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From the desk of Mrs. D :) A happy heart makes the face cheerful! Proverbs 15:13 Call, text, or email Anytime 920-407-3000 mdobberstein@emanuelnl.org Upcoming Events:  8/31/2024 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 9/1/2024 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Worship  9/2/2023 - No School - Labor Day 9/11/2024 - 5:30-6:30pm - Progression Party - Please plan to attend 9/13/2024 -  JAM Time! Begins "GOD'S ALMIGHTY POWER!"  We made muscles and chanted these words all week as we pondered how God made the whole world.  We can't fathom how this happened!  By faith, we believe.  We are reminded of God's love for us every time we look around our world.  He made the world for us because he loves us so much!  We are busy learning in all areas!  Here are some of the Key Developmental Indicators that we have focused on: planning, reflection, emotions, community, building relationships, cooperative play, gross motor skills, speaking, reading, writing, spatial awar...

A loving father gives his son and daughter a list of rules and regulations. Chores, curfews, civilities, dress code—the father makes his will clearly known. The son strives to follow the rules for two reasons. 1) He wants to get his allowance. 2) He is afraid that if he breaks the rules, his father will punish him. The daughter strives to follow the rules, also for two reasons. 1) She believes her father established those rules not to control her but for her safety and blessing. 2) She wants to demonstrate how much she loves and trusts her father. Those two children’s actions might look almost identical. Their hearts are very different! Likewise, following Christ is not simply a matter of outward observance of laws. It is a matter of the heart. The Law was given so we could see God’s heart and demonstrate how his heart has affected our own. The followership Christ seeks flows from hearts that have been radically transformed by God’s law and gospel. Christ wants his followers to be less...

“We need better leadership!” Have you ever said that? Perhaps you were frustrated with the direction being taken by some elected official or by management at your workplace or by the coach of your favorite team. You were frustrated because you know that no matter how many resources an organization has, it will flounder if leaders do not lead well: providing direction, training, motivation, coordination, encouragement, and even grace. Leadership is extremely important. And so, there are times we lament, “We need better leadership!” Jesus Christ is the leader of our congregation, our home, our lives. And his leadership is perfect in every way. Therefore, when things are amiss in any of those arenas, what is needed is not better leadership, but better followership. In this series, we ask Christ to empower us with his Spirit so that we might better follow his lead. May we better reflect the beauty of his life, better make his priorities our own, and better serve our God and neighbor.  ...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday  A/B volleyball practice at 3:15 pm Soccer practice at 4:45 pm C volleyball practice at 5:30 pm Tuesday A/B volleyball practice at 3:15 pm Wednesday FVL band recruitment visit for 5th grade at 2:00 pm A/B volleyball game AWAY vs St. Peter Appleton at 4:15 pm Soccer game AWAY vs St. Peter Appleton at 4:15 pm Thursday Soccer practice at 4:45 pm C volleyball practice at 5:30 pm Friday NO SCHOOL Saturday Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am

From the desk of Mrs. D :) A happy heart makes the face cheerful! Proverbs 15:13 Call, text, or email Anytime 920-407-3000 mdobberstein@emanuelnl.org Upcoming Events:  8/24/2024 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 8/25/2024 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Worship  9/2/2023 - No School - Labor Day 9/13/2024 -  JAM Time! Begins "This is the day that the Lord has made!"   Click in and hear the song we are singing!  We are REJOICING in the Lord this year as our school year theme.  We focused these two days in Jesus, Time on how we rejoice and why we rejoice.  We rejoice because Jesus took away all of our sins and we are saved!  We rejoice by singing and worshipping AND listening and doing what is right!  We will focus our eyes on this theme all year long.  I pray that you will bring it home with you and REJOICE in the Lord there too! THANK YOU!  Thank you to our parents!  Without you, we could not have had such a successful first week!...

As Jesus concluded his Bread of Life discourse, many said, “This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?” and walked away. Read carefully. They did not say the teaching was hard to understand. The meaning was clear enough. Jesus was teaching that the only chance to enjoy eternity in heaven is through a close connection to him. He is the only bread that gives eternal life. That isn’t hard to understand, but it is hard to accept. Eating this bread means reordering our lives so that Jesus is by far our highest priority. It means loving the Blesser infinitely more than his earthly blessings. It means realizing that Jesus is the only thing we really need. If we had nothing but him, we would not lack anything that ultimately matters. Jesus watches the multitudes walking away from him. He turns to the Twelve—he turns to us this week—and he whispers, “You do not want to leave me too, do you?” May the Spirit give us the wisdom to answer, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal ...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday  Opening worship service at 5:30 pm Ice cream social to follow Tuesday NO BUS First day of school for grades 6th-8th Wednesday NO BUS First day of school for grades 4K-5th First day of school for M/W 3K Thursday NO BUS First day of school for T/TH 3K Volleyball tryouts for 7th Grade First soccer practice at Hatten Park Friday NO BUS School chapel at 8:10 am Saturday FVL Beginning Band Camp at 9:00 am Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am

Starting Monday, August 19, Emanuel will adjust the office hours slightly to align with the daily school schedule.  The adjusted office hours will be 7:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

There are many different theories about the healthiest way to eat. There’s the old food pyramid, built on a foundation of whole grains. There’s the Mediterranean diet, the Atkins diet, the Paleo diet, and many others. We can debate which is best, but what is undebatable is that whatever your diet, you are going to die. Perhaps a vegetarian diet is indeed easier on your heart. Still, your heart is going to stop eventually. But in his Bead of Life discourse, Jesus offers food that enables us to live forever. There are foods you might never have tasted without someone working hard to convince you to try them. Likewise, this spiritual food that Jesus describes is something no one finds appealing at first, but distasteful. And so today Jesus explains that we need God to work within us so that we have the wisdom to see that this food gives life and the faith to find this bread most delicious. Want to hear more? See you this weekend: Saturday at 5:15 p.m. • Sunday at 8 a.m. • Sunday at 10:30 ...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday  Tuesday Wednesday Fall sports parent info night at 6:00 pm Thursday Friday Saturday Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am

Physical food is a blessing from God without which we would literally wither away and die. That is why Jesus lovingly and miraculously fed thousands of followers with only five loaves of bread and two fish. Yet, while physical food is a good thing, it is far from the greatest thing God provides us. The greatest blessing God provides is spiritual food. The best thing God gives us is his Son, the bread of life. Without that spiritual food, we wither and die in a much worse way. This week we see the multitudes coming to Jesus looking for two things: ever more temporal blessings—full bellies, healthy bodies—and an explanation of how to gain them. Jesus explains the greater need for spiritual food. He assures us that there is nothing we do to earn it. Our Father urges us to come to him for our daily bread, asking him to provide for our temporal needs. But may we hunger most for our greatest need: spiritual food that Christ freely gives. Want to hear more? See you this weekend: Saturday at 5...

“From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him” (John 6:66). What happened?! Jesus had recently fed many thousands of people. Everywhere he went, he was mobbed by a multitude looking for the hope and healing Jesus provided. In the first part of Jesus’ ministry, he was extremely popular. That changed so quickly. At this time many followers walked away from Christ. What had Jesus done that was so bad? He said, “I am the bread of life.” That statement seems, at worst, to be cryptic. It doesn’t seem offensive. But as the crowd grasped what Jesus was claiming, they decided they no longer wanted anything to do with him. Bread is a staple food, something people eat every day (especially in Jesus’ day). Scripture will sometimes refer to bread and water as all one needs to sustain physical life. In this worship series, we will examine what Jesus is teaching when he calls himself “the Bread of Life.” We will discuss why people would abandon Jesus for making that cla...

 

Shortly before he ascended, Jesus told his followers they were to engage in meaningful ministry—to work their way through the world, sharing the good news of salvation. Our loving Lord knew that was a big and often intimidating task. So, his next words were a promise. “Surely I am with you always” (Matthew 28:20). God’s people still need to hear that promise. For several weeks, we have been discussing the reality that the Lord of the Church has called all believers to meaningful ministry. Ministry will come with challenges. It can cause fears to arise: the fear of rejection, the fear of inadequacy, the fear of persecution. So, listen again to your Savior. “I am with you always.” We conclude our series on meaningful ministry empowered by that gracious promise. Want to hear more? See you this weekend: Saturday at 5:15 p.m. • Sunday at 8 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. **Please remember that during renovation, worship is held in the school commons. If you have questions, visit www.emanuelnl.org/wor...