August 14, 2006
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Forgettable Fact
5. Potent Quotables
6. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
Wild Waves
Hey Middle Schoolers, if you are joining us tomorrow for our trip to Wild Waves here are a few things to remember:
•We will leave the church at 8:00 am and return at 10:30 pm
•Girls please bring a one piece swim suit.
•Bring some money for a fast food dinner on the way home.
•Bring a few dollars to split the cost of a locker rental with someone else. (Small - $11, Large - $14, Family - $18. You will be refunded $5 when you return your key at the end of the day.)
•Bring sunscreen
Mexico Outreach
The team arrived safely home last week and are all still very excited about all that God did! Please visit our Mexico Outreach site to read the reports from various team members. You may also read more about the trip at both Pastor Brian's blog and Aaron Geist's blog.
Click here to view the pictures.
Fall Calendar
It has been a great summer, and now fall is staring us in the face. Coming soon is our fall calender and it will be packed with great opportunities for you to experience and enjoy great times with one another.
Here is just a preview:
Fall Fusion - Septembe 15
See You At The Pole - September 27
MS Fall Retreat - October 6-8
No Midweek Gatherings
There will be no High School Link or Middle School Danger Zone this week as many will already be out the church campout. Enjoy your time and if we don't see you at the beach we'll see you next week!
No Sunday School
This Sunday there will be no Sunday School hour due to the church campout this weekend. There will be a single worship service at 10:00 am, meeting in the Ministry Center.
Lost & Found
There have been many items left behind throughout the summer. If you think you may have "lost" an article of clothing, sunglasses, etc. please check in with us we just might have it!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
This is what the LORD says: "Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no more."
Nahum 1:12
"Come on, everyone else is doing it. You're not going to get in trouble." Under the right circumstances, those words can be pretty persuasive. Even if they involve doing something you know is wrong. For example, if your friends are getting smashed at a party, doesn't it increase the chances that you're going to drink, too? Or if you know that most of your store coworkers occasionally lift merchandise after hours, doesn't it make you more comfortable with the idea of doing it yourself?
Call it peer pressure or anything you want, but you've got to admit, disobeying God is a lot easier when other people are doing it, too. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that there's safety in numbers. Or to believe that if your involvement isn't as extreme as someone else's in the group, you're off the hook. And if we're talking about human authority, there might be some basis for those beliefs. But we're not talking about human authority. We're talking about God who sees everything...and who holds every person accountable for the things he or she does. Period.
God doesn't judge people in numbers. He judges us individually. Each of us must stand alone before him to accept individual consequences. He doesn't grade on a sliding scale. He doesn't say, "What you did was wrong, but at least you weren't as bad as that guy." God simply says, "What you did was wrong."
That's why, for Christians, being part of the crowd is a dangerous position. It can give us a false sense of security--not to mention a false sense of right and wrong. Remember, God calls us to separate ourselves from the crowd. To follow him as an individual. To let him determine right and wrong for us.
Are you up for the challenge?
To see how Jesus stood up against the crowd, read John 2:12-24 and John 7.
Nine Ways to Be Really Different
There's different...and then there's really different. Here are nine ways to achieve the latter status:
1. Wear orange shoes...all the time.
2. Burst into a chorus of "I did it my way" three or four times a day for no apparent reason.
3. Greet everyone you encounter with the phrase, "What's up, Ringo?"
4. Wear a clown nose to school every Friday.
5. Use a hacking cough as the ring tone for your phone.
6. Refuse to listen to any music made after 1965.
7. Bow to everyone you encounter.
8. Invite your school's least popular teacher to double-date with you and your girlfriend.
9. Combine steps 3 and 7.
Taken from "Revolution Devotional" by Livingstone, copyright 2006, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Human Space Invaders
~ Pipecleaner Dance
4. FORGETTABLE FACT
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206
5. POTENT QUOTABLES
"If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all."
- Billy Holiday
"Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream."
- Malcolm Muggeridge
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BE PART OF A REVOLUTION
Guys, you can make a difference--in the world, in your town, in your school, in your life. The "Revolution Devotional" helps you understand and develop character traits that will turn you into a revolutionary for God.
Order here.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
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6. PARTING SHOT
What happens if you get half scared to death twice?
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Forgettable Fact
5. Potent Quotables
6. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
Wild Waves
Hey Middle Schoolers, if you are joining us tomorrow for our trip to Wild Waves here are a few things to remember:
•We will leave the church at 8:00 am and return at 10:30 pm
•Girls please bring a one piece swim suit.
•Bring some money for a fast food dinner on the way home.
•Bring a few dollars to split the cost of a locker rental with someone else. (Small - $11, Large - $14, Family - $18. You will be refunded $5 when you return your key at the end of the day.)
•Bring sunscreen
Mexico Outreach
The team arrived safely home last week and are all still very excited about all that God did! Please visit our Mexico Outreach site to read the reports from various team members. You may also read more about the trip at both Pastor Brian's blog and Aaron Geist's blog.
Click here to view the pictures.
Fall Calendar
It has been a great summer, and now fall is staring us in the face. Coming soon is our fall calender and it will be packed with great opportunities for you to experience and enjoy great times with one another.
Here is just a preview:
Fall Fusion - Septembe 15
See You At The Pole - September 27
MS Fall Retreat - October 6-8
No Midweek Gatherings
There will be no High School Link or Middle School Danger Zone this week as many will already be out the church campout. Enjoy your time and if we don't see you at the beach we'll see you next week!
No Sunday School
This Sunday there will be no Sunday School hour due to the church campout this weekend. There will be a single worship service at 10:00 am, meeting in the Ministry Center.
Lost & Found
There have been many items left behind throughout the summer. If you think you may have "lost" an article of clothing, sunglasses, etc. please check in with us we just might have it!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
This is what the LORD says: "Although they have allies and are numerous, they will be cut off and pass away. Although I have afflicted you, O Judah, I will afflict you no more."
Nahum 1:12
"Come on, everyone else is doing it. You're not going to get in trouble." Under the right circumstances, those words can be pretty persuasive. Even if they involve doing something you know is wrong. For example, if your friends are getting smashed at a party, doesn't it increase the chances that you're going to drink, too? Or if you know that most of your store coworkers occasionally lift merchandise after hours, doesn't it make you more comfortable with the idea of doing it yourself?
Call it peer pressure or anything you want, but you've got to admit, disobeying God is a lot easier when other people are doing it, too. It's easy to fall into the trap of believing that there's safety in numbers. Or to believe that if your involvement isn't as extreme as someone else's in the group, you're off the hook. And if we're talking about human authority, there might be some basis for those beliefs. But we're not talking about human authority. We're talking about God who sees everything...and who holds every person accountable for the things he or she does. Period.
God doesn't judge people in numbers. He judges us individually. Each of us must stand alone before him to accept individual consequences. He doesn't grade on a sliding scale. He doesn't say, "What you did was wrong, but at least you weren't as bad as that guy." God simply says, "What you did was wrong."
That's why, for Christians, being part of the crowd is a dangerous position. It can give us a false sense of security--not to mention a false sense of right and wrong. Remember, God calls us to separate ourselves from the crowd. To follow him as an individual. To let him determine right and wrong for us.
Are you up for the challenge?
To see how Jesus stood up against the crowd, read John 2:12-24 and John 7.
Nine Ways to Be Really Different
There's different...and then there's really different. Here are nine ways to achieve the latter status:
1. Wear orange shoes...all the time.
2. Burst into a chorus of "I did it my way" three or four times a day for no apparent reason.
3. Greet everyone you encounter with the phrase, "What's up, Ringo?"
4. Wear a clown nose to school every Friday.
5. Use a hacking cough as the ring tone for your phone.
6. Refuse to listen to any music made after 1965.
7. Bow to everyone you encounter.
8. Invite your school's least popular teacher to double-date with you and your girlfriend.
9. Combine steps 3 and 7.
Taken from "Revolution Devotional" by Livingstone, copyright 2006, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Human Space Invaders
~ Pipecleaner Dance
4. FORGETTABLE FACT
You're born with 300 bones, but when you get to be an adult, you only have 206
5. POTENT QUOTABLES
"If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all."
- Billy Holiday
"Never forget that only dead fish swim with the stream."
- Malcolm Muggeridge
===========our|sponsor===========
BE PART OF A REVOLUTION
Guys, you can make a difference--in the world, in your town, in your school, in your life. The "Revolution Devotional" helps you understand and develop character traits that will turn you into a revolutionary for God.
Order here.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
=================================
6. PARTING SHOT
What happens if you get half scared to death twice?
