We’re having church again NEXT Wednesday, 8/25. Be there or be…. um… not part of the group that attends on 8/25.
Bring your official Big Summer Bribe Record sheet. You’ll need it filled out and ready!

Note: we haven’t ordered the prize yet, because we didn’t know if anybody was going to make it or not… so we’ll see next Wednesday.

We’re going to have a youth parent meeting after church on Sunday, September 12.

You will need:

• Brown Bag lunch
• Pen & Paper
• Thinking cap

Agenda:

1. When is the best time for us to do a D-Now so your kid can actually attend?
2. Things we’re going to be teaching in 2010-2011
   1. Generation Change = How Christians handle money (Dave Ramsey’s youth curriculum)
   2. Time management = How Christians “redeem the time because the days are evil”
   3. The Christian Disciplines = Bible Study, Prayer, Devotions, Making Disciples,
   4. Apologetics & reasoning out their faith
   5. Loving orphans and widows
3. The Youth Library in the Sallee Building
   1. Music and books
   2. Please return them
4. Upcoming 2010-2011 calendar (or what we have so far – and it is subject to change als0)
5. No camp next summer — mission trip instead
6. Parent Survey – 2 questions
   1. What do you want to see more of ?
   2. What do you want to see less of?

We hope to see you there!

We’re having a share time Sunday Night at 5pm. If you want to share with everyone what God showed you at camp, line right up! We’ll also be playing the camp video that Rachel is making. If you guys want to make slideshows or videos, feel free to. We’ll show those too. Be sure to add them to facebook when you’re done and tag everybody.

What: Camp Share Time
When: Sunday Night @ 5pm

Last night, we had a skit and learned that we need a DTR — or to Define the Relationship with God (Joshua 24:14-15). We challenged the kids this week at camp to Choose whom they will serve.

It rained yesterday and the forecast is for scattered showers today. We’ll see what happens.

We’ve got a lot in store for us today. We’re going to be talking about Holiness through the day today.

We’ll also be playing Ninja Warrior today — and you know how important THAT is.

Grace & Peace,

-Matt

If you missed the Pre-Camp meeting on Sunday, here are the things we discussed.
You also need to fill out the registration form here.
I’m going to try to update this site with pictures and stories from camp every day. Note: I said “try.”

So, to recap:

• Rules & Expectations
• Camper Registration Form
• I’m going to try to update this web site from camp, so you can know what’s going on.

Click here for the article.

A Brief Overview:

1.) You love Jesus
2.) You hate sin
3.) You love God’s word
4.) You love truth
5.) You love believers

We’re having a Pre-Camp Meeting Sunday, June 18 after Big Church.

It is for Parents AND Youth.

If you cannot attend, please see Matt for the info.

Mere Christianity Part 3 is Sunday Afternoon!!! Don’t forget to read Book 3 before then!

Grace & Peace,

-Matt

If you don’t know what to do, you can check out the one from Josh McDowell using the “Daily Youth Devotional” link to the right. If that doesn’t fill your 15 minutes, you can read some more scripture, pray, sing some songs to God, or even write a song for Him.

I prayed, read some scripture, and read chapter 3 of John Piper’s book, “When I Don’t Desire God: How to fight for Joy.”

There are tons of instances in the Bible where men & women of faith had a “quiet time” or “daily devotional.” Daniel did. David did. Tons of others. Examples of crying out to God in the morning are all over the Psalms too.

Psalms 5:3 says, “O Lord, in the morning you hear my voice;  in the morning I prepare a sacrifice for you and watch.”

Josh McDowell (a really cool guy) puts out a daily devo you can use every day. It’s on the web and it’s really easy to get to. Click here to check it out. He also wrote some really amazing books that Rachel and I both love, including “Evidence that Demands a Verdict.” It is full of supporting evidence for the trustworthiness of the Bible.

There will always be a link to his devo on this page with the other links.