News and Announcements Christ Lutheran Church Eagan Minnesota
Verse of the Week:
March 13th, 2016
“The Stone that the builders rejected has become the
cornerstone” Luke 20: 17b
This Week in Sunday school:
This week, Sunday School students
will be studying “Jesus Preaching on the Mount.” Here be Dragons Based on Matthew 6:25-27
"Here Be Dragons"—the words appear on two old globes. Pictures of strange beasts, such as dragons, were sometimes drawn on unexplored areas of maps. These were decorations and warnings. It made those places seem mysterious and dangerous. It's easy to imagine seeing a dragon on a map and being concerned. We fear what we don't know. We imagine the worst possible stuff happening. If someone made a map of your town, what would it look like? What if they drew scary pictures in every place you've never yet visited? What if they wrote "Here Be Wild Dogs," "Here Be Bullies," or "Here Be Bees"? Would you visit those places and find out the truth?
God doesn't want us to imagine the worst that can happen or to live in fear. Though we don't know what will happen tomorrow, God does. He wants the best possible futures for us. It's not God's way to ambush us with threats and mysterious warnings. He tells the truth straight up. If something is dangerous, like our sin, He tells us. But He doesn't stop there. Instead of just a "Beware of Sin" sign, He sends Jesus to take away our sins. He tells us to turn to Him for help. Where He is, God's love will always be ready to take us in. Jonathan Schkade Taken from My Devotions, April 8, 2016, Page 49 Copyright 2016 Concordia Publishing House 3558 S. Jefferson Ave, St. Louis MO 63118 Put in this week’s N&A by Gabriel Hartog