Apostolic Luran Church, Pastor Donald Salo, 315 South Ma Avenue, New York Mills, Mnesota 56567 Volume 15, Issue 11 September, 2012 From Pastor s Desk... some good some not so good. Ma Each year Article at this time we beg to They will all pass away when Jesus teach our young people at Sunday comes judgment. School. The Bible says we are to teach m diligently, shall talk to God s Word is sacred cannot be m when thou sittest the house, altered. (Deut.4:2)Ye shall not add Lorem when ipsum thou walkest dolor sit by amet, way, unto ex en commodo Word which consequat. I comm you, when thou liest down, when thou neir shall ye dimish aught from risest consectetuer up. (Duet.6:7) adipiscg elit, it, Duis that te ye feugifacilisi.per may keep commments Lord your God which I sed diem nonummy nibh The responsibility lies with parents comm you. at euismod home first. tcidunt Then we ut lacreet as a Christian (Deut.12:32) ex en commodo What consequat. thgs so ever I church contue this teachg comm you, observe to do it: thou Sunday School. This teachg does shalt Duis not te feugifacilisi. add reto, nor Lorem dimish not end at Sunday School, enim ad but must from it. contue by worshipg at church. (Rev.22:19) And if any man shall take away consectetuer from words adipiscg elit, book The teachgs Word God, this prophecy, God shall take away Holy Bible, tution ullamcorper is source his sed part diem out nonummy book nibh life, out struction. suscipit lobortis The nisl Bible ut is aliquip a sacred holy city, from thgs which book, spired by God, recorded are written this book. by ex ea holy commodo men. The consequat. Bible has much history Old Testament, but it all The Bible, Word God was Duis te feugifacilisi. Duis pots to comg our Saviour written with a purpose. enim First, ad Jesus autem Christ. dolor hendrerit Many wonderful foremost, mim veniam, it tells quis God s nostrud love for teachgs can be found se stories. fallen mankd. It reveals how a man So vulputate many lessons velit esse can be molestie used to teach can become tution a child ullamcorper God through children, consequat, young vel people, illum elders. redemptive work Christ on eu cross. suscipit Jesus lobortis tells us nisl that ut we aliquip are to We feugiat teach nulla from facilisis Bible at because vero believe ex ea on commodo Him whom consequat. Far hath it is an everlastg Word. (Matt.24:35) sent. This means that Jesus Christ is Heaven et accumsan earth shall et pass iusto away, but to be enim central ad. Duis me te all my odio words dignissim shall qui not blit pass away. (1 teachgs. Through power feugifacilisi. Lorem ipsum Peter 1:25) But Word Lord Holy Spirit, se Words enter to praesent endureth forever, luptatum zzril this is delenit Word dolor heart sit amet. a new man is created. which by gospel is preached unto you. au gue duis te feugat God does not look at outer man, nulla facilisi. wisi enim ad but to heart. (Deut.6:6) And All or teachgs are world, se words, which I comm e this day, shall be the heart. (Ps.119:11) Thy word have I hid taion ullamcorper 1 me heart, that I might not s agast Secondary e. Article (Rom.10:8) But what saith it? The word is nigh e, even thy mouth, thy heart: that is, word faith which we preach. This word teaches to us divity Christ. (John 20:31) But se are written, that ye might beleive that Jesus is Christ, Son God; that believg ye might have life through His name. (Rom.15:4) For whatsoever thgs were written aforetime were written for our learng, that we through patience comfort scriptures might have hope. In order for us to be better teachers, we are encouraged to study Word God. (Is.34:16) Seek ye out book Lord, read: no one se shall fail, none shall want her mate; for my mouth it hath commed, his spirit it hath gared m. (John 5:39) Search scriptures; for m ye thk ye have eternal life, y are y which testify me. (Rom.15:4) For whatsoever thgs were written aforetime were written for our learng, that we through patience comfort scriptures might have hope. Even though we are not all gog to be teachers, we are all called to be witnesses. When we confess our faith we are teachg. May we speak teach only through power
Holy Spirit. May we always thank God for this teacher Holy Spirit. God s Peace. Don & Vi Salo *************************** Monthly Meditations Lorem To know love, open your heart to Jesus. consectetuer To show love, adipiscg open your elit, heart to sed ors... diem nonummy nibh The euismod more you tcidunt love Jesus, ut lacreet more you ll talk about Him... Sometimes best witness enim is ad love... Spiritual mim veniam, growth occurs quis nostrud when faith is cultivated... tution ullamcorper In suscipit a changg lobortis world, nisl you ut can aliquip trust God s unchangg Word... Don t Duis te walk feugifacilisi. to future Duis lookg backwards... Where your treasure is, re will your heart vulputate be also... velit esse molestie consequat, vel Luke illum 12:34 eu Why feugiat beholdest nulla thou facilisis mote at vero that is thy bror s eye, but considerest not beam et accumsan that is the et own iusto eye... odio dignissim Matw qui blit 7:3 *************************** au gue duis te feugat...means Grace... nulla facilisi. wisi enim ad When God created man, He created him mim His own veniam, image. What quis nostrud image God what are His attributes? taion ullamcorper God is love. God good. God is merciful. God is faithful. God is righteous. God is true. God is holy. Duis te feugifacilisi.per Unto this image man was created. All se attributes were his: love, goodness, mercy, suscipit faithfulness, lobortis nisl righteousness, ut aliquip truth, holess. Now we have a fuller picture how great Duis te feugifacilisi. Lorem was fall mankd when he lost image God. Dive love was replaced by hate, goodness by evil, mercy by cruelty, faithfulness by treachery, righteousness by sfulness, truth by falsehood, holess by wickedness. Thus, man became corrupted all this because his sed diem nonummy nibh disobedience to God, his Creator. This corruption is all who are naturally born to world; it is known as origal s. Man may forsake repent all his actual ss enim live an ad upright, pious life, as St. Paul did, sayg: touchg mim veniam, righteousness quis nostrud law, blameless (Phil.3:6), still not be saved. Why? tution For ullamcorper by grace are ye saved through faith; that not yourselves it is a gift God. (Eph.2:8) The grace ex God ea is commodo forgiveness consequat. ss, both origal actual ss. Lorem This is reason that God had to lay upon consectetuer His Son adipiscg iquity elit, us all. (Isaiah 53:6). Therefore, although Jesus was sed sless, diem nonummy holy, nocent, nibh He suffered punishment paid penalty for all our ss that penalty was death (Gen.2:17; Rom.6:23). This spired Paul to say: For love Christ constraeth us; enim because we thus judge, that if one died for all, n were all ad dead..consectetuer (11 Cor.5:14). adipiscg And God says: For this is as waters Noah unto me. elit, (Isa.54:9) sed diem nonummy nibh Now our s debt was fully paid anger God agast s was appeased. Salvation was provided for us only by work Jesus, enim but we ad must appropriate this salvation by faith grace mim God, veniam, quis forgiveness nostrud s that Jesus merited for us. God s marvelous tution plan ullamcorper salvation provides means grace, by which faith can lay hold His redemption, His Word His sacraments. Durg 48 years that I have been livg faith, I cannot remember a sgle one old servants God who did not teach that Word God His Holy sacraments, Baptism Lord s Supper, are means grace that God has given to man by which y can be saved, but appropriated by faith. They are means grace but not grace itself, for grace itself is forgiveness ss. 2 Therefore, we read Ephesians 1:7 In whom we have redemption through His blood, forgiveness ss, accordg to riches His grace. Thus, if Word God His sacraments are means by which riches His grace are extended to us, Lorem forgiveness ss must be found m Biblically. In sed order diem that nonummy Word God nibh would be means grace, Jesus commed His euismod own to tcidunt preach ut lacreet His Name repentance forgiveness ss. (Luke 24:47) And He vouched that whosesoever ss ye remit, y are remitted unto m. (John enim 20:23). ad That none may dispute that Word God is not tution means ullamcorper grace, order that man may possess grace God, suscipit he must lobortis believe nisl forgiveness ut aliquip his ss Jesus Name on merits ex His ea atong commodo blood. consequat. Duis te feugifacilisi. Duis Jesus has provided this grace by His redemptive autem dolor work, hendrerit man appropriates it to himself by faith. Still, most difficult vulputate thg velit for man esse to molestie underst is that livg faith is not possessed by man but consequat, given to him vel by God illum as a gift. This eu is not a faith that is cultivated by man s md feugiat or reason nulla but facilisis a faith stilled at vero his heart by God. For with heart man b elieveth et accumsan u n to r ighteousness et iusto (Rom.10:10) And this faith comes by odio dignissim qui blit hearg Word God. (Rom.10:17) Now question arises: what manner are au gue sacraments duis means te feugat grace accordg to Bible? The first sacrament nulla facilisi. is Baptism, wisi enim which ad Jesus stituted place circumcision. The Bible mim proves veniam, that circumcision quis nostrud was outward token taion ullamcorper covenant that God made with Abraham when He stated: And et accumsan I will establish et my iusto covenant odio between me e thy seed after e ir dignissim genions qui blit for praesent everlastg covenant, to be a God unto e to thy luptatum seed after zzril e. delenit (Gen.17:7) au gue And he that is eight days old shall be circumcised duis among te feugat you. nulla (Gen.17:12) And facilisi. Ezekiel 37:27 we read: Yea I will be ir God, y shall be my people. Though God changed outward token from circumcision to Baptism, covenant was not changed
because it was an everlastg covenant. Have we pro this Bible? Yes, Heb.8:10, 12 we read: For this is covenant that I will make with house Israel after those days, saith Lord; I will put my laws to ir md, write m ir hearts: Lorem I will be to m a God, y shall consectetuer be to me a adipiscg people. For I elit, will be merciful to ir unrighteousness, sed ir diem ss nonummy ir iquities nibh will I remember no more. Although euismod token tcidunt covenant was ut lacreet changed to Baptism former requirements to fulfill Law removed, covenant remaed same. I will be to m a God, y shall be to enim me a ad people. The covenant was made with believers, for God has tution never ullamcorper made a covenant nor stituted a sacrament for unbelievers. suscipit Sce lobortis sacrament nisl Baptism ut aliquip is a means grace, forgiveness ss ex must ea be commodo found it. consequat. This Apostles did, for Peter says Acts 2:38,39: Repent, Duis te feugifacilisi. be baptized Duis everyone you autem dolor name hendrerit Jesus Christ for remission ss, ye shall receive vulputate gift velit Holy esse Ghost. molestie For promise is unto you, to your consequat, children. vel illum eu feugiat nulla facilisis at vero Note that promise is also to children, if y are baptized. To adults et accumsan first requirement et iusto is repentance n forgiveness odio dignissim qui blit ss. This is accordance with au commment gue duis Jesus te Luke feugat 24:47, but order that no one would be nulla misled facilisi. to believg wisi that enim his ss ad are forgiven just by beg baptized, without believg, mim veniam, we read: quis And nostrud with many or words taion did ullamcorper he (Peter) testify exhort, sayg, save yourselves from et this accumsan untoward genion. et iusto odio Then y that gladly received his word were dignissim baptized. (Acts qui 2:40,41) blit praesent luptatum zzril delenit au gue St.Paul also believed that re was forgiveness ss Baptism, for duis when he speaks te feugat his conversion nulla facilisi. Acts 22:16, he quotes Ananias as sayg, And now why tarriest thou? Arise, be baptized, wash away thy ss, callg on name Lord. Likewise, Paul did not believe that re was forgiveness ss Baptism without faith, for, speakg before Kg Agrippa, he quotes words Jesus, natural birth is a child God, how n sayg: To open ir eyes, to turn can little ones please God? m from darkness to light, from power Satan unto God, that y may There can be no or way than way receive forgiveness ss, heritance that God has provided, Jesus says: I among m which are sanctified by faith am way, truth, life; no that Lorem is me. ipsum (Acts dolor 26:18) sit amet, man sed cometh diem unto nonummy Far nibh but by me. (John 14:6). It is Jesus who provided Paul does not belittle Baptism although he redemption for all, both small great. considers sed diem himself nonummy commissioned nibh by In His redemptive work re is Lord to preach gospel (1 Cor.1:17) for forgiveness all ss, both origal s he euismod cludes tcidunt doctre ut lacreet baptisms actual ss, means grace, enim ad prciples doctre Christ. forgiveness ss, that He has (Heb.6:2). provided mim veniam, His quis Word nostrud His sacraments can be received only by faith. enim ad I am so thankful to God for statement Jesus that little children believe on Him (Matt.18:3-6), that Kgdom God belongs to fants also (Luke 18:15,16). tution ullamcorper If little children fants did not believe on Jesus, we would have no Biblical ex ea right commodo to baptize consequat. m. There are those who say that Jesus did not say that fants Duis te believed feugifacilisi. on Him, Duis only little children. If fants did not believe on Him, why was Jesus so pleased with m vulputate said, for velit such esse is kgdom molestie God? That He was pleased with m is sufficient pro consequat, that y believed, vel illum for Hebrew eu 11:6 we read: But without faith it is impossible to feugiat please Him. nulla facilisis at vero et accumsan et iusto Anyone who says that little children fants cannot believe because ir mds odio dignissim qui blit are not sufficiently developed disputes Word praesent God luptatum allows zzril his own delenit reason to get way God s truth, for true faith is au not gue duis md but te heart. feugat Cannot Almighty God still this faith to hearts nulla facilisi. fants also? wisi enim ad The fact that little ones believe on Lord does not mean that y are taion ullamcorper children God by natural birth. The Bible says: suscipit Behold, lobortis I was shapen nisl ut aliquip iquity; s did my mor conceive me. (Ps.51:5). ex en commodo Who can brg consequat. a clean thg out an unclean? Not one. (Job 14:4) What is Duis man, te that feugifacilisi.per he should be clean he which is born a woman, that he should be suscipit righteous? lobortis (Job 15:14). nisl ut Paul aliquip also states that we were by nature children wrath, even as ors.(eph 2:3). Now, sce no one by Duis te feugifacilisi. Lorem 3 tution ullamcorper When God has graciously stilled faith to suscipit hearts lobortis nisl little ut ones, aliquip y become acceptable to Him through baptism ex ea y commodo enter to consequat. His covenant grace become His children. But now Lorem y are to be taught to observe all thgs, consectetuer whatsoever adipiscg I have commed elit, you. (Matt.28:19,20). God has never demed sed diem repentance nonummy from nibh fants because y have not committed any actual euismod ss, for tcidunt God is just. ut lacreet Let us never be afraid to admit that re is forgiveness ss Baptism, as well enim as Lord s Supper, but let us also pot ad.consectetuer out that forgiveness adipiscg is only for believers, not for unbelievers. No one elit, can sed be saved diem by nonummy just partakg nibh sacraments, be it Baptism or Lord s Supper, euismod for Jesus tcidunt says, He ut that lacreet believeth is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. (Mark 16:16) enim ad There mim is no veniam, room for quis doubt nostrud or argument concerng forgiveness ss Lord s Supper, tution for ullamcorper Jesus says: This is my blood new testament, which is shed suscipit for many lobortis for nisl remission ut aliquip ss. (Matt.26:26). But we also read 1 Cor.11:29: ex ea commodo For he consequat. that eateth drketh unworthily (that is, unbelief). eateth drketh damnation to himself, not discerng Lord s body. Someone may ask, What happens to little ones that are not baptized? The words Jesus Mark 16:16 plaly pot out that it is not lack baptism but lack faith that condemns a person. If a person believes is unable to obta Baptism, he is saved by faith, but if he has opportunity to be
baptized despises it, so dog he despises Lord who stituted Baptism, his faith will not save him. The little ones are not able to obta Baptism by mselves; refore it is not ir s or fault that y are not baptized but s parents. Surely a gracious God would not condemn anyone for that which he is not guilty. Let us leave all thgs, over which we have no control, hs a gracious God. Where Bible is silent, so must we be. Let us thank God for se means grace for blessed privilege that He has given us to brg our little ones to Jesus holy Baptism, that ir origal s may be forgiven m blotted out by His redemptive work sufferg, bleedg, dyg on Calvary s cross. We thank God also for privilege confessg our ss to a servant God beg allowed to hear believe blessed gospel Christ, forgiveness our ss Jesus name blood. Thus our faith is strengned by His Word His sacraments, which by faith we partake Him who loved us washed us from our ss His own blood, hath made us kgs priests unto God His Far; to Him be glory domion for ever ever. Amen. (Rev.1:5,6) s/rev. Andrew Mickelsen (submitted by Norman Tumberg) ********************************* Mission to Mexico Come jo us at 12:00 noon, Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Apostolic Luran Church Fellowship Hall New York Mills. We will have a noon luncheon, followed by our guest speakers, Alice Eldon Knunen Hancock, MI. They will be speakg on ir mission work Reynosa, Mexico. Alice, 72 years old, Eldon, soon to be 80, have been providg aid to poor families Colonia (garbage dump) for over 20 years. They will have many stories to tell how dangerous it has gotten but how God has been faithful to provide for ir every need. Alice Eldon are not sponsored by any organization but are dependent upon God love fergs from ors. They also build houses churches. In 2000, y built 38 houses a church with donated help fundg. They are no longer able to brg larger items to Mexico, but re is a need for socks, underwear, small toys such as beanie babies matchbox cars, etc. They are also need an electric scooter electric regular wheelchairs. A collection box will be located fellowship hall for smaller items. If you are able to donate an electric scooter or wheelchairs, contact Dee Wdels at 385-3874 or James Keskitalo at 385-3067. There will be a signup sheet fellowship hall to register for Mexican Mission Luncheon. The Knunen s mission statement is: When God says, Do it, He has already planned resources. We need to accomplish task. Luke 3:11..He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; he that has meat, let him do likewise. submitted by Yvonne Carlund ******************************** Collection September Dennis Keskitalo, Dean Salo, Jeremiah Fraki sub: Mike Keskitalo October Steve Bentley, Bryan Bauck, Brent Tumberg sub: Dan Keskitalo November Titus Fraki, Joe Fraki Jordan Fraki sub: Chris Aho 4 Echoes Mercy every Sunday Morng on your am radio dial 9-2-0 English...8:05am Fnish...9:00 am **************** Servg Groups Sept 2 Dner Served Group #9 Sept 5 Wed eve Bible Study Bob & Carol Hagel Andy & Janet Tumberg Sept 10 Annual Meetg Church Board Members Sept 12 Wed eve Bible Study Don & Vi Salo Dennis Keskitalo Fall Services Sept 14-16 Sept 14 Friday Eve Service Men s Group #1 Sept 15 Saturday Eve Service Young People s Group Sept 16 Sunday Pot Luck Dner Group #10 Sept 16 Afternoon Cfee Men s Group #3 Sept 19 Wed eve Bible Study Matt & Marla Niemela Jim & Elma Keskitalo Sept 22 Mexico Mission Luncheon Sign up sheet fellowship hall Sept 26 Wed eve Bible Study Ada Kujala Ronda Tumberg &&&&&&&&&&&&& &&&&&&&& &&&&
Apostolic Luran Church Why Go To Church? Turn Your Mess 315 Ma Avenue South Into a Message New A church York Mills, goer Mn wrote 56567 a letter to Address editor Le 3 a newspaper Image a man aboned at birth, a Address com- Le 4 murderer, whose life is a mess God plaed that it made no sense to chose Moses to lead children go to church every Sunday. Israel. I ve gone for 30 years now, he Image a happily married man, who wrote, that time I have commits adultery, kills husb heard somethg like 3,000 woman, whose life is a sermons. But for life me, I can t remember a sgle one The mess God kept turned Kg Mailg David s mess to a message. m. So, I thk I m wastg Address my time pastors are Goes Image a woman, neglected wastg irs by givg sermons Here abused, who turns to prostitution for at all. This started a real controversy Letters to Editor column, much to delight editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clcher: I ve been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for life me, I cannot recall entire menu for a sgle one those meals. But I do know this...they all Lorem nourished ipsum me dolor sit gave amet, strength I needed to do my work. consectetuer If my wife adipiscg had not given elit, me sed se diem meals, nonummy I nibh would be physically dead today. Likewise, euismod if I had tcidunt not gone ut to lacreet church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today! enim ad mim When veniam, you quis are nostrud DOWN to nothg...god is UP to tution ullamcorper somethg! Faith sees suscipit visible, lobortis believes nisl ut aliquip credible receives impossible! Duis Thank te feugifacilisi. God for our Duis physical AND our spiritual nourishment! Lorem a livg love, is caught, accused ready to be stoned, whose life is a mess -God protected this woman, wrote on ground with His fger, forgave this woman, her mess became a message. Image an telligent man, a zealous man, who goes around tryg to destroy Christians, makg life a mess for ors -God came changed Saul to Apostle Paul, changed a mess to a message. The Bible is full imperfect people who sed God diem came nonummy to changed nibh ir messes euismod to tcidunt messages. ut lacreet What kd mess are you? Is someone your life gog through a mess? Too much to actually enim ad be able to mim change veniam, yourself? quis There nostrud is great hope. tution ullamcorper Don t throw towel. Give your mess to God. He has a great reputation ex ea commodo for turng consequat. people s messes to wonderful messages His Duis grace te feugifacilisi. love. Duis Turn fight over to Him, surrender your vulputate will, your velit hurts, esse your molestie mess, to God, watch what Master can do! consequat, vel illum eu feugiat nulla ********* facilisis at vero et accumsan et iusto 5 We Are Beg Watched Only let your conversation (life) be as it becometh gospel Christ. Philippians 1:27 Count all glorious thgs gospel has given us. See how high holy our callg is! We are children God heirs eternal riches. We are brethren joirs Christ. (Rom.8:17) We are fellow citizens with sats, household God. (Eph.2:19) We are a royal priesthood (1 Pet.2:9), livg temples Holy Spirit, yes, sats on earth. This is what a person is who lives union faith with Saviour. And though this may seem absurb, it is neverless true because God himself has said so. It sts on such a firm foundation that all storms s tribulation cannot make it come to naught as long as we rema Christ under His wgs faith; because Lord himself has said done so. econsequat, vel illum May everyone search his life thk eu feugiat over carefully nulla facilisis to try to at avert fense vero with et accumsan gospel. He should et direct his deeds life after commments iusto odio dignissim God, to qui glory His name. Yes, may everyone blit praesent luptatum zzril who reads this stop exame himself. delenit au Christians gue duis preachers te should never forget that eyes all feugat men watch nulla each facilisi. movement y make. What children world do does not matter; as it does not touch glory Lord because y are not united with Him. No, y act for mselves. But what Christians do is always associated with gospel. May we see to it that we walk as it becomes high callg a Christian! (Excerpt taken from DAY BY DAY WITH GOD by Carl O. Rosenius)