Tuesday, July 26, 2011

YF Bible study (Red Letters in Matthew 13) this Friday (29th)

A huge special thanks to Emery and uncle Trent for the unique privilege of hearing from this brother's suffering through the Rwandan Genocide. He shared important lessons about making God honoring choices in life, forgiving those who have wronged you and being thankful in your circumstance rather than complaining. On Sunday, we got to hear from 4 peers in our YF share about what the Lord did and taught them throughout the Ouje journey of prayer, preparation and ministry. We were also blessed to hear from uncle John and Jesse all the way from Newmarket. There will also be plenty more sharings from youth/adults to read in the next CCCO-K book. I was definitely ministered to this weekend!

This Friday (29th), we will be reading from Jesus' parables of the hidden treasure and the fine pearls in Matthew 13. What does He mean when he talks about the treasure and pearl? What is He bringing attention to and what does it mean for our lives? There is a lot of wisdom and truth that the Lord is communicating in these short parables and we'll have some time to read, scratch our heads, discuss, interact, be challenged and pray. Please bring your Bibles/pens to room 202 as we get together this Friday and hopefully it'll be nice enough for us to have YF outside! ;)

Something I read this morning that needs some reflection on our part - Jesus talks about two sources of error: "Jesus answered them, "You are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God." - Matthew 22:29 English Standard Version

Last chance for summer baptism, please let me know yesterday (yes, yesterday) if it's your desire to be baptized! Baptism is an act of obedience which symbolizes being baptized into His death and buried in order that just as Christ was raised from the dead, we too may live a new life. (Romans 6:3-5).

Let me know if you wanted to set up a time to update on your joy/pain, ask an impossible question, pray about stuff etc.

See you all on Friday at church!

Lots of stuff coming up, don't forget to keep these dates open!!!
Remember to book your calendars for August 15th - 19th Discipleship Week 9:30am - 12 noon each day. We will have a comprehensive look through Scripture as we seek God's wisdom on what it means to be a godly man and a godly woman. "Manhood and Womanhood as defined in the Bible" This week will not only help you grow as a godly man or woman but also allow you to articulate what it is to look for in a potential spouse as well. As we do each year, we will have a few community service opportunities lined up (we have a couple at the Ottawa Mission already).

August 17th and 25th we will be helping out at the Mission... the 25th is NOT during Discipleship week, but will be the week after it. We will also be helping out at Jericho Road (date to be confirmed soon!)

Also book September 16-18th as our YF Fall Retreat!!! This is a great kickoff retreat to build relationships within the group as a new generation of YF enters. I'm happy to say that Camp Galilee was gracious to us and we are set to head back to Renfrew for our Fall Retreat :)

posted by YF @ 2:58 PM