April 13, 2009
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Video of the Week
5. Birthdays
6. Forgettable Fact
7. Potent Quotables
8. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
MS Pool & Pizza
Cannonballllllll..........Splash! Mid School, it's time once again, to call up your friends, find your swim suit and head out for the Pool & Pizza night. It is on April 24, from 5:30-9:30pm and costs only $10.
Get the flier here.
Check out last years pictures. 
HS Beach Retreat @ Winema
Every year we look forward to our time at the beach. Well, it's finally here! The beach retreat at Camp Winema is May 1-3. You won't want to miss this great time of hanging with friends, worship, challenge in your faith and all the beach has to offer. Make sure you sign up by April 26.
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Surf Report
4. Video of the Week
5. Birthdays
6. Forgettable Fact
7. Potent Quotables
8. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
MS Pool & PizzaCannonballllllll..........Splash! Mid School, it's time once again, to call up your friends, find your swim suit and head out for the Pool & Pizza night. It is on April 24, from 5:30-9:30pm and costs only $10.
Get the flier here.
Check out last years pictures.
HS Beach Retreat @ WinemaEvery year we look forward to our time at the beach. Well, it's finally here! The beach retreat at Camp Winema is May 1-3. You won't want to miss this great time of hanging with friends, worship, challenge in your faith and all the beach has to offer. Make sure you sign up by April 26.
P.S. 8th graders going into high school next year, you're invited!
Download the brochure.
See last year's pictures.
Read Through the Bible
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Don't Be Frightened
"Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." (1 Peter 3:13-14)
Two of the most powerful motivators are anger and fear. We know instinctively that selfish anger can motivate us to do hurtful things. But when we are ruled by the fear of the wrong thing, that also motivates us to NOT do right things, to NOT boldly walk the path God has called us to.
Peter wrote these words to people who had good reason to be frightened. They all knew that following Jesus could lead directly to painful persecution. Peter said that was less likely if they were known for doing good. He didn't say it wouldn't happen anyway. Hard times will come to all of us. So how can he say, "Don't be frightened."?
When we organize our lives to avoid suffering to dodge all the things that scare us we make fear our god. We serve fear by letting it tell us how to live. Peter says, "You may suffer; you may not. Either way, you have a mission to serve the God who loves you. Don't run from the line of fire if that's where He calls you."
Think: How many of your decisions are based on a fear of what others might think? Or of the work that might be involved? Or of losing something you care about?
Pray: Ask God to make you a fearless follower of Jesus.
Do: In today's passage, Peter quotes Isaiah 8. Read Isaiah 8:11-17.
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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
3. SURF REPORT
- Flo Rida's Right Round Review
~ Hannah Montana The Movie Review
4. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
We bring you a reminder of the great times at the High School beach retreat in 2008.
5. BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday to our very good friends Michael Brown, Brittnie Eberly and Alison Geist. We hope you guys have an awesome day!
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure."
~ Colin Powell
"Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying."
~ Bobby Jones
8. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Consciousness is that annoying time between naps.
Download the brochure.
See last year's pictures.
Read Through the Bible
| Day | Numbers | Proverbs | John |
| Tuesday, April 14 | 33 | 24 | 6 |
| Wednesday, April 15 | 34 | 25 | 7 |
| Thursday, April 16 | 35 | 26 | 8 |
| Friday, April 17 | 36 | 27 | 9-10 |
| Saturday, April 18 | Deuteronomy 1 | 28 | 11 |
| Sunday, April 19 | 2 | 29 | 12 |
| Monday, April 20 | 3 | 30 | 13-14 |
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Don't Be Frightened
"Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. "Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened." (1 Peter 3:13-14)
Two of the most powerful motivators are anger and fear. We know instinctively that selfish anger can motivate us to do hurtful things. But when we are ruled by the fear of the wrong thing, that also motivates us to NOT do right things, to NOT boldly walk the path God has called us to.
Peter wrote these words to people who had good reason to be frightened. They all knew that following Jesus could lead directly to painful persecution. Peter said that was less likely if they were known for doing good. He didn't say it wouldn't happen anyway. Hard times will come to all of us. So how can he say, "Don't be frightened."?
When we organize our lives to avoid suffering to dodge all the things that scare us we make fear our god. We serve fear by letting it tell us how to live. Peter says, "You may suffer; you may not. Either way, you have a mission to serve the God who loves you. Don't run from the line of fire if that's where He calls you."
Think: How many of your decisions are based on a fear of what others might think? Or of the work that might be involved? Or of losing something you care about?
Pray: Ask God to make you a fearless follower of Jesus.
Do: In today's passage, Peter quotes Isaiah 8. Read Isaiah 8:11-17.
**
A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
3. SURF REPORT
- Flo Rida's Right Round Review
~ Hannah Montana The Movie Review
4. VIDEO OF THE WEEK
We bring you a reminder of the great times at the High School beach retreat in 2008.
5. BIRTHDAYS
Happy Birthday to our very good friends Michael Brown, Brittnie Eberly and Alison Geist. We hope you guys have an awesome day!
6. FORGETTABLE FACT
The odds of being killed by falling out of bed are one in two million.
7. POTENT QUOTABLES
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure."
~ Colin Powell
"Some people think they are concentrating when they're merely worrying."
~ Bobby Jones
8. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Consciousness is that annoying time between naps.
