November 12, 2007
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
MS Turkey 'N Thanks
After Saturday night we were all left fat, happy, and real thankful! TNT this year was an exceptional time. We came away thankful for much!
Click here to see pictures of our time together.
Click here to see the formal portraits that were taken. If you would like a copy of your picture you may either order a print from the site, or simply download it, or have us email it to you. Great shots!!
High School Winter Youth - December 27-30
Get ready for an amazing time living, playing, and growing together at Winter Youth 2007. With relevant speakers, seminar choices, great worship times and 4 days with your friends, it's going to be awesome!
Sign up with your $50 deposit by this Sunday, November 18 to get the early-bird price of $165. After that you can sign up for $195. Certain students (Pastor's kid, Missionary kid, full time ministry kid, & multiple kids per family) can get a $20 discount. If money is an issue for you, please do not let that stand in the way of your involvement. Please see Pator Aaron if you need assistance.
Download all info, registration cards, and discount coupons at our 180 site, or pick them up on the info table in the Youth Center.
See pictures of last year's Winter Youth experience here.
180 GEAR
Have you been to the 180 Gear store yet? Visit the 180 Gear store to purchase T-Shirts, hoodies, hats, stickers, messenger bags, mugs, and more! All proceeds go to support the children we minister to in Mexico.
You will also find a link to our store on the sidebar of this blog as well as on the Stuff page of our 180 Student Ministries site.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Not long ago I met a man named Bob who is working to educate pastors in Africa about the AIDS crisis on that continent. As one of the leading AIDS counselors in Africa, Bob has many resources to help pastors understand the emotional, spiritual, and physical nature of the AIDS epidemic as it relates to members of their congregations in Africa.
I told Bob about my friend Harrison and the experiences we went through while he was dying. I wept as I told the story. Bob kept an open ear while I worked through some hard memories. At the end of our conversation, he said, "Andy, I want you to know I have AIDS."
"What?" I asked.
"I’ve been living with AIDS for the last 17 years," he explained. "The Lord is using my life to minister to many people who are dealing with this crisis. I want you to know, you did the right thing. Loving your friend to his death is the very act of compassion Jesus spoke about when he said, ‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends’" (John 15:13).
Laying down our lives doesn’t necessarily mean dying for our friends. In some cases it might mean laying down our pride for them--or laying down our preconceptions. It might mean extending a hand of compassion, even if it’s not popular with the "Christian" crowd. It might mean offering that bottle of water, even when it seems as if the other person isn’t going to drink it.
My friendship with Harrison taught me how to love my neighbor better. It taught me that neighbors aren’t necessarily the people I sit next to on Sunday morning. Sometimes they are people with different opinions, different experiences, and different outlooks on life.
Some of my neighbors have worldviews I don’t agree with. Some of them make lifestyle choices I don’t agree with. That doesn’t mean I should compromise my standards or change my beliefs to condone something the Bible speaks against. But it does mean I should look deep in my own heart at the sins I struggle with on a daily basis. That way, when I look around at other people, instead of condemning them for the lack of God’s grace in their lives, I can conjure up the love and compassion Jesus commands me to give.
Echoing the most famous love chapter in the Bible, I say, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13).
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Taken from "Love This!" by Andy Braner, copyright 2007, Zondervan/Youth Specialties. Used by permission.
Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ What Do You Know about AIDS? World AIDS Day is December 1. Test your knowledge and find out what you can do to help those with AIDS and HIV.
~ Spot the Difference: A game to test your attention to details
~ Click here for your shot at a free 180 T-Shirt.
4. BIRTHDAYS
This week we wish a VERY HAPPY birthday to Connor O'Brien, and Christine Laughlin! We wish you all the BEST!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Dare You To Move
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Jesus promised the disciples three things--that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble."
- G.K. Chesterton
===========our|sponsor===========
LEARN TO LOVE AS A WAY OF LIFE
In "Love This!" you'll read real-life stories of people like you who've found ways to love their neighbors. You can make a difference in the world by loving people who are often ignored or unloved--the homeless, the addicted, the elderly, those of different races, even your enemies. This book will help you discover tangible ways you can demonstrate that love.
Learn more and purchase "Love This!" here.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
Click here to find a Christian bookstore near you.
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8. PARTING SHOT
Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom.
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
MS Turkey 'N Thanks
After Saturday night we were all left fat, happy, and real thankful! TNT this year was an exceptional time. We came away thankful for much!
Click here to see pictures of our time together.
Click here to see the formal portraits that were taken. If you would like a copy of your picture you may either order a print from the site, or simply download it, or have us email it to you. Great shots!!
High School Winter Youth - December 27-30
Get ready for an amazing time living, playing, and growing together at Winter Youth 2007. With relevant speakers, seminar choices, great worship times and 4 days with your friends, it's going to be awesome!Sign up with your $50 deposit by this Sunday, November 18 to get the early-bird price of $165. After that you can sign up for $195. Certain students (Pastor's kid, Missionary kid, full time ministry kid, & multiple kids per family) can get a $20 discount. If money is an issue for you, please do not let that stand in the way of your involvement. Please see Pator Aaron if you need assistance.
Download all info, registration cards, and discount coupons at our 180 site, or pick them up on the info table in the Youth Center.
See pictures of last year's Winter Youth experience here.
180 GEAR
Have you been to the 180 Gear store yet? Visit the 180 Gear store to purchase T-Shirts, hoodies, hats, stickers, messenger bags, mugs, and more! All proceeds go to support the children we minister to in Mexico.You will also find a link to our store on the sidebar of this blog as well as on the Stuff page of our 180 Student Ministries site.
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Not long ago I met a man named Bob who is working to educate pastors in Africa about the AIDS crisis on that continent. As one of the leading AIDS counselors in Africa, Bob has many resources to help pastors understand the emotional, spiritual, and physical nature of the AIDS epidemic as it relates to members of their congregations in Africa.
I told Bob about my friend Harrison and the experiences we went through while he was dying. I wept as I told the story. Bob kept an open ear while I worked through some hard memories. At the end of our conversation, he said, "Andy, I want you to know I have AIDS."
"What?" I asked.
"I’ve been living with AIDS for the last 17 years," he explained. "The Lord is using my life to minister to many people who are dealing with this crisis. I want you to know, you did the right thing. Loving your friend to his death is the very act of compassion Jesus spoke about when he said, ‘Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends’" (John 15:13).
Laying down our lives doesn’t necessarily mean dying for our friends. In some cases it might mean laying down our pride for them--or laying down our preconceptions. It might mean extending a hand of compassion, even if it’s not popular with the "Christian" crowd. It might mean offering that bottle of water, even when it seems as if the other person isn’t going to drink it.
My friendship with Harrison taught me how to love my neighbor better. It taught me that neighbors aren’t necessarily the people I sit next to on Sunday morning. Sometimes they are people with different opinions, different experiences, and different outlooks on life.
Some of my neighbors have worldviews I don’t agree with. Some of them make lifestyle choices I don’t agree with. That doesn’t mean I should compromise my standards or change my beliefs to condone something the Bible speaks against. But it does mean I should look deep in my own heart at the sins I struggle with on a daily basis. That way, when I look around at other people, instead of condemning them for the lack of God’s grace in their lives, I can conjure up the love and compassion Jesus commands me to give.
Echoing the most famous love chapter in the Bible, I say, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" (1 Corinthians 13:13).
**
Taken from "Love This!" by Andy Braner, copyright 2007, Zondervan/Youth Specialties. Used by permission.
Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ What Do You Know about AIDS? World AIDS Day is December 1. Test your knowledge and find out what you can do to help those with AIDS and HIV.
~ Spot the Difference: A game to test your attention to details
~ Click here for your shot at a free 180 T-Shirt.
4. BIRTHDAYS
This week we wish a VERY HAPPY birthday to Connor O'Brien, and Christine Laughlin! We wish you all the BEST!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Dare You To Move
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"A Christian is someone who shares the sufferings of God in the world."
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer
"Jesus promised the disciples three things--that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy and in constant trouble."
- G.K. Chesterton
===========our|sponsor===========
LEARN TO LOVE AS A WAY OF LIFE
In "Love This!" you'll read real-life stories of people like you who've found ways to love their neighbors. You can make a difference in the world by loving people who are often ignored or unloved--the homeless, the addicted, the elderly, those of different races, even your enemies. This book will help you discover tangible ways you can demonstrate that love.
Learn more and purchase "Love This!" here.
Also available in your local Christian bookstore.
Click here to find a Christian bookstore near you.
=================================
8. PARTING SHOT
Never wear your best pants when you go to fight for freedom.
