Advent is awesome

Welcome back!  I hope your Thanksgiving break was enjoyable and filled with true thankfulness.  In Christ, we can accept all things with thanksgiving.  Our family enjoyed being together for a 50th anniversary for my parents, lots of worship together, reunions with the larger families, and -- well -- lots of food. 

Here's what's happening this week in our ministry :

• Horseplay ... tonight at 9pm.  Come listen to an episode of The Whitehorse Inn.
• "Where is your Treasure?" (Economics and the Christian Faith) ... Dr. Polley's lecture here at the Student Center will be followed by discussion.  Informal and open to all.  It's great to have one of our members and professors share his insights.  This will be Tuesday from 7-8pm.
• Midweek Advent Service ... 6pm Soup Supper,  7pm Worship, 7:50pm Choir practice (we sing this Sunday, Dec. 5 -- please join us).  All this is Wednesday at the CHURCH, 906 East Grant Street.   Need a ride?  Email me. 
• College Bible Study ... Wednesday at 9pm at the Student Center.
• The Truth Project ... Thursday at 7pm.
• First Friday Fellowship ... Decorate the Student Center for Christmas.  Snacks and decorating at 6:30pm.  Afterward, go rollerskating!

Hey, how about those Leathernecks?  Way to go, team!

The Lord be with you all.  God grant you healthy bodies and minds, preparing for the final classes of the semester.  

Big Weekend Nov 6 & 7

• Friday is "FFF."  (First Friday Fellowship).   Just a fun time of games and snacks here at the student center.  Starts at 7pm.  
• Saturday is the Work Day (9am to 2pm).  We have lots of work to do around your student center, inside and out.  Lunch provided.  
• Sunday is our special worship Service.  Service is at 10am (not 11*).  Bible Study is at 9am.  After the Service, we'll have a fellowship meal in the basement for the whole congregation.  Turkey provided.  If possible, bring a table decoration.  

*but it will feel like 11am Service, because we "fall back" this Sunday morning and gain an hour of sleep. Great timing, eh?  

The Lord be with you.

Yes, you can canoe.

That's not safe! 

1 giant marshmallow + 2 brownies.

That's not safe for your arteries, David. 

After a good day on the water, lunch.  

TTP

Join us for a challenging study of worldviews.  We all have them.  Worldviews, that is.  The critical question is, "Is mine Biblical?"  This 13-session small group study begins Thursday, September 30th at 7pm.  The lectures and discussions will be challenging and exciting.  The fellowship (and snacks) will also be good.  There is no cost, but you have to sign up.  And, you should commit to participating in all the sessions (you can make up sessions you miss).

Email PB at lutheran@macomb.com to ask q's or to sign up.  Friends welcome!

Canoe Canoe?

Canoe Trip Change!
Meet at the Student Center at 10am.  We're heading out to Spring Lake to canoe, cookout, and relax. Friends welcome.  We just need to know how many people are coming.  Let PB know at lutheran@macomb.com.  Or, text or call him.

It will be fun ... and you get to sleep in a bit longer.  Let's have a good day together.



Here's how the river looked last year ...

Get in the picture this year.  

Worship Aug 29 ... with a cookout

This Sunday is the commemoration of the Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist.  The true story of John's fearless witness to God's truth - even when it cost him his life -- is a fitting way to go into the Fall semester.  On campus  and off, we are called to be faithful even to the point of death (Rev 2:10).  Though we daily fail, we are counted as faithful for the sake of the one perfect "martyrdom":  our crucified and risen Lord.  Now made faithful, we are called to be loyal, steadfast, committed, and bold for the Gospel's sake.  It will be a great day to worship together at 11am.

After worship, we'll have a good Welcome Back Cookout.  Terry has secured a great grill on which to cook the burgers, brats, and dogs (bigger and better than even this).  Invite a friend!

Wed Bible Study ...

... will be a course titled, "Lutheran Spirituality:  WORD."  This week we are getting acquainted and introducing it.  On September 1st we dive in.  Join us Wednesdays for this 8pm Bible Study at the Student Center.  Bring a friend!  Here's a  bit about the course:


This study is designed as a hearing aid. That is, it is the purpose of this little book to
assist you not only in understanding what God’s Word is and how it functions, but also to
sharpen your skills in listening to our Lord as He speaks in His Scriptures and in preaching
that is governed by the Scriptures. To understand the Scriptures is to stand under the
Scriptures. It is not so much that we interpret the Scriptures but that the Scriptures interpret
our lives. With God’s Law, they convict us of sin, that is, of unbelief. They interpret the
story of our inborn failure to fear, love, and trust in God above all things as the root of all
sin. But the ultimate message of the Bible is the Gospel, God’s own declaration that He is for
us in every way, bestowing on us the forgiveness of sins achieved by His Son’s death on the
cross. Any reading of the Bible that does not end up with Jesus Christ crucified and raised
for our justification misses the mark, for God’s Scriptures were given “to make you wise for
salvation through faith in Christ Jesus” (2 Timothy 3:15). Keep your copy of Luther’s Small
Catechism and your hymnal close at hand as you embark on this study, for they are the two
most important tools that you have to help you stand sure-footed under the Holy Scriptures.

Horseplay

It was a great Sunday morning.  Chiefly because God served us with truth and grace.  Secondly, we met lots of students.  Good to meet parents and siblings, too.  Welcome, everyone.

"Horseplay" is what we call it when we meet on Monday nights at 9pm and listen to "The Whitehorse Inn."  This 30 minute radio show blends Reformation theology and current issues.  It's easy and friendly.  Come to the Student Center at 9pm.  We finish by 10pm, and we'll give you a ride back home.  Give it a try.  To hear more of The Whitehorse Inn, go to www.whitehorseinn.org.

The Lord be with you

Worship with us Sunday at 11:00am.

In the Love of Christ, -- Lutheran Student Fellowship

Add your name ...

Students, staff, and friends: add your names and pins to this map board.  It's great to get to know the others who worship and study at our Student Center.  The board was put up in the library by some of our alumni this summer.  See you Sunday!

put one foot in front of the other

Whether this Fall 2010 semester will be your first or final one here, you're here to gain a fine education, and to put it to good use in service to your neighbor, for the glory of God.

If you're a Christian, you need to be in the Lord's House every Sunday, not just to be educated, but to be confronted and forgiven.

Everyone is welcome.  If you're an LCMS Lutheran, you need to be here every Sunday.  Others in the Body of Christ need you here, too.  The Body hurts when one part is missing.  The Body is blessed and lively with Jesus as its Head.

Here are at Immanuel Lutheran Student Center we are blessed and lively in Christ.  Let's worship and receive God's gifts together this Sunday!

Welcome week ...

We're excited to have students, faculty, and staff back with us in full force this week. It's been a good and quiet summer, and we look forward to seeing you...

• on move-in day, stop by the Student Center.
• Sunday, Aug 22, worship at the Student Center is at 11am. (worship at CHURCH, 906 E. Grant, is at 8:30am)
• Cinnamon time will follow worship at the Student Ctr -- get to know someone new
• Monday, Aug 23: "Horseplay!" we listen to an episode of "The Whitehorse Inn" at 9pm in pastor's study, and enjoy a cup of tea.  
• Wednesday at 8pm: Student Bible study ... just getting started.
• Friday, Aug 27 at 6pm: First Friday Fellowship. Pizza and games at the Student Ctr.
• Sunday, Aug 29: after 11am worship, we'll have a cookout to welcome all students, faculty, staff, and congregation members.
• Wednesday, Sept 1: 3-5pm Student Activities Fair. Come to the Union and see us.
• September 11 : Canoe Trip!

Welcome for the FALL semester!

If you're interested in The Truth Project, you'll want to join our next class, beginning September 30th.  For thirteen weeks we'll meet from 7-9pm at the Student Center.  That's  a lot.  It's worth it. This is an engaging presentation on the Christian Worldview that is decreasingly held these days.  You won't fall asleep. Interested? Please email me at lutheran@macomb.com