Hi Folks!
In an effort to inspire hype and fervor for the upcoming retreat, I present to you the highlight video from last summer retreat in 2011. (Warning video may not stream properly in chrome)
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Today was one of those seemingly regular, if not a particularly annoying/frustrating days. It seemed as there were overwhelming odds against us in the carwash. In fact, it would have been easier to simply quit. After all, it seemed like such a big task for such a small group of people to undertake. Surely, it was foolishness! One student even asked if it wouldn’t be more wise to reschedule when there were more hands on deck, so to speak.
After coming home and taking a shower, I’ve had some time to ponder the events earlier in the day and the spiritual significance of them, if any at all. And I am reminded of the Biblical lesson of God working through the few and weak. All throughout the Bible, God chose to work through the weak and the few (some examples):
In Genesis 12, Abram is chosen by God out of all the other people and groups to eventually become the father of Israel and all believers.
In Deuteronomy 7:6-7, God explains that He had chosen Israel out of all the people groups of the earth because they were few and weak.
In 1 Samuel 16:6-13, God chose young David, the runt of the family to be king over Israel.
In 1 Corinthians 1:26-31, God explains that the Church is weak and few, so to shame the world’s strong and many so that God may be the only one glorified.
And so we see, that in fact when it seems to our mortal eyes that we are so very feeble and weak, it is then that perhaps God is pleased to work in and through us SO THAT He may receive our reliance and the glory. Let us not be so easily discouraged. God gives the Power of the Few
1. BIG thanks to the select few who showed up to fight heat, humidity, and very little prep for a carwash on Saturday. You guys showed a LOT of heart.
2. Acts 114 participation. We will join with the Korean congregation on Monday to Wednesday evenings from 7pm to pray together as a church family. If you need a ride, please contact PSam.
3. Car Wash, part 2. July 28th. 10am – 3pm.
Dodgeball is fun. All the pegging balls at people when they’re not looking, running around while screaming, and showing off slick dodging moves that you learned from The Matrix. It is only the day after that you realize you are out of shape because your arms are sore from throwing those latex spheres for 2 hours (at least for me). Well, here are the pictures from the dodgeball fight we had not too long ago. Click through them and relive the memories of the glorious battles fought that night.
This year’s retreat will focus around “Breaking the Cycle”. Many of us live in different kinds of cycles, the most vicious being the religious and emotional cycle. These cycles have us emotionally hyped up one minute and down in the dumps the next. Fatigue from this up and down movement gets us looking to retreats, rallies, conferences, or concerts to give us that “spiritual pick me up” feeling. That is not the Christian life God has intended for us. In Christ, life may get crazy, yet our relationship with God is never broken or threatened. This is how we break out of the cycle. You don’t want to miss this.
Save the date! August 12-15th! Camp Highroad!
