October Quiz

Posted 01 Oct, 2009 08:58 PM by Ron

It's time! It's time! October registration is open!  Get excited!  Review your stuff! Learn new stuff! 

Lunch will be provided at the church, for around $ 4.  plan to eat at the church and support them.  Anything they raise at lunch helps support them as they attend quizzes throughout the year, as they don't have any budget for quizzing!

Don't forget to start planning now for Q2010!  We're taking registrations!

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G

Posted 12 Sep, 2009 10:52 PM by Ron

Hey everybody!

Thanks so much for such an awesome day today.  The first quiz was a success, and I really, honestly, truly am glad to know each of you, and am exciting to see so many of you jumping in to God's word.  Keep up the hard work, have fun, and Glorify God.  Remember, continue to honor each other, and respect the game.  It is after all, the Word of God we are incorporating into our lives. 

Pictures are up in the gallery. Stats are up too!!

Grace and Peace.

Less than a week!

Posted 07 Sep, 2009 01:17 AM by Ron

I'm excited to see all of you very soon!  The quiz season officially starts this weekend at Lighthouse community in Lansing.  I'm looking forward to some great quizzing, and some great 4-square.  Lighthouse will be providing lunch for $ 4.  They will have hotdogs, tacos, chips, good stuff.  They will also be selling concession throughout the day--nachos, candy and whatnot.  They may even have some breakfast stuff available!  It's gonna be a great season, and I am encouraged as we start the Journey through Corinthians together!

Don't forget to get registered early, and to have team members sign up as users to get into those forums.  That way we can stay connected more than just once a month. 

Grace and Peace.

Chapter 3. Just a little note.

Posted 31 Aug, 2009 11:33 AM by Ron

I shared this on facebook, and then decided to share here as well (the slightly shorter version).  I hope that this is something that encourages each of you today.  Happy Monday!

I like to think I can do things on my own. I like to think that I don't need anybody, that I can handle it, that I am greater than I am. I try to live honestly. Of course I struggle, of course I get frustrated, and I yell at scott, or I get lazy and ignore my chores. I get irritated that the quizzers won't learn the 10 memory verses. AND...I'm a social worker at heart. I want to save and fix everyone. But I can't. Because only Jesus saves. Paul says in 1 Corinthians: So Neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God who makes things grow. (3:7).

BUT ONLY GOD. We can't change people's hearts. That's not our job. God didn't call us to that. God called us to plant. So, we get dirty. We dig. Or we water. we rinse. we nurture. But NEVER can we make it grow. NEVER can I, by my own strength or power change anyone. So we plant, or we water. and we wait. and God makes it grow.

Then I did a little research because I was frustrated.  If I'm gonna get dirty, if I'm gonna work hard--i want to see what i'm working toward.  Here's what I found:  The saguaro cactus only grows ONE INCH in the first ten years of life? It doesn't flower until after its 60! But, its also the tallest cactus. It can grow taller than most trees. Over 50 feet. Planting is hard work. really hard work, and it takes time. we don't always see God working. We don't see the growth. But God's plan is bigger than ours, and what we can't see developing, may turn out to the be the strongest or greatest person of faith in our lifetime.

Today, my faith is in our Creator. The one who makes things grow. The one who places us in community to support each other, and who gives us the responsibility of planting. So that He can make things grow.