Friday, October 29, 2010
10.27 Prayer Requests
Youth Prayer Requests (10/27/10)
Youth Retreat NEXT weekend
Tabi – Grandma doing physical therapy (rotator cuff)
Rachel – Hannah, sinus infection
Tammy – sharing Christ with friends at school; school van driver’s wife – physical therapy; Grandma’s arm muscle; friend, Cody, upcoming surgery; bro. James military relocating to California but new wife has to stay overseas to finish schooling
Nathan – friend, Mikey, chest surgery recovery; aunt with diabetes hospitalized again
Ali – friend, Ali, torn ACL, upcoming surgery in November; Ali & Tyler sinus infection
Carey – Praise, Ross, salvation; Ms. Dee’s mother, Bev Coleman, hospitalized again
Kayla – Dad’s job / financial adjustment; job opportunity; family relationship with Mark; Biology test
Caroline – Biology test
Kylee & Jarod Martinez and family
Jesse – brother, Jeremiah, further blood testing
Ms. Becky – Grandmother recovering from heart attack & strokes
Red and Yellow, Black and White....they are all precious in His sight.
Hey all!
Someone from the Youth sent me a GREAT question, and I thought you all would like to be a part of the conversation. So feel free to add your comments to this one too!
Their question.....
hey,
the other day I was thinking about ethnic backrounds and stuff and I was just wondering, if Adam and Eve were PREDICTED to be white, then how did the ethnic and other backrounds come about? Just a thought.
My answer.....
I think it's sort of "natural"/"normal" for each nationality or ethnic group to think of Adam and Eve, or even Jesus, for that matter, as the color in which they are. (IE: White people think they were white, black people think they were black, and so on.)
We really don't know what color Adam and Eve were. It may be safe to assume that they were a brownish color since people from the mid-east are that color. But again, we really don't know for sure.
As far as when the colors of people originated (began), my first thought would be after the tower of Babel. In Gen.10, we see that Noah's three sons (Ham, Shem, Japheth) have their own families and grow in numbers. In verse 10, we see that the kingdom of Babel was largely populated by the descendants of Ham.
In Genesis 10, we see that it talks about each of Noah's sons and their descendants having their own languages and lands. I personally don't believe that this meant that there were different languages before the situation at Babel. Why? Because of a clue in vs.25....."in his days, the earth was divided." I believe this to be the time when God caused the division of the earth by languages, because in chapter 11, it begins with "Now the whole earth had one language and one speech."
To me, this is saying that the tower of Babel happened in the 3rd generation after the flood. That would be approximately 60-100 years after the flood. That is plenty of time to establish a sizable population.
Ok, so what am I getting at? Well, if we understand that there were about 3 descendant generations of each of Noah's sons, the earth was fairly populated in that region. The Bible then states that a "kingdom" of Babel existed. And in this place called Babel, people seemed to gather and live, and then decided to work together to build a tower. Because of the mindset and heart attitude of the people, God confused their languages and the divided and scattered over the earth. (Gen.11:9)
To me then, this would provide the best opportunity for skin color to change due to the specific region in which each people group would live. Again, this would take a few generations to accomplish this change, but none the less, it would change.
So there you have my two cents worth. I did check around some, and it does seem that others think this way too. If you are interested, you might want to visit this site from Answers in Genesis that talks about this in more detail. http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v3/i3/human_race.asp
Anybody else have any thoughts???
Someone from the Youth sent me a GREAT question, and I thought you all would like to be a part of the conversation. So feel free to add your comments to this one too!
Their question.....
hey,
the other day I was thinking about ethnic backrounds and stuff and I was just wondering, if Adam and Eve were PREDICTED to be white, then how did the ethnic and other backrounds come about? Just a thought.
My answer.....
I think it's sort of "natural"/"normal" for each nationality or ethnic group to think of Adam and Eve, or even Jesus, for that matter, as the color in which they are. (IE: White people think they were white, black people think they were black, and so on.)
We really don't know what color Adam and Eve were. It may be safe to assume that they were a brownish color since people from the mid-east are that color. But again, we really don't know for sure.
As far as when the colors of people originated (began), my first thought would be after the tower of Babel. In Gen.10, we see that Noah's three sons (Ham, Shem, Japheth) have their own families and grow in numbers. In verse 10, we see that the kingdom of Babel was largely populated by the descendants of Ham.
In Genesis 10, we see that it talks about each of Noah's sons and their descendants having their own languages and lands. I personally don't believe that this meant that there were different languages before the situation at Babel. Why? Because of a clue in vs.25....."in his days, the earth was divided." I believe this to be the time when God caused the division of the earth by languages, because in chapter 11, it begins with "Now the whole earth had one language and one speech."
To me, this is saying that the tower of Babel happened in the 3rd generation after the flood. That would be approximately 60-100 years after the flood. That is plenty of time to establish a sizable population.
Ok, so what am I getting at? Well, if we understand that there were about 3 descendant generations of each of Noah's sons, the earth was fairly populated in that region. The Bible then states that a "kingdom" of Babel existed. And in this place called Babel, people seemed to gather and live, and then decided to work together to build a tower. Because of the mindset and heart attitude of the people, God confused their languages and the divided and scattered over the earth. (Gen.11:9)
To me then, this would provide the best opportunity for skin color to change due to the specific region in which each people group would live. Again, this would take a few generations to accomplish this change, but none the less, it would change.
So there you have my two cents worth. I did check around some, and it does seem that others think this way too. If you are interested, you might want to visit this site from Answers in Genesis that talks about this in more detail. http://www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v3/i3/human_race.asp
Anybody else have any thoughts???
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Maize Quest Fun!
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| One of the many apple orchards we walked through! |
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| surely a highlight of the trip {or NOT!} |
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| Deer might have been easier to find then the buckets!! |
The See-Saw Maze
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| The Rope Maze |
Then there were the pedal cars ...
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| Proof they made it through the bamboo .... |
The GIANT slide
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Snack Option #1 |
Saturday, October 23, 2010
How many books?
Hey Gang!
Do you all remember the questions I had you write down on paper a few weeks ago during Youth Group? Well, I've been thinking about what to do with them.
Then an idea came to mind, and guess what!? Ms.Becky....just tonight....expressed her thoughts about them.....and they were the exact same thoughts I had!
Soooooo, what I'm going to do is start answering them on the blog one by one. Now, what I hope you will do is either make comments about the question or answer, or perhaps ask more questions about the original question or the answer.
Okay???
Ok, here we go. (Oh, there will be no particular order. I'll be just pulling them off my "stack" one by one.)
First Question: "How many books are there in the Bible?"
66.............. 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.
The Old Testament was written over a period of about 1,000 years (@ 1400-430 BC)...or perhaps longer, and there are over 30 different writers.
Although the first 5 books of the O.T. (Genesis-Deuteronomy) were written by Moses, and describe the beginnings of the world, the oldest book of the O.T. very well could be Job. There are "clues" within the book of Job that tell us of the culture and history in which Job lived, that would tell us that it may have been sometime between the tower of Babel and Abraham.
The New Testament was written over a period of about 60 years (@ 33-95 AD), by 10 writers - most of which had a direct relationship with Jesus Christ while He was on earth.
What I find interesting about all of this, is that the Bible was written over a period of 1,100+ years by over 40 different writers. Many writers did not even know each other, and were in totally different time periods of history. Yet, what each writer wrote in "their" books, ALL cooperate in the SAME MESSAGE. They don't contradict each other, nor do they speak of different ways to God, nor do they reveal God as changing. He is absolute, and therefore His Truth remains forever.
"The words of the LORD are pure words - like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. You shall keep them, oh LORD, You shall preserve them from this generation forever!"
Psalm12:6-7
Feel free to comment if you have any thoughts to add!
Mr. G
Do you all remember the questions I had you write down on paper a few weeks ago during Youth Group? Well, I've been thinking about what to do with them.
Then an idea came to mind, and guess what!? Ms.Becky....just tonight....expressed her thoughts about them.....and they were the exact same thoughts I had!
Soooooo, what I'm going to do is start answering them on the blog one by one. Now, what I hope you will do is either make comments about the question or answer, or perhaps ask more questions about the original question or the answer.
Okay???
Ok, here we go. (Oh, there will be no particular order. I'll be just pulling them off my "stack" one by one.)
First Question: "How many books are there in the Bible?"
66.............. 39 books in the Old Testament and 27 books in the New Testament.
The Old Testament was written over a period of about 1,000 years (@ 1400-430 BC)...or perhaps longer, and there are over 30 different writers.
Although the first 5 books of the O.T. (Genesis-Deuteronomy) were written by Moses, and describe the beginnings of the world, the oldest book of the O.T. very well could be Job. There are "clues" within the book of Job that tell us of the culture and history in which Job lived, that would tell us that it may have been sometime between the tower of Babel and Abraham.
The New Testament was written over a period of about 60 years (@ 33-95 AD), by 10 writers - most of which had a direct relationship with Jesus Christ while He was on earth.
What I find interesting about all of this, is that the Bible was written over a period of 1,100+ years by over 40 different writers. Many writers did not even know each other, and were in totally different time periods of history. Yet, what each writer wrote in "their" books, ALL cooperate in the SAME MESSAGE. They don't contradict each other, nor do they speak of different ways to God, nor do they reveal God as changing. He is absolute, and therefore His Truth remains forever.
"The words of the LORD are pure words - like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times. You shall keep them, oh LORD, You shall preserve them from this generation forever!"
Psalm12:6-7
Feel free to comment if you have any thoughts to add!
Mr. G
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Scooter Fun!
Here's some pics from Wednesday night's
SCOOTER FUN!
First some relay races ....
Then some indoor soccer .....
10/20 Prayer Requests
May this be our prayer ....
I need to just admit
my faith is paper thin
I'm feeling so burned out
On religion
I say an empty prayer
I sing a tired song
I need to just admit that the passion's gone
And I want to get it back
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
Help me rediscover You
I want to learn to pray
The way that David prayed
I want my soul to burn when I hear Your name
I want to feel like new
I want to hunger for you
Bring me back to life like only You can do
Cause I don't want to stay the same
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
Help me rediscover You
Lord, I want to be Yours today
I want to know the passion of the saints
And how they were changed
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
I want to burn for You
Bring me back to life, Jesus
Help me rediscover You
my faith is paper thin
I'm feeling so burned out
On religion
I say an empty prayer
I sing a tired song
I need to just admit that the passion's gone
And I want to get it back
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
Help me rediscover You
I want to learn to pray
The way that David prayed
I want my soul to burn when I hear Your name
I want to feel like new
I want to hunger for you
Bring me back to life like only You can do
Cause I don't want to stay the same
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
Help me rediscover You
Lord, I want to be Yours today
I want to know the passion of the saints
And how they were changed
You told me
Look for You and I will find
So I'm here
Like I'm searching for the first time
Revive me, Jesus
Make this cold heart start to move
I want to burn for You
Bring me back to life, Jesus
Help me rediscover You
(Rediscover You from Starfield)
Prayer requests from 10/20:
Tabi – Grandma’s recovery (rotator cuff surgery)
Carey – Mother’s surgery recovery; family traveling this weekend
Tammy – sharing Christ with friends at school; school van driver’s wife - rotator cuff injury; Grandma’s arm muscle; brother, James, upcoming wedding and move to another military base
Nathan – friend, Mikey, chest surgery recovery; Praise: grandfather recovering at home
Ali – friend, Ali, torn ACL, upcoming surgery in November
Crystal – Jamie (loss of sister) / family is sick
Devan – Praise Dad – job
Kayla – Dad’s job / financial adjustment & job opportunity; Cousin Mark; friend, Adeeib, migraines & possible brain cancer; Martinez family
Jesse – brother further blood testing
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Summit Lake Youth Retreat 2010
Now's the time to signup for the 2010 Youth Retreat!
The Retreat will be Friday, November 5 (meet at FBC at 4:30 pm) until Sunday, November 7 (pickup at FBC at 2:30 pm)
The final cost will be $25 per Youth and
is due by Wednesday, October 27th.
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