Bonfire & Retreat Registration Deadline

Two Important things to remember for this Wednesday at the Shire ...

FALL RETREAT REGISTRATION DEADLINE

This Wednesday is the deadline for registering for the Fall Retreat at Camp Hebron from October 30-November 1. Click here for the details ... what is due on Wednesday night is a $25 deposit and you signing up :)

BONFIRE AT THE DAUBERT'S FROM 6 PM - 8 PM THIS WEDNESDAY

Here's what you need to do ....

• Bring along a bunch of friends


• Bring a dessert or side dish to add to the hot dog meal


• Bring a flashlight …


• Let Pastor Derek know if you'll need a ride from the church to the Daubert's ... the van will be departing from the church at 5:30 p.m. and returning back by 8:15 p.m.

(If you do need a ride or directions to the Daubert's, please email Pastor Derek at derek@devonshirechurch.org)

This Sunday It Starts

The Shire is kicking into the use of a new curriculum during the Sunday School class time for both our middle and high school class. What is starting this Sunday is a curriculum plan purposed with taking students through God's Word. If you'd like to get more details on the plan click here ... but here's the gist ... over 6 years, a student will be taken through the entire Bible in 3 years and then over another 3 years teens will focus on Biblical subjects that teens need to know.

Here's the deal teens: You know change - fashion, technology, and entertainment ... But God says His Word will last forever. We want you to know you Scriptures ... not only will God's Word last forever, but it is POWERFUL! (Is. 55:10-11)

PARENTS: We want to encourage you to bring your young people and involve them in these classes ... as part of our way to involve you in this plan each week, you'll recieve a family devotional that will help you have an idea of what your student is learning, and also a little devotional that you can use to have your own discussion with them that will help towards getting them thinking about what they will be learning on the upcoming Sunday.

Click here for this weeks devotional.

That's it! So bring your Bible and get ready to start working through the Scriptures ... CLASS STARTS AT 9 AM THIS SUNDAY!

“For as the rain and the snow come down from heavenand do not return there but water the earth,making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose,and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:10-11

Way to Sing

Hey Shire Folks,

 

Way to sing last night! … your voices nicely filled the room with a beautiful sound, it was great to see everyone ready to sing to our God and about our love for our Savior … the One who is “mighty to save”! Thanks Andrew and Joey for playing!

 

Here’s some pics from the high school’s trust falling … but most importantly, I want to encourage everyone to keep digging into God’s Word and applying it to your life … it’s so worth it … Remember: “… He will make your paths straight.” (Proverbs 3:6)

 

Next week, we’re looking forward to seeing you at the Daubert’s for the Bonfire at 6 p.m.!  Bring along a bunch of friends and some kind of dessert or side dish to add to the hot dog meal, and a flashlight … If you need a ride, the van will be departing from the church at 5:30 p.m. and returning back by 8:15 p.m.  (If you do need a ride, please email Pastor Derek back at derek@devonshirechurch.org)

 

Have a great weekend!

This Week's Shire Announcements

Hello Everyone!

Just wanted to send you all an email to give you an update on happenings at the Shire over the next week or two:

1.       WAY TO GO!: Firstly, if you haven’t seen the pictures from last Wednesday night outing at Morning Star, you get check them out at this by clicking here … way to go everyone!

2.       WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Tomorrow night, we’ll be meeting back at the church at 6:45 p.m. meeting as a Middle School Group and a High School Group – bring along your Bible and a friend!

3.       FALL RETREAT: REGISTER TOMORROW NIGHT!: The Fall Retreat is going to be here before we know it and it promises to be a great time of getting away together for the weekend of October 30^th – November 1 … be sure to get in your $25 deposit and registration tomorrow night before we get past the deadline.  If you need more details and a registration form then click here

4.       THE SHIRE’S BONFIRE NIGHT AT THE DAUBERT’S: Lastly, next week, September 30^th, the Shire is going to be meeting at a special time of 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Daubert’s. We’ll be having dinner, smores, etc … together up there … we’ll send more details out during the next week. But start inviting your friends to come on out for the night … it’ll be a good time J

That’s it for now … see you tomorrow!

Trusting in Him,

Derek

 

1250 Bottles

Nice job serving to all the students and leaders who helped out last night at Morning Star!

Here's what we accomplished: some vacuuming, sorting and organizing clothes, sorting through toys, and preparing 1,250 baby bottles for their fundraising project called, "Baby Bottle Blessing." Way to go guys!

Check out the pics at this link.

If you're interested in learning more about the work of Morning Star click here: http://www.morningstarchoices.com/

Through It All

Some times we wondering why we face hardship in life. These hardships can be physical, emotional, circumstantial, relational, spiritual, or maybe even financial ... but here's the encouraging thing ... in Romans 8:28, Paul says, "And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose." Life can be real hard, but be encouraged and know that God is working things for the good. Through it all ... keep trusting him.

If you couldn't make it to the Shire tonight, here's the little interview we showed of Nick Vujicic and Bethany Hamilton. It's encouraging to see these to using there lives to spread the name of Jesus. He's got a plan for all of us ... may we be faithful.

If you can't see the video ... click here

Check out these links to find out more about Nick and Bethany.

http://www.heartofasoulsurfer.com/

http://www.lifewithoutlimbs.org/

Where We're Headed

It was great to see everyone out at the Shire last night! We had a great time socializing, worshipping and digging into God's Word for encouragement and direction. If you weren’t able to make it out, here’s what we talked about and where we're headed with our discussions at the Shire.

Especially this month, but in one way or another throughout all we talk about this year, we're going to be focusing on the issue of "trust." Trust is foundational to any relationship - whether we're talking about our human relationships or our relationship with God.

Proverbs 3:5, 6 says, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart ..." Many of us can quote this verse, but, honestly, there are times when it's not all that easy of a thing to do ... think for a moment of the world that we’re living in ... many of us (and all of us will) are seeing and experiencing a great deal of hard stuff that could make it easy to think that it's not worth trusting anyone and maybe even God.

Pray that yourself and all of us will grow in our love for the Savior and know that he is trustworthy. He is with us through it all. Really, isn't that what it all comes down to in our relationship with God ... Our Savior asks us to just keep on trusting him more and more as He leads us.

We're looking forward to seeing God work in our midst and around us this year!

For His Renown,

Derek

"100 years from now the only thing that will matter is a person's relationship with God."