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{Heart4Teens.com} *So Close* ______________________________________ If you enjoy this free email service, I encourage you to spread the word to family and friends that we may bring inspiration into the lives of teenagers everywhere! If you are not on the list and this has been passed along to you, you can join Heart4Teens.com readers around the world by visiting: http://www.Heart4Teens.com/Heart4Teens Visit our inspirational web site to read all the past articles in our archives and view the tons of resources we have there for teens! http://www.Heart4Teens.com/Teen_Stories _________________________________________ Over 90,000 people have listened to popular Chicken Soup Author Michael T. Powers' free inspirational message entitled: "Breathing Life into Others". If you aren't one of them just visit: http://www.HeartTouchers.com and click on the link to listen to the free streaming audio message! _________________________________________ SO CLOSE Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence? ~ Psalm 139:7 Have you ever had that all-alone feeling, even in the middle of a crowd? Even surrounded by a dozen friends, it's possible to feel terribly lonely. Though your feelings might be telling you that you're on your own, you can't always trust your feelings. The truth is that you are never alone. God is always with you. No matter where you go, no matter what you do, no matter how you feel--you are not alone. God is there. King David knew a lot about loneliness. He often felt alone and deserted. But he knew that those feelings weren't to be trusted, and he chose to trust instead in what he knew to be true about God. In Psalm 139 he reminds himself--and us--of these truths: God knows every detail of your life. He knows everything you do, everything you think, everything you feel. Even before you say a word, God knows exactly what it will be. Do you realize that you could never get away from God if you tried? Not a single place exists where God's Spirit is not present. Even if you attempted to get away from God, it's just not possible. He is always, always, always with you--even when it doesn't feel like it. God cares about the little things and the big things in your life. He cares about how you did on a test and the divorce your parents are going through and how much it hurt when your boyfriend broke up with you. Through every moment of every day--whether seemingly unimportant or clearly a big deal--don't ever forget the God is with you. Read Psalm 139: 1-10 and be encouraged by David's reminder that God is always with you. -- God, thank you that even when I feel alone, I'm really not. Remind me that you're with me at all times. Teach me to focus on the truth that I'm never truly on my own, because you're always there, too... Taken from "True Images Devotional", copyright 2006, Youth Specialties/Zondervan. Used by permission. Order the book here: http://www.youthspecialties.com/product/267056 _________________________________________ Inspired Audio -- Inspirational Audio Message of the Week! Inspired Audio is a brand new offshoot of Heart4Teens.com & HeartTouchers.com. Every week we will offer a different audio message that you can listen to right on your computer as you are surfing the net. Be sure to come back and visit each week! This Week: "Science: You've Been Lied To" by Author Michael T. Powers http://www.HeartTouchers.com/Inspired_Audio __________________________________________ Thought For The Day: "People are alike in their promises. It is only in their deeds that they differ." Verse for the Day: "Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find?"--Proverbs 20:6 Teen's Thought for the Day: "The face of a teen can say it all, especially the mouth part of the face." Parent's Thought For The Day "Babies leak. From both ends." --Bruce Lansky Coach's Thought For The Day "Football is a game in which there are 22 players on the field desperately in need of rest, and 65,000 people in the stands desperately in need of exercise." Deep Thought For The Day: It's always bothered me when people say "It's always in the last place you look." Of course it is. Why would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? __________________________________________ Author MICHAEL T. POWERS www.Heart4Teens.com Contributing Author to Chicken Soup for the Teen's Soul on Love and Friendship and 25 other inspirational books. "I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me." Galatians 2:20 _________________________________________ ALL-STAR Ministry --The Youth Church of Faith Community Church in Janesville, WI If you are in 6-12th grade and live in the southern Wisconsin/northern Illinois area and would like to check us out, we meet every Sunday night from 6:30-8:00 PM at Faith Community Church which is located at 2931 Lucerne Dr. in Janesville, WI. (About 3 blocks south-east of The Skating Place.) All-Stars: 6:30 - 8:00 PM Sunday nights! Open to all youth grades 9-12. The Outlet: 6:30 - 8:00 PM Sunday nights in the Multi-Purpose Room! Open to all youth grades 6-8. Currently we have students from Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, Milton, Janesville Craig, Janesville Parker, Marshall, Franklin, Orfordville, Clinton, Beloit Memorial, Beloit Turner, South Beloit, and Hononegah. E-mail me back if you have any questions about our weekly meetings or would like to come to any of our events that are listed below... We have way too much fun and then, most importantly, talk about issues that are relevant to you as a teenager. Upcoming Topics: New Series! Rewired: Developing a Biblical World View October 22: Creatures that Defy Evolution October 29: Image is Everything November 5: Special Drama Presentation by the Spring Creek Players! 6 PM start time! November 12: The Gates of Hell November 19: Bad to the Bone November 26: Somebody Save Me December 3: That's Not Fair December 10: Prepare to Die December 17: True to Who? December 24: No All-Stars -- Spend Christmas Eve with your family! December 31: No All-Stars -- Spend New Year's Eve with your family! Visit our youth website to see our topics for all of 2007! http://www.faithcommunitychurch.net/youth _______________________________________________ Teen Community Groups 6:30 - 8:00 PM Wednesday nights (September though May) These groups are limited to no more than ten teens and are split into Jr. High and High School ages. This night is for those teens who want to dig deeper than what we do in All-Stars, but may not be ready to be a part of the Xtreme Teens. These cell groups will also be doing special activities with each other as the year goes on to build community. Jr. High age meets at the church and are led by Kent and Rachel Martin High School age are led by Matt and Kristi Kauffman: 4339 Fox Hills (Call 758-1243 if you have any questions!) Xtreme Teens Xtreme Teens meet on Wednesday nights from 6:30 - 8:00 PM all year round at the Powers' house. This group is very extensive with weekly homework, memorization, service projects, etc. Students interested in this group will have to fill out an application, provide references as to why others think they should be involved with this, and sign an agreement as to what is expected of them. Admission into Xtreme Teens is on a case by case basis. Contact Pastor Michael for more details! _________________________________________ WHAT IS TRUE BEAUTY? Learn what it means to develop lasting inner beauty, the kind that God desires for you! By spending time in God's Word each day, you'll understand more about being the beautiful young woman God created you to be. Each devotion contains a Bible verse, a thought for the day, further reading, a prayer, and space to journal your thoughts. http://www.youthspecialties.com/product/267056 Also available in your local Christian bookstore. |
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