Saturday, 29 January 2011
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Friday, 28 January 2011
Lights.... Camera.... MURDER!!!! -Mystery Dinner-
Ward Winner, Brady, Comback, and Hunter Starr |
Avery Scout, and Vanity Affair - the millionaire-- |
Lola Talent and Mario Talent |
J.J. Scoop and Hobert Huges - the director |
Good friends |
The victim -- Angel Wood |
More clues being passed out. |
Avery Scout, Princess Pop, Steffi Wood, MC Award, and Hunter Starr reading their next clues. |
T. Redd -rapper- and Vanity Affair |
M.C. Award, Angel Wood, Penelope Hughes, and Ward Winner |
Brady Comback and Barbie Doll |
Hunter Starr and Mario Talent |
Stephanie and Natasha Gilbson- Natasha had the most money at the end of the night. The people behind her are wondering how she pulled that off?!?!? |
Thursday, 20 January 2011
Friday, 14 January 2011
Happy New Year!
What a great time of year! Fresh clean slate!
At FoF this week we discussed how we have been given new birth into a living hope! This year, we want to see God do mighty things in our lives. Yet, the passage we read assures us we may see difficult times. Whether 2011 brings more trials or triumphs, “Praise be to God!”
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time. In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. 1 Peter 1:3-6
We also worshiped together by discussing how Christ is seen in everyday objects. It’s amazing how many biblical analogies for God relate to everyday, natural things. A cup reminds us we each have a cup to be filled, and Christ is our living water. A salt shaker reminds us we are the salt of the earth. A bird reminds us he protects us like a mother hen guards chicks under her wing, and that those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. (Isaiah 40:31). We can be grateful that we have a God who so desires relationship with us that He reveals Himself to us.
Join us next Tuesday, January 18th, as we hear from Jan!
And mark it on your calendar: January 25th will be our Mystery Dinner Party. Get ready to have your socks knocked right off!
Friday, 7 January 2011
Adopted into God’s Family
Bob and Sue visited us at FoF on Tuesday, and reminded us that as Christians we are, in fact, adopted as sons and daughters of God!
The New Testament is full of language about how we who received Him, all we who believe on His name (John 1:12), are sons of God. For example, see Galatians 3-4, Romans 8:14-15, II Corinthians 6:18, Luke 20:36, Hebrews 2:10, 12-18.
But, Bob reminded us, we were not always children of God. There are barriers that must be overcome before we can accept God’s adoption. We were “shut up under sin,” trapped and condemned (Ephesians 2:1-3, Galatians 3:22-23, Psalm 14:1-3). Not all who are born into Christian families become Christians. But if we are born again (John 3, Romans 10:9), we will be saved. We will be given every spiritual blessing (Ephesians 1:3), and we will adopted as children of God!
As children of God we receive many benefits. Galatians 3:26-27 tells us a few.
- A new relationship with Him- we are now “sons of God.”
- We are baptized with Christ- He is now to us a brother, our closest friend.
- We are clothed with Christ- He has given us coverings of righteousness. He has covered our guilt, shame, nakedness, and vulnerability with clean, white robes.
- We are part of a family, and heirs of the Kingdom of God.
Galatians 2:20 teaches that as children of God, with Christ in us, we can begin to live not for ourselves, but for others. We can begin to have compassion, our self-serving attitudes will begin to be replaced with the fruit of the Spirit. And we have the responsibility to act and live as sons and daughters of God.
- Resist the enemy and his temptations.
- Exercise our faith.
- Grow and mature.
Thank God he has saved and adopted us!
We also thank God that Bob and Sue were brought to Poland and influenced so many lives here. Pray for them as they transition back to living in the United States. We wish you all the best, Bob and Sue!