1. ANNOUNCEMENTS
April 3rd Winter Jam Concert ($10) in place of regular Sunday night youth
April 6th Youth Family Dinner
April 10th no youth
April 15-16th 30 Hour Famine
April 17th Sunday night youth 6:00-7:30
April 23rd Youth hosting Easter Egg Hunt 10am
LOOKING AHEAD TO MAY….
May 7th AMP UP FOR SYC ($15) 9am- 6pm, lunch is included
2. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART
"I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry." (Psalm 40:1)
How good is your God? David felt like talking about that when he wrote Psalm 40. It's a conversation that feels good. Why? For one thing, it's not all about me (or you) for a change. It's not about how good I am — or how much better I need to be. It lets us step off the stage in our minds for a few minutes.
It feels good, also, because it's just true. It rings the big clanging gong of truth in our souls when we say out loud to each other how truly, deeply, powerfully good our God is. Our hearts shout back, "Yes! That's it!"
Finally, it feels good because He's our God. Better, we're His people. We belong to Him. He bought us back with the blood of Jesus and made Himself our Father by adopting us into His family. And it's always a nice thing to brag on your dad, especially when your dad is the endlessly loving and merciful and patient and authentic God of all.
Think: How often do you think about how good your God is? How often do you talk about it outside of church?
Pray: Thank God for His endless goodness and for caring so deeply about you.
Do: Read through Psalm 40 to get ready for this next week of belonging to a good God.
3. FORGETTABLE FACT
Women blink nearly twice as much as men.
A group of kangaroos is called a mob.
Jimmy Carter is the first U.S. President to have been born in a hospital.
4. POTENT QUOTABLES
We should not let our fears hold us back from pursuing our hopes.
~ John F. Kennedy
The earth has music for those who listen.
~ William Shakespeare
5. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?
How do you make a hot dog stand?
Steal its chair.
What's round and bad-tempered?
A vicious circle.
thanks to youth specialties and plant wisdom for the bits and pieces
