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WHAT IS LOVE?
“…forGodislove.”(1John4:8b)
WhatIsLove?Anemotion?Anaction?“HowDoILoveThee?LetMeCountTheWays”isafamouslovepoemwrittenbyElizabethBarrettBrowning,describingloveasaforcethatcanconquereverythingintheuniverse.So,isloveaforce?
Loveisnotjustaforce,loveiscomplicated.WeuseonewordinEnglishtodescribeouraffectionforeverything.IloveGod,Ilovesports,Ilovetohike,andIlovemywifeandfamily!Sameword,butdifferentlevelsofaffection.TheGreeklanguageusedatleastsevendifferentwordsfor“love.”TheBibleusedoneofthoseGreekwords,“agape,”todefineanddescribethehighestleveloflove.“Dearfriends,letuscontinuetoloveoneanother,forlovecomesfromGod.AnyonewholovesisachildofGodandknowsGod.ButanyonewhodoesnotlovedoesnotknowGod,forGodislove.”(1John4:7-8)
Loveismorethananemotionoraforce,loveisGod.Godislove!Inwhatwecallthelovechapter(ICorinthians13)Pauldescribes14differentwaystobelikeGodanddemonstrateHislove,“Loveispatientandkind.Loveisnotjealousorboastfulorproudorrude.Itdoesnotdemanditsownway.Itisnotirritable,itkeepsnorecordofbeingwronged….Wait!Stoprightthere!Lovekeepsnorecordofbeingwronged.Inathleticswekeeptrackofeverystatistic,goodorbad!InFCA,wekeeptrackofhowmanyschoolswevisit,Huddlesthataremeeting,Biblesdistributed,livessurrenderedtoJesusChrist–wekeeptrackofeverything!
ButGod’sloveisnotatrackingsystem.God’slovekeepsnorecordofwrongs.TheGreekwordwasanaccountingterm;describingapersonwhostoresinhismemoryallthemistakesorperceivedwrongdoingsthatsomeonehasmadeagainsthim.Ratherthanforgive,theyrecorditandrefusetoletitgo.Paulsays,thisisnotthewaylovebehaves!Ifyouwanttoknowhowlovebehaves,lookattheactionofGodtowardsus.WeknowGodcoulddragupourpastbeforeusallthetime,butHedoesn’tdothat!Hekeepsnorecordofoursins,Heforgives.Thatislove.
Wearelivinginatimewhenpeopleareeasilywrongedoroffended.Insteadofrecordingtheperceivedwrongsofothers,letsdemonstratetheloveofGodandshowgrace,justasGodhasshownusHisamazinggrace!Lovemaybecomplicatedandhardattimes,butit’spowerful!Sodearfriends,letuscontinuetoloveoneanother,forlovecomesfromGod.
Thankyouforshowingusyourlove,asyourfinancialgiftsareanincredibleactofloveandweareverygrateful!Asweenter2021,weaskthatyouprayforouroffice!Wearestrivingtoaddanotherstaffperson,butthattakesmoreHomeTeamdonors.Pleasejoinusinprayerthatwewillhavemorepeoplegivetothisministry.Moreimportantly,prayforusasweprepareforoursummercamp,andcontinuetospreadtheGospeltodozensofschoolsandteamsonaweeklybasis!
Ministry Update of Buckeye Border FCA
February, 2021
Rex Stump, Area Director
OneofourformerFCABaseballcoachesandhisson,havecontinuedtheirfaithjourneywithanewteam.WhatthisplayerlearnedwithFCAhascontinuedasColtWardstartedpullinghisMotorCityHitDogsteamtogetherforpregameprayer,andwitnessingtothosethatdon’tknowJesusastheirSavior.Hefeltconvictedtotalkonhisowntohiscoachandaskedforpermission,astheleader,todothisbeforetakingthefield.PicturedisColtandhisteamprayingatatournamentinFloridainJanuary.
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BuckeyeBorderFCA•1111ArrowheadTrail•Wauseon,OH43567•419-583-7013•[email protected]•www.bbfca.orgRexStump,AreaDirector•RickStraley,AreaRepresentative•EricSteinke,FieldAmbassador
BrookeChastain,FieldAmbassador•JennyStump,AdministrativeAssistant
2021 Buckeye BorderFCA Camp
Date:July17-21,2021
Grade:6-12
Location:MichindohConferenceCenter4545EBaconRd.•Hillsdale,MI49242
Cost:$325ifregisteredbyMay31,2021$375afterMay31,2021(ScholarshipsAvailable)
Deposit/Fees:A$50non-refundabledepositisrequireduponregistration.
Registeronlineat:www.bbfca.org/camp
Formoreinformation,contactusat:[email protected]
FCACampisafivedayovernightcampforstudent-athletesandstudentswhoserveasleaderson
theirlocalcampusesandintheircommunities.FCACampfocusesonteachingpracticalskillsfor
Christiangrowth,thedevelopmentasaneffectivecampusleaderandthetrainingforspiritual,
organizationalandmotivationaltoolsforuseintheFCACampusMinistry.
CAMPUS NEWS
AsschoolsworkaroundstrictCovid19rules,ourHuddlesarestillstrivingtomeetweekly!PicturedisthePatrickHenryHSHuddle,astheymeetweeklyandcontinuetoencourageoneanotherwithGod’sWord!PleaseprayforourmanyHuddlesthathaveadjustedtheirschedulestomeet.Somearemeetingoff-campus,whileothersaremeetingbeforeschoolstarts.
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WinterTeamTimesarewrappingupandwepraiseGodfortheopportunitieswehavetostillworkwithteams.Wehavelearnedaboutteamwork,makingchoices,nevergivingup,andmostrecentlybeingprepared.Usingscriptureandobjectlessons,theseathletesarebeingencouragedmentallyandspirituallytobetheirbest.
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CongratulationstotheLenaweeChristianHSFootballTeamastheywrappedupthe2020seasoninJanuary!TheCougars(11-0)tookadvantage,overwhelmingSuttonsBayfromthestartina47-0win-theirfirsttitleintheDivision1Final(8ManPlayerFormat).SomeofthekeystandoutplayersareFCAleadersattheirschool.
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