Please Continue Your Church Giving Although much is uncertain, the costs of ministry and the work of the church continues on. Staff must be paid, lights must remain on, and worship must be accessible. To support the mission and work of St. Paul during this time, please prayerfully consider mailing your offering to: St. Paul P.O. Box 725 Osceola, NE 68651

Psalm 129; Mark 14:53-65 TOUGH LIFE “They’ve kicked me around since I was young – they’ve kicked me around since I was young.” How’d you like that for your National Anthem? It may surprise and even shock you that this is one of the great songs God’s people sang as they made their way up the hill of Jerusalem for worship, “They’ve kicked me around since I was young.” But let me take a wild guess here: I bet you’ve been kicked around once or twice, right? In fact, my guess is

Dear St. Paul family, With the Apostle Paul, I begin this church update with these words, “Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.” The word for “peace” is “shalom.” It is a peace that has nothing to do with our circumstances but with the reality that we are the Lord’s and He is with us through every storm of life. In fact, because He has given us “the” eternal life, we have nothing to fear either now or in eternity. As the Scripture says, Go