December 18, 2006 ••• Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Video of The Week
6. Forgettable Fact
7. Potent Quotables
8. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
They're happening this week and you won't want to miss yours!
High Schoolers join us Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:30.
Middle Schoolers join us Thursday night from 7:00 to 8:30 and be sure to bring your White Elephant gift. What is a White Elephant gift you ask? It's any goofy thing you have that you would like to wrap up and bring. If you feel you need to purchase something, please do not spend more than $5.
See pictures of last year's MS Christmas party here.
See pictures of last year's HS Christmas party here.
2007 RELEASE FORMS
As of December 31st all 2006 Release Forms will no longer be valid. If you plan to join us for any events in which we leave the church property in 2007 you will need to submit a brand new Release Form. To download the new 2007 Release Form click here. Have a parent/guardian complete it, and sign it, then bring it with you to our next gathering. Your signature is also required. Once it is on file it will be in force for the entire year.
180 ON FACEBOOK
Tired of all the explicit and inappropriate advertising and pictures on Myspace? Join the growing 180 Group on Facebook. Facebook is a much safer and appropriate social networking site. If you do not already have a Facebook account set up, click here to get started. Once a member go to My Groups and do search for "180 Student Ministries" to find our group. Join in on one of several conversation, or just post your own thoughts. See you on Facebook!
SNOW FUN
Coming January 15th...NO SCHOOL! And what could be better than spending it sliding down the mountain with your friends?!
Join us for a day in the snow! You will have your choice of snowboarding, skiing, or tubing. All come at different prices.
Download the flier here for all the details, and registration information, and be sure to pick up a rental form at the Info. Table in the Youth Center. All registrations are due by January 7.
See pictures of previous years here and here.
NEWSLETTER BREAK
There will be no 180 Newsletter for the next two weeks. Enjoy the holidays!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
CHRISTIANS STILL GROAN, AND PART OF US STILL FEELS EMPTY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WITH GOD YET.
Imagine those words in giant neon letters. Let them leap off the page and burrow to the center of your brain. They're that important.
You see, too many believers have fallen for a terrible, terrible lie. We convince ourselves--or allow ourselves to be convinced--that becoming a Christian will automatically take away all of our emptiness. Some of us actually believe that Christians should never feel the groaning or emptiness Solomon was trying to escape.
But that's not the way it works. Perhaps the most famous Christian of all time wrote these words in Romans 8:22-24:
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains
of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we
ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as
we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our
bodies. For in this hope we were saved.
The apostle Paul felt the painful groaning to be with God in person--after he became a Christian. After the Holy Spirit came into his life. In fact, here's a little secret: The emptiness and longing we feel for God might actually get worse for believers the longer we follow Jesus.
That news may be unsettling for some Christians. The emptiness they feel may cause them to believe they're doing something wrong. They may tell themselves if they read their Bible more often...or pray more intently...or develop a purer thought life, their emptiness will disappear. But it won't happen. Those occasional pangs of emptiness and longing won't disappear until we reach our eternal home.
**
Taken from "Living a Life That Matters", copyright 2005, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Line Rider: Yet another addictive, fun game
~ Advent Calendar & Puzzles: click on the date and do the puzzle
4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got two birthdays over the next two weeks. HAPPY birthday wishes go out to Brian Eberly and Daryn Daniels. HAPPY Holiday Birthdays to you both!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Don't you hate it when this happens...
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Video of The Week
6. Forgettable Fact
7. Potent Quotables
8. Parting Shot
1. 180 NEWS
CHRISTMAS PARTIES
They're happening this week and you won't want to miss yours!
High Schoolers join us Wednesday night from 7:00 to 8:30.
Middle Schoolers join us Thursday night from 7:00 to 8:30 and be sure to bring your White Elephant gift. What is a White Elephant gift you ask? It's any goofy thing you have that you would like to wrap up and bring. If you feel you need to purchase something, please do not spend more than $5.
See pictures of last year's MS Christmas party here.
See pictures of last year's HS Christmas party here.
2007 RELEASE FORMS
As of December 31st all 2006 Release Forms will no longer be valid. If you plan to join us for any events in which we leave the church property in 2007 you will need to submit a brand new Release Form. To download the new 2007 Release Form click here. Have a parent/guardian complete it, and sign it, then bring it with you to our next gathering. Your signature is also required. Once it is on file it will be in force for the entire year.
180 ON FACEBOOK
Tired of all the explicit and inappropriate advertising and pictures on Myspace? Join the growing 180 Group on Facebook. Facebook is a much safer and appropriate social networking site. If you do not already have a Facebook account set up, click here to get started. Once a member go to My Groups and do search for "180 Student Ministries" to find our group. Join in on one of several conversation, or just post your own thoughts. See you on Facebook!
SNOW FUN
Coming January 15th...NO SCHOOL! And what could be better than spending it sliding down the mountain with your friends?!
Join us for a day in the snow! You will have your choice of snowboarding, skiing, or tubing. All come at different prices.
Download the flier here for all the details, and registration information, and be sure to pick up a rental form at the Info. Table in the Youth Center. All registrations are due by January 7.
See pictures of previous years here and here.
NEWSLETTER BREAK
There will be no 180 Newsletter for the next two weeks. Enjoy the holidays!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
CHRISTIANS STILL GROAN, AND PART OF US STILL FEELS EMPTY, BECAUSE WE'RE NOT WITH GOD YET.
Imagine those words in giant neon letters. Let them leap off the page and burrow to the center of your brain. They're that important.
You see, too many believers have fallen for a terrible, terrible lie. We convince ourselves--or allow ourselves to be convinced--that becoming a Christian will automatically take away all of our emptiness. Some of us actually believe that Christians should never feel the groaning or emptiness Solomon was trying to escape.
But that's not the way it works. Perhaps the most famous Christian of all time wrote these words in Romans 8:22-24:
We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains
of childbirth right up to the present time. Not only so, but we
ourselves, who have the firstfruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly as
we wait eagerly for our adoption as sons, the redemption of our
bodies. For in this hope we were saved.
The apostle Paul felt the painful groaning to be with God in person--after he became a Christian. After the Holy Spirit came into his life. In fact, here's a little secret: The emptiness and longing we feel for God might actually get worse for believers the longer we follow Jesus.
That news may be unsettling for some Christians. The emptiness they feel may cause them to believe they're doing something wrong. They may tell themselves if they read their Bible more often...or pray more intently...or develop a purer thought life, their emptiness will disappear. But it won't happen. Those occasional pangs of emptiness and longing won't disappear until we reach our eternal home.
**
Taken from "Living a Life That Matters", copyright 2005, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Line Rider: Yet another addictive, fun game
~ Advent Calendar & Puzzles: click on the date and do the puzzle
4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got two birthdays over the next two weeks. HAPPY birthday wishes go out to Brian Eberly and Daryn Daniels. HAPPY Holiday Birthdays to you both!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Don't you hate it when this happens...
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That video is one of those videos that isn't funny until you watch it over... and over... and over.
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