A Note to our Visitors: Welcome to RLC Online. During the COVID 19 pandemic, we have moved to online services, daily prayer, bible study and music recommendations. Our daily and weekly features are below and our archive can be found HERE. We encourage you to explore our site beyond these expanded online features to learn more about Resurrection Lutheran Church and look forward to welcoming you in person very soon.
Pastor Mary's Daily Prayer
O God our defender, storms rage around and within us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us in the faith of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
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INTRODUCTION
Elijah finds the presence of God not in earthquake, wind, or fire, but in the sound of sheer silence. When the disciples face a great storm on the sea, they cry out with fear. Jesus says: "Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid." Amid the storms of life, we gather to seek the calm presence of Christ that soothes our fears. In comforting words of scripture and in the refreshing bread and cup of the eucharist, God grants us peace and sends us forth to be a sign of God's presence to others. PRAYER OF THE DAY O God our defender, storms rage around and within us and cause us to be afraid. Rescue your people from despair, deliver your sons and daughters from fear, and preserve us in the faith of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Reprinted from Words for Worship, copyright 2019 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Scripture quotations (except psalms) from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission. | ||
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Wednesday Online Bible Study
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We are going to hold a Zoom Bible Study on Wednesday at 4:00p.m. We will be looking at this passage as well as some questions to think about in preparation for Wednesday. You are encouraged to meditate on this passage, either alone, or with others you live with and to take some time to write down your reflections. However, if you do not wish to do any preparation, you are welcome to join in the conversation on Wednesday at 4:00! Check your email for login information. You will need the meeting ID to join. If you did not receive an email, but would still like to join, please email rlcnewberlin@gmail.com for your login information.
Reflection Questions:1. As you read this section of Scripture, how do you feel about Job’s complaining?
2. How do you feel about Job’s comment, “Even suppose I’d sinned, how would that hurt you (God)?” 3. In Bildad’s comments, what do you think of his advice to learn from the wisdom of our ancestors? Can you think of a time when your “ancestors’” wisdom was false? How do you then discern true wisdom? |
Home Bible Study
Job 7 1 “Human life is a struggle, isn’t it? It’s a life sentence to hard labor. 11,16 “And so I’m not keeping one bit of this quiet, I’m laying it all out on the table; my complaining to high heaven is bitter, but honest. I hate this life! Who needs any more of this? Let me alone! There’s nothing to my life—it’s nothing but smoke. 17-21 “What are mortals anyway, that you bother with them, that you even give them the time of day? That you check up on them every morning, looking in on them to see how they’re doing? Let up on me, will you? Can’t you even let me spit in peace? Even suppose I’d sinned—how would that hurt you? You’re responsible for every human being. Don’t you have better things to do than pick on me? Why make a federal case out of me? Why don’t you just forgive my sins and start me off with a clean slate? Job 8 1-5 Bildad from Shuhah was next to speak: “How can you keep on talking like this? You’re talking nonsense, and noisy nonsense at that. Does God mess up? Does God Almighty ever get things backward? It’s plain that your children sinned against him--otherwise, why would God have punished them? Here’s what you must do—and don’t put it off any longer: Get down on your knees before God Almighty. If you’re as innocent and upright as you say, it’s not too late—he’ll come running; he’ll set everything right again, reestablish your fortunes. 8-10 “Put the question to our ancestors, study what they learned from their ancestors. For we’re newcomers at this, with a lot to learn, and not too long to learn it. So why not let the ancients teach you, tell you what’s what, instruct you in what they knew from experience? 20 “There’s no way that God will reject a good person, and there is no way he’ll help a bad one Job 9 1-13 Job continued by saying: “So what’s new? I know all this. The question is, ‘How can mere mortals get right with God?’ If we wanted to bring our case before him, what chance would we have? Not one in a thousand! God’s wisdom is so deep, God’s power so immense, who could take him on and come out in one piece? If God’s Not Responsible, Who Is? 21-24 “Believe me, I’m blameless. I don’t understand what’s going on. I hate my life! Since either way it ends up the same, I can only conclude that God destroys the good right along with the bad. When calamity hits and brings sudden death, he folds his arms, aloof from the despair of the innocent. He lets the wicked take over running the world, he installs judges who can’t tell right from wrong. If he’s not responsible, who is? |
Weekly Musical Recommendations
from Linda Jakubowski, RLC's Director of Music
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Kirk Franklin, Kelly Price, Fantasia, Tyrese & More show us that we can join together wherever we are with “I Smile”
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Sometimes we feel that we are not enough, or that we are beyond redemption. So, it is a pretty amazing concept that there is a God who loves us no matter what. Matthew West – “The God Who Stays”
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Callum Scott, Leona Lewis – You Are the Reason
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We still need to smile, to laugh, to find and express joy. So I give you Hezekiah Walker and Friends singing “Every Praise”
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INCLUDING SUNDAY SERVICES ARE CANCELLED.
PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE UPDATES AND FOR NOTICES ON RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
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Pastor Mary is committed, as always, to helping however she can.
Please feel free to contact her at her personal number: 262-930-2726.
Or, by email at; mcubun2@gmail.com.
INCLUDING SUNDAY SERVICES ARE CANCELLED.
PLEASE WATCH THIS SPACE FOR FUTURE UPDATES AND FOR NOTICES ON RESUMPTION OF ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES
For further Coronavirus Resources, Visit our special web page HERE
Pastor Mary is committed, as always, to helping however she can.
Please feel free to contact her at her personal number: 262-930-2726.
Or, by email at; mcubun2@gmail.com.
YOU ARE WELCOME HERE!
We invite anyone and everyone to come experience RLC for yourself at an upcoming Sunday service or seasonal Wednesday service. You'll immediately feel at home with the RLC family and feel the positive influence of God's presence.
We invite anyone and everyone to come experience RLC for yourself at an upcoming Sunday service or seasonal Wednesday service. You'll immediately feel at home with the RLC family and feel the positive influence of God's presence.
New to RLC? Start HereOUR FAMILY CAN BE YOUR FAMILY
Whether you're looking for a place to celebrate an upcoming holiday or a home for a lifetime of Christian celebration, RLC can be the perfect place for you. We invite you to discover more about the RLC Family. |
OUR Pastor MaryHELPING RLC LIVE OUR VISION
The Reverend Dr. Mary Ubuntu has been RLC's Pastor for more than 15 years, and while we're honored to have someone with her credentials as our spiritual leader, we're even happier that for her unprecedented tenure, to us she is simply, Pastor Mary! |
EVERYONE is WelcomeRECONCILING IN CHRIST
We believe that the Gospel is God's gift to all people, to be shared unconditionally, without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity, cultural or ethnic background, physical or mental abilities, socio-economic or family status, gender or ages. |
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Love [& RLC] Has No Labels.
We affirm, with the apostle Paul, that in Christ, "there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is neither male or female. Christ has made us one." (Galatians 3:28)
RLC welcomes all and believes in diversity. Diversity is the range of human differences, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religious or ethical values system, national origin, and political beliefs. ALL ARE WELCOME HERE!
We are a Reconciling in Christ Congregation. |
Beyond diversity though, RLC also practices inclusion. Inclusion is involvement and empowerment, where the inherent worth and dignity of all people are recognized. An inclusive congregation promotes and sustains a sense of belonging; it values and practices respect for the talents, beliefs, backgrounds, and ways of living of its members and its partners.
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Diversity is being invited to the party. Inclusion is being asked to dance."
- Verna Myers, Diversity and Inclusion Expert
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Our Mission:
Celebrating God’s Grace
through Worship, Nurture & Outreach.
The ‘church’ is God’s people who believe that they are redeemed by Jesus Christ and serve Him daily through their lives with love for our neighbors. The church is where God’s people gather to receive Him through His means of grace which we celebrate through the Gospel, baptism, Holy Communion, prayer, fellowship, and mission.
We daily affirm that Christ lives in each person throughout the world for we are all one in Christ.
We daily affirm that Christ lives in each person throughout the world for we are all one in Christ.
