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Pastor's Weekly Email |
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February 27, 2008 |
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“What has Christ done for us? What in God’s name
are we doing for him?” |
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You are called by God. It’s that simple. You may
respond, “Are you sure? My words aren’t
eloquent, I can’t speak in public, I don’t want
to preach or knock on doors, and I don’t see the
need for extra training or school. Are
you sure?” |
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You are called, gifted, and sent to do the will
of him who saves and sends you. That calling
takes on many forms in many places, but you are
called… |
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The Lord spoke to Moses from within a fiery
bush: “You have forgotten the misery of your
people, haven’t you? Well, I have not. I have
come to rescue them. I am sending an emissary to
force the Pharaoh to free them.” |
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The Lord’s voice became very soft. “I am
sending… you.” |
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Moses’ heart – and jaw – plummeted. “What? WHAT?
Sir, uh, who… who am I to challenge… Pharaoh?”
“You will not go alone,” God said. “I will be
with you.” Moses shifted from one bare foot to
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“Now, uh, look. Suppose I do, uh, go to Pharaoh
and say, ‘The God of our ancestors says you’re
to free us,’ They’ll… they’ll HOWL at me! ‘What?
Who is this…God? Why, you fool, you don’t even
know His name!’” |
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The Lord thundered, “I AM! The Only God! In My
Name you will have all the power you need.”
Exodus 3:7-13 paraphrased |
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The 2008 Directory and 2007 Book of reports are
complete and available for families to pick up
in the narthex beginning tonight at the Lenten
service. There should be more than enough,
so if you need more than one copy (for car or
office), you may take an extra copy. |
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We pray for Eldon Eargle who is in orthopedic
rehab and Diane Weathersby who is having
outpatient surgery today. We pray for Helen
Amick and Ed Rikard who are hospitalized. We
also pray for Elmer Jacobs, Jane Sexton, Betty
Summer, Patti Krell, and Russ Manos, all
recovering at home. We offer our prayers, our
needs and our burdens, spoken and unspoken for
our members,
family and friends who are hospitalized,
homebound, those recovering at home, in nursing
homes and rehab facilities, and our troops
serving in harm’s way. |
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The Rev. W. Eric
Friedrichs, Pastor
Mount Hermon Lutheran Church
West Columbia, South Carolina
803.794.6430 Office
803.791.8552 FAX
eric@mthlc.org
mthlc.org |
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