What are the thoughts that go through your mind when you read this? What are the experiences in your life? When have you learned and grown the most in your relationship with Christ? Have you allowed God to take you out of your element and bring you into His? Or have you fought this when He's tried to do it in the past?

IT'S BACK!

Alive and Trinity have joined forces in creating "Sports in the Park" this Summer!
Wednesday's @ 5:30pm (Kickoff June 3rd)

City Park (by the volleyball courts)

BBQ will be set up with Hot Dogs & Burgers (Bring a couple $$)
Sports include volleyball, ultimate frisbee, football, soccer and much much more!

Stay tuned for updates on "Special Event" sports.....to keep it interesting I will not say anymore!

Honestly friends, its a great way to keep connected, work on the tan, get some exercise, and make some friends!

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Earlier this year at Alive we considered our stories -- who your story has made you to be now, or what your story is shaping out to be in the future. We all have a story. Some people have quite dramatic stories -- ones fit for the next and greatest action flick if they threw in a few explosions, or perhaps it requires a box or two of kleenex. Never the less, we all are all living our current story. .... Or, are we? 

When you hear something about the Sabbath, what do you think of? Do you see it as something from the Old Testament that has no value for us today? Does it seem to be an ancient, out-of-date practice? Or do you see it as something we should be doing today? Do you think that it has value today?

            Psalm 46:10 says, "Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth." (NIV). When I read this verse the other day I was challenged again about how often I tell people that I am busy. I have fallen into the trap of our culture, where busy-ness is seen as a good thing. But, when I read this verse I was challenged as to whether God thinks it is a good thing . . . and I am inclined to say He does not think it is always a good thing.

Jesus speaks a parable about the 10 virgins and their lamps in Matt 25:1-13. I never really understood the whole pretence and purpose of the parable… But just the other day I heard this song by Misty Edwards from the International House of Prayer and the parable hit me in the gut.

It basically questioned whether I’m one of the virgins who ran out of oil because I was taking more time shining up the lantern than I was finding oil and keeping the lantern filled. In other words, am I more preoccupied with how I present myself, with how I look, with how I come across to others than I am with my relationship with Christ and my knowledge of Him?

Do I spend more time gratifying my sinful nature than I do working on building my spiritual armour? Do I know enough scripture to guard my heart and mind against spiritual attacks or life’s challenges? I would like to think that I do, but I probably know more about the affairs of pop culture and the lyrics to the top 40 songs instead.....

Does praying seem overwhelming to you? Do you regularly pray? Or is it just something you do when you are in trouble? Have you ever looked at Scripture and realized how many examples of prayers there are in it? There are many examples of prayer in Scripture that we can learn from.

1 Thessalonians 5:17 says to "pray continually." What does it mean? What does it look like to pray continually? Is it even truly possible? Or is it just something nice to say that has no practical out-working in our lives?

"Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life." Proverbs 4:23. What does it mean to guard your heart? How do you guard your heart?