Everybody likes jam

7.30 at VACC, free entry, and the sugar shack will be open (aka, the canteen).
Musos bring ya gear and make some ruckus!
If you don't play music or don't want to, there is heaps of other stuff to do. Any questions email us and we'll get right back to you as soon as we can (by Friday at least I promise)
Comment now on last friday, and whatever else you want to spam about. Keep it clean cos Frullet is watchn things for me while I'm busy with exams. Cyas! - Ryan

Soulframe come to VACC

Come to VACC on Sunday night!
The details are on the pic promo shot, but I'll just say in case: 6pm at VACC, and it's free!

Mike, we have a shot of some of the Soulframe guys with the logo, but not a whole band shot!

One80 mixin it with the celebs

Thanks to the Lerchy Brigade for putting in the hard yards at AGMF and getting our logo seen with some of the biggest names in Christian music. If you have any other amazing logo photos pass them on to me.
Dont's forget Soulframe this Sunday night at VACC. 6pm-8pm (a bit later this week). Hmmm...Soulframe with the logo. Who wants to claim it?
Next Sunday night is a baptism servive with a few One80ers showing the world that they are serious about following Jesus. Come along and check it out and support your friends who are doing just what God wants them to do.
Tonight should be a bigger than big tribal warfare.
Can Ibutho make it 2/2 or will Ilembe regain their momentum and knock Ibutho down once again? (I love Tribal Warfare)
Small group guys, don't forget your hats.(Wink, wink, nudge, nudge)

Love you guys.
Know Jesus and make Him known.
Mike

Our condolences to the Deane family

Guys Mike and Vick would appreciate all your prayers for them and their family, as Mike's grandmother passed away during the last week. They went down to Sydney for the funeral today (Sunday) and will be back by Tuesday.
To Mike and Vick, we're all sorry for your loss, and we will be praying for you. Your kids are fine, and being absolute angels.

Tribal Warfare, Boo-YA!

Guys for the next two weeks there's tribal warfare on. Both free, both 7.30 to 10 at VACC, and both INSANE HUGE TRIBALLY WARFARISH FUN-ness!
I have 4 challenges for you all (I know, that is alot, but you have two weeks so look at it as 2 this week 2 next week) they are:
1. Bring a new person, or someone who hasn't to been to one80 in ages along on a Friday.
2. Enter one of the online competitions if you get time (info on the post 4 down from this one)
3. Refer someone to check this site out and post a comment
4. Be nice to the leaders, and say boo-ya when they do something cool (it's a hillarious phrase)
PS: This is small so it won't take up much room (cos Mike always takes up heaps of room...only stirrin Mike, love ya work mate)

Salvation is Here

In my last post, we started looking at one80's 5 purposes. That is, the 5 things that one80 exists to do.
Just to remind you, the 5 purposes can be summarised in the following words...

BUILD REACH GROW CONNECT EMPOWER

Now it's time for number 2, REACH.
Purpose 2 - Reach High School students with the good news about Jesus Christ.

"...if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.... 'Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.'
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!" (Romans 10:9, 13-15 NIV)

"Say the welcoming word to God--"Jesus is my Master"--embracing, body and soul, God's work of doing in us what he did in raising Jesus from the dead. That's it. You're not "doing" anything; you're simply calling out to God, trusting him to do it for you. That's salvation.With your whole being you embrace God setting things right, and then you say it, right out loud: "God has set everything right between him and me!" Scripture reassures us, "No one who trusts God like this--heart and soul--will ever regret it." It's exactly the same no matter what a person's religious background may be: the same God for all of us, acting the same incredibly generous way to everyone who calls out for help. "Everyone who calls, 'Help, God!' gets help."
But how can people call for help if they don't know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust if they haven't heard of the One who can be trusted? And how can they hear if nobody tells them? And how is anyone going to tell them, unless someone is sent to do it? That's why Scripture exclaims, A sight to take your breath away! Grand processions of people telling all the good things of God! (Romans 10:9-15 The Message)

Here's some questions to help get you thinking AND COMMENTING. (Don't be afraid about commenting about the "God stuff" that I post here. What I would love is to see you guys commenting a number of times and commenting on other people's comments so that we can learn from each other an encourage each other. Enough said)

What is the good news about Jesus?
When did you first respond to this good news?
What difference has it made?
What is our responsibility now that we have believed the good news?
What experiences have you had, good or bad, in reaching others with the good news?

Love you guys
Know Jesus and make Him known,
Mike

P.S. My grandmother (my mum's mum) died a couple of days ago (well into her 90's!) and I am going back to Sydney on Sunday and doing part of her funeral on Monday. Please pray for me as I speak and spend time with my family and try to reach them with the good news about Jesus. My Nanna wasn't saved and neither are my brothers, their wives, my uncle and auntie and my cousins and their families. Pray that I will have courage to speak the truth in love. Thanks one80ers.

CHAIR RALLY TONIGHT!

What on earth is a chair rally?

If you went last year, you may well remember; if not come along and find out!
I guarantee, you'll love it!
7.30pm we meet up at VACC. I can tell you that it will involve being split into small groups (with your friends fo course) and will feature some of the streets around the church. Each group will have a leader with them the whole time (so no funny business PHarry)

IT IS FREE! FREE FREE FREE!
Well, if the fact it's free isn't a good reason to go, I dunno what is.
Cyas there!

A Life Changing, Earth Shattering, History Making Community

As some of you may be aware, One80 has 5 purposes. These are the 5 things that one80 exists to to. They are each summarised by a single key word. They are...

BUILD REACH GROW CONNECT EMPOWER

Purpose 1 is to...Build a community of love, care, acceptance and fun.

One of the Bible passages that comes into my mind when I think about the sort of community that God wants One80 to be is Acts 2:42-47. It talks about how the first Christians related to each other, lived life with each other and the impact that this type of community living had on the people around them.
Have a read of the passage, it's just below.

"They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe, and many wonders and miraculous signs were done by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. Selling their possessions and goods, they gave to anyone as he had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved." (NIV)

"They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers. Everyone around was in awe--all those wonders and signs done through the apostles! And all the believers lived in a wonderful harmony, holding everything in common. They sold whatever they owned and pooled their resources so that each person's need was met. They followed a daily discipline of worship in the Temple followed by meals at home, every meal a celebration, exuberant and joyful, as they praised God. People in general liked what they saw. Every day their number grew as God added those who were saved." (The Message)

So guys, what were some of the characteristics of this community?
What was the impact of this sort of living?
How would you like to be a part of something like this?
What would this sort of community look like in a One80 context?
What are YOU going to do to make this community more and more of a reality for us?

Guys, I love serving you. I love serving God with you. I count it a privilege and a blessing from God that you allow me to be a part of your life. You guys encourage, inspire and challenge me. I am in awe of what God is doing in so many of your lives. It is not just a throw away line when I write...
Know Jesus and make Him known
Mike

one80ym birthday celebrations!

Yes, that's right, we have not one, but TWO online competitions running till the end of this month, and winners will be announced at Friday Night Live on May 26.

The first is an art competition. We want your best one80 computer-based art. It includes images on one80 youth, one80ym (this site), tribal warfare, or you and some mates from one80.
It can be spiritual, or just good fun! (extra points if it's both)

The conditions:
1. Any people who feature in your image, must give consent to you, and to us to be shown on the site. This is absolutely vital for legal reasons.
2. It must be sent as a jpeg, pdf or powerpoint document (I'd prefer jpeg)
3. It must be appropriate.
4. Maximum of 2 entries

To enter, email your entries to me at i_luv_my_hat@hotmail.com, in the correct format.

The Second Competition
Write the most random story you can!
Conditions:
1. Any people who feature in your tale, must give consent to you, and to us to be shown on the site. This is absolutely vital for legal reasons.
2. It must have a storyline, not random raving. Basically, random thoughts must connect somehow.
3. It also must be appropriate.
4. Maximum of 2 entries
5. MAXIMUM 500 words!!! it was 300 but I decided that's harsh. Keep close to the limit guys please or they won't be entered in.
Again, email your entries to i_luv_my_hat@hotmail.com

There will be a prize for each competition!
Cyas!
- Ryan

NOTE: You need to comment and tell me you've emailed me so i can keep track of entries. The comment section is only to tell me you've emailed an entry.

Tribal Warfare round 2

Oh, by the way everyone, it's Tribal Warfare tomorow night. 7.30 at VACC etc etc, all free except the food and stickers, it's the last night to bring in hat forms SO DO IT NOW!
If you want to name the Tribal Warfare trophy, do it cos you got approx. till Monday to do so. Just scroll down to the post called "Tribal Warfare Update" or something along those lines (whatever update is...I don't think we've played that at tribal Warfare before) and post your ideas. Discredit the previus comments it's mainly random raving about 8 million babies and such.
Cyas tomorow! (or today, whatever day your reading this)
From your friendly but iron-fisted site administrator, rhino

Operation Sombrero Destiny