Hi,
Another week and it is the same thing - blessed by God beyond measure! God's blessings are truly remarkable and more the sands of the seashore. Why not take a momnet to write down or think of ten of those blessings?
Our men's small group met yesterday (Tues.) and Book study group meets tonight at 6, and the women's small group meets this Friday at 10 am.
TPOG staff is busy preparing for the upcoming school year:
* planning the freshman welcome
* planning the the beginning of the semester picnic
* making brochures
* contacting students
* praying
* tables and banners in the union
* etc
We can't wait!
Did you know we have three souls currently in the Exploring Christianity?!
Summerfest starts tomorrow (Thursday) with the Big Bang Fireworks Display. Have you signed up on Facebook yet?
This weekend our morning worship will be led by Brian Diring. Thanks Brian. I will be back for the evening worship. In the morning I will be helping out in the worship at Trinity in Dundee. It is a part of the Dundee Dash. If it is half as fun as last year it will be great. Give thanks to God in prayer for Trinity has been and is a tremendous supporter of TPOG.
On Monday Pastor Tom Trapp and I will meet and do some planning in the afternoon and then we will "force ourselves to go to the Brewers game." Oh, well :)
God's blessings on your week!
Bill
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
Hi Everyone,
I have to tell you, I am and we are just so blessed. The ministry that God is doing with and through us is nothing short of WOW. Let me give you a little glimpse:
June 16
7:15am The Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter of WELS Kingdom Workers met here at The Point. The meeting focused on the ministries that they support (we are on of them). Talk about Christ centered people. I was honored to give a devotion which highlighted God the Father and his undeserved love for his wayward children. I used the parable of the prodigal son and talked about how the prodigal son was content to be a slave for his father, but his father was not content that he be a slave but that he be his son. I also talked about baptism and how God didn't just clean up our name in baptims but that he gave us his name in baptism.
10:00 am I had a tele-conference with Faith Highways which really struck a chord with me on getting really intentional in all that we do but especially in outreach.
11:00 am I had a teleconference with Pastor Dan Oberer from Farmington, MN. We are studying the Lord's Prayer together as we get ready to start our new teaching series, "His Grace . . . Our Hope." The conversation was in depth and a lot of fun. Pastor Dan is doing great work in Farmington!
2:00 pm I met with Jeff Davis from Cornerstone Stewardship Ministry. He took some notes on what we are doing and is looking for ways to help us accomplish our goals and provide resources so that we can accomplish our goals. (I also have to tell you that the Antioch Foundation - one of our greatest earthly supporters, if not our greatest earthly supporter is so gracious that they are taking care of the expenses of this assistance. Yes, they also pray for us big time, too!)
4:15 pm I begin to reflect on the four meetings that I had and how God was just so present in everyone of them. I want you know we have tons of people who are supporting us, encouraging us and praying for us. God has sent an army of people to be with us.
Today, (Wednesday) is going to have fewer appointments. I will meet with our staff at 10:30 am. Then at 4 pm I will start our adult instruction class, "Exploring Christianity," with two students and then at 6 pm Essential Church? book study will meet at Noodles!
It is just one exciting opportunity after another. I hope you can get a sense of just how exciting this ministry that we are all a part of is.
Pray for Mike W. as he heads to Minnesota to Share the Hope!
Just a heads up: On July 12 we will be shotting a DVD to promote The Point of Grace Campus Ministry. The DVD shoot will begin around 4:30 with a grill out and continue through our worship that night.
God's blessings on the rest of your week. And if I don't see you before, I will see you this weekend for worship: "His Grace . . . Our Hope."
I have to tell you, I am and we are just so blessed. The ministry that God is doing with and through us is nothing short of WOW. Let me give you a little glimpse:
June 16
7:15am The Greater Milwaukee Area Chapter of WELS Kingdom Workers met here at The Point. The meeting focused on the ministries that they support (we are on of them). Talk about Christ centered people. I was honored to give a devotion which highlighted God the Father and his undeserved love for his wayward children. I used the parable of the prodigal son and talked about how the prodigal son was content to be a slave for his father, but his father was not content that he be a slave but that he be his son. I also talked about baptism and how God didn't just clean up our name in baptims but that he gave us his name in baptism.
10:00 am I had a tele-conference with Faith Highways which really struck a chord with me on getting really intentional in all that we do but especially in outreach.
11:00 am I had a teleconference with Pastor Dan Oberer from Farmington, MN. We are studying the Lord's Prayer together as we get ready to start our new teaching series, "His Grace . . . Our Hope." The conversation was in depth and a lot of fun. Pastor Dan is doing great work in Farmington!
2:00 pm I met with Jeff Davis from Cornerstone Stewardship Ministry. He took some notes on what we are doing and is looking for ways to help us accomplish our goals and provide resources so that we can accomplish our goals. (I also have to tell you that the Antioch Foundation - one of our greatest earthly supporters, if not our greatest earthly supporter is so gracious that they are taking care of the expenses of this assistance. Yes, they also pray for us big time, too!)
4:15 pm I begin to reflect on the four meetings that I had and how God was just so present in everyone of them. I want you know we have tons of people who are supporting us, encouraging us and praying for us. God has sent an army of people to be with us.
Today, (Wednesday) is going to have fewer appointments. I will meet with our staff at 10:30 am. Then at 4 pm I will start our adult instruction class, "Exploring Christianity," with two students and then at 6 pm Essential Church? book study will meet at Noodles!
It is just one exciting opportunity after another. I hope you can get a sense of just how exciting this ministry that we are all a part of is.
Pray for Mike W. as he heads to Minnesota to Share the Hope!
Just a heads up: On July 12 we will be shotting a DVD to promote The Point of Grace Campus Ministry. The DVD shoot will begin around 4:30 with a grill out and continue through our worship that night.
God's blessings on the rest of your week. And if I don't see you before, I will see you this weekend for worship: "His Grace . . . Our Hope."
Monday, June 8, 2009
Only Jesus!
Hey Everyone,
Yesterday (Sunday) was phenomenal. Little Oliver Nelson was baptized and brought into God's Kingdom!! Congratulations to Marques and Corissa on the birth and rebirth of their son. Congratulations also to big brother Rivers.
Yesterday, we sent Dong-Uk back to South Korea complete with a new and growing faith in Jesus Christ! Keep Dong in your prayers as he continues his faith journey.
Sitting on my desk is $24K check from the Campus Ministry Committee to support us in our ministry. Are you kidding me??
We will have a Prayer Service tomorrow night (Tuesday) at 7 pm for Charlie Hohenstein and his family. Charlie's father David was called home last Monday. He now enjoys the glorious prize of eternal life in heaven. The prayer service will be held at St. John's, Wauwatosa. Visitation with the family is from 5 - 7 pm.
I also had the privilege of sharing the Gospel with our brothers and sisters in Christ at Garden Homes Lutheran Church yesterday. What a neat congregation!
Tonight we share our love as we host "New Friends" beginning at 6:30. You are more than welcome to come and have a great time with some of our developmentally disabled friends. It truly is a remarkable time.
Our first small group Bible study also begins tonight at 6:15!
For more information on Heavenly Harvest our Community Garden contact Diana Mount at chocolate_hug @yahoo.com. This is cool!!
The book study on Essential Church? is this Wed. at 6 pm.
I will also be at WLC for District Convention Tuesday and Wednesday.
Friday I have a wedding rehearsal and Saturday the wedding!!
Thanks to our committees who are faithfully doing their work in the background.
Our message series "What if God really meant it" continues this Sunday.
Only Jesus could bless us so much and give us so many opportunities to reach out. God's blessings on your week.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Summer is in full swing!
Hi Everyone,
Can you believe it is already June? It seems like yesterday when we were sweating the papers and tests and now that is a distant memory. Summer jobs and activities are in full swing!
God has blessed us with many ministry opportunities this week as well. The house-fellows will be meeting tonight and will be deciding on activities for the rest of summer! The list looks great so be sure to keep up to date by either following the blog or checking in at tpog.net.
Did you hear? Steve Kopitzke and Shauna Gagnow are engaged!! God's blessings to you guys. We are really happy for you.
Did you know that Kwik Trip will soon be providing Karuba Coffee for The Point?! No more coffee by Bill, yeah. :)
In case you didn't know our church body's Campus Ministry Committee (CMC) is very active in supporting and encouraging the ministry that we do here at The Point. How cool it is to have people to lean on and to be encouraged by! Thanks CMC for all you do for all the campus ministries. :)
This weekend I will be preaching at Garden Homes Lutheran Church. I will be filling in for Pastor Jeremy Mattek. I will be able to use the hour in between the worship services to give a presentation on The Point of Grace. Pastor Buske from the Lighthouse is making sure our 10:30 morning service is covered. I will be back by noon because . . .
On Sunday after the 10:30 service we will have a farewell for Dong-Uk who will ge going back to South Korea. I thank God for Dong. What a special blessing he has been for us here at The Point. Please keep him in your prayers for the rest of your life. His Christian faith walk will certainly be different in South Korea than it has been here. Also, as you probably know, there are increased tensions with North Korea. Pray that Dong will be able to grow in his faith and share Jesus with his family and friends and many others in South Korea.
ESL will meet this Wed. at 5:30. So if you can come and share your language and your faith we will all have a blast.
Next week Wed. (June 10) at 6 pm the book study on Essential Church? will begin. I will grill some brats for supper and then we will spend about an hour discussing the introduction and first chapter. You can buy Essential Church? online or at any major bookstore.
Welcome back to Jerry and Starla Siegmann who were in Europe and Melissa Zellmer who was in Canada.
Our message series, "What if God really meant it?" will continue this Sunday at 6:30 pm.
Finally and very importantly, I do have another prayer request for you: The father of Charlie Hohenstein (our 6:30 pm drummer), passed away this morning as a result of a heart attack he suffered on Saturday. In addition to your own prayer for Charlie I ask that you would include his family and pray that they would be strengthened by the love of God. Thanks.
God's blessings to everyone this week!
Bill
Can you believe it is already June? It seems like yesterday when we were sweating the papers and tests and now that is a distant memory. Summer jobs and activities are in full swing!
God has blessed us with many ministry opportunities this week as well. The house-fellows will be meeting tonight and will be deciding on activities for the rest of summer! The list looks great so be sure to keep up to date by either following the blog or checking in at tpog.net.
Did you hear? Steve Kopitzke and Shauna Gagnow are engaged!! God's blessings to you guys. We are really happy for you.
Did you know that Kwik Trip will soon be providing Karuba Coffee for The Point?! No more coffee by Bill, yeah. :)
In case you didn't know our church body's Campus Ministry Committee (CMC) is very active in supporting and encouraging the ministry that we do here at The Point. How cool it is to have people to lean on and to be encouraged by! Thanks CMC for all you do for all the campus ministries. :)
This weekend I will be preaching at Garden Homes Lutheran Church. I will be filling in for Pastor Jeremy Mattek. I will be able to use the hour in between the worship services to give a presentation on The Point of Grace. Pastor Buske from the Lighthouse is making sure our 10:30 morning service is covered. I will be back by noon because . . .
On Sunday after the 10:30 service we will have a farewell for Dong-Uk who will ge going back to South Korea. I thank God for Dong. What a special blessing he has been for us here at The Point. Please keep him in your prayers for the rest of your life. His Christian faith walk will certainly be different in South Korea than it has been here. Also, as you probably know, there are increased tensions with North Korea. Pray that Dong will be able to grow in his faith and share Jesus with his family and friends and many others in South Korea.
ESL will meet this Wed. at 5:30. So if you can come and share your language and your faith we will all have a blast.
Next week Wed. (June 10) at 6 pm the book study on Essential Church? will begin. I will grill some brats for supper and then we will spend about an hour discussing the introduction and first chapter. You can buy Essential Church? online or at any major bookstore.
Welcome back to Jerry and Starla Siegmann who were in Europe and Melissa Zellmer who was in Canada.
Our message series, "What if God really meant it?" will continue this Sunday at 6:30 pm.
Finally and very importantly, I do have another prayer request for you: The father of Charlie Hohenstein (our 6:30 pm drummer), passed away this morning as a result of a heart attack he suffered on Saturday. In addition to your own prayer for Charlie I ask that you would include his family and pray that they would be strengthened by the love of God. Thanks.
God's blessings to everyone this week!
Bill
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