A Congregation of The Lutheran Church ~ Missouri Synod

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1 Connecting People to Jesus Christ Lutheran Church and School is a 21 st Century mission outpost where people are supported, equipped, and launched into ministry, acting locally and impacting globally. Memory Verse 2 Timothy 3:16-17 Sunday, May 20, 2018 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man and woman of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. A Congregation of The Lutheran Church ~ Missouri Synod 760 Victoria Street, Costa Mesa, California Church ~ School ~ Fax ~

2 CHRIST WELCOMES YOU! We are delighted that you have chosen to worship with us at Christ Lutheran! Please check us out at for more information on all our ministries, missions and small groups. Need additional attention or direction? Give us a call in the church office and let us know how we can Small Groups and Bible Studies We offer many Bible studies and small group meetings throughout the week at various times. Contact the church office at , or if you would like more information please Pastor Mike at pastor.gibson@christcm.org. Children, Junior High, & High School Ministry Children s Ministry Today we will wrap up our year-long exploration of the Bible with a lesson on Heaven! All children age 3 (and potty-trained) through 5th grade are invited to Sunday School (9:20-10:20) in room 103 and Kids Church (during 10:30 service) in rooms 102 and 103. If you have questions about Children's Ministry, please contact Emily Eltiste at miss.eltiste@christcm.org. Club 56 Our last Club 56 of the school year is Monday, June 4! We'll gather in the youth room from 6-8pm for an end of the year party! Contact Emily Eltiste at miss.eltiste@christcm.org for more information about Club 56. Jr. High There is no Jr. High Youth this week as many of our students are away on their CLS class trip. We will resume next Wednesday, May 30, for our end of the school year party! If you have questions about Jr. High Youth, please contact Emily Eltiste at miss.eltiste@christcm.org. High School Youth Join us tonight at the bridge on Sunday, May 20th from 6-8pm. We will wrap up our study on The Story and celebrate with a tasty dinner from Gina's Pizza and games! Contact miss.burkey@christcm.org with any questions. Confirmation Registration for the Confirmation class will be open this summer, more information to be made available in June. Contact miss.burkey@christcm.org with any If you are new to youth groups please register online by completing our medical release and information form at forms.htm. Update & Prayer Requests Week 6: The focus this week is on realizing and rejoicing in our extraordinary life in Christ and sharing His blessings as He uses us daily to impact the lives and faith of others. Pray that the Holy Spirit blazes a fresh breath of revival in and through His Church and that all followers of Christ are empowered to boldly proclaim the Good News in word and deed. CONTRIBUTION REPORT ~ CHURCH BUDGET ~ 5/13/18 Weekly Worship Weekly Offering Weekly Offering Offering Attendance Received Budget Variance 5/ $ 28,383 $ 27,187 $ + 1,196 Budgeted YTD $1,250,602 Offerings YTD $ 1,217,288 $ - 33,314 4 Those 2 Come Phase 2 Capital Campaign 5/13 Pledged $3,789,526 Rec d To Date $3,771,130 Bal. $ 18,396 Give Now: by scanning the QR code to the right with your wireless device, or through PayPal on our webpage:

3 Today During Equipping Hour: 9:20-10:20am Sunday School - In Room 103. The Gospel of Luke - Led by Ed Stelling in the Library. Loving God with Your Mind - Led by Larry Vescera in Room 114. Sermon-based Bible Study - Led by Chris Bellew/Matt Williams in Room 112. What s Happening? Boy Scout Troop Please look for us today on the Plaza. We will be offering a variety of FIRST AID KITS to purchase to help fund our summer camp trip to Lost Valley. For more information, please contact Jen Haskell at or haskellraskells5@gmail.com. Retirement Celebration for Elinor Courvoisier - On June 3rd we will give thanks for the wonderful teaching ministry of Elinor Courvoisier. There will be a special recognition at both services and a reception in between on the Plaza. If you would like to contribute to a gift for Elinor, please use one of the giving envelopes in the pew racks and designate it as such. Honduras Mission needs toothbrushes, toothpaste and used luggage - Please ask your dentists for donations of toothbrushes and toothpaste for us to take along. We also can take used luggage off your hands for us to get the supplies to Honduras. Questions may be sent to Terry Walls at terryllann@aol.com. District Convention - Exciting times ahead as a new Pacific Southwest District President is elected at the convention coming up in June. Enjoy being part of the action as a member of the Christ Lutheran Church team heading up the hospitality table. Please contact Kathy Carrick at carrick92647@hotmail.com to be added to the list of volunteers to greet convention attendees. Thank you! 2018 Graduate Recognition - June 10th, 10:30am Service - We celebrate with all graduates and families for the completion of 8th grade, high school and college! We will bless our graduates in worship on June 10th during the 10:30am service. Please miss.burkey@christcm.org with the graduate's full name, address and graduating school. 10th Annual Golf Tournament June 14th, 10:30am -Join us for the 10th Annual CLS Golf Tournament Thursday, June 14th at the Mesa Linda Course. Contest & Awards dinner is hosted by Newport Rib Company. To register or if you have questions, please contact Matthew Augustine mr.augustine@christcm.org or Sponsorship opportunities are available. VBS Registration Now Open - Registration for VBS 2018 is now open! Join us from July 9th -13th, 2018 from 9:00am-12:00pm. At Shipwrecked VBS, kids will venture onto an uncharted island where they'll learn that Jesus carries them through every storm in life! Vacation Bible School is for all kids age 3 (and potty-trained) through entering 5th grade. Youth entering 6th grade and older are invited to join us as volunteers! VBS costs $25 per child. Register today at christcm.org. Home-stay families needed for students from Urawa, Japan, July We are looking for about 11 host families for the students from Urawa Lutheran School this summer. Schedule for the host families & students: July 27th - meet at Concordia University Irvine for dinner & pick-up student, July 28th - a day to engage with your family/participate, July 29th - attend worship and depart from there (CUI bus). If you are interested in being a host family please contact April ms.florio@christcm.org. All students speak some English. The congregation of Christ Lutheran Church - is cordially invited to attend the wedding of Scott Esswein and Ariana Sadeghipour on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at Bethany Lutheran Church, Long Beach. The ceremony will begin at 4:00 pm and will be followed by a cake and punch reception in Friendship Square.

4 The Breath of Salvation Through Christ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:16-17) 16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. (1 John 3:16) 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it 15 and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man and woman of God may be complete [put together], equipped for every good work. (2 Timothy 3:14-17) We live in an unfair, unjust, ugly, broken world, where bad things happen to good people and good things happen to bad people. Where do you find your hope confidence joy endurance perspective life and that the best is yet to come? ALL THE BIBLE POINTS TO JESUS! You search the Scriptures because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness about me, yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. (John 5:39-40 ESV) You have your heads in your Bibles constantly because you think you ll find eternal life there. But you miss the forest for the trees. These Scriptures are all about me! And here I am, standing right before you, and you aren t willing to receive from me the life you say you want. (John 15:39-40 Message) PENTECOST: THE BREATH OF THE SPIRIT Training Salvation = The Spirit breathes reviving in Righteousness Teaching = The Spirit breathes reveling Right standing and right living keep you fresh! Reproof = The Spirit breathes revealing Correction = The Spirit breathes reminding

5 Sermon-Based Bible Study Share 1. What are the contemporary cultural views of the Christian Church today? 2. Reflecting on PG s sermon, which points stand out for you? 3. What was you understanding of PG s use of fresh? 4. Has your faith ever been stale and not fresh? What happened? 5. What would happen if CLC were fresh? 6. Why do we need the Holy Spirit? (See Acts 1:8) Study 1. The night before His crucifixion, Jesus Christ explained to His followers some of the great benefits they (we) would receive through God s Spirit. What are they according to John 14:15-27? 2. As you link Acts 1:15 with the last verse of Luke s Gospel (24:53), where did Pentecost take place? 3. Who was present in Jerusalem to hear the Apostles speaking in tongues that day (See Acts 2:5, 9-11)? 4. Look carefully at Acts 2:1-4, for there are three things which call for our attention: On what day did these events occur? What does Pentecost mean? It was 50 days after what feast? Read Exodus 34:22 and Deuteronomy 16:10. Pentecost came at the end of the wheat harvest in Palestine, and they were to take this new wheat, freshly harvested, the first fruits of the harvest, and bake of it two loaves. What or who do the loaves represent? (See John 10:16) The wave loaves is the only sacrifice in all the Old Testament that ever had leaven included in it. Why? 5. What does Paul emphasize about being baptized with the Spirit in 1 Corinthians 12:13? Why is this significant? 6. What symbols are associated with the events of Pentecost? How do they give us a picture of the function of Christ s body, the church, and how it is to be characterized? What does wind symbolize? (See John 3:8) What does fire symbolize? What does tongues symbolize? 7. Read 2:4-12. Whenever the true gift of tongues is manifest it will always be characterized by four marks. What are they according to (1) 2:6-8, (2) 2:11b. (see 1 Corinthians 14:2a.), (3) refer to 1 Corinthians 12:7, and (4) 2: What is your perspective on this phenomena as it pertains to the church in our day? Support 1. What are the important truths of Pentecost that are applicable in your life and in our church? 2. What are you going to do in order to re-freshen your relationship with Jesus? 3. In what ways is the Holy Spirit filling you, breathing through you, in order to speak with boldness, clarity, sincerity, and earnestness, telling forth the mighty works of God? 4. Pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to fill His Church, fill you, so that together we might be powerful and passionate proclaimers of the Gospel.

6 Prayers of the Congregation Please contact the church office at if you would like someone added to the Prayer List. Kobon Ministry: We thank the Lord that Lukson and Sakias are planning the opening of the renovated Haruai Bible House, a new classroom, and the improved helicopter landing area on May 23 when the helicopter pilot will deliver the water tank and supplies and be able to participate. Please pray for a wonderful day. This week please pray for the Kobon Living Word School at Ambamp, teacher Ais Jonah, and for all the students. - Reverend John and Maila Davies, Lutheran Bible Translators, Papua New Guinea Pray for Our Country, Our State, Our Leaders, Our Military: Austin Bowe, Evan Edison, Colin McFerran, Brandon McKnight, Greg Meline, Edward Miettinen, Parker Oest, Clint Sloan, Adam Spies and all members of the Military and their families PERSONAL Angel Donna Barnard Gary Barnard Dakota Becker Brian Janet Brock Julia Brock Capitelli Family Lilian Cardoso Clark Family Shannon Crogan John Davis & Family Josh Freeman Joan Hoffman Kristina Kittle Kailey Martin Raul Reyes Family Robert Parrish Perry Family Sabini Family John Paul Saraga Marilyn Shirley Shirley Smith Vicky Rick Wolfe Kristi Edison & Family Mission India Church Planters - Yunis, Yakub, Jaswinder, Earic Adult Literacy Project - Sonia (project manager) - 5 teachers and 150 students Children s Bible Clubs - 11 leaders children And the people of Punjab Kuwaa Mission Pray for swift repair of Samaritans Purse helicopter. Down for repairs. Korpu has Days4Girls kits to deliver & going by motor road is very expensive plus dirt roads impossible. She also plans to teach hygiene classes. ILLNESS Brentt Allen Alix Art Rusty Ballard Teri Bauer Ashley Bauer Curtis Becker Melody Becker Troy Becker Nancy Bellinger Amy Bolks Caryn Borland Terry Brennan Diana Boyer Barbara Briscoe Kathleen Brembile Casey Family Kaitlyn Chermak Joel Chantry Kerry Crork Colin Cunningham John Davis Samantha Diaz Pat English Barbara Eton Emma Davis Family Dawn Marie Favata Daniel Fowlie Patrick Frericks Deborah Garvey Waynella Gonzalez Jim Gorsline Sr. Steve Grace Dan Groyl JoAnn Guetzkow Emily Hiller Robert Hiller Linda Jenkins Michael Latham John & Margret Katie Kallimanis Loretta Kazmar Renee Kiemer Joseph Kocik Scott Kocik Betty Kovach Julie Koonce Ellen LaBonte Wanda Laker Tom Loppnow Tom Ludtke Elizabeth Lauster Courtney Marshall Richard (Rick) Martin Carolyn Moersch Jennifer Marx Carmella Mazella Pam McPhee Hitomi Miller David Moeschler Catherin Morgan Connor Nemcek Jack Northat Arlene Norcutt The Christ Lutheran Staff Lead Pastor ~ Associate Pastor ~ School Principal ~ Preschool Director ~ Parish Administrator ~ Director Of Children and Youth Ministry ~ Director of Local Mission/High School Youth ~ Music & Worship ~ Church Exec./Communications ~ Deployed Pastor, Montclair, CA ~ Pastor Emeritus ~ Deployed Missionary ~ Worship Schedule 8:00 AM Traditional Worship 9:20 AM Equipping Hour 10:30 AM Contemporary Worship and Kids Church Mike Gibson Glenn Shelton Caleb McFerran Kristie Flohra Karen Culp Emily Eltiste Dana Burkey Chris Peterson April Florio Lance Irey Joseph Strubbe John Davies Krystal Norcutt Trevor Olson Jan Osborne Rob Ott Elizabeth Piercy Sandy Putman Joe Ranieri Mr. Rico Denise Robb Betsy Ruesler Salvador Judy Schroeder Marty Shubin Chris Smith Ryno Stein Chris Stoddard Bob Strouse Delores Terry Lucy Valenzuela Vivian Vehrs Marlene Weisheit Gertie Wiechmann - pastor.gibson@christcm.org - pastor.shelton@christcm.org - mr.mcferran@christcm.org - mrs.flohra@christcm.org - mrs.culp@christcm.org - miss.eltiste@christcm.org - miss.burkey@christcm.org - mr.peterson@christcm.org - ms.florio@christcm.org - pastor.irey@christcm.org - josephstrubbe@yahoo.com Altar Flowers The flowers that grace the altar today are given to the glory of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ by the Sadeghipour family in celebration of Leila s birthday and Leila and Brandon s anniversary.