SCOREBOARD: Practice - February 24

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Real Love

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Remembering Midwinter

WEEKLY COMIC: Got Faith?

THIS WEEK: Review Philippians 1 - 4

This week (February 24 thru March), please review Philippians, Chapters 1-4.

If you want to read the chapters online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

Study Tip: They say "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb."  Odds are we have several more snow days ahead of us.  Make good use of this time by firming up your studying of the book of Acts!

ARE YOU READY? - Philippians 4

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  Let your reasonableness be what?

QUESTION:  REFERENCE:  According to Philippians 4:6, do not be what?

QUESTION:  MULTIPLE PART:  Think about what things?

QUESTION:  I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus what?

QUESTION:  To our God and Father be what?

HUMOR: Be careful what you pray for!

Not mine.  From here.

  A country preacher decided to skip services one Sunday to spend the day hiking in the wilderness. Rounding a sharp bend in the trail, he collided with a bear and was sent tumbling down a steep grade. He landed on a rock and broke both legs.
      With the ferocious bear charging at him from a distance, the preacher prayed, "O Lord, I'm so sorry for skipping services today. Please forgive me and grant me just one wish—make a Christian out of that bear that's coming at me!"
      At that very instant, the bear skidded to a halt, fell to his knees, clasped his paws together, and began to pray aloud at the preacher's feet: "Dear God, please bless this food I am about to receive."

SCOREBOARD: Practice - February 17

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Deeper

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Remembering Midwinter

WEEKLY COMIC: Pray, pray, pray

THIS WEEK: Study Philippians 4

This week (February 18 thru February 25), please study Philippians, Chapter 4.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here.

Study Tip: How are you doing with the these many books?  In the week-to-week grind, it can be easy to lose track of the chapters on which you may be weak.  Take a moment in the next 7 days to think about your progress and consider where you may need to do a little review.  We're going full-speed-ahead until Districts, so if you want to do any review, you need to set aside the time yourself!

ARE YOU READY? - Philippians 3

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  Count others has more significant than yourselves how?

QUESTION:  2 PART ANSWER:  He emptied himself how?

QUESTION:  REFERENCE:  According to Philippians 2:22, you know what?

QUESTION:  Who was near to death?

QUESTION:  How has he served with me in the gospel?

HUMOR: Prayer Priorities

Not mine.  From here.

One Easter a pastor and a taxi driver both died and went to heaven. St. Peter was at the Pearly gates waiting for them.

'Come with me,' said St. Peter to the taxi driver.

The taxi driver did as he was told and followed St Peter to a mansion. It had everything you could imagine from a bowling alley to an Olympic size pool.

'Oh my word, thank you,' said the taxi driver.

Next, St. Peter led the pastor to a rough old shack with a bunk bed and a little old television set.

'Wait, I think you are a little mixed up,' said the pastor. 'Shouldn't I be the one who gets the mansion? After all I was a pastor, went to church every day, and preached God's word.'

'Yes, that's true.' St Peter rejoined, 'But during your Easter sermons people slept.  When the taxi driver drove, everyone prayed.'

SCOREBOARD: Practice - February 10

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: Longer than a Lifetime

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Remembering Midwinter

WEEKLY COMIC: Skating on Thin Ice

THIS WEEK: Study Philippians 3

This week (February 11 thru February 17), please study Philippians, Chapter 3.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here.

Study Tip: Do read through the text of scripture and find at the end that you know barely more than you did at the beginning? Do you envy those who can read it once, and be able to quiz effectively? Different people learn in different ways. Some people can do it by simply reading, others by listening. But you may be a learner who needs to really engage the text. Consider taking notes as you read - note down really interesting sections, questions that the text raises, notable phrases, etc. At the end, you will have applied not only your eyes but all the parts of your brain, and the learning may very well be far more effective. Oh, and don't forget to call, e-mail, or speak to the coaches, your parents, or the pastors to get the answers to those questions you had.

HUMOR: Coffee Break!

Not mine.  From here.

A married couple were arguing who is making the coffee, the wife said that in the Bible it says that men should make the coffee and the husband asked her where it said that. The wife opened the Bible and said: "Right here in HEBREWS!"

QUESTION: Will we cancel for snow?

After a relatively warm and ice-free winter, this week is turning out to be a snow globe!  We don't know yet what will happen on Wednesday, but remember that you can keep an eye here or on the church website for any announcements about cancellations!

SCOREBOARD: Practice - February 3

MUSICAL INTERLUDE: He Has Made Me Glad

PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Remembering Midwinter

WEEKLY COMIC: Armoir of God

THIS WEEK: Study Philippians 2

This week (February 4 thru February 10), please study Philippians, Chapter 2.

If you want to read the chapter online, click here.

Click here to listen to audio of the chapter.

If you'd like to read a commentary on the chapter, click here.

Study Tip: For some people, the best way to make the Bible a priority in your life is to put it at the start of every day. Rather than waiting for after homework, dinner, or whatever else you normally put before studying, consider setting your alarm 15 minutes earlier in the morning and spending that time reading thru that week's chapter. This can set the tone for your day, and give you a chance to apply the lessons of the chapter in your daily life.

ARE YOU READY? - Philippians 1

Are you ready to quiz tonight?  Here is a quick self-test you can do to see whether you're prepared or need to do some last-minute cramming!

QUESTION:  Some indeed preach Christ from envy and rivalry, but others from what?

QUESTION:  4 PART:  It is my prayer that your love may abound more and more why?

QUESTION:  REFERENCE:  According to Philippians 1:12, I want you to know what?

QUESTION:  This is a clear sign to them of what?

QUESTION:  You should not only believe in him but also what?

SCOREBOARD: Practice - January 27

PHOTOS: Coach Dan's Pictures from Midwinter

The paparazzi were on the job on Saturday.  Click here for the whole set or on the image below.