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The Sharing Tree is up in the entryway of the church, courtesy of several high school students and assorted adults. Please consider grabbing a tag or two and doing a little Christmas Shopping to help someone who will benefit from the love and support!
Where do you see God?
Tyson
I can see God just driving down the road going through towns with strange names like Nimrod.
Nimrod is a town we went through on our way to our section Cross Country meet in Thief River Falls. The reason I see God is because I looked up the meaning of Nimrod and it means a skillful hunter. In the Bible there are references about Nimrods. When I googled Nimrods from the Bible it comes up with; “The first biblical mention of Nimrod is in the Table of Nations. He is described as the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah; and as "a mighty one in the earth” and “a mighty hunter before the Lord”.”
The sad thing about the word Nimrod is that it is usually used negatively towards others. After looking up why this happened, I found a very surprising answer.
The answer can be found in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The paragraph read; “Before the 1930s, the word "Nimrod" didn't mean a dimwit or moron. But a Bugs Bunny cartoon-- featuring Elmer Fudd in his role as wabbit hunter-- changed that. Bugs Bunny saw Elmer coming after him, and says something to the effect of, "check out this Nimrod."
Now, Nimrod was a mighty hunter in ancient legends (including the Bible), but kids who saw this cartoon were (mostly) unaware of the reference. They thought that "Nimrod" was a general insult instead of a sarcastic comparative reference, and started using "Nimrod" as a slang term for stupid, and it's seeped into our culture as such.
Realizing the original meaning of Nimrod makes me more careful about the words I use today.
Faith
A time I’ve seen God in my life was 4 weeks ago. I was in a side-by-side accident. We were driving and it rolled, and I think God was there because I could have died or been seriously injured for life. God was there and he took me into his hands and kept me safe.
Another time I have seen God in my life is when I’m just sad he helps me get through it.
Reading the Bible calms me and helps me to be grateful for what I have!
God has a HUGE impact in my life. I am proud to be a child of God!
I am happy that on Wednesdays I’m able to learn more about him! I am also very proud that I get to see God in my life. God made food and water so I also see him in my life whenever I have food and water. God also created shelter for us to be safe so my home is where I see God. God made nature so when I look outside I am looking at God’s works, that’s also when I see God. God created each and every one of us humans so when I am with my friends, family, and anyone else I am seeing God. God created animals, so whenever I look at animals I am seeing God! God has created everything I see on a daily basis so I see God a ton in my life. I am surrounded by God, he is everywhere, helping with everything! I am God's child and so very loved.
Amanda
I see God in different places.
I mainly see him at church.
I see him when everyone is there and learning about God and talking about him.
I also see God when I'm praying every day.
When I'm either at church, with my family, or by myself.
I also see God everyday through the fact that I have a loving family, caring friends, and I have a pretty good life.
I also see God when I am helping others.
I see him when I'm helping other people because I believe that it's God's way of showing his love for everyone.
In school when I do good on a test or quiz I know God is with me and is helping me.
God lets me know I'm doing something wrong - and I should fix it so I can do better.
But even when I do good and bad, God is still with me.
Julias
The place where I believe I see God the most is at school. God helps me at school in many different ways. One way God helps at school is by helping me with my friends. If something happens between my friends and I, God helps me by giving me the power to figure out a way to fix the problem. Another way God helps me in school is by giving me the ability to understand problems on something like a math sheet and if I don’t get it God helps me by giving me courage so that I can either ask a friend or the teacher to help me. The last way I see God at school is that he created all the good people that are my friends and my teachers. Those three reasons explain how I know God helps me at school.
Braden
I see God in lots of places.
I see God whenever I go to church and worship him.
I see God whenever I do a good deed.
One deed I did was help an elderly lady pick up sticks in her yard
after a storm.
I see God whenever someone besides me does a good deed.
I saw someone pick up leaves in someone’s yard.
I see God at my sporting events to make sure no one gets injured.
I see God in nature when he makes beautiful creations like sunrises.
I see God in school when he helps me get good grades.
Tristan
I see God in nature. God is present with me when I am hunting and fishing. I see Him in all the creations that he has made: in the trees, fish, deer, ducks, and all of his handiwork.
God always helps me out and gives me some luck when hunting or fishing. Without Him there would be no lakes to fish on or woods to hunt in. I also see Him in the beautiful sunrises and sunsets that he created. It amazes me how He made everything have a purpose. If one species gets knocked out it affects everything. I think He did this though so that we won’t overuse or take advantage of His creations. Almost everything He created turns out to be good.
I can see God just driving down the road going through towns with strange names like Nimrod.
Nimrod is a town we went through on our way to our section Cross Country meet in Thief River Falls. The reason I see God is because I looked up the meaning of Nimrod and it means a skillful hunter. In the Bible there are references about Nimrods. When I googled Nimrods from the Bible it comes up with; “The first biblical mention of Nimrod is in the Table of Nations. He is described as the son of Cush, grandson of Ham, and great-grandson of Noah; and as "a mighty one in the earth” and “a mighty hunter before the Lord”.”
The sad thing about the word Nimrod is that it is usually used negatively towards others. After looking up why this happened, I found a very surprising answer.
The answer can be found in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. The paragraph read; “Before the 1930s, the word "Nimrod" didn't mean a dimwit or moron. But a Bugs Bunny cartoon-- featuring Elmer Fudd in his role as wabbit hunter-- changed that. Bugs Bunny saw Elmer coming after him, and says something to the effect of, "check out this Nimrod."
Now, Nimrod was a mighty hunter in ancient legends (including the Bible), but kids who saw this cartoon were (mostly) unaware of the reference. They thought that "Nimrod" was a general insult instead of a sarcastic comparative reference, and started using "Nimrod" as a slang term for stupid, and it's seeped into our culture as such.
Realizing the original meaning of Nimrod makes me more careful about the words I use today.
Faith
A time I’ve seen God in my life was 4 weeks ago. I was in a side-by-side accident. We were driving and it rolled, and I think God was there because I could have died or been seriously injured for life. God was there and he took me into his hands and kept me safe.
Another time I have seen God in my life is when I’m just sad he helps me get through it.
Reading the Bible calms me and helps me to be grateful for what I have!
God has a HUGE impact in my life. I am proud to be a child of God!
I am happy that on Wednesdays I’m able to learn more about him! I am also very proud that I get to see God in my life. God made food and water so I also see him in my life whenever I have food and water. God also created shelter for us to be safe so my home is where I see God. God made nature so when I look outside I am looking at God’s works, that’s also when I see God. God created each and every one of us humans so when I am with my friends, family, and anyone else I am seeing God. God created animals, so whenever I look at animals I am seeing God! God has created everything I see on a daily basis so I see God a ton in my life. I am surrounded by God, he is everywhere, helping with everything! I am God's child and so very loved.
Amanda
I see God in different places.
I mainly see him at church.
I see him when everyone is there and learning about God and talking about him.
I also see God when I'm praying every day.
When I'm either at church, with my family, or by myself.
I also see God everyday through the fact that I have a loving family, caring friends, and I have a pretty good life.
I also see God when I am helping others.
I see him when I'm helping other people because I believe that it's God's way of showing his love for everyone.
In school when I do good on a test or quiz I know God is with me and is helping me.
God lets me know I'm doing something wrong - and I should fix it so I can do better.
But even when I do good and bad, God is still with me.
Julias
The place where I believe I see God the most is at school. God helps me at school in many different ways. One way God helps at school is by helping me with my friends. If something happens between my friends and I, God helps me by giving me the power to figure out a way to fix the problem. Another way God helps me in school is by giving me the ability to understand problems on something like a math sheet and if I don’t get it God helps me by giving me courage so that I can either ask a friend or the teacher to help me. The last way I see God at school is that he created all the good people that are my friends and my teachers. Those three reasons explain how I know God helps me at school.
Braden
I see God in lots of places.
I see God whenever I go to church and worship him.
I see God whenever I do a good deed.
One deed I did was help an elderly lady pick up sticks in her yard
after a storm.
I see God whenever someone besides me does a good deed.
I saw someone pick up leaves in someone’s yard.
I see God at my sporting events to make sure no one gets injured.
I see God in nature when he makes beautiful creations like sunrises.
I see God in school when he helps me get good grades.
Tristan
I see God in nature. God is present with me when I am hunting and fishing. I see Him in all the creations that he has made: in the trees, fish, deer, ducks, and all of his handiwork.
God always helps me out and gives me some luck when hunting or fishing. Without Him there would be no lakes to fish on or woods to hunt in. I also see Him in the beautiful sunrises and sunsets that he created. It amazes me how He made everything have a purpose. If one species gets knocked out it affects everything. I think He did this though so that we won’t overuse or take advantage of His creations. Almost everything He created turns out to be good.
Prayer Station debuts on All Saint's Sunday
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Trip Duluth!
June 22-29, 2019 One of the nicest things about this mission trip is that it is fairly close. That will reduce our travel costs. There are a lot of fun and exciting things to see and do in the Duluth area – and there is certainly a need to act as the hands and feet of Christ along the shore of Lake Superior. Estimated Cost: $450 Trip Denver! July 26 - August 3, 2019. In order to arrive at Denver in time for Sunday morning service, the plan will be to depart SSLC late Friday afternoon – grab a couple hours of sleep on a church fellowship hall floor in western South Dakota (preferably one without bats) – and head out Saturday morning full steam ahead! As a bonus, you will be praying a mile above sea level this week. Estimated Cost: $525 |
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We celebrate the Spirit building Stronger Marriages in our community
Scott and Rochelle Ament
Bruce & Krystil!
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WORSHIP SCHEDULE:
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STEWARDSHIP PRACTICES
Stewardship--the spiritual faith practice of applying our time, talent, and treasures toward God's mission of love and mercy in this world--is a SIGNIFICANT theme here at SSLC. Here are a couple of ways that we, for the sake of the world, practice good stewardship of what God has given us:
1st Sunday Food Pantry Offering
On the 1st Sunday of every month, we set out our Food Shelf collection box to receive the gifts from any and all who are willing and able to give.
4th Sunday Noisy Offering
Our 4th Sunday Noisy Offerings, something that you would have to experience to truly appreciate. Try to imagine, though, what a hundred dollars or more in change might SOUND like hitting the bottom of a metal paint can!! It is music to generous ears, and we believe it is music to God's ears too!!
Our Noisy Offerings are applied to other missions and ministries apart from South Santiago locally (within the Sherburne-Wright-Benton-Stearns County area), state- or nation-wide, and globally. Past recipients have included Minnesota Food Share, Lutheran Disaster Relief, and Becker Backpack Buddies.
Join us in constructing your own Noisy Offering box in whatever creative way you can dream up. Use it to collect your daily change. And because of God's overwhelming love revealed in the resurrection of Jesus, help us be CHANGE in our world!
Our Noisy Offerings are applied to other missions and ministries apart from South Santiago locally (within the Sherburne-Wright-Benton-Stearns County area), state- or nation-wide, and globally. Past recipients have included Minnesota Food Share, Lutheran Disaster Relief, and Becker Backpack Buddies.
Join us in constructing your own Noisy Offering box in whatever creative way you can dream up. Use it to collect your daily change. And because of God's overwhelming love revealed in the resurrection of Jesus, help us be CHANGE in our world!
Congratulations and God Bless SSLC's very own Shane Mekeland as he begins taking on his role as the MN State Representative for District 15B.
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