January 29, 2006
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
30 HOUR FAMINE
It has begun! We have officially kicked off our 2007 30 Hour Famine. If you missed the video we played yesterday morning here it is...
Be sure to pick up a 30 Hour Famine packet this week and watch God take your life and do great things with it! You can make a difference!
The dates for our famine are February 23-24. For more info. on the 30 Hour Famine visit www.30hourfamine.org. To read about last year's famine and see the pictures, see Pastor Brian's blog.
Watch for even more details to come.
Together we can
JUST FOR MOMS
Hey Moms did you know that there is a Mom's Prayer group meeting every other Wednesday evening during The Link on Wednesday nights? If not, now you do! If you would like to spend an hour praying for your children every other Wednesday night then join Pam Alexander in MC210 on Wednesday nights at 7:15. The plan to meet on the following dates for the next two months: February 7th & 21st, and March 7th & 21st. For more information please contact Pam at 503-624-9977.
YOUR INVITED
John Leonard and Sara Walter invite you to join in celebrating their new life together. Your presence is requested at an open house reception Saturday, February 10, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The reception will be held in the Ministry Center Great Room.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
NO FOOLIN'
Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the LORD his God or search for him.
Hosea 7:10
How real is your love for God? Do you believe in him when things are going bad just like you do when things are going great? Are you aware of him in your daily life, or is he just someone you think about for an hour or two on Sundays? Are you confident that you know him well, or is he really just an acquaintance to you?
One more question: If someone treated you the way you treat God, would you believe that person really loved you?
Faking a relationship with God isn't hard to do. You just need to know a little about the Bible...sprinkle a few Christian phrases in your conversations...maintain an upbeat attitude...and pretend to care about other people's problems. With a little effort, you could fool your parents, your youth leader, your girlfriend, and even your closest friends into believing that you're a faithful follower of Christ--when, in reality, you're nothing more than a spiritual poseur.
The two people you can't fool are you and God. If you don't have the fire of God's Holy Spirit in your heart, there's no way you can convince yourself that you do. And since God knows everything, he's not capable of being fooled.
That's why putting on a Christian act is ridiculous. Other people's opinions of your spiritual condition mean absolutely nothing in the long run. So you're left with a choice: either start a genuine relationship with God or abandon the whole Christian scene altogether.
Do yourself a favor: choose the first option. Stop trying to act like you think a Christian should act and start living according to God's Word. Stop trying to get credit for your spiritual resume and start trying to please God with your life.
In other words...stop talking the talk and start walking the walk.
For more about how you can please God, check out Hosea 6:1-6.
BLANKING THE BLANK
"Walking the walk" and "talking the talk" are pretty common phrases--especially among Christians. But here are a few verb-noun combos that aren't nearly as well known. Can you believe that people actually say these?
1. Chalking the chalk
2. Stalking the stalk
3. Boring the bore
4. Ducking the duck
5. Winding the wind
6. Jamming the jam
7. Hiding the hide
8. Creeping the creep
9. Freaking the freak
10. Teaching the teach
**
Taken from "Revolution Devotional," copyright 2006, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Deal or No Deal: It's online, and just as addictive as the TV show!
~ Ugly Betty Design Contest: Design a dress and it could appear on the show!
4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got a whopping FIVE birthdays this week, and four of them are on the same day! BIG Birthday Wishes go out to AJ Geist, Cameron Kennedy, Leah Wiseman, Michelle Wiseman, and Jacob Eitzen! We wish you all the best!!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Napolean Dynamite with a twist...
Compliments of The Skit Guys.
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord."
- J.I. Packer
"The future is as bright as the promises of God."
- Adoniram Judson
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DEVOTIONALS JUST FOR YOU
Whether you're a teen guy or a teen girl, there is a devotional specifically for you. Guys, check out the "Revolution Devotional," which will help you become a revolutionary for God. Girls, take a look at the "True Images Devotional," that helps you discover who you truly are in God's eyes.
Both devotionals have interactive elements to help you really dig into God's Word and understand his plan for your life.
Check out the Revolution and True Images devotionals here:
Revolution Devotional
True Images Devotional
Also available in your local Christian bookstore
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8. PARTING SHOT
All generalizations are false.
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
30 HOUR FAMINE
It has begun! We have officially kicked off our 2007 30 Hour Famine. If you missed the video we played yesterday morning here it is...
Be sure to pick up a 30 Hour Famine packet this week and watch God take your life and do great things with it! You can make a difference!
The dates for our famine are February 23-24. For more info. on the 30 Hour Famine visit www.30hourfamine.org. To read about last year's famine and see the pictures, see Pastor Brian's blog.
Watch for even more details to come.
Together we can
JUST FOR MOMS
Hey Moms did you know that there is a Mom's Prayer group meeting every other Wednesday evening during The Link on Wednesday nights? If not, now you do! If you would like to spend an hour praying for your children every other Wednesday night then join Pam Alexander in MC210 on Wednesday nights at 7:15. The plan to meet on the following dates for the next two months: February 7th & 21st, and March 7th & 21st. For more information please contact Pam at 503-624-9977.
YOUR INVITED
John Leonard and Sara Walter invite you to join in celebrating their new life together. Your presence is requested at an open house reception Saturday, February 10, from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. The reception will be held in the Ministry Center Great Room.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
NO FOOLIN'
Israel's arrogance testifies against him, but despite all this he does not return to the LORD his God or search for him.
Hosea 7:10
How real is your love for God? Do you believe in him when things are going bad just like you do when things are going great? Are you aware of him in your daily life, or is he just someone you think about for an hour or two on Sundays? Are you confident that you know him well, or is he really just an acquaintance to you?
One more question: If someone treated you the way you treat God, would you believe that person really loved you?
Faking a relationship with God isn't hard to do. You just need to know a little about the Bible...sprinkle a few Christian phrases in your conversations...maintain an upbeat attitude...and pretend to care about other people's problems. With a little effort, you could fool your parents, your youth leader, your girlfriend, and even your closest friends into believing that you're a faithful follower of Christ--when, in reality, you're nothing more than a spiritual poseur.
The two people you can't fool are you and God. If you don't have the fire of God's Holy Spirit in your heart, there's no way you can convince yourself that you do. And since God knows everything, he's not capable of being fooled.
That's why putting on a Christian act is ridiculous. Other people's opinions of your spiritual condition mean absolutely nothing in the long run. So you're left with a choice: either start a genuine relationship with God or abandon the whole Christian scene altogether.
Do yourself a favor: choose the first option. Stop trying to act like you think a Christian should act and start living according to God's Word. Stop trying to get credit for your spiritual resume and start trying to please God with your life.
In other words...stop talking the talk and start walking the walk.
For more about how you can please God, check out Hosea 6:1-6.
BLANKING THE BLANK
"Walking the walk" and "talking the talk" are pretty common phrases--especially among Christians. But here are a few verb-noun combos that aren't nearly as well known. Can you believe that people actually say these?
1. Chalking the chalk
2. Stalking the stalk
3. Boring the bore
4. Ducking the duck
5. Winding the wind
6. Jamming the jam
7. Hiding the hide
8. Creeping the creep
9. Freaking the freak
10. Teaching the teach
**
Taken from "Revolution Devotional," copyright 2006, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Deal or No Deal: It's online, and just as addictive as the TV show!
~ Ugly Betty Design Contest: Design a dress and it could appear on the show!
4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got a whopping FIVE birthdays this week, and four of them are on the same day! BIG Birthday Wishes go out to AJ Geist, Cameron Kennedy, Leah Wiseman, Michelle Wiseman, and Jacob Eitzen! We wish you all the best!!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Napolean Dynamite with a twist...
Compliments of The Skit Guys.
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
The energy of a discharge of an electric eel could start 50 cars.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"Once you become aware that the main business that you are here for is to know God, most of life's problems fall into place of their own accord."
- J.I. Packer
"The future is as bright as the promises of God."
- Adoniram Judson
===========our|sponsor===========
DEVOTIONALS JUST FOR YOU
Whether you're a teen guy or a teen girl, there is a devotional specifically for you. Guys, check out the "Revolution Devotional," which will help you become a revolutionary for God. Girls, take a look at the "True Images Devotional," that helps you discover who you truly are in God's eyes.
Both devotionals have interactive elements to help you really dig into God's Word and understand his plan for your life.
Check out the Revolution and True Images devotionals here:
Revolution Devotional
True Images Devotional
Also available in your local Christian bookstore
=================================
8. PARTING SHOT
All generalizations are false.
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I love that part of how putting on a Christian act is ridiculous. It's so true and it hits everyone hard when it's discovered in someone.
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