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DESCRIPTION:Dear friends of Peace\,\nNews Edition For Sunday of July\, 12 2
 026\nLessons this week:  Isaiah 55:6-1\, 1 Corinthians 3: 5-11\, Matthew 
 13: 1-9\,18-23\nSongs this week: "Speak\, O Lord" \, “Almighty God\, You
 r Word Is Cast”\, "God’s Word is Our Great Heritage”\nService Sunday
  11:30 am\nWhat Makes Christians Different?\nThe Bible says Christians are
  different. Christians are people who believe in Jesus as their Savior. Bu
 t they often look the same as those who do not believe in Jesus. How are C
 hristians different? The answer is often something internal\, attitudes or
  perspectives that come only from the work of the Holy Spirit in Word and 
 sacrament. Ultimately\, Christians are people who run to Christ for forgiv
 eness because they have failed to live perfect lives. As we receive the me
 rcy of Christ\, it moves us to strive with all our being to do all the thi
 ngs\nthat Jesus says Christians do\, things that make Christians different
 .\n \nChristians Are Planted by the Word\nPlanting seeds by hand can be e
 xtraordinary. In your hand\, the seed looks lifeless and insignificant. Yo
 u put the seed into the soil\, and suddenly\, all by itself\, the seed ger
 minates and sprouts and reaches to the sun. Except when it doesn’t! Plan
 t multiple seeds\, and often only some will grow. The Bible describes Chri
 stians as planted by the Word. Why do some people grow in faith\, and not 
 others? What makes Christians different? The Bible describes the supernatu
 ral process by which God calls people to faith through the gospel. He prom
 ises that his Word always accomplishes his purpose. It is powerful all on 
 its own\, without our help. As we grow in faith\, we give God thanks for t
 he miracle of his work in our lives.\n\n\n\nCall Meeting Update:  As of J
 uly 5th\, 2026 Pastor Paul Fritz has returned our call. He was grateful to
  hear from the congregation of Peace. At this time Pastor Fritz feels his 
 gifts can best be used where he is currently serving at Immanuel Lutheran 
 Church. We will have another call meeting August 2nd\, after service 12:45
  pm. In the meantime please continue to pray for the future Pastor of Peac
 e Lutheran Church Otsego\, God already knows who gifts will best suit Peac
 e’s ministry. \n\n\n\nConnecting with People of Peace and the Community
   :  \nCards\nThank you to everyone who helped encourage our shut -in th
 is past Sunday\, by filling out a card. The card box will be on the counte
 r in the Narthex over by the coffee marker. Fill out the card\, address it
  and leave in the basket Jo will make sure the cards get a stamp and put i
 n the mali. This is a great way to bless and impact the people of Peace. A
 t this time we have plenty of cards. \nChristian Neighbors:\nFood Pantry 
 needs for July is Ramen Noodles\nJune donations were 82 items. Total donat
 ions for the year are 185 items.\nThank you again for continuing to show G
 od’s love to others .\nFlower Sign: We will no longer use the breeze pro
 gram to sign up for flowers for Sunday services. There is a sign up sheet 
 on the table in the Narthex. Please write what you would like to dedicate 
 the flowers for\, next to your name.\nVolunteers Needed: \nLawn Mowers / 
 String trimming\nChurch Cleaning: light house keeping: Bathrooms such as e
 mptying trash cans\, swiping down counters\, cleaning windows of the front
  entry as needed. \nFlowers: Want to celebrate an anniversary\, birthday 
 or honor a loved one. Bring a bouquet of flowers from the store\, from you
 r garden and help beautify the altar. There are vases in the kitchen if ne
 eded\nClipboards are on the table in the Narthex\nThank you to all our vol
 unteers!!!\nA look ahead:     \nJuly 12th 11:30am Sunday Service \nJu
 ly 16th 6-8 PM Community Carnival at St. James 2381 Romence Road Portage\,
  MI\nJuly 14th - 17th Youth Rally\nJuly 19th 11:20am Sunday Service \nAug
  2nd 12:45pm Call Meeting\nMay God be at work among the people of Peace an
 d our gospel ministry as we listen to him and follow him!  Assistant Admi
 nistrator at Peace Lutheran Church\,  Shelly Wedge\n       Got thi
 s from a friend? Sign up here: https://peace.breezechms.com/form/news\nUns
 ubscribe? Email church@peaceotsego.org\nWant to visit with pastor? Schedul
 e a visit/meeting reach out to our interim Pastor David Rau (ST.James Port
 age) at pastor@stjamesportage.org or 262-325-9355\nHave a suggestion or co
 mment you’d like to share? Let us know!\nWould you like to donate to Pea
 ce? Please use the link for online giving\nPeace Lutheran Church 805 S Wil
 mott St Otsego\, MI 49078\n269-694-6104 https://peaceotsego.org\n \n 
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