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FBC Updates | 2010-03-08

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000

Check out the latest topic on the discussion board for FBC-Abbeville. Today, we started "31 Verses: Following"… http://bit.ly/dy4B0H #

FBC Updates | 2010-03-07

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000

| To God be the glory for DNOW2010! Thanks the host homes and those who helped with food! #
| Also, thanks to Billy, Phillip, John, Tim, MaeLee and Morgan! They were great DNOW2010 leaders! #

FBC Updates | 2010-03-06

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000

| DNOW2010 is going great! Bigger and Better was fun! Three groups: two cameback with Bball goals and the other with a treadmill! #

FBC Updates | 2010-03-02

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:55:00 +0000

| #DNOW2010 happening this weekend @fbcabbeville! Sign up if you have not already! Get the schedule at http://bit.ly/dnow2010info! #

DNOW | 2010 Schedule

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:01:15 +0000

If you would like to download the schedule for DNOW | 2010 (which is this weekend), you can click here.

Encouragement about Haiti

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:11:26 +0000

Here is a video put out by ChurchesHelpingChurches.com as they went into Haiti just days after the earthquake hit. If you are looking to donate to agencies that will help Haiti in a God-centered way, this organization is a good one to give to.

courting danger online…teens and the internet

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:31:35 +0000

In this audio broadcoast, Dr. Al Mohler talks about the dangers associated with teenagers having unlimited access to the Internet, as well as the dangers of sharing information online through sites such as Live Journal, Facebook and My Space.

5th Quarter Dodgeball

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:53:12 +0000

This year our 5th Quarter’s have been awesome! We started out with the Abbeville Gladiator and then this past Friday night we played Dodgeball! Thankfully, no one was hurt this year (sorry John…)! Here are some pics from our adventure.

Also don’t forget about the tailgate before the AHS vs. Headland game in the parking lot of FBC! Get your tickets from Ryan!

Safe Eyes Internet Filtering

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:59:49 +0000

Recently I have been hearing Rick Burgess from the Rick and Bubba show advertising an internet filter called “Safe Eyes”. Personally, I use Covenant Eyes, which is basic internet accountability software. However, Safe Eyes seems to be a much more involved software (including monitoring social networking sites, instant messaging as well as other relevant elements). Additionally, Safe Eyes is a cheaper alternative than Covenant Eyes at $4.16/month (you pay yearly at $49.99 with Safe Eyes) vs. Covenant Eyes ($7.99/month paying monthly). Both are good options, but the point is that you need some kind of filter on your computer, regardless of how old you are or whether you have or don’t have kids.

For more information on Safe Eyes, click here.

For more information on Covenant Eyes, click here.

An Unrecognized Fulfillment

ryan@madetoworship.net (fbc student ministry) — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:19:58 +0000

Today, I picked up a book entitled The One Year Christian History. It is a book that basically has a relevant historical event for in Christian history for each day of the year. So, I turned to the today’s date and it was such a coo entry that I decided I had to share it.

“In A.D. 32 the Feast of Tabernacles would begin in (today’s date) September 10. Jesus, like every faithful Jewish man, would make the journey to Jerusalem to attend. The Feast of Tabernacles was the most popular of the three annual feasts requiring attendance in Jerusalem of every Jewish male.

“The purpose of the Feast of Tabernacles was to remind the Jewish people of God’s blessings on them during their forty years of wandering in the wilderness during which God had been present in their midst in the tabernacle. There in the wilderness He had provided them water from a rock when they were thirsty (Exodus 17:1-7) and manna from heaven when they were hungry (Exodus 16:4).

“As an annual reminder of God’s provision in the wilderness, every Jewish family was to build a small booth out of tree boughs and palm branches and live in it during the seven days of the feast (Leviticus 23:39-43).

“Jesus’ anticipated trip to Jerusalem was filled with absurdities. For the past months JEsus had been spending His time in Galilee because the Jews of Jerusalem and Judea were seeking to kill Him (John 7:1). Now that the time had come for the Feast of Tabernacles (v. 2), Jesus was expected to go to Jerusalem, but He had to be careful how He went lest He be murdered before God’s appointed tim for His death on the Cross.

“The instruction for observance of the Feast of Tabernacles was that “every man in Israel must appear before the Sovereign Lord” (Exodus 23:17), yet here the Sovereign Lord, Jesus, was personally present but many in Israel were trying to kill Him. Indeed, just a few months later they would crucify their Sovereign Lord.

“In the first chapter of his Gospel, the apostle John used a verb related to the Greek word for tabernacle to introduce Jesus: “The Word became flesh and [literally] ‘tabernacled’ among us.” In other words, just as God had been present in the midst of His people in the Old Testament tabernacle in the wilderness and later in the temple, GOd was now present in Jesus. The Jews were seeking to kill Jesus at the feast of which He was the fulfillment–He was the “tabernacle of God with men.”

“A daily highlight of each of the feast’s seven days was the water drawing ceremony. At daybreak priests went from the temple to the pool of Siloam. There they filled a golden pitcher with water and carried it back to the temple.

“As they approached the south side of the temple, trumpets sounded three times. The priests bearing the pitcher then proceeded around the altar while the temple choir sang the Hallel (Psalms 113-118). When the choir reached the opening words of Psalm 118, every male shouted with them three times, “Give thanks to the Lord.” Then as the chosen priest mounted the altar, he poured the wine and water offerings into the two silver bowls. As he poured, the choir sang the words of Psalm 118: “The stone rejected by the builders has now become the cornerstone” (v. 22). On the seventh day of the feast, the priests circled the altar not once, but seven times.

“Of this particular Feast of Tabernacles John records, “On the last day, the climax of the festival, Jesus stood and shouted to the crowds, “If you are thirsty, come to me! If you believe in me, come and drink! For the Scriptures declare that rivers of living water will flow out from within’” (John 7:37-38). Jesus used “living water” to refer to the Holy Spirit who would be “poured out” on believers after He had ascended into glory (John 7:39; Acts 2:17-18). Jesus, “the stone rejected by the builders,” was the fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles.”