Welcome To St John Presbyterian Church
1307 E. Elm St., New Albany, IN 47150
St John Presbyterian Church exists to bring people into the
transforming presence of Jesus Christ through worship,
teaching the Word, Christian nurture, and ministry in and
to the world. As Christ’s ministers our members are
striving to build a community of God’s love, justice
and mercy, trusting God to lead us into faithfulness.
Come worship with us!
Sunday mornings, 10:30 a.m.
March 14: “See Jesus ... pray ”
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13
Listen to earlier sermons
Special Events
Saturday, March 13—Stephen Ministry workshop
Sunday March 21, after worship
Exploring Membership Class
(for any possibly interested in joining
the St. John family or learning more
about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A )
Thursday, April 1, 7 pm —Maundy Thursday service
Friday, April 2, noon—Good Friday service
... and during Lent:
"Portraits of Jesus" Bible study, Sundays, 9:30 am
Messy Spirituality book study, Sundays, 6:30 pm
New:
5-minute video of photos and events of the past year
at St. John is now on YouTube.
St. John is on Facebook! Fotos, fans, friends!
Spiritual exercise for the week of March 7:
Love your enemies ... When someone gives you a hard time, respond
with the energies of prayer (Matthew 5:44, The Message).
Don¹t think you have enemies? One of the "Thoughtful Christians"
handouts says we all have both internal enemies and
external enemies. ³Each of us secretly harbors impulses and
reactions we are ashamed of: jealousy, greed, rage, self-pity,
the need to be right, the desire to win, the exhilaration of
feeing superior [internal enemies].... and people we don¹t
want contact with, don¹t want to think about, and certainly don¹t
want to pray for [external enemies‹such as certain government
figures or terrorists]."
Love our enemies? Pray for them? When we see ourselves
as among those who sin, we see ourselves standing under
God¹s judgment with them‹and we can "mplore God¹s mercy
for all of us" (TC handout).
***
Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you
(Psalm 130: 3-4).
Prayer for this week
Holy Spirit, help me to see my internal enemy or enemies
of ______, and forgive me. Help me to forgive myself and
those I dislike or hate. Melt the hate in my heart;
transform it into love, your love for all. Amen.
St. John is a praying church.
Through the Undershepherd prayer program every
St. Johnmember or family is prayed for every day.
Special needs are prayed for through the Prayer Tree
and in worship on Sundays.
For today's page in the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study,
click here. In the navigation bar at the right, click on "Go to today's reading."
Send a prayer request to the pastor.
Visit St. John's new "God's Promises" page
Click here to:
Be welcomed
Visit us on Facebook
Read Pastor Allen's blog,
Meet our staff
Read our newsletters
(monthly Messenger
and weekly e-mail)
Look in on our
Photos page
See more photos on
our Facebook page.
Find answers to
Frequently asked questions
Read our
Read the
Explore resources for
enriching your spiritual life
In the News:
Reed Plunkett pictured
guarding a player during a
championship game
(Tribune's Evening News)
Corydon Presb Church
featured by denominational
news service for
promoting alternate giving
Update on Haiti
Presbyterian Stated Clerk
issues statement on
health care debate
Read “Grow Christ’s
Church Deep and Wide”
stories
1307 E. Elm St., New Albany, IN 47150
St John Presbyterian Church exists to bring people into the
transforming presence of Jesus Christ through worship,
teaching the Word, Christian nurture, and ministry in and
to the world. As Christ’s ministers our members are
striving to build a community of God’s love, justice
and mercy, trusting God to lead us into faithfulness.
Come worship with us!Sunday mornings, 10:30 a.m.
March 14: “See Jesus ... pray ”
Scripture: Luke 11:1-13
Listen to earlier sermons
Special Events
Saturday, March 13—Stephen Ministry workshop
Sunday March 21, after worship
Exploring Membership Class
(for any possibly interested in joining
the St. John family or learning more
about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A )
Thursday, April 1, 7 pm —Maundy Thursday serviceFriday, April 2, noon—Good Friday service... and during Lent:
"Portraits of Jesus" Bible study, Sundays, 9:30 am
Messy Spirituality book study, Sundays, 6:30 pm
New:
5-minute video of photos and events of the past year
at St. John is now on YouTube.
St. John is on Facebook! Fotos, fans, friends!
Spiritual exercise for the week of March 7:
Love your enemies ... When someone gives you a hard time, respond
with the energies of prayer (Matthew 5:44, The Message).
Don¹t think you have enemies? One of the "Thoughtful Christians"
handouts says we all have both internal enemies and
external enemies. ³Each of us secretly harbors impulses and
reactions we are ashamed of: jealousy, greed, rage, self-pity,
the need to be right, the desire to win, the exhilaration of
feeing superior [internal enemies].... and people we don¹t
want contact with, don¹t want to think about, and certainly don¹t
want to pray for [external enemies‹such as certain government
figures or terrorists]."
Love our enemies? Pray for them? When we see ourselves
as among those who sin, we see ourselves standing under
God¹s judgment with them‹and we can "mplore God¹s mercy
for all of us" (TC handout).
***
Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you
(Psalm 130: 3-4).
Prayer for this week
Holy Spirit, help me to see my internal enemy or enemies
of ______, and forgive me. Help me to forgive myself and
those I dislike or hate. Melt the hate in my heart;
transform it into love, your love for all. Amen.
St. John is a praying church.
Through the Undershepherd prayer program every
St. Johnmember or family is prayed for every day.
Special needs are prayed for through the Prayer Tree
and in worship on Sundays.
For today's page in the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study,
click here. In the navigation bar at the right, click on "Go to today's reading."
St. Johnmember or family is prayed for every day.
Special needs are prayed for through the Prayer Tree
and in worship on Sundays.
For today's page in the 2009 Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study,
click here. In the navigation bar at the right, click on "Go to today's reading."
Send a prayer request to the pastor.
Visit St. John's new "God's Promises" page
Click here to:
Be welcomed
Visit us on Facebook
Read Pastor Allen's blog,
Meet our staff
Read our newsletters
(monthly Messenger
and weekly e-mail)
Look in on our
Photos page
See more photos on
our Facebook page.
Find answers to
Frequently asked questions
Read our
Read the
Explore resources for
enriching your spiritual life
In the News:
Reed Plunkett pictured
guarding a player during a
championship game
(Tribune's Evening News)
Corydon Presb Church
featured by denominational
news service for
promoting alternate giving
Update on Haiti
Presbyterian Stated Clerkissues statement on
health care debate
Read “Grow Christ’sChurch Deep and Wide”
stories