Blest with Rest!

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 Weary? ...

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Faith-Filled Fridays: Gone Fishing

Gone FishingDan KreienkampAssistant to the President: Family Life and Youth MinistryI used to listen to a comedian joke about fishing- specifically how you might need to reevaluate your life goals if you find yourself watching fishing on TV. However, it wasn’t 2020 then, and we now live in a world...

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Prepared to Listen and Speak

Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.  2 Timothy 4:2   “Be prepared!”  It is an exhortation heard from scoutmasters and apostles alike.  As if things were not challenging enough for pastors and church leaders in the midst of a...

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Faith-Filled Friday: I Paused

I Paused. Leah Sieveking Assistant to the President: Mission Advancement It all arrived the same week back in April: the bleak first quarter report from my financial advisor, the high bid for an unexpected roof replacement…and the note to myself to make my quarterly contribution to my local congregation. I’d...

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Ball of Confusion

For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 Fifty years ago, the sweet harmonies of The Temptations took on a rough edge as they sang, “Ball of Confusion, that’s what the world is today.” ...

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Voice: June 2020

Click to read as PDF or to print out:  June 2020 Voice This issue of The Voice focuses on ministry and missions related to those who serve in the Armed Forces. Missouri District mission grants support the important work of our congregations in Knob Noster and St. Robert. Also featured...

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Who Is My Neighbor? 

Who Is My Neighbor? And behold, a lawyer stood up to put him to the test, saying, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” 26 He said to him, “What is written in the Law? How do you read it?” 27 And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with...

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Reverend Kim Leroy Scharff Obituary

Reverend Kim Leroy Scharff, age 69 of Norborne, Missouri, was called home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020.  Rev. Scharff was the son of Vern Lee and Margy Joyce (Wright) Scharff, born on November 24, 1950, in Omaha, Nebraska. Rev. Scharff had a beautiful tenor voice and was involved with many...

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