Romans 6 & 7

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of St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church
15050 W. Maple Rd.
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This Week’s Homework Assignment: Use your social networking sites—Facebook, Twitter, whatever—as a tool of Sharing The Gospel of Jesus Christ by posting something about St. Andrew’s.
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THIS WEEKEND AT ST. ANDREW’S
Saturday, August 8, 5:00
Sunday, August 9, 8:30 & 10:00
Bruce preachingSOLOMON IN NEVERLAND
Things The King Of Israel And The King Of Pop Had In Common
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On the weekend of September 12 & 13, we’ll be offering ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE: THE EXTENDED PLAY VERSION. On Easter, we used Beatles tunes to tell the story of Holy Week. The EXTENDED PLAY VERSION will incorporate about twice as many songs, starting at John 1:1 and taking us through the ascension. We’ve started casting parts. The casting continues on Wednesday (tomorrow) 6:30-7:30. We may well have the casting done this week, but there will still be opportunity to participate in the LET IT BE SINGERS.
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FROM DIANA FAUST:
Disciple Bible Study – Today is the last day to register!!
Disciple Bible Study provides daily Bible study and weekly small group gatherings, where participants work together to understand Scripture, and how the Bible impacts us in prayer, fellowship, and ministry. Registrations are now being taken for the Disciple Bible Study courses that will be offered at St. Andrew’s starting August 16. Following are the courses being offered:

Becoming a Disciple Through Bible Study – an overview of the Bible – Genesis through Revelation (pre-requisite to other Disciple studies)
Sunday @ 5 p.m. facilitated by Nancy Davis
Tuesday @ 9:15 facilitated by Diana Faust

Into the Word, Into the World – in-depth study of Genesis, Exodus, Luke and Acts
Sunday @ 6:30 facilitated by Nancy Davis

Jesus In The Gospels – comparison of the four Gospels
Sunday @ 5 p.m. facilitated by Jim Jones

Contact Diana Faust at dfaust@standrewsomaha.net to register. The deadline to register is August 2.
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READING THE BIBLE THROUGH THE YEAR
Morning Evening
Romans Psalm
8/3 6 63, 64, 65
8/4 7 66, 67
8/5 8. 1-21 68, 69
8/6 8. 22-39 70, 71
8/7 9. 1-15 72, 73
8/8 9. 16-33 74, 75, 76
8/9 10 77, 78
8/10 11. 1-18 79, 80
8/11 11. 19-36 81, 82, 83
8/12 12 84, 85, 86
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Lord God, I read Paul’s confession to the Romans and see a man struggling with what it means to be human in a broken world. The apostle’s sense of his own personal contradictions, particularly in chapter 7, verse 15, hit close to home. None of us are righteous, are we? I’m certainly not--and I cry with Paul, “Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?” I thank you for the hope I share with the apostle: “Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!” My hope is not in my own righteousness; when I’ve tried that, it hasn’t worked so well. My hope is in the righteousness of Christ--that he who IS righteous will be my advocate, my redeemer, my shepherd in the way that leads away from eternal death to eternal life. May He shepherd this congregation, St. Andrew’s, in the direction of Your own choosing. I ask in the name of the Righteous Savior, Amen.

BRD