Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Baby baby baby oh!
Fun times tonight, learning that we need to crave spiritual milk like newborn babies!
MIA 1 Peter 1:13-2:5
MIA-Minds in Action. Prepare your mind to take action. What are you filling your mind with? Jesus or the World.
Don't be IGNORANT. vs 14.
Self-Discipline is a must. You gotta choose to make time for reading God's Word, but He's worth it. It's all about obedience. You can't live a holy life if you don't obey God. Discipline is a way to DENY SELF. Self-discipline is hard. Just like dieting-it ain't easy, but Jesus is worth it. You can do this when you focus on the Hope we have in Jesus and the GRACE that God gives us. Part of obedience is getting rid of stuff. Things that need to be MIA missing in action: Wickedness, Deceit, Hypocrisy, Envy, Slander. Part of obedience is also loving others.
You gotta Crave the Word.
-Hailey and Victoria
Don't be IGNORANT. vs 14.
Self-Discipline is a must. You gotta choose to make time for reading God's Word, but He's worth it. It's all about obedience. You can't live a holy life if you don't obey God. Discipline is a way to DENY SELF. Self-discipline is hard. Just like dieting-it ain't easy, but Jesus is worth it. You can do this when you focus on the Hope we have in Jesus and the GRACE that God gives us. Part of obedience is getting rid of stuff. Things that need to be MIA missing in action: Wickedness, Deceit, Hypocrisy, Envy, Slander. Part of obedience is also loving others.
You gotta Crave the Word.
-Hailey and Victoria
Puddin in Yo Face--Bottle's Up
Like a newborn baby CRAVE pure spiritual milk. So we raced eating nasty pudding and drink coke from a baby bottle. It's was ridiculous. Sure there are pics to follow or ask a youth for a video.
-Victoria
-Victoria
Sunday, August 26, 2012
I am not the same
This morning we sang "I am not the same" in our worship service. What a great message! Lately the Lord has been really showing how I really am not the same. Through conversations with you guys, I have just been taking trips down memory lane of my life in middle school and high school.
Man, I am NOT the same anymore.
I struggled so much with finding my identity in what guys thought of me and in being "popular". I found my worth in having a boyfriend and wanted so desperately to be his everything.
The Lord has truly changed my heart. It's hard to see sometimes, but He really was working all along. I blush now when I think of the pit of sin I played in during middle school. But the Lord change my heart because that's what He is in the business of doing.
Chances are, He has changed you too. You just need to take a moment and look back. What were you like a year ago, or maybe three years ago? Are you different now? In the girls small group we recently talked about how we need to tell each other when we see how the Lord has changed them. It's hard to see it in your own life. So encourage each other!!
Be encouraged youth, the Lord is doing a great work in you- and He is not finished!!!
(song lyrics for I am not the same by Aaron Keyes)
Man, I am NOT the same anymore.
I struggled so much with finding my identity in what guys thought of me and in being "popular". I found my worth in having a boyfriend and wanted so desperately to be his everything.
The Lord has truly changed my heart. It's hard to see sometimes, but He really was working all along. I blush now when I think of the pit of sin I played in during middle school. But the Lord change my heart because that's what He is in the business of doing.
Chances are, He has changed you too. You just need to take a moment and look back. What were you like a year ago, or maybe three years ago? Are you different now? In the girls small group we recently talked about how we need to tell each other when we see how the Lord has changed them. It's hard to see it in your own life. So encourage each other!!
Be encouraged youth, the Lord is doing a great work in you- and He is not finished!!!
(song lyrics for I am not the same by Aaron Keyes)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Come and See
When we experience Jesus, we can't just sit around and be complacent. We have to GO and TELL what we have SEEN and HEARD. We should tell people about Jesus. We should tell friends and family about Jesus so they can, Know, Grow and Go.
We need to explain our experiences.
This is what it looks like in John 1: 29-51:
See-Testify-Follow-Tell (John 1: 34, 37, 39, 41)
Believing in Jesus comes from experiencing Him. We need to point people to Jesus. We are either pointing people to Jesus or away from Him. We are the only Bible some people will ever read. Christians job is to point people to Jesus.
-Hailey and Aaron
We need to explain our experiences.
This is what it looks like in John 1: 29-51:
See-Testify-Follow-Tell (John 1: 34, 37, 39, 41)
Believing in Jesus comes from experiencing Him. We need to point people to Jesus. We are either pointing people to Jesus or away from Him. We are the only Bible some people will ever read. Christians job is to point people to Jesus.
-Hailey and Aaron
Back in the Groove at the Grove
We will begin posting a summary of Wed. Night Youth Group lessons beginning TONIGHT!!!
This will be a great resource for PARENTS to see what is going on and would be a great way to engage your son/daughter in conversation about Jesus!!!!
Also, STUDENTS can ask questions and comment about how things are going in their lives and what's on their mind.
Justin
This will be a great resource for PARENTS to see what is going on and would be a great way to engage your son/daughter in conversation about Jesus!!!!
Also, STUDENTS can ask questions and comment about how things are going in their lives and what's on their mind.
Justin
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