What’s Happening:
THIS SUNDAY:
Youth Group at the Burkes’ House.
6pm
Map
Bring yourself, and a friend is always welcome too.
February 1st, 2009
SuperBowl Party, at the Deuman House
Get this on your Calendar Right Now
Sno-Blast 09 – Feb 16-18
We are going to te Firs Chalet on Mt Baker. This venue is amazing. We are teaming up with Timber Ridge again. They Rock! It’s going to be a great few days to grow closer to Jesus so you don’t want to miss it.
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8 tricks in 52 seconds
Now for the Rest of the Weekly
Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Forgettable Fact
3. Potent Quotables
4. Uh, That’s Funny?
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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
Genesis 37:2-11
Something was special about Joseph. His father loved him a little more than he loved his other sons, and he didn’t even try to hide it. Did you notice the special gift Jacob gave to his son Joseph?
But something else was special about Joseph: God had his hand on him in a unique way. Joseph’s dreams were real. God really did plan to lift Joseph up later in life, and his brothers really would bow down to him. Joseph knew he was special–and he let his brothers know it, too.
You’re probably really good at something. You may even be good at lots of things. Do you talk with others about your abilities? Do you let them know how good you are? Or do you discount your own gifts as if they’re not that big a deal? God doesn’t gift us so we can brag about it, nor does he expect us to downplay the gifts he’s given us. Rather, he leads us to give all the glory to him for his gifts.
Do you know what spiritual gifts and natural abilities you have? What are they?
How do you talk about your abilities with others?
Do you acknowledge God as the One who made you special?
Pray that God would help you to give him the glory for the gifts he’s given to you.
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Taken from “Character” by Student Life, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here:
http://www.youthspecialties.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=413
2. SURF REPORT
~ The World Rock-Paper-Scissors Society
http://www.worldrps.com
~ The History of Chewing Gum
http://inventors.about.com/od/gstartinventions/a/gum.htm
3. FORGETTABLE FACT
Giraffes can’t cough.
4. POTENT QUOTABLES
“Unless the vessel is clean, whatever you pour into it turns sour.”
~ Horace
“Too many of us have a Christian vocabulary rather than a Christian experience. We think we are doing our duty when we’re only talking about it.”
~ Charles F. Banning
5. UH, THAT’S FUNNY?
A clean desk is a sign of a cluttered desk drawer.
