lutheran after or before your finals and have breakfast! December 12th - German Service - 7pm Join us next Wednesday for the German Service here at University Lutheran! (English translations available). Decemeber 12th - Finals Pizza - 10pm Student? Need a little hangout time during finals? Stick around after the German service, or come at 10:30pm. December 13th - Serving at HOPE Community - 5pm FILLED! Thank You! December 16th - Christmas Party! - 4-6pm Join us at Bill and Karyl's house for a Christmas party for the entire community of University Lutheran. For directions, contact Pastor Jay December 16th - Voces Angelorum - 7:30pm Grace Lutheran is presenting a choral concert by Voces Angelorum, which includes our member Elsa McKinney, at 7:30pm. December 17th - Revelation Concert at Faith Lutheran - 7pm Faith Lutheran Church invites you to its new sanctuary. Click here for more info. Tell Your Friends About The German Service! Please consider downloading the German Service Poster and hanging it up in your cubicle or asking your favorite business to display it. Christmas Schedule Reminder
Christmas Party!!! When?: December 16th, Sunday, 4-6pm How do I get there?: Contact the church office (850) 224 6059 / pastor@universitylutheranchurch.org for directions Please plan on bringing a dish, a snack, or a beverage. Something New! A Poll! What signals Christmas coming for you? Missed a sermon? Send a Card
Good Stuff A young pastor from Wisconsin recieved his first call to a church somewhere in Florida. Depressed about how his new congregation was turning out, he wrote to home:"Dear Mom and Dad, The seminary never prepared me for preaching in this kind of climate. It's amazing. The winter here is so nice that people aren't interested in heaven, and the summer is so hot that hell doesn't scare them at all..." |
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