Deep From The MYN Video Vault
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Cory Harrison's Preach from the 12/9/05 Hammond-Munster Prayer & Praise Night.
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Crystal Lake Prayer & Praise Night and Youth Encounter
Friday, January 18, 2008
All we are saying is give PEACE a chance.
There is a slight change of plans to next month's Prayer & Praise Night. Instead of having it at Camp Wonderland at 8pm we are going to have it at the Crystal Lake Corps at 7pm. After the meeting, those who registered for Youth Encounter (see your Officer/Youth Leader) will go up to Camp and register and hang out and kick off the Youth Encounter experience. The next morning everyone will participate in the rest of Youth Encounter festivities (worship, prayer, winter activities, sitting by a fire, drinking hot cocoa, etc.).
If you want to just come to the Crystal Lake Prayer & Praise Night, awesome! Bring your friends.
If you also want to attend Youth Encounter after the P&PN then see your Officer/Youth Leader to sign up and register. Hurry! We are extremely limited in space for this year’s Youth Encounter. First come, first blessed!
CHANGE OF PLANS!:
Friday Night -
7pm - Crystal Lake Prayer & Praise Night
10pm - Depart for Camp Wonderland
11pm - Register and Hang Out
12am - Lights Out
Saturday
AM - Youth Encounter
Afternoon - Lunch / Winter Activities
5pm - Go Home!
Crystal Lake Corps (and then Camp Wonderland)
209 W. Crystal Lake Ave. Crystal Lake, IL 60014
815 455-2769
Marc_Johnson@usc.salvationarmy.org
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The Singing Company Presents: The Mercy Seat Sessions
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
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Norridge Prayer & Praise Night NEW LIFE! Photodoc
Friday, January 11, 2008
To view a slideshow of the Norridge Prayer & Praise Night NEW LIFE! click the above photo. (Photos courtesy of T. Moffitt and H. Hartman)
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Prayer Request for The Singing Company
Friday, January 04, 2008
Dear friends,
I'm writing to let you know that The Singing Company is working on another album—called "The Mercy Seat Sessions"—and will begin recording this weekend (Saturday-Wednesday).
We are very excited about this album, which centers on the Mercy Seat and follows the themes of Salvation, Consecration, New Life and Mission. We hope it is not just a recording but an experience for all who hear it. It will be released at the Central Territory Youth Congress (June 6-8) and will also be available for order on our website http://thesingingcompany.com
I'm writing to ask that you keep us in your prayers as we arrange, record and put this album together during the next few days. Please pray that God would sustain our families, ministries and studies as we commit to this project. Please pray that we would truly live out these songs with integrity. Please pray for wisdom and strength and victory over the schemes of the Enemy.
Thank you for your encouragement and support.
Grace,
Eric Himes
The Singing Company
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Where Are You From?
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Acts 17:1-15
Paul Preaches in Thessalonica
1 Paul and Silas then traveled through the towns of Amphipolis and Apollonia and came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. 2 As was Paul’s custom, he went to the synagogue service, and for three Sabbaths in a row he used the Scriptures to reason with the people. 3 He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said, “This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.” 4 Some of the Jews who listened were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along with many God-fearing Greek men and quite a few prominent women.
5 But some of the Jews were jealous, so they gathered some troublemakers from the marketplace to form a mob and start a riot. They attacked the home of Jason, searching for Paul and Silas so they could drag them out to the crowd. 6 Not finding them there, they dragged out Jason and some of the other believers instead and took them before the city council. “Paul and Silas have caused trouble all over the world,” they shouted, “and now they are here disturbing our city, too. 7 And Jason has welcomed them into his home. They are all guilty of treason against Caesar, for they profess allegiance to another king, named Jesus.”
8 The people of the city, as well as the city council, were thrown into turmoil by these reports. 9 So the officials forced Jason and the other believers to post bond, and then they released them.
Paul and Silas in Berea
10 That very night the believers sent Paul and Silas to Berea. When they arrived there, they went to the Jewish synagogue. 11 And the people of Berea were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, and they listened eagerly to Paul’s message. They searched the Scriptures day after day to see if Paul and Silas were teaching the truth. 12 As a result, many Jews believed, as did many of the prominent Greek women and men.
13 But when some Jews in Thessalonica learned that Paul was preaching the word of God in Berea, they went there and stirred up trouble. 14 The believers acted at once, sending Paul on to the coast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind. 15 Those escorting Paul went with him all the way to Athens; then they returned to Berea with instructions for Silas and Timothy to hurry and join him.
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As you share your faith remember that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will never change. Your audience’s response, however, may vary from person to person. Family, friends, and strangers: you do not know how they will react the Gospel Message. But you must always remember that anyone can believe.
When Paul and Silas entered the city of Berea, an audience different from Thessalonica received them. After traveling 60 miles south from Thessalonica, the apostles immediately went to work: “When they arrived there, they went to the synagogue” (v.10). There, they found Jews and “God-fearing Gentiles” who were “more open-minded than those in Thessalonica,” and who “listened eagerly to Paul’s message” (v.11).
The Thessalonians had an emotional response to the Word. The Bereans approached the message intellectually: “They searched the Scriptures day after day to check up on Paul and Silas, to see if they were really teaching the truth” (v.12). They were interested in the Gospel but tested its strength. When they listened to the Apostles preach about the Messiah, they understood that Jesus fulfilled Old Testament prophecy. As a result, “many Jews believed, as did some of the prominent Greek women and many men” (v.12).
When you were first presented with Christ’s Message, how did you respond? Were you like the emotional converts of Thessalonica or the intellectual believers of Berea? As you grow in your faith try to hold dual citizenship; remember the emotional, passionate response you had to Christ’s sacrifice, and the intellectual, logical beliefs you discovered when you studied His Word.
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