Hey guys,
Summer is officially here. That means warm weather, sunburns, aloe vera and a chance to get our newly dubbed youth min, Down Here, off the ground! Check out some of the things happening below to find out some ways to get involved.
Elliott
Stuff you Should Know
- B.B.B.Q. (The extra B is for Bible) @ Elliott & Dena’s every Friday night this summer at 7:30-9 pm
Bring your Bible & $2. We’ll look at HABITS and how to get the good one’s going in our lives & eat some stuff off the grill while we do it. (Need directions? Call or txt Elliott at 740-6363) - Nursery Worker Training-July 7 @ 7pm @ the church
If you are a nursery helper, be there! If you can’t make it, let me know ASAP. - Music Camp-August 6-13
There’s been a second call for camp applications. Grab an application from www.salvationarmyyarmouth.org (click on “Camp”). - Upper Clements Park-August 17
Details & pricing to come
*Upcoming Nursery Sched (Remember if you can’t make it, change with someone who can)
- July 10-Raghan
- July 170-Breasa
- July 24-Malaina (Cameron was supposed to be on but he covered for you last week.
Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Uh, That’s Funny?
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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9)
We liked Peace Week so much, we decided to make an immediate sequel: Peace Week 2! Is the exclamation point too much? Last week was a tour of some thoughts from the Old Testament about peace; this week we’re tackling 7 NT passages — starting with this one.
You’ll find it toward the end of the Jesus’ famous “beatitudes,” a list of counter-intuitive head-scratchers. Blessed are the mourners? Blessed are the meek? Blessed are the persecuted? What? That sounds backwards! And that’s the point; God rewards humans who demonstrate their trust in Him by surrendering their right to escape suffering and get ahead in this life.
That’s where peacemakers comes in. They set aside their agenda for personal fairness, victory, and comfort in favor of bringing a godly peace to their relationships and circle of influence. Does that make them volunteer doormats? Or does it show the ultimate confidence in their Father to protect them and make everything right in the end?
Think: Would you describe yourself as a peacemaker? What does it cost to be a peacemaker? Why is it an act of faith in God?
Pray: Ask God to give you the courage to be a peacemaker.
Do: Read James 3:13-17 and notice that God’s kind of wisdom leads toward becoming a peacemaker.
2. SURF REPORT
Movie review of Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon [Christianity Today]
Movie review of Larry Crowne [Christianity Today]
3. FORGETTABLE FACT
Elephants are the ONLY animals that can’t jump.
4. POTENT QUOTABLES The summer night is like a perfection of thought. ~ Wallace Stevens “There, I guess King George will be able to read that. [Remark on signing American Declaration of Independence]” ~ John Hancock
5. UH, THAT’S FUNNY
What do bees do with their honey? They cell it.
