Bible Club '09-'10

Hey guys! I'm looking at starting bible club towards late September, on Wednesday's this year instead of Tuesdays. I'm doing this for a couple reasons:

1)Tuesdays interfere with practices for not only myself, but for others who would like to be involved.
2) It allows us to spend time opening the Word before church starts that night. That way we can meditate on the Word and be more responsive at church that night.


if you have any questions, email me at gradeanut@bellsouth.net.

Summer '09

For once, I can look back on my summer and not have any regrets. I didn't waste it sitting around and watching tv/playing on myspace. I didn't waste it hanging out with the wrong crowd doing things that I knew weren't honoring to God.

I can honestly say that this has been the most fulfilling and life-changing summer of my life. Working STC at Word Of Life has opened up my life to so many new biblical truths!

Jonathan Lindstam talked to the STC this summer out of Romans 12. Romans 12:1 says this:

"I beseech you, therefore brethren, by the mercies of God, that you would present yourselves a LIVING SACRIFICE, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service."- NKJV

The idea of being a Living Sacrifice is something that has smacked me in the face this summer. We're to offer up our lives to do whatever God has set out for us to do. Go where He says Go. Do what He says to Do. Serve as Christ served.

Guys, if we'll get the concept, it will change our viewpoint on our lives and our faith completely. When we realize that it's no longer about us, that it's never really been about us, but about a Holy, Just, Righteous, Merciful God.

The same God that sent His only begotten Son into the world to die on the cross to pay for the sins of you and I.

The same God that offers to restore our relationship with Him if we'll just repent of our sins and believe in Him.

So, now that our Great God has saved us from spending an eternity separated from Him, we're to live our lives completely transformed.

We're no longer slaves to sin, but slaves to righteousness!

So, we're to offer up our lives to serve God, no matter what the cost.
Everything we do needs to be for the glory and Honor of Jesus Christ!


So, now you say: "Ok, Jamie, I get your point. Now how to I apply this?"

Here's how you apply it:

What music are you listening to? Are you listening to music that honors and glorifies God, or are you listening to garbage that degrades women and makes immorality seem honorable?

Who are you hanging out with? Are you hanging around people that honor God in their actions, or are you hanging around people that lie, cuss, smoke, steal?

Are you telling people about Jesus Christ, and how He has saved you? Or are you too afraid of getting made fun of?



I'm getting off my soapbox now. Hope this finds all of you well and safe.

-Jamie

Bible Club Speakers

This is the list of speakers I have for KHHS Bible Club for the next 3 weeks:

Feb. 17- Officer Toby (I'm not sure of his last name)
Feb. 24- Kyle Gann
Mar. 3- Chris Sorensen

under Job 1:1 scripture on last blog.

it's messed up, and I'm not sure how to fix it, so you have to highlight to blank area to read what it says.

sorry.

New Year Blog '09

As the New Year starts, I’m looking forward to many things. But there are also many “what ifs.” Like my pastor was talking about last night, some of those are negative ‘what ifs,’ which had me thinking. Can we be satisfied with just our family, if God chose to take away everything else? Could we be satisfied with just our lives if God took away everything else? I’m reminded of Job, who was the most righteous man in the world in his time, and, I believe, ever to live.

Satan set out to make Job curse God. Now, before I go any further, let’s look at the personality of Job.

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.”

(Job 1:1)

Job 1:1 says that He was Perfect. First of all, if God inspired someone to write a book about you, could they say right off the bat that you were perfect? They wouldn’t be able to say that about me.

The next few verses go on to say that he had 10 children- 7 sons and 3 daughters, and that he was the richest man in the east.

In verse 5, it says that he offered up burnt sacrifices for the sins of his children:

And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.

(Job 1:5)

So Satan goes to God and gets permission to temp Job to curse God. Job loses literally everything but his wife.

“And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee. While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house: And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.”

(Job 1:13-19)

At this point, to be perfectly transparent, I’d probably be cursing God. But Job knew better. Take a look at Job’s reaction:

Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped, And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.

(Job 1:20-22)

Job worshipped. What a wonderful sight that we see here. “The Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.”

I encourage you, let’s not lose sight of what God has in store for us. Again, like my pastor said last night, we can’t see the finished picture of what he’s doing in our lives, all we have is the blueprints, and we have to follow them.

You see, we don’t know what God has in store for us, but if we continually seek his will, and draw close to him, That’s when the changes in our lives become apparent.

Will you be like the apostle Paul this year? Paul spent his whole Christian life devoted to telling others about Christ. How great would it be if we told everyone we met about the saving power, about the personal relationship, and about the redemption that we found through and in Jesus Christ?

We might not be the most popular people in school anymore, but we might just be more satisfied in our lives, knowing that we’ve done something for Christ, and we’re not just dumb rocks on a pew every Sunday.

I encourage you, to live out for Christ this year, and to draw near to him.

As 2008 comes to a close.. a look back at the year..

As I look back at the past year, I’ve changed a lot.

A year ago, I was a long haired wanna be scene kid that was more worried about relationships with girls than anything else in his life. I was pretty much not living for Christ.

6 Months ago, I was starting to come around some. I was still a long haired wanna be scene kid, but I was starting to see my need to live out my faith in Christ Jesus.

4 months ago, I was coming around even more. I was starting to live out in my school, talking to people about my faith, that sort of stuff.

Two months ago… well, I havn’t changed much in the past two months. My hair is now short, I no longer have any desire to be a part of the ‘scene’ or ‘emo’ crowd. My faith in Christ is more important to me than anything or anyone.

I pray that I continue to grow in my faith, and that I may continue to change to meet that relationship with Christ.

Christmas Day...

So, as this wonderful day comes to a close, I can look back and say that I've had a pretty good Christmas.

Much better than a lot of people had the opportunity to enjoy.

But aside from much gift giving and receiving, let's not lose sight of the real reason for this holiday that has become so materialistic and distorted:

Jesus. The birth, the death, the resurrection.
He was born to die, knowing what he was going to face.
He knew what he would face before he ever created the universe, and yet he still chose to create us.

let's not forget the real reason for the season.

Goodnight and God bless.

-Jamie