Pastor Mark

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC99CC" TEXT="#080000" background="043265f1ezuady.png"> <div> <I><B><U>North Buffalo Lutheran Church</U></B></I><I><B>  </B></I></div> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="home"><U><I><B>Home</B></I></U></A><I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="our congregation"><U><I><B>Our Congregation</B></I></U></A><I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Education"><U><I><B>Education</B></I></U></A><I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id6.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="youth page"><U><I><B>Youth News</B></I></U></A><I><B>    </B></I><A HREF="id15.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="event calendar"><U><I><B>Event Calendar</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I><I><B>  </B></I><A HREF="happenings.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Happenings"><U><I><B>Happenings</B></I></U></A><I><B>   </B></I><A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recipes"><U><I><B>Recipes </B></I></U></A><I><B>  </B></I><I><B> </B></I><A HREF="id16.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="contact us"><U><I><B>Contact Us</B></I></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 BGCOLOR="#BBBBBB" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B><U>Meet Pastor Mark Nerland</U></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>NORTH BUFFALO LUTHERAN CHURCH Extends an invitation to you !!</U></B></I><I><B>   <IMG SRC="0b91e070.jpg" border=0 width="286" height="263" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">      <IMG SRC="0bb5b050.jpg" border=0 width="347" height="261" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">         <IMG SRC="1627ea80.jpg" border=0 width="638" height="424" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B><U>Pastor Mark's Message for September</U></B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <I><B>Dear North Buffalo Members,</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>18</B></I><I><B>And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. </B></I><I><B>19</B></I><I><B>Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, </B></I><I><B>20</B></I><I><B>and teaching them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.” (Matthew 28:18-20</B></I><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><I><B>)</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>I quote the above three verses more than any other Scripture.  Why?  I feel these verses are among the most important words of Jesus handed down to us.  These verses contain Jesus' last command to the disciples and to us, the church on earth, before he ascended into Heaven.  Jesus sent his disciples out into world for him with one simple tool: the Word, the story of God revealed in Christ. They were given no popular philosophy, no political organization, no theory of psychology, no grand military strategy. The disciples were simply to plant the seed of God's kingdom by telling the old, old story of Jesus and his love. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>What happened, of course, is that the church was born. The story was told. The seed was planted in the hearts and minds of people all around the world. Moreover, the seed has germinated and taken root, producing the fruits of faith, hope and love in the lives of people all around the world. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>But the really important questions for each of us are these: Has the seed of God's gracious word found its way into my heart? What am I doing to nourish and cultivate that seed? And have I shared the Word with others? As we look forward to the beginning of another school year in the life of our congregation, we have ample opportunities to respond positively to those questions by making a firm commitment to open our Bibles in individual study, engage in daily prayer, attend church regularly, accompany children to Sunday School and Confirmation, participate in adult Bible study, and INVITE A FRIEND to worship and study with us. If we do these things, faithfully planting and cultivating the seed that Christ has entrusted to us, God has promised a rich and plentiful harvest of faith, hope and love. </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>God's Peace!                               </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>I thank God for all of you and all that you do!</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Pastor Mark Nerland</B></I></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B><U>We hope to see you soon!</U></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                     </B></I><A HREF="mailto:nerlandmhd@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:nerlandmhd@hotmail.com"><U><I><B>Click here to contact Pastor Mark Nerland </B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="home"><U><I><B><BACK</B></I></U></A><I><B>         </B></I><A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="our congregation"><U><I><B>NEXT></B></I></U></A></div> <div> <I><B> </B></I><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="home"><U><I><B>HOME</B></I></U></A><I><B> </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>                                     </B></I></div> </td> </tr></table></body>