The school I taught at in NJ recently asked me to write a short New Year’s-themed devotional for their school newspaper. I wrote about the difference between making resolutions and living like Paul, according to Philippians 3. Since it was geared toward Jr. & Sr. Highers, I thought I’d share it here as well.
James 5:16
January 22, 2012
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Our 3:16 Foundation
January 15, 2012
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The Beauty of Grace (Matthew 20:1-16)
January 8, 2012
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Next Youth Group is Sunday, January 8
There will be no youth group this week due to the continued holiday break. Also, based on the responses to the survey about possibly moving youth group to mid-week, we will keeping it on Sunday nights. This means that our next meeting will be Sunday, January 8. A new snack list for January-April will also be distributed soon.
New Sunday School Class Starting January 15
The Jr. & Sr. High Sunday school classes will be cancelled on January 8 so that students can attend the pancake breakfast and informational session for our children’s ministry.
On Sunday, January 15, we will be starting a new series in the High School class based loosely on the book Vintage Jesus: Timely Answers to Timeless Questions by Mark Driscoll and Gerry Breshears. We will not be reading the book together (although you are of course welcome to pick it up and read it on your own!), but we will be using the chapters as the outline for the class. The chapter titles are:
College students and young adults are again welcome to join us as we study the person and work of Jesus Christ.
This is another post for my personal blog and something I’ve been brooding about for a while now. I encourage all Christian young people who have a Facebook account (or want one) to read it and to examine what they post and why they post it. It would probably be good for parents to read it as well in order to hold them accountable.
This is a post I wrote on my personal blog about the emphasis that we place on sports, especially at the high school and college level. I used to have frequent conversations on this topic with several people in NJ, and the brawl at the end of the Cincinnati-Xavier college basketball game on Saturday served as the impetus for me to put some of my thoughts in writing. I decided to post a link to it here in case the topic interested anyone.
This is part 3 of a 3-part series on helping the younger and older generations form relationships within the church. For why these relationships are needed and who they should be formed with, read Part 1 and Part 2 of the series.
Forming new relationships can be intimidating, especially for those of us who aren’t very outgoing (I, for one, am extremely introverted). There is always a risk of rejection (or just plain awkwardness) when you put yourself out there. But hopefully these tips for forming relationships between teens/young adults and those who are middle-aged or AARP members will be simple enough to avoid some of that awkwardness. For those of you who are outgoing and have no problem just walking up to someone and starting a relationship, feel free to jump right in and let us know how it goes.
(Source: pastornoah.com)
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