Coaches know that serious athletes serve their time in the weight room, concentrating on becoming stronger. One measure of your growing strength is what the lifters call your bench press, how much you can lift over your head as you lie on a weight bench. I’ve seldom met a football player or weight lifter who’s [...]
Archive for September, 2008
How Much Can You Lift – Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged elder's corner, Hebrews on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Spiritual Resources
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged elder's corner, Timothy on September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
1 Timothy 1:6 For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hand. For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline.
Part of my job is to fight wildfires [...]
Ula’s Hayride
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged archives, hayride on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ula’s hayride is coming up fast!
Every year she has hosted a bonfire, potluck, and hayride. She’s done it for 20 years!
This year, it’s going to be Friday, September 26th. Hope to see you there!
Here are some pictures from 2004! (If you have any pictures from any years, please email Emily and let her know…she’d like [...]
Dig a Little Deeper
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged elder's corner, Romans on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Romans 11:33-36
33 Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out!
34 “Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?”
35 “Who has ever given to God, [...]
Jackpine Retreat
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We are grateful for another year of camping at Jackpine Retreat!
God blessed us with good weather and rain too, plus lots of Christian friends and family to fellowship with.
This year’s theme was Running the Race.
Bobby Blanshan led us through a 4 sermon series on Preparation, Participation, Perseverance, and The Prize.
1 Corinthians 9:24-25
Do you not [...]
Love the Lord’s Teaching
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged love, Psalm on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Do you get excited when you learn something new from the Lord? Are you in awe when you see God’s Word becoming real in your life? Psalm 1:1-2 teaches that we shouldn’t listen to sinners or imitate their behaviors; instead, we should love the Lord’s teachings and think about them day and night. The psalm [...]
From the Archives – Go for the Gold
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged archives on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For 4 years, the youth at Bemidji Church of Christ were involved in creating a church newspaper entitled: Good News. Published monthly, from 1997 to 2000, the youth were in charge of articles, interviews, ads, and all other content. We thought it would be fun to “bring some back” from the archives [...]
September Holidays
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged family, friends, holidays, outreach on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I know…we don’t normally think of September with any holidays except Labor Day. But there are some crazy and inventive people out there! According to Holiday Insights, you can create your own holidays and special days and have them put on a national list.
Every month or so, [...]
How Much Do I Need God?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 1 John, elder's corner on September 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Last night, yesterday, last week – all are over. I got some things done that I should have, but didn’t do everything I wanted to or should have done. I did some good things, I did some not so good things. I made some right choices, and some wrong choices. But for [...]
We’re On the Move
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged building project, letter, memories on September 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Below is a letter compiled by one in our congregation, asking for memories and stories regarding the Bemidji Church of Christ. Please feel free to contribute by adding a comment below or sending it to the contact at the end of this letter.
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Here in Bemidji we have [...]
