Also, you can find the Fir Hill Proclaim disk online for download if you would like at digstation.

On another note, this week is Haven. It is summer, but remember you must wear pants, and a hat if you don’t want to wear a hair net.

We are working through Proverbs on Thursday nights. Add a chapter from Proverbs to your daily reading to keep up. We finished chapter 11 today and you should be through chapter 18 for June 18th. Wow, the date lines up with the chapter number, cool.

This Saturday (6/13) we are meeting to plan the next few months. Please join us at Boettler Park at 5:00 or send in your ideas before then.

We will start with a series based on the question, “How to make reading the Bible a part of our daily walk with God?” This will be a three week series and will take us through the end of April. After that, we will turn our attention to a study on how to get “Rich.” This is referring to spiritual richness not financial, so don’t worry, not budget tutorials. This study will be four weeks long and take us through May. The third study we have lined up was inspired by the current sermon series on favorite verses, or verses that changed our lives. This study will be three weeks long and take us through June. So there you go. If you are doing your math at home, or own a calendar, you know that that was not enough weeks to fill up all those months. (good observation) There are a few Sundays we will not have class. They are:  April 12 (Easter), May 10 (Mothers Day), and June 21 (Fathers Day). 

Also, There are two nights other than Sunday that we decided to have a CDS (Community Development Session) April 25 and May 23. Still thinking about June.

As for Thursday nights, we will continue our trek through our book which should take us till the end of May. Also, we will continue to serve at Haven once a month.

Thats it for now. Please check in frequently and ask questions at anytime. Our calendar will have all this information as well. (linked at the right)

Sunday is our second CDS (Community Development Session). Kyle and Laura are leading and it looks to be a fun night of sharing and getting to know everyone better.  We are going to have a “Cold Stone” night for treats. Laura and Kyle will bring ice cream. We need someone to bring bowls and stuff and Everyone to bring their favorite topping to share.

Thursday Bible Study will be at Vince and Sue ‘s. This week we will be getting into our new book, Every Marriage is a Fixer Upper, by Bill and Pam Farrell. We start about 7:00 with this night of prayer and study.

2009 marks the 3rd anniversary since YMPM started.  As the leader & teacher I want to say thank you to all of you that make our class what it is.  Your commitment to attend and to each other has helped us grow and see Christ in action in each others’ lives.  Thank You All.

On Sunday January 3rd we took the time to reflect on why it is we do this. The long & short of it is that we need each other.

Click to view the presentation from our first week of 2009.

Coming up this year we have some exciting series planned. Our first series of the year is called Dealing with Difficult People – A simple guide to dealing with the needy, manipulative, hypocritical, and overly critical people that drive you crazy every day.

We hope you’ll join us each Sunday. Our weekly Bible Study also kicks into gear again after the holidays starting mid-January.  As always use the contact link to send any questions.

God Bless,

The YMPM Leadership Team

This series will explore:

• 5 Core Promises that double your security & marriage satisfaction
• Learn the biggest marriage mistake that most couples make.
• 3 Powerful ways to improve your relationship with God.
• Why marital trials and irritations are the secret to intimacy.
• 6 Levels of communication. (most couples only get to the 2nd & 3rd level).

Many weeks we’ll have “homework” assignments that help underscore what we’ve talked about – its not required for you to do, but I’ll be bribing you to do it and the homework will help start discussions with your spouse that will make it worth the time.

Miss a week and need the homework?
Hit the contact tab and send me an e-mail and I’ll get you a pdf copy of the week’s handout.

May 18 – TXT: The History of the Bible
We know that all scripture is God breathed, but how did it get to us after He breathed it. We’ll explore the history of the bible, major people that played a role in its translation and distribution.

May 25 – TXT: Is the Bible Reliable?
We’ll look at some interesting facts about the Bible, see how historians measure the accuracy and reliability of documents and see how the Bible stacks up.

June 1 – TXT: Studying God’s Word
In the final week we’ll explore what is said regarding the studying of scripture, how it can and will affect our lives and look at some ways to put what we’ve learned into practice in our daily life.

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