Thanks to all who showed up, there were 9 of us in attendance including Frindle's wife. She was a neat person and here's hoping she can make some more events. The lunch at the Quakertown Red Robin was really good with excellent service. We had time to discuss the schedule for the year which remains tentative pending rally dates for this year from the CSBA rally organizers. Some things have changed but the schedule isn't much different from last year. We will be including one social event per quarter as per request from the chapter members. It will be either a stand alone event or an extended stop during a ride for a chance to hang out and connect with folk. Our winter event is a trip to the IMS in NYC on 1/22. We'll do a lunch in February in Philly and a lunch in March in Delaware county. Then in April we'll start our first Saturday of the month rides, there will be some changes to each ride with a new ride coming in October. April 16th we'll go to a bike blessing and May 14th or 15th we will attend a race to help out the CSBR (Christian Sportbike Racing Team) at New Jersey Motorsports Park. I don't want to say much more until I can nail down certain dates. I hope every one has a great new year and I hope to see you all soon.
Scripture Readings for January 2011
The scripture below is one I hope explains to people what our mission is, sort of our "big picture". I don't think it needs much explanation, but post up if you have questions.We Are God’s Ambassadors
11 Because we understand our fearful responsibility to the Lord, we work hard to persuade others. God knows we are sincere, and I hope you know this, too.
12 Are we commending ourselves to you again? No, we are giving you a reason to be proud of us, so you can answer those who brag about having a spectacular ministry rather than having a sincere heart.
13 If it seems we are crazy, it is to bring glory to God. And if we are in our right minds, it is for your benefit.
14 Either way, Christ’s love controls us. Since we believe that Christ died for all, we also believe that we have all died to our old life.
15 He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.
16 So we have stopped evaluating others from a human point of view. At one time we thought of Christ merely from a human point of view. How differently we know him now!
17 This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!
18 And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.
19 For God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself, no longer counting people’s sins against them. And he gave us this wonderful message of reconciliation.
20 So we are Christ’s ambassadors; God is making his appeal through us. We speak for Christ when we plead, “Come back to God!”
21 For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
Happy New Year!
