What Does It Mean To Be A Child Of God? 1 John 3:1,2

The fact that God considers us his children is a miracle. Although God created us, like the prodigal son we often daily take our God-given life and use it for our own pleasure rather than to glorify him. By nature we don’t care about anyone else, we just care about our needs. God adopted us because of his love. It’s no wonder John exclaimed in our text, “How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!” (1 John 3:1a) It cost him his Son. God hasn’t promised to give his children earthly riches. The truth is being a Christian often brings more suffering. Just think of how the world treated Jesus. For the most part people

laughed at his claims, mocked him, and eventually murdered him. If that’s the way Jesus was treated, we shouldn’t expect to be treated any better. What a wonderful day that will be when we get to see Jesus with our own eyes and see him as he really is, not as an artist would have us picture him. On Judgment Day we will be cleansed of all our sins and so instead of simply absorbing Jesus’ glory we will reflect it back like a polished mirror. We will be like Jesus!

Questions:

1. Why are we God’s children? 2. What did it cost God to buy us back? 3. When will we get to see Jesus face to face?

Zion Lutheran Church Phone: (701) 223-8286

Fax: (701) 258-2146 Email: zionlcmsbis@gmail.com

Website: www.zionbismarck.org

November 5, 2017

Today 9a.m.-1p.m.

Pancake & Sausage Breakfast hosted by

Adult Family Ministry. * Free will offering.

A BIG THANK YOU

To everyone who participated in the Trunk-or-Treat & Reformation Walk! We appreciate your donations of candy, snacks, drinks and time! Thanks to the many volunteers who make these events not only possible, but a huge success!

Women’s Bible Study (Lesson 3 - Jesus Christ: the Center of the Bible) will meet Thursday at 1 p.m. in the lounge.

PLEASE NOTE: there will be NO worship service Thanksgiving Day November 23. We WILL HAVE WORSHIP

WITH COMMUNION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22 AT 7PM.

November Altar Flowers

Please contact

Barb Affeldt * 223-9307 The cost is $70 a pair.

Zion is now offering Gluten-Free

communion wafers.

If you wish to receive the Gluten-free wafers, pick up a white disk from the stands before the communion rail. Show the disk to the Elder distributing wafers and leave on the communion rail when finished. Ingredients: Filtered water, sweet rice flower, potato flour, organic palm fruit oil, potato starch, modified cellulose, sunflower lecithin.

Chancel Circle Will meet Friday Nov. 10th at 9:30 a.m. in the lounge.

*Please note time change!!

OUR STEWARDSHIP

LIFE AT WORK

Worship Attendance

Sat October 28 5:00 pm (Comm) 36 (29)

Sun October 29

8:30 am (Comm) 112 (93) 10:45 am (Comm) 151 (90)

October YTD General Offering

$53,343

Avg. Budgeted Monthly Expenses

$49,000

THIS WEEK AT ZION Monday, Nov 6 8:00 AM MLS Band/Chapel 10:50 AM MLS Choir/Chapel 2:00 PM Mrs. Stelter/Conf Rm 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Bsmt 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Chapel 7:00 PM AA Mtg

Tuesday, Nov 7 6:00 AM Leadership Mtg 8:00 AM MLS Band/Chapel 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Chapel 3:30 PM MLS Parent Teacher Conf 3:45 PM Violin Lessons 7/8 Gr Rm

Wednesday, Nov 8 10:50 AM MLS Choir/Chapel 11:00 AM Zion Staff Mtg 2:00 PM Mrs. Stelter 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Bsmt 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Chapel 3:30 PM MLS Bells 3:45 PM Violin Lessons 7/8 Gr Rm 5:00 PM Music Lessons/PK2 5:00 PM Supper 5:45 PM Hosannas 6:00 PM Confirmation/K.K. 6:45 PM Zion Bells 7:15 PM Family Chapel/Youth Gp

Thursday, Nov 9 6:30 AM Bible Breakfast 8:00 AM MLS Band 8:30 AM MLS Chapel 1:00 PM Women’s Bible Study/Lounge 1:15 PM Violin/Conf Rm 2:30 PM MLS Choir/Chapel 3:30 PM MLS Parent Teacher Conf 6:30 PM Bd of Youth Fam Min

Friday, Nov 10 MLS No School 9:00 AM Chancel Circle/Lounge

Saturday, Nov 11 10:00 AM LWML Mtg Exec Bd/Lounge

9:15am 5:00 PM Contemporary Worship w/Comm

Sunday, Nov 12 Family Sunday 8:30 AM Traditional Worship 9:30 AM Bible Study 9:30 AM Sunday School (sings 10:45) 10:45 AM Blended Worship w/Comm

Sunday, November 5

Elder

Joshua Schuh

Van Driver Fred Ehrhardt

Acolytes 8:30 am - Isaac Anderson Maggie Anderson 10:45 am - Caylin Kraft Cambrya Kraft

Greeters 8:30 am - Hank & Agnes Siems 10:45 am - Jerome & Helen Klein

Sunday, November 12

Elder

Ken Paul

Van Driver Al Roe

Acolytes 8:30 am - Madi Fast Alliyah Iverson 10:45 am - Hayden Zacher Samuel Miller

Greeters 8:30 am - Hank & Jan Albers 10:45 am - Llona Sailing

Volunteers needed

Contact Home Delivered Meals Coordinator

Deb Hausauer 255-4648 for more info.

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Please pray for

Buck Thornton Bryce Johnson

Marck Schlafman Shaundra Ziemann-Bolinske

Shannon Ziemann Austin Link

Steven Trautman Jared Juntunen

Brady Letteer Justin Koivula

David Schneider Yurick Martis

TODAY IN SUNDAY SCHOOL

Sunday School this week explores “Changing H2Oh!! Wedding at Cana.” Learn how God pours out His miraculous love for us by showing us that Jesus is true God, able to care for our every need now and forever. As a family, discuss, “What has God done to

show His love and care for you this week?”

November 8

Chicken Patty

Veggie Trio

5:00 pm

Please sign up in the binder on the counter in the lower foyer. This allows us to have an accurate count for the meal.

Thank you!!

November 8 Mercy Meals 15 Wallyball 22 Bible Study

29. Optional: Meet at Applebee’s for appetizers

DECEMBER 6 Decorate for Christmas & put

together Christmas packages 13 Deliver Christmas packages in

community 20 Family Christmas Event (NO

regular class, students are encouraged to attend the Live Nativity & Christmas Event from 5:30-8:00pm at Zion

CPR TRAINING

by Sue Brandvold

December 2nd

Times:

Spots are limited, contact Stephanie Ell 701-595-1260 or

steffy_college@yahoo.com to reserve your spot.

8:00-10:00 am 10:30-12:30 pm

1:30-3:30 pm 4:00-6:00 pm

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Missouri Valley Coalition for Homeless People National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week

November 12-18, 2017

Sunday, November 12 — Church Challenge

Donate Non-Perishable Snacks to Go Nutrition Bars, Snack Pack, Nuts, Pop-Tarts, Gum,

Single Serve Tuna and Crackers, Fruit Snacks, Fruit Cups, Crackers with Peanut Butter or Cheese, etc.

Activities for the week: https://mvchp.org Donations can be given to the church office.

Chili Cook-Off has been postponed. Look

for more information as we come upon

Zion’s annual voters meeting in January.

Go to signupgenius.com and search by “Mercy Meals” or by “Kristin.nistler@gmail.com”

and sign up for a one hour time slot. Or call the church office to register 223-8286.

Zion Lutheran Church is hosting a Mercy Meals Event

November 8-9, 2017!

Our goal is to pack 25,000 meals to help those in need.

This is double last year’s goal!!!

Mercy Meals of North Dakota is partnered with Orphan Grain Train, based out of Jamestown but works throughout the state. To find out more, contact Andrea Eckstein:

andrea.eckstein100@gmail.com Or 701-658-9057

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We

need

You!!

Live Nativity, Dec 20-22 6:30-8:00 pm.

Individual or family to

coordinate Zion’s Live

Nativity event (job

description available).

Hosts to be in charge of

one evening.

If you are interested, please

contact the church office at

223-8286.

THANK YOU!!!

FOR DONATING YOUR LABELS FOR EDUCATION!

(Please continue bringing them in.) These are the benefits to Martin Luther School

and students.

Box Tops: MLS receives .10 cents for each Box Top submitted.

Campbell’s Soup Labels for Education: MLS will receives points for the submitted label, and merchandise can be ordered for the points. *MLS needs the barcode attached to the point value.

Direct your dollars (Dan’s Receipts) MLS will receive $1000.00 when 150,000 in Dan’s receipts are received and submitted. *Entire receipt required.

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Simply Giving forms are located outside the Church Office.

SEPTEMBER 2017 Financial Snapshot

As you can see, our general offerings are behind budget by $42,000 and behind 2016 by $11,000. How can you be

apart of growing the ministry at Zion?

Joe and Viya Stoltenow have been missionaries serving in Cambodia for the past three years working in and around Battambang city with poor and homeless children. This year they have opened a new program called Ray of Hope, where they will be working with street children and teaching them the love of Jesus.

In late 2016 Joe and Viya partnered with Global Lutheran Outreach, an independent Lutheran organization, incorporated in the state of Florida as a not-for-profit corporation. The purpose of Global Lutheran Outreach is to serve the worldwide Lutheran community by facilitating the sending of Lutherans as cross-cultural missionaries to establish and strengthen congregations and/or ministries around the world.

Together, with their partners at Global Lutheran Outreach, their goal is to introduce Jesus into the lives of the street children and show them that through His Word they are destined for so much more than a life of poverty. Our work here in Cambodia is truly a mission of Witness, Mercy and Life-together.

Wednesdays, 6 - 7:15pm. Ages 4 through 4th grade.

*Please sign up to bring snack at... http://www.signupgenius.com/

go/30e0b4eacae2ea5f58-snack

King’s Kids

Let's talk turkey... Or ham.

1st

Annual

Turkey and Ham Sale!!

Here’s how it works: You order and pre-purchase your hams or turkeys from any MLS student, board member or from the school office. Each turkey and ham is priced at $35.00.

You receive a receipt to pick-up your items on either November 14th or 15th at 3 BeMeats, 1700 E Main Ave, Bismarck

WANT TO DONATE A HAM OR TURKEY? The customer may purchase an item to be donated to Heaven’s Helper Soup Kitchen. We will deliver.

The last day to turn in a presale log will be November 9th. Turkeys and

hams will be ordered and available Nov. 14 and 15.

Delivery? There is an option to have your turkeys and hams delivered for an extra $5.00. A team of parents, staff and board members will deliver items on November 14.

Questions? Call Randa Eldred 701-751-2824, Lisa Miller 701-400-8559 or the school office.

What an easy way to help support MLS

as you plan your holiday menus!

Gobble, Gobble, Oink! Pick-up /delivery Stop by 3BeMeats with your receipt, on Nov. 14-15. (They will also have a copy of the

presale sheets) in case you forget your receipt when items are picked up. On the log Or you (the seller) may offer to deliver the items to your own customers on the Nov.

14-15th. Weekly on Monday, each student will turn in their presale log and money to the school

office and get a new presale log for the next week. Each student that sells 10 items will have their name put in a drawing. Each week there will be a cash drawing. You can submit a log sheet 4 week in a row and get your name added to the drawing each week every time you sell 10 items.

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MARTIN LUTHER SCHOOL STAFF SPOTLIGHT. Pam was born and raised in rural Maddock, ND with three older brothers. Pam graduated with a B.S. degree from NDSU and furthered her education at U of Mary. She married Robert Nelson, and together they raised two daughters and currently have one grandchild.

Pam enjoys reading, walking and baking. She also enjoys working with young children, which is evident by how loved she is by her students. Lutheran Schools week is one of her favorite activities to do with her students. They especially enjoy the “Theme dress up days”.

The people Pam most admires are her parents. She contributes this to their faith, hard-working nature, humble attitude and ability to care for others.

Pam’s favorite Bible Verse comes from Philippians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”

Pam Nelson Preschool teacher,

Zion campus

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Ministry Focus...

Board of Stewardship

What is the board’s purpose?

To initiate programs for the development of good stewardship attitudes in the members of Zion in regard

to time, talents, and treasures;

To provide for training not specifically assigned to other Administrative Boards;

To provide for utilization of members of Zion for the work of Christ’s Kingdom;

To ensure the financial stability of Zion and its work through a developed program of dedicated,

proportionate, first fruits giving.

What are 5 top responsibilities of the board?

1. Study the Scriptural principles regarding the total stewardship calling of the Christian (as a member of his

family, as a neighbor and citizen, as a member of Zion) and share these insights with Zion members at

every available opportunity.

2. Encourage all members to use their talents in Christ’s work through a program which discovers and enlists

such talents. Maintain a list of volunteers to be distributed to various boards

3. Solicit budget needs from other boards and prepare a preliminary budget to be approve by the Voter’s

assembly.

4. Maintain, distribute, and recognize memorial donations.

5. Oversee Sunday offerings, counting and accounting. Analyze offerings to share with congregational

members.

Who currently serves on the board?

Melody Hintz-Rau, Mike Daffinrud, Renee Daffinrud,

Darin Anderson and Paula Peters

How could new board members be of value?

New board members would be able to provide a different

perspective to stimulate financial and volunteer giving.

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Hearing assistance is available.

Please Check with an usher.

The mission of Zion Lutheran Church is to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people through Word and Sacrament, encouraging and supporting one another as a fellowship of believers.

Zion Lutheran Church Phone: (701) 223-8286 Fax: (701) 258-2146

Email: zionlcmsbis@gmail.com Website: www.zionbismarck.org

Rev. Thomas R. Marcis, Jr. Senior Pastor (701) 220-8437 Email: tmarcisjr@gmail.com

Kristin Nistler Director of Family Ministry (701) 400-2069

Email: kristin.nistler@gmail.com

Russ Weixel Director of Junior Youth Ministry

(701) 400-6492 Email: rweixelzion@aol.com

Gayle Little - Administrative Secretary Email: zionlcmsbis@gmail.com

Michele Agnew - Associate Secretary Email: magnewzion@gmail.com

ZION’S CHURCH COUNCIL

President James Rath

Vice President Jerry Cleveland

Secretary Bonnie Chase

Treasurer Fred Ehrhardt

Board of Church Properties David Kemnitz

Board of Adult Family Ministry Travis Rau

Board of Youth Family Ministry Stephanie Ell

Board of Lay Ministry Brian Rosin

Board of Stewardship Melody Hintz-Rau

Special Projects Board Lynette Schumaker

Zion Foundation Roland Huber

OTHER ZION MINISTRY LEADERS

Music Coordinator Melissa Piatz

Hosannas Director Kathy Rooke

Bells of Zion Director Melody Hintz-Rau

Acolyte Coordinator Gary Semmel

Stephen Leader Denise Agnew

LWML President Mavis Goetz

Bismarck-Mandan Lutheran School Association

Lisa Miller & Evelyn Orth

QUESTIONS for Personal and Family Bible Study

November 5, 2017 Series A revised

Study Texts: All Saints Sunday

Memory Verse: Revelations 7:12 “Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanks and honor and power and strength be to our God for ever and ever. Amen!”

THE FIRST LESSON: Revelation 7:2-17

1. Who came from the east? 2. Who did he call out to? 3. What message did the angel give? 4. How many were sealed from the

tribes of Israel? 5. How great a multitude did John

see? 6. What did the multitude cry out? 7. What did the angles say as they

worshiped God? 8. Who was wearing the white

robes?

THE EPISTLE LESSON: 1 John 3:1-3

1. To what did the author direct the people?

2. What were the people called? 3. What were the people? 4. Why did the people not know us? 5. What has God not yet made

known? 6. What truth do we know? 7. Who shall we be like when the

Lord appears? 8. What shall we see?

THE GOSPEL LESSON: Matthew 5:1-12

1. Where did Jesus go when He saw the crowds?

2. What did He do when the disciples came to Him?

3. What belongs to the poor in spirit? 4. Why are those who mourn

blessed? 5. Who will inherit the earth? 6. What will peacemakers be called? 7. What is the reward of those

persecuted for the sake of righteousness?

8. Where will you receive your reward?

Lessons for Next Sunday:

23rd Sunday after Pentecost

Amos 5:18-24 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

Matthew 25:1-13

Stephen Ministry Mission Statement

“A Christian friend who listens, cares,

prays, supports, and encourages”

Please contact our Stephen Leaders:

Denise Agnew 400-1021

Llona Sailing 391-9374

Harley Trautman 391-3878

If you know someone who needs care and support at this time.

Week Eighty Seven

Monday — Romans 7:1 – 25

Tuesday — Romans 8:1 - 39

Wednesday — Romans 9:1 – 11:36

Thursday — Romans 12:1 – 21

Friday — Romans 13:1 – 14:23

Saturday — Romans 15:1 – 16:27

Sunday 9:40 am

Adult Bible Study “Book of Acts”

(Future) wednesday morning

Bible Study…

Thursday 6:30 am

Bible Breakfast at the Ramkota: