Prayer Request From Sojourn ...

Sojourn is on a roadtrip to Rhinelander this weekend to lead worship for a senior high retreat at Crescent Lake Bible Camp.  Please pray for safe travels as well as our ministry being a blessing to the kids and staff.  Thanks :)  Faith, Aaron, Sammy, Bob, and Chris

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Join a LifeGroup Today!

If you heard Pastor Bob’s message last Sunday, then you know how important it is to find a place to connect with other believers and dig into God’s Word together.  The LIfeGroups below have room for more attenders and would love to see you!  There will also be sign up lists for these groups at the back of the worship center this Sunday, so be sure to sign up if you plan to attend so we can contact you with further details.

Portage Group – meets on Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:00 at the home of Mike and Linda Vitacco. This group is currently meeting, so feel free to attend this week!  For more information, call Mike or Linda at 742-6377.

 

Rural Portage Group – meets on Thursdays from 6:30 – 8:00 at the home of Matt and Larissa Graf.  Located near Petro station near the intersection of U.S. Hwy 39 & 94. This group will begin meeting again on Thursday, February 4^th.  For more information, please contact Matt and Larissa at 745-4675.

 

Poynette Group – meets every other Thursday from 6:30 – 8:00 at the home of Bob and Ruth Agnew.  This group is currently meeting, so feel free to begin attending right away.  For more information, contact Bob or Ruth Agnew, or Anne Zinnsmeister.

 

 

 

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MWBC Prayer Net-Krome and Lee UPDATES

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Mary Krome, Disaster Relief Child Care Unit Director gives this update on her father, Gary Robinson:

My father has been running a low grade fever on and off that they are watching.  He is still in the hospital.  They thought he might go home this weekend, but they feel he is not ready.    He wants to go home of course because he has been there since last Monday.  He is used to being up and around and active.  We are now praying for healing.

 Messages can be sent to:

Gary Robinson
202 Center Ave.
Oostburg, WI 53070
grobinson2@wi.rr.com

Mary Krome
winddancer04@juno.com

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Linda Yang Lee, volunteer executive director for MN-WI Hmong WMU, MN writes:
 
Thanks for each and everyone's prayer.  I knew our Heavenly Father heard you all crying for my healing.  And he's answering to all of us. 
With the power of God's hand,  I'm able to lift my left lip's and I can feel my nerve moving on my left face.  I totally believed that God is 
watching over all of us and we face trial just to be closer to him.  I am so grateful for this week.  Especially, knowing that all of us are going through this together.
 
Messages can be sent to:
Linda Lee
1885 Sloan St. N
Maplewood, MN 55117
lindayanglee@hotmail.com
651-331-1267
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A Topical Sermon on Expository Preaching

"A Topical Sermon on Expository Preaching"

By Pastor Bob

To listen to this Sunday's Sermon,

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www.PortageChurch.org/sermons

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River Navigaters Children's Church

Parents just a reminder to please sign your children in at the check-in table downstairs before church.  Please have the kids come with you to check-in! They will be able to get their name tag and say their memory verse, also help remind them to bring their Bible.  These 3 things will help them earn points for prizes.  Children will come upstairs at the end of the service. 

Family Sunday will continue to be the 4th Sunday of each month.
 

Memory verses to be practicing this week:

Pre-school-1st Grade:  Proverbs 3:5  Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.

2nd grade-6th Grade:   Psalm 20:7 Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God.

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prayer

Please pray for my husband and I and his family as we deal with the death of my father-in-law, Everette Reynolds.
 
Thank you,
Stephanie Reynolds

Everything works out in the end. If it hasn't worked out, it's not
the end.

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Becky and Trebor

Becky and Trebor were in a vehicle accident this afternoon. They are at St. Clare hospital right now. They were hit hard from behind. Trebor is in a neck brace. Please pray for them. I will update with additional details when they are available.   Tara Woodruff 617-0323   In God I Trust,             Tara L. Woodruff ~Live Life Without Regrets~ "But those who obey God's word truly show how completely they love him. That is how we know we are living in him." 1 John 2:5

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River Skate Night !!

Mark Your Calendars For Another Funfilled River Skate Night ........

 

Saturday, February 20

6:00pm - 8:00pm

Entrance fee is sponsored by River

Skate rental is $1 for regular skates / $3 for inline skates

 

Concessions will be available - please no carry ins

 

We hope to see you there!! 

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MWBC Prayer Net

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Mary Krome, Disaster Relief Child Care Unit Director called about her father, Gary Robinson:

My father has been experiencing bad pains and went to the hospital on Monday.  A stint was put in because there was a blockage with infection.  He had his gall bladder removed this afternoon.  Please pray for healing and the antibiotics to work.

 Messages can be sent to:

Gary Robinson
202 Center Ave.
Oostburg, WI 53070
grobinson2@wi.rr.com

Mary Krome
winddancer04@juno.com

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One Heart Seminar

Come enjoy great fellowship, music, and speakers at the One Heart Seminar February 27th. In Wi.Dells at the Wintergreen Resort

There are registration forms in the entry way of the church.

$25 if you register BEFORE Feb.1st, $30 on or after the 1st. Donuts/muffins, coffee/tea and lunch is INCLUDED in the price.

Please register on your own.

Its a GREAT time!!! Hope to see you there!!!

~No children
~Scholarships available
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Easter Play Updates

Greetings River Parents!

Wanted to remind you all on a couple of points about our upcoming Easter Play. The first meeting/rehearsal will be on February 7th, immediately following church, and those will go through March 24th.

Our current plan is to meet 10 minutes after the church service (sharp!), we will have about 15 minutes to go over songs for the play, 15 minutes for a lunch break and then the last hour will be devoted to rehearsing in small groups. The intention is to have everyone out of there by 2:00.

We will do our first run-through of the play in it's entirety on February 28th.

Dress rehearsals tentatively scheduled for March 21st after church and March 26th (evening) if needed.

Please, pack a lunch for your kids, we will not be providing food, and they may get hungry.

Thanks for your participation!

~Easter Play Team

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"Abraham Intercedes for Sodom"

"Abraham Intercedes for Sodom"

Genesis 18

Pastor Bob Turner

To listen to this Sunday's Sermon,

Click the link below...

www.PortageChurch.org/sermons

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Not All Sin Is Equal

This is to follow up from the sermon this morning when I said "Not All Sin Is Equal". Here are some Scriptures to illustrate this point further for you:

Prov. 6.16-19, Gen. 18.20, James 2.10, Ex. 32.30, Ezek. 23.11, 1 Jn 5.16, Mk 3.28-30, 1 Cor. 6.18, Jn 19.11, Lk 12.47-48, Mt. 7.3, Heb. 10.28-29, Mt. 18.6, 2 Pet. 2.20-22

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MWBC Prayer Net-Joel UPDATE

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Sue Norstebon, daughter of Marcella Joel (Northwoods WMU, who passed away in 2008) writes:

My dad, Jim Joel came through his triple bypass surgery well. Please keep him your prayers for a quick recovery and that he will not experience too much pain.

 Messages can be sent to:

Sue Norstebon
jimmiejohnsonnut@yahoo.com

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MWBC Prayer Net-Sagen UPDATE

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Judith Sagan, MWBC Mission Service Corps Coordinator, writes:

Just want to share this news with all of you who have been praying for my son, Kirk, since his heart attack in 2008 and the blood infection of 2009.  This is great news...please rejoice with us!!!

 

From Kirk:

I went skiing, which was the first time in 2 years and since the heart attack. I have been feeling so much better since they rerouted the wire from my defib unit and decided that it was time to see if I could handle skiing. As it turns out, it was no big deal at all. I was able to ski did not get out of breath or any weird heart issues. Skiing had become my favorite winter exercises over the last 5 years and its a huge deal for me to be able to do it again and also to see how far I’ve come as far as overall health. I was pleasantly surprised that I can still handle it just fine.

 

 Message can be sent to:

Paul and Judith Sagan
jsagen@ticon.net

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Taking Down Christmas Decorations

We’ll be getting together at 6:30 PM on Monday, 1/18/10 to take down the Christmas decorations.  Many hands make for light work… hopefully we can have a big crew and we’ll finish quickly.  Come and join us for some great fellowship.  Thanks, Doug & Rita

 

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No regrets mens conference 2010

Attention River Men!!!!!!!  Are any of you interested in going to this No Regrets conference.  Its a day filled with great speakers, worship and seminars all related to men.  The date is Saturday Feduary 6th. I will be leaving portage at 5:30 a.m. that day a staying for the whole deal. The cost will be $27 and we will be attending the Delafield site.  Lunch is provided .  Feel free to check out the No Regrets web site. you can also e-mail me or call me with any questions.  Please get your own ticket if you can  or get your money to me soon. This is an awesome and rapidly growing mens conference lets get involved.  Check the bulliten insert this week for more info  thanks  mike 

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Please pray for Julie Harper

Please pray for my wife Julie. She has recently found out she will need to have a hysterectomy. Please pray that everything will work out and that she can have a peace of mind that it will work out for the best for her and that there will be no complications from the other surgeries she has had. Thank you very much. Bill Read Full Post»

MWBC Prayer Net-Smith

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Ken Smith, pastor, First Baptist Church of Monticello, MN writes:

Thank you all for your prayers. God is great. Services for mom will be at First Baptist Church of Monticello on January 23rd at 2:00 PM. Internment will be in Mountainair N. Mex. on February 19th after a service in Tucson AZ on the 19th.

 Messages can be sent to:

Ken Smith
fbcmonti@charter.net

First Baptist Church
419 East Fourth Street
Monticello, MN. 55362
763-295-0693
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Crescent Lake Bible Camp

Hi everybody, it’s really exciting to see so many families from River of Life registering for summer camp this year.  I just wanted everyone to know that each family from River of Live that attends Crescent Lake Bible Camp (CLBC) for the first time this year will receive a 10% discount.  In addition every family that registers by the end of January will receive a gift certificate for an additional $100.00 off your registration.

The group from River of Life will be attending Family Camp 1, which runs from Sunday, July 4^th through Saturday, July 10^th.

If you have any questions, need info on CLBC or registration forms please contact Doug Strand or Mike Gladem, or you can go on line to www.clbc.net

Also in addition to family camps CLBC has summer youth camps for all ages.

Thanks, Doug

 

 

 

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Please pray for Lori Barthel's Grandma

River church family - 

please be in prayer as Lori Barthel is going in to visit her Grandma in the hospital.  She is not excepted to live much longer and Lori is hoping to share her faith with her Grandma in hopes that she might trust Christ for salvation.  

Please join me in praying for Lori to be bold in sharing Christ, and for her Grandmother to be saved.

"To the praise of His glorious grace!"

Pastor Bob Turner  †

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EMPOWER Conference 2010

March 18-20, 2010

Green Lake Conference Center

Green Lake, WI

Fantastic Worship and Inspiring Conferences.

Special Programing for Children & Youth

~Preschool

~Youth

~Children

~Adults

To Register...

Mail:

Green Lake Conference Center

ATTN: Reservations

W2511 Hwy 23, Green Lake, WI 549411-9599

Fax: 1-920-294-3686

Email: GuestServices@glcc.org

Phone: 1-800-558-8898

Online: www.mwbc.org (click on link for Empower)

OR, CLICK HERE>>> www.EmpowerOnline.org

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In Sync with God

"In Sync with God"

Genesis 18

Pastor Bob Turner

Click the link below to listen to Sunday's Sermon...

www.PortageChurch.org/sermons

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Prayer Request

Please be in prayer for 5 week old Caydence Putz today as she undergoes open heart surgery at St. Mary's hospital at 3 PM. She has had a difficult life so far. Please pray she heals and grows to live a happy and healthy life! Thank you all! Read Full Post»

MWBC Prayer Net-Smith

Prayer Net
Minnesota Wisconsin Baptist Convention

Ken Smith, pastor, First Baptist Church of Monticello, MN  writes:

I want to thank everyone for their prayers for my mother Ellois. Mom went to be with our Lord yesterday January 8 at 4:00 PM. Please pray for my Stepdad and the rest of the family as we make preparations for the funeral. I will let you know what those plans are when we have them set.

God Bless All of you PRAYER WARRIORS

 Messages can be sent to:

Ken Smith
fbcmonti@charter.net
763-295-0693
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