Opportunities available for Men of Sheridan to gather, discuss, study, and pray. Young dad's, new grandfathers and men seasoned by life's experience all join to share and grow in appreciation of God's plan for them. Please consider visiting this welcoming group. For more information contact: Phil Wittig at 261-8489 or Wes Oestreich at 327-0556

"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house upon the rock." —Matthew 7:24

Saturday Mornings

MASCULINITY:

Will the REAL Jesus Please Stand Up?

“ I get mixed messages about what a man should be - - - somewhere between macho and milquetoast.

I know Jesus is GOD, but is he also someone I can look to as the ultimate man?”

For those of you with a Master Builder Bible for Men, this is Study #1 found on page M4 in the center section of your Bible. We will be alternating between the Option 1 and Option 2 studies each time we meet.  I have duplicated the study outline above for your reference in case you may not have the Master Builder Bible. (If there are some of you who would like to purchase one of these Bibles, let me know.  They are $20 each and we have a new supply available).

Invite someone to attend with you and give our study group a try any time you can!  We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday's of each month at 7:30 am in the Sheridan Retreat Center.  The coffee is always on and we enjoy great discussion and fellowship time together.  Hope to see you there!

Sunday Morning

     Each Sunday morning there is a Bible study for men.  We meet 8:30 to 9:30 in the Conference Room.  The men have the opportunity to grow spiritually and build their faith as they study the Bible with other men.

     This group does not deal in deep theological issues.  Our goal is to deal with our own faith and life issues, grow spiritually, support each other, and in the process engage in fellowship and become acquainted with the Bible (God’s instruction manual).  The Master Builders Bible for Men is our primary resource.

     Our study group decided to embark on a 26-week study of St. Paul's Epistle to the Romans that will take us into November 2008.  As Martin Luther studied Romans he discovered that grace was the only way he could receive the gift of salvation and that attempting to achieve salvation by works was an exercise in futility.  He says in the first paragraph of the preface to his commentary on Romans, "This Epistle is really the chief part of the New Testament and the very purest Gospel, and is worthy not only that every Christian should know it word for word, by heart, but occupy himself with it every day, as daily bread for the soul.  It can never be read or pondered too much, and the more it is dealt with the more precious it becomes, and the better it tastes."  Isn't that awesome?

     Men of all ages are welcome to participate with us in our study and discussion.  Contact Phil Wittig, at 402-261-8489 with questions or by e-mail at pwittig@neb.rr.com.

For a copy of the Men's Ministry calendar click here.

National Lutheran Men's Gathering

One of our planned events for 2008 is the National Lutheran Men’s Gathering to be held at the Quest Center in Omaha, August 1-3.  We are hoping to have a number of men from Sheridan and surrounding churches take part in this event and help with duties in facilitating as well.

    Please talk to your guy buddies and kids about attending with you; and take advantage of the savings!  Call Wes Oestreich, 327-0556, with any questions.

Click on the poster for more information, or go to

www.elca.org/lmm and click on the "Winter 2007 Foundations" newsletter.  Check out who the featured speaker is!!!!  

Annual Men's Retreat

The 2009 Men's Retreat will be held March 20-21 at Carol Joy Holling Camp. Watch for more details.

For pictures from the 2007 Retreat, click here.

Books Available for Purchase:

• If you want to purchase a Master Builder Bible for Men, please let Wes Oestrich know.  They are $20 each and we have a supply available)

• If you are interested or just curious about an opportunity to take the next step on your faith journey then you will want to do more study in the book, Character Counts.  We have copies of this book, by Rod Handley, available and for sale at $13.50 each.  For more information, please contact Steve Bartek, sbartek@lps.org or Wes Oestreich, woestreich@cheeverconstruction.com.  To purchase a book contact John Eggen j.eggen@sheridanlutheran.org  or 423-4769.

Check out the LMM website:

Please look at www.elca.org/lmm/  for new study materials, regional and national events, etc.  There is real emphasis on touching the young men in our church and getting more Men’s study Groups active in every congregation.  Please consider making a personal donation to support our ELCA’s Men’s Ministry!