Damaged Goods: Corrupted & Restored
“Restore unto me the joy of my salvation” Psalm 51.12
Damaged Goods: Corrupted and Restored is the theme for the 2nd Annual College Week at Spring Mill Bible Camp. The mission behind the theme is to engage in the active battles that exist in our world of good versus evil. We are the reason of the war. Satan is seeking our lives while God is defending us. We will talk about the evil present in our world today and we will discuss how God is fighting for us. We are all damaged goods. We are corrupted by evil. But the good news is this: We are RESTORED!
During this week we will discuss many issues…issues that we often think we face alone however you will find out there are others struggling with similar challenges. This week is designed to be fun and relaxing, filled with worship and praise, but it is also designed to be spiritually challenging. Our goal of the week is to be REAL and to create a comfortable place to open up and share. Bring your joys, bring your pain. Bring the good and the bad. Bring the ups and the downs. Come be real for a week as we search together for answers.
We are created in the image of God, however the evil presence in this world has us all corrupted. Satan studies our lives and seeks us out…however, we have a guard in Jesus. There in fact – we are corrupted, yet RESTORED…the blood of Jesus is restores unto us the joy of our salvation. Praise God. Regardless of where we are, we are loved by God. Praise God that he still loves us although we are damaged goods.
We invite you to be a part of the experience. Please consider joining us in the ministry. And invite your friends to come along with you.
Who’s Invited? All 2011 Seniors, 2010 Graduates and College Aged People
What? Damaged Goods: Corrupted & Restored – 2nd Annual College Week @ SMBC
When? Sunday June 6th thru Friday June 11th, 2010
Where? Spring Mill Bible Camp – Mitchell, IN
Need more information? Contact Matthew Canada – canadam@nlcs.k12.in.us
15
Feb
10
Snow Days!!!
I must preface this that I am a high school teacher.
I feel like a 3rd grader again watching the news report on any evening that a snow fall might come. The news station may only say 1/2 an inch…but by the time word gets around school or better yet, around collegues…the 1/2 inch might as well be 12 inches or a foot of snow. I love it.
So, as you can guess I am sitting at home enjoying the sixth snow day in as many weeks. We may go to school all summer, but a cold snow day is glorious. And as it still snows, tomorrow may be off and then of course we will need a two hour delay upon our return. Safety first.
So…why did I become a teacher? Two reasons – 1. Summer and 2. Snow Days.
the above is not true. maybe tomorrow I will blog the true reasons I become a teacher. But to foreshadow…I love teenagers and never want to grow up.
Take some time today to enjoy the snow, enjoy a hot beverage and catch up on some reading.
11
Jan
10
Morning Commute
Windshield time…as I like to call it. I am a teacher. I was fortunate enough to land a job out of college in a saturated market teaching at my hometown highschool. Teaching in my old school…that is another story for another time. Although it is in my hometown, where both my wife and I grew up, we live about 25 minutes from the school. Thus the morning commute. Many people may hate it, but I love it. Everything is calm in the morning. I am a morning guy. I like to get up early and enjoy what the day may bring. I am typically on the road before rush hour and there is a since of stillness and peace that blankets the town. It is refreshing. I, like you, live a busy life where we are constantly on the go, so when the morning commute comes, I like enjoy it. It is a time for me to slow down, meditate and listen for God. I spend many a morn confessing to God outloud while cruising along hwy37. I spend time counting my blessings, thinking about my life and ministry, praying for my family and friends and even sometimes keroke with the radio. Windshield time. Occassionaly turn the radio off and listen…you might be surprised to what you hear.
04
Jan
10
Following Jesus
The days of my life started in church and continue in church. First, thanks to parents and now thanks to my relationship with Jesus. There is something special about worship that has always made a difference in my life and I hope that others share in this feeling too.
But although I have essentially always followed Jesus, I am just now realizing following a belief in Jesus is not the point of Christianity. I have, along with many others, always thought about christianity and church about following rules and aligning my life to a set of guidelines. Although I shed this thought long ago and abandoned the checklist, I have struggled with my spirituality. The point of christianity at this point and time to me is to passionately follow Jesus…not go to church, not simple believe in Jesus, not just do the christian thing when asked or being watched. Christianity is much more. It is about passionately loving Jesus, thus living Jesus.
Henry Blackaby puts it like this, “Christianity is not a set of teachings to understand…It is a Person to Follow”.
Christianity is Jesus…our Savior. God, created in man – Jesus – made in human likeness came and lived and died – the perfect lamb – a sacrifice without blimish – so that I may live.
Life Sucks.
Nothing seems to go right. Why? Why does it have to be me? Why can’t I be different? And finally when things start to change, something bad has to happen. Why does it seem that bad things happen to good people?
We all get stuck in the rut of life and no matter what we try to do, we don’t feel any hope. That is about to change when we understand that we don’t have to do more ourselves, but rather allow God to do more.
Till We Have FACES is a college week hosted at Spring Mill Bible Camp. This week is about coming to together to wrestle with the questions we all have. We all have a case against God and it is time we share those cases. If we fail to wrestle, challenge and question our faith and God, then we will fail to grow.
Till We Have FACES will change your life and the lives of those around you. Please consider making effort to get away from life for a week to uncover your true face – a face that was made in the image of God.
For more information about Till We Have FACES contact me at matt@mitchellchurch.org
22
Mar
09
March Madness
The buzz…The hype…The dance…The MADNESS!
I love this time of year. The smell of fresh spring air, the chirping of birds, the blinding sunshine, the sight of green grass, the sound of the ‘crack of the bat’, and of course the best thing – the ‘filling out of the bracket’. Wow.
The talk in office is the bracket. The word on the street is the bracket. The news on tv is the bracket. It’s MADNESS. And I love it. Every year I place my heart and soul into filling out the perfect bracket. I pick the winner. I pick the final four. Then I pick the upsets. Who will be the cinderella this year, I ask myself? Yet, every year its never perfect. Sure…some years my bracket is the good, maybe even the best in the pool…but it’s never perfect.
Maybe one day. Until then…
19
Mar
09
Welcome to CANADA Land
Welcome…I hope you enjoy your stay.
This is CANADA Land – I hope you had a great trip. Always remember to come back visit.
This blog is to share just a small portion of my world with you. In turn, I hope my experience, life, and complete randomness will influence you to take life series in your part of the Land.
My part of the world is messed up. Mostly because I get in the way and mess it up. Everyday I try to live out the Glory of God in my part of the world…sometimes I succed and many times I fail. Yet everyday we must pick up our cross and follow him. Here is a small glimpse of my world…I am a son of God, A husband, A father, A son, A brother, An uncle, A teacher, A coach, A friend and this is what I hope to be…An inspiration, A hero, A man of God.
I look forward to sharing with you. But I also look forward to your sharing too. I believe the only way to make it through life is to share with others. We are not alone and God did not intend for us to do life on our own. Together, we can make a difference.
Live Life. Love God.
