Old School....

The last two weeks we have been in a message series called 'Old School Guys'. This message has focused on some guys from the Old Testament that God used to do incredible stuff. We've looked at Abraham and last night we looked at David. These guys did some pretty cool stuff...(like killing a 9 foot giant with just a slingshot!) When we study these old school guys we see the word 'righteous' come up a lot. And if you're like me, that word can sound kind of churchy, and hard to understand. Below is an excerpt from the One Minute Bible, that i thought was really challenging.

"A 'righteous person' is someone who has an intimate relationship with God and constantly lives to please Him and do what is right. In the Old Testament a "righteous" person is someone who "fears" God and lives his life by keeping the commandments. In the New Testament, Jesus goes beyond the definition of doing right and focuses more on being right. He places priority on a person's heart(being) rather than his behavior(doing). A person with a good heart will automatically do what's right. How's your heart today?"

Post-Tonnage Blog

Well...Tonnage is over! All the hot dogs, the weights, the french fries, and the turkeys!

The event went very well! Our Bench Champion for this Tonnage event was PAUL DERR, who walked away with the golden dumbell!
-The night had tons of highlights, but the greatest opportunity was the chance to know God, and experience the "life" he offers. I hope everyone who attended has made that choice!
Below are the winners list!

JR.High GUYS:
1st:Trenton Callaway 2nd:Nathan Gaugler 3rd:Josh Miller
JR. High GIRLS:
1st: Mason Kohler 2nd: Phoebe Bricker 3rd: Madison Stine
SR. High GIRLS:
1st:Rachel Balthaser 2nd:Jessica Dell 3rd:Shawn Kohler
SR. HIGH GUYS:
1st:Paul Derr 2nd:Ben Schappell 3rd:Steven Yeager