January 27, 2009
I've made you guys eat some pretty weird stuff, but I must say none of them made me want to throw up more than the anchovies. Their smell almost made me gag, but I'm proud of those who took the plunge and ate them...
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Anchovies from J. P. Kang on Vimeo.
I wonder how many of them were in our little can??
I hope you guys are continuing to VOLT, I talked to one of you who already had 40 VOLTS done!!!!! That's amazing!
Hope you guys are ready for tomorrow, I sense it's going to be fun.
January 20, 2009
We're talking about prayer this week at JAM and I came across this video of two kids that aren't too happy at all that they didnt get what they wanted for breakfast.
I hope this is not what we sound like to God :)
January 19, 2009
I've read a lot of stuff saying that the things that you do now will affect you in the future. So your childhood is extremely important, the habits you get into now are more than likely going to be the habits you have 10 years from now. Which is why I want so badly for you guys to get into the Bible and making that a habit. I'm only now making reading the Bible an everyday habit, and it's a lot harder to develop new habits as you get older! So don't forget to VOLT. Joshua 1:8 says, "Do not let the Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."
Develop those good habits now so you will have awesome habits later. This is the habit that I had when I was little:
Not sure how it carries over into today, but it still was a pretty cool habit to have (by the way, none of these people are me... they are mucho better than I ever was, I am not that cool.)
I had fun at school although I am still major tired, and I get to go back to school tomorrow night!! Adventures galore. I can't wait to see you all back at JAM on Wednesday, I hope you didn't have too much fun without me :)
January 13, 2009
V (Verse) - Psalm 37:4 "Delight yourself in the Lord and He will give you the desires of your heart."
O (Own Words/Observation) - God has the biggest and best dreams, way cooler than we can imagine, already planned out for our lives! :) He's the One who created us for those dreams. When we are walking with Jesus in a surrendered relationship (delighting in Him), our hearts become purified by His truth and His super-amazing love!! It is there that we can see that God's plans for us are sooooo good -- we begin to desire and want those plans for our lives.
L (Live it) - We all want things and have dreams for our own lives, right? God wants to give us what we want just because He loves us. So often I THINK I know what I want and I begin to chase after it. For some reason I can't get it or once I do, I realize it isn't really what I really wanted. God sees my heart and understands it better than I do, He knows what I truly want and need. Instead of dreaming on my own, I will delight in God FIRST, trusting that His plans are better than mine. He will lead me safely to the desires of my heart.
T (Talk to God) - Lord, thank You for loving me so much that You want the best life for me. Thank You for giving me Your Word that guides my heart to the awesome and fun dreams that You have planned for my life. :) Help me to be delighting in You always, so that my desires line up with Yours. God, You are the greatest desire of my heart, my treasure!
January 10, 2008
V (Verse) - Proverbs 3:5-6 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight"
O (Own Words/Interpretation) - We all have to trust what God says in scripture. It is so hard and there is so much pressure when we have to try to understand everything on our own. I mean God is the creator of the world and is giving us a free list of how to make our life better. How awesome is that? It is like the teacher is putting the answers to the test directly into our brain... that's pretty cool. All we have to do is acknowledge him, read his word, do what he says and he will guide us through our life with promises of joy and happiness!!
L (Live It) - There are many times when I get impatient and try to make decisions and accomplish things without talking with God first. I think I can do it on my own. I will get frustrated and confused. Next time, I will pray to God first and wait and listen. It always seems to go so much more smooth when I do that. Then I ask myself, "Why don't I just listen to God EVERYTIME? He always has the right answers."
T (Talk to God) - Dear God, please give me the courage and strength to lean on you for understanding and quit trying to figure everything out on my own. Your my best friend and I want to talk with you about EVERYTHING. I am so lucky to be best friends with my God that has ALL the answers. Please help me to always remember that You are always there for me.
January 6, 2009
Here is my VOLT for James 1:5. Hope this helps you guys get started on your stuff this week!
V (Verse) - James 1:5, "But if any of you needs wisdom, you should ask God for it. He is generous to everyone and will give you wisdom without criticizing you."
O (Own Words/Interpretation) - We all need wisdom about making the right choices. Whether it's choosing between having Cheerios or Ice Cream for breakfast or choosing between lying and telling the truth. Getting wisdom from God helps us recognize what things are right and what things are wrong. God is pleased when we want this wisdom because it shows that we want to become more like him. We can approach God about anything that we are seeking answers for.
L (Live It) - A lot of times, when I am asked to do something, I jump right in and give an answer without even thinking or praying about it. I need to learn to turn to God before I make my decisions.
T (Talk to God) - God please give me the wisdom to be able to slow down before I give someone an answer to a question. I don't want to do anything without talking to You about it first. I want to make sure it is in Your will in my life before I jump in and commit to something. Please help me slow down and remember to pray first before I do anything else.
See... easy!!!
January 5, 2009
Hey Guys!
We had a great weekend talking about our High VOLTage Experiment. I think it's going to be an awesome way for us to get into the Bible. I'm going to post my own VOLT later this week so you can see what I've come up with and hopefully we'll get some great things from you this weekend so you'll see your own VOLT on the site.
I have come to realize that it is nearly impossible to keep the Cove Kids store fully stocked with enough goodies for everyone. It is clear that you love candy about as much as I do. Therefore, I have decided to post this video done by my an old friend at my old church in Arizona. This is dedicated to all you who love lollipops.
Jon and John Johnson- World Premier from Palm Valley Students on Vimeo.
Ok, have a great week back at school and don't forget to VOLT!!
January 2, 2009
Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you had a fantastic new year!! We had an incredible time during our Christmas Eve services at The Cove. Our 6 services were amazing in Cove Kids. If you didn't get a chance to come back and see it, we turned the hallway into ancient Bethlehem complete with a market, potter's shop, carpenter's shop, bakery, a rich woman's house, a tax collector, Herod, singing angels, and inn a stable and a certain newborn baby boy! Taking the younger kids on a tour of the city was awesome. But the greatest thing about the services was we had 75 children mark a card that they had prayed to accept Jesus' offer of salvation. Praise God! I hope 2009 brings many more decisions for Christ and we definitely need your help in doing that!
I can't wait for JAM to get started back up on January 14th. I think it's going to be the start of an awesome year for us and we'll be able to do a lot of great things. We certainly have a lot of things to look forward to this year:
- Unknown stuff I'm going to make you do, eat, say, think about, watch, sing during JAM :)
- Trips and things I'm planning for us
- Xtreme Sports Camp part 2 (coming in August)
- Hopefully a CD completed by the Cove Kids Band (If we get our act together!!)
- The new building will be finished and we are going to have an incredibly big room to hang out in during the weekends and during JAM!
- More kids coming to The Cove and hearing about Jesus Christ.
Ok, I'm out for now, I hope I see you all this weekend!
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