Lifehouse “Everything” Skit

In the skit, God blows life in to a girl. She receives life and is amazed by everything He creates and shows her. But sin seperates them, dragging the girl further and further away from God.

Love/Relationships: It diverts the girl’s attention. Representing the first distraction that draws us away from God.

Greed/Materialism: It taunts the girl, beckoning her but always remaining out of reach. The second veil that blinds us from God.

Drunkenness/Debauchery: It inebriates the girl, causing her to lose her sense of direction. The third glass that blocks out God’s presence.

Vanity/Self-Consciousness: It makes the girl get carried away worrying about how she looks. The forth mask that screens out God’s call for us.

Self-Mutilation/Negativity: It leads the girl to question her life’s value, urging her to harm and eventually kill herself. The final haze that cloaks us from God’s love.

The girl debates whether she should kill herself. All of a sudden, she runs back to God. However, all the things that carried her away-relationships, greed, drunkenness, vanity, and negativity, push her back and beat her down. God throws an invisible rope around her and tugs her to him while the girl fights all the evils to get to God. This shows the desperate battle of that believers face to get back to God. Then God holds all the temptations back and the girl stands, with her black shirt off and revealing the white shirt that was underneath, symbolizing purity. God finally defeated the temptations for her and they walk away, together again.

Go to youtube and type “Lifehouse Everything Skit” for other versions of this production.

Be sure to catch this Christmas’ production!

How many times are lions mentioned in the Bible?

55 times

How many times are dogs mentioned in the Bible?

14 times

How many times does the word “Christian” appear in the Bible and where?

3 times. Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, 1 Peter 4:16

What is the longest word in the Bible and in where?

Maher-shalal-hash-baz. Isaiah 8:1

Which verse is the very middle of all the verses in the bible?

Psalm 118:8 “It is better to trust in the Lord than put confidence in man.”

Which chapter is the very middle of the Bible?

Psalm 118

How many times does the word “Lord” appear in the Bible?

1855 times

Who is the oldest recorded man?

Methuselah. 969 years old (Genesis 5:27)

How many times does the word “Eternity” appear and where?

Once. Isaiah 57:15

Theme: Leadership

This month we introduce a specials section, with a crossword puzzle for your light entertainment and brain teasing. The crossword puzzle is themed to leadership, to encourage you to rise up as a leader of men and to see that it is in line with the word of God.

Put the challenge to the test! Complete this puzzle to see if it is in line with the word of God. Enjoy!

Right

1. Every leader was once a ______.
2. Before one can lead, one must first ______ to a higher authority.
3. What Christ commands us to make of all nations.
4. “…the worker deserves his _____.” -Jesus

Down

1. True authority of a leader is _______, not taken.
2. “If a _____ man leads a _____ man, both will fall into a pit” -Jesus
3. “In fact, though by this time you ought to be ________…” -Book of Hebrews
4. Sheep need a good _______ to lead them.

Answers!
Click on the crossword puzzle to see the answers! Enjoy!

The first Roman calendar consists of 10 months and 304 days a year, each month consisting of around 30 days. The Year begins in March.

In Latin:

• ‘Septem’ = Seven
• ‘Octo’ = Eight
• ‘Novem’ = Nine
• ‘Decem’ = Ten

‘Martius’ was named after Mars, the Roman god of war.

Luke 14:25-27

Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother, his wife and children, his brothers and sisters – yes, even his own life – he cannot be my disciple. And anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.

Summery

Prayers for Bobby

The true story of Mary Griffith, a devout Christian whose conservative intolerance of sin drove her gay son to suicide. Feeling guilty, she begins to question her interpretation of the bible and slowly reaches out to the gay community, eventually coming to terms with her son’s death and becoming one of the most famous gay rights activists. The film was nominated for two Emmy awards and stars Academy Award nominee Sigourney Weaver as Mary Griffith.

My Review

The film certainly opens our eyes not only to the fact that there are gay people among us, but also that they’re human and deserve to be treated as such. It shows just how dangerous it is to blindly believe what we’re taught. Simply trying to scare people into righteousness can have disastrous consequences, as the family has learned to unimaginable cost. Excellent directing and poignant acting by Sigourney Weaver combined to make this a truly inspiring movie. The only drawback, was the overacting of Ryan Kelly, very cliché and overly dramatized.  

WeiTing’s Review

As a movie, this show left much to be desired. A couple of monologues could have been better acted out than just voiceovers. The acting was stilted and wooden and I didn’t feel the impact it should have had on me. However, what this story aims to share is this “Love the sinner, Hate the sin”. Faith without question is blind faith. Accepting gays and lesbians is one issue. So is treating them without care. This show reminded me that there are some things we need to stand up and have a say about it instead of just being passive all the time.

Public Review

It’s basically a good movie. It enabled me to understand gay people more and how different people would react. However I wouldn’t recommend it to new-believers or those who do not yet have a strong understanding of the Bible as they may misunderstand our reaction towards a gay Christian.

Wanna know how you fare for your bible knowledge? These are answers from last month’s bible quiz! Time to find out how much you really know Jesus.

1) What did Jesus say is the greatest commandment of the law?

Love the Lord thy God

2) How many baskets full of pieces were left when Jesus fed the 5000?

12

3) Jesus said: If any man serve me, let him follow me; if any man serve me, him will…

my Father honour.

All Correct: Well done! You know your bible well!

Two Correct: Good. Keep brushing up on your bible knowledge!

One Correct: Uh oh. Looks like you need some extra tuition!

None Correct: Quick! Someone get you a crash course!!

“Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers.”
1 Timothy 4:16

Well it may be just time enough to take out the broke meister again. Spent too much on food, clothes, etc? Thinking of things to do yet lacking the money? We have just the answer: Movie Nights!

Movie Nights not only solve the issue of boredom, but it has side benefits like bonding as well as money saving! Not only that, you are instantly provided with conversation fodders! Here’s a step-by-step guide to a fun-filled chill out night, together with a movie recommendation for you pick out at the DVD store!

Step 1: Gather a group of friends

Step 2: Troop down to a super-mart for some midnight feast shopping!

Step 3: Get DVDs from various genres depending on the type of people going for the Movie Night. Romance? Action? Horror? Thriller? Sci-fi? Or just get them all, and conquer them through the night!

Step 4: Prepare the food and pop the movies in!

Step 5: Stay up through the night! That is 100% the fun of having movie marathons!

Enjoy the memories, and the movies!

The Benchwarmers

The Benchwarmers is about a trio of slightly older friends who decided that baseball should be opened for everyone to play, instead of just the select few of the population. Therein started their baseball team, labelled aptly “The Benchwarmers”.

They played game after game, and won them one after another. That is not to say that they were good. In fact, they were so horrible, you wouldn’t want them on your team at all – even if you’ve got a dream team and they’d be your benchwarmer, just in case they would really stand in.

But their saving grace lay in Gus, a reformed bully who was still guilty and disillusioned with himself ever since he sent a kid into the institution with his taunts and tricks. He was easily the best player on the field, and his team was the hope of many academic inclined kids who were never given the chance to play ball.

Suffice to say, midway through the movie it was obvious that the movie will end on a good note, on a “heal the world, let’s make it a better place” note. It wasn’t ultra saccharine though, I wouldn’t mind watching it again and I did not cringe at any one scene at all.

The characters were not very well-developed, but the story’s pacing more than made up for it – without much noticed. At the end of the day, it simply tells us that everyone should be able to aim sky-high for their dreams, and that scared is an emotion you should continually grow out of. (The brother was so scared of the sun that he stayed in the house the whole day without leaving his room yet nearer to the end of the movie he was a stand-in for the team!)

Date: July 18, 2009
Speaker: Pastor Jasmine Poon

Title: Answering God’s Call For Revival
Text: Joel 1:1-20
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