[reallifenewsletter] FCC - YS Student E-mail Newsletter #138

Howdy!
I sent out a more detailed itinerary and cost estimates last week
for the summer youth trip. Let me know if you didn't get them or
if you have additional questions.

The high school youth are going to be doing some skits (at least
one - possibly more) and the college age and older are going to
be giving presentations.

Have you gotten anything from a thrift store yet or salvaged
anything from the trash yet (someone else's) for the potential
garage sale? I know that Jon A found a pretty nice chair! Way
to go Jon!

All for now...
TTYL
-Nathanael

YS STUDENT E-MAIL NEWSLETTER #138
June 21, 2004

Contents
1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Parting Shot


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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Here's a brief reflection on the song "The Way" by Telecast:

"You are the Way
The Truth and Life
You are the only way for me."

Are you going to heaven when you die? I read the results of a survey the
other day that said the majority of the people in the United States thought
they would be going to heaven.

But when asked why they thought that, very few said it was because they had
repented of their sins and made a personal commitment to Jesus. Most people
said they were confident of heaven because either they had been a good
person or God was too good to send anyone to hell.

Well, God is good, so good he made a way for you to go to heaven. But it is
not good works that get you there, it is the blood of Jesus.

"Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to
the Father except through me'" (John 14:6).

Jesus didn't say, "I am A way." He said he is THE way to the Father. I tell
people all the time, "If you want to go to the heaven of the Bible, you
have to go the Bible way. And that way is through Jesus Christ."

But Jesus is more than just the way to heaven, he is the way to fellowship
with the Father. He is the way to the comfort of the Holy Spirit. He is the
way to life.

"The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to
give life in all its fullness" (John 10:10).

The key to abundant life is fellowship with God through Jesus Christ. How
do you have fellowship with God? Spend time in His Word. Read it. Obey it.
Spend time in prayer. Go to church. Be kind to others. Let the love of God
flow through you and you will know him better each day.

In the song "The Way," the group Telecast sings about the only way they
will go. That way is the way of the Lord. Listen to the song, make your
commitment. Follow Jesus and get to know the Lord better. Spend some of
your time today with him. Make it your goal to live conscious of his
presence every day. That is the way of life; it is the only way for me.

(Suzy C.)

Daily Reflections from Solid Sounds, copyright 2004 The Good News
Broadcasting Association, Inc. (Solid Sounds). Used by permission. To
receive daily Reflections by e-mail or to read on-line, visit:
http://www.solidsounds.org

2. SURF REPORT

~ The Study Bible Forum
Will we recognize loved ones in heaven? How could Jesus be a descendant of
David? Who did Cain marry to have children? These are some of the questions
you can ask--and answer--at the Study Bible Forum. Giving lay people and
scholars alike the opportunity to voice questions and share biblical
answers, the Study Bible Forum offers scriptural wisdom for the spiritual
questions most of us wonder about occasionally.
http://www.StudyBibleForum.com

~ Name That Bar
Here's a game that will test your knowledge of candy bars. All you have to
do is look at a cross-section of several different candy bars and name each
bar The first twelve are pretty easy. Especially if you're a chocoholic.
The second set of twelve, however, are pretty tricky. Good luck! And try
not to drool on your keyboard.
http://www.sci.mus.mn.us/sln/tf/c/crosssection/namethatbar.html

3. FORGETTABLE FACT

Male cardinals take three times as long as females to learn a new song.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES

Fight to escape from your own cleverness. If you do, then you will find
salvation and uprightness through Jesus Christ our Lord.
- John Climacus

Before an individual can be saved, he must first learn that he cannot save
himself.
- M.R. DeHaan

Jesus, like any good fisherman, first catches the fish; then he cleans them.
- Mark Potter

5. PARTING SHOT

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

Copyright 2004 Youth Specialties



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