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SWAT WEEKLY UPDATE - January 28, 2012

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Hi family! We're already at the end of January 2012.  How many of you are holding strong to your New Year's resolutions? If you're one of the few, I applaud you.  If you're like me, you want to better your relationship with God.  Here's a devotional from Rick Warren on meditation.  Enjoy!

God Wants Us To Chew On His Word
by Rick Warren

“Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.” (Joshua 1:8 NIV)
I can remember hearing great sermons or in-depth Bible teaching and wondering how the teacher found all those great nuggets of truth in God’s Word. That’s why I wrote my first book 35 years ago: to help people like me. Rick Warren’s Bible Study Methods shares 12 methods of Bible study, such as the chapter summary method, the topical method, and the verse-by-verse method.
One of my favorites is the devotional Bible study method. If you were to summarize the devotional method in one word, it would probably be “meditate.” For many, the word “meditate” is a bad word. They associate it with Eastern or New Age religions. Some Christians, when they think of meditation, picture people folding their bodies into pretzels and contemplating the lint on their navel.
That may be Eastern or Buddhist meditation, but it’s not Christian meditation. The Bible uses the word “meditate”29 times in the New International Version to describe a believer’s devotional life. God wants us to meditate.
He promises us that if we meditate on Scripture, he’ll bless us. Joshua 1:8 says, “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (NIV).
So, according to God, you have to meditate on his Word if you want to be successful.
So how do you do it? Grab a dictionary and look up a synonym for “meditation,” and you’ll probably find the word “rumination.” You probably don’t know that word unless you happen to be a farmer. Rumination is what a cow does when she chews her cud. She rolls her cud over and over in her mouth.
That’s similar to how you meditate on Scripture. Cows eat the grass, chew it up, and send it to their stomachs pretty quickly. There it lies in the stomach, soaking up all of those acids and chemicals. Then, after a while, the cow burps it back up with a new and renewed flavor, chews on that grass and some other grass, and does the whole process over again. Cows repeat this several times. They get every ounce of nutrition out of the grass.
Biblical meditation is kind of like that; it’s thought digestion. God wants us to get every ounce of spiritual nutrition out of his Word. He wants us to chew on it, digest it, and then chew on it some more.

God Bless!
Tioata E. Filemu
SWAT Ministries Coordinator

A message from your SWAT LEADERSHIP team... 
CHILDREN'S CHOIR: Happy Happy day! What an awesome job our kids did this past Sabbath! Thank you kids and parents for being there even through our change of schedule. Jaci and Elijah did an excellent job leading out and our choir backed them up to perfection. I even heard that there were tears and a standing ovation! Thank you Lord for using our children. Our next rehearsal will be February 10 at 6. See you then! - Rashida Dossman, SWAT Children's Choir Director.

CHURCH FOR KIDS:  Praise goes to the almighty for a wonderful start of Church for Kids. First of all I want to thank all the parents who took the time to bring your children to WGS. It is so important to nourish our children with the spirit of God and to be surrounded with friends and family who believe in the blessings that come down on our families. Please mark down on your calendars February 11 for another fun day while we learn about “The Forbidden Fruit." - Sabrina Boulton, SWAT Church for Kid's Coordinator.

ADVENTURERS/PATHFINDERS: Hey Family, hope you are having a good week. Last week we continued with our nature honors. The Marine Invertebrates class went to the tide pools to get some hands on experience. This week we do not have any classes but look to next week's update to find out more information for our next meeting. Also, don't forget that the Pacific Union Camporee is approaching rapidly so look for more information about that. Don't forget to begin reading the books of Mark and I Samuel. Check out this link for more details on one of our biggest events the year... http://puccamporee.org/#/home\. - Nicholas Wolfsen & Miriama Filemu, SWAT Pathfinder/Adventurer Directors.

YOUTH/YOUNG ADULTS: Hey guys, it's going to be another full weekend. Friday night we have our Jam Session from 6:30p-8:30p. Saturday afternoon begins our Biblebowl study classes.  I want to encourage all of you to join our studies, you've never experienced the scriptures the way we bring it to you.  Study sessions are from 2:00p-4:00p. Later that evening is our Bowling Night here at Westminster Lanes from 7p-9p and then Sunday is our SWAT Leadership Meeting.  I know some of you will be heading to the Jr./Sr. Bible Camp this weekend. We will miss you. We wish you safe travels. For the rest of you, I can't wait to see you guys this weekend!.  - Tioata E. Filemu, SWAT Youth Ministries Leader.

YOUTH FLASH LIGHT (Sabbath School): Go to www.cqbiblestudy.org and study this week's lesson. See you all there.. - Marc Nomura/Scott Callendar/Enjoli Pyburn/Tioata E. Filemu, Youth Sabbath School Instructors

 ***check out our facebook page for cool pictures and reminders
of upcoming events - westminsteryouthswat@gmail.com or http://www.facebook.com/reqs.php?fcode=0aab83fda&f=100000466545707#!/profile.php?id=100001581997314

***Also, check out Pastor Royes' sermons online at www.thydailybread.org courtesy of Bro. Eric DeAnda  

January Birthdays  -  SWAT wishes each of you a Happy and Blessed Birthday.
Erica Polk - 1
Scott Gatewood - 2
Breanna Dossman - 2
Sam Boulton Jr - 3
Mike Castleberry - 3
Amelia Magos - 5
Eiko Robinson - 8
Paul Uyeda - 9
Raycheal Antonio - 12
Breanna Jeffers - 16
Josefina Aguirre - 17
Marisa Gonzalez - 17
Sandra Woodcock - 20
Adriana Crawford - 21
Kiara Taylor - 21
Ernesto Rodriguez - 24
Kiki Leichman - 24
PJ Morgan - 24
Cristi Morgan-Exum - 24
Jacob Josiah Morales - 26
Ron Hart - 28

THIS WEEK
Wednesday - January 25, 2012
- 7:30pm: Prayer Meeting  

Friday, January 27, 2012
-6:30pm JAM SESSION
-7:00pm SWAT Leadership Meeting *Cancelled*

Sabbath, January 28, 2012
- 9:45am FLASH LIGHT - Sabbath School
- 2:00pm Biblebowl Study Groups
- 7:00pm-9:00pm SWAT Social "BOWLING NIGHT" Westminster Lanes - 6471 Westminster Blvd, Westminster CA 92683 $14.00 for shoes and two hours of play.

Sunday, January 29, 2012
SWAT Leadership Training Day

NEXT WEEK
Wednesday - February 1, 2012
- 7:30pm: Prayer Meeting

Friday, February 3, 2012
- 4:00pm - 6:00pm Biblebowl Study Groups (Tentative time)
- 7:00pm THE BEAT - Guest Speaker: Doc Dossman "Jesus Christ... Lord or Lunatic"

Sabbath, February 4, 2012
- 2:00 pm Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.
- 4:00pm Biblebowl Study Groups

Sunday, February 5, 2012
- 10:00 a.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

UPCOMING EVENTS
Saturday, February 11, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. SWAT Social 

Sabbath, February 18, 2012
- 2:00 p.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Sunday, February 19, 2012
- 10:00 a.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Saturday, February 25, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. SWAT Social 

Friday, March 2, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. Youth: THE BEAT - Speaker: Michael Ambrose

Sabbath, March 3, 2012
- 2:00 p.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Sunday, March 4, 2012
- 10:00 a.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Saturday, March 10, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. SWAT Social 

Sabbath, March 17, 2012
- 2:00 p.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Sunday, March 18, 2012
- 10:00 a.m. Pathfinders/Adventurers Club Meetings.

Saturday, March 24, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. SWAT Social  

Sunday, March 28 - April 1, 2012
-Pacific Union Conference Pathfinder Camporee
- Pathfinder Bible Experience Competition: Pacific Union Conference (Books: Mark & 1 Samuel)

Friday, April 6, 2012
- 7:00 p.m. Youth: THE BEAT - Speaker: Tuipala Poti

April 13 - 15, 2012
-Pathfinder Teen River Trip

April 20 - 22, 2012
- Pathfinder Bible Experience Competition: North American Division
- Silver Springs, Maryland (Books: Mark & 1 Samuel)

April 28, 2012
-SECC Biblebowl Competition - Mt Rubidoux SDA

Saturday, June 9, 2012
SWAT Drama: Come Just As You Are (Inglewood) 

Stay tuned for details for our SWAT Mission Trip in June.

SWAT SPORTS
Come support our youth! Parents and youth, send in your Game Day
Schedules and we'll post it for all our family to see so they can come out and
support. LET'S GO, SWAT!   Please submit new Winter Sports schedules.

SWAT Prayer Requests
 ***Patricia Boone
***Walker family
***Henry Huynh
***Maurice Elston

Children's Choir
Director: Rashida Dossman
Assistant Director: Marlene Payan-Iverson

Church for Kids
Jeanette Heald
Sabrina Boulton
Rashida Dossman
Marlene Payan-Iverson
Maria Navarette
Marc Nomura

Adventurers
Nicholas Wolfsen
Miriama Filemu
Enjoli Pyburn

Pathfinders
Nicholas Wolfsen
Kolone Filemu Jr.
Jeff Devera
Gaby Ruiz
Jorge Ceja
Marilyn Wolfsen
Tom Wolfsen

Youth/Young Adults
Tioata E. Filemu
Paul Uyeda
Pablo Aguilar
Edith Aguilar
Johnny Duran
Stan Mullen

Youth Council
Pres. - Luamy Aguilar
VP. - Leslie Ruiz
Sec. - Celeste Rivero
Tres. - Elaine Rivero
Sports/Social - Janet Sosa
Sports/Social - David Serrano
Sgt at Arms - Andrew Mitchell
Nathanael Moore
Dehvon Brown
Henry Huynh
Andrew Dossman
Michael Acierto
Tioata E. Filemu

Media Team
Miriama Filemu
Lorraine Delgado
Erica Polk
Elaine Rivero
Nathanael Moore
Alvin Delgado
David Serrano

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SWAT YOUTH MINISTRIES
14362 Willow Lane
Westminster, CA 92683
714-897-4026

^"Go ye therefore, and teach all nations..." Matt. 28:19