Another virtue finished, so long Fairness. Jeannine did a little teaching last weekend and while she was at it she held a little pie eating contest (video not attached...too large, sorry). Before that there was a little pie tasting going on. It was all good and the kids enjoyed it. The exact opposite of the previous weekend occurred when church seemed to get over kind of early. I know I didn't really have a lot of time in small group to dig into what we learned during teach time and I imagine it was the same for Kevin and Monica.
When it seems like we are pinched for time it would be great if we would get to the meat of the discussion right away, the Bible story. Each week we have a passage in the Bible that the lesson is based on. Please be sure that this is the foundation for your small group discussion. Our lessons cover the basics of our faith, uncomplicated things these kids need to know to grow in their relationship with Christ. Be sure to save time to pray with and for these kids. They need to hear you pray as many have no other model of prayer in their lives.
As I mentioned, we are switching gears starting this Saturday and will study Hope. Tim will join with the Stewarts and me as we try to help the kids understand how something good can come out of something bad. Our lesson for Saturday is titled Shipwrecked! The small group info can be found by clicking here. Our Bible story is titled Paul sails for Rome and is found in Acts 27:1-44; 28:1-11. Yep, that's a lot of verses, kind of like reading 50 status updates on facebook...more on that below. Our memory verse is Romans 8:28 "We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him." The bottom line...whatever happens, God has a plan. Finally, if you missed last weekend's mainstage message by Terry Prisk, or if you heard it but your teenager wasn't there and missed it and you want them to hear it and to see them squirm, click here.
Oh and here is a shameless plug...eat food from Willie's Tamales. Whether you eat at the old gas station he has at the corner of Rt. 29 and Rt. 17 in Sparland or from his newest location, an old travel trailer located directly across Rt. 29 from Picket Fence (another plug right there, you all know Stephanie, just didn't know if you knew she had a website), he will serve you about the biggest pork chop you can imagine. The tamales are nice and spicy. Willie is a good guy and a great cook.
Finally, this is not the most entertaining DLmail I have ever written. The goal was really just to get you the facts. I am in an unmotivated state right now. Our new bottom line has mucho meaning for me currently. Circumstances can be distracting. But I can always count on facebook to take my mind off of my worries. (Remember, I am all about the facebook). I log onto facebook and read the status updates of some of my 100+ friends and I am instantly transported to la-la-land. My friends with Blackberry's are the best, they update all day long. Sweet. It is so uplifting to read the words..."**** is going to the store after work"..."*** is picking up the kids from school"..."*** is sick"..."**** is needs a coffee"..."****is can't believe she is up this late"..."**** is driving to work"..."**** is just took some sudafed"... "**** is just watched the amazing race"... "**** is waiting for the mail to be delivered"...pretty cool stuff. What did we ever do without facebook status updates?
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