Hero Question of the Day #4

Brian is three for three. Welcome Amber! Seriously, I am so proud of all of you!

At the time of sacrifice, the prophet _______ stepped forward and prayed: "O Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known today that you are God in Isreal and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command. Answer me, O Lord, answer me, so these people will know that you, O Lord, are God, and that you are turning their hearts back again."
1 Kings 18:36-37

Bonus question if you want to answer it. This is one of my favorite stories in the Bible. It takes place on Mount __________ (hint: some people put it on their apples this time of year, some on their ice cream)


Skyriders: For those going to Skyriders Skatepark tomorrow, don't forget the shuttle leaves the church at 1 p.m. and returns at 5:45 p.m.


Judy's Movie Review:
ELIZABETHTOWN - Thumbs down - The movie was kinda weird. That's all I have to say about that.

Hero Question of the Day #3

Fill in the blank...

__________ said to the Philistine, "You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.
1 Samuel 17:45

Shelby, Brian, Kayle and Donald... great job on takin' me up on the Bible challenge. Brian has actually answered Day 1 and Day 2's question. Brian, I think that is worthy of the "You Rock" Award.

For those of you who may have had trouble posting because I had the settings wrong... post away, Johnny Keim has come to the rescue as usual. If you're still having problems, just send your name and answer as an email to jgregory@gccwired.com.

Meet the Leaders

It's family time for the McFarlands plus a few of their closest frineds. If it wasn't for the McFarlands and friends, Oasis wouldn't be the same. I absolutely love, adore and appreciate these friends of mine! If you've ever played a game during pre-Oasis activites, they probably set it up. If you've ever received a flyer, chances are they stuffed the envelope. They're amazing... really amazing!

Front Row: Evan McFarland (the unofficial executive assistant to Johnny Keim), Kasie Kyle, Ashlee Bronkema, Hilary McFarland, Tiffany "Tiffy so spiffy" Burket

Back Row: Karen McFarland, Bob McFarland, Zach "Vito" McFarland and Evan Bronkema

This Week's Featured Eagle's Nest - High Voltage

High Voltage was electrifyin' the house with nearly 70 people on Wednesday night. Each week we'll spotlight a new Eagle's Nest. One down, nine to go. Click on the picture to see it blown up!

Oasis Rocks - Hero Question #2

But the Lord said to ___________, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart."
1 Samuel 16:7

Those are some kickin' cool words to remember, who did the Lord say them to (look up the verse and you will quickly discover what name should go in the blank)? Oasis students, either post the answer here or email jgregory@gccwired.com with it.

Hero Question of the Day - I'm Thieving It

Scot-ta, a kickin' cool friend, is having a Question of the Day contest with his youth ministry down in Warsaw. Since brilliant ideas are meant to be stolen (as long as appropriate credit is given), I'm thieving it. Here's the details.

1. The contest is for Oasis students and will take place through the month of October.

2. If you're a guy, you could win $25 toward the Oasis Guy's Retreat November 4-6. If you're a girl, you have the chance to attend the Girls Night Out on November 4 for free. Check the recent flyer for event details. If for some reason you can't make it to the event, we'll give you a $25 gift certificate toward your next event. We'll draw for some additional $5 movie gift certificates as well.

3. Here's how it works... I'll ask you a Hero Question of the Day and you look up the answer in the Bible. It will be a very EASY question with an EASY ONE WORD answer. Once you find the answer, post the answer as a comment along with your first and last name. If for some reason you are having a problem posting, just email me (jgregory@gccwired.com) your name and answer.

4. There will be a new question each day. For every correct answer you give (obviously you can only answer each question once), you will receive one entry into the drawing that will take place Wednesday, October 26. On ocassion, there might even be opportunity to get a bonus entry.

Why should you do this? Because you could get something free? True! What's even better is that you will learn some very cool things about God and His peeps without even realizing it.

As was mentioned on Wednesday... Proximity Matters!

In His Grip,
Judy

Hero Question of the Day #1
In Genesis 6:22, who does it say "did everything just as God commanded him"?

Ministry Tip #1 - The Small Guy

Ugh, I'm not sure the TD was worth it! - James

Honest Judy, you gotta believe me, I didn't push him! - Jeremy

I'm not saying a word. In fact I'm going to pretend that I'm not even lookin'. - Jacob

Ministry Tip #1

Continually remind your competetive leaders to never sacrifice ministry for the sake of the game. We all have a tendancy to go for the win and forget the small guy.

Pictures from Oasis 10.05.05

Pictures... Ugh!

Major drag... I had this great idea to throw a disposable camera into each of our ten breakout groups boxes. Thought it would be cool for the leaders to take some pictures of their group to have on hand so that they could learn names and faces. 8 out of 10 came back so pixelized that they are unusable... bummer - there goes $100! Anyway, Loretta got a few... here is my first attempt at posting a picture.

Where do you find the time

Ok, setting up a blog was pretty easy. The question I have is where do you find the time to post? I'm going to work on that. In the meantime, I love the verse that Jeremy Post got inked on the back of his head. While, I'm not a fan of tattooes, this one represents his heart for Jesus and God's Word so well. With that I will leave you.

But if I say, "I will not mention him or speak any more in his name," his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot. Jeremiah 20:9

So there you have it friend a Post about Post.

Wow - That was incredibly easy

Zowee... who would of thought creating a blog was so easy. I might actually use this thing.