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Being Thankful

Published by Mike Fennema in Bible, Jesus on December 7th, 2009 | No Comments »

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you! 1 Peter 1:3-4

I read these verse on Thanksgiving morning as Elliot was being a fussy-butt, waking up early on a holiday and making mommy and daddy a little annoyed. I knew that I didn’t want to start of a holiday where we celebrate giving thanks by being in a sour mood. As He typically does, God changed my mood by reminding me of what is really important: the gospel.
This Thanksgiving, as I think about the things that I have been thankful for, I can’t help but remember the thing that I am ultimately thankful for: the mercy of God in my life, that he would save a lowly sinner such as myself. I am looking forward to that inheritance that is waiting for those who have faith in Christ–an inheritance that can’t perish, spoil, or fade!
What are you thankful for this year?

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Our God is Mighty to Save

Published by Mike Fennema in Bible, Event Reflection, Information, Jesus, Youth Group Talks on November 24th, 2009 | No Comments »

For those of you who were able to make it to the youth room last night — I counted the chairs after everyone had left and there were over 65! — you heard an amazing story of how God is working in the life of Will Neuhaus.
Will’s path in life has led him through addictions, drugs, prison, and now to Christ. it has not been an easy journey to say the least, and like all of us, his journey is not over. Life for everyone on this side of heaven is still a struggle. But we have a God who is mighty to save, and he is able to rescue us out of the pits that we dig ourselves into because of what he did through Jesus. Thank you Will for sharing your story with us and reminding us that it is not about us, but its all about Jesus.
Will made it very clear that if anyone would like to talk to him, he would make himself available–whether you are a student, a parent, or just someone who wants to talk to him. Here is Will’s contact information (for his email address, change the "at" and “dot” to "@" when “.” you copy it…this is to prevent Will getting spammed.)

Email: neuhauswilliam “at” yahoo “dot” com
Phone: 706.294.6079

Also, if you are interested in a recording of Will’s testimony, you can click here and download it, or you can email me and I will burn you CD for $1. The link is only active for 7 days, so if it doesn’t work, just email me and I’ll get it to you.

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Tags: Testimony

A Girl’s Guide to Understanding Guys

Published by Mike Fennema in Bible, Updates, Youth Group Talks on March 12th, 2009 | No Comments »

Last night, we ventured into the very scary territory of a guy’s mind. We had a very enlightening converstation about what God has made guys to be and how guys are wired. Hopefully it will help not only the girls, but also the guys. If you are interested in what we talked about, click here.
Also, I created a quick guide for females as well to refer to when you are in a bind. If you are interested in looking at that, you can click here.

This coming week, we will be diving into the uncharted waters of a girls mind. Hopefully, it will be just as enlightening as this past week.

Here are some of the questions that guys are asking about girls:

• Why do girls always like bad guys?
• Why do girls always wait on the guy to make the move?
• Why do girls share everything with each other?
• Why are girls so flirty one moment and opposite the next?
• Why do girls want to be friends most of the time?
• Why do girls play hard to get?
• Why is spending time together so important to girls?
• Why do girls act stupid in front of guys just for attention?

Those are some great questions! Come on Wednesday and get some answers!

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