October 1, 2007
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
MS Fall Retreat
We leave this Friday! If you are registered to go with us, here are a few important reminders.
• We will leave the church on Friday at 4:30 and return on Sunday at 4:00
• Please bring with you a Bible, Sleeping bag/pillow, plenty of clothes, and any personal items you need.
• All electronic equipment will be held for you for the weekend and you will not have access to it. Please leave it at home. This includes things like cell phones, iPods, video games, mp3 players, CD players, etc.
It's going to be a great weekend! Can't wait to see you there!
Nightstrike
Next Friday, October 12 we will be heading for downtown Portland to minister to the homeless, with Bridgetown Ministries. Come and see Jesus like never before. Come and live out your faith the way He desires us to. We will leave the church at 5:30 PM and return at 11 PM.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Topic:
A righteousness not our own
Main Scriptures:
“...and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.” (Philippians 3:9)
“You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:13-14)
Other Scriptures:
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 45:11; Romans 3:21-22; Romans 10:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 10:14
What Jesus Might Say To You:
Some people believe they’re better than others. They think they have it together and others don’t. However, I know you sometimes feel quite the opposite. You see yourself as a horrible sinner who can do nothing right and has nothing good to offer. You may even feel worthless...and then call it humility.
Contrary to popular belief, this is not humility. It’s just shame and poor self-image. So what is humility? How should you see yourself?
It’s true—you are a sinner. No matter how hard you try, you can never live up to my perfect standards on your own. This is why you so desperately need me. I did for you what you could never do for yourself. Through my perfect life, death, and resurrection, you’ve been given my righteousness and made blameless in my eyes!
In addition, you were created in my image. Everything about me is good, and therefore you also bear great good. I have given you amazing gifts. You are of infinite worth in my eyes. You enthrall me.
So when you think, “I wish I could be more...” or, “Why can’t I get my act together?” I want you to remember this: You bear my image and righteousness. You just need to live like you know it’s true. You are salt. You are light. You reflect me. This is who you are. Believe it. Live it!
Your glory,
Jesus
Summary Challenge:
You are perfect in Jesus’ eyes; now you just need to live like you know it’s true. “Humility, then, means understanding that, while you desperately need me, you also bear a great glory. A reflected glory. My glory. My goodness. You are my mirror. I earned it all, but I have chosen you to bear it, because of my great love for you.” (John Eldredge, Waking the Dead, 77)
Take Some Time To Journal About This.
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Taken from by “Conversations with Jesus” by Youth For Christ, copyright 2006, Zondervan/Youth Specialties. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Who I am in Christ
~ 3Story
4. BIRTHDAYS
Hey everybody....we've got three birthdays to celebrate this week! BIG 180 BIRTHDAY WISHES go out this week to Nathan Potter, Janna Ranney, and Kyle Dietmeyer. We wish you all the best!!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
Slugs have four noses.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.”
- G.K. Chesterton
“Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.”
- Watchman Nee
===========our|sponsor===========
GET IN ON GOD’S STORY
“Conversations with Jesus” is a 60-day devotional presents Scripture to you in daily letters from Jesus. You’ll learn to abide in Christ and connect your own story to God’s story through daily readings and journaling opportunities. Go through it with a friend!
Go here to order book.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
Click here to find a Christian bookstore near you.
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7. PARTING SHOT
Why don’t sheep shrink in the rain?
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 Fall Retreat
We leave this Friday! If you are registered to go with us, here are a few important reminders.
• We will leave the church on Friday at 4:30 and return on Sunday at 4:00
• Please bring with you a Bible, Sleeping bag/pillow, plenty of clothes, and any personal items you need.
• All electronic equipment will be held for you for the weekend and you will not have access to it. Please leave it at home. This includes things like cell phones, iPods, video games, mp3 players, CD players, etc.
It's going to be a great weekend! Can't wait to see you there!
Nightstrike
Next Friday, October 12 we will be heading for downtown Portland to minister to the homeless, with Bridgetown Ministries. Come and see Jesus like never before. Come and live out your faith the way He desires us to. We will leave the church at 5:30 PM and return at 11 PM.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Topic:
A righteousness not our own
Main Scriptures:
“...and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ—the righteousness that comes from God and is by faith.” (Philippians 3:9)
“You are the salt of the earth...You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden.” (Matthew 5:13-14)
Other Scriptures:
Genesis 1:27; Psalm 45:11; Romans 3:21-22; Romans 10:3-4; 2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 10:14
What Jesus Might Say To You:
Some people believe they’re better than others. They think they have it together and others don’t. However, I know you sometimes feel quite the opposite. You see yourself as a horrible sinner who can do nothing right and has nothing good to offer. You may even feel worthless...and then call it humility.
Contrary to popular belief, this is not humility. It’s just shame and poor self-image. So what is humility? How should you see yourself?
It’s true—you are a sinner. No matter how hard you try, you can never live up to my perfect standards on your own. This is why you so desperately need me. I did for you what you could never do for yourself. Through my perfect life, death, and resurrection, you’ve been given my righteousness and made blameless in my eyes!
In addition, you were created in my image. Everything about me is good, and therefore you also bear great good. I have given you amazing gifts. You are of infinite worth in my eyes. You enthrall me.
So when you think, “I wish I could be more...” or, “Why can’t I get my act together?” I want you to remember this: You bear my image and righteousness. You just need to live like you know it’s true. You are salt. You are light. You reflect me. This is who you are. Believe it. Live it!
Your glory,
Jesus
Summary Challenge:
You are perfect in Jesus’ eyes; now you just need to live like you know it’s true. “Humility, then, means understanding that, while you desperately need me, you also bear a great glory. A reflected glory. My glory. My goodness. You are my mirror. I earned it all, but I have chosen you to bear it, because of my great love for you.” (John Eldredge, Waking the Dead, 77)
Take Some Time To Journal About This.
**
Taken from by “Conversations with Jesus” by Youth For Christ, copyright 2006, Zondervan/Youth Specialties. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Who I am in Christ
~ 3Story
4. BIRTHDAYS
Hey everybody....we've got three birthdays to celebrate this week! BIG 180 BIRTHDAY WISHES go out this week to Nathan Potter, Janna Ranney, and Kyle Dietmeyer. We wish you all the best!!
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
Slugs have four noses.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
“Let your religion be less of a theory and more of a love affair.”
- G.K. Chesterton
“Outside of Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.”
- Watchman Nee
===========our|sponsor===========
GET IN ON GOD’S STORY
“Conversations with Jesus” is a 60-day devotional presents Scripture to you in daily letters from Jesus. You’ll learn to abide in Christ and connect your own story to God’s story through daily readings and journaling opportunities. Go through it with a friend!
Go here to order book.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
Click here to find a Christian bookstore near you.
=================================
7. PARTING SHOT
Why don’t sheep shrink in the rain?
