Month: September 2010

Road from the Gathering: Celebrate Good Times!

“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.” John 20:31 A few days ago we were able to have a celebration at our church! We were able to celebrate with our youth and adults all of the wonderful things God did at the National Youth Gathering. It was neat to hear all of the stories the youth told about their experiences in New Orleans. Some of the highlights were spending “quality time” with each other as they traveled to and...

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Bible Study: A Bone to Pick with God–Christian Meditation

Download a PDF of the Bible Study: A Bone to Pick with God Suggestions before you begin. Read the article “A Bone to Pick With God“. Take the group out for BBQ ribs or gather together and BBQ them. Eating them on the bone will help youth remember the concept of meditation from the Old Testament. Objectives: Participants will see how meditation in the Old Testament was regularly practiced. Participants will learn what Christian mediation is and what it isn’t. Participants will practice a meditation exercise. Participants will explore ways in which Christian meditation can be practiced–personally and in...

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A Bone to Pick with God–Christian Meditation

“Blessed is the man1 who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law2 of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.”3 Growing up in the country, our family had dogs as pets. As usual in those days, we gave table scraps to our dogs; fat, gristle,...

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