Ecclesiastes 4:10-12
10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. 11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm. But how can one be warm alone? 12 A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
Training vs. Trying, Accountability, and all the other words I don’t really understand… Mike tonight was complicated… what do I do now?
Watch the video that was posted, it was not one we watched tonight but one I saved for tonight’s post. I don’t think it is hard to accomplish goals when you have friends that are there to help. The reality is that in this life you need the help of other people. God even said, “It is not good for man to be alone.” We are meant to have friends, be social, and want to hang out. The hard part is developing real relationships with people, and having someone that you can be honest with and who is going to push you forward.
A true friendship is not one where you tell someone something that you did that you felt was wrong and they laugh and you two do it together next time. A true friend is one that can hear that story, not judge you, still be friends, tell you it was wrong, and be there the next time you find yourself in that jam and help you out.
The challenge this week is to take your friendships to a deeper level. (I’m not talking about dating either!) The Bible says that, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another,” meaning that we are here to help keep one another sharp in our relationships with Jesus.
See you next week! Got a great game already lined up too!!!!
-Mike
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Wednesday, January 23, 2008
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
So... What do I do this week?
Matthew 22:36-40
"Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?"
Jesus answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and understanding. This is the first and most important commandment.
The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, "Love others as much as you love yourself." All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Bible are based on these two commandments.
So...what am I supposed to remember this week?
The only thing that God wants us to do is love Him and love others like He loves them. That by itself is one of the biggest challenges in life. If you can master that you have this life nailed. I challenge you this week to be nice to someone who is outside the group of friends you normally hang out with. It could just be as easy as holding open a door open for a kid you usually don't talk to.
Love you guys... see you next Wednesday.
Mike Basil
"Teacher, what is the most important commandment in the Law?"
Jesus answered:
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, and understanding. This is the first and most important commandment.
The second most important commandment is like this one. And it is, "Love others as much as you love yourself." All the Law of Moses and the Books of the Bible are based on these two commandments.
So...what am I supposed to remember this week?
The only thing that God wants us to do is love Him and love others like He loves them. That by itself is one of the biggest challenges in life. If you can master that you have this life nailed. I challenge you this week to be nice to someone who is outside the group of friends you normally hang out with. It could just be as easy as holding open a door open for a kid you usually don't talk to.
Love you guys... see you next Wednesday.
Mike Basil
High School Musical... En Espanol
OK... here is the videos we watched this week... Sorry about the Spanish one... but you know you all laughed! Enjoy!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
So.... What do I do?
Ephesians 2:10
10 For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.
So what do you do with what we talked about tonight?
I think just looking at this verse again can help. We have to realize that God created us beautifully. We are His "masterpiece." We were made perfectly. One of the coolest things from the YouTube video that we watched was what Patrick said, "God made me blind and unable to walk, big deal. He gave me the musical gifts I have." We are God's masterpiece, His greatest work of art.
God also gave us our talents so that we can do the good things he planned for us long ago. I love Patrick's dad in this video and what he says about Patrick, "He's my greatest hero." I just see that as what God is saying to us all the time, "Your my greatest hero." God is waiting for you to live your life in a way where you are enjoying every minute becaue you are doing the good things he planned for us long ago.
Enjoy who you are! You are awesome! I can't wait to see you guys next week. You always make me laugh!
Mike Basil
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
Riddles...
Bulbs
Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches. In an adjacent room there are 3 bulbs (let's say in lamps which are on a regular table), each switch belongs to one bulb. All are off at the moment. It is impossible to see from one room to another. No help from anybody else is allowed. How can you find out which switch belongs to which bulb, if you may enter the room with the bulbs only once?
Imagine you are in a room with 3 switches. In an adjacent room there are 3 bulbs (let's say in lamps which are on a regular table), each switch belongs to one bulb. All are off at the moment. It is impossible to see from one room to another. No help from anybody else is allowed. How can you find out which switch belongs to which bulb, if you may enter the room with the bulbs only once?
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