Archive for August, 2008
Zero
August 20, 2008 6:36 am
Have a safe trip, everyone! See you in Harrisonburg this afternoon.
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August 19, 2008 6:44 am
Quick links to important topics: pray, directions, packing list.
As you are packing, pay attention to the weather:
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August 18, 2008 8:27 am
Car Wash & Yard Sale Recap
August 17, 2008 5:20 pm
From this morning:
CHAPTER 12: WORLD, MEET YOUR REBELUTIONARIES
- Impressions, now that you’ve finished the book? What was the best part? What do you wish there had been more of?
- What is starting to stick with you? What are you putting into practice? What have you learned about motivation? Why should we Do Hard Things?
- In your own words, what is the gospel?
- What is the connection between the gospel and Doing Hard Things?
- Complete the Rebelutionary Action Plan (see below) with your parents…
From the OFFICIAL STUDY GUIDE:
- You’re carrying Do Hard Things through the school library, and you meet a friend who asks, “Hey, what’s that book about?” What do you say?
- Which part of this book inspired you the most? Which part made you the most uncomfortable? Explain why.
- Working from the “five-step rebelutionary action plans” that the authors share for Noah, Serena, and Brandon (pages 214–24), what is your action plan to deal with the distractions and obstacles you face? Get help from friends, family and other advisers as needed to create the smartest plan possible. Write it down. Then keep your five-step plan where you can read and review it every day.
- Mentally, travel forward one year in your life. What do you hope will be different then that wouldn’t have been if you hadn’t read Do Hard Things? Five years forward, what’s your answer to the same question? Twenty years forward?
- Take time in the coming weeks to reflect on the following passages about four inspiring Bible rebelutionaries: David in 1 Samuel 16—17 and Psalm 18; Jeremiah in Jeremiah 1; Paul in 2 Corinthians 4:1-18 and Philippians 3:12—4:13; and Timothy as seen in Paul’s letters to him in 1 Timothy 4:1-16 and 6:11-21of 2 Timothy. Write down key truths from these passages in your own words and reread the truths and the verses often.
A REBELUTIONARY ACTION PLAN:
- What do you need to get honest about, and to whom?
- What negative actions or patterns need to end?
- Who can best help you get from point A to point B?
- What are one or two key action steps that, once taken, would make it a lot tougher for you to chicken out and turn back?
- How and when will you take those steps?
- Acknowledge you can’t succeed without God’s help by making a simple and practical plan to stay close to Him:
- Bible reading:
What (will you read):
Where (will you have it):
How long (on most days):
How often (# of times per week): - Prayer:
How often:
How long:
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7:43 am
Retreat Countdown: 4 Days
August 16, 2008 1:07 pm
Please be praying for the five15 Retreat! Here’s how:
- Pray that God will reveal himself to you. I like the prayer Eli gives Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:9, “Speak, Lord, for your servant hears.”
- Pray that God will reveal himself to your friends. Pray along the lines of Ezekiel 40:4, that your friends would “look with their eyes, hear with their ears, and set their hearts on all that God shows them.”
- Pray for Mark, Vince, Mike McKinley and me as we prepare to speak. Ask God that he would grant the words of Isaiah 50:4, that he would give us “the tongue of those who are taught, that we may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary.”
- Pray that God would visit us powerfully by His Spirit. Pray with Ephesians 5:18-21 that everyone person there would “be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ.”
Retreat Countdown: 5 Days
August 15, 2008 2:25 pm
5 days and counting. Have I ever told you guys about Kline’s Dairy Bar? I found out that they have a website now:
Don’t miss the directions to the retreat center with a stop at Kline’s.For those of you who went last year, what is the best flavor?
Thursday Thoughts For Parents: 08/14/08
August 14, 2008 4:04 pmRetreat Countdown: 6 Days
8:17 am
PACKING LIST
Please pack wisely. Plan ahead to serve others with your clothes: plan on bringing clothes that are modest and don’t draw undue attention to yourself. Here are some items you may want to remember to bring:
- Bible, journal, pen
- Flip-flops or sandals for the shower
- Sneakers or running shoes for games
- Bug repellent
- Basic linens are provided but you may want to bring your own
- Toiletries
- Sunglasses, sunscreen
- Modest clothing
- Grungy clothes (for outdoor fun & games)
- Flashlight (+ fresh batteries!)
- Small bills/change for the snack bar
- Soccer ball, frisbee, etc.
Retreat veterans: anything you had with you (or wish you had with you) last year? Leave a comment!
