Thursday, November 30, 2006

Fruits and Hamburgers


So last night we looked at the example Paul set for other Christians. Paul said, hey if you want to know what a life looks like of someone who follows Christ, then look at my life. A very bold statment. We need to be able to make statements like that, "look at my life as an example. " Paul also told us that God works first within us, then through us. We looked at the example of a tree, that first you have to take care of that tree, water it, give it soil, air and sun and then it will produce fruit. So we as Christians should be working on growing ourselves, by reading the Word, spending time in prayer and devotion, as well as spending time in fellowship with other Christians. We also learned another wonderful little fact. Hamburgers are not a fruit. I know that is difficult to understand, but although a Hamburger may contain fruits in it, and yes some hamburgers have seeds (Seasme Seeds) this does not make them a fruit. Other notable things that are not fruits: Bacon, cell phones, AmpedOC.com, Apples*, and the moon.


*Note: Apples Computers, not to be confused withe the actual Apple fruit

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Holiday Time

It's Christmas time in the city. As November comes to a close and December begins, the smell of hot chocolate and Christmas trees fill the air. As I look at my calendar for this month I quickly realize one thing, it is quite full. December is a crazy and a full month. So in all of your holiday busyness and crazy tests at school and eating as many cookies as possible, always try to remember what we are celebrating.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

A Fishy Story

This past Sunday we looked at the story of Jonah. So in as condensed as possible here is the recap of that story: God tells Jonah to go to Nineveh. Jonah runs in the opposite direction. God places a storm in Jonah's life. To save the ship Jonah walks the plank. A Hungry Giant Fish swallows Jonah. Jonah prays. Fish barfs Jonah on shore. Jonah preaches to Nineveh. Nineveh listens. God says He won't destroy Nineveh. Jonah goes on cliff to watch Nineveh explode, it doesn't. God gorws a vine for shade. Jonah falls in love with the shade. Next day the vine gets destroyed by a worm. Jonah tells God he is so angry about the loss of his favorite plant that he is willing to die. God tells Jonah that just as Jonah cares for the plant, God cares for the people of Nineveh. The End. I call that the abridged version. The part of the story I love so much is Nineveh was the enemy of Israel, and yet God has compassion for them. God loves everyone. So it was difficult for Jonah to preach to a people group he didn't like, but we need to view the world as we are all God's children. So we need to show the love of God to everyone!

Thursday, November 23, 2006

Happy turkey day! Eat lots of mashed potatos and tell your family you love them.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Better than Turkey

Hey guys it's Matthew. I say that we get the fussing aside and let's just talk turkey. Usually, a Thanksgiving Dinner consists of turkey, potatoes, and stuffing right? Yes that is all fine and dandy, but shouldn't we try to expand our pallet? This Thanksgiving I propose a new recipe. Instead of the usual turkey, why not be more exotic and try a slow cooked squirrel?

Thats right! All you need is two squirrels, four potatoes, one pound of carrots, one chopped green bell pepper, four sliced onions, two cups of water, a quarter of a medium head cabbage. It's so simple even I can do it! Throw all of the above ingredients into a slow cooker and eight hours later bada bing bada boom you have squirrel stew. In my opinion, an easily cooked meal like this is way better than any turkey.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

House Cleaning

So I was doing some house cleaning and checking things out and then it hit me, there are any photos from The Weekend or White Noise on the website. For you see AmpedOC.com wasnt created until after those events took place. Well if you take a gander to the right you will see two new links in the photo section. So as White Noise Sign-Ups are out and space is limited get your deposit in quickly! And if you have any questions on White Noise, check out the White Noise Info Page, which also has a link on the right.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Obadiah

So to the left is a map of Israel, Judah, and Edom. This past Sunday we looked at the book of Obadiah, a book about the prophecies to the nation of Edom. The Edomites made some poor choices, as their brothers were suffering they stood by and did nothing. As Christians we are called to make a stand for righteousness. When we see something that is wrong we need to stand up for God and say that what others around us are doing is wrong.