Welcome to Zion!
Dear Friends in Christ:
The New Year is a time for new beginnings! I am thrilled with our great Christmas celebrations, and I pray that the wonderful spirit we shared will continue through this year. I imagine you might be thinking of those Christmas calories you took in and might still find the article below helpful.
Everyone seems to be concerned about health and diet issues these days. Commercials for dietary supplements, healthy foods and vitamins fill the air waves and newspapers.
In light of all this, I thought the least I could do was pass along the following for the Christian Healthy Living Plan.
“THE BEST VITAMIN FOR A CHRISTIAN — B1”
Be one! St. Paul, of course, phrases the thought much more eloquently in Romans 12:1—2
“I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
St. Paul goes on to note (vs. 5) “So we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.
This reminds me of the “church sign board” I’ve seen for those of our members rarely seen. “WHAT’S MISSING FROM CH CH?
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We’d love to have you all here, at least every now and then!
This brings me back to an invitation I paraphrased from a poster I had many years ago. It relates well to a good Christian diet.
“Jesus of Nazareth Invites You to a Banquet to be given in His Honor. He will provide the gifts through His Body and His Blood: Life, Salvation and the Forgiveness of Sins.”
Where: Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church
When: This Sunday, 8:00 & 10:15 a.m.
When I am emotionally on empty I turn to the Body and Blood of Christ; it truly is food for the soul.
In Christ,
Pastor Thomas J. Pranschke
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