Sept 30, 2012

Wow!  The last day of September...  Only 84 shopping days until Christmas... :)  I know, totally random!

Today we discussed compassion:
"Father break my heart for what breaks yours.
Give me open hands and open doors.
Put Your light in my eyes and let me see
That my own little world is not about me."

This week...
We covered the first half of the 3rd chapter of "The Story of Your Life".

Next week...
We will be covering the last half of Chapter 3 - What's your population?

Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason and Josiah
~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up tonight
~ Dave Williams injurty
~ Renee's tests this week
~ Mitchell Christian School

Things to know...
~ See you tonight! CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series - Session 1 is tonight (September 30th) at 6:15pm. There will be 2 more sessions on Sunday evening sessions with all different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.

~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!

Fredel

Sept. 23, 2012

Today we talked about making choices.  Our Matthew West book outlined the following guidelines for making choices...
1) Obedience to Christ - Jeremiah 29:11
2) Wisdom from the Bible - 2 Timothy 3:16-17
3) Pray for Discernment - James 1:5
4) Seek GOOD counsel from other people - Proverbs 12:15
5) Finally... Trust God - Proverbs 3:5

These verses are verses to live by in our daily choices, not just the big choices in life!

This week...
We covered the last half of the 2nd chapter of "The Story of Your Life" - Strong Enough.

You can order your books at Amazon for $9.99 here:
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Your-Life-Interactive-Journey/dp/0736946594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346013215&sr=8-1&keywords=the+story+of+your+life+interactive+journey

Next week...
We will be covering Chapter 3 - What's your population?

Prayer Requests...
~ Allen and Amy and their son Mason
~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up
~ Elissa's parents (travel to Arizona) and brother Aaron and wife Mandi
~ Renee's Chemistry Test
~ Heidi's Grandma

Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 30th (next week) at 6:15pm. There will be 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.

~ Sign up for the meal train for the Wilson's here: http://www.mealtrain.com?id=mpm1pc6xqwgt

~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!
Fredel

Sept 16, 2012

Today Matthew West talked about how his father always asked him in multiple situations throughout his life, whether it was up to bat or heading into surgery, "What does Phillipians 4:13 say?"  He would respond... "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."

I challenge you today to find a verse in the bible that could become your "family" verse - something you teach your kids and memorize, something that brings unity to the whole family and is a "thing" that ties you together.  Perhaps it is Phillipians 4:13 and you are done looking, or perhaps it is Phillipians 4:4 "Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again. Rejoice!" or Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you..." or Phillipians 4:6-7 "Do not be anxious about anything..."   Search,  Pray, and start memorizing today.  (hey, that rhymes :)  I'm sure it will bless the whole family.

This week...
We covered a portion of the 2nd chapter of "The Story of Your Life" - Strong Enough.  While the video and discussion covers quite a bit, the book is a great tool for further study.
You can order your books at Amazon for $9.99 here:
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Your-Life-Interactive-Journey/dp/0736946594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346013215&sr=8-1&keywords=the+story+of+your+life+interactive+journey

Next week...
We will be finishing up Chapter 2 talking about the role we play in making hard decisions.

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Allen and Amy Lepke and their son Mason
 ~ CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting study that is coming up
 ~ Our Wednesday night ministries - Orange & Bridge Groups and such
 ~ Ty
 ~ Paul and Traci and new baby
 ~ Jason and Northridge Coffee House for College Students
 ~ Increasing our faith
 ~ Clayton and Traci and new baby

  Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd (next week) during the first 15 minutes of our Sunday school class. Then, we will have 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm. Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
    ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Encouragement Strategies
    ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Conflict cycles with our children
    ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it all.
~ Sign up for the meal train for the Moore's who have a new little one, Jalyn. Only 1 spot left - check your email or visit the link on the right.
~ We will be starting a meal train for Paul and Traci, so watch your email for how you can serve.  It is a wonderful ministry to those families going through a lot of both good and bad.  Thank you so much for everyone chipping into this ministry! 
~ Our Sunday school class sponsors a child who we call "Fozzy" (real name Foziah) through WorldVision. We sent her a bible recently and it should arrive in 6 to 8 weeks. Thanks for contributing!
 ~ Men's retreat is coming up - Contact Blake Waddell for more information.

Have a blessed week!
Fredel

September 9, 2012

This week...
We covered the 1st chapter of "The Story of Your Life".

You can order your books at Amazon for $9.99 here:
http://www.amazon.com/Story-Your-Life-Interactive-Journey/dp/0736946594/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1346013215&sr=8-1&keywords=the+story+of+your+life+interactive+journey

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Next week...
We will be moving into the 2nd chapter of our study.

Prayer Requests...
We ran out of time today for prayer requests.

Things to know...
~ Mark your calendars... CORE - Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd during the first 15 minutes of our Sunday school class.  Then, we will have 3 Sunday evening sessions with 3 different topics running from 6:15 to 7:45pm.  Childcare is available at the church for a free will offering.
     ~ Sept 30th - JC Chambers will speak on Communication
     ~ Oct 7th - JC Chambers will speak on Effective Parenting
     ~ Oct 14th - Parenting Panel Discussion with our own Northridge parents who have been through it

~ Sign up for the meal train for the Moore's who have a new little one Jalyn.  Only 3 spots left - check your email or visit the link on the right.

~ Our Sunday school class sponsors a child who we call "Fozzy" real name Foziah through WorldVision.  We sent her a bible recently and it should arrive in 6 to 8 weeks.

Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Welcome back to the weekly blog update emails!  I have missed you all through the summer!

This email will cover 4 things everytime and sometimes more!

   1)  What we did this week
   2)  What we are planning to do next week
   3)  Prayer Requests
   4)  Things to Know

Here we go!

This week...
We had an introductory session to our study called "The Story of Your Life".  We will officially kick off with the 1st lesson on September 9th.

You can order your books at Amazon for $9.99 here:
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Or CBD for $8.99 here:
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Next week...
Is Labor Day weekend and we will just be hanging out and Casey will think of something to chat about.  We will not officially start "The Story of Your Life" until September 9th.

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Jarrid's brother Jesse
 ~ Blake's shoulder surgery - wed
 ~ Jason's brother & family (Marc & Tina & kids)
 ~ Student Ministries (Orange, Sunday school, Bridge Groups)
 ~ Chet McManus
 ~ College freshman

Things to know...
 ~ Core Strategies for Purposeful Parenting Series will be kicking off on September 23rd.  Look for more information coming soon!

May 6th, 2012

Today, we prayed...  Okay, so we visited a little too, but mostly we prayed. 

Romand 5:3-5 ...but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame...

In the midst of our suffering, we are growing in character... Thanks the Lord!



Next week...
We will do the lesson that we intended to do today... The Parable of the Weeds: Matthew 13:24-30.

Things to know...
June 23 - Mark your calendars, we will be getting together to paint someone's house (422 W Birch).  So far we have 5 couples, so we will need more.  Please email fredel@santel.net if you can make it!  More details will come soon about what time, where, what supplies we need, etc.

Prayer Requests...
 ~ Safe trip home from the Men's Retreat
 ~ Renee starts school tomorrow
 ~ Jason Z is singing and preaching - next week, prayer for guidance
 ~ Tim's brother - got some answers, but would like more
 ~ Gina's friend Cindy and her little 8 year old girl
 ~ Jason G's brother and sister in law
 ~ Dave & Steph moving soon
 ~ The Lepkes

Thanks,
Fredel

April 29, 2012

Today we discussed the parable of the sower:  Mark 4:1-8

Next week: the parable of the weeds:  Matthew 13:24-30

Things to know:
~Men's retreat May 4-6, it's still not too late to sign up, contact Blake Waddell for info
~Camping weekend July 27-29th, Chief White Crane Campground near Yankton - Amy has reserved the spots for those signed up, there still may be spots in the same area available if you are still interested, contact Amy Storm
~House painting project June 23rd weekend, more details to come

Prayer:
~Tim's brother at Mayo clinic
~Lisa and baby Caleb
~John's brother in Afghanistan and his family
~Amy and Fredel's Grandmother / family
~Heidi's Step-Grandfather Joe and family
~Shawn's friend and his son, Ryan
~Jason G's brother and sister-in-law