July 27, 2009
Contents
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Birthdays
4. Surf Report
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
Worship & Games
This Wednesday night, we invite you to the air conditioned building and the hot outdoors for a night of worship and games! Mid & High school join together Wednesday from 6-8pm and prepare to get wet! Frozen treats will be provided, so bring a friend!
Because of the worship & game night, there will be no Danger Zone on Thursday.
Pool Parties
Ready for a cool dip in a cool pool? Me too! Join us August 5 (High School) and August 6 (Mid School) from 6-8:30pm for a night at the pool. A BBQ dinner is included all for the price of free!
Grab the flier. Download a release form (if it's not already turned in, or one for your friend). Grab a friend and see you there!
Wild Waves
What an awesome time we had at Wild Waves! Check out the pictures here, and see the trip video below.
Read Through the Bible
Join in this week as we read a great portion of Romans!
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Which List Will You Make?
"Why did you bring the LORD's community into this desert, that we and our livestock should die here? Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!" (Numbers 20:4-5)
With no water to drink, people get scared. Unless something changes, they're about to die -- or, at the least, to suffer a huge economic loss when all the livestock die. It's hard to blame them for being frightened.
It's easy, though, to blame them for doing what we all so often do -- making the wrong list. When faced with a disaster -- or even just a lousy day -- we always have a choice about what list to make. On the one hand, we can make the "last straw" list in which we itemize how this new bad thing fits along with all the other bad things in our lives.
For example: "I've got no car. My mom is mad at me. I just flunked that English test. And now I get dumped! Great! That's the last straw, God. I give up!"
Or we can make the other list, the one where we remember how God has provided for us so often before. That's the list the Israelites chose to ignore at this point: "God has always provided water and food when we needed it. Our shoes have never worn out. As kids, we saw Him part the Red Sea to save us from the Egyptians! Our God is good. Let's ask Him for water again."
Think: When faced with something bad, which list do you usually start to make? How hard is it to stop thinking about one list and start thinking about the other?
Pray: Ask God to help you to remember how He has provided for you and proved His love for you, especially when the next thing goes wrong in your life.
Do: Make your own quick list of five examples of God's love and goodness in your life.
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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
3. BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to Jordan Lambert, Mitch Branen and Heather Grundy! This is your birthday song, it isn't very long. Hey!
4. SURF REPORT
- G-Force Review
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
The average person will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the he/she graduates from high school.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same; and most mothers kiss and scold together.
—Pearl S. Buck
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
— George Burns
7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What country makes you shiver?
A: Chile.
1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Birthdays
4. Surf Report
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?
1. 180 NEWS
Worship & Games
This Wednesday night, we invite you to the air conditioned building and the hot outdoors for a night of worship and games! Mid & High school join together Wednesday from 6-8pm and prepare to get wet! Frozen treats will be provided, so bring a friend!
Because of the worship & game night, there will be no Danger Zone on Thursday.
Pool Parties
Ready for a cool dip in a cool pool? Me too! Join us August 5 (High School) and August 6 (Mid School) from 6-8:30pm for a night at the pool. A BBQ dinner is included all for the price of free!
Grab the flier. Download a release form (if it's not already turned in, or one for your friend). Grab a friend and see you there!
Wild Waves
What an awesome time we had at Wild Waves! Check out the pictures here, and see the trip video below.
Read Through the Bible
Join in this week as we read a great portion of Romans!
| Day | 1 Samuel | Jeremiah | Romans |
| Tuesday, July 28 | 14 | 18 | 1-2 |
| Wednesday, July 29 | 15 | 19 | 3-4 |
| Thursday, July 30 | 16 | 20 | 5-6 |
| Friday, July 31 | 17 | 21 | 7-8 |
| Saturday, August 1 | 18 | 22 | 9 |
| Sunday, August 2 | 19 | 23 | 10-11 |
| Monday, August 3 | 20-21 | 24 | 12 |
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Which List Will You Make?
"Why did you bring the LORD's community into this desert, that we and our livestock should die here? Why did you bring us up out of Egypt to this terrible place? It has no grain or figs, grapevines or pomegranates. And there is no water to drink!" (Numbers 20:4-5)
With no water to drink, people get scared. Unless something changes, they're about to die -- or, at the least, to suffer a huge economic loss when all the livestock die. It's hard to blame them for being frightened.
It's easy, though, to blame them for doing what we all so often do -- making the wrong list. When faced with a disaster -- or even just a lousy day -- we always have a choice about what list to make. On the one hand, we can make the "last straw" list in which we itemize how this new bad thing fits along with all the other bad things in our lives.
For example: "I've got no car. My mom is mad at me. I just flunked that English test. And now I get dumped! Great! That's the last straw, God. I give up!"
Or we can make the other list, the one where we remember how God has provided for us so often before. That's the list the Israelites chose to ignore at this point: "God has always provided water and food when we needed it. Our shoes have never worn out. As kids, we saw Him part the Red Sea to save us from the Egyptians! Our God is good. Let's ask Him for water again."
Think: When faced with something bad, which list do you usually start to make? How hard is it to stop thinking about one list and start thinking about the other?
Pray: Ask God to help you to remember how He has provided for you and proved His love for you, especially when the next thing goes wrong in your life.
Do: Make your own quick list of five examples of God's love and goodness in your life.
**
A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
3. BIRTHDAYS
Happy birthday to Jordan Lambert, Mitch Branen and Heather Grundy! This is your birthday song, it isn't very long. Hey!
4. SURF REPORT
- G-Force Review
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Review
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
The average person will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches by the he/she graduates from high school.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
Some are kissing mothers and some are scolding mothers, but it is love just the same; and most mothers kiss and scold together.
—Pearl S. Buck
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
— George Burns
7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What country makes you shiver?
A: Chile.
