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Sermon Series

Christian Growth: Eph, Part 2

July 26 ~ “New Life Change” Ephesians 4:17-32

August 2 ~ “VBS-Everest” Conquering Challenges with

God’s Mighty Power

Aug 9 ~ “Children of the Light” Ephesians 5:1-20

Welcome to Worship!

Whether you've been around St. Luke's for many years or

you're just starting, whether your life is going well or

falling apart, whether you're convinced in your beliefs or

questioning everything - we're happy you're here. We

want to be a community that brings Jesus to you.

- Pastor Luke

807 N Stapley Drive July 25/26, 2015

“Living Lives for Christ” Ninth Sunday after Pentecost

www.stlukemesa.com

Reflections

"Work hard, then, on the disappointment or anticlimax

which is certainly coming to the patient during his first

few weeks as a Christian. The Enemy [God] allows this

disappointment to occur on the threshold of every

human endeavor. It occurs when the boy who has been

enchanted in the nursery by Stories from the Odyssey

buckles down to really learning Greek. It occurs when

lovers have got married and begin the real task of

learning to live together. In every department of life it

marks the transition from dreaming aspiration to

laborious doing. And there lies our opportunity. But

also, remember there lies our danger. If once they get

through this initial dryness successfully, they become

much less dependent on emotion and therefore much

harder to tempt."

- C.S. Lewis Screwtape Letters

"The readers had been unconverted Gentiles

before they came to know Christ, and even now

they can still be addressed as ‘you Gentiles’ (3:1;

cf. 2:11). What is more, they are currently living

in a Gentile environment. Although they once

lived as unconverted pagans (2:1–2), they must

now abandon this lifestyle. They have been

raised and seated with Christ in the heavenly

places (2:6), and have become members of ‘the

one new man’ (2:15). Let them demonstrate a

manner of life that conforms to the character of

this new man, Jesus Christ himself."

- Peter O'Brien

T his Week Office Hours:

Monday – Friday 8:30 AM—4:30 PM

Sunday, July 26

8:00 am Worship [Worship Center]

9:30 am Bible Study/Sunday School

10:30 am Worship [Worship Center]

11:45 am Plugged In (5th-8tth)-Pizza/Movie [Youth Room]

6:00 pm I-Help [Oasis]

Monday, July 27

Tuesday, July 28

10:00 am Adult Bible Study [Fellowship Room]

Wednesday, July 29

10:00 am Staff Meeting [Office Workroom]

1:30 pm Staff Devotion [Office Workroom]

Thursday, July 30

7:00 pm Small Group Bible Study [Fellowship Room]

Friday, July 31

5:30 pm VBS Dinner [Oasis]

6:00 pm VBS: Session #1[Oasis]

Saturday, August 1

8:00 am Men’s Bible Study [Fellowship Room]

9:00 am VBS: Session #2 [Oasis]

11:00 am VBS Lunch [Oasis]

11:30 am VBS: Session #3 [Oasis]

2:00 pm VBS: Family Service/Packing Event [Feed My Starving Children-1345 S Alma School]

5:00 pm Worship [Worship Center]

as we gather...

Our Response to God Las t Week

Budget Offerings: $5,375

Worship Attendance: 232(26, 111, 95)

Education Attendance: Children/Youth: 10

Adults: 46

Usher Team: Zuber [5pm]

Neterval [8am]

Gagon family [10:30am]

Greeters: Sonja Meyers [5pm]

S Hines/B & E Weyer [8am]

Kathy Paulson [10:30am]

Info Center: Sherry Olson [5pm]

Dorel Phillips [8am]

Dorel Phillips [10:30am]

Reader: Tim Powell [8am]

Coffee: Debra Wheeler

Transportation: Dan Smith

Counters: Berck/Einspahr/Baumhoefner

Serving Next Weekend

Adult Study - Messages from God Fellowship Room

Young Adult Bible Study-Honoring Our Neighbor’s Faith Ed Bldg., Room 404

Middle School (Grades 5th-8th) - Scandalous Ed Bldg., Room 406

Sunday School (Grades PS-4th) - God’s Journey Ed Bldg., Room 409

Luke Hennings, Senior Pastor [Ext. 306; [email protected]] Kim Cramer, Director of Music (Ext. 305; [email protected])

Kip Fox, Director of Praise & Worship ([email protected])

Kelly Buckwalter, Director of Youth (Ext. 304; [email protected]) Caitlin Schroeder, Director of Young Families (Ext. 315;

[email protected]) Dorel Phillips, Office Manager (Ext. 301; [email protected])

Kathy Paulson, Business Director (Ext. 303; [email protected]) Kathleen Hoffmann, Dir. of Care Ministry (Ext. 316; [email protected])

John Hollmann, Care Ministry Asst. ([email protected])

Bob Kolden[8am] & Carol Schroeder [5pm], Organists

st luke staff ~ office: 480.969.4414

Children are welcome in our worship services. As an alternative, a

nursery for infants through 3-year olds is available down the hallway to

the east of the lobby. The nursery is staffed from 8am to 12pm on

Sunday mornings, but is available for your personal use any time. The

worship service can be heard in the nursery.

Holy Communion first and third weekends at 5 PM and 8 AM. Every

Sunday at 10:30 AM. We welcome all who have been instructed and

confirmed in the faith, who believe in Jesus Christ as their Savior and

in the true presence of His body and blood in the sacrament.

Connect Cards We ask everyone at each service to turn in a

Connect Card or scan this QR code to let us know you're

here. If you are a guest, we'll be in touch with you this week

to ask if you have any questions or comments.

Prayer Requests Please fill out the Prayer Request card and

hand it to an usher.

Encouragement Cards Send a message to the homebound, elderly,

sick or hospitalized, address the card, place it in the offering plate.

Sermons Online http://www.stlukemesa.com/#/media

Pew Bibles We encourage you to use the Bibles in the pews to enhance

your worship experience. If you are in need of a Bible, please feel free to

take one as a gift from St. Luke’s.

Transportation to Worship...Are you willing to provide transportation

to worship for someone in need or interested in receiving transportation

to worship? Either way, please fill out our "Worship Transportation

Form" in the lobby. Turn it into the office and we will connect people who

go to the same service and live in similar parts of town.

sunday education ~ 9:30 am

our community Plugged In: Youth...THIS Sunday, July 26th is for

5th-8th grades only! Meet in the Youth Room @ 11:45 AM

for a movie, pizza, and ice cream sundaes!! Hosts: The

Schelin Family

A BIG Thank You! After being at St. Luke's for 40 years,

serving the last 14 years as Parish Nurse, and helping so

many people through difficult times, Dorothy Johnson

retired in June. We are recognizing Dorothy in our

worship services this weekend. We ask anyone who

has been encouraged by her ministry over the years to

write her a card sharing the difference she has made in

your life. If you did not bring a card today, you can mail

it to her at 1951 N 64th Street #9, Mesa, AZ 85205.

Ladies’ Thursday Morning Bible Study will resume

August 6th @ 10:00 AM. Please join us as we finish up

with the last sessions of Rick Warren’s DVD Series, God’s

Answers to Life’s Difficult Questions. After we finish up

Rick Warren’s Series, we will begin a Bible/DVD study of

Proverbs ~ A Women’s Wisdom – How the Book of

Proverbs Speaks to Everything. Join us each Thursday or

drop in when your schedule permits. Questions? Contact

Karen Jacques at [email protected] or 623.202.8130.

Women’s Ministry Planning Meeting ~ Sunday,

August 9th @ 11:30 AM...Join us in the Fellowship

Room to plan events/programs for the Women’s Ministry

for September-December. We need your input. Bring

your own brown bag lunch. If you can’t make the

meeting and have some ideas or suggestions, please

email or call Karen Jacques at 480.857.1749 or

[email protected]. Hope to see you there!

Strengthening Marriages Luncheon ~

Sunday, August 16th, we will be studying

what Ephesians 5:21-33 has to say to married

couples (and anyone who might ever be

married!). We invite you to a free luncheon in

the Oasis from 11:45 AM—1:00 PM to hear Mickey and

Sandy Preston share honestly about their marriage

journey and talk about some helpful things they've

learned over the years. We believe marriages are

important, and the goal for this lunch is to eat at tables

with other couples who have been married for roughly

the same length of time and be intentional about

strengthening our marriages. This is totally

free! Childcare provided. To RSVP, please sign up in the

Worship Center lobby or at www.stlukemesa.com.

Flowers have been placed in the Worship Center to the

glory of God by Judy Leech in memory of her son Mark

Flander.

VBS 2015

July 31st – August 2nd

The coolest weekend

of the summer!

Register online: www.stlukemesa.com

or fill out a registration form and return

to the church office.

Questions? Contact Caitlin @

405-837-9815

*scholarships available!

Help make VBS the coolest weekend

of the summer!

Grab a flag and an envelope, fill it up, then return it in the offering labeled “VBS”

Check out the donation board in the lobby!

We pray together for...

Those Touched by Cancer Clyde DeBoom [Caitlin Schroeder’s grandfather] bladder cancer

Dean [Valerie Strouf] receiving treatment/doing well

Bill [Cathy Mata] chemo treatments next 6 weeks

Carorlyn Sisco [Sandy Liston] breast cancer

Bob Daly [Betty Daly] lung cancer/strength & comfort for family

Andy Fabian [Dottie Jaster’s brother-in-law] chemo treatments

Justin [Marta Poole’s son] tonsil cancer/chemo treatments/healing

Cherrie [Tom Dickerson’s wife] breast cancer/radiation 5-7 weeks

Dan Long [Janice Branham] stage 4 cancer

Diane Wascher cancer/chemo treatments

Kathleen Brace [Loren Vogler’s daughter] stage 2 cancer/

chemo & radiation treatments

Michelle [Janet McMillan’s niece] breast cancer/finished chemo/

waiting on surgery to remove breast & ovaries

Noah Schultz [Strege] 9yr old/finished chemo/waiting to hear if

surgery needed /kidney & chest tumors

Debbie Lundberg [Sonja Johnson] stage 4 cancer

Ron Branham [Samuel Branham’s brother] throat cancer

Mandy Martin [Janice Branham’s daughter] cancer removed/

now waiting for test

Pastor Vern [Callie] undergoing treatment

Kris [Mardy Knudsen’s daughter] chemo treatments

Roman Volkov [Connie Einspahr] 3yr old/stem cell replacement

Alec Stocker brain tumor/pain

Susan Thompson [Sandy Liston’s sister] breast cancer

Lesa Wolff [Walt & Gail Hayes] chemo treatments ending/tests

Craig [Sharon Volk’s brother] leukemia & heart issues

Those dealing with Illness Carolyn Seymour [Sandy Liston] high blood pressure

Shirley Engert [Willard Briggs ’s sister] Parkinson’s disease

Ken Worl health and strength

Chelsea’s baby [Karen] baby is in hospice

Don & Shirley Schesso back & leg pain/healing

Emilio Puma [Sandy Liston] heart issues

Denise (Frye) Behring go 6 months w/o a seizure/has gone 5

months-Amen!

Martha Spiro constant pain

Harold Wilson health/healing/safe travels/moving back to Kansas

Hadley [Judy Ray] 19 mo old/bacterial infection/kidney failure/

loss of toes/prayers for family as well

Janet [Ann Harris’ daughter] restored health/wisdom for the

doctors

Elizabeth Rehborg healing from lung issues

Janice Branham health struggles

Sue Grefe doing better/continued health & strength

Draevyn Clark emotional struggles

Alyssa [Volk’s niece] migraines

Those dealing with Procedures/Recovery Christopher [Spiro’s great grandson] hit/run victim/skull fracture/

brain injury/in ICU/showing slight improvement

Ken Lieber healing/back surgery

Rick Romay [Lucille Wagner’s son] heart issues/getting pace maker

Sonja Johnson healing/ankle problem

Beverly Strauss [Sandy Liston] broken arm

Sandra Langley [Michael Langley] fell/fractured shoulder/healing/

reduced pain

Ed Brown [Sandy Liston’s friend] heart surgery/healing

Mary Ann Boyer [Teresa Baca] recovering from a stroke

Jo [Janet McMillan’s sister] bone infection/antibiotics for 6 weeks/

surgery went well

Dick Finkbeiner successful back surgery in August

Jemma Mashburn [Connie Einspahr] 4yr old dealing with bladder

issues

Joan McCready [James McCready] knee surgery recovery/healing

Bert Stolp dealing with seizures/more testing being done

Donna Hines shoulder surgery/pain

Prayers of Thanksgiving Dina [Cathy Mata] heart condition has improved/at home with family

Alice Snyder no cancer found during colon surgery

Irene Puccio Happy 87th Birthday! Continued blessings

Those Traveling Carolyn, BJ and Terri [Valerie Strouf] safe travels

Evan Villalobas safe travels in Alaska while commercial fishing

Those dealing with Grief

Mike/Linda Lynch family [Valerie Strouf] peace & comfort on

the death of Mike’s mother/safe travels to funeral in Illinois

Mike Riggs family peace & comfort on the death of Mike last week

Weekly Prayer Teigan Clark [Draevyn Clark] having a difficult time/prayers for

confidence during this stressful time

Dean Clark [Draevyn Clark] God show him the right path

Women in I-Help Program peace & health/prayers that St. Luke

can be a blessing to these women and help them as we can

Military & their families Jason Lieber, Travis Ueke, Josh Tolber, Sierra Carlson, and all those

that serve in our military

Employment All those seeking employment

[Prayer requester’s name in parentheses]

“When they heard the report, all the believers lifted their voices together in prayer to God.” Acts 4:24

The Prayer Chain is a “living” document, please contact Kathleen Hoffmann with prayer updates!