October 28, 2009
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The Burn
Join us at The Burn tonight! Meet @ Safari Sam's at 7pm for a night of worship, encouragement, games, friends and snacks :)
Small Groups
High Schoolers, your small groups meet this week! Join us in the Youth Center at 7pm after the Focus Point meal! Mid school, take the week off...enjoy the retreat!
HS Retreat Pics
We had a great time at our retreat! Check out this slide show...and watch this space for video coming soon!
Read Through the Bible
SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Self-Control Week: Letting It Go
"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." (Proverbs 17:9)
How powerful is the period on the end of this sentence? "I forgive you." Your answer to that question will have buckets-full to do with the quality of your relationships for the rest of your life.
Someone did wrong to you and it lead to a fight. You both agree they were wrong. They say "sorry." You say, "It's okay; I forgive you." And it's done forever, right? Well, not always. It takes a lot of self-control to let it stay finished, especially when the next fight comes around.
Today's passage says love grows out of our ability to "cover over" an offense by letting it stay finished, by practicing powerful forgiveness, by keeping the vault closed.
Friendships can break when the period at the end of "I forgive you." doesn't do its job.
Think: Why do you think even good friends sometimes have trouble not bringing up past hurts and sins again and again? Have you ever lost a friend because one or the other of you couldn't let something go?
Pray: Ask God to help you to promote love in your friendships by covering over offenses with forgiveness and mercy when it is wise to do so.
Do: Pay attention this week for anyone who brings up offenses in a way that damages relationships.
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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
SURF REPORT
- It Is Well Kutless Music Review
- Astro Boy Movie Review
FORGETTABLE FACT
85% of us will eat Spam this year.
POTENT QUOTABLES
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. -
Abraham Lincoln
UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What kind of flower do you have between your nose and your chin?
A: Tulips.
The Burn
Join us at The Burn tonight! Meet @ Safari Sam's at 7pm for a night of worship, encouragement, games, friends and snacks :)Small Groups
High Schoolers, your small groups meet this week! Join us in the Youth Center at 7pm after the Focus Point meal! Mid school, take the week off...enjoy the retreat!
HS Retreat Pics
We had a great time at our retreat! Check out this slide show...and watch this space for video coming soon!
Read Through the Bible
| Day | 2 Chronicles | Daniel | Acts |
| Tuesday, October 27 | 24 | 5 | 3-4 |
| Wednesday, October 28 | 25 | 6 | 5-6 |
| Thursday, October 29 | 26-27 | 7 | 4 |
| Friday, October 30 | 28 | 8 | 8 |
| Saturday, October 31 | 29 | 9 | 9 |
| Sunday, November 1 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
| Monday, November 2 | 31 | 11 | 11-12 |
SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Self-Control Week: Letting It Go
"He who covers over an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends." (Proverbs 17:9)
How powerful is the period on the end of this sentence? "I forgive you." Your answer to that question will have buckets-full to do with the quality of your relationships for the rest of your life.
Someone did wrong to you and it lead to a fight. You both agree they were wrong. They say "sorry." You say, "It's okay; I forgive you." And it's done forever, right? Well, not always. It takes a lot of self-control to let it stay finished, especially when the next fight comes around.
Today's passage says love grows out of our ability to "cover over" an offense by letting it stay finished, by practicing powerful forgiveness, by keeping the vault closed.
Friendships can break when the period at the end of "I forgive you." doesn't do its job.
Think: Why do you think even good friends sometimes have trouble not bringing up past hurts and sins again and again? Have you ever lost a friend because one or the other of you couldn't let something go?
Pray: Ask God to help you to promote love in your friendships by covering over offenses with forgiveness and mercy when it is wise to do so.
Do: Pay attention this week for anyone who brings up offenses in a way that damages relationships.
**
A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
SURF REPORT
- It Is Well Kutless Music Review
- Astro Boy Movie Review
FORGETTABLE FACT
85% of us will eat Spam this year.
POTENT QUOTABLES
Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom. - Thomas Jefferson
I don't think much of a man who is not wiser today than he was yesterday. -
Abraham Lincoln
UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What kind of flower do you have between your nose and your chin?
A: Tulips.
