Moos, Boos, and Udders from 5-13

Here are our Moos, Boos, ad Udders from our Community Group meeting!

- Jack's boss' mother-in-law
+ Billy's Graduation and family coming into town
~ Lisa for cleaning to prepare for the visit
+ Lisa's brother just got engaged
~ Hannah's job and finding a roommate in the next 2 weeks
+ Mark went to Asheville to play basketball, raised 25k toward scholarship
+ Mark's car repair was minor, and it runs smoother than a 5$ milkshake
+ Josh's housing arrangement
+ Josh's uncle's wife just had a baby!
~ (for the name)

Announcements
+ Free beach music at North Hills every Thursday night (Hannah and Nia are going if interested)
+ Camping trip on the beach - Leaving Saturday and coming back (see Hollar for details)
+ Yardwork for Center for Volunteer Caregiving - Tuesdays seem to work for everyone (see mitch for more information)
+ Volunteer at Vintage! (see Billy for more details)

Have a great rest of the week!

Member's Night

The next Members Night is Tuesday, 5/12/09, 7pm, at the church building. Members Night is open to EVERYBODY, even if you're not a Member of Vintage21 Church. It's a great opportunity to learn more about where we've been, where we're going, and how we're doing as God's church.
Food provided!

Moos, Boos, & Udders from 4.29.09

+ Mandy done with school with excellent grades
+ Hollar's work friend
- Park ranger's, Jack, and family of deceased
- Hollar's sisters wedding
+ Daniel's A
- Leigh's Aunt Bertha
+ Matt's house
- Beth's coworker termination, and transitioning her position

Summer at v21

SUMMER SERVICE TIMES: On May 10, we will begin our summer service schedule. Make note! Our Raleigh campus will have services at 9am, 11am, and 6pm. In Durham, the service will continue to be at 11am.

SUMMER SERIES: ADVANCING THE LOCAL CHURCH: This series will begin May 10 and will lead us up to the Advance09 conference, which is June 4-6 in Durham. The series will allow us to look at and understand what it means to be a gospel-centered church that works to bring the redemption of Jesus to the city we're in. It's going to be exciting; make sure to be there, and bring a friend!

Moos, Boos, & Udders from 4.29.09

Here are our moos, boos and udders from Community Group from this past Wednesday!

- Lisa's really really really big project at work to get completed
- Jack's friend who is having a hard time
- Beth's new position possibility and her new photography gig
+Leigh Ann's plane pull, and sister's cat coming back
- Christine's getting married this weekend, stress with Father
+ Emily's contract extended, but boo for co-worker's baby
- Mark's friend who died in an accident
+Mark's basketball tournament for scholarship
+Mark only punched one door at work
+Mark won another radio call-in at work - Tickets to see puppet comedian
+Mark's Bruce Springstein tickets

One of my favorite quotes from the night:

"I'm on a moo rampage" - Mark

As we go this week, lets learn to rejoice! I will say it again, Rejoice!

More on Matthew 28:1-10

From last night's discussion, I just wanted to share a few things that were on my heart to share.

The first, is a quote from Oswald Chambers, which I think really encompasses how easy it is for us to be unable to receive inspiration from God, mainly because we are hardened some of the familiar doctrine's like the resurrection.

God cannot reveal anything to us if we have not His Spirit. An obstinate outlook will effectually hinder God from revealing anything to us. If we have made up our minds about a doctrine, the light of God will come no more to us on that line, we cannot get it. This obtuse stage will end immediately His resurrection life has its way with us.

As we go about our day-to-day life, I hope that we will start to wrestle with the message of the gospel, and that we will seek God's inspiration to show us what it really means for our lives. Like the disciples, perhaps the more that we understand the freedom and hope that it brings, the more we will feel compelled and inspired to live a life in response.

Here are some additional verses that may be helpful to read and reflect on throughout this week:
Acts 4:13
1 Corinthians 15:14
John 20:11-19

Moos, Boos, and Udders for 4-15

Here is a list of our group's prayer requests (aka moos, boos, udders) from yesterday's Community Group!

+ Beth is training a person for her old job and she's moving to another position
+ Mark's job - getting to work with his roommates
+ Jera as she travels
- Billy and Mandy's exams in the next couple of weeks
~Josh to go back to school for web design

I hope we'll also praise God for the change in our community group, and continue to pray for Patrick and Woose as they begin to lead.