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From Pastor Jay The creator of Second Life, a man named Philip Rosedale, actually thinks that there is more to Second Life than just a neat video game that mimics human interaction. He thinks it is the next wave of international communication. The greatest development in international communication, Rosedale points out, within the past 10 years has been the world wide web, which is largely driven by text. Text, unfortunately, is only understood by people that speak the same language. Images and videos and new "virtual kinesthetics" however, can be understood over a broader audience. Rosedale's "Second Life" is actually an experiment of how a broad audience that speaks different languages can communicate, interact, and then possibly find a reason and method to learn the language of the other person. As we remember during this Advent season, what it was like for Christ to come into our world, being born as a little baby perhaps it might be good of us to think of Second Life. In Jesus' life coming to us meant risking coming into a world that probably looked so flat and one-dimensional. The technology was probably so outdated compared to what He knew of at the Father's throne. And yet, He came to us, learned our language, communicated with us, interacted with us, and loved us. He loved us so much that He gave up His Life for us on the cross. He came into our world, tainted by sin and our failures so that He could die and offer us life that would be more than what we could ever imagine or mimic. That "second life" is eternity. That "second life" is more real than this one. It isn't the mimic of anything, it's pure and authentic. That "second life" is yours because of Jesus' coming into our world. In Christ, Pastor Jay Clear
Your Calendars! New and
Important
Calendar Items! December 11th - Bethany and Brooks' Recital Bethany and Brooks present works by Lully, Chausson, Richard Strauss, and John Carter. Bethany's DM Solo Recital. At Lindsay Recital Hall, Kursteiner Music Building, FSU. Decemeber 14th - Third Sunday of Advent
Christmas Party Please clear some time in your afternoon on Sunday, December 14th beginning at 4pm as we will be celebrating at the Knickerbocker's house with the annual University Lutheran Christmas party. Please bring food to share – appetizer, snack, hors d'oeuvres, finger food, dessert, sweets, etc. Spring Break in New Orleans! - "Out of the Ashes" Spring Break may seem like it's far away, but it's just around the corner. This Spring Break (March 8-14) we will be leaving Tallahassee and working at Camp Restore in New Orleans, LA. The theme for this service retreat will be "Out of the Ashes" as we will be considering how our lives come out of the ashes of Ash Wednesday, and focusing on helping New Orleans come out of the ashes of disaster. For more information visit our facebook event or contact Pastor Jay. Strategic Leadership Team - Your Books Are In The Strategic Leadership Team is not meeting in December, but you have a reading assignment, "Simple Church" by Thom S. Rainer and Eric Geiger. The books have come in. Stop by PJ's office and pick yours up. Peter Mayer live at Epiphany Lutheran after the Christmas Party Peter Mayer and his band are returning to Tallahassee to perform a Christmas concert at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 8300 Deerlake Road W. (in the Killearn Lakes neighborhood) on Sunday, December 14, at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person, and can be purchased by contacting Cindy Hafner at Epiphany’s church office, 385-7373. We invite you to share in celebrating the joy of this Christmas season in music and song with Peter Mayer and his band. Peter is the lead guitarist for Jimmy Buffett's band, the Coral Reefers and was a Lutheran missionary kid in India for the first part of his life. For more information about Peter Mayer, you can visit his website: www.petermayer.com Advent and Christmas Schedule Please join us for our Advent and Christmas midweek worship services:
This Week's
"Pastor's Challenge" Every week, I try to live out my sermon in my life in some way. (I hear it's good to try to practice what you preach.) This week's sermon was entitled, "When was the last time someone told you that you were handsome or beautiful?" Who could you find this week who might need to hear that from you? Could you use that as a way to tell them how Jesus feels about them? Send
a Card Consider sending a
card or celebrating with the following people in some way this week:
Good
Stuff History: Describe the history of the Western world from its origins to the present day, concentrating especially, but not exclusively, on its social, political, economic, religious, and philosophical impact on Europe, Asia, America, and Africa. Be brief, concise, and specific. Medicine: You have been provided with a razor blade, a piece of gauze and a bottle of scotch. Remove your appendix. Do not suture until your work has been inspected. You have fifteen minutes. Public Relations: 2500 riot-crazed aborigines are storming the classroom. Calm them. You may use any ancient language except Latin or Greek. Music: Write a piano concerto. Orchestrate and perform it with a flute and drum. You will find a drum under your seat. Political Science: There is a red telephone on the desk beside you. Start World War III. Report at length on its socio-political effects, if any.
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Are you sure you read your Bible this week? Then answer this question: The line "To God a thousand years is
like a day and a day is like a thousand years," comes from this book of
the Bible:
Forget Your Checkbook
Last Sunday?a.) II Peter b.) Habakkuk c.) It doesn't come from the Bible at all d.) Genesis See below, under "Visit us on the web" for the answer. Send in your offering via University Lutheran's web site. Prayer List (Please consider including the following in your
prayer life this week) Thanksgiving for Paul Walsh who was on the coaching staff for East Carolina Univ. as they won their first conference title. The Kandzers as they deal with pain in their lives. Bob Culp who is in Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. Sylvia Culp, as she deals with pain and with Bob being away from her again. Franklin who left for bootcamp this week. For all people that they might better be able to see the love that Christ has for them. Lorna, who is having surgery. The family and friends of Will Conrad who passed away this past week. The Furlongs and the Fosses, two couples who just got married. All students dealing with final tests and projects and all those who will be traveling this coming week. Every week we be pray for a few students. This week we pray for: Andrew M., Kelsey M., James G., Heather K., Krista J., Ashley G., Isaiah M., Eric H., Melinda L, and John T. We also pray for those whom we are reaching out to in our community: Nancy G., Amanda P., Hilda T., Margaret G., Nancy N., Jay D., Linda R., Nikki W., JC C., and Debra A. ...and that our prayers may be joined with the prayers of all God's saints here on earth. Weekly
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WORSHIP Wednesday @ 6:30pm
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Minister Corner No meeting this week. We bid a fond farewell to Crystal
who is going to continue pursuing her dream of being a choral music
instructor. Your Peer
Ministers are Adam
Douthwaite, Randee
Garrett,
and Crystal
Berner.
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Sunday In Perspective
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answer is "a", II Peter. You should have known this one, it was
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