Today’s study had us examining the mysterious and challenging seven seals of Revelation.  We covered a lot of ground today as we jumped back and forth through the Word trying to gain a better understanding of this topic.  About four years ago I was asked to fill in as the leader of a study of the book of Revelation and the topic was the seven seals.  There was only one problem.  I had no clue of what they meant.  I remember asking the Lord to give me understanding in this area and I am thankful He did.  The Lord led me to Matthew 24 which was like a puzzle piece fitting perfectly into place.  Once you understand the seven seals I think you can see that they are the key to understanding the rest of Revelation.

Derek Prince called Matthew 24 the spine of End Times prophecy.  It is a remarkable account of the signs to watch for before Christ returns.  What I was amazed to find there on that day in which I prayed for help, was the seven seals.  Each seal is mentioned in order by Christ.  They aren’t called seals there, but it is hard to miss them when you know what to look for.  As we go through each seal I will also list them from the account in Matthew 24.

Seal 1: Revelation 6:1-2 The first seal is a white horse with a rider carrying a bow.  He is going out to conquer.  I have heard it argued that this represents Christ since the rider is on a white horse and we see Christ on a white horse at the end of Revelation, but there are a few problem with this theory.  First of all, Jesus is the one opening the seals.  He is not the one going forth.  Secondly, Jesus returns with a sword coming out of his mouth…not a bow.  Perhaps this is someone who wants to look like Christ.

Matthew 24:5 “For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will mislead many.”  This first seal seems to be a false religion personified by the Antichrist who conquers by deception.  He will claim to be God and will mislead many.

Seal 2:  Revelation 6:3-4 The second seal is a red horse with a rider who takes peace from the earth so that men slay one another.  He represents war.

Matthew 24:6-7a “You will be hearing of wars and rumors of wars.  See that you are not frightened, for those things must take place, but that is not yet the end.  For nation will rise against nation and kingdom against kingdom.”

Seal 3: Revelation 6:5-6 The third seal is a black horse and a rider carrying a pair of scales in his hand.  A voice is heard saying that it will cost a days wages just to get a little food.  Yet there will be rich people concerned about their oil and wine.  This seal represents famine.

Matthew 24:7b “And there will be famines”

Seal 4: Revelation 7-8 The fourth seal in an ashen/pale horse and Death is its rider.  Hades is following close behind.  They are given authority over a fourth of the earth to kill with sword, famine, pestilence and beasts of the earth.

Matthew 24:7b-8 (King James Version) “And there will be famines and pestilences, and earthquakes in various places.”  We have seen war, famine and pestilence now in these seals.  So far they match up perfectly.

Seal 5: Revelation 6:9-11  This seal is different from the previous four.  We do not see a horse and rider here.  Now we see those who have been killed for the cause of Christ.  These are martyrs.  They are waiting for justice to be done, but they are told to wait a little longer.

Matthew 24:9 “Then they will deliver you to tribulation, and will kill you, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.”

After this Jesus gives a few more details of this period of time.  We are told that when you see the Abomination of Desolation spoken of by the prophet Daniel that those who are reading this in Judea are to flee to the mountains.  The Abomination of Desolation does not happen until the midpoint of the 70th Week of Daniel…that is three and half years into the seven year period.  This is found in Daniel 12:11 where there will be 1,290 days or three and half years.  We are also told that it is at this point that the Great Tribulation begins (Matt. 24:21).  Those who hold to a Pretribulational rapture see the whole seven years as the Great Tribulation.  Yet Jesus says that the Great Tribulation does not begin until the Abomination of Desolation is set up. 

Seal 6: Revelation 6:12-17  This is a powerful seal.  There are cosmic signs in the heavens.  The sun is darkened and the moon is turned to blood.  The sky is split apart like a scroll rolling up.  Every mountain and island are moved out of their places and the kings of the earth and many others hide because they realize the wrath of God has come.  You will find these very cosmic signs in Matthew 24:29-31, Isaiah 13:6-16, Joel 2:30-32, and Acts 2:20-21.  It is interesting to note that it is only after the sixth seal that the wrath of God is said to be about to come.  Most people see the wrath of God has the full seven years of the 70th Week of Daniel, however that is not the case.  The wrath of God or the Day of the Lord is not until the end.  In fact is impossible for the wrath to be the full seven years unless the cosmic signs happen first.  Joel 2:30-32 tells us that these signs will be sent BEFORE the day of the Lord.

Matthew 24:29-31 “Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of the sky with power and great glory.  And He will send forth His angels with a great trumpet and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of the sky to the other.” 

Immediately is a very important word here.  It is time sensitive.  As soon as the tribulation of those days is over the cosmic signs will be seen and then Jesus will come and have his angels gather his elect from one end of the sky to the other.  This is a very clear picture of the rapture to me.  Can we see this in Revelation as well?  I think so.  Revelation chapter 7:9-17 shows a great multitude in heaven after the cosmic signs.  John is told that these are those who have come out of the Great Tribulation and they will not have to suffer any longer.  At the beginning of Revelation 7 we even see four angels at the four corners of the earth holding back the four winds.  The same picture we see in Matthew 24.  I know many do not teach this, but I firmly believe that is clear in scripture.

There was a question at this point regarding Matthew 24:24 where Jesus said that “this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.”  This is the verse that Preterists (those who see these things as already being fulfilled in A.D. 70) hang their hat on.  They say that these verses are not pointing to a future event for us, but events that had to be fulfilled during the lives of the people Jesus was talking to.  Yet is that what Jesus was saying?  Let’s look at the preceding verses.

Matthew 24:32-34 “Now learn the parable from the fig tree: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too when you see all these things, recognize that He is near right at the door.  Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.”

The fig tree, in my opinion, represents Israel.  You can see this is Jeremiah 24 and Hosea 9:10 and someone else mentioned Jesus coming to Nathanial under the fig tree.  Jesus is saying that the generation that sees Israel blossom again will not pass away until all of these things have been fulfilled.  Israel became a nation in May of 1948.  Jerusalem was gained back in 1967.  In Luke 21 we are told that “Jerusalem will be trampled under foot by the Gentiles until the time of the Gentiles are fulfilled.”  My friends the time of the Gentiles is closing if it hasn’t already closed.  Jesus is coming back soon.  I believe with all my heart that there will be people alive who saw either the miracle of 1948 (which fulfilled a prophecy in Isaiah 66 about a nation being born in a day) or the gaining back of Jerusalem, when Christ returns.  He is at the door and we must be ready. 

Like I said, we covered a lot of ground today.  I didn’t have time to cover everything we talked about, but our next study (in two weeks) will be a review of everything we talked about today so perhaps I’ll be able to share more then.  Until then be watchful, prayerful and ready.

This is an interesting article from The New York Times on Taylor Swift.

By JON CARAMANICA

Over the last three and a half years, Ms. Swift has established herself as pop’s leading naïf. Not in her songwriting, which has been precocious, but in her persona. By now, she’s even patented a look she whips out at award shows, concerts and more, when her innocence is threatened by acclaim: eyes wide, mouth agape, hand held over it as if to keep in the breath she’d just gasped as if it were her last.

Most stars — and make no mistake, Ms. Swift is the most important new pop star of the past few years — have their images undone by failure. In Ms. Swift’s case, the opposite is true: success has necessitated a re-evaluation.

Her Sunday night at the Grammys will be remembered as the turning point. She won four awards, including album of the year for “Fearless” (Big Machine), her outstanding second record — the youngest artist ever to do so, and the first solo female country singer to earn that as well. It was the ultimate stamp of insider approval for someone who insists that she’s thrilled just to be invited to the party.

But the night also revealed her weaknesses. Her new single, “Today Was a Fairytale,” from the “Valentine’s Day” soundtrack, opened her performance, and it was limp, a parody of her best songs about teen love fantasy. That transitioned into a pitch-challenged duet of “Rhiannon” with Stevie Nicks, who then joined in — facing her own vocal challenges — on a banjolin-driven version of Ms. Swift’s “You Belong With Me.”

Ms. Swift is still young — she’s got teenage taste, some of it bad (Owl City, Boys Like Girls), some of it better (John Mayer) — and it’s refreshing to see someone so gifted make the occasional flub. Compare her with, say, Beyoncé, the night’s only bigger winner, who appears allergic to risk, or showing weakness.

But with every step Ms. Swift takes toward ubiquity, her facade must come undone a bit. The recent avalanche of disturbances dates back to the disruption of her acceptance speech by Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards in September. That was the first rupture: Ms. Swift held her composure, but the world assumed that she felt anger and frustration anyway and granted it to her, making her an unlikely David to Mr. West’s Goliath.

Suddenly Ms. Swift had texture. She was complex. In short, she became an adult. Not surprisingly, in the subsequent weeks, she was more of a tabloid presence than ever before. Her earlier entanglement with Joe Jonas had been handled gingerly and from a distance, but now Ms. Swift was fair game. She was part of a celebrity mega-feud and soon, reportedly, a celebrity mega-relationship, with the “Twilight” star Taylor Lautner. In November she won Entertainer of the Year, and three other prizes, at the Country Music Association Awards, confirming her breakthrough.

In this window came a more important milestone that passed with relatively little notice: Ms. Swift turned 20 in December. She’s no longer a teenager; soon, when she performs her anthems of young-love heartbreak, it’s going to appear as if she were carpetbagging.

And more important, she’ll almost certainly be 21 (or older) when she releases a new album that can’t now, by definition, have the same emotional guideposts as the previous ones. Success has altered how she’s perceived, but most of all, success breeds perspective, especially in someone as savvy and bright as Ms. Swift.

Ideally, what will emerge will be a new Ms. Swift, cut from whole cloth, with some gumption, some sass, some wisdom that the world has crueler foes than teenage boys. As a singer, the songs she’ll produce should be just as honest as the ones before them. And as a person, she should now be unafraid to share all the things she undoubtedly already knows but has been holding back. Her multitudes await. {SOURCE}

And so, the results are in and…

TAYLOR SWIFT WON 4 GRAMMYS thi. FOUR!
(With 9 nominations, I think this is awesome!)

*Beyonce won 6 Grammys, btw, with 10 nominations. She broke the record for most Grammy awards won by a female artist in one night;the previous record was also held by her (5 awards), with 5 other artists. She’s awesome and deserve it as well.*

Here are the awards:

Best Female Country Vocal Performance – White Horse by Taylor Swift
Best Country Song – White Horse by Taylor Swift
Best Country Album – Fearless
Album of the Year- Fearless

I’m not sure why but I am just so excited for her, for being able to have such success at a young age.

And I can’t believe she won Best Album of the year, beating Lady Gaga and Beyonce. BEATING LADY GAGA AND BEYONCE! (in case you missed it.)

Congrats Taylor Swift. I’m not saying you’re better then them, nor I am saying they are better.
But I think, you really deserve it.

The ‘Princess of Country Music’  Taylor Swift won her first Grammy during the Grammy Pre-Telecast.

Taylor won  ‘Best Female Country Solo Performance’ and ‘Best Country Song  for “White Horse”

Swift is up for 6 more Grammys tonight during the main telecast.

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Uk duo Goldfrapp are back with new music! Yay!

The new album Head First will be released in March. Can you believe that this is their 5th studio album? Time Flies.

The first single from the album is called Rocket.

Like everything else these days it’s a 80’s sounding dance track. The difference is that Goldfrapp pull it off.

NL2T Rating: Song: 3.5/5

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks Students from Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois for their visit and fantastic work during the summer of 2009 and for writing about their experiences

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks Knox College Students for visiting the Navajo Lutheran Mission in 2009 and writing articles and blogging about their experiences.

Six Knox College students – Ashley, Carly, Derek, Eileen, Michael, and Sarah – went to Arizona with Mike and Diana to work with Navajo Lutheran Mission teachers, students, and staff for two weeks – and have blogged about their experiences at the mission.

Knox College student blog about their trip to NELM in summer of 2009.

Knox College students blog about a “mission impossible”

Knox College students blog about “multiple intelligences”

Knox College students blog about the “Navajo Language and Culture” they experienced at the NELM

Knox College students blog about “Schools back for the summer”

Plus – another blog with info about the Navajo Lutheran Mission was posted by Knox College Student Carly Kauffman (Chicago area) who volunteered at the mission during the summer of 2009.

Navajo Lutheran Mission School, Rock Point AZ Summer 2009

• Led professional development workshops for elementary educators

• Helped set-up classrooms and school library in preparation for opening day

• Observed and assisted in a fifth and sixth grade classroom

• Experienced many aspects of Navajo culture

Knox College is a four-year coeducational private liberal arts college located in Galesburg, Illinois, according to Wikipedia.

Knox College was founded in 1837 by anti-slavery social reformers, led by George Washington Gale.

One founder, the Rev. Samuel Wright, actively supported the Underground Railroad.

Knox College homepage

Knox College page on Wikipedia

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The Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks the Victory Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona for holding concerts during December 2009 to help the mission and for mentioning NELM in a news story

The Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks the Victory Lutheran Church in Mesa, Arizona for holding concerts during December 2009 to help the mission and mentioned NELM in a news story

Quote from the Victory Lutheran Church Messenger pdf.:

December Benefit Concerts

A beautiful way to give and receive!

All concerts to benefit Navajo Lutheran Mission, Lutheran Social Services, and Lutheran World Relief

Staff Contact page:

Senior Pastor, Larry Kassebaum

Pastor, Katie Adelman

Pastor, Jim Glesne

Visitation Pastor, Floyd Anderson

Pastoral Intern, Althea Tysk

Victory Lutheran Church

5946 E. University Drive

Mesa, AZ

85205-7436

1-480-830-5024 (church office)

1-480-641-8270 (fax)

http://www.victorylutheran.com

E-Mail the church office

Office Hours:

Monday – Thursday 8:00am – 4:00pm

Sunday 7:30am – 12:00pm

WORSHIP SERVICES:

SATURDAY

4:00 pm Traditional Worship

SUNDAY

8:00 am Traditional Worship

9:15 am Creative Traditional

10:30am Contemporary Worship

http://www.azcentral.com/community/mesa/citizen/articles/2009/12/31/20091231mr-VictoryNBY0101.html

The following is a portion of a story on AZ Central news contributed by Joan Lewis, a member of the Victory Lutheran Church women’s group

When the women of Victory Lutheran Church gathered for their recent Christmas brunch, they were treated to an unusual collection of centerpieces … During the brunch, which featured music director Melanie DeYoung as the speaker, the group outlined their accomplishments during the year, which included making quilts and rolling bandages.

During their monthly meetings, they 79 quilts that were taken to South Minnesota to be used by Lutheran World Relief. Several other smaller quilts will be delivered to the nursing homes around Mesa or donated to the Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest.

In addition, Global Health Ministries in Minneapolis received five boxes of rolled bandages.

Other projects that received monetary offerings were Project Comfort, the Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Arizona State University Lutheran Student Ministry, and the Heifer Project.

Joan Lewis is a member of the Victory Lutheran Church women’s group.

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Kelly Clarkson performed a unique mix of cover songs during a special soundcheck/pre-show in October — she covered songs by Taylor Swift, Brandi Carlile, and Miley Cyrus:

“White Horse” (Taylor Swift):

“The Story” (Brandi Carlile):

“The Climb” (Miley Cyrus):

“Cold As You” (Taylor Swift):

“My Song” (Brandi Carlile):

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission is looking forward to a visit in June 2010 from a group of the Sunne Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wilton, ND

Check out the Sunne Lutheran announcements about plans to visit NELM in June 2010

Sunne Lutheran Church
7701 Highway 36
PO Box 217
Wilton, ND
58579

1-701-734-6485 (church office)

email Pastor Paul Schauer

Sunne Lutheran Youth aka SLY “announces the 2010 Faith Adventure to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Arizona (with a side trip to the Grand Canyon) June 18-26, 2010.

The plans are to leave on June 18.  We will be traveling by charter bus with overnight stops in Denver, Durango, and the Grand Canyon.

While at Rock Point, we will be staying at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (www.nelm.org), a ministry of the Lutheran Church.

While at the Mission, we may be doing VBS, construction, cleaning, painting, landscaping, etc.

We will also be checking out the Grand Canyon, Canyon de Chelly, the Colorado Rockies (the mountains, not the baseball team), and various other sites.

We will leave Arizona on Friday, June 25, and return to Wilton on June 26.

This Faith Adventure is open to anyone in grades 8-12 regardless of their church affiliation or even if they don’t have an affiliation.

Since we are limited to 30 people, priority will be given to those in grades 9-12.

Those in grades 9-12 can register at any time until October 25.

Registration for eighth graders begins on October 11, if space is available.

Registration closes on October 25.

Please feel free to invite friends to join in.

The cost of this Faith Adventure is $750/person BUT you only have to pay $350, the remainder we will raise.

Your $350 non-refundable down payment (or portion thereof if you are making installments) and the registration forms (medical release and parental authorization) are what needs to be turned in to Pastor Paul to have yourself registered.

If you cannot provide $350 at the time of registration, an installment plan can be arranged.  A limited number of partial scholarships are also available, but there are no full scholarships.

If finances are an issue, please speak to Pastor Paul.

There are several expectations if you choose to participate.

First of all, you must be in worship at least 18 times between now and June 13.  If you are not a member of Sunne, then worship in your home church.

The second major expectation is that participants will take part in all fundraising activities.

If participant chooses not to participate in an activity, that person will need to pay an additional amount based on the funds raised in that activity.

Money does not magically appear.

Fundraising is a team effort.

The third major expectation is that participants will take part in a community service project on Join Hands Day (May 1, 2010) or an equivalent project.

This is our way of serving our home community and saying thanks to our home community.

There are number of people interested in being a chaperone.

If you know of an adult that is interested, please have them contact Pastor Paul.

We are asking all chaperones to pay $350 toward the cost.

Chaperones are expected to be team leaders and fulfill the expectations mentioned above.

We will be having an information meeting on October 11 at 11:30 a.m. (following the 10:30 worship service).

This meeting is for all parents, youth, and potential chaperones who are interested in this Faith Adventure.

If you have any questions or concerns, please give Pastor Paul a call or send him an email .”

The Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Indianapolis, IN for raising money for the mission during 2009

Pilgrim Lutheran Church

10202 North Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN

46290

1-317-846-2221 (church office)

1-317-846-6132 (Preschool office)

email church office

email Pastor Al Goertemiller

email Gloria Worth, Director of Education

email Pat Goertemiller, Preschool Director

The August 2009 pdf newsletter states:

“Our mission project for this year was the Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ.

The mission serves the Navajo people through providing schooling for ages K-6, health care clinic, and a thrift store.

The children brought in coins on Monday-Thursday and dollar bills on Friday.

We collected over $800.00 dollars for the mission.”

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Arizona thanks Ascension Lutheran Church in Paradise Valley, Arizona for supporting the mission by promoting the Campbell’s labels and General Mills Boxtops for Education as part of Ascension’s Missional outreach!

Ascension Lutheran Church

7100 North Mockingbird Lane

Paradise Valley, Arizona

85253

1-480-948-6050 (office)

email Rev. Ryan M. Hersch, Pastor

email Tom Mueller, Parish Administrator

email Alice Paulson, Staff Support

email Dale Niehaus, Church Organist

email Judy Lenz, Preschool Director

Ascension Lutheran Church message to its congregation:

Campbell’s Soup Labels Thank you for your response in saving Campbell’s labels and General Mills Boxtops for Education!

Take a copy of the list from the large Campbell’s Soup can on the Welcome Table to see what other labels can be collected.

Remember: We need the front of the label with no rips or folds including the UPC code.

These labels are used to purchase 15-passenger vans for use by the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission at Rock Point.”

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks Trinity Lutheran Church in Bedford, Pennsylvania for supporting the mission by promoting the Campbell’s UPC labels and General Mills Boxtops for Education in its Nov. 2009 newsletter pdf!

Trinity Lutheran Church

106 West Penn Street

Bedford, PA

15522

1-814-623-8813 (church office)

1-814-623-1361 (fax)

Trinity Lutheran Church –

Trinity Lutheran Church message to its congregation:

“May We Please Have Your Labels & Box-Tops (with the UPC symbol)

If you see either of these logos on products you buy – from cereals to Campbell’s Soups and many others, please save the box top or label (bearing the logo) AND the Campbell soup UPC Code!

We’re gathering them to provide educational resources for the children of the Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Arizona.

A collection box is in Trinity Hall.”

Email Addresses:

email Rev. Raymond E. Short, Pastor

email Kathie Crist, Church Office Secretary

email Jill Aaronson, Coordinator of Children & Youth Ministries:

Sunday, December 27, 2009

One Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. with special music and the installation of 2010 Council Members followed by the Parish Holiday Brunch

Our Mission:

“To fulfill Christ’s command to Baptize, Forgive, Eat and Drink in Remembrance, and to love one another”

Our Purpose:

“To Worship, Serve, and Share Jesus Christ with one another and the community.”

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks the Epiphany Lutheran Church of Pickerington, Ohio for winter supplies and other gifts for the Navajo

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks the Epiphany Lutheran Church of Pickerington, Ohio for asking its members to help support the mission – and others – during the Christmas season including winter supplies and other gifts for the mission and the Navajo Nation.

Epiphany Lutheran Church

268 Hill Road North

Pickerington, Ohio

43147

Pastor Tim Kuenzli

Email Pastor Tim

email Church Office

614-837-2826 (Office)
614-837-7382 (fax)

Worship Opportunities:
Traditional Worship, 8:15 and 9:30, Sunday School 9:30am
Contemporary Worship, 11:00am Holy Communion Every Sunday,
Nursery Care 9:30am & 11:00am

1-614-837-4641 (Epiphany Preschool)

Go to page 6 of Epiphany Lutheran Church .pdf requesting assistance for the Navajo Lutheran Mission.

NAVAJO EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN MISSION AND SCHOOL (Rock Point, Arizona)

Winters are very cold.

Many Navajo live in hogans heated by a fire in an empty oil drum in the center on the dirt floor.

Wood, coal, warm clothing for adults and children are needed.

Wood, coal for heating and cooking ($10.00)

School library books ($5.00)

Children’s clothing (any amount)

Health supplies, Cold Medications ($5.00)

Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, MD for collecting Campbell’s Soup UPCs

Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Gaithersburg, Maryland for supporting the mission – and others during the Christmas holidays including collecting Campbell’s Soup UPCs for the mission.

NELM is remembered in their .pdf about: Ongoing Projects
Don’t forget the backdoor ministries during the holidays!

Drop off boxes of cereal, pasta, sauce, tuna, and other donations for Gaithersburg HELP!

We also collect old cell phones (which are given to people at risk for domestic violence), cancelled stamps (for the National Lutheran Home), Campbell’s soup labels (actually only the UPC code, which go to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission) and hotel-size toiletries (for shelter residents).

http://www.poplutheran.org

Prince of Peace Lutheran Church
11900 Darnestown Road
Gaithersburg, Maryland
20878-2210

email Pastor Steve Buechler, Senior Pastor
Pastor Steve’s travel blog

email Pastor Sarah Scherschligt, Associate Pastor
Pastor Sarah’s blog

email Pat Salvas, Administrative Secretary

email Danielle Drobny, Pianist & Youth Choir Director

email Claire Cho, Saturday Service Pianist & Adult Choir Director

Johanna Koenig, Nursery Attendant

Office Hours: Monday – Friday, 9am to 3pm
1-301-869-3666 (office)
1-301-869-8702 (fax)

Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks the Christ Lutheran Church in San Diego, CA support of Campbell’s Soup UPCs and General Mills Box Tops for Education

The Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks the Christ Lutheran Church in San Diego, CA for remembering the mission’s Campbell’s Soup Project in its Christmas pdf

Keep saving the UPC code only, from Campbell Soup labels and General Mills Box Tops for Education.
We send them to Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ.
Drop them off in the box in the church office.

Christ Lutheran Church
4761 Cass Street
San Diego CA 92109

(858) 483-2300

email the church office

On its homepage, Christ Lutheran Church in San Diego, California makes it clear they welcome all – as Jesus would:

“All Are Welcome at the Table of Hope

Welcome to new visitors and old friends; to believers, questioners, and questioning believers.

Welcome to people of any shape, size, color, culture, gender, age, ability, sexuality, and family type.

We give thanks for the diversity of God’s family and our unity as God’s people.

This is a safe place for celebration, healing, rejoicing and renewal.”

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Top Stories

In Memory:

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission remembers a longtime employee.

90-year-old Bernita Severson died on April 10, 2009 at the Peaceful Valley Care Home in Prescott, AZ .

She served for 22 years as the mission cook, education director. She fed countless Navajo children tens of thousands of meals.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Grand Canyon Synod on ELCA

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Augsburg Fortress Vacation Bible School Navajo Mission School Project

Augsburg Fortress One Mission Blog about NELM Navajo Mission School Project

Vacation Bible School Mission Project Offering

P.O. Box 71764

Chicago, IL

60694-1764

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Navajo Lutheran Mission named Johnson & Johnson 2008 Community HealthCare Program Awardee sponsored by the Johnson & Johnson family and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks Lisa and Robert Gehl of Plainfield, IL, the owners of the website GiftCrazy.net because the company in Plainfield, IL donates 10% of all sales to the mission.
And they promote that fact heavily on their website

GiftCrazy.net specializes in finding unique gifts and seasonal items for home and office.
1-800-917-4345
1-815-577-2219

email Gift Crazy

email Lisa Gehl

email Robert Gehl

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NELM News Stories:
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The Lutheran magazine (March 1998 issue) story about NELM and volunteers from Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, AZ that for 11 years has sent a team including youth to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission

The Lutheran magazine in Chicago, IL

1-800-638-3522 Ext. 2540 (editorial)

The Lutheran contact info

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Green Valley News & Sun story on the NELM visit by the 2009 team from Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley, AZ

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Pittsburgh Tribune-Review preview story on April 9, 2009 on upcoming NELM visit by 2009 team from the Hope Lutheran Church of Forest Hills in Pittsburgh, PA

Pastor Susan Schwartz & team at NELM in July 2009

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AZCentral preview story on NELM visit by a 2009 team from the Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee, AZ

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Yuma Sun story on June 5, 2009 on NELM visit by a dozen volunteers from three churches in the Yuma, AZ and Blythe, CA areas: Calvary Lutheran Church, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and Zion Lutheran Church

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In recent years, the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bellbrook, Ohio sent four shipments of clothing and supplies to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ, and to the Hopi Reservation, Second Mesa, AZ.

Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church

email Pastor Steve Becker

email the Church office
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Reformation Lutheran Church of Media, Pennsylvania supports the Navajo Lutheran Mission and even lists the NELM in its Mission Statement

NELM part of Reformation Lutheran Church Mission Statement:

“Even our young members learn the lessons of Global Mission concern. Ten people went to the school at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ and made sure they opened on time.”

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Global Citizens Network page about Navajo Lutheran Mission:

Global Citizens Network

130 North Howell Street

Saint Paul, Minnesota

55104

1-651-644-0960 (office)

1-800-644-9292 (toll free)

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During the summer of 2009 a group of 20 members of the Lakes Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada and the New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, UT did building and repair work at the Navajo Lutheran Mission

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Los Angeles Times PSA: Some proceeds from the 28th annual Apple Festival Bazaar in Oct. 2001 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Los Alamitos, CA went to the Lutheran Brotherhood Relief Fund for 9/11 survivors and the Navajo Lutheran Mission

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Bethel Lutheran Church of Cupertino, California church council reports on 2004 donation to NELM

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Preview info from 2008 on visit to the NELM by the Maricopa Lutheran Church aka Mountain View Lutheran Church in Maricopa, AZ

1-520-280-6102 (office)

Mountain View Lutheran Church

20987 N. John Wayne Pkwy.

B104-180

Maricopa, AZ

85239

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Visit by La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church of Scottsdale, AZ to the Navajo Lutheran Mission in June and April 2008

1-480-948-1234 (office)

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

6300 E. Bell Road

Scottsdale, AZ

85254

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The Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks Esperanza Lutheran Church in Phoenix, AZ for supporting the NELM School

The Navajo Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks Esperanza Lutheran Church in Phoenix, AZ for supporting the Navajo Lutheran Mission School and mentioning the mission in its Nov. 2009 online newsletter:

“In Dec., we will be providing the school with donations of hats, scarves, underwear, and other necessities.”

email Rev. Dr. Pamela Challis | Senior Pastor

email Rev. Steve Hammer | Associate Pastor, Youth & Family Life

email Lynn Hockenberger | Pre School Director

email Todd Hoover | Worship Intern
Esperanza Lutheran Church, ELCA

2601 E. Thunderhill Place

Phoenix, Arizona

85048

1-480-759-1515   phone
1-480-759-1436   fax

Related Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) Links:

NELM on facebook

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NELM on Blogger

NELM on Zimbio

NELM on myspace

NELM on bliptv

NELM on youtube

NELM on photobucket

NELM on Twitter

Top Stories

In Memory:

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission remembers a longtime employee.

90-year-old Bernita Severson died on April 10, 2009 at the Peaceful Valley Care Home in Prescott, AZ .

She served for 22 years as the mission cook, education director. She fed countless Navajo children tens of thousands of meals.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Grand Canyon Synod on ELCA

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Augsburg Fortress Vacation Bible School Navajo Mission School Project

Augsburg Fortress One Mission Blog about NELM Navajo Mission School Project

Vacation Bible School Mission Project Offering

P.O. Box 71764

Chicago, IL

60694-1764

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Navajo Lutheran Mission named Johnson & Johnson 2008 Community HealthCare Program Awardee sponsored by the Johnson & Johnson family and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

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The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks Lisa and Robert Gehl of Plainfield, IL, the owners of the website GiftCrazy.net because the company in Plainfield, IL donates 10% of all sales to the mission.
And they promote that fact heavily on their website

GiftCrazy.net specializes in finding unique gifts and seasonal items for home and office.
1-800-917-4345
1-815-577-2219

email Gift Crazy

email Lisa Gehl

email Robert Gehl

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NELM News Stories:
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The Lutheran magazine (March 1998 issue) story about NELM and volunteers from Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, AZ that for 11 years has sent a team including youth to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission

The Lutheran magazine in Chicago, IL

1-800-638-3522 Ext. 2540 (editorial)

The Lutheran contact info

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Green Valley News & Sun story on the NELM visit by the 2009 team from Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley, AZ

—

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review preview story on April 9, 2009 on upcoming NELM visit by 2009 team from the Hope Lutheran Church of Forest Hills in Pittsburgh, PA

Pastor Susan Schwartz & team at NELM in July 2009

—

AZCentral preview story on NELM visit by a 2009 team from the Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee, AZ

—

Yuma Sun story on June 5, 2009 on NELM visit by a dozen volunteers from three churches in the Yuma, AZ and Blythe, CA areas: Calvary Lutheran Church, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and Zion Lutheran Church

—

In recent years, the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bellbrook, Ohio sent four shipments of clothing and supplies to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ, and to the Hopi Reservation, Second Mesa, AZ.

Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church

email Pastor Steve Becker

email the Church office
—

Reformation Lutheran Church of Media, Pennsylvania supports the Navajo Lutheran Mission and even lists the NELM in its Mission Statement

NELM part of Reformation Lutheran Church Mission Statement:

“Even our young members learn the lessons of Global Mission concern. Ten people went to the school at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ and made sure they opened on time.”

—

Global Citizens Network page about Navajo Lutheran Mission:

Global Citizens Network

130 North Howell Street

Saint Paul, Minnesota

55104

1-651-644-0960 (office)

1-800-644-9292 (toll free)

—

During the summer of 2009 a group of 20 members of the Lakes Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada and the New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, UT did building and repair work at the Navajo Lutheran Mission

—

Los Angeles Times PSA: Some proceeds from the 28th annual Apple Festival Bazaar in Oct. 2001 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Los Alamitos, CA went to the Lutheran Brotherhood Relief Fund for 9/11 survivors and the Navajo Lutheran Mission

—

Bethel Lutheran Church of Cupertino, California church council reports on 2004 donation to NELM

—

Preview info from 2008 on visit to the NELM by the Maricopa Lutheran Church aka Mountain View Lutheran Church in Maricopa, AZ

1-520-280-6102 (office)

Mountain View Lutheran Church

20987 N. John Wayne Pkwy.

B104-180

Maricopa, AZ

85239

—

Visit by La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church of Scottsdale, AZ to the Navajo Lutheran Mission in June and April 2008

1-480-948-1234 (office)

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

6300 E. Bell Road

Scottsdale, AZ

85254

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The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ thanks the Grace Lutheran Church in Libertyville, Ill for encouraging its congregation to support the mission though “Box Tops for Education” labels in their Nov. 2006 GraceLine newsletter.
Message on Page 6 of 8 page .pdf

KEEP SAVING THOSE BOX TOPS !

Please continue to save the “Box Tops for Education’’ coupons (not the UPS code).

You will find them on General Mills cereals, Betty Crocker products, refrigerated Pillsbury products, Kleenex brand tissue, Totino’s Pizza Rolls, Yoplait, Nature Valley Granola Bars, Hamburger Helper, etc.

We send the box tops to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Arizona.

They receive 10 cents for each coupon from General Mills.

The Social Ministry team will match the value of the coupons that are collected.

Related Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) Links:

NELM on facebook

NELM on wordpress blog

NELM on Blogger

NELM on Zimbio

NELM on myspace

NELM on bliptv

NELM on youtube

NELM on photobucket

NELM on Twitter

Top Stories

In Memory:

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission remembers a longtime employee.

90-year-old Bernita Severson died on April 10, 2009 at the Peaceful Valley Care Home in Prescott, AZ .

She served for 22 years as the mission cook, education director. She fed countless Navajo children tens of thousands of meals.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA)

Grand Canyon Synod on ELCA

—

Augsburg Fortress Vacation Bible School Navajo Mission School Project

Augsburg Fortress One Mission Blog about NELM Navajo Mission School Project

Vacation Bible School Mission Project Offering

P.O. Box 71764

Chicago, IL

60694-1764

—

Navajo Lutheran Mission named Johnson & Johnson 2008 Community HealthCare Program Awardee sponsored by the Johnson & Johnson family and The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

—

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission thanks Lisa and Robert Gehl of Plainfield, IL, the owners of the website GiftCrazy.net because the company in Plainfield, IL donates 10% of all sales to the mission.
And they promote that fact heavily on their website

GiftCrazy.net specializes in finding unique gifts and seasonal items for home and office.
1-800-917-4345
1-815-577-2219

email Gift Crazy

email Lisa Gehl

email Robert Gehl

—
NELM News Stories:
—

The Lutheran magazine (March 1998 issue) story about NELM and volunteers from Love of Christ Lutheran Church in Mesa, AZ that for 11 years has sent a team including youth to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission

The Lutheran magazine in Chicago, IL

1-800-638-3522 Ext. 2540 (editorial)

The Lutheran contact info

—

Green Valley News & Sun story on the NELM visit by the 2009 team from Desert Hills Lutheran Church in Green Valley, AZ

—

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review preview story on April 9, 2009 on upcoming NELM visit by 2009 team from the Hope Lutheran Church of Forest Hills in Pittsburgh, PA

Pastor Susan Schwartz & team at NELM in July 2009

—

AZCentral preview story on NELM visit by a 2009 team from the Mountain View Lutheran Church in Ahwatukee, AZ

—

Yuma Sun story on June 5, 2009 on NELM visit by a dozen volunteers from three churches in the Yuma, AZ and Blythe, CA areas: Calvary Lutheran Church, Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church and Zion Lutheran Church

—

In recent years, the Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bellbrook, Ohio sent four shipments of clothing and supplies to the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ, and to the Hopi Reservation, Second Mesa, AZ.

Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church

email Pastor Steve Becker

email the Church office
—

Reformation Lutheran Church of Media, Pennsylvania supports the Navajo Lutheran Mission and even lists the NELM in its Mission Statement

NELM part of Reformation Lutheran Church Mission Statement:

“Even our young members learn the lessons of Global Mission concern. Ten people went to the school at the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, AZ and made sure they opened on time.”

—

Global Citizens Network page about Navajo Lutheran Mission:

Global Citizens Network

130 North Howell Street

Saint Paul, Minnesota

55104

1-651-644-0960 (office)

1-800-644-9292 (toll free)

—

During the summer of 2009 a group of 20 members of the Lakes Lutheran Church in Las Vegas, Nevada and the New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, UT did building and repair work at the Navajo Lutheran Mission

—

Los Angeles Times PSA: Some proceeds from the 28th annual Apple Festival Bazaar in Oct. 2001 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Los Alamitos, CA went to the Lutheran Brotherhood Relief Fund for 9/11 survivors and the Navajo Lutheran Mission

—

Bethel Lutheran Church of Cupertino, California church council reports on 2004 donation to NELM

—

Preview info from 2008 on visit to the NELM by the Maricopa Lutheran Church aka Mountain View Lutheran Church in Maricopa, AZ

1-520-280-6102 (office)

Mountain View Lutheran Church

20987 N. John Wayne Pkwy.

B104-180

Maricopa, AZ

85239

—

Visit by La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church of Scottsdale, AZ to the Navajo Lutheran Mission in June and April 2008

1-480-948-1234 (office)

La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church

6300 E. Bell Road

Scottsdale, AZ

85254

—

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The Navajo Lutheran Mission thanks the Peace Lutheran Church in Belleville, IL for remembering the mission in it’s holiday messages and asking its members to support the mission.

Save Your General Mills “Box Tops for Education” logos and Campbell’s Labels for Education for the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission.
The Women of Peace, along with the youth are collecting box tops & labels to help raise funds for a new van for the Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission in Rock Point, Az.
We invite everyone in the congregation to save these and give them to any youth.
We will collect the soup labels & box top logos & send them to the mission.

PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH, ELCA
1209 Royal Heights Road
Belleville, IL
62226

618-234-3165
618-234-0540 fax

Email: peacechurch@charterinternet.com

Join us for Holy Communion at 8:00 and 10:45 am every Sunday, and Sunday School and Confirmation at 9:30 am
Our Mission: To Know Christ and to Make Christ Known – Catch His Spirit!

Related Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission (NELM) Links:

NELM on facebook

NELM on wordpress blog

NELM on Blogger

NELM on Zimbio

NELM on myspace

NELM on bliptv

NELM on youtube

NELM on photobucket

NELM on Twitter

Top Stories

In Memory:

The Navajo Evangelical Lutheran Mission remembers a longtime employee.

90-year-old Bernita Severson died on April 10, 2009 at the Peaceful Valley Care Home in Prescott, AZ .

She served for 22 years as the mission cook, education director. She fed countless Navajo children tens of thousands of meals.