December 22, 2009
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Last Blog of 09
Hey 180! This will be the last blog of 09. We'll finish up our Bible reading in this issue. We hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!
Calendar
The Winter Calendar is available for download. Make sure you save the date on your own calendar for our snow days and the 30 Hour Famine!
Party Pics
We had a great time celebrating Christmas with each other. Thank you for bringing toys for Bridgetown! You can view all the pictures here:
Christmas & More
In case you've been living in a hole in the ground...Christmas is this week! Woohoo! We won't have mid week groups until the new year, but we hope you join us at one of our Christmas Eve services (Dec 24, 3:30 & 5:30), or Sunday the 27th (9:00 & 5:00).
Read Through the Bible
SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Wild Night: Light in the Dark
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified." (Luke 2:8-9)
I think most of us tend to root for the shepherds in the Christmas story. They represent us. No matter what role you played as a kid in your church Christmas pageant, none of us are angels. And though we're all learning to have faith like Mary, none of us will ever have her experience exactly.
No, we're the shepherds -- just living our everyday lives and suddenly terrified to realize that God has noticed us and overwhelmed to understand that the message He is delivering is Good News. For us. And it's happening right now.
Like the shepherds working the night shift, we live in the dark. And like the shepherds, God's light broke through the darkness of our fallen world with a spectacular opportunity: Believe in Jesus and live in great joy.
Don't be afraid the light. It's a good thing.
Think: Have you ever tried to imagine what that night was like for the shepherds out in the dark? Why do you think the shining "glory of the Lord" was so terrifying?
Pray: Thank God for making sure you heard the story of the shepherds and the angels so you could understand Jesus better.
Do: Think about reading Luke 2:1-7 to get caught up with the story again.
A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
SURF REPORT
~ Movie Review of Avatar
~ Book Review of "Marked"
FORGETTABLE FACT
A snail can sleep for three years.
POTENT QUOTABLES
Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
~ Swedish Proverb
UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What goes up and down without moving?
A: Stairs.
Last Blog of 09
Hey 180! This will be the last blog of 09. We'll finish up our Bible reading in this issue. We hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas and a happy New Year!
CalendarThe Winter Calendar is available for download. Make sure you save the date on your own calendar for our snow days and the 30 Hour Famine!
Party Pics
We had a great time celebrating Christmas with each other. Thank you for bringing toys for Bridgetown! You can view all the pictures here:
Christmas & More
In case you've been living in a hole in the ground...Christmas is this week! Woohoo! We won't have mid week groups until the new year, but we hope you join us at one of our Christmas Eve services (Dec 24, 3:30 & 5:30), or Sunday the 27th (9:00 & 5:00).
Read Through the Bible
| Day | Job | Zechariah | 2 John |
| Tuesday, December 22 | 24-25 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Wednesday, December 23 | 26-27 | 7-8 | 3 John 1 |
| Thursday, December 24 | 28-29 | 9-10 | Jude 1 |
| Friday, December 25 | 30-31 | 11 | Revelation 1-3 |
| Saturday, December 26 | 32-33 | 12 | 4-6 |
| Sunday, December 27 | 34-35 | 13 | 7-9 |
| Monday, December 28 | 36-37 | Malachi 1 | 10-12 |
| Tuesday, December 29 | 38-39 | 2 | 13-15 |
| Wednesday, December 30 | 40-41 | 3 | 16-18 |
| Thursday, December 31 | 42 | 4 | 19-22 |
SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Wild Night: Light in the Dark
"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified." (Luke 2:8-9)
I think most of us tend to root for the shepherds in the Christmas story. They represent us. No matter what role you played as a kid in your church Christmas pageant, none of us are angels. And though we're all learning to have faith like Mary, none of us will ever have her experience exactly.
No, we're the shepherds -- just living our everyday lives and suddenly terrified to realize that God has noticed us and overwhelmed to understand that the message He is delivering is Good News. For us. And it's happening right now.
Like the shepherds working the night shift, we live in the dark. And like the shepherds, God's light broke through the darkness of our fallen world with a spectacular opportunity: Believe in Jesus and live in great joy.
Don't be afraid the light. It's a good thing.
Think: Have you ever tried to imagine what that night was like for the shepherds out in the dark? Why do you think the shining "glory of the Lord" was so terrifying?
Pray: Thank God for making sure you heard the story of the shepherds and the angels so you could understand Jesus better.
Do: Think about reading Luke 2:1-7 to get caught up with the story again.
A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.
SURF REPORT
~ Movie Review of Avatar
~ Book Review of "Marked"
FORGETTABLE FACT
A snail can sleep for three years.
POTENT QUOTABLES
Those who wish to sing, always find a song.
~ Swedish Proverb
UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Q: What goes up and down without moving?
A: Stairs.
