GodTube.com

GodTube.com

In the March 26, 2007 Newsweek there was a brief article under "BELIEFWATCH" about a Christian alternative to YouTube. Will it succeed? I have know idea, but it is an alternative to YouTube. What do you think?

Because of Him ~ Terry

Thirsty?

John 4:1-42

In this passage Jesus leaves Judea for Galilee. Verse 4 says "Now he must go through Samaria." That is not quite the case, he could have gone around like any other Jew would have done. The Jews avoided the Samarians. They did not get along 2000 years ago and they do not get along now. The Jewish people did not consider the Samarians to be decendants of Joseph as the Samarians claimed they were. I read somewhere that this is the longest recorded conversation that Jesus had with anyone let alone the fact that it was with a woman who was also not Jewish.

Jesus stops at Jacob's well and rests while his disciples go on ahead. When a woman came to the well Jesus asked her for a drink of water to which she replies that he has no bucket to draw the water and that the well is very deep. She then challenged Jesus asking him if he thought that he was greater than Jacob who had dug the well. Jesus' response was that the water that he would give would make a person thirsty no more, but those that continued to drink the water from Jacob's well would eventually become thristy again.

The water in the well symbolizes the sin in our lives. No matter how many times we go back to it we can never get enough. If I did not know Christ and have him in my life that would depress me. Many high profile stars have committed suicide over the years because they could never get enough and would get so desperate that they committed suicide. I have always looked as suicide as a permanent solution to a temporary problem. One star that come to mind was Kurt Cobain who was in the band Nirvana. For someone who seemingly had it all, it still was not enough. He wanted more and seeing no alternative he ended his life.

There are so many things in our lives that we try to fill up on. Drugs, alcohol, and sex immediately come to mind, but there are other things like food, video games, etc. that we try to consume as much of as we can. None of these things can satisfy us. Gatorade says it is the "Thirst Quencher," and it does do the trick for that moment. Gatorade does not promise to satisfy your thirst, only Jesus can do that. Once you get to know Him, you really will never thirst again.

Because of Him ~ Terry

Starve Hunger!

April 2007 Youth Newsletter

It's all about perspective.

KCRG - News - ISU Students Care More about Tuition Payments than Diversity

In this news story ISU President Greg Geoffroy says that this shows "students need more exposure to diversity issues." Maybe if they did not have to worry about having enough money to pay tuition they would be more interested in diversity issues. Just for the record, I think that getting them more exposure to diversity issues is a good thing. Getting them help with tuition would take their mind off of money and allow them to get more involved. It is just a matter of perspective.

Because of Him ~ Terry

Comfort in the storm ...

March 2007 Youth Newsletter

The Father's Love Letter To You

My Child,

You may not know me, but I know everything about you. Psalm 139:1

I know when you sit down and when you rise up. Psalm 139:2

I am familiar with all your ways. Psalm 139:3

Even the very hairs on your head are numbered. Matthew 10:29-31

For you were made in my image. Genesis 1:27

In me you live and move and have your being. Acts 17:28

For you are my offspring. Acts 17:28

I knew you even before you were conceived. Jeremiah 1:4-5

I chose you when I planned creation. Ephesians 1:11-12

You were not a mistake, for all your days are written in my book. Psalm 139:15-16

I determined the exact time of your birth and where you would live. Acts 17:26

You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14

I knit you together in your mother's womb. Psalm 139:13

And brought you forth on the day you were born. Psalm 71:6

I have been misrepresented by those who don't know me. John 8:41-44

I am not distant and angry, but am the complete expression of love. 1 John 4:16

And it is my desire to lavish my love on you. 1 John 3:1

Simply because you are my child and I am your Father. 1 John 3:1

I offer you more than your earthly father ever could. Matthew 7:11

For I am the perfect father. Matthew 5:48

Every good gift that you receive comes from my hand. James 1:17

For I am your provider and I meet all your needs. Matthew 6:31-33

My plan for your future has always been filled with hope. Jeremiah 29:11

Because I love you with an everlasting love. Jeremiah 31:3

My thoughts toward you are countless as the sand on the seashore. Psalms 139:17-18

And I rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17

I will never stop doing good to you. Jeremiah 32:40

For you are my treasured possession. Exodus 19:5

I desire to establish you with all my heart and all my soul. Jeremiah 32:41

And I want to show you great and marvelous things. Jeremiah 33:3

If you seek me with all your heart, you will find me. Deuteronomy 4:29

Delight in me and I will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4

For it is I who gave you those desires. Philippians 2:13

I am able to do more for you than you could possibly imagine. Ephesians 3:20

For I am your greatest encourager. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17

I am also the Father who comforts you in all your troubles. 2 Corinthians 1:3-4

When you are brokenhearted, I am close to you. Psalm 34:18

As a shepherd carries a lamb, I have carried you close to my heart. Isaiah 40:11

One day I will wipe away every tear from your eyes. Revelation 21:3-4

And I'll take away all the pain you have suffered on this earth. Revelation 21:3-4

I am your Father, and I love you even as I love my son, Jesus. John 17:23

For in Jesus, my love for you is revealed. John 17:26

He is the exact representation of my being. Hebrews 1:3

He came to demonstrate that I am for you, not against you. Romans 8:31

And to tell you that I am not counting your sins. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

Jesus died so that you and I could be reconciled. 2 Corinthians 5:18-19

His death was the ultimate expression of my love for you. 1 John 4:10

I gave up everything I loved that I might gain your love. Romans 8:31-32

If you receive the gift of my son Jesus, you receive me. 1 John 2:23

And nothing will ever separate you from my love again. Romans 8:38-39

Come home and I'll throw the biggest party heaven has ever seen. Luke 15:7

I have always been Father, and will always be Father. Ephesians 3:14-15

My question is…Will you be my child? John 1:12-13

I am waiting for you. Luke 15:11-32

Love, Your Dad ~ God Almighty

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