Last Friday at youth we had a fire at the beach. It was a significant experience for me as I found out some new things about people. It was awesome because Shea and I planned to go ridding on Sunday.
Well shame on me because I don't remember what the message was about on Sunday. The afternoon was so awesome as I once again had the chance to be on my bike and ride! I had no brakes so things got a little nuts but Shea and I got some film, some of it was pretty funny. We were making dirt jumps and got into some good conversation. It was nice trying to encourage him and try answer a few of his questions. After we went to his house and his mother made us this amazing stew with lots of meat! We played on his new drum set as well, which was really enjoyable. So it was really cool hanging out with Shea on that day, I hope we can continue to know each other better. I guess you could say this has been a good time of socializing and building relationships.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Kaleo Ministry
I felt mostly prepared for the events I participated in this weekend. Josh Amy and I planned youth this Friday and had more than enough games to play. Everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves. I met Shai who likes to bike and drum, so that was pretty awesome. I'm helping Wanda with Sunday school ages 10 and 11 every other Sunday. I'm starting to feel more like I can be involved and effective in this church, which is something I was struggling with. So things are getting started and I have ideas but it will be hard to make time for the ideas I have. I want to be useful to this church and am now starting to get the opportunities, I just hope I can persevere and not blow it.
Through school, books and the bible, it seems I'm constantly being reminded about submission to God. Today at church was a message on warning us about spiritual adultery. The general process is we commit to God then later decide to do our own thing then fall in a hole and want to come back to God. And God's like if you truly want to come back you'll have to go through some suffering first. In this way we become humbled and realize who am I to try live my own life thinking that its better, it only brings me to a ruin. Ezekiel 16:37-63.
In knowing this I still fear to follow God because his ways are always uncertain, risky and not like the world teaches. I really hope I can learn how to read the bible correctly, and not be a bad bible reader like it’s teaching me all about in Eat This Book for our hermeneutics course. If I can really figure this out I know it will be a huge benefit.
Through school, books and the bible, it seems I'm constantly being reminded about submission to God. Today at church was a message on warning us about spiritual adultery. The general process is we commit to God then later decide to do our own thing then fall in a hole and want to come back to God. And God's like if you truly want to come back you'll have to go through some suffering first. In this way we become humbled and realize who am I to try live my own life thinking that its better, it only brings me to a ruin. Ezekiel 16:37-63.
In knowing this I still fear to follow God because his ways are always uncertain, risky and not like the world teaches. I really hope I can learn how to read the bible correctly, and not be a bad bible reader like it’s teaching me all about in Eat This Book for our hermeneutics course. If I can really figure this out I know it will be a huge benefit.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
kaleo Ministry
This week I did not participate in the youth group event as I wasn't feeling swell. But this saturday was amazing goning kayaking with Craig. I definitly had to thank God a few times for how beautiful the river is and how fun kayaing is. It really got me thinking kaleo should do a level one or two kayak course, I think alot of people would love it!
This Sunday I was also feeling bad and it was hard to concentrate on what was all said. We again talked about compassion before the service. I described compassion as being friendly. The definition of it in the concordance was to help those in need or those less fortunate. I was already challenged with this after church talking about the opperation Christmas Child box were supposed to fill. I really didn't want to take the time to do one, I was think I'm to busy and don't have alot of money to spare. Yet as we were sitting in the puse today I was thinking really I should think of all my money as Gods and not be greedy with it. If I only wait until I'm wealthy to give will I not be that much more greedy than and still not give? I have to learn to give even when I'm in a poor finacial state. But in order to do this I'll have to be in tune with God. This is a hard thing, I know what I should do yet I don't always do it.
During the sermon Harry talked about people who are sleepers or want to only put in there minds what they want to hear. He pionted out that it's very important that we try focus on all aspects of the bible, good and bad. For instance it is very easy for a man to give into all the lustly desires of the world. Media and women of the world are easily decieving. So then if we practise scripture and are becoming better in tune with God we can be more likely to know whats right and wrong, and not be blind towards God's judgement. I was later talking to Jordan about 1 Thessaloians. It says that God will return to eath like a theif in the night. So in order for us to asure our spot with Christ we must be on guard and awake. This got me to again think about how important it is to read the bible everyday. To have the hunger to read the word is so important yet so overlooked in todays church. Especially when your caught up in the busness of life, working and trying to make a living. If that hunger to read is not threre it will most likely be impossible to set aside time and keep your eyes open. Be alert and ready.
This Sunday I was also feeling bad and it was hard to concentrate on what was all said. We again talked about compassion before the service. I described compassion as being friendly. The definition of it in the concordance was to help those in need or those less fortunate. I was already challenged with this after church talking about the opperation Christmas Child box were supposed to fill. I really didn't want to take the time to do one, I was think I'm to busy and don't have alot of money to spare. Yet as we were sitting in the puse today I was thinking really I should think of all my money as Gods and not be greedy with it. If I only wait until I'm wealthy to give will I not be that much more greedy than and still not give? I have to learn to give even when I'm in a poor finacial state. But in order to do this I'll have to be in tune with God. This is a hard thing, I know what I should do yet I don't always do it.
During the sermon Harry talked about people who are sleepers or want to only put in there minds what they want to hear. He pionted out that it's very important that we try focus on all aspects of the bible, good and bad. For instance it is very easy for a man to give into all the lustly desires of the world. Media and women of the world are easily decieving. So then if we practise scripture and are becoming better in tune with God we can be more likely to know whats right and wrong, and not be blind towards God's judgement. I was later talking to Jordan about 1 Thessaloians. It says that God will return to eath like a theif in the night. So in order for us to asure our spot with Christ we must be on guard and awake. This got me to again think about how important it is to read the bible everyday. To have the hunger to read the word is so important yet so overlooked in todays church. Especially when your caught up in the busness of life, working and trying to make a living. If that hunger to read is not threre it will most likely be impossible to set aside time and keep your eyes open. Be alert and ready.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
kaleo Ministry
This weekend I went to the Island Road Tour at Saanich Baptist Church in Victoria. I met up with one of my campers,(Ryan) it was so awesome to see him again. We had fun times throwing ping pong balls at each other in the games and had some hand stand competitions. He's a crazy fun kid all into the free running. He was trying to teach me the worm....ya didn't really work for me. It was sad to leave him again but he told me he'd keep in touch. This event encouraged me to stay connected with my campers, it's a hard thing to do in all life business though. Hopefully God can show me some available time to do so.
I also attended Bethel Baptist this Sunday. I joined in on teaching grade 4-6 in Sunday-School, It was a good time. It encouraged me to try leading in a class one Sunday.
This past week we had communion, partaking of the bread and the "juice." I've been struggling with this for a while. I've been doing it so much at different churches over the past year. Some reasons I think I struggle with it is because I lack at searching my heart. I also feel uncomfortable doing it and especially so often. I have talked to some people about it and it has been good. Today we had communion at the church, I'm like seriously God. Why? I participated in it, still not totally assured it was right for me to do. I think God may be working on me trying to take this more seriously or something.
I also attended Bethel Baptist this Sunday. I joined in on teaching grade 4-6 in Sunday-School, It was a good time. It encouraged me to try leading in a class one Sunday.
This past week we had communion, partaking of the bread and the "juice." I've been struggling with this for a while. I've been doing it so much at different churches over the past year. Some reasons I think I struggle with it is because I lack at searching my heart. I also feel uncomfortable doing it and especially so often. I have talked to some people about it and it has been good. Today we had communion at the church, I'm like seriously God. Why? I participated in it, still not totally assured it was right for me to do. I think God may be working on me trying to take this more seriously or something.
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