Unity: ONE Way

Be Subject to the Elders (I Peter 5:5)

We have some great Elders at our church!  

They lead us in our church.  They are put to certain tests and they have to do a lot of hard work and take care of everyone in the whole congregation.  

They are my friends. 

"Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” -I Peter 5:5

 Our Lads to Leaders kids had a dinner for them.   We all cooked, and did all of the preparing for the dinner.  It took all night Saturday, and then the Dinner was Sunday after services.




Some of the kids made meatballs.

Some of the girls made little garlic bread sticks.

As for me, I got to do the cucumber peeling and grating with a cheese grater.  



We made little slices of cucumbers for the salad. 

We set up fancy tables in the basement of the building. 

 It was not hard, but Mrs. Ashley wanted us to set the silverware perfectly. 

The napkins had to be placed on the table just so. 

Next, we made Desserts, which were little brownies put in cups, then made in layers of pumpkins and then brownies and pumpkin again.  Then at the top we put whip cream.  












We decorated the Tables with acorns and leaves and little pumpkins and pine cones to make it look like Autumn. 









 Last of all, we made salads for everyone. 

Each kid had an assigned Elder and his wife to tend to.  I got Mr. Larry and his wife.  

He was fun because he talked a lot.   


 

 We talked about fishing, hunting, Arkansas, getting in our Boat, and just having plain fun.

All the kids served the Elders and their wives.  

Paul Yoder  and Miss Janet

Miss Jennifer and Darren Crowden

Miss Lori and Grant Deitch

Tim Williams and Miss Patti

Making Dessert

Making the Salad

I like having Elders because they can help me memorize verses, learn about the Bible,

 and they are fun to talk with. 

"So I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder and a witness of the sufferings of Christ,

as well as a partaker in the glory that is going to be revealed:

shepherd the flock of God that is among you,

exercising oversight, not under compulsion, but willingly,

 as God would have you; not for shameful gain,

but eagerly; not domineering over those in your charge,

 but being examples to the flock. And when the chief Shepherd appears,

you will receive the unfading crown of glory."

I Peter 5:1-4

Super Heroes: Beating Down Evil

     My cousin, Brayden and I like to dress up like Superheroes.  

We imagine we have super-powers, and we do lots of good deeds and help beat down evil and let good win. 

"In due season, we shall reap, if we do not lose heart." 

Galatians 6:9

I think this verse means that if we keep believing in God,
 and we don't give up (lose heart), 
will overcome 

anything in life.   

Our enemies may be nicer, 
our schoolwork

will come easy to us, and we will have friends. 

Our life won't be as Hard as it used to be,
 because we will grow close to Jesus by praying,

 listenting to music that praises Him, 
and reading more about the Bible. 

Unity: ONE Life

     A friend of our family went to Afganistan.  He was 20 years old.  He was a Marine.  His name was Dane.  He saw all the people that were dying, on his team and on the other team.   Other people got diseases.  He saw all that death, and got depressed.  

     Dane was so depressed that he couldn't eat or drink.   He had super bad dreams and got so scared when he got home.  One day he felt so depressed.  He told his mom "I'll feel better some day."  He was so sad that he got a pistol and he shot himself right in the heart.  

     He died.  The whole family was so, so sad.  

     There was a walk, a 5K, called "Walking out of the Darkness."  This was for helping suicide prevention.  Every fifteen minutes, people die of suicide.  That is not right.

 Dane's Family and my family walked in the 5K, 
remembering Dane.
We look happy, but we were very sad.

     The Bible says not to kill.  That includes not killing yourself.  Dane was a Christian.  He went into the Marines because he wanted to help people.   He wanted to help our country.   But he was so depressed because of what he saw and maybe even what he did.  He didn't want to think about that anymore.  

     I wish I could have stopped him.  I wish I had prayed to God to help him not be so depressed.  If I was at his house, I wish I could have found his gun and took it out of his room.   I wish I could have spent time with Dane and comfort him.  But I didn't know he was going to kill himself.  Nobody knew.

 I think Dane is in Heaven.   He is not sad anymore.  He is with Abraham and Jesus in Paradise, with many Angels.  I did this walk because I hate suicide.   I want people to know they don't have to destroy themselves.  There is a friend who loves them, and someone can help them, but they have to tell that they are feeling like they want to kill themselves.  No one can read minds.   We only have one life, and we must not kill ourselves or it is wasted.   That is the reason I did the Walk.  Life is too precious to let it go.

In Memory of Dane


"You are the Light of the world, oh Lord,
And You make Your servants shine,
So how can there be any darkness in me, 
If You are the Light of the World,
Yes, You are the Light of the world."
--song by Michael Card

Unity: ONE Future

Search me, O God, and know my heart.

 Try me and know my thoughts.

And see if there be any grievous way in me,

and lead me in the way everlasting!

Psalm 139:23-24 (ESV)

This is one of my memory verses I am learning this week. 

I am thinking of things that I can do to serve

others as I start being a Lad to Leader this

year. 

My Lad to Leaders Group is going

to do lots of fun projects,

but I want to do some of my own

to help other people and to show Jesus that

I love Him a lot.

The End is Near

A sign we saw while driving to Arkansas

March is coming near, today is the Mass Media deadline,

 and it is time to stop and submit my blog. 

So this IS the End!

But not really! 

 

I am very excited about the L2L Convention this year.  

We are going to Kentucky.

We have 31 people from our congregation signed up, 

so it should be the best one ever!

  I want to tell anyone who likes to write to make a blog of your own.  It is easy to learn, and it is FUN!!  

But more than that,  I hope in reading all these blog posts, you have figured out how IMPORTANT it is to make Jesus real in your life.  

The Bible says that He is the only thing worth seeking in this life. 

 The rules for L2L say that I have to end my blog today, to wrap things up nicely so they can check it out and see what I have done. 

 But I plan to keep on writing.  You couldn't keep me from writing. 

Source:  Mod Resdes Prints

What if the "End" really was near?  Are you ready to face Eternity today?  

The Bible says that you must "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved." (Act 16:31). It also says in the book of Acts that Baptism is needed for true salvation (Acts 2:38).  

Have you given your life, heart, mind and soul to Jesus?  Have you been Baptized?  If you haven't, please go to the link on the Page for my congregation above on the home page.  

You can call my church minister, Doug Hamilton, or just leave a comment, and I will help you to find someone to help you discover the REAL Treasure in life. 

 It will make all the difference!

Please check out Ladstoleaders.com for more information about all the ways you can grow and  learn more about the Treasure Worth Everything.  I hope this blog has helped you to want a more exciting life of seeking Treasure in the Bible. 

Are you ready for "The End?"  

Source:   Maranda Hawthorn

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order that it was written, please start at the 

post written on 4/13/15 and select "Newer 

Post" after reading each post.

A Treasured Skill

I like to paint.  They say good artists paint everyday.  It's like 

playing ball, or singing.  You have to practice to 

be good at it.  

I paint a lot.  I love painting water, and reflections on water. 

My watercolor for my Art Class

It takes many practices to get my work right

I am entering this piece in a
local Civic Club Contest
In January. 

Finding Treasure in Hobbies: Playing Legos

I love to work on LEGO things.
this is an "AT-AT" from Star Wars

I work hard every day.  

I have chores, school work, and I have my own small business.

Plus, I have goals.   

But a kid needs time to relax, too.

     One of my favorite things to do to relax is to play with Legos.

 They capture my imagination.  I love to build stuff.  I love to look at  a magazine, and them build what is in there with Legos.   I get little breaks during my school day, and lots of times I do Legos then.  I hope to help other kids with my animated LEGOS videos some day.  I want other boys (& girls) to know how to build this stuff, cause it is so easy.  

I thought this was cool and I liked
it from the Star Wars book

Super Scooby and the Spider Flyer

     I say that Time for Legos is a Treasure because time is precious.  At the end of my LEGO breaks, I always say, "Aw, it can't be over."  It's like I never get enough time for fun.  And I am supposed to have fun, because I am a kid.  But I have so much work to do because of my Goals.

Some of my Goals are to make You Tube Videos that help kids who can't read.  They could watch my videos, and learn how to do stuff, like LEGOS, or building Bungie Swings, or doing Science Experiments, or Cooking.  All these things are important, and that is why time for Legos is Treasured.  Everyone has only 24 hours in a day.
     

Super Scoob

The Bible talks about this topic, too.  In Matthew chapter 6,  it says, "Do not store up for yourselves treasures on Earth where moth and rust destroy, and thieves break in and steal."  Treasures are NOT just money or diamonds!  TIME is a Treasure, too!   God cares about the way I spend my TIME.

When I spend time building these LEGOS and making Videos to help other kids, I am storing up treasures in Heaven.  I don't have tons of money.  But I do have TIME.  And I can share what  I know, and if it helps other kids, then I think God is glad!

Crazy Dave's Fapping machine

Crazy Dave from Plants Vs Zombies

The Sled Car 

Front of Sled Car

For when it snows 

I am working on an animation
right now.  It is a recorded video where
my creations will look like they move. 

A list of my favorite Books 

My Distorted Face
Source:  My DS