Church guide

Our weekly summer dinners start today, Wednesday, at 5:30 at the church. Come and enjoy - both the food and the fellowship!

The VBS Float for the Gay 90's Parade is all ready to go! If you want to be a part of the float ensemble, meet us at Emmanuel at 9:30 tomorrow morning! Woohoo!

We are hosting "A Passion Play" tonight and tomorrow at 7:00pm. Free admission with childcare for 4 and under provided.

We still need Three Bearded Disciples and a second person to play the Resurrected Jesus! Rehearsals Wed and Thurs April 3-4, Performances Fri and Sat April 5-6 (all four evenings 5:30 - 8:00). No lines to be learned. Please let us know if you are interested or have more questions - thanks - and blessings!

When leaders pass a law to legally kill a baby on the day it's to be born, and it's CELEBRATED, we are in the midst of pure evil.

I found the Woodruff family tree! Josh Woodruff will be back bringing the Word this Sunday (we will be confirming his call to Emmanuel on Sunday the 27th). Come be a part of future history!

Joshua Woodruff, our Youth Pastor Candidate, is going to give a "Heart and Vision" message tomorrow! I hope you all can make it . . . (Pictured with his new bride Aria)

The Faith is strong with this one (and his quarterback)!

Tonight is our Annual Christmas party at our home, come when you can! It begins at 6:00, drop by anytime all evening.

SEE YOU IN THE MORNING!

Wherever you find yourself today, we wish you a Happy Day of Giving Thanks to God!

Mother of four, Asia Bibi is acquitted by Pakistan Supreme Court today after 9 years in prison for blasphemy (against alla). Continue to Pray for her safe exit as Islamists are threatening to kill her. She had been on death row for "contaminating" drinking water for merely touching the container (she had fetched water for her fellow farm-workers). This is how crazy it is. The following is an except from a news release: In Pakistan, the mere rumor of blasphemy against Muhammad can ignite mob violence and lynchings. Combatting alleged blasphemy has become a central rally cry for hard-line Islamists. Salman Taseer, the governor of Punjab province, was shot and killed by one of his guards in 2011 for defending Bibi and criticizing the misuse of the blasphemy law. The assassin, Mumtaz Qadri, has been celebrated as a martyr by hard-liners since he was hanged for the killing, with millions visiting a shrine set up for him near Islamabad.

Thank you Jesus!

"The Gospel gives us the resources to love people who reject both our beliefs and us personally. Christians should think of how God rescued them. He did it not by taking power but by coming to earth, losing glory and power, serving and dying on a cross. How did Jesus save? Not with a sword but with nails in his hands." -TKeller

Pastor Mark Elefritz using the Shield of Faith in his sermon this morning.