Seminary Pick Up Lines

Last Wednesday, Scott talked about the ideas of dating and courtship: what are they, how are they different, and what does the Bible say about each.  When he gets back from vacation, I will let him post his notes and outline.  However, while we eagerly await his return, I found these “Seminary pick-up lines” on the website of Scott’s roommate in college, J. D. Greear.  I am sure that none of these were used by our own Scott Davis as he was trying to persuade Marcie to begin dating . . . or courting . . . or whatever:

“You may not have chosen me, but I have chosen you.”

“I could not help but notice you were exegeting me instead of the text during the sermon.”

”Your name must be grace, because you are irresistible.”

“There are six things that motivate me to talk to you, yea seven that turned my head.”

“God may be the bread of life, but you are the butter.”

“Well, gouge out my eyes and cut off my hands. If I hang around you much longer, I won’t have any limbs left.”

“There’s something about you that just makes me want to repent.”

“I’m pretty flexible… I don’t think a woman should be submissive on the first date.”

“You must have missed The Fall line, because you are lookin’ righteous.”

“Are you homo or homoi?” (sorry if you don’t get this one. Seminary-nerd humor).

Please, if you have any more funny and/or cheesy lines, add them as a comment below!

For the calendar conscious . . .

Here are a couple or so important dates for upcoming events . . .

Thunder Picnic Saturday April 12, 2008 4:00 pm -8:00pm at Charlie Vettiner Park.  Join us for frisbee, volleyball, softball and some good cookin!

Progressive Dinner Saturday April 26, 2008 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm.  Meet at the church, find out what group you are in, and carpool to the house of one of our church members!  You must make a reservation at this event by letting Scott know of your interest . . .

 Canoe Trip Saturday May 17, 2008.  Probably meeting at the church real early.  You will have the option of canoeing or kayaking – though kayaking is slightly more expensive.  The Elkhorn has some Class I and II rapids – so come for some fun.  Prices and times coming soon . . . you must reserve for this event as well.

A Slightly Different Take On Genesis 32:22-32

This Sunday we will be continuing to study the life of Jacob as we take a look at Genesis 32-33 in Sunday School.  When Jacob finally comes to the very end of his own strength and runs out of schemes and plans he winds up in an impossible situation.  Facing the consequences of twenty years of sin and mistakes Jacob must finally learn to give up his own control and seek the only One whose strength is endless and whose plan is sovereign.

Here now in this link is a unique take on Jacob’s encounter with the Omnipotent and Sovereign…jacob.pps

Enjoy and then take a look at those two chapters as we prepare for Easter Sunday. 

Chuck E Cheese’s!!

Hello YAM’s! We’re gathering randomly at Chuck E Cheese’s on Saturday night @ 7 p.m. (the one on Hurstbourne Lane)…So, come for some skee ball and Scott Davis’ favorite game “whack a mole”! The cost (if you share a pizza) shouldn’t be more than $10. You can also print off a coupon by clicking on Chuck E himself in the picture, go to our state and the Hurstbourne location and print them off!

Why all this talk about the Great Commission?

Hopefully you have taken some time to skim parts of the articles that we have been posting from Dr. Russell Moore about the Great Commission.  If not, then I encourage you to do so.  They may be a bit wordy but definitely worth the time.  In fact, here is the link to Part 3 where Dr. Moore looks at the importance of the crucifixion and the resurrection to the Great Commission.

But why post this on our website?  Well we want to see all the Young Adults involved in taking the Gospel to those around us, and that means you. . . the one reading this post.  In June, Cedar Creek is planning on taking a group to Indianapolis for a mission trip.  Also in June is an opportunity to work with the youth as they go to Kentucky Changers (they always need chaperones and leaders).  Over Christmas, Will and Beth are going to South Asia for 2 weeks and are looking to take a group from the church with them. 

Now that the snow is melting and spring is around the corner, we are going to be looking to send groups up to U of L to talk to students.  Earlier in the year, we felt like we needed to begin reaching out to this campus and now is the time to starting thinking about how you can make an impact!  One idea on the books is to start playing Ultimate Frisbee on campus.  If you have any others, comment below and let’s start preparing to seeing God’s glory manifest on U of L’s campus!

Great Commission, Part 2

In Dr. Moore’s second part of his Theology of the Great Commission, he shows us that to understand the radical theology of the Great Commission, we must first understand the root of the problem – “the tyranny of the demonic prinicipalities and powers over the created order, created by God for his glory.”

Check out the full article as Dr. Moore discussed the Triumph of the Warrior King.

A Theology of the Great Commission, Part 1

Dr. Russell Moore, VP at Southern, has written the first of a 5 part series on the Great Commission at his website, www.henryinstitute.org.  The opening paragraph begins this way:

Too many of us think of the Great Commission as little more than Jesus’ way of promoting the Lottie Moon Christmas Offering or of marketing the Jesus video.  With such the case, theologians tend to ignore the Great Commission.  After all, they reason, it is a “practical” exhortation, better left to denominational bureaucrats and women’s missionary auxiliary leaders. 

At the same time, missionaries and evangelists are sometimes expected to ignore theology.  After all, what does abstract theorizing have to do with Jesus’ ultimate church-wide missions emphasis–the Great Commission?

As Dr. Henderson has been challenging us to Manifest God’s Glory in our lives, how are you specifically fulfilling the Great Commission to see this same Glory manifested in the lives of the lost?  I would encourage you to read through this series as a way of encouraging you to begin to think about how God can and will use you to carry His Name to all people.

 

“Theology doesn’t just think. Theology walks. Theology weeps. Theology bleeds.”

A Long Time Ago in a Garden Far, Far Away . . .

   Yes, this week we looked at Genesis 3 to see what the Bible has to say about the Battle of the Sexes.  Below is an expanded outline of what we found:

     1) Created by God (Gn. 1:26-30):  Kinda an important starting place and gives an important reference point for all that follows.  Remember, creation did not happen by accident or mindlessly . . . everything happened as God intended!

     2) Created with Dignity (Gn. 2:15-20): The scriptures make a point of drawing a distinction between the creation of animals from the creation of man – see Gn. 1:24.  Yes, God did create the animals too . . . but the emphasis is on the fact that man is made specifically and specially by God – directly!  Only we (mankind) are image bearers and only we were created for dominion!

     3) Created for Marriage (Gn. 2:21-25):  God left Adam with a bunch of critters to show him his need of companionship.  Kinda odd that God would, from the beginning, attempt to show men how to appreciate women.  Adam got the point – he wrote a poem.  Generally speaking, men and poetry don’t mix!

     4) Created for Dominion (Gn. 3:18-19): Yet, we were tragically enslaved to sin by the slanderous serpent.  He tempted Eve to disbelieve God’s Word.  Adam, however, openly rebelled, with no assistance from the snake.  We learn something about the nature of sin by the evident shame and guilt, manifested in Adam and Eve’s hiding and blame-shifting.  We also explored the nature of the “pain” and “desire” found in the curse toward Eve.  In essence, we see that everything good that God gave us to enjoy – the land, the marriage, and children – all bear some kind of curse.  The land is only fruitful with toil, men are tempted to be lazy and women are tempted to be usurpers, and childbearing comes through pain. 

   Yet all throughout, God manifests His gentle,wooing, incomprehensible grace.  It is amazing that God had made provision for His fallen children – in spite of their unbelief and rebellion!  Yet we can know with certainty that the Fall did not take God by surprise . . . He had a Chosen Warrior already prepared to deal a death blow to the sneaky snake . . . restoring all of His chosen people to the goodness of that Garden we all seem to have forgotten . . .

Click here for the Mp3: genesis-of-the-gender-wars.mp3