| 212 Degrees--Boiling Point Get On Fire For God!! Issue 9 (July 2000) |
| What is 212 Degrees--Boiling Point?? Are you wondering exactly what this thing is? Follow the link above to find out the mission statement and purpose for this new Christian zine! |
| SNACK SHACK The Bible says that man (and the rest of us) does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God. Soooooo, why not grab a dr. pepper (or soda of your choice) and some chips (hey, fat grams and calories don't count on-line!!) and check out these "snacks" from God's Word. :) | TELL THE WORLD The Bible says to confess with your mouth what God has done for you...where He's brought you from...and what He's doing in your life. Tell the world!! This section of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point is set aside for testimonies. Maybe something you've gone through or are in the middle of right now can help someone else in their situation. Maybe God can use your testimony, your story, to bless someone else and in turn bless you as well. And maybe you can benefit from something someone else has to say. If nothing else, testifying results in giving glory to God, and THAT is our divine purpose! (Because I received no testimonies from anyone this month, there will be no "Tell The World" section for this issue. Look for it next issue though! And if you have a testimony to share, please send it in! Thanks.) |
| MAIN STAGE This is the place where you can find all kinds of Christian music news. From reviews on the latest albums, to the artists' testimonies, to links to Christian music sites. This is the place to be! |
| POETRY CORNER Welcome to the Poetry Corner! Make yourself at home. There's some giant bean-bags to sit on over in the corner over there... Do ya still have some snacks left from your visit to the Snack Shack? If not, help yourself to some refreshments...the ones laid out on that table over there... Now that you're all settled in, enjoy the selection of poetry for this issue of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point. | ISSUES WE FACE Do you ever wonder if God's Word has any practical advice concerning the issues we face today? Well, guess what! The Bible has plenty to say about most of our modern-day problems and concerns. Maybe it doesn't actually use the same terms we do now...but as King Soloman advised in Ecclesiastes, "there is nothing new under the sun". The Bible was written a long time ago, times have changed a little since then. But God hasn't changed a bit, and neither have his commands! So, let's explore some and see just what the Bible does have to say concerning some of the issues we face today. (This section is not available in this issue of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point. Stay tuned for its return in the next issue! And, if you have an "issue" that you would like discussed here in the future, please send me your request! Thanks, and God bless!) |
| KNOW THE TRUTH When you get depressed it is easy to *feel* like no one cares, like God is far away, and like you are very much alone. As Christians we are supposed to go by what we *know* and not by what we *feel*. What do you *know* about God? What kinds of things does the Bible tell you for certain about God? And what kinds of things has God shown you personally about Himself? In this part of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point we are going to keep a running list of things we *know* to be true about God. But I also want to challenge each of you to start your own list on a regular piece of paper or in a notebook. Add to your list every day, and when you start feelilng depressed or alone turn back to your list and see how awesome God is!! Know The Truth!! |
THINK ABOUT IT Throughout the Bible we find many parables that Jesus told the disciples and crowds that gathered around Him. He used these parables to help make it a little easier and clearer to understand some of the harder things He was trying to tell them. These parables really caused people to think, back in Jesus' time and now in our time. Well...these "parables" featured here aren't from God's Word, but the messages behind them are. Read them and see if they cause you to "think about it". |
| SPECIAL INSERT ARTICLES This section of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point is for all the special insert articles that are not specifically for a regular column, but are just as important to read! :) I hope you enjoy them! Summer, Schedules, and God... Bow Now or Bow Later And here is the final article in the series on worship... Worship: Above Service?? Next month we will begin a new article series...this time on prayer! It should be lots of fun, so be sure to check back in for August's issue! |
| KEWL LINKS There's some pretty cool stuff on the world-wide web for Christian teens. I've put together a list of some of my favorite sites and webpages that might be of interest to some of you out there. This list is just the beginning, and I'll be adding to it every chance I get! I also welcome links suggested by others, so if you have a link that you want to share with everyone, please send it to me. Thanks! |
| HUMOR Okay, this is a new section for 212 Degrees--Boiling Point. Since everything else in this e-zine is pretty serious stuff, I thought I'd include a little bit of humor to balance things out. :) Let me know what you think! |
Link From Your Site!! Well, here's the new link graphic that I've created for 212 Degrees--Boiling Point. If you have a webpage, I'd love it if you'd save this graphic and then link to my site! If you need instructions on how to do this, just let me know! Thanks!  | |
| PRAY FOR REVIVAL This is something that I've been really thinking a lot about lately. Revival...our country, our whole world needs it now like never before. With school shootings happening so often, abortions being performed tons of times every day legally, and the occult in full-swing throughout our society, it seems that God has been put on the back-burner. I want to really encourage you to take a few minutes EVERY day to pray for revival to sweep through your country and world. Pray for your youth group and church, for your school, for your community, for your state and country....for all the leaders and people who make decisions that affect us all. Prayer is a very powerful thing...and the Bible says that when two or three are gathered in prayer, He is there in their midst. Thank you... |
MISSION'S REPORT Have you ever been on a mission trip? If so, then you have a story to tell. Please consider sharing YOUR story. Tell us where you went, how God used you and your team, what it was like, and anything else that made the experience memorable. We want to know all about it! I'd like to feature more of these "reports" in either the September or October issue...so that should give you plenty of time to write out your "report" and send it to me. I'm hoping for an awesome turn-out...remember, your story matters! Don't just leave it to someone else! :) E-mail me your story at: sonflower_16@yahoo.com. Thanks! | |
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| Note From The Editor Hi, everyone!! I hope you enjoyed this issue of 212 Degrees--Boiling Point. I'd like to thank you for taking the time to read through this magazine...I appreciate it more than you can know! :) If there was a theme throughout this issue, it would probably have to have been "taking responsibility". We all make the majority of our own choices (sure, sometimes parents make some of our choices for us...), and only we can be held responsible for our own decisions. No one else can be blamed... We choose whether to bow before God and serve Him now or wait until it's too late...we choose whether to take the time to pray and read the Bible each day or put it off until we have more time. Ultimately, we make the decision to follow Christ or do our own thing. I pray that God will speak to each of us--you and me both--and that we will listen and act according to His will...His perfect plan. May God bless you all! Until next month... Your Sis in Christ~* |
| A Quote To Live By... "The most powerful position on earth is kneeling before the Lord of the universe."--Author Unknown |
