Friday, October 2, 2015
Thursday, October 1, 2015
Th.10.1.15...The Holy Spirit and Prayer...John 16:5-33
How do you think? Notice I didn't ask, What do you think about? Nor did I ask, "How fast do you you think?" I'm asking, "How do you think?" Like most Westerners, we tend to process and present information linearly, like an assembly line. A+B=C. For example, Paul argues linearly, like a lawyer in the book of Romans- All have sinned. All deserve punishment. Christ took the punishment for all. All who repent and believe in Christ will be saved. He makes his point and then moves on to the next point. But Jesus and John present their thoughts in a non-linear or mosaic way. Jesus makes a point and then circles back to remind us and add more thoughts to it. A lot of the storytelling world, past and present, think this way. This nonlinear approach explains why Jesus comes back to the Holy Spirit in chapter 14, 15 and 16. He doesn't just give us everything he wants to say on the Holy Spirit in one passage, much as many of us might like such. (Your book on systematic theology by Burkhof does that, but not Jesus.) You have to pull all the threads of Jesus' teaching together. When you do, what does Jesus reveal about the Holy Spirit? Here's what he's already said in chapters 14 and 15-
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:25-26
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.John 15:26-27
Now in today's reading, John 16:5-33, you will see that Jesus once again circles back to say more about the Holy Spirit. (By the way, 1 John contains a lot of this nonlinear thinking, as John circles back repeatedly to underscore certain points. No, John was not getting senile and repeating himself:) So read now John 16:5-33.
Here's a few things I noted in my Bible. Jesus speaks a lot about his going and the Holy Spirit's coming. I underlined those words. I also noticed a big emphasis on time. I underlined such words as- time, now, until now, then, when, in a little while, a time is coming, in that day. Time is of the essence in the passage. Something big is about to happen, like the birth of a child. The disciples' grief would be turned to joy at Jesus' resurrection. (Likewise, Jesus' time was at hand. His agonizing pain would culminate in the birth of the church.)
Prayer is another subject that Jesus has mentioned before and comes back to today. Notice what some might call the "over the top" promises Jesus makes regarding prayer in chapters 14-16-
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John 14:13-14
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
15:7.
Now Jesus comes back to prayer again in our passage today.
Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 16:23-24
"Whatever..." What bold promises of Jesus! I would have said, "Ask me anything, and I will seriously consider it." Yet three times Jesus used the word, "whatever."
I will be the first to admit, I have not had that kind of experience in prayer, where whatever I asked for in Jesus' name, I received it. Even the apostle Paul did not get his earnest prayers answered in 2 Cor.12:8-9. So Jesus certainly knows how to stir up your thinking! As you dig into the scriptures, you'll find important preconditions to answered prayers:
Ask according to God's will. 1 John 5:14
Believe what God has promised, not simply what you wish for. Mt.21:22
Confess known sins, especially those against loved ones. 1 Pet.3:7
Dwell in his word, especially to love one another. John 15:7,12
Entreat with right motives, not to simply spend what you get on selfish pleasures. James 4:1-3
Forgive others. Mt.6:12-15
Grace to accept a "No" or no answer. God's grace is sufficient. 2 Cor.12:8-9
1.- Read John 16:5-33. What's one thing that grabbed your attention from the passage? Feel free to use your commentaries if you wish. Share some of your thoughts and enrich us. As always, write your MP3 down and be on the look out to share Scripture with others.
2.- Watch the following sermon jam by Matt Chandler on prayer. Then talk to one of your wingmen and find out how he is doing on his SMARTER goal and pray for him. Ask!
What motivates me to keep praying? One thing is that I can't stand to think that I might miss getting what God wanted me to have simply because I didn't keep asking. "You do not have, because you do not ask God" James 4:2. Be like a persistent child. Keep asking!
Announcements
Are you going hiking with in the Indiana Dunes this Saturday? Please text me by tomorrow if you are planning on joining us. We are meeting at my house at 8:00 AM and will be back by around 1:00. It's gonna be a good time.
Phil has been seeing lots of opportunities and seizing them. He wrote- "I have been giving out lots of mini movie cards lately. I gave one to a lady in the DMV. I gave one to a co-worker. I gave one to the cashier at Fannie May, my wife's brother, and a couple friends within the last 2 weeks." Way to go Phil!
“I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. John 14:16-17
“All this I have spoken while still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:25-26
“When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who goes out from the Father—he will testify about me. And you also must testify, for you have been with me from the beginning.John 15:26-27
Now in today's reading, John 16:5-33, you will see that Jesus once again circles back to say more about the Holy Spirit. (By the way, 1 John contains a lot of this nonlinear thinking, as John circles back repeatedly to underscore certain points. No, John was not getting senile and repeating himself:) So read now John 16:5-33.
Here's a few things I noted in my Bible. Jesus speaks a lot about his going and the Holy Spirit's coming. I underlined those words. I also noticed a big emphasis on time. I underlined such words as- time, now, until now, then, when, in a little while, a time is coming, in that day. Time is of the essence in the passage. Something big is about to happen, like the birth of a child. The disciples' grief would be turned to joy at Jesus' resurrection. (Likewise, Jesus' time was at hand. His agonizing pain would culminate in the birth of the church.)
Prayer is another subject that Jesus has mentioned before and comes back to today. Notice what some might call the "over the top" promises Jesus makes regarding prayer in chapters 14-16-
I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it. John 14:13-14
If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.
15:7.
Now Jesus comes back to prayer again in our passage today.
Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 16:23-24
"Whatever..." What bold promises of Jesus! I would have said, "Ask me anything, and I will seriously consider it." Yet three times Jesus used the word, "whatever."
I will be the first to admit, I have not had that kind of experience in prayer, where whatever I asked for in Jesus' name, I received it. Even the apostle Paul did not get his earnest prayers answered in 2 Cor.12:8-9. So Jesus certainly knows how to stir up your thinking! As you dig into the scriptures, you'll find important preconditions to answered prayers:
Ask according to God's will. 1 John 5:14
Believe what God has promised, not simply what you wish for. Mt.21:22
Confess known sins, especially those against loved ones. 1 Pet.3:7
Dwell in his word, especially to love one another. John 15:7,12
Entreat with right motives, not to simply spend what you get on selfish pleasures. James 4:1-3
Forgive others. Mt.6:12-15
Grace to accept a "No" or no answer. God's grace is sufficient. 2 Cor.12:8-9
1.- Read John 16:5-33. What's one thing that grabbed your attention from the passage? Feel free to use your commentaries if you wish. Share some of your thoughts and enrich us. As always, write your MP3 down and be on the look out to share Scripture with others.
2.- Watch the following sermon jam by Matt Chandler on prayer. Then talk to one of your wingmen and find out how he is doing on his SMARTER goal and pray for him. Ask!
What motivates me to keep praying? One thing is that I can't stand to think that I might miss getting what God wanted me to have simply because I didn't keep asking. "You do not have, because you do not ask God" James 4:2. Be like a persistent child. Keep asking!
Announcements
Are you going hiking with in the Indiana Dunes this Saturday? Please text me by tomorrow if you are planning on joining us. We are meeting at my house at 8:00 AM and will be back by around 1:00. It's gonna be a good time.
Phil has been seeing lots of opportunities and seizing them. He wrote- "I have been giving out lots of mini movie cards lately. I gave one to a lady in the DMV. I gave one to a co-worker. I gave one to the cashier at Fannie May, my wife's brother, and a couple friends within the last 2 weeks." Way to go Phil!
It's coming Monday, October 12th and it will really change M3 for the better...
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Wed.9.30.15...Battle Ready?...John 15:18-16:4
Yesterday we read Jesus saying, "Greater love has no man than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command" John 15:13-14. (Love was used 8 times.) But we will see in today's passage that Jesus is forewarning his friends that they will be hated and persecuted. (Hate is mentioned 7 times). Will you let your friends be persecuted?! Ugh! Someone has humorously quipped, "Lord, you would have more friends, if you treated them better." But that is our problem. We think that the Lord should treat us better. Yet Jesus makes his closest friends with those who enter into battle with him. The same is true of soldiers in battle who make such incredible bonds of friendship with those they fight alongside. They would die for each other.
Christians sing the song, "I am a friend of God." But Jesus said, "You are my friends if you do what I command." And he commands us to go into battle to bear fruit- "I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit" 15:16. "You also must testify" 15:27. Tragically, a lot Christians don't go with the gospel, even though they know they should. Yet we've got it easy in America. We are not facing the hatred and persecution our brothers are facing elsewhere. If persecution came to our shores, how would we fare? I think a lot of people would wonder why a loving God would let them suffer. Yet Jesus has already told us, "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you" 15:20. Jesus, why are you telling us such bad news? "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray" 16:1. We need to be battle ready. (Here is a picture of you in the spirit with your shirt off :) So don't you dare turn away! The enemy has reason to fear when we war as a team.
Christians are glad Jesus suffered and died for them, but I fear many will hide their faith if they should face suffering. They may now boast as Peter did, "Lord, I am ready to go with you to prison and to death" Luke 22:33. Yet they might deny him before a servant girl. O Lord, help us to be manly! Help us to be like the apostles, who after being beaten for witnessing to the Sanhedrin, went away rejoicing that they were counted worthy to suffer for Christ (see Acts 5:41).
I really like the words from an old hymn, "Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus, going on before." Men, let us keep marching into war. I love the epitaph Osiris chose for his tombstone- "Died at W.A.R." We are at W.A.R. to-
Walk in a manner worthy of our Warrior King- Keep seeking to live a pure and pleasing life by God's power.
Activate the sidelined saints- keep seeking to recruit the fans in the stands.
Release the locked up lost- Keep sowing gospel seeds into the lives of the lost.
While so few regularly share their faith, I'm proud of you for the way several of you are doing so. Christians who don't share now, may be the ones to quickly cower in the future. But you are warriors. Fight the good fight of the faith.
1.- Share a time recently when you shared your faith or a Greatest Minimovies card or link to them.
2.- Read John 15:18 through chapter 16:4. Inspired by it, write a short warriors prayer for you and your fire team wingmen. Please mention them by name in this Attack prayer you're composing.
The smarter person has written goals they review and pursue. How ya doin' on yours? Anyone can drift but you are pursuing great things. It's not always easy, but fighting to advance for God's glory, your good, and the good of others is certainly worth it.
Christians sing the song, "I am a friend of God." But Jesus said, "You are my friends if you do what I command." And he commands us to go into battle to bear fruit- "I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit" 15:16. "You also must testify" 15:27. Tragically, a lot Christians don't go with the gospel, even though they know they should. Yet we've got it easy in America. We are not facing the hatred and persecution our brothers are facing elsewhere. If persecution came to our shores, how would we fare? I think a lot of people would wonder why a loving God would let them suffer. Yet Jesus has already told us, "If they persecuted me, they will persecute you" 15:20. Jesus, why are you telling us such bad news? "All this I have told you so that you will not go astray" 16:1. We need to be battle ready. (Here is a picture of you in the spirit with your shirt off :) So don't you dare turn away! The enemy has reason to fear when we war as a team.
I really like the words from an old hymn, "Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus, going on before." Men, let us keep marching into war. I love the epitaph Osiris chose for his tombstone- "Died at W.A.R." We are at W.A.R. to-
Walk in a manner worthy of our Warrior King- Keep seeking to live a pure and pleasing life by God's power.
Activate the sidelined saints- keep seeking to recruit the fans in the stands.
Release the locked up lost- Keep sowing gospel seeds into the lives of the lost.
While so few regularly share their faith, I'm proud of you for the way several of you are doing so. Christians who don't share now, may be the ones to quickly cower in the future. But you are warriors. Fight the good fight of the faith.
1.- Share a time recently when you shared your faith or a Greatest Minimovies card or link to them.
2.- Read John 15:18 through chapter 16:4. Inspired by it, write a short warriors prayer for you and your fire team wingmen. Please mention them by name in this Attack prayer you're composing.
The smarter person has written goals they review and pursue. How ya doin' on yours? Anyone can drift but you are pursuing great things. It's not always easy, but fighting to advance for God's glory, your good, and the good of others is certainly worth it.
It's coming Monday, October 12th!
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
Monday, September 28, 2015
Mon.9.28.15...He Will Show You Things To Come...John 14:15-31
What's this billboard got to do with today's topic? You'll soon find out.
Let me make an important statement that will eventually lead us back to the billboard. All the Bible is written for you, but not all the Bible is written to you. Aren't you glad? For example, the book of Leviticus was written to the Israelites under the OT. We are not under their dietary restrictions, sacrificial rites and clean and unclean ceremonies, etc. Then why bother reading the OT? Paul answers that- "All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work" 2 Tim.3:16. Paul also said, "For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope" Rom.15:4. Some of the stories of the OT "were written down as warnings for us" 1 Cor.10:11. So though the OT may not be written to us, it is written for us. Actually, the same could be said for the NT. For example, the letters that Paul wrote were to specific people or congregations, but they have benefit for us. Sadly, there are some people who are ignorant of such basic Bible truths, and they twist the Scriptures to their own harm (2 Pet.3:16). Unfortunately, many people make such a basic mistake within our passage today, John 14:15-31.
Who is this passage being spoken to? It's being spoken by Jesus to his 11 disciples. Just as Jesus was sent by his Father and performed miracles to verify his message, he would soon send out his apostles (apostle: one sent with a message), who would also be given power to perform amazing miracles, confirming the heavenly origin of their new covenant message. They would also be enabled by the Holy Spirit, whom Christ would send, to write the most important book in the world, the NT. The Spirit would remind them of everything Jesus said (John 14:26). So we don't have to worry that the disciples may have gotten brain fog when they they wrote their gospel accounts a few decades after Jesus' return to heaven. More than just reminding the disciples of what Jesus said, the Spirit would also give them more truth needful for the coming church age. Jesus put it this way, “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come" John 16:12-13.
Let me repeat that last part- "He will show you things to come." Who is that written to? To his apostles, not to us. For example, his disciple John was shown things to come on the isle of Patmos where he wrote down the book of Revelation. The Spirit showed him things to come. I have yet to meet a Christian who consistently and accurately predicted things to come. (Lucky guesses don't count:) A few years ago Harold Camping predicted Judgment Day would come May 21, 2011 and plastered that warning on 5,000 billboards across the country. When that day passed, he revised the date for five months later. He was not only embarrassed again, but led many astray. He and every one else who has predicted such end times dates have been proven wrong, including the JWs. The Spirit did not show them things to come. But he did show the apostles things to come. Thus, this gives us all the greater confidence in the book of Revelation. It is the fulfillment of Jesus' promise to John and the other apostles that the Spirit would show them (not us) things to come.
You might be surprised how many people, especially in charismatic or Pentecostal churches, claim the verses in John we have just quoted were written to them, not for them. You may meet people who sincerely believe that the Holy Spirit leads them into all truth. Thus, their interpretations are correct and yours are wrong. But even if that promise was written to all believers, not just to the apostles who wrote the NT and founded the church (Eph.2:19-20), then how come the Spirit would only lead them into all truth and not you as well? Hmmm.
Those promises of Jesus regarding the Spirit bringing everything to mind that Jesus said, and of guiding them into all truth and showing them things to come, were given to the apostles, not to us. But those promises do have an application for us. They are for our assurance that what the apostles wrote was God breathed. With that confidence in what John wrote down as being from God for us, get ready to read John 14:15-31. It's mainly spoken to the 11, but you can glean things that are for us. For example, notice the repeated emphasis on loving and obeying Christ (14:15,21,23,28). This is vital. Jesus is training his team and ours on what is essential to succeed. (In chapter 13, Jesus stressed the crucial importance for his team to love one another. Here in chapter 14, he is stressing the vital importance of loving him by obeying his commands. Tomorrow, you may be surprised to discover what Jesus reveals as the crown of his commands.
As you read, you'll note that Jesus made another promise to his disciples, not to us, that they would soon see him again. But you will also note that Jesus speaks to more than just his disciples. At times he uses words such as "If anyone" or "Whoever has my commands and obeys them, he is the one who loves me..." (John 14:21). Jesus foresaw his apostles writing down his commands for us, and we his people, choosing to lovingly obey them. You'll see a wonderful promise attached at the end of that verse (14:21).
We have seen that there are things which Jesus spoke to his disciples that we would be wrong to claim as being spoken to us. But there are some things that seem like they at least apply for us as well. For example, Jesus said to his disciples, "I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Counselor to be with you forever" 14:16. Isn't that a word that you and I can claim also? How can we know? Because we see that promise of the Spirit already being given to all believers in Paul's letters to all Christians. The apostolic epistles (letters) clarify the way God now faithfully works. For example, Paul's epistles reveal that all Christians receive God's Holy Spirit at their salvation (Eph.1:13-14; Rom.8:9; 1 Cor.12:13). If you don't already have the promised Holy Spirit, you wouldn't be a Christian. You can't have one without the other. Having the Holy Spirit is a fact to rejoice in, not an experience or feeling to chase.
1.- Now read John 14:15-31. What is one verse from John 14:15-31 that grabs your attention? Just write it out for us and on your MP3.
Last week we looked at SMART vs. Dumb goals. Setting a numerical goal is part of setting SMART goals. Dumb goals aren't really goals at all. They're just wishful thinking or said to pacify someone. "I'll try to get in shape doc." SMART goals are-
Significant- Is this worthy of pursuing? In M3 we are a pursuing GREAT things in God's eyes.
Measurable- example: How many M3 men will you seek to encourage by next week?
Accountable- Who are you sharing your goal with to motivate you to succeed?
Reviewed- Will you look at your goals for the week, daily? If not, it will probably get sidelined.
Time bound- When will you achieve this by? Date it. For our purposes, it's next week.
2.a- Last Monday, you set a SMART goal. Since evaluation is the breakfast of champions, let's evaluate. Write down here the SMART goal you wrote down last week and have been reviewing.
2.b.- Now look at the scoreboard below and write down how you did. What helped you to hit your SMART goal? If you missed it, what hindered you from achieving it.
There is no shame in not achieving, only in not attempting. Let's learn from life and live it better. That's your champion's mindset. So let me be the first to share this: I read with my wife every night but Saturday. I came up from my office in the basement and found that she was already in bed asleep. ): I need to set a smarter goal.
Significant- Is this worthy of pursuing? In M3 we are a pursuing GREAT things in God's eyes.
Measurable- example: How many M3 men will you seek to encourage by next week?
Accountable- Who are you sharing your goal with to motivate you to succeed?
Reviewed- Will you look at your goals for the week, daily? If not, it will probably get sidelined.
Time bound- When will you achieve this by? Date it. For our purposes, it's next week.
2.a- Last Monday, you set a SMART goal. Since evaluation is the breakfast of champions, let's evaluate. Write down here the SMART goal you wrote down last week and have been reviewing.
2.b.- Now look at the scoreboard below and write down how you did. What helped you to hit your SMART goal? If you missed it, what hindered you from achieving it.
There is no shame in not achieving, only in not attempting. Let's learn from life and live it better. That's your champion's mindset. So let me be the first to share this: I read with my wife every night but Saturday. I came up from my office in the basement and found that she was already in bed asleep. ): I need to set a smarter goal.
Last week I also promised to show you how to set SMARTER goals.
The shortcoming of SMART goals is that there is no Elastic in them or Reward that honors you for your achievement. In M3 we do Reward or honor you each week and month for your achievements. But you can always add your own personal Reward when you hit an important goal in your life. You can also build in a powerful Retribution (consequence) should you blow it off. What would you hate having to do? Example: "If I don't hit my goal, "I will sing to a stranger." Or "I will give you a painful amount of money."
So let's focus now on the Elastic part of SMARTER goals. Just as elastic can stretch from a Small to a Medium to a Large size, so SMARTER goals have stretch in them. Here's why this is important. No one likes to fail or to miss the goals one sets. Imagine a brother sets this noble goal- "I will encourage 3 brothers on the blog each day and call my two wingmen three times each week, thus scoring a weekly total of 21 in the Encouragement column." Wow, that's excellent! But what if he only scored 14? Ugh! He failed. No he didn't. That may have been a few points more than he had ever scored before. So set Elastic goals- Small, Medium and Large. Example:
Small- "I will encourage 1 brother on the blog each day (M-F) and call my two wingmen one time this week, thus scoring a weekly total of 7 in the Encouragement column."
Medium- "I will encourage 2 brothers on the blog each day and call my two wingmen twice this week, thus scoring a weekly total of 14 in the Encouragement column."
Large- "I will encourage 3 brothers on the blog each day and call my two wingmen three times each week, thus scoring a weekly total of 21 in the Encouragement column."
Small goals are easy to hit. You can do it. But don't live there. That's not manly.
Medium goals are a bit of a stretch. Go for it! That's how we grow.
Large goals will make you work hard and pray hard. If you hit your Medium goal before the end of the week, then try to achieve your Large goal. You may not hit the stars, but you'll land on the moon.
3.- So as you evaluate how you did last week, set a SMARTER goal for this week that includes a Small, Medium and Large size to it. You don't have to write out three separate goals, just add some elastic into one. Example: "I will encourage 1-3 other brothers each day on the blog this week (thus scoring 5-15 points)."
After you write out your measurable goal here, write it on a sticky note, etc and post it where you can regularly review it.
Important Note: Due to the very subjective nature of how to count an extra mile Act of Kindness, we will no longer be giving points for such. Of course continue to do such :) The A column will only be used for Attacking in prayer. And you can score one point each day that you include your wingmen by name in prayer. Attack! Attack! Attack!
| G | R | E | A | T | Tot. | ||||
| dave garratt | U | R? | 10 | 16 | 50 | 9 | 7 | 92 | |
| Squad 1 | 35.71 | ||||||||
| Eddie Morales | U | R5 | 19 | 6 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 83 | |
| Fire Team 1 | 47.5 | ||||||||
| William Dyckman | U | R1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 30 | |
| Phil Raymond | U | 21 | 5 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 69 | ||
| Ismael Andrade | R2 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 38 | ||
| James Schmidt | U | 5 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 0 | 53 | ||
| Fire Team 2 | 20 | ||||||||
| Gary Remson | R1 | 10 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 38 | ||
| Luis Ortiz | U | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Alex Dyckman | U | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | ||
| Squad 2 | 24.5 | ||||||||
| Sam Vargas | U | R3 | 20 | 2 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 64 | |
| Fire Team 1 | 38.5 | ||||||||
| Oscar Nunez | U | 9 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 49 | ||
| Lou Ojeda | U | 5 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | ||
| Fire Team 2 | 17.5 | ||||||||
| Israel Fuentes | U | R1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 20 | |
| Dave Ramirez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave DeBoer | U | R1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 25 | |
| Tim Dearborn | U | 7 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 25 | ||
| Squad 3 | 37 | ||||||||
| Robert Roman | U | R1 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 35 | 2 | 89 | |
| Fire Team 1 | 36.5 | ||||||||
| Vince Diaz | U | R1 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 42 | |
| Nic Palhegyi | U | R1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 39 | |
| Mike Dunn | U | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 38 | |
| Rich Petre | U | 6 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 27 | ||
| Fire Team 2 | 38 | ||||||||
| Osiris Alday | U | R1 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 7 | 55 | |
| Mark Lauber | New | ||||||||
| Ed Lake | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 21 | |||
| Squad 4 | 29.83 | ||||||||
| George Rabiela | U | R1 | 22 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 26 | 112 | |
| Fire Team 1 | 24.5 | ||||||||
| Dave Heidekruger | U | R2 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 27 | |
| Chuy Cervantes | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 22 | |||
| Fire Team 2 | 43.33 | ||||||||
| Rich Guardiola | U | R1 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 37 | |
| Mark Estrada | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 32 | |||
| Horacio De La Torre | U | 12 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 61 | ||
| Squad 5 | 41.14 | ||||||||
| Jack Rogers | U | R5 | 43 | 3 | 49 | 12 | 6 | 113 | |
| Fire Team 1 | 56.33 | ||||||||
| Roger Vinlasaca | U | R1 | 48 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 72 | |
| Armando Hernandez | U | 24 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 45 | ||
| Jose Billegas | U | 23 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 52 | ||
| Fire Team 2 | 29.75 | ||||||||
| George Doherty | U | R1 | 10 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 39 | |
| Andre Vargas | U | 9 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 27 | ||
| Lemmy Lukudu | U | R1 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 32 | |
| Kevin Long | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 21 | |||
| Squad 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Berry | U | R1 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 25 |
Kudos once again to Squad 5 and their fire team 1 for leading the pack. There is some great scoring (aka ministry) going on in whole lot of other teams as well. Excelente!
Friday, September 25, 2015
Fri.9.25.15...The Bridge to Life...John 14:1-14
Ready to discover some gold? John 14 begins with Jesus saying, "Do not let your hearts be troubled." Why would he say that? Well, you're a good Bible student. You know that chapter and verse divisions weren't added until centuries later. So I know what you would do. You would read the verses before, to get the context, and see that Jesus said, "Where I am going you cannot follow..." 13:36. That must have troubled their hearts, especially since Jesus already told them he would be sending them out. Now he is telling them that he will be leaving them as well. Ugh! Before when he sent them out two by two, he was there when they returned from their mission trip. Now he is leaving. Peter's heart must have really been troubled. Look at 13:37-38. So now in John 14, Jesus gives them words of comfort.
If a team is going to function well, it needs to know some basics. Jesus gives us some kingdom team basics in our passage today. Will we make to home plate in the end? How can we know the way and help others know the way? How can we know the Father and help others to know him? How can we do great things to advance God's kingdom? As you're reading, I'm sure you're going to come across verses that raise added questions. Good, that proves you're carefully thinking as you're reading. So here's what I want you to do today.
1.- Read John 14:1-14 and write down just one question that arises from your reading. Then use your newest arsenal of multiple commentaries on a single verse- http://ift.tt/1FxFMp8 See if you can find a satisfying answer to your question. Paste that answer from the commentary underneath the question you raised. Very good! (Don't feel obligated to read all the commentaries. Read until you find gold.)
2.- Yesterday I asked you to get in touch with your wingmen and pray for them. Who did you call? (Way to go teammate!)
3.- Perhaps this weekend you'll watch a good movie. To get things rolling, enjoy watching a great minimoive. Go to our site-http://ift.tt/1Lacr25 and pick one video you haven't seen yet. Then as usual, just share its name and briefly what it was about.
Be on the lookout to share our Greatestminimovies with others. We have been sent by the Lord to help people come to know the way and the truth and the life, Jesus. He is the bridge. He is the way to the Father, the truth about how to get to the Father, and the secret of eternal life that the Father offers.
Remember how to draw and share the Bridge illustration, using just one verse- Rom.6:23?
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Up for a hike? On Sat. Oct.3rd, we're rendezvousing at mi casa at 8:00 AM to go hiking at Indiana Dunes. Just bring lunch money for stopping on our way back. (Don't sit home when you could try something new :)
If a team is going to function well, it needs to know some basics. Jesus gives us some kingdom team basics in our passage today. Will we make to home plate in the end? How can we know the way and help others know the way? How can we know the Father and help others to know him? How can we do great things to advance God's kingdom? As you're reading, I'm sure you're going to come across verses that raise added questions. Good, that proves you're carefully thinking as you're reading. So here's what I want you to do today.
1.- Read John 14:1-14 and write down just one question that arises from your reading. Then use your newest arsenal of multiple commentaries on a single verse- http://ift.tt/1FxFMp8 See if you can find a satisfying answer to your question. Paste that answer from the commentary underneath the question you raised. Very good! (Don't feel obligated to read all the commentaries. Read until you find gold.)
2.- Yesterday I asked you to get in touch with your wingmen and pray for them. Who did you call? (Way to go teammate!)
3.- Perhaps this weekend you'll watch a good movie. To get things rolling, enjoy watching a great minimoive. Go to our site-http://ift.tt/1Lacr25 and pick one video you haven't seen yet. Then as usual, just share its name and briefly what it was about.
Be on the lookout to share our Greatestminimovies with others. We have been sent by the Lord to help people come to know the way and the truth and the life, Jesus. He is the bridge. He is the way to the Father, the truth about how to get to the Father, and the secret of eternal life that the Father offers.
Note: I always thought Prov.14:12 was a great lead in to John 14:6.
Announcements
Up for a hike? On Sat. Oct.3rd, we're rendezvousing at mi casa at 8:00 AM to go hiking at Indiana Dunes. Just bring lunch money for stopping on our way back. (Don't sit home when you could try something new :)
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