Reminder!

Just a friendly reminder to all team leaders we will be having a meeting at Sunset Church at 7:30 PM in the evening on June 26, 2008. The venue may or may not change so please continue to check back here for any updates!

Also the next two fellowship guides will be as follows:

CCU Softball 2008 Devotions 4 - June 22

Live it Out Loud – To Be BOLD 

Deut 31:6  - Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee

Example - Definition of BOLD – Standing Out

Leaders – Find couple of verses that God tell us to be BOLD – To stand-up for our Christian Beliefs

Here are a couple of topics you can discuss in the fellowship.

1) Spread the word of God

2) Being a humble Christian – having a good attitude

3) Showing others the Christian love

These are examples of how we as Christians can Live it Out Loud.

Group Questions

1. Name, occupation/school, favorite activity other than softball

2. What is your definition of being BOLD?

3. What do you do in your Christian Life to be BOLD

What to get out of this fellowship.

Don't be ashamed to stand out as a Christian!

Action speaks louder than word

Me + God = majority – This is what are pastor tells us all the time

Ultimately, you want people to know that you’re a Christian

CCU Softball 2008 Devotions 5 - June 29

Intro:  Who knows what this year’s theme is? LIVE IT LOUD!

Last week, we talked about “Living it Loud” by being an active witness.  This week we are going to continue down that road by talking about Living Loud by BEING A POSITIVE EXAMPLE.

Break into groups of 3-4.

Groups: (7-8 min.)

-          Introduce yourselves (name, school/job, how many years in CCU)

-          If you had to either wear a cape or a fanny pack for the rest of your life, which would you chose and why?

-          Name a famous leader (i.e. president, teacher, sports hero, etc…).  What characteristics about this person do you admire and why?

-          What makes a person a good leader? 

-          What makes people scared to be leaders?

Come back together.

1 Tim. 4:12 – “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.”

Last week, the devotional mentioned what St. Francis of Assisi said, “Preach the gospel always, if necessary use words.” That means it is our example that is important.  Actions always speak louder than words.  Great leaders lead by example. Not only Jesus’ life changed those around him but his actions proved that he was a leader who led by example.

We should desire to live lives that speak volumes into those around us.  Not through our eloquent speech, emails, or devotions, but through our lives.  It is not our words that will attract others to Christ but the lives we live.

It is scary sometimes to think about the fact that others are constantly watching us, waiting for us to screw up (look at how the media usually portrays Christians).

But Deut. 31: 6 (our CCU theme verse) says, “Be strong. Take courage. Don’t be intimidated.  Don’t give them a second thought because God, your God is striding ahead of you. He’s right there with you. He won’t let you down; he won’t leave you.” (The Message).

Do not be afraid to live a godly life, do not be afraid to live it loud. Through your example others will come to know the Lord.

End in prayer.

Scores for Week 3

B Division

FCSBC-B   1 

CTBC 7

CEBC Rescheduled

SA - B

FCBC - B 10

CBF - B   2

BB Division

SA - BB 2

FCBC - BB 12

C Division

FLCC 2

Sunset Church 17

Cumberland - C 28

CUMC  18

New Start 12

7th Day Adventist 14

A-BB Division

FCSBC - A 8

CBF - BB 11

Week 2 Scores

Division BB

FCSBC                    9

Salvation Army        6

 

Division BB

Full Life                    6

Cornerstone Trinity    13

 

Division B

Sunset Ministry        4

Cornerstone Silver    19

 

Division B

Salavation Army        9

CBF                        6

 

Division C

Cumberland                11

New Start Ministries    8

 

Division C

CUMC                        11

SBCC                        5  

Week 1 Scores

B Division

CBF.............6

CEBC..........20

SA.......................25

Sunset Ministry.....6

BB+A Division

FCSBC Agape......19

FCSBC.................8

BB Division

Cornerstone Trinty........10

SA Seniors..............................10

Sunset Church.............6

CBF............................7

C Division

New Start......................10

SBCC............................6

Cumberland....................1

7th Day Adventist............13