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August 31, 2009

Contents

1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Birthday
4. Surf Report
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?

1. 180 NEWS

CD Library
We've updated our CD Library. Visit the back room of the Youth Center to check out great Christian music CDs. This week we have new music from:

All Star United, Braille & Symbolyc One, David Crowder Band, Decyfer Down, Eleventyseven, Everyday Sunday, Mark J, Britt Nicole, and Phil Stacey.

Read Through the Bible

Day2 KingsLamentations1 Corinthians
Tuesday, September 16215
Wednesday, September 27316
Thursday, September 3842 Corinthians 1-2
Friday, September 4953-4
Saturday, September 510Ezekiel 15-7
Sunday, September 611-1228-9
Monday, September 713310-11


2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

The Big Ones

"You shall not murder. You shall not commit adultery. You shall not steal. You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor." (Exodus 20:13-16)

Can you believe that's four whole verses up there? Commandments numbers six through nine are so simple and straightforward. And they're probably the easiest to keep, right? I mean, you don't usually just have a bad day and kill someone. Or sleep with someone's spouse. Or steal a car. Or lie in court about your neighbor.

Nope. Those are the biggies, the ones that most good Israelites could put on their list of "bad things I've never done."

Then Jesus showed up and took an eraser to their lists. He said those biggies start as real sin in the secret places of the heart. To tune your mind to lust, He said, is heart adultery. To hate a person, John wrote, is to be a murderer. We've all learned how to steal a digital thing or two from the anonymous privacy of our computers. And lying in court is only a public version of lying to our parents.

None of us is really innocent, even of all the biggies. Part of the point of the Law was to convince us all that we can't keep that Law, that we are not good enough on our own for God. We needed Jesus to keep them all for us. And we thank God He did, then died to pay for all the ones we broke.

Think: Do you have a list of sins you are proud not to have committed? Is there any real honor in having broken some of God's Law and not other parts of it?

Pray: Ask God to help you not to kill, hate, lust, commit adultery, steal (anything ever), or lie (for any reason). Thank Him that Jesus died for all your sins and that you've been forgiven for them through faith and by His grace.

Do: Read Galatians 3 to hear what Paul has to say about the difference between living by faith in Christ and living under the Law of Moses.

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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.


3. BIRTHDAY
Happy birthday this week to our good friend Kip Koenig. We hope you have a great one!


4. SURF REPORT

- Ponyo Movie Review

- 50 Days of Summer Movie Review


5. FORGETTABLE FACT

Babies are born without knee caps.


6. POTENT QUOTABLES

Search not for a friend in time of need, for a true friend shall find thee.
-- Anonymous

Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it's so incredible, it's unbelievable
-- Tom Landry


7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?

Q: How does a pig go to hospital?
A: In a hambulance.

August 16, 2009

Contents

1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Birthday
4. Surf Report
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?


1. 180 NEWS

Newsletter, Fuel & Danger Zone Vacation
That's right, 180 is taking a week off as we close out our Summer and get ramped up for the Fall. This week is normal, but there will be no 180 Newsletter next Monday, and no Fuel or Danger Zone on August 26 & 27.

MS Fusion - Now including High School!
We get to make one more change this Summer, and this one is awesome! We have just opened up the Fusion event at Safari Sam's to the High School group and your friends! Make sure you grab the flier here. Don't forget to download a release form here if you haven't turned one in yet for 2009. See you this Friday @ 9:15.

Fall Retreats - Save the Date!
That's right, we've got a couple of retreats coming up. More info will be made available soon, but put these date on your calendar:

High School: October 23 - 25
Mid School: October 30 - November 1

Pool Party Pics
We had an awesome time swimming, eating and hanging out with one another at the pool. Check out the action here!

Mid School


High School


Read Through the Bible

Day1 KingsJeremiahMark
Tuesday, August 18133913
Wednesday, August 19144014
Thursday, August 20154115
Friday, August 21164216
Saturday, August 221743 1 Corinthians 1-2
Sunday, August 2318443
Monday, August 241945-464-5
Tuesday, August 2520476
Wednesday, August 2621487
Thursday, August 2722498-9
Friday, August 282 Kings 1-25010
Saturday, August 2935111
Sunday, August 3045212-13
Monday, August 315Lamentations 114


2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Why We Sin: Suffering v. Glory: No Contest

"I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us." (Romans 1:18)

Everybody suffers. Or hurts. Or struggles. You can use whatever word you want, but the experience of pain -- physical and emotional -- is universal.

Jesus suffered for our sins on the cross, but He also suffered through all the painful parts of living a regular human life -- just as we do.

Does the fact that everybody suffers in life make it okay? Does the fact that death and mourning and sorrow and pain are normal make that okay? We're going to see this week that it does not.

Here's the deal, though: As great as the pain of this life is, it won't even be worth talking about once you step over the threshold of heaven and take your place there as a child of the King. The glory of that eternal moment, we're promised, will make the enormous pain of this short life meaningless by comparison.

Think: Do you tend to think of hard times in this life as normal? What do you imagine the glory of living for eternity as a child of God will be like?

Pray: Thank God that your current sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory to be revealed in you as God's child.

Do: Read Colossians 3:1-4 and try to practice it today.

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A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.


3. BIRTHDAY

Hey Nate Moore! Happy birthday dude!


4. SURF REPORT

- Bandslam Review

- G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra Review


5. FORGETTABLE FACT
The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacer.


6. POTENT QUOTABLES

You see things; and you say "Why?" But I dream things that never  were; and I say "Why not?"
—George Bernard Shaw

Zeal without knowledge is fire without light.
— Thomas Fuller, M.D.


7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?

Q: What do you get if you cross an elephant and a kangaroo?
A: Big holes all over Australia!

August 10, 2009

Contents

1. 180 News
2. Something for Your Heart
3. Birthday
4. Surf Report
5. Forgettable Fact
6. Potent Quotables
7. Uh, That's Funny?


1. 180 NEWS

HS Rafting / No Fuel
If you are rafting with us, check out the flier one last time and be here ready to leave by 7am this Wednesday.

Because of the rafting trip, there will be no Fuel that night.

Grub Camp Media
What a weekend! 14 of us guys went into the woods and came back men! And while we can't share all the details of Grub Camp life (after all...what happens at Grub Camp, stays at Grub Camp), we can show you a glimpse of our time at Indian Henry.



What goes up must come down



Read Through the Bible

Day1 KingsJeremiahMark
Tuesday, August 115-6326
Wednesday, August 127337
Thursday, August 138348
Friday, August 149359
Saturday, August 15103610
Sunday, August 16113711
Monday, August 17123812


2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Why We Sin: We Skip the Chicken Exit

"No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it." (1 Corinthians 10:13)

Have you seen this? One of the amusement parks I used to go to had this enormous roller coaster. It was so popular, you could stand in line for an hour or more just waiting to get on the thing. And if you were nervous about the ride and the screaming and the upside-downness and the throwing up, you spent that whole time in line just getting more and more scared.

At the very end of the line, though, just before you got on the ride, they had a little gate called a "chicken exit." It was the way to get out if you just couldn't do. You had to swallow your pride -- and I never did it -- but it was there.

Today's verse is a powerful promise that God always provides a "chicken exit" when we're tempted to sin. Except it would be better to call it a "courage exit." It's a way out of the line leading toward the sin you've been contemplating before you actually get on the ride. It's a gate, an escape, provided by the Creator of all things as a one-last chance gift to avoid the painful consequences of sin.

Next time, man up and take the chicken exit. The ride isn't worth what it costs.

Think: Have you ever experienced an unexpected "way out" of a sin that you were prepared to go through with? What does it mean to you that God promises not to allow you to be tempted beyond what you can bear?

Pray: Thank God that you will never face a temptation that is stronger than you are in His power. Ask Him for the courage and faith to take His "way out" of temptation when you see it.

Do: This verse can be fascinating to talk about with a group of close Christian friends. Next time you're hanging out, bring up this promise from God that He provides a way out of temptation and ask if anyone has ever seen this happen. You might be surprised.

**

A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.

3. BIRTHDAY

Happy birthday to Jonathan Irving! We hope you have a great day celebrating this new year of life.


4. SURF REPORT

- G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra Review

- Julie & Julia Review


5. FORGETTABLE FACT

You share your birthday with at least 9 million other people in the world.


6. POTENT QUOTABLES

We can do anything we want as long as we stick to it long enough.
—Helen Keller

Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
— Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?

Q: How do you make an egg laugh?
A: Tell it a yolk.

August 3, 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

Pool Parties
Cool down with a night at the pool, BBQ dinner, games & friend, all for free! Be with us this Wednesday (High School) & Thursday (Mid School) from 6-8:30pm.

Grub Camp
Hey there Mid School guys! If you are going to grub camp, make sure you check out this flier one more time and be here at 2:00 this Friday!

Summer Worship & Games Pictures
We had a great time last Wednesday: Some indoor fun, time spent worshiping God, and then some outdoor cooling down with water games. See the pictures below.



Read Through the Bible

Day2 SamuelJeremiahRomans
Tuesday, August 4222513-14
Wednesday, August 5232615-16
Thursday, August 62427Mark 1
Friday, August 71 Kings 1282
Saturday, August 82293
Sunday, August 93304
Monday, August 104315


2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Listen You Rebels!

"So Moses took the staff from the LORD's presence, just as he commanded him. He and Aaron gathered the assembly together in front of the rock and Moses said to them, 'Listen, you rebels, must we bring you water out of this rock?' " (Numbers 20:9-10)

Moses sounds mad, angry, ticked off. He had been shepherding the Israelites around the wilderness for 40 years, and they never really seemed to stop questioning everything he did. God had made him their leader, but they almost always found a reason to doubt him -- and to doubt God. It probably didn't help that Moses' sister Miriam had just recently died.

So with the power of God in his hands in the form of that holy staff, Moses tells them off for a change, calling them rebels. His anger would be understandable, but he made a critical error. He allowed his feelings to derail his trust in God.

His first mistake seems to be that he's about to take credit for giving the people water, even though that's obviously something only God could do. Having taken their abuse and blame for the lack of water -- something beyond his control, as well -- he apparently wanted to take credit for giving them water (while pointing out that, as "rebels," they didn't deserve it).

Think: Has your justifiable anger over someone else's wrong actions or attitude ever caused you to sin, as well? Why does anger make us vulnerable to making foolish choices? What do you do to try to control your anger and keep from sinning?

Pray: Ask God to help you not to allow your anger to lead you into foolish and sinful choices.

Do: Read what Paul wrote about anger and sin in Ephesians 4:26-27.

**

A Daily Devotional from PlanetWisdom.com, copyright 2009 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission.


3. BIRTHDAYS

Happy birthday to some wonderful people this week! Join us in wishing a happy birthday to Chelsea Etherington and Kevin Schoppe.


4. SURF REPORT

- Beenie Weenies - The Skit Guys

- Power Proverbs 11:12


5. FORGETTABLE FACT

The most common time for a bank robbery is Friday, between 9 and 11 a.m. The least likely time is Wednesday, between 3 and 6 p.m.


6. POTENT QUOTABLES

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.
—Lucille Ball

Act quickly, think slowly.
— Greek Proverb


7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?

Q. What kind of eggs does a wicked chicken lay?
A. A. Deviled Eggs

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