A Message From Our District President
"Was Crucified, Died and Was Buried"
Birth and death are the two experiences common to all. Everyone alive today was born. Everyone alive today will die (unless Jesus returns first). And before we die ourselves, we most likely will experience several times over the death of someone close to us.
Our Lord Jesus, in this respect, is no different from any of us. He was born a real human being. He lived on this earth, breathed our air, ate our food. After 33 years He died and was buried by some of those close to Him.
While living here He stood with us at the grave of someone He loved, even wept at the death of His friend, Lazarus. In these respects, Jesus also knows death as a human experience. He can and does understand our grief and our emotion at the thought of death.
Yet the death of Jesus Christ, something we confess in the language of the Apostles Creed, “was crucified, died and was buried,” includes much more than His ability to sympathize with us. He was crucified FOR US, as the Bible explains, “Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us – for it is written, ‘cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree’” (Galatians 3:13). Click here to read more
Latest News in the District
Support Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School
Come support Unity Lutheran Christian Elementary School by eating at Buffalo Wild Wings on April 7, 2010 from 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Buffalo Wild Wings will donate 10% of all pre-taxed food sales from any guest that presents a fundraising ticket. Click here to download your fundraising tickets.
SID Student Aid Golf Scramble
The sixth annual Bob Streuter Memorial Golf Scramble will take place on Saturday, May 1, at the Roland Barkau Golf Course in Okawville. Registration forms will be sent to all past participants and to all congregations or by calling the district office at 618-234-4767. Information can also be found on the district Web by clicking on Forms/Registrations.
"Rooted & Established In Love" Conference
This conference on and for the family seeks to present Christians of all ages Biblically-sound counsel anchoring our homes in God's grace in Christ. Speakers will address family worship and devotional life, prayer, setting Godly relationship boundaries, discipline of children, raising unapologetically Godley men and women, identifying our roles after divorce and loss of spouse, and more. Will be held April 24, 2010. Click here to download "Rooted & Established In Love" flyer!
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