Do I Know How to Pray?
“Of
course!” I might answer. “I’ve been praying since I sat on my mother’s lap.”
But what is prayer?
Prayer is a blessed privilege God
gives only to his believers. Only his dear children have been told to pray. He
invites us, His dear children, to crawl up into His lap in prayer. Sometimes we don’t even know what we need to
pray about and we just crawl up there and weep on His shoulder. We find comfort
as He wraps His arms around us and reassures us that He has everything under
His control.
Now certainly, none of us deserve any
of the things for which we ask from our God.
I’ll do well to remember that I am a beggar at God’s door. Only with
Jesus at my side dare I knock at the heavenly Father’s door. When He answers
the door, Jesus will tell the Father to answer this prayer, not because of me,
the sinner, but because of Him, the Savior. Because of Jesus, I can go boldly
to the Father. Yet, I will go humbly
into His presence with thanksgiving for giving me Jesus to carry my sins and pay
for them, giving me the opportunity to come to my heavenly Father.
Lord, teach us to pray humbly relying
on your love for me in Jesus. Amen.
Bible Information Class
A child’s Christian education is only
as good as the cooperation between parents and teachers. To this end, we feel strongly that all
parents need to hear our fundamental beliefs and understand the basic doctrines
that all of our school children are taught.
Therefore, we invite parents of school children to attend Pastor Ewings’
“Making Life Better Class” that begins tonight, January 22.
This
class is an extensive review of the basic doctrines taught in the Bible and,
therefore, in this school.
Parents who
complete the class will receive a $500 discount on their child’s tuition for each
of three years after completing the class.
Volleyball Practice
We will only have volleyball practice on
Tuesday this week from 4:00pm – 5:30pm due to the game change to Thursday.
Volleyball Games
Our Friday game has been moved to Thursday, January 25th
instead.
The following
games will be played at Lumen Christi, 4:00 – 8:00pm.
January 25th
February 2nd
February
23rd – 24th Tournament (times to be announced)
There may be games on February 9th
and 16th in Wasilla which will be determined soon.
Zoo Visit
This Thursday, January 25th at 10:30
am, we will have a Zookeeper from The Alaska Zoo give our preschool through 4th
grades a presentation about the flying squirrel.
The Dome
FLS
and Preschool students will be going to the Dome on Tuesday, January 30th
from 10:00-12:00 pm. Students will not be required to wear their uniforms on
Tuesday.
If
you are able to volunteer to drive, please be at the school by 9:30 a.m.
Underwater Adventure
Toddlers to 10 year olds and their
parents are invited to an underwater adventure on February 3rd, from
10:00 to noon. Come enjoy crafts, activities, snacks and a devotion all focused
on the wonderful world God created underwater.
Please
contact Melissa Mittelstadt at FaithLutheranPreschoolAK@gmail.com for more information
or to help with the event.
Junior Choir
Junior choir
will be singing during the 10:30 am services on:
February 4th at Peace in
Eagle River
February 11th at Faith
February 18th at Shephard
of the Hills
Singers should
be at the church by 10:10 am wearing their choir uniform.
Chicken Fundraiser Dinner
On
Friday, February 23rd, PTF will host a Chicken Fundraiser Dinner to fund our
new basketball goals. It will begin at
6:00pm and will be a free will donation.
The menu will be chicken with sides of pasta, fresh vegetables, Olive
Garden Salad and breadsticks. We will have
dessert and drinks as well.
We
look forward to seeing you there for fellowship and a great meal.
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