Dec 17, 2012

The 2012 Mayan Myth



Ran across this excerpt that might be helpful to any potential Mayan Prophecy wanna-be's!

"There is absolutely nothing in the Bible that would present December 21, 2012, as the end of the world. The Bible nowhere presents the astronomical phenomena the Mayans pointed to as a sign of the end times. It would seem inconsistent of God to allow the Mayans to discover such an amazing truth while keeping the many Old Testament prophets ignorant of the timing of the events. In summary, there is absolutely no biblical evidence that the 2012 Mayan prophecy should be considered a reliable prediction of doomsday.

Also included in the ancient Mayan prediction that December 21, 2012, would be the end of the world are the following theories: our sun is a god; the sun is powered by the blood of human sacrifice; the creation moment occurred at 3114 B.C. (despite all evidence that it happened much earlier); and the visual alignment of stars has some significance for everyday human life. Like every other false religion, the Mayan religion sought to elevate the creation instead of the Creator Himself. The Bible tells us about such false worshipers: “They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator” (Romans 1:25), and “since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse” (Romans 1:20). To accept the Mayan 2012 prophecy is also to deny the clear biblical teaching about the end of the world. Jesus told us, “But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.” (Mark 13:32)."


(an excerpt from http://www.gotquestions.org/ )

Dec 12, 2012

Blessed To Serve







JayGreat job tonight!!

Many of you came tonight and that is awesome!

Merry Christmas!!

BLESSING BASKETS!!

HELLO!!

Tonight is "Blessing Baskets Youth Night" at FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH on Elm. (across from auto-zone).

Parents can drop you off at 6pm and pick you up 8pm. Dinner will be served. Serve Well & Serve Often!!

SeeYa.. Jay/Samantha

Dec 8, 2012

Year End Youth Info!!

Just a few things to let you know about as 2012 winds down..
(1) WEDNESDAY, DEC 12th - is "Youth Night at Blessings Baskets" which will be held from 6pm-8pm at the El Reno FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH located at 1505 West Elm. Please bring your student to Free Will Baptist at 6pm and make sure and pick them up at 8pm. DINNER will be served at the event for all youth workers. This is the night youth from around El Reno help sort items and prepare boxes for pickup/delivery.
(2) SUNDAY SCHOOL - DEC 23rd & 30th - will not be meeting for any age group at Heaston. We will only be worshiping together at the regular time, 10:30am. A big shout out to Paula/Nelaine and Steve/Sid for serving the youth in an incredible way as leaders in Sunday School!!
This Wednesday will technically be the last meeting of our youth until after Christmas break so we pray you and yours have a MERRY CHRISTMAS. We ask that you continue to pray for this wonderful group of teenagers and continue to encourage them to read their Bibles and staying committed to living out their faith.
COMING in SPRING: Wednesday Nights at Heaston will start up again on Wed, Jan 16th.
Samantha and I and all the leaders count ourselves very blessed to be able to serve each and every one of them. These are terrific young people!
If you (or your youth) ever have any questions, comments or concerns, please do not hesitate to send us an email or call.
Blessings2U!

Nov 29, 2012

Racca..rocked it...in his new kicks!!

He even did a little tap dance too!!

Great lesson from Galatians 2 last night.. Living for acceptance and approval of others is a real tap dance...and impossible to meet their standards!

In Christ, through grace, we are all accepted just as we are...that's it in a nutshell!

Christmas Party THIS WEEKEND! We meet at 3pm on Sunday, Kirsten's house. We'll head over on the bus to deliver blankets to the Ronald McDonald House. Then we'll be back at Kirsten's about 5-5:30 to party!!

AND WE DELIVER OUR FIRST LOVE BOMBS NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT!!!

Blessings to you!!

Nov 12, 2012

Youth Mex-Fundraiser - BOOM!!














 Great job to all of you!! God has richly blessed us!

Adios!

Jay

Total raised, $5,877!!

Nov 1, 2012

Fall Festival - Youth Pic Scavenger Hunt 2012

Matt Huber - big boy!



Claire, Scarlett, Ryleigh, Kirsten and Madi!



The whole gang!



Tyler "the Duck" Havener and Stephen "Smeller" Havener!



Oct 30, 2012

Upcoming November Youth Activities

We want to make sure everyone is clear on tomorrow night's activities as well as the next couple of dates we have for the youth to meet. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Wednesday, October 31st -
The church is having a Fall Festival for children up to 5th grade. The Fall Festival will involve dinner, games, a storytime, hayride and lots of candy from 6:00-8:00pm.
Happy Fall!!

THE YOUTH are also going to be having dinner (6:00pm) and then help with the games for the Fall Festival. AFTER the games the youth will gather for a Scavenger Hunt with adults driving. We will go longer tomorrow night on account of the scavenger hunt - WE WILL END at 9:00pm. The youth are encouraged to wear a non-scary costume and come join in the fun! (the youth are doing a picture scavenger hunt!)

Sunday, November 4th - We have youth at the church from 6:00-8:00pm. We are having a movie night to watch the Not A Fan Movie. Dinner will be provided.

Sunday, November 11th - The youth are having a youth fundraiser lunch for the church. We will be preparing a Mexican meal with the help of Gloria Blanco. Please have your students to the church by 9:30am to help prepare the meal. The youth will also serve and clean up! We have included a list of items that we will need for the meal.

In His Service,
Jay and Samantha


Oct 22, 2012

BOOM!! SCAVENGER HUNT FOR LORDS HARVEST!!

WHAT A GREAT SUNDAY NIGHT COLLECTING FOOD FOR THE LORDS HARVEST!!  
Awesome job guys!!
350 canned goods
221 cans of meat
161 rolls of toilet paper
45 paper towel rolls
19 cans of broth
14 boxes of stuffing
10 jars of peanut butter


Very proud of this fine group of students and volunteer leaders!!

Jay/Sam

Oct 20, 2012

Missionary Speaks & Youth Scavenger Hunt

MISSIONS
Have an interest in missions? TONIGHT at 6:30 India missionary-Dr Sam Thomas will be sharing at church!  Should be good stuff! 

YOUTH
The 2nd Annual Lords Harvest Scavenger Hunt takes Sunday, Oct 21st from 6-8:30pmat the Emory's home!  Come prepared to team up with your pals and collect food and other non-perishables for The Lords Harvest!  

The focus this fall is on Thanksgiving type foods: canned pumpkin, boxed stuffing, broth, canned veggies!  Of course peanut butter, canned meats and toilet paper are always winners too!!


Blessings to YOU!

Jay & Samantha Emory

Oct 15, 2012

Heaston Youth Activities - Fall 2012!!





Wednesday Nights at Heaston…6:00-8:00pm
October 17th –  FALL BREAK (but I’ll be at church shooting hoops!)
October 24th –  Work at the Lord’s Harvest
October 31st –  FALL FESTIVAL (Church wide)
November 7th –   Jeremy Tims – speaker  (of FCA)
November 14th – Make Ronald McDonald Blankets
November 21st – THANKSGIVING BREAK
November 28th –Hayride/Hot Dogs
December 5th –   Love Bombing – Christmas Tree/Grifts
December 12th - Blessing Baskets Youth Night


Sunday Youth Gatherings…6:00-8:00pm
Sunday, October 21st                  Lord’s Harvest Scavenger Hunt – Emory’s home
Sunday, November 4th               Movie Night at church – Not a Fan Movie (pizza/popcorn)
Sunday, November 18th             Finish Blankets – Meet at church
Sunday, December 2nd               Deliver Blankets to Ronald McDonald house
SPECIAL EVENTS:

Saturday, Oct. 20th 6:30PM
    Dr. Sam Thomas, President of Hopegivers International (India Missionary)

Saturday, Oct 27th 5:50PM
    Heaston Chicken Dinner – youth will bus tables and serve attendees

Sunday, Nov 11th – Youth Lunch after church
    Fundraiser for Blankets/Christmas Love Bomb

Friday, Nov 15th
   Work Thanksgiving Distribution at Lord’s Harvest