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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:  3/1/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 3/2/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Opportunity  3/6/2025 - Please use Funeral Pick up and Drop Off on Pine St. 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/2/2025 - Lenten Supper Serving - Info next week! 4/12/2025 - 9:00-11:00am - Easter JAM! 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request "You surely are the Lord!" Peter exclaimed. Jesus demonstrated His power to His disciples yet again. The disciples were out on the water fighting against the wind. Jesus had been praying and rejuvenating alone. He saw their struggle and came to them...WALKING ON THE WATER! They were terrified first. Then Peter asked to walk to Jesus, and did. Then the fear overtook him, and he began to sink. Jesus pulled him up and back to...

Would you look directly at the sun? Only if you wanted to burn your retinas and have permanent blind spots. Would you like to look directly at God? It sounds wonderful in theory. Yet Scripture describes God’s glory as being brighter than the sun. Moreover, one component of God’s glory is his holiness. Being holy doesn’t just mean God loves good; he also hates evil with burning intensity. And we sin every day. No wonder the Lord once told Moses, “No one may see me and live” (Exodus 33:20). Sinners would die of fear if they saw God in all his holy glory. So, how then can we possibly know God? How can we draw near to him without dying of terror? In our final epiphany moment of this season, God explains. God hides his glory to reveal himself. To carry out his good and glorious work of salvation, Jesus hid his glory and went to the cross. To allow sinners to stare at his glory without fear or harm, God hides it in the gospel. In the gospel, we see the glory of Christ’s love, power, and salv...

It is one of the most common prayers of God’s child. “Lord, have mercy!” Mercy is the withholding of punishment or negative consequences that a guilty person deserves. Thus, when we pray, “Lord, have mercy,” 1) we are acknowledging that we have lived in ways deserving of God’s condemnation and punishment, and 2) we are begging God to not condemn or punish us. How important is that prayer? If you cannot say it with sincerity, you cannot be saved. For if you cannot speak that prayer, you cannot possibly believe you need a Savior. Therefore, God gave us his law, in part, so that we would see our need for mercy. St. Paul writes, “I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law” (Romans 7:7). And God gave us the gospel that we might know he has shown us mercy. Thus, it is good and right that in this solemn season of Lent, we would review God’s law as revealed in the Ten Commandments and connect it with Christ’s passion. We will see how we have shattered all the commandment...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday Seal-a-Smile at Emanuel Musical watch party at 3:15 pm Tuesday Seal-a-Smile at Emanuel 4th-grade field trip at 8:15 am 3rd-grade field trip at 8:45 am Musical rehearsal at 3:30 pm B-team basketball party at 4:30 pm Wednesday 2nd-grade field trip at 9:00 am JAM in Our Jammies at 6:00 pm Crossroads Youth Group (Grades 5-8) at 7:00 pm Thursday Musical rehearsal at 3:30 pm Winter Sports Night at 5:30 pm Friday School chapel at 8:05 am Set up for Men of the Outdoors sportsmen’s breakfast at 1:00 pm Saturday Solo and Ensemble at Clintonville High School Men of the Outdoors sportsmen’s breakfast at 8:00 am Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday Worship at 8:00/10:30 am 3rd grade singing at 8:00 am service Bible study/Sunday school between services at 9:15 am Board of Family Ministry BINGO at 1:00 pm Open gym for adults at 5:00 pm Bells Alive practice at 6:00 pm

  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:  2/22/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 2/23/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Opportunity 2/21/2025 - 5:30p - 3K/4K Track 'n' Field Night - TODAY!  COME!! 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/2/2025 - Lenten Supper Serving - Info next week! 4/12/2025 - 9:00-11:00am - Easter JAM! 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request Early Childhood Track 'n' Field NIght - TODAY! TODAY!.  You are all invited!!  You are invited to bring your 3K and 4K students out to a night of running, jumping, and throwing.  We will also enjoy a dinner together(subs, chips, carrots, and water).  After dinner, we will have stations in the gym for participation and then group track and field events!  It is a fun evening that can involve the w...

Throughout this season of Epiphany, Jesus has described the governing principles of his kingdom as being completely opposite to the governing principles of the world. This week Jesus asks us to befriend our enemies, to love those who hate us, and to repay evil with good. Worldly logic would say that is a recipe for being walked all over. Yet haven’t we seen this tactic work? When we were Christ’s enemies, he loved us to the point of death. He repays our daily wrongs with the daily goodness of his mercy. In doing so, he won us for himself. Here is the epiphany we badly need to have. Following the strategy Jesus lays out—loving our enemies—is not a capitulation to evil. It is a means of conquering it. Want to hear more? See you this weekend: Saturday at 5:15 p.m. • Sunday at 8 a.m. • Sunday at 10:30 a.m.

We are gathering for an evening devotion, songs, prayers, and a small evening snack. Please join us on February 26 in the evening from 6:00-6:30 pm in the church at Emanuel Lutheran in your pajamas! Mrs. D will wear hers, too! This will be a time to slow down, unwind, and be wrapped in Jesus before bedtime. We pray that all can join us!  

Emanuel Events This Week Monday NO BUS Spirit Week - Class Color Day 3K/4K sing at St. Joe’s at 10:30 am A-team boys’ basketball practice at 3:15 pm A-team girls’ basketball practice at 4:45 pm Tuesday Spirit Week - Wild Hair/Mismatched Clothes Day Little Sisters’ Cheer Camp at 3:15 pm Wednesday Spirit Week - Pajama Day A-team boys’ basketball practice at 3:15 pm A-team girls’ basketball practice at 4:45 pm Crossroads Youth Group (Grades 5-8) at 7:00 pm Thursday Spirit Week - Anything-But-a-Backpack Day Cheerleading practice at 3:15 pm Friday Spirit Week - Tigers Black and Gold Day Sports team pictures Pep Rally (gym) at 2:00 pm 3K/4K Track and Field Night at 5:30 pm Saturday FVL A-Team Basketball Tournament Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday FVL A-Team Basketball Tournament Worship at 8:00/10:30 am 2nd Grade Sings at 10:30 service Bible study/Sunday school between services at 9:15 am Bells Alive practice at 6:00 pm

“This is good. That is bad.” We often think life is that simple. We believe we can assess a situation accurately determine if it is positive or negative. It’s hubris. As Jesus gathered followers, he taught them that his kingdom runs exactly opposite to the principles and priorities of the world. Therefore, much that we think is good is bad, and vice-versa. If we want to accurately see the world, we need to have this epiphany. That which the world considers a blessing can often be a curse. Things like success and wealth and health can lead us away from our God. We become so enamored with those blessings that we forget about the Blesser. Conversely, there are hidden blessings in what we would normally consider curses. When we fail, when we suffer, and when things don’t go our way, it forces us to put our trust in God and for our souls to be satisfied in him. The reality is that perceived blessings can be cursed and perceived curses can be used for our blessing. Want to hear more? See you...

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:  2/15/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 2/16/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Opportunity 2/12-14/2025 - No School for Teachers' Conference - Greeting Opportunity - See Below 2/17/2025 - 10:05am - Leave to sing at St. Joe's 2/17-21/2025 - Spirit Week - Fun dress-up days, Penny War - See below 2/21/2025 - 5:30p - 3K/4K Track 'n' Field Night - Invitations sent in the mail-Look for them! 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/2/2025 - Lenten Supper Serving 4/12/2025 - 9:00-11:00am - Easter JAM! 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request Think about not being able to walk...That must have been such a huge challenge for the man in our Bible lesson this week.  His whole life he depended on someone else for his needs.  Now, he knows Jesus and wh...

Emanuel Events This Week Monday A-boys basketball practice at 3:15 pm A-girls basketball practice at 4:45 pm Tuesday Cheerleading practice at 3:15 pm Wednesday NO SCHOOL - Teachers’ Conference NO Crossroads Youth Group Thursday NO SCHOOL - Teachers’ Conference Friday NO SCHOOL - Teachers’ Conference A-team basketball tournament in Menomonee Falls Saturday A-team basketball tournament in Menomonee Falls Worship at 5:15 pm Sunday A-team basketball tournament in Menomonee Falls Worship at 8:00/10:30 am Bible study/Sunday school between services at 9:15 am Bells Alive practice at 6:00 pm

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:  2/8/2025 - 5:15pm - Worship Opportunity 2/9/2025 - 8:00 or 10:30am - Worship Opportunity 2/12-14/2025 - No School for Teachers' Conference - Greeting Opportunity - See Below 2/17/2025 - 10:05am - Leave to sing at St. Joe's 2/17-21/2025 - Spirit Week - Fun dress-up days, Penny War - See below 2/21/2025 - 5:30p - 3K/4K Track 'n' Field Night - Invitations sent in the mail-Look for them! 3/17-21/2025 - No School - Spring Break 4/2/2025 - Lenten Supper Serving 4/12/2025 - 9:00-11:00am - Easter JAM! 4/17-21/2025 - No School - Easter Celebration 5/19/2025 - Farm Field Trip - More info coming or by request We were reminded all week to cast our cares on Jesus.  The lesson we learned was Jesus calming the storm.  The disciples did ultimately call on Jesus but look closely.  They used their fishing skills first....