jr. high retreat info

Friendship with God

"Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?"
Genesis 18:17

It's Delights. This chapter brings out the delight of real friendship with God as compared with occasional feelings of His presence in prayer. To be so much in contact with God that you never need to ask Him to show you His will, is to be nearing the final stage of your discipline in the life of faith. When you are rightly related to God, it is a life of freedom and liberty and delight, you are God's will, and all your common-sense decisions are His will for you unless He checks. You decide things in perfect delightful friendship with God, knowing that if your decisions are wrong He will always check; when He checks, stop at once.

It's Difficulties. Why did Abraham stop praying when he did? He was not intimate enough yet to go boldly on until God granted his desire, there was something yet to be desired in his relationship to God. Whenever we stop short in prayer and say - "Well, I don't know; perhaps it is not God's will," there is still another stage to go. We are not so intimately acquainted with God as Jesus was, and as He wants us to be - "That they may be one even as we are one." Think of the last thing you prayed about - were you devoted to your desire or to God? Determined to get some gift of the Spirit or to get at God? "Your Heavenly Father knows what things you have need of before you ask Him." The point of asking is that you may get to know God better. "Delight yourself in the Lord; and He shall give you the desires of your heart." Keep praying in order to get a perfect understanding of God Himself.

Oswald Chambers
My Utmost for His Highest
March 20

week of 03.26,07

Gardner Candy is in!!!
if you sold Gardner candy for LIFE, it is at the church and ready to be picked up. You can stop by today before 4:30pm, or get it tomorrow at AYF.

AYF tomorrow!
back in action, wednesday night, 7pm here @ the church!

Small Groups sunday!
i may as well continue with the exclamation points. !!. small groups this sunday, 6pm.


Coming Up!
April 8: Easter - NO Small Groups
April 11: worship night on PSU campus with Alliance Christian Fellowship!

week 'o 03.19.07

march madness is here! my pick to go all the way is already out of it (texas...what are you doing top me?!?!), but i'm still winning the office pool. sweet. if you have a bracket, bring it on wednesday, we'll follow who gets the furthest.

we're back in action this wed. with AYF @ 7pm here at the church. we may even have our little 'cafe' up again. that was good last week, and i don't think anyone would mind if that stuck around.

worship team will meet at 6pm on wed. to practice.

and we'll have small groups on sun. evening, 6pm @ the church!

small groups 03.18.07

Just a reminder that Small Groups will be meeting at Meyer Dairy this Sunday!

If your parents have comitments at the church (service, AWANA, etc) and you need a ride, we'll have some carpools taking people over. Otherwise, please help us out and meet is there.

And don't forget a couple of dollars for an ice cream....or two.

small groups this sunday

hey team

small groups will be heading to the healing & anointing service on sunday. if you've never been to it, you need to be here; it's crazy.

on sunday march 18 (two weeks) we'll be meeting at Meyer Dairy. bring a couple dollars for some ice creams, and if you can have your ride drop off/pick up at the dairy, that would be great! we'll have a few cars at the church to carpool if your family has a commitment that evening.

have a great weekend, and a fantastic spring break!

Gardner Candy

Don't forget...

If you sold Gardner Candy for LIFE, your sale sheet must be brought in to the office or emailed to Karl by 4:30pm!!