1.30.20 Weekly Update

Remember that time you were scurrying around to get things in order for Christmas?  What feels like yesterday has been replaced with baseball practice and tennis matches and soccer and .........  The "old folks" used to tell us that time seemed to move quicker with age, to which I laughed or maybe begged that it would indeed move quicker.  Now I find myself asking for it to slow down.  Paul knew the value of time and using it wisely.  For that reason he encourages us to "redeem the time"  in Ephesians 5:16.  Don't put off, don't forget to love those around you  Don't forget to stop as you rush.  Don't forget to love as you discipline.  Don't forget to squeeze as you hug.  James would remind us that life is nothing more than a vapor.  In light of this...redeem the time.  Yes, Christmas will be here in 2-3 weeks I suppose.  But don't allow 11 months to slip by without having invested in the things that should matter most.  In other words, redeem the time.  And Merry Christmas!

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Last Night

Smaller crowd than usual last night.  We typically have many of our students participating in spring sports and we also know of many who are sick.  So praying for those students in the midst of tryouts and for those dealing with sickness!   
Last night we continued our series in James.  Having dealt with the reality that we are to be DOERS of the Word as well as HEARERS of the Word, James begins what will be examples of what it looks like to "DO THE WORD."    Andrew's sermon is attached below for you to take a peek at where we've been.

Favoritism & Prejudice
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Coming Up

Just a few things for you to take note of as we make the push to Spring/Summer.

• February 8th - 15th - 22nd:  ROCK LAB - This is a continuation of our time at Refuel.  We'll take the book of Colossians, dive in, and get the gold.  It's a great resource for our students and for you too!  Parents are invited to come!   We'll kick off at 6:30p at the Altman house.
• February 29th - GIMC:  We do have our service on March 1st for the GIMC but that Saturday is the big day for our ministry.  We'll work with the church at large to canvas our area and then that night we'll hang out with our missionary, Mike Outten, here at the church.  We'll let you know what time that will be as we get close.
• March 13th-15th - DNOW:  This is a huge weekend for our ministry and area.  We'll partner with several other church to make this weekend happen.  To learn more about DNOW in general please visit the DNOW page on our website.   WE ARE STILL IN NEED OF HOST HOMES.  Get with us if you're able to help with that aspect.  Sidenote: We do realize that the Central HS prom is that Friday night but we had very little options with dates and ultimately had to go with this particular weekend.  Apologies!  But any student attending prom can join us Saturday morning.
• SWEATSHIRT & HOODIE ORDER:  We'll be placing an order for sweatshirts and hoodies this afternoon.  The price will be $20 for either.  Maroon and Navy will be the options.  If you would like to ensure your student has one in their size please email Chris@roopvilleroad.org by 3p on Thursday.  We will be getting some extras and there is a possibility we'll do another order.

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That's it for this week!
Love you all and so thankful we get to serve and live with such a great group of parents!
In Christ,
Chris