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January 2010 • Volume 2, Number
1
Journey On! A Question for the New
Year
 Guess what, it's a New Year! Not
to mention a new decade. Here's a
question for you to think about
as you're wondering what this new year is
going to hold: If you died at the end of
2010, what would people remember about
the life you lived that year? Rather
morbid thought, I know. But seriously,
what jewels or crowns would you be able
to lay at the feet of Jesus after living
this year through?
I think it gives a different perspective
to thoughts of a new year. Life
is a joy, but it is not a game.
It's a battle, and we must be serious
about our part in it. This year, think,
and think hard, on how you live. I'd
challenge you with this: Make this years
prayer to God along these lines: "Lord,
let everything I do be driven by love for
Jesus, and a view of eternity."
 Trials to
Triumphs: Quick and
Powerful
Whether read, or spoken, God's Word will
change lives. This is a testimony of how
simply sharing God's Word had an
unexpected effect!
"I guess the biggest
thing coming away from the
Journey was to disciple my younger
siblings. Consequently, I have started to
get to know them better (to be honest I
didn't really know them at all before). A
couple of nights ago I just sat down and
started to talk to my 14 yr. old and 12
yr. old sisters.
"I just kinda rambled about different
things that God had been teaching me
lately. One of the big
things was hearing God's voice,
and I was saying how if Christians have
secret sins in their
lives they cannot hear God's voice.
Unbeknownst (you're thinking, “is that a
word?” so am I!) to me they went to my
parents the next day and confessed some
stuff. My mom told me about it the day
after (I think) and it was awesome to
hear. God is so good! I have also been
receiving more rhemas lately, which is
really exciting!"
"Be ye therefore followers of God as
dear children, and walk in love as Christ
also hath loved us and hath given Himself
for us" (Eph. 5:1-2).
 Life to
Life: Walking
Walking down a
path, life is good, things are
good.
I just
live, do what I like, try to do what my
parents want me to do because… well
that’s what I’m supposed to do. I have a
few odd jobs that keep me supplied with a
little spending money which is nice! I go
to church, enjoy it, I have great
friends, I like my pastors, yup,
it’s all
good.…… Wait a second,
what’s this?
For some
challenging thoughts for the day,
read Laura's
devotional
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 Lights
for the Way
 Ministering Melodies: Hymns of
Grateful Praise
Three voices, old hymns, new sound. This
CD is filled with some of the
most beloved hymns of
all time. But there are a few surprises.
Many of these will be just the same as
you've always heard them, but here and
there, you'll here words you know, but
you may catch yourself saying, "What song
is this?" only to realize it's one of the
old classics.
With beautiful and exciting
orchestration, this CD will be a blessing
to you and your whole family!
To view the list of songs and listen to
samples, visit our
web store
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 The Right
Kind Of Reading: Finney on
Revival
We've all heard of Charles Finney, but
how many of us have heard what he has
written on the subject of revival? In
this book you will not only get an
overview of Finney's life, but also his
insights into revival
and the great need for it in our personal
lives, our churches, and our fallen
culture.
View this item on our
web store »
 Stories
to Enjoy: A Calamity in the
Northwoods
"In winter every year, ice forms up on
the eves of a house due to the heat loss
and melting snow. If one does not
continually clear the snow off the roof,
the ice will form thicker and
heavier and water will begin to
leak into the house. The way to solve the
problem is to remove the snow from the
roof and pound the ice off the eaves."
Sounds like a good idea to me. Well
here's the story of a couple young men
who thought that it was just too
much work, so they came up with
a better way . . . or so they thought!
To find out what happened,
read the story »
 Updates
and Exciting Happenings!
Wow! Only a few days left to our
Journey Challenge! For those of you
who have been working on Colossians 3,
we're hoping that God has blessed you
greatly during this time of engrafting
His Word.
Don't forget to have
your parents call us to let us know
you've completed the Challenge! They can
call us on January 26 or 27 at
630-323-9800 ext. 522
Check out
livingthejourney.com to
catch up on all the amazing insights that
have been posted on the verses of this
chapter.
 Life-Changing Opportunities:
VERITY Institute: College? Try
this!
"On the
morning of August 23rd, 2009, I sat with
my dad in the airport parking lot soon to
board my flight headed for Indianapolis.
A hundred thoughts were swirling
through my head as I prepared
for this four week trip, and I was glad
when we paused to read a few
Psalms.
"As we
were reading through Psalm 111, I
suddenly stopped dead in my
tracks at verse seven. It said,
'The works of his hands are verity….' I
had read that verse before, but it was
just as if I hadn’t. It was as if the
words had leapt off the page, straight
into my heart, for I was headed to a
place called Verity Institute."
Verity Institute where education
takes it's proper place under the
authority of God and his Word.
Get a
better look at Verity Institute as you
read
the rest of Kayla's story
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