"One of the greatest injustices we can do to our young people is to ask them to be conservative. Christianity is not conservative, but revolutionary. To be conservative today is to miss the whole point, for conservatism means standing in the flow of the status quo, and the status quo no longer belongs to us.... If we want to be fair, we must teach the young to be revolutionaries, revolutionaries against the status quo."
~ Francis Schaeffer “The Church at the End of the Twentieth Century”
Ladies, join us on Monday for a casual get-together time to work on sewing projects, crafts, or whatever you'd like ... and enjoy some ladies' fellowship. The big tables are great for spreading out projects. Come anytime between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Bring a bag lunch, if you wish.
The DEADLINE for submitting recipes for the new church cookbook is July 15!!! Please bring (or
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) yours to Louise S. or Penny G. by that date! We'd love to have EVERY family represented in the cookbook. Please take a few minutes to participate!
SERVE begins Sunday, July 12! Claire McLean from the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada will speak during the morning service.
Dozens of teens will be converging in Swift Current to participate in the annual event called “SERVE”. We are partnering with the Canadian Baptists of Western Canada in hosting this event. The main purpose of SERVE is to have these teens (along with their adult leaders) head out into various communities here in southwest Saskatchewan and serve the local people in any way they can. We have work projects lined up in Neville, Vanguard, Pambrun, Herbert, Cadillac, Cabri, Main Centre, Hodgeville, Hollonquist, Waldeck, and Swift Current. We will be feeding and providing accommodation for the participants. Evening rallies will be held at the church, and there will be a concert at Riverside Park one evening.
We need lots of volunteers to make this event successful. If you can spare some time that week and would like to be a part of this exciting event, please be sure to talk to Pastor Joell, Vic G., or Penny G.! We’d appreciate your help!
Bringing People into the Caring Community of Christ
June 30, 2009
Hello ComBapers: There are many idioms in the English language... many of which are confusing especially to our friends who are trying to learn the language. Try explaining "make ends meet" to a new English speaker.
We also have many "throw away" phrases like.... "like" for instance. A couple of my personal pet peeves are the veracity phrases like "to tell you the truth" "frankly", and "to be honest". Now... how in the world did those ever get started in the first place? It must have been by people who were not telling the truth very much and had to add a phrase to inform the listener that, for once, there was going to be a "true" statement being uttered.
I've decided to stop using those throw away phrases and, frankly, I think I'll be a better person as a result... to tell you the truth.
Joell
Video of the Week:
Imagine being a 911 operator and you get a call that your own son has been shot (by the way, apparently he survived). http://www.tangle.com/
An apple, potato, and onion all taste the same if you eat them with your nose plugged.
Quotes:
"No one knows a son better than the father." ~ Chinese Proverb
"People underestimate their capacity for change. There is never a right time to do a difficult thing. A leader's job is to help people have vision of their potential." ~ John Porter
Meet The ComBapers: Congratulations to our newlyweds - Chris and Karie G
Penny's Poll(s):
Penny asks: Have you ever had a kidney stone? (Not recommended!) Go here to vote.
Reminders:
Tuesday
9:30 a.m.
Coffee at Humpty's
Thursday
9:30 a.m.
Coffee at the Bus Depot
Saturday
2:00 p.m.
Lloyd Swanson & LaNorma Smith's Wedding
Sunday
10:30 a.m..
Coffee Fellowship
10:45 a.m.
Sunday Morning Service
Funny:
YOU might be a school employee if you want to slap the next person who says, "Must be nice to work 8 to 3:30 and have summers off."
YOU might be a school employee if it is difficult to name your own child because there's no name you can come up with that doesn't bring high blood pressure as it is uttered.
YOU might be a school employee if you believe that unspeakable evils will befall you if anyone says, "Boy, the kids sure are mellow today."
YOU might be a school employee if you encourage an obnoxious parent to check into charter schools or home schooling and are willing to donate the U-HAUL boxes should they decided to move out of district.
YOU might be a school employee if you think caffeine should be available in intravenous form.
YOU might be a school employee if you believe the playground should be equipped with a Ritalin salt lick.
YOU might be a school employee if you can't imagine how the ACLU could think that covering your students chair with Velcro and then requiring uniforms made out of the corresponding Velcro could ever be misunderstood by the public.
YOU might be a school employee if meeting a child's parent instantly answers this question, "Why is this kid like this?"
YOU might be a school employee if you would choose a tooth filling over a parent conference.
YOU might be a school employee if you know how many days, minutes, and seconds are left in the school year.
Prayer Requests:
Rose-Marie B., Brenda B-W.'s brother, Penny G., Cornie M., Adaira H., Joyce S., Shirley S., Orville S., Lloyd S., Art W.
Ministry Opportunities
Baking is needed for SERVE. Please sign up to bring cookies, rice krispie squares, or puffed wheat cake
We need a billet for one youth worker during SERVE. If he can stay at your home, please let us know.
Parting Words:
There's something wrong if you're always right.
Devotional
I'm a Christian; Now What?
"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him." (Colossians 2:6)
The idea in this verse is both simple and profound. In delivering to his readers -- and us -- what we need to know about Jesus, Paul answers the question we often ask: I'm a Christian; now what?
At least, it's the question we should be asking. Instead, I think a lot of us unconsciously think, "I'm a Christian. Now let me get on with my life." Paul will tell us today and tomorrow that God intends that "getting on with your life" be just as much about Jesus as becoming a Christian was in the first place.
My pastor puts it this way: The wedding isn't the end of the relationship; it's only the first day. Becoming a Christian is the start of living in Christ, not just the end of our search for God. If your life isn't all about growing in Christ, it's not all it could be.
Think: Why do you think so many Christians see Jesus as the gate to eternal life but not the path through this one?
Pray: Ask God to help you to live in Christ just as you received Him.
Do: Challenge your youth leader to define what it means to "live in Christ" in 25 words or less.
