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Print it out, fill it out, and either scan it and email it back to me, or bring me the hard copy!

Registration Form - Winterfest 2009

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For your heart...

YS STUDENT NEWSLETTER #371

December 8, 2008

Contents

1. Something for Your Heart
2. Surf Report
3. Forgettable Fact
4. Potent Quotables
5. Uh, That's Funny?

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THE LIFE OF CHRIST, THE BASIS OF FAITH

Chances are, you know who Jesus is. But do you really know about Jesus? He is probably the best-known person in history, and yet there's a lot that people don't know about who he was, what he did, or why he did it. In this 48-week devotional, you'll spend time reading Old Testament predictions of Jesus, stories about Jesus, what he taught, and the miracles that he performed.

Learn more about or purchase the book "Christ" here:
http://www.youthspecialties.com/shop/product_info.php?products_id=414

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1. SOMETHING FOR YOUR HEART

Luke 1:39-45

What goes through your mind when you think about Christmas? Luke 1:39-45 records the very first response (other than Mary's) to Christmas. A baby who was still inside his mother's womb leaped for joy. Then his mother, Elizabeth, encouraged Mary that she was indeed carrying the Messiah. Shouldn't we all respond this way--leaping for joy at the birth of Jesus, the Savior, who allows us to have a personal relationship with God?

So far in your life, what's been the hardest thing that God has asked you to do?

Or what's the hardest truth in the Bible for you to obey? What did you learn from that experience?

What would help you trust God more in the tough areas of life?

Spend a few moments with God and tell him how you feel about your relationship with him. Then ask God to develop in you a joy about who he is that will last even when tough times come. (And they will come; that's how we grow.)

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Taken from "Christ" by Student Life Bible Study, copyright 2008 Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here:
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2. SURF REPORT

~ The Fellowship of Christian Athletes
FCA is the largest Christian sports organization in America.
http://www.fca.org/

~ PopCap Games
Fun free online games
http://www.popcap.com/

3. FORGETTABLE FACT

A shrimp's heart is in its head.

4. POTENT QUOTABLES

"The coming of Christ by way of a Bethlehem manger seems strange and stunning. But when we take him out of the manger and invite him into our hearts, then the meaning unfolds and the strangeness vanishes."
~ C. Neil Strait

"He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree."
~ Roy L. Smith

5. UH, THAT'S FUNNY?

Why are there flotation devices under airplane seats instead of parachutes?