5.21.08 Plumbline Senior Salute

Each year we take a night to honor the seniors. We gathered some pictures from parents of each senior and AJ Heil put together a slide show. We also interviewed each senior and asked them for their fall plans, what words of wisdom would they pass on and for prayer request.

I gave a short devotion from John 16:33, "I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. in this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." I love the contrast between peace and trouble. The big picture is that we can have peace in our heart knowing that God is in control of all things and yet we will experience trouble because of the world we live in.

At the end of the night we allowed others to share their memories of the seniors. It was a touching tribute to hear the many comments.
The seniors inlcuded:
Nicholas Campbell, Kaitlynn Heil, Kyia Hernandez, Billie Jones, Annette Knoff
Reva Luther, Andrew Meshnick, Tia Painter, Joe Ratsch, Ryan Tews & Nathan Wentz
Thank you Seniors!

5.14.08 Plumbline

The theme of the night was on 'abilities'. The students were asked to get into teams and then each team had to pick an 'athlete' for each of the different competitions. The activities included video games, basketball, bean bag toss, Uno and carpet ball. We did this as an example of how each of us are created with different abilities. Each champion earned a free CD and the respect of the world.

During our less on time we covered 4 main points.
1. Develop your abilities - God has given everyone abilities, we learn what they are by doing.
2. Feed a willing attitude - willing and able, God enables
3. Starve the flesh - be careful of your motivation
4. Exploit the opportunities - take advantage of the different experiences you have to help determine what your abilities are.