December 29, 2008
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
Mid Week
There will be no Fuel or Danger Zone this week with the New Year's holiday. See you again in '09!
Snow Fun
Snow Fun (Tubing/Skiing/Snowboarding) is happening on MLK Jr. day, January 19. Watch this week for the online flier. Be reminded by signing up for our text message alerts (Mid School, High School), or join the 180 Facebook group.
Read Through the Bible
Join in with 180 and read through the Bible this year. We've found a great program that gets you reading different sections each day, 2 from the Old Testament and 1 from the New.
Maybe you've tried this before and got stuck about halfway through Exodus. Don't worry, this is easier because you read from different sections every day. It also doesn't take very long each day. You'll read anywhere between 3-6 chapters. (4-6 if they are smaller chapters).
If you decide that you want to do this but decide after we start, or you miss a few days (or weeks!) don't worry, just jump right in where we are at!
Let's make this about seeking God. Jesus didn't think too highly of the Pharisees who read all the scriptures but didn't see that it all pointed to a relationship with a person...Jesus!
We will begin January 1. Join in and see what God does as you seek Him!
| Day | Genesis | Psalms | Matthew |
| Thursday, Jan. 1 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Friday, Jan. 2 | 3-4 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Saturday, Jan. 3 | 5-6 | 6-8 | 5 |
| Sunday, Jan. 4 | 7-8 | 9-10 | 6 |
| Monday, Jan. 5 | 9-10 | 11-13 | 7 |
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE FUTURE
Let's start with a handful of Bible verses about the future:
- When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other.
- Therefore, you cannot discover anything about your future. (Ecclesiastes 7:14)
- Since no one knows the future, who can say what is to come? (Ecclesiastes 8:7)
- "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
- Can any one of you by worrying add a single hour to your life? (Matthew 6:27)
- For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 8:38-39)
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Taken from "My Future" by Scott Rubin & Mark Oestreicher, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here:
http://www.youthspecialties.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=422
3. BIRTHDAYS
We've got 3 great birthdays this week. Breena Patzke, Brian Eberly & Tyler Brown. For your birthday, 180 is going to give you a new year. Enjoy!
4. SURF REPORT
~ New Year's Eve Around the World
Ever wondered how people around the world ring in the new year?
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/105907/new_years_eve_customs_around_the_world.html?cat=49
~ Name That Candybar
Here's a game that will test your knowledge of candy bars.
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/namethatbar.html
5. FORGETTABLE FACT
Wood frogs freeze solid in winter and thaw back to life in spring.
6. POTENT QUOTABLES
"For last year's words belong to last year's language
And next year's words await another voice.
And to make an end is to make a beginning."
~ T.S. Eliot
"Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours."
~ Lord Fisher
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7. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
Why is it that if you mix flour and water together you get glue, but if you add eggs and sugar you get a cake?
