Council Meeting – Tuesday, May 13th at 6:00pm

Building Team Meeting – Tuesday, May 13th at 7:15pm

Elders Meeting – Tuesday, May 20th at 6:30pm

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Adult Ed: Lenten Parable Study

One of Jesus' favorite ways to teach was through stories or parables. The word "parable" means "comparison." We see throughout Jesus' parables that He is making comparisons between things that were culturally relevant for His first-century audience to help them understand the deeper spiritual truths of God. Furthermore, Jesus' storytelling oftentimes was illustrative of an indirect approach to communication. He used the narrative form to get His audience to think about what the parable was communicating to them. During this Lenten season, we will examine several of Jesus' parables. You will be challenged by Jesus' indirect approach as we think about not only how Jesus' first-century audience would have received them, but how our twenty-first-century audience should also receive them. In addition, most of the parable study will be led by senior DCE students from Concordia University (Pastor Jonathan will also do some of the teaching). We value the opportunity for us to be a "teaching church" for students preparing for ministry, and many of them who do fieldwork in other congregations do not have the opportunity to lead an adult Bible study. Our study will launch on Sunday, Mar. 9, and conclude on Sunday, April 27th. We hope you will join us.

God at Work Through Bible Translation in Ethiopia - Sunday, May 4

Come listen to Rev. Dr. Glenn Fluegge, Lutheran Bible Translators' seminary program coordinator, as he presents on the intricacies and complexities of Bible Translation and how God is at work through Lutheran Bible Translators in Ethiopia. Over half of the 85 language groups in Ethiopia do not yet have a single verse of the Bible in their home language. Dr. Fluegge will be doing his presentation during our Sunday morning Adult Education hour. We hope to see you there.