June 9, 2008
2. Something For Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Birthdays
5. Video of The Week
6. Forgettable Fact
7. Potent Quotables
8. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 News
Senior Farewell PartyHigh Schoolers join us for a very special night of honoring our graduates! The night will be filled with lots of fun including a video capturing the last seven years our seniors have been with us.
My how we all change! Remember last year?
Summer Calendar
Don't lose hope, summer is but weeks away! As you, we are excited about what this summer holds! We are eager to break from the routine and enjoy fun times of playing, worshiping and serving together!
Go here to download this summer's calendar or just click on the calendar image to the left. It will be a summer you won't want to miss out on!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
WHAT TIME IS IT?
I heard a story about a man who learned his father had just died. The man reacted to the news in a rather unusual way. He tried to ignore it--to pretend it didn't happen. Why? He wanted to be in a productive, joyful season. He wanted his life during that time to be about good things. He didn't want his time to be about loss and sadness and grieving. Try as he might, though, he couldn't make his plan work. He couldn't postpone his grief. He eventually had to break down and submit to the season he was in.
King David knew what he was talking about when he told God: "My times are in your hands" (Psalm 31:15). We don't control our times. We have little say over the season of life we live in or how long it lasts. David's son Solomon used every bit of his God-given wisdom when he wrote these words in Ecclesiastes 3:1-8--
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven:
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build,
a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,
a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace and a time to refrain,
a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep and a time to throw away,
a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war and a time for peace.
An essential element in using our time wisely is recognizing the season in which God has placed us and embracing it. For example, a person shouldn't expect life to be full of wild celebrations in a season of mourning. On the flip side, it's a shame when people miss a season of good times because they're too busy thinking about all the sad things in life.
If you're an unmarried person, God's Word says you should view your present life as a season to "refrain from embracing" (having sex). Then when you become a newlywed, it's time to enjoy your season of "embracing."
We must all submit to the God who determines our times. Our moments are in his hands. It's pointless to say, "I will reject God because this is not a season of laughing or dancing or peace or building." The only wise option is to ask God to help us live wisely in whatever season we find ourselves--to help us make the most of it--because soon enough it will pass, and then we'll find ourselves in a different season.
SELF-EVALUATION
Ask yourself: What season am I in right now? Read through Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 again. Which of those times best describes your current circumstances?
Now that you've identified your season, ask God to help you understand how to live wisely in that time. Ask him to help you recognize your personal season and make the most of your hours and days for as long as your life lasts.
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Taken from "Wisdom On...Time & Money," by Mark Matlock, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here.
3. SURF REPORT
~ Money Origami: See how you can make your cash into boots, eyeglasses, and more!
~ Music Trivia World: Quizzes, music facts, and trivia all about music
~ Mark Matlock's Blog: Check out the blog from this week's featured author
4. BIRTHDAYS
We've got four this week! We're wishing BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY wishes this week to Julia Miller, Gloria Schwindt, David Fiddes, and Spencer Raibley! Enjoy your day!!
5. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
Summer is coming and that means Summer Celebration is too!
Join us this year on Wednesday, July 2!
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
The most pushups ever performed in one day was 46,001.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"Hope is the poor man's bread."
~ George Herbert
"Expecting something for nothing is the most popular form of hope."
~ Arnold Glasow
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PLANET WISDOM TOUR
Be sure to check out the Planet Wisdom Tour, featuring Mark Matlock, the author of this week's excerpt. You can request info, including a free DVD here.
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ALWAYS RUNNING OUT?
There never seems to be enough time or money for what we want to do. Inside the pages of this book, you'll find biblical principles and practical tips to help you manage your resources better. You'll even be challenged to try a few "projects" that can show you how wisdom can help you stay on top of your time and your money.
Learn more about "Wisdom On...Time & Money" here.
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8. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Police were called to a daycare where a three-year-old was resisting a rest
