Ok so check this out! For our guest lecturer this week we had, drum roll please......... ZANE BLACK! For those of you who don't know who he is, he is basically one of the coolest guys alive. Don't believe me just Google him and you'll see. Those of you who know about him you know what I'm talking about. He is also a Timberline alum.
Zane spent the whole week talking to us about the Gospel. He explained easy, efficient, and effective ways to share and start conversations and continue them so they do not hit a dead end. He went over the GOSPEL acronym (which I already knew from my youth group days) it stands for.
G – God created us to be with Him.
O – Our sins separate us from God.
S – Sins cannot be removed by good deeds.
P – Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again.
E – Everyone who trusts in Him alone has eternal life.
L – Life with Jesus starts now and lasts forever.
Another good tool to use is triple A.
Ask- Ask what they believe.
Admire- Admire their faith in their belief.
Admit- Admit that you cant do it without Jesus and that is why you believe in him.
This was an awesome week for these tools to be taught and learned since we will be going to NYC this coming Wednesday and they will most defiantly be useful.
I am continuing to prepare me devo and put the finishing touches on it! On my practice run I was able to manage under my 10min time frame. We shall see how it plays out when it's game time.
G – God created us to be with Him.
O – Our sins separate us from God.
S – Sins cannot be removed by good deeds.
P – Paying the price for sin, Jesus died and rose again.
E – Everyone who trusts in Him alone has eternal life.
L – Life with Jesus starts now and lasts forever.
Another good tool to use is triple A.
Ask- Ask what they believe.
Admire- Admire their faith in their belief.
Admit- Admit that you cant do it without Jesus and that is why you believe in him.
This was an awesome week for these tools to be taught and learned since we will be going to NYC this coming Wednesday and they will most defiantly be useful.
I am continuing to prepare me devo and put the finishing touches on it! On my practice run I was able to manage under my 10min time frame. We shall see how it plays out when it's game time. 
Our OSEF all afternoon Monday was building snow shelters. The type of shelter we were building were quinzees. For you who do not know what those are, what you do is you pile snow, then pack it down, and then carve out the inside so you can crawl inside comfortably and stay of of the elements.
Later that night me and my buddy Luke spent the night in mine. It was rather comfortable inside staying rather warm. But I think if I don't have to sleep in one next time I will choose my bed haha.
Friday we had a Christmas party down at Horizons for our Friday outreach. It was a packed house we had over a 120ish people packed for dinner.
So on Thursday night we had just one class finishing up Isaiah. It was more of a devotional time where we just looked at many different verses from the book. We were to pull truths from the verses, while watching the slideshow of the verses a thought came to my mind. While we would often lump Isaiah into the apocalyptic group of books and would generally think it is more about the wrath of God and how he is going to punish those who do not head the warning. That is true, however as I was sitting just reading the verses I thought to myself "man this book is a love letter to his people." Because it was also written so that we would know what not to do and what to stop doing. I don't think we would normally look at a prophetical book like this. Where as we would always look at the ministry of Jesus is all about love. But honestly think about it the Bible is a love letter to us. So I want to put a few verses here that provoked this thought.
Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 55:8
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 41:13
For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Those were just some of verses that brought me to that conclusion. I really liked the last one it just hit me like wow "when I can't do it I am being help up no matter what".
So as I was going through this week I thought of this.
I was just a little kid when
I heard about You for the first time
And all I really, really knew for sure
Is You were God, I wanted to know You
And now the years have come and gone
I'm still singing that same song
You might think by now I would have reached the end
But the truth is...
I am only just beginning
I am only getting started to know You now
I'm only getting started
And when I start thinking I'm getting close to the end,
You just smile at me and say
"Hey kid, you ain't seen nothing yet"
I'm only getting started
I'm only getting started now
Till Next Time
Love Jared
Later that night me and my buddy Luke spent the night in mine. It was rather comfortable inside staying rather warm. But I think if I don't have to sleep in one next time I will choose my bed haha.Friday we had a Christmas party down at Horizons for our Friday outreach. It was a packed house we had over a 120ish people packed for dinner.
So on Thursday night we had just one class finishing up Isaiah. It was more of a devotional time where we just looked at many different verses from the book. We were to pull truths from the verses, while watching the slideshow of the verses a thought came to my mind. While we would often lump Isaiah into the apocalyptic group of books and would generally think it is more about the wrath of God and how he is going to punish those who do not head the warning. That is true, however as I was sitting just reading the verses I thought to myself "man this book is a love letter to his people." Because it was also written so that we would know what not to do and what to stop doing. I don't think we would normally look at a prophetical book like this. Where as we would always look at the ministry of Jesus is all about love. But honestly think about it the Bible is a love letter to us. So I want to put a few verses here that provoked this thought.Isaiah 40:31
But those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:6
We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
Isaiah 55:8
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
Isaiah 41:10
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 40:28
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.
Isaiah 41:13
For I am the LORD your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, Do not fear; I will help you.
Those were just some of verses that brought me to that conclusion. I really liked the last one it just hit me like wow "when I can't do it I am being help up no matter what".
So as I was going through this week I thought of this.
I was just a little kid when
I heard about You for the first time
And all I really, really knew for sure
Is You were God, I wanted to know You
And now the years have come and gone
I'm still singing that same song
You might think by now I would have reached the end
But the truth is...
I am only just beginning
I am only getting started to know You now
I'm only getting started
And when I start thinking I'm getting close to the end,
You just smile at me and say
"Hey kid, you ain't seen nothing yet"
I'm only getting started
I'm only getting started now
Till Next Time
Love Jared
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