March 20, 2006
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
Pizza Fun!
INTRODUCING...
The roadblocks are set, the detours are in place, the game is bigger, the game is better...the games is on! The Amazing Race 2, Bigger and Longer, will take you to the far reaches of the world (ok maybe Tigard) in a quest of crossing the finish line and claiming the $1,000,000 prize (okay, not quite that much.) Are you up for the challenge? Grab a friend and come on down.
It all happens This Saturday, March 25 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and only costs $5. Pizza included! Please sign up by This Wednesday, March 22. Download your flier here.
THIS JUST IN......FRIENDS RACE FREE!! Invite a friend and they don't pay!
FUN MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY
Have we got an opportunity for you! As many of you know, Easter Super Saturday, our large outreach to the children of our community happening on the Saturday before Easter, is approaching! One fun element of the event is the Easter Egg hunt! That is where you come in!
On Tuesday, March 28 (Spring Break) we are going to gather from 10:00-12:30 to stuff hundreds and hundreds of plastic Easter Eggs to be hidden on the day of Super Saturday. Join us for a fun time of hanging out, stuffing eggs, and a pizza lunch when we are done!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
LISTENING
Exodus 4:1-5 1 Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The Lord did not appear to you'?"
2 Then the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff ," he replied.
3 The Lord said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
4 Then the Lord said to him, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
5 "This," said the Lord, "is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has appeared to you."
MEDITATION
Moses had been called by God to a task so radical, so huge, so impossible, it must have seemed outrageous. He was supposed to lead the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt and into a new land set aside by God.
But why Moses?
His past was less than great. His family situation was weird, to say the least (Exodus 2:1-10). He was a known murderer (Exodus 2:11-15). He was a fugitive on the run (Exodus 2:15).
His future didn't look promising, either. He was a fugitive running back to the scene of his crime (Exodus 3:10).
He had a lousy reputation (Exodus 4:1). And he was not very good at public speaking (Exodus 4:10).
Yet God said, "Go."
Read slowly, again, the first five verses of Exodus 4. What is Moses feeling? Is it something you've ever felt? Journal your thoughts and feelings.
[Pause to journal.]
Read the passage again, slowly. This time listen for what God is saying.
In the face of Moses'guilt and self doubt, God asks one odd question and gives two strange commands. The question is simply, "What is that in your hand?" Moses replies, "A staff." And God gives the first command: "Throw it on the ground." When the stick becomes a snake, God gives the second command: "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail."
Put yourself in Moses'position. You've spent the last 40 years tending sheep in the fields. You know from experience that a snake is dangerous, especially when it's grabbed by the tail and its head is left free to strike. What would you be thinking about God's command?
Perhaps God was giving Moses a vivid picture of how the things we fear--the memories and doubts that poison our future, that lie between us and where God wants us to go--need to be confronted head-on. Perhaps God was helping Moses understand the deep guilt, forgotten hopes, and lost dreams of the past can be either a snake on the ground intimidating you or, through his power and grace, a rod in the hand.
Maybe you're reading this passage with your own set of fears, intimidations, painful memories, and deep regrets. If so, how have they stood between you and the journey to which God is calling you?
And what is that in your hand?
Maybe right now in the silence, through this passage, God is inviting you to throw down that stuff before him-- to allow him to change the snake on the ground into a rod in your hand.
Take time to write down some of the "snakes" that frighten or intimidate you, and listen quietly for God's word of forgiveness and assurance.
Taken from "Enjoy the Silence" by Maggie and Duffy Robbins , copyright 2005, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Brain Food
Puzzles for the brain to gnaw on
~ Color Matters
Interesting information on color
4. BIRTHDAYS
We have got 4 birthdays this week!! BIG happy birthday wishes this week go out to Ray Ramirez, Carrie Ann McCracken, Mellini Wall, and Zach Munger! Hope you all have the BEST!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
God is nearer to us than we are to ourselves.
- Paul Tillich
Silence promotes the presence of God, prevents many harsh and proud words, and suppresses many dangers in the way of ridiculing or harshly judging our neighbors... If you are faithful in keeping silence when it is not necessary to speak, God will preserve you from evil when it is right for you to talk.
- Francois Fenelon
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LISTEN TO WHAT GOD'S WORD IS SAYING TO YOU
People talk about the power of the Bible, but sometimes Scripture just looks like normal words. However, inside these thin, innocent looking pages is the divine revelation of a God who wants you to hear him.
Enjoy the Silence is about the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina. This ancient practice can help you develop an awareness of God's presence and power found in the Bible. Going Deep's simple exercises take you through the process of reading Scripture, meditating on Scripture, listening to God through Scripture, and responding to Scripture.
Order here.
Also available at your local Christian bookstore.
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7. PARTING SHOT
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
copyright 2006 :: Youth Specialties
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
MS POOL & PIZZA
What a night Friday was! Twenty eight of us converged on North Clackamas Aquatic Park for a wild time in the water, not to mention the tons of pizza we consumed!
Great time! See all the action here!
Pool Fun!
Great time! See all the action here!
Pool Fun!
Pizza Fun!
INTRODUCING...We'd like to introduce you to Jonathan Lopez Toledo, our newest and third Compassion Child. Jonathan is 6 years old and lives in Mexico.
Jonathan lives with his stepfather and his mother. He is responsible for running errands. His stepfather is sometimes employed as a laborer and his mother is sometimes employed as a laborer.
Playing with cars is Jonathan's favorite activity. In kindergarten his performance is average and he also regularly attends Bible class.
Please remember Jonathan in your prayers. Your love and support will help him to received the assistance he needs to grow and develop.
Visit Compassion International's web site to learn more about, child sponsorship, and how you might sposnor your own child.
HS AMAZING RACE
Jonathan lives with his stepfather and his mother. He is responsible for running errands. His stepfather is sometimes employed as a laborer and his mother is sometimes employed as a laborer.
Playing with cars is Jonathan's favorite activity. In kindergarten his performance is average and he also regularly attends Bible class.
Please remember Jonathan in your prayers. Your love and support will help him to received the assistance he needs to grow and develop.
Visit Compassion International's web site to learn more about, child sponsorship, and how you might sposnor your own child.
HS AMAZING RACEIt all happens This Saturday, March 25 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM and only costs $5. Pizza included! Please sign up by This Wednesday, March 22. Download your flier here.
THIS JUST IN......FRIENDS RACE FREE!! Invite a friend and they don't pay!
FUN MINISTRY OPPORTUNITY
Have we got an opportunity for you! As many of you know, Easter Super Saturday, our large outreach to the children of our community happening on the Saturday before Easter, is approaching! One fun element of the event is the Easter Egg hunt! That is where you come in!
On Tuesday, March 28 (Spring Break) we are going to gather from 10:00-12:30 to stuff hundreds and hundreds of plastic Easter Eggs to be hidden on the day of Super Saturday. Join us for a fun time of hanging out, stuffing eggs, and a pizza lunch when we are done!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
LISTENING
Exodus 4:1-5 1 Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The Lord did not appear to you'?"
2 Then the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff ," he replied.
3 The Lord said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it.
4 Then the Lord said to him, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand.
5 "This," said the Lord, "is so that they may believe that the Lord, the God of their fathers--the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob--has appeared to you."
MEDITATION
Moses had been called by God to a task so radical, so huge, so impossible, it must have seemed outrageous. He was supposed to lead the Hebrew people out of slavery in Egypt and into a new land set aside by God.
But why Moses?
His past was less than great. His family situation was weird, to say the least (Exodus 2:1-10). He was a known murderer (Exodus 2:11-15). He was a fugitive on the run (Exodus 2:15).
His future didn't look promising, either. He was a fugitive running back to the scene of his crime (Exodus 3:10).
He had a lousy reputation (Exodus 4:1). And he was not very good at public speaking (Exodus 4:10).
Yet God said, "Go."
Read slowly, again, the first five verses of Exodus 4. What is Moses feeling? Is it something you've ever felt? Journal your thoughts and feelings.
[Pause to journal.]
Read the passage again, slowly. This time listen for what God is saying.
In the face of Moses'guilt and self doubt, God asks one odd question and gives two strange commands. The question is simply, "What is that in your hand?" Moses replies, "A staff." And God gives the first command: "Throw it on the ground." When the stick becomes a snake, God gives the second command: "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail."
Put yourself in Moses'position. You've spent the last 40 years tending sheep in the fields. You know from experience that a snake is dangerous, especially when it's grabbed by the tail and its head is left free to strike. What would you be thinking about God's command?
Perhaps God was giving Moses a vivid picture of how the things we fear--the memories and doubts that poison our future, that lie between us and where God wants us to go--need to be confronted head-on. Perhaps God was helping Moses understand the deep guilt, forgotten hopes, and lost dreams of the past can be either a snake on the ground intimidating you or, through his power and grace, a rod in the hand.
Maybe you're reading this passage with your own set of fears, intimidations, painful memories, and deep regrets. If so, how have they stood between you and the journey to which God is calling you?
And what is that in your hand?
Maybe right now in the silence, through this passage, God is inviting you to throw down that stuff before him-- to allow him to change the snake on the ground into a rod in your hand.
Take time to write down some of the "snakes" that frighten or intimidate you, and listen quietly for God's word of forgiveness and assurance.
Taken from "Enjoy the Silence" by Maggie and Duffy Robbins , copyright 2005, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Brain Food
Puzzles for the brain to gnaw on
~ Color Matters
Interesting information on color
4. BIRTHDAYS
We have got 4 birthdays this week!! BIG happy birthday wishes this week go out to Ray Ramirez, Carrie Ann McCracken, Mellini Wall, and Zach Munger! Hope you all have the BEST!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen wearing them in public.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
God is nearer to us than we are to ourselves.
- Paul Tillich
Silence promotes the presence of God, prevents many harsh and proud words, and suppresses many dangers in the way of ridiculing or harshly judging our neighbors... If you are faithful in keeping silence when it is not necessary to speak, God will preserve you from evil when it is right for you to talk.
- Francois Fenelon
===========our|sponsor===========
LISTEN TO WHAT GOD'S WORD IS SAYING TO YOU
People talk about the power of the Bible, but sometimes Scripture just looks like normal words. However, inside these thin, innocent looking pages is the divine revelation of a God who wants you to hear him.
Enjoy the Silence is about the spiritual discipline of Lectio Divina. This ancient practice can help you develop an awareness of God's presence and power found in the Bible. Going Deep's simple exercises take you through the process of reading Scripture, meditating on Scripture, listening to God through Scripture, and responding to Scripture.
Order here.
Also available at your local Christian bookstore.
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7. PARTING SHOT
Proofread carefully to see if you any words out.
copyright 2006 :: Youth Specialties
