What could be better than an overnight gaming session with FPS (first person shooters) for the PC, Smash Bros. Melee, and lots of candy and soda? The above event followed the next day by an airsoft game.
The airsoft scenarios could have been more exciting, but to everyone's credit (myself included) it was hot, especially with full camoflauge on. The best game was probably the one where two of us from each team separated, formed our own team, and proceeded to take out the other two teams, sending our former teammates into mass confusion. I think some of them are still confused from that one.
Also, because of the airsoft game, we got to bed relatively early Friday night before the airsoft game: around 12:00 am, which I suppose has its positives and negatives.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Sorry It's Been So Long
Ephesians 5:1-2
1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.(NAS)
I suppose I haven't been doing a terrific job lately of following this through. Perhaps because I've been "too busy." I haven't blogged recently. That in itself isn't really a problem, but I also have drifted away from the Word. Tonight is the first night this week I've been there (besides at youth group).
Thursday night for youth group we had a guest speaker. John Piper talked to us about the Gospel. Okay, so he wasn't actually there, it was a video.
His primary text was:
2 Corinthians 4:3-7
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.5 For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves;(NAS)
The main point: the Gospel is salvation from hell, eternal life, redemption, Jesus' death and resurrection, but the common theme that brings all of this together is the opportunity to know the glory of Jesus. Without that, eternal life doesn't mean much.
1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children;2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you, and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.(NAS)
I suppose I haven't been doing a terrific job lately of following this through. Perhaps because I've been "too busy." I haven't blogged recently. That in itself isn't really a problem, but I also have drifted away from the Word. Tonight is the first night this week I've been there (besides at youth group).
Thursday night for youth group we had a guest speaker. John Piper talked to us about the Gospel. Okay, so he wasn't actually there, it was a video.
His primary text was:
2 Corinthians 4:3-7
3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing,4 in whose case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, that they might not see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.5 For we do not preach ourselves but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your bond-servants for Jesus' sake.6 For God, who said, "Light shall shine out of darkness," is the One who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves;(NAS)
The main point: the Gospel is salvation from hell, eternal life, redemption, Jesus' death and resurrection, but the common theme that brings all of this together is the opportunity to know the glory of Jesus. Without that, eternal life doesn't mean much.
Monday, May 19, 2008
Pleasing to Him
2 Cor 5:6-9
6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord--7 for we walk by faith, not by sight--8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.9 Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.(NAS)
The goal as a believers is to live for God, not for our flesh. As we walk more and more by faith, we will be more at home doing God's will, and less at home in the world.
The goal is always to be pleasing God. With that goal, how can you lose?
6 Therefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord--7 for we walk by faith, not by sight--8 we are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.9 Therefore also we have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.(NAS)
The goal as a believers is to live for God, not for our flesh. As we walk more and more by faith, we will be more at home doing God's will, and less at home in the world.
The goal is always to be pleasing God. With that goal, how can you lose?
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Guidance
Today the message in church is one I really needed. It was titled "Seeking the Leading of God."
The primary passage was Proverbs 3:5-6:
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.(NAS)
God will "clear the path," so to speak. He will make it clear which way to go, but there's a part we have to play, too. Only after trusting in God's timing and perfect understanding, acknowledging that He knows better than us, then we can know God's will and submit to it.
The four major points were:
1. God leads through His Word. (Romans 12:2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
2. God leads through the Holy Spirit. (Psalm 37:4)
3. God leads through circumstances.
4. God leads through counsel. (Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 13:10&20)
The primary passage was Proverbs 3:5-6:
5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.(NAS)
God will "clear the path," so to speak. He will make it clear which way to go, but there's a part we have to play, too. Only after trusting in God's timing and perfect understanding, acknowledging that He knows better than us, then we can know God's will and submit to it.
The four major points were:
1. God leads through His Word. (Romans 12:2, 2 Timothy 3:16-17)
2. God leads through the Holy Spirit. (Psalm 37:4)
3. God leads through circumstances.
4. God leads through counsel. (Proverbs 15:22, Proverbs 13:10&20)
Busy
I haven't posted in a few days because I've been extremely busy and fairly tired. Just thought I'd mention that.
I have a Spanish quiz and another Indiana Jones movie to watch, so I'm going to leave now.
I have a Spanish quiz and another Indiana Jones movie to watch, so I'm going to leave now.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
Burnout
I am completely burned out. I've had enough of school and am desperately waiting for summer. What with homework that is causing less and less enthusiasm, projects getting more and more difficult, things are getting crazy.
Burned out on sleep. We had a guest speaker in Spanish class today. He was talking about harmful mining in his country. It was a subject that probably makes him angry and sad and growl (not literally) and cry all at the same time, and I was nodding off. I felt rather guilty. Maybe I didn't agree with everything he said (or maybe I did. Who knows? I wasn't awake enough to understand much of it), but I still felt bad.
Other miscellaneous things in my life have been burning the fuse more than usual lately, and I'm emotionally, physically, and mentally worn out. In short, I need prayer. Just as important, I need to pray, which I haven't been doing as much lately.
Isa 40:28-31
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.29 He gives strength to the weary, and to {him who} lacks might He increases power.30 Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,31 Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up {with} wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.(NAS)
Burned out on sleep. We had a guest speaker in Spanish class today. He was talking about harmful mining in his country. It was a subject that probably makes him angry and sad and growl (not literally) and cry all at the same time, and I was nodding off. I felt rather guilty. Maybe I didn't agree with everything he said (or maybe I did. Who knows? I wasn't awake enough to understand much of it), but I still felt bad.
Other miscellaneous things in my life have been burning the fuse more than usual lately, and I'm emotionally, physically, and mentally worn out. In short, I need prayer. Just as important, I need to pray, which I haven't been doing as much lately.
Isa 40:28-31
28 Do you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable.29 He gives strength to the weary, and to {him who} lacks might He increases power.30 Though youths grow weary and tired, and vigorous young men stumble badly,31 Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up {with} wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.(NAS)
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Can't Quite Believe I'm Doing This
The rules are:
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.
Start:
1. What was I doing 10 years ago (year 1998)?
- learning "useful" math, like addition, subtraction, etc.
- learning how to sit in a chair without spinning around in circles (thanks Mrs. Butler)
- driving above mentioned teacher crazy
- watching Power Rangers, and being one for Halloween multiple years in a row (as much as I hate to admit)
- watching other such shows that are rather embarrassing to admit to
2. 5 things on my to-do list today.
- school
- school
- homework
- visit Paul (old friend)
- clean at MCCS (nephew's school)
3. 5 snacks I enjoy.
-pizza
-chips
-tortillas (mostly corn, but flour too)
-fruit
-candy of almost any kind
4. 5 things I would do if I were a billionaire.
- buy a really nice car with at least a V-12
- pay for gas and insurance
- oops, I'm out of money
-
-
5. 5 of my bad habits.
- procrastinating (filling out a blog questionnaire when I should be working on Spanish)
- playing too many computer games
- being impatient with people
- being critical of people
- leaving empty milk cartons in the refrigerator (sorry mom)
6. 5 places I have lived.
- Washington
- California
- Washington
- Washington
- California
7. 5 jobs I've had:
- Scotch Broom Assassin (I hate that stuff)
- student
- lawn mower (or weed eater, not a big difference)
-unofficial audio-video tech guy for my class/school (always on call, never paid, but it was fun)
-Ambassador for Christ (trying to rearrange my schedule to fit more hours in, but not always succeeding)
8. The 4 fortunate people who I spread this contagion to are the owners of:
- http://thelittlethingsthatkeepmeupatnight.blogspot.com/
- http://underyourshadow.blogspot.com/
-don't know that I know anyone else that might not already getting this
1. The rules of the game get posted at the beginning.
2. Each player answers the questions about themselves.
3. At the end of the post, the player then tags 4 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves a comment, letting them know they got tagged and to ask them to play and read your blog.
Start:
1. What was I doing 10 years ago (year 1998)?
- learning "useful" math, like addition, subtraction, etc.
- learning how to sit in a chair without spinning around in circles (thanks Mrs. Butler)
- driving above mentioned teacher crazy
- watching Power Rangers, and being one for Halloween multiple years in a row (as much as I hate to admit)
- watching other such shows that are rather embarrassing to admit to
2. 5 things on my to-do list today.
- school
- school
- homework
- visit Paul (old friend)
- clean at MCCS (nephew's school)
3. 5 snacks I enjoy.
-pizza
-chips
-tortillas (mostly corn, but flour too)
-fruit
-candy of almost any kind
4. 5 things I would do if I were a billionaire.
- buy a really nice car with at least a V-12
- pay for gas and insurance
- oops, I'm out of money
-
-
5. 5 of my bad habits.
- procrastinating (filling out a blog questionnaire when I should be working on Spanish)
- playing too many computer games
- being impatient with people
- being critical of people
- leaving empty milk cartons in the refrigerator (sorry mom)
6. 5 places I have lived.
- Washington
- California
- Washington
- Washington
- California
7. 5 jobs I've had:
- Scotch Broom Assassin (I hate that stuff)
- student
- lawn mower (or weed eater, not a big difference)
-unofficial audio-video tech guy for my class/school (always on call, never paid, but it was fun)
-Ambassador for Christ (trying to rearrange my schedule to fit more hours in, but not always succeeding)
8. The 4 fortunate people who I spread this contagion to are the owners of:
- http://thelittlethingsthatkeepmeupatnight.blogspot.com/
- http://underyourshadow.blogspot.com/
-don't know that I know anyone else that might not already getting this
Monday, May 12, 2008
Find Life
Matt 16:24-25
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.25 "For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it.(NAS)
Salvation is a free gift, as the faith required to receive salvation is also a free gift. But that does not mean that we as Christians have no obligations. Jesus asks us to give up our lives here on earth in service to Him. We will suffer for Jesus while we are on this earth, but eternity with God is on the way.
24 Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.25 "For whoever wishes to save his life shall lose it; but whoever loses his life for My sake shall find it.(NAS)
Salvation is a free gift, as the faith required to receive salvation is also a free gift. But that does not mean that we as Christians have no obligations. Jesus asks us to give up our lives here on earth in service to Him. We will suffer for Jesus while we are on this earth, but eternity with God is on the way.
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