(The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod)

210 East Pleasant Street Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066

Church Office: 262-567-5001 Daily Devotions: 262-567-1001 Website: www.splco.org

Worship Schedule: *Saturday 5:30 pm * Sunday 8:00 am Traditional in the Church * * Sunday 10:30 am Contemporary in the Church

St. Paul’s Mission Statement: “Reaching, Serving and Growing Disciples”

Rev. Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Senior Pastor Steven Scharnell, Vicar Rev. Ronald P. Krug, Serving the Church Triumphant Ben Mueller, Youth Director Rev. Paul Borgman, Pastor Emeritus Diane Bleke, Organist/Choir Director Jonathon Pickelmann, Principal Kelly Kulas, Kinder Place Director Volume 21 Office Hours - 7:00 am - 4:00 pm Number 43

BIBLE STUDIES

In-Depth Study of Scripture Readings

567-5001 Sun. - 9:15 a.m. Fellowship Hall

The Life and Ministry of the Messiah

567-8195 Tues. – 7:00 p.m. Muecke’s Home

November 9th & 10th, 2013

WELCOME to everyone, especially our guests.

Your presence is important to us.

St. Paul’s is an evangelical Christian

congregation, embracing historic Christian

teaching on all doctrines, centered on Jesus

Christ. Our desire is to bring the Gospel both

to those who are searching for answers to the

meaning of life and to those who desire a

closer relationship with God. We here at St.

Paul's have chosen to align ourselves with the

teachings of the Lutheran Reformation, due

to the clarity with which these help us to see

the true meaning of God's Word.

Specifically, St. Paul's is a ministry of the

Lutheran Church -- Missouri Synod, one of

America's truly biblical churches!

• Members and guests: please fill out an

attendance card and place it in the

offering plate to indicate your presence

today. For Holy Communion, please read

our confession and indicate your

agreement with our beliefs by checking

the box next to the names of those

communing.

• Those sharing our beliefs, especially from

parishes in fellowship with us, are

welcome to receive.

• If you desire Holy Communion but hold a

confession differing from that of this

congregation, please speak with a Pastor

or an Elder.

• Non-communing, baptized children are

welcome to come to the table for a

blessing.

Please note: Half the inner circle of individual

glasses in each tray contains water with one

drop of communion wine for those hesitant to

drink larger amounts of wine. Those glasses

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Come to worship. As the prelude begins, worshippers are encouraged to conclude

conversation and quietly prepare to enter

into the experience of worship.

Theme: Theme: Theme: Theme: Ultimate & Penultimate, Part 2: Resurrection

Pastor: Pastor: Pastor: Pastor: Lance Armstrong O’Donnell

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Contemporary Service Special OrderSpecial OrderSpecial OrderSpecial Order

The radio broadcast radio broadcast radio broadcast radio broadcast this Sunday is sponsored

by Mary Kummrow in loving memory of her

husband, Arland. St. Paul’s 8:00 am church

service can be heard Sunday over WTKM

(104.9 FM & 1540 AM).

Diane Bleke, Organist/Choir Director

PRAYERS FOR THIS WEEK “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.

With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18

Those sick or hospitalized: MEMBERS – Dave Meyer; Barb Allwardt (hip replacement surgery); Karen

Meyer; Agnes Thurow; Mark Poytinger; Rick & Kathie Ware; Ed Krelwitz; Ewald Baumann (VA Hospital);

Andy Stenson; Quinn Bandomir; Marie Wisser (brain tumor); Frederic Marohn; Vanessa (nee Stock) Hood -

Leukemia; Bill Duchow; Dorothy Peterson (Shorehaven); Barb Krug; Crystal Parker (fractured sacrum).

FAMILY & FRIENDS OF MEMBERS – Those with cancer: Sue (Rick & Kathie Ware’s friend) -

suspicious lesion; Laverne Fischer; Marlene Thurs (Kelly Kulas’s mom); family member of Wilbur & Barb

Pieper; Jody; Brian Keller; Ray Liska; a family member of Wilbur & Barb Pieper with stage 3 lung cancer;

JoAnn Jonas; Sue; Jim; Roger; Chris Prouty - breast cancer; Cheri Benz - breast cancer; Cami - healing; Tim -

lung cancer; Cris Runge - breast cancer surgery; Pastor William Meyer (Don Meyer’s brother) - Lymphoma;

Luca - baby with brain cancer; Dan (stage 4 prostate cancer); Crystal Schultz - starting breast cancer chemo;

Clarence Hesse (Dale’s brother); Susie; Joann Romain - kidney cancer; Ron Rafalski - throat cancer; Nancy -

breast cancer; Sarah Beine (stage 4 cancer); Marian Lippert (Les’s mother) Other: Grandpa Baganz (Sierra

Ebert’s grandpa); Mr. & Mrs. Coppes; Scott Kleist; Cameron’s dad; Jenna; Leah Baltarmonas (4 year-old &

friend of Steve Siegmann & Caryn Merkle) - 2nd open heart surgery; Rick Strohmayer (Mark Poytinger’s

friend); Dawn Thompson (Linda Hertneky’s mom); Alice Bemis; Tom (Art & Kathy Evert’s son) - shoulder

replacement surgery; Angelique - recuperating from double bypass; Mavis Layton (Bruce Bain’s mother);

Andy Miller (friend of Sharon Peterson) - injured in Afghanistan; Ken Groenke’s sister - brain aneurysm;

Travis; Ray (Michelle Schlomer’s grandpa); Michael Thesing (Susan DeWitz’s cousin) - work-related accident;

Charlie (Jenny Laabs’ father) - recovering from stroke; Charles Tuff (Alzheimer’s); Carrie Synder (Gwen &

Carl Nicholson’s niece) - continued healing; Jon Franke - continued healing; Kim Pomeroy (Cindy Lippert’s

cousin) - diagnosed with MS; Laura (continued healing); Paul Fellin.

Those serving in the military-deployed: Patrick Lippert; Zach Howard, Theresa; Phil Preston; Chad Kelling,

Casey, Phil, Andy & Steve Koth; Luke, Jacob, Brian, Wayne Klamp, Randy, Kyle, Jake, Jeff, Matt, Tom, Brad,

Ben, Mike, Rob & Fabian Beats.

Those serving God as missionaries: Christie Nelson (China); Ray Wigdal (China); Dennis Denow (Thailand);

Jeff & Julie Vigil (Kenya); Bob & Chris Prouty (Australia); Pastor Reinke (Deaf Ministry); Rev. Bud Palmer.

Those in need: Our Shut-Ins; for a member of the congregation who lost his job; help from the Lord for my

son to get off drugs and for me to be able to pay my bills every month; Virginia - for continued good grades in

college; James & Erica Feil; Jake; Camp LuWiSoMo; those suffering from addiction and their family members.

Anniversary: Mark & Debbie Prange - 33rd - November 15th

Baptism: Leisl Anne - daughter of David Fischer & Sarah (Menden) Fischer

Birthday: Shirley Dibble - 75th - November 12th

The Prayer Warriors of St. Paul's are praying daily

for these families and their needs..

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BAPTISM We welcome into St. Paul’s church family during the 10:30 am Worship Service, Liesl Anne. She

is the daughter of David & Sarah (Menden) Fischer. Her sponsors are Jeffery & Amy Fischer.

We will keep Liesl in our prayers.

*Flash photography is not allowed during a baptism which takes place during the worship service. The pastor may

reenact the baptism after the service for picture-taking opportunities.

LWML MISSION MINUTE UPDATE

TRAINING INDIGENOUS PASTORS AND DEACONESSES

$100,000

As Christians our challenge is to reach out with the Gospel to those near us and around the

world. In many countries, the most effective leaders and teachers are native to their

culture. The ability to understand spoken and unspoken cultural guidelines gives these

leaders an advantage a “visitor” can never match. Concordia, Ft. Wayne has trained more

than 100 men from other countries who will return home to teach and lead their people. The

Lutheran Theological Seminary, Pretoria, South Africa is training deaconesses to share

their faith with women. This grant provides scholarship support for continuing the Gospel

message.

MITE BOX HELPS THIS WEEK: Sunday Thank all who provide music for our church service-25¢

Monday Give thanks for those who have served our country this Veterans Day-$1

Tuesday Pray for students of other countries who are studying theology in the US-30¢

Wednesday Open your eyes, really see, and give thanks for abundant blessings.-50¢

Thursday Send a note of encouragement to a college student-25¢

Friday Pray for missionaries around the world-30¢

Saturday Have a “Cup with Kay”* and join our President in prayer this morning-

Freewill offering *(Pray with our President for 9 min.@9a.m. with your favorite cup of the morning)

TIME TO GROW DINNER - NOVEMBER 13TH Baked chicken

Mashed potatoes Corn

Rolls w/ butter Dessert

Sponsored by the Board of Evangelism.

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THE LORD'S CUPBOARD INVITES YOU, NEEDS YOU AND THANKS YOU The third Monday of each month is the pantry and also the free community meal. Every member of St. Paul's is invited to come and eat and enjoy the fellowship of the people who come for the meal. This month, on 11/18, we will be making a traditional Thanksgiving meal-please join us!

Items of food that will be needed for the Thanksgiving food bags are: canned green beans (125), boxes of stuffing (125), cans of gravy (125) and boxes of mashed potatoes (125). Please put any of these items into the Lord's Cupboard bins located in the Fellowship Hall or outside of the Gym. We will need these items by Friday, November 15th.

Another way to help the Lord's Cupboard is to buy any gift cards, for gifts or for your own every day use, through the SCRIP program, which you get the full amount to use for the card, and we get a small rebate for each gift card purchased (Gas, Grocery, Entertainment, Clothing). Stop in at the church office for the form or go to www.splco.org, under the school tab�family resources�fundraising�Great Lakes Scrip.

Please continue to pray for all the families that the Lord's Cupboard is able to help and for the volunteers-thank you for your continued support!

STEPHEN MINISTRY TRAINING Our next Stephen Minister training class will begin in January of 2014. If you’re interested in receiving Stephen Minister training, contact one of your Stephen Leaders: Duane Peterson 414-573-2708, Jeff Stache 262-567-1302, or Steve Hansen 262-646-4049.

SOUND SYSTEM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED We are very grateful to have been blessed with a new sound system here at St. Paul’s. We are now in need of volunteers to operate the sound board for our worship services. Training will be provided. If you are interested in helping in this capacity, please contact Heather in the church office at 262.567.5001 or via email at heather@splco.org.

THANKSGIVING FOOD BAGS The Lord's Cupboard is handing out Thanksgiving food bags to families that need a little extra help because of an illness in the family, financial problems, or something similar. Please call the church office at 567-5001 or come to the Lord's Cupboard food pantry on the 1st or 3rd Mondays between 5:30 pm and 6:30 pm to sign up. Sign up ends on November 11th. The food can be picked up on Monday, November 18th between 5:30 and 6:30 pm in the school lobby.

We will need help packing the bags on Saturday, November 16th at 9:00 am in the Fellowship Hall, it only takes about one hour, please join us. The Lord's Cupboard needs paper grocery bags, please leave any you may have in the Lord's Cupboard green bin in the Fellowship Hall. Thank you.

CHRISTMAS CARING CORNER If you or someone you know needs help with Christmas gifts for a child/children, 18 years-old or younger, please fill out an application for the Christmas Caring Corner. Forms are available in the church office, in the narthex or on the Service & Mission Outreach bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall. Please fill out one form per person and return to the church office no later than November 19th.

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EVERYONE WELCOME!EVERYONE WELCOME!EVERYONE WELCOME!EVERYONE WELCOME!

Hunting attire

(blaze orange or camouflage)

is welcome

Our radio broadcast over WTKM is a very important outreach for our congregation.

Below are the dates open for the year 2014. Please prayerfully consider sponsoring one of these Sundays. The cost is $95.00. We praise God for this valuable community outreach. You may also contribute any amount to the “radio fund” at any time.

January 5

January 19

January 26

February 23

March 23

March 30

April 13

April 20 (6:00 am)

April 20 (8:00 am)

May 4

June 22

June 29

July 6

July 13

July 20

July 27

August 3

September 21

October 26

November 2

November 9

November 16

November 23

November 27

November 30

If you are interested in sponsoring a Broadcast please fill out the bottom portion of this

page and hand it into the church office. Thank you. Any questions please call Heather

in the church office 567-5001.

NAME__________________________________DATE: 1ST CHOICE________ 2ND CHOICE_______

Please dedicate to (i.e. in memory of, wedding anniversary, to the Glory of God, in

honor of...etc.)_______________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________________________________

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPONSOR A RADIO BROADCAST?

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THANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOUTHANK YOU This is a very special thank you to everyone who helped in any way for the Christmas bazaar.

Whether you helped by decorating, setting up, donating bakery or baking items, working in

any way at the bazaar or helping in the clean-up--all was greatly appreciated. You are all a

blessing from God and we are very thankful for all of you! The bazaar again was very

successful and we couldn’t have done it without God and everyone by our side. A majority of

the money raised by the Ladies Aid goes back into helping St. Paul’s Church or School.

LADIES AIDLADIES AIDLADIES AIDLADIES AID The Ladies Aid Christmas party will be at Spinnaker’s on Thursday, December 5th. Please call

Sue Lindemann (262-567-8985) if you plan to attend. The deadline to sign up is Friday,

November 29th, as we must get the final count to spinnakers. Thank you!

LET’S KEEP LOOKING...LET’S KEEP LOOKING...LET’S KEEP LOOKING...LET’S KEEP LOOKING... Thanks to all who have shared their pictures, documents, and other memorabilia with the

150th Anniversary’s History Committee. Please know that everything will be handled with care

and respect. All material that is shared will be returned after it has been copied, so feel free to

share what you may have. At this time, I would like to request Confirmation Class pictures.

The earlier the better. Let’s see if we can get photos from all classes back into the early 1900s.

Again, thanks for your help and keep looking!

~Pat Borgman, History Committee Chair

BOARD OF EDUCATION BLOGBOARD OF EDUCATION BLOGBOARD OF EDUCATION BLOGBOARD OF EDUCATION BLOG

FASTDIRECT WEBFASTDIRECT WEBFASTDIRECT WEBFASTDIRECT WEB----BASED SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEMBASED SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEMBASED SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEMBASED SCHOOL INFORMATION SYSTEM What is FastDirect?

• FastDirect is CommunityFastDirect is CommunityFastDirect is CommunityFastDirect is Community – Providing timely communications to keep staff and families

well-informed. FastDirect allows for collaborative viewing of reports, documents,

directories, calendars and even financial transactions. This is all done over a secure intranet

email with SMS text notification options.

• FastDirect is EaseFastDirect is EaseFastDirect is EaseFastDirect is Ease – Designed with the unique needs of parochial and private schools in

mind, so it’s easy to make FastDirect a part of our school culture.

• FastDirect is AffordableFastDirect is AffordableFastDirect is AffordableFastDirect is Affordable – FastDirect is a smart solution because there are no set-up fees,

training fees or hidden fees. It has a low per-pupil subscription fee, with no server

requirements or software to purchase. And it’s paperless – which reduces expenses related

to time, paper and materials!

This year St. Paul’s started using FastDirect as a way to improve communication between staff,

students, teachers, and parents. This change in information systems has saved significant

up-front costs, as well as ongoing costs, all the while saving everyone time! For more

information on FastDirect and to learn how to maximize this tool, you can visit the website at

www.fastdir.com.

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PULL TOGETHER!

“Pull Together for the Ronald McDonald

House”, sponsored by the Ronald McDonald

House Charities of Eastern Wisc. Inc., is a

program designed to fundraise monies to help

support the Ronald McDonald House.

Ronald McDonald House is a “home away from home” for families of

seriously ill or injured children. Since the doors opened in 1984,

more than 34,000 families have called the Ronald McDonald House

in Milwaukee home. On average, over 1,000 families have been

served each year.

It’s easy to participate in tab collection here at St. Paul’s as a way

to offer support to this worthy cause. Simply save up your pull tabs

and bring them to church/school. Each school homeroom has a

canister where these pull tabs may be placed. The other option is

to put them on the collection table just outside the kitchen door.

This collection is on-going, so do what you can to

get everyone collecting!

If you have any questions contact Debbie Prange at

262-966-4953.

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meal dates available:

January 8

January 15

January 22

January 29

February 5

February 12

February 19

February 26

This is a great way to raise funds. Please contact Angie Scharnell at

angiescharnell@gmail.com or 920-285-1264 to get more

information or to sign up.

UPDATE ON PASTOR STEVEN GESKE

We are very happy to inform you that our former

Vacancy Pastor, Steven Geske, was installed as

Executive Director of Walcamp Outdoor Ministries

and Retreat Center in Kingston, IL on Saturday,

November 10th. Congratulations, Pastor Geske!

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TUESDAY November 12th

All Boards Church 6:15 pm

WEDNESDAY November 13th

Time to Grow Meal Parish Choir Time to Grow

Adult Choir Practice Praise Team Practice

Fellowship Hall Balcony

Various Rooms Balcony Church

5:00 pm 5:20 pm 6:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:45 pm

THURSDAY November 14th

Praise Team Practice Church 7:30 pm

SATURDAY November 16th

Packing Thanksgiving Food Bags Traditional Worship

AA Meeting

Fellowship Hall Church

Fellowship Hall

9:00 am 5:30 pm 8:00 pm

SUNDAY November 17th

Traditional Worship Public School Confirmation

Bible Study Contemporary Worship

Church Room 216

Fellowship Hall Church

8:00 am 9:15 am 9:15 am 10:30 am

For the most current

information on St. Paul’s

happenings, please visit our

website at splco.org.

November 9/10 5:30 8:00 10:30

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November 2nd & 3rd

5:30 pm - 139

8:00 am - 166

10:30 am - 167

Time to Grow Attendance: 102

Church Attendance:

472 Total; 31 visitors; 441 members

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FAMILIES WITH SMALL CHILDREN We rejoice to have families with small

children participating in our worship

services. There are baskets available

with items that might be helpful for your

children behind the back pews.

THIS WEEKEND 5:30 8:00 10:30

For the most current

information on St. Paul’s

Music Leaders Diane Bleke Diane Bleke Look2Him

Acolytes Ben Stache & Logan Jacobosky Jordan Weber Sarah Scharnell & Evan Metcalf

Altar Guild Jamie Stache Shirley Dibble & Marena Pine Cheryl Oelsner

Elders Dave Meyer Rick Zastrow Jon Schmeling

Greeters Michelle & Brigitte Schlomer Les & Cindy Lippert (church)

George & Marie Wisser (school) Pam Tanner

Lectors Jessica Groenke Cindy Lippert

Power Point N/A N/A Cheryl Oelsner

Radio Host N/A Chuck Muecke N/A

Ushers Wilbur Pieper Rick Zastrow Truman Seifert

Special Music 4K & 5K SPLS Students St. Paul’s Journeymen St. Paul’s Journeymen

Readings 1st Reading: Malachi 4:1-6 Epistle: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13 Gospel: St. Luke 21:5-28

Acolytes Emma Schmeling Ryan & Brandon Frosch Evan Junio & Makenna Meunier

Altar Guild Jamie Stache Barb Hentz Sarah Neff

Elders Arno Kirchenwitz Bruce Bain Kyle Swanson

Greeters John Melvin Karen Meyer & Laura Gruen (church) Dennis & Florence Zastrow (school)

Anne Fait

Lectors Al Mueller

Power Point N/A N/A Heather Scheuer

Ushers Bob Bratz Gary Flanagan St. Paul’s Youth

Radio N/A Jim Juneau N/A

25TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

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Exodus 3:1–15 (ESV) Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-

law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock

to the west side of the wilderness and came to

Horeb, the mountain of God. And the angel of the

LORD appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the

midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush

was burning, yet it was not consumed. And Moses

said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the

bush is not burned.” When the LORD saw that he

turned aside to see, God called to him out of the

bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.”

Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals

off your feet, for the place on which you are

standing is holy ground.” And he said, “I am the God

of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of

Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face,

for he was afraid to look at God. Then the LORD said,

“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who

are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of

their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, and I have

come down to deliver them out of the hand of the

Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a

good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and

honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites,

the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the

Jebusites. And now, behold, the cry of the people of

Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the

oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them.

Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring

my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” But

Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to

Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of

Egypt?” He said, “But I will be with you, and this

shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when

you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall

serve God on this mountain.” Then Moses said to

God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to

them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’

and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I

say to them?” God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.”

And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel, ‘I AM

has sent me to you.’” God also said to Moses, “Say

this to the people of Israel, ‘The LORD, the God of

your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac,

and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is

my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered

throughout all generations.”

2 Thessalonians 2:1–8, 13–17 (ESV) Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ

and our being gathered together to him, we ask you,

brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or

alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a

letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the

day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in

any way. For that day will not come, unless the

rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is

revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and

exalts himself against every so-called god or object

of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of

God, proclaiming himself to be God. Do you not

remember that when I was still with you I told you

these things? And you know what is restraining him

now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the

mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he

who now restrains it will do so until he is out of the

way. And then the lawless one will be revealed,

whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his

mouth and bring to nothing by the appearance of his

coming. But we ought always to give thanks to God

for you, brothers beloved by the Lord, because God

chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through

sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. To

this he called you through our gospel, so that you

may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. So

then, brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions

that you were taught by us, either by our spoken

word or by our letter. Now may our Lord Jesus

Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and

gave us eternal comfort and good hope through

grace, comfort your hearts and establish them in

every good work and word.

St. Luke 20:27–40 (ESV) There came to [Jesus] some Sadducees, those who

deny that there is a resurrection, and they asked him

a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that

if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children,

the man must take the widow and raise up offspring

for his brother. Now there were seven brothers. The

first took a wife, and died without children. And the

second and the third took her, and likewise all seven

left no children and died. Afterward the woman also

died. In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will

the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” And

Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and

are given in marriage, but those who are considered

worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection

from the dead neither marry nor are given in

marriage, for they cannot die anymore, because they

are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons

of the resurrection. But that the dead are raised,

even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush,

where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the

God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. Now he is not

God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.”

Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you

have spoken well.” For they no longer dared to ask

him any question.