Third Sunday in Lent
“Unless You Repent”
March 20, 2022
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As We Gather
What does it mean to repent? In our Gospel today, Jesus invites His disciples to see in the hardships and tragedies of life a call to repent. But what does this mean? How do we know if our repentance is genuine? May the Holy Spirit lead us today and always into lives of repentance and faith.
Live-stream and in-person worship begin at 9:30 AM. Please CLICK HERE to download the link to the live-stream itself.
We will be streaming on our Facebook Page as well: CLICK HERE .
Witnesses to Christ: People From His Passion
March 23 – Lent Midweek Series
“Guilt and Grace: Peter”
Simon Peter witnessed much of Christ’s ministry on earth. He is featured in many highlights of the four Gospels, but today we see Peter at his lowest point, as he denies Jesus three times. The result of Peter’s denial is a massive amount of guilt. Each of us can relate to that unwanted flood of self-disgust that comes when we remember past sin. But guilt is not the final word for Peter, and it is not the final word for us. After His resurrection, Jesus restores and forgives Peter. Jesus offered Peter grace. Jesus also gives us grace, forgiveness, and restoration at the cross.
Join us for worship at 7:00 PM on March 23 in the Sanctuary or online.
Prayer and Praise * Saturday March 19 at 7 PM in the Sanctuary!
Prayer and praise is an informal worship opportunity including a time for reflection, music, and fellowship. Join us as we cover our message series on “The Christian Life.” We will see you there!
Sunday Bible Class: The Gospel of Matthew
Is tradition a good thing or a bad thing? How can we judge whether a tradition is helping or hurting our walk with Christ? This Sunday we continue our study of the Gospel of Matthew, focusing on Matthew 15 as Jesus addresses these topics. Join us at 11:00 AM in Room 10.
Mission India Partnership for this Year
Our partnership with Mission India (https://missionindia.org/) last year included sponsoring ministry partners with financial and prayer support. We partnered to support 8 church planters, 5 literacy classes and 5 Children’s Bible clubs. In addition, we provided enough aid to Mission India during India’s COVID-caused humanitarian crisis to provide resources for 625 families of four for four weeks.
How did God use these ministries?
- 535 New Believers in Christ
- 240 Baptisms
- 69 Prayer groups formed
- 20 Worshiping groups planted
In April, we will be determining the level of our partnership for the coming year. We will base our financial support on how much has been offered for Mission India by the end of March. If you would like to support this ministry, please mark your offering “Mission India.” You can do this with an offering in the offering plate or online. Click here to make an online offering.
The MARCH 2022 monthly Vine is available on our website.
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Plan to attend a Concordia University or Seminary?
The congregation is now accept applications for student grants for the 2022-2023 academic year. All members of St. John’s, who plan to attend any of our ten synodical universities or our two seminaries, are eligible to apply. CLICK HERE for details. The deadline is March 31st.
Ladies’ Tea March 19, 2022 from 11:00 AM – 2 PM.
Click HERE for more info. Our Featured Speaker is Tom Pickford, VP of The Napa Valley Orchid Society. It’s a fun, free event, and we hope to see you there!
Give+ App is Changing…
The Give+ Mobile App from VANCO shut down 1 Oct 21 and no longer is available for download as a mobile app. The new app is called VANCO Mobile.
Giving through Vanco Mobile is easy! Just download the new app and create a new user profile in VANCO Mobile.
Do you wish to receive the E-Vine by text?
Signing up is simple. Just text “sjlctext” to 855-906-0515. When an e-vine is sent out, you will receive a text with a link which will take you to the current e-vine. If you currently receive the e-vine by email, you will continue to receive it that way as well, unless you request for it to stop.
Drivers Needed
We have members that no longer drive and need a ride to and from church on Sunday mornings. If you can help, please contact the church office.
Where do I find sermons and services that I missed?
You can find previous sermons in three places. The full services are available on the YouTube channel.
- YouTube Channel:
- https://www.youtube.com/user/stjohnsnapaca/live
- There are playlists for sermons, Sunday Services, Wednesday Night Worship and teaching on Matthew
- RightNow Media Channel
- https://www.rightnowmedia.org/CustomLibrary/41667
- Scroll down to find recommendations as well as sermon and Gospel of Matthew lessons
- Website
- https://stjohnslutheran.net/sermons-2/
- The sermons are arranged by worship series
If you haven’t already signed up for Right Now Media, CLICK HERE.
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