December 4, 2024 - News and Notes
First Midweek Advent Service - Pastor: Rev. Andrew P. Keller
Church: Phone 219-984-5421 / Email - stjamesreynolds@yahoo.com Daycare: Phone 219-984-5994
Pastor’s Cell Phone: 812-216-8850; Pastor’s Email: andrewpkeller9@gmail.com
Church Secretary: Linda Hall (765-430-2173)
Those Who Serve Us this evening: Deacon: Frank Dent; Organist: Pam Blakey
WELCOME to all who have come to St. James to worship our Lord. Whether you are a member or a guest, we are glad that you have joined us here to hear the Word of God and to receive His gifts.
THOSE WE ARE KEEPING IN OUR PRAYERS: (Please contact Pastor or Linda Hall by Wednesday of each week to add petitions or update current information.) For all the sick, suffering, enduring, and recovering: including Joe Bougher, Michael Bortscheller, Jennifer Brushwood, Virginia Casey, Lillian Cleefman, Laura Clouse, Jody Connell, Lisa Crosby, Arnold & Loretta Dahlenburg, Kay Danner, Ginni Davis, Terry Dehning, Carleta Downs, Matt Gagnon, Carlita Gossell, Sean Higgins, Candace Hill, Kathy Howard, Anne Humphrey, Cindi Kent, Jerry Mattos, Lori Mattos, Troy Mattos, Jennifer McClellan, Ronald Miller, Orville Moore, Alex & Katie Lichtle-Mullenix, Andrew & Jenn Mullenix, Gary Noe, Abby Parks, Leighton Profrock, James Reinhardt, Janet Ritter, Garry Ross, Marlene Schroeder, Mike & Sharon Schroeder, Anna Stetler, Stephanie Talley, Mary Wade, Doris Wagner, The Walts Family, Wayne Whitaker, Charles Wiese, Jim Willner, Bob Wilkinson, Will & Jeanette Wilson, Rick Yoder. LIVE-STREAM of the service is available down in the Parish Hall for those who need to step out of the Nave during the service.
St. James' WEBSITE can be accessed at www.st-james-lutheran.org. Worship services are recorded and an edited audio version is posted each week. Services can also be live-streamed via our Facebook page: (St. James Lutheran Church-Reynolds, IN).
WONDERFUL COUNSELOR During the season of Advent, we prepare to celebrate the birth of God’s Son, who was given the name Jesus—a Hebrew name that means “God saves.” However, in addition to His earthly name, Holy Scripture calls Jesus by various titles that describe something about His person or work. We will examine the four titles given to Jesus in Isaiah 9:6—Wonderful Counselor, Might God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace—and will study how each of these titles describes something about who Jesus is and what He did for our salvation. Tonight we consider how God rescues us from the cunning counsel of the devil and blesses us with the wonderful counsel of His Son, whose Word of truth sets us free from sin and its damning deception. Jesus is given the title Wonderful Counselor because His Word rescues us from the lies of the devil and our own self-deception and leads us into God’s wisdom, which results in our salvation.
Upcoming Services
Advent 2 Evening Prayer-December 11th at 6:30 PM
Advent 3 Evening Prayer-December 18th at 6:30 PM
Christmas Eve/Children’s Program-December 24th at 6:30 PM
Christmas Day Divine Service-December 25th at 9 AM
New Year’s Eve/Eve of Circumcision & Name of Our Lord Divine Service-December 31st at 6:30 PM
The Epiphany of Our Lord Divine Service (Joint Service w/Prs. Mueller and Zell) at St. James Reynolds-January 6th at 7 PM