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!