This past Sunday, June 22, we got together for potluck supper and did some preparation for our 
Gisele N. has arranged for our bus trip from
Beth D. suggested that we watch “Hairspray”. We enjoyed this entertaining movie while munching on popcorn, chips, and juice. There were 10 of us who were here: Beth D., Jennifer D., Katie D., Lyndsay, Breanne, Mike R., Kelsey M. and two of her friends, and Kevin S.
Jennifer D. says:
It was nice to gather youth together for a relaxing movie night at the church. It was a way to meet new people and also see familiar faces. The movie touched on weight issues and used a heavier female character to take the role of the heroine, which is uncommon in most
There were a few of us to went to Table Mountain for a skiing--Katie R. and Erika D. and myself. We went skiing with a gathering of Lutheran youths from North Battleford, Saskatoon, Shell Lake, Parkside. It was really fun. It had been a long time since I skied last so I practiced on the bunny hill before moving back to the big hill on the easy trails. After skiing, we went back to the church in North Battleford, had supper, did some games and had worship. We stayed over night and slept on the floor at church, participated in Sunday morning worship and returned home in the afternoon. It got me pumped up again because church can be fun too.
We know that Christians are called and challenged to be holy because God is holy. Being holy sounds like a big thing way up in the sky but all it really means is to be “separate”, “to set apart”, or “a being set apart”. We, as Christians, are called out of this sin-filled world to be God's children forgiven by God. A godly life is the trait of genuine Christian behaviour. As Christians who are set apart for God’s service, we are called by the Lord Jesus and given the gift of the Holy Spirit so that we can live righteous and holy lives. 
So how do we live holy lives as Christians? All the rules at home, at school and in our society tries to guide us into being obedient to the law so that we don’t hurt others and ourselves. We are taught to live by God’s Ten Commandments in the bible. The law of God is only meant to guide or rule us as “a lamp unto our feet and a light unto our path”. This may work to a certain extent but it is not the way we are called to live out our Christian faith because it may be forced on us. With Christ in our lives, we desire to obey God’s rules and laws because we love God. Jesus is the one who makes it all happen for us. We have a relationship with God when we were first baptized into Christ and made one with him. We are in relationship with Christ because He loves us and so we love him.
Without all our human laws and rules, it may seem impossible to live godly and do good works all the time. But the truth is that it is impossible even with all our laws and rules. However, we are blessed that it is God who lives in us who empowers us to live in righteousness. If it were not for the grace of God and the Holy Spirit of God, we would never be able to live in righteousness. The only righteousness we have is God's righteousness. The Holy Spirit has made us holy by bringing us to faith in Jesus Christ, redeemed us, forgiven us, and as our worship to God, we honor God by living holy lives. This is our piety to God.
