Who We Are
and What We Are "All About"
At Faith Lutheran Church, we are growing, sharing, and serving in the name of Jesus Christ!
We are part of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Made up of over
five-million members, we work together as Lutherans with other Christians around the world -- because we are growing, sharing, and serving in the name of Jesus
Christ!
(See the link in the navigation bar to the left for more information about the
ELCA.)
We are people just like yourself: not perfect, but we have experienced the forgiveness and wholeness of God.
We are people centered around God's Word and the Sacraments of Baptism and Holy Communion.
Here at Faith, we offer a wide variety of opportunities for all ages. We focus on worship, service,
education, and community life
(fun and fellowship). This web site offers you the ability to see
what's going on and when. Please feel welcome to participate!
Whether you are someone who has not been around church much before,
or have been
away from the church for a long time, or are a friend, family
member, or out-of-town guest, we want you to know that we welcome
you, and hope that you will visit with us whenever you can!
Please register with the site, so that we can send you news of site updates. If there is some way that we can serve you, or if you want more information about something, please contact us via
phone or
E-Mail.
We'd love to hear from you!
May God bless you every day,
Rev. Jane Perkolup, Pastor,
and
the Faith Lutheran Church Congregation
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CHURCH AND
LOCAL AREA NEWS
-> Do you know your neighbor?
By filling out the Ritual of Friendship form that you find in the
pew, it will help all of us -
please sign your form!
-> Food and Fellowship
Meet others in the congregation by coming to Sunday morning
Coffee hour. Our current schedule starts with a traditional
worship service at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings, followed by
refreshments and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. At 10:00 a.m., you can
join in for the adult forum in the conference room. Also at
10:00 a.m., children (Pre-K through junior high school) are
invited to participate in our Sunday School program, lasting
until about 10:45 a.m. At 11:00 a.m. is our contemporary worship
service with praise band.
Please join us for fellowship, food, and God's Word that feeds
the soul and mind.
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Contact us and/or submit your prayer requests through our Webmaster, Chris Bowen at:
-- < Chris @ faithjoliet.com
> or <
webmaster at
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through Faith have changed!
> The nursery
will be available and equipped with supplies if you find the need -- go
down the hall until it jogs to the right, then it's the first door to your
left.
Favorite
Bible Verses
[From the New International Version
unless otherwise noted.]
Daniel 3
1King
Nebuchadnezzar made an image of gold, ninety feet high and nine
feet wide, and set it up on the plain of Dura in the province of
Babylon. 2He then summoned the satraps, prefects,
governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the
other provincial officials to come to the dedication of the
image he had set up. 3So the satraps, prefects,
governors, advisers, treasurers, judges, magistrates and all the
other provincial officials assembled for the dedication of the
image that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up, and they stood before
it.
4Then the herald loudly proclaimed, “This is what you
are commanded to do, O peoples, nations and men of every
language: 5As soon as you hear the sound of the horn,
flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of music, you
must fall down and worship the image of gold that King
Nebuchadnezzar has set up. 6Whoever does not fall
down and worship will immediately be thrown into a blazing
furnace.”
7Therefore, as soon as they heard the sound of the
horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp and all kinds of music, all the
peoples, nations and men of every language fell down and
worshiped the image of gold that King Nebuchadnezzar had set up.
8At this time some astrologers£ came forward and
denounced the Jews. 9They said to King
Nebuchadnezzar, “O king, live forever! 10You have
issued a decree, O king, that everyone who hears the sound of
the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes and all kinds of
music must fall down and worship the image of gold, 11and
that whoever does not fall down and worship will be thrown into
a blazing furnace. 12But there are some Jews whom you
have set over the affairs of the province of Babylon—Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego—who pay no attention to you, O king. They
neither serve your gods nor worship the image of gold you have
set up.”
13Furious with rage, Nebuchadnezzar summoned
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. So these men were brought before
the king, 14and Nebuchadnezzar said to them, “Is it
true, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, that you do not serve my
gods or worship the image of gold I have set up? 15Now
when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp,
pipes and all kinds of music, if you are ready to fall down and
worship the image I made, very good. But if you do not worship
it, you will be thrown immediately into a blazing furnace. Then
what god will be able to rescue you from my hand?”
16Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego replied to the king,
“O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you
in this matter. 17If we are thrown into the blazing
furnace, the God we serve is able to save us from it, and he
will rescue us from your hand, O king. 18But even if
he does not, we want you to know, O king, that we will not serve
your gods or worship the image of gold you have set up.”
19Then Nebuchadnezzar was furious with Shadrach,
Meshach and Abednego, and his attitude toward them changed. He
ordered the furnace heated seven times hotter than usual 20and
commanded some of the strongest soldiers in his army to tie up
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego and throw them into the blazing
furnace. 21So these men, wearing their robes,
trousers, turbans and other clothes, were bound and thrown into
the blazing furnace. 22The king’s command was so
urgent and the furnace so hot that the flames of the fire killed
the soldiers who took up Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, 23and
these three men, firmly tied, fell into the blazing furnace.
24Then King Nebuchadnezzar leaped to his feet in
amazement and asked his advisers, “Weren’t there three men that
we tied up and threw into the fire?”
They replied, “Certainly, O king.”
25He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in
the fire, unbound and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son
of the gods.”
26Nebuchadnezzar then approached the opening of the
blazing furnace and shouted, “Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego,
servants of the Most High God, come out! Come here!”
So Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego came out of the fire, 27and
the satraps, prefects, governors and royal advisers crowded
around them. They saw that the fire had not harmed their bodies,
nor was a hair of their heads singed; their robes were not
scorched, and there was no smell of fire on them.
28Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise be to the God of
Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, who has sent his angel and
rescued his servants! They trusted in him and defied the king’s
command and were willing to give up their lives rather than
serve or worship any god except their own God. 29Therefore
I decree that the people of any nation or language who say
anything against the God of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego be
cut into pieces and their houses be turned into piles of rubble,
for no other god can save in this way.”
30Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach and
Abednego in the province of Babylon.
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