July 2, 2007
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Parting Shot
Summer Celebration
Last Wednesday night we kicked off the summer in style. What a great time. Check out the video.
Go here to see all the pictures.
Midweek Gatherings
This week there will be no High School gathering on Wednesday night. Middle School will be meeting as usual though on Thursday night.
Next Wednesday night, July 11 is our first Park It of the summer. High schoolers please meet us at Summerlake Park from 7:00 to 8:30.
Download our Park It schedule here.
MS Girls Campout
Girls be sure to sign up by this Thursday for our first ever Middle School Girls Campout! The campout is July 11-13 a Ice Cap Campground. We will leave at 1:00pm on Wednesday and return at 4:00 PM on Friday. Contact Gloria for more info and to sign up.
No Newsletter Next Week
The 180 Newsletter Blog will not be updated next Monday. Even the Newsletter needs a vacation from time to time!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Jesus was a simple guy. He had just a few close friends, lived on very little money, and owned only one piece of clothing when he died which, by the way, was the only personal possession of his that the Bible mentions. How does that compare with life in our material culture?
In the United States we rent storage units to hold all the stuff we don't use, but don't want to get rid of. And all the while, our culture tells us we need more and more. So we spend most of our lives trying to get stuff that really isn't all that meaningful.
All of our stuff and our perceived lack of stuff causes stress on the soul. Our stuff also serves to distract us from being who God calls us to be. Look around your room. Take a peek at your calendar. Consider your plans for the future. How much of it involves simplifying your life and how much involves complicating it? God desires us to be diligent and to work hard, but he also wants our souls to be uncluttered. His way of living is much less hurried and hectic.
Jesus said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matthew 11:28-30).
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Taken from "What Does God Want From Me?" by Mark Matlock, copyright 2006, Zondervan/Youth Specialties. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
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4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got FOUR happy birthdays to wish before our next newsletter. HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Jon Raibley, Aaron Freyer, Marissa Raibley, and Lucas Munger! We wish you all the BEST!!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
The Statue of Liberty's fingernail is 13"x10" and her waist is 35' thick.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
"When I saw others straining toward God, I did not understand it, for though I may have had him less than they did, there was no one blocking the way between him and me, and I could reach his heart easily. It is up to him, after all, to have us, our part consists of almost solely in letting him grasp us."
- Rainer Maria Rilke
There are two kinds of people: those who say to God, "Thy will be done," and those to whom God says, "All right, then, have it your way."
- C.S. Lewis
WHAT DOES GOD WANT FROM ME?
Being a Christian means doing the right thing. But what is the "right thing?" Lots of your fellow Christians may have opinions about what God's plan for you is, but it's important for YOU to know what God's plan for you is. In "What Does God Want From Me?" Mark Matlock will guide you through God's Word to help you figure out what God really wants from you.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
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7. PARTING SHOT
When cheese gets its picture taken, what does it say?
