R2R:Resolute

A new year, a new resolution. But how many resolutions improve our spiritual life? Join our Saturday Night Jr. High Service for a new series about Resolutions. We will be talking about Resolving conflicts, how to live a Righteous life, how to make Reading the Bible a priority, and how to Resolute to resolute.

Resolute: firmly resolved or determined; set in purpose or opinion

This is the cool place to be on Saturday nights!

Dublin Girls Life Group!

The Dublin girls Life Group had an awesome first semester… I can hardly believe how fast the months went by and it’s already time for break! I guess time really does fly when you’re having fun! The Dublin girls group is a group of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade girls who meet once a week on Wednesday nights to hang out, fellowship with each other and learn how to apply the Word to our everyday lives. Together we have learned about how David can teach us valuable lessons we can apply to our lives, how we need to be accountable with others and be there for others every day, many different ways we can worship and serve in our daily lives, and how to “rejoice always, pray continually, and give thanks always” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18).

Some of the highlights in the Dublin group were the awesome conversations and growth we have all seen in the group, tons of fun games, pumpkin decorating, and a Thanksgiving feast! The girls decorated pumpkins with feathers, markers, flowers and sequins for Halloween and all brought a dish to share for the Thanksgiving feast the last week before break. Personally, one of the biggest highlights for me is seeing the girls have fun and grow in their walks with Christ. A couple of the girls have asked to teach when we come back from break and one girl wants to start a Christian group on her campus and teach there. These things are what make Life Groups so valuable. I can’t express how awesome it is to interact with these amazing girls each week and how blessed I am to be one of their leaders! ☺

We will be having a Christmas party on December 15th from 7-8:30 and there will be food, fun, and friends to share the time with. It should be an awesome night and we are all looking forward to it!

Love,

Tiffany!

Went by so fast...

Wow, I can barely believe that Life Groups are already moving into their breaks. It seems like only a couple of weeks ago that we started our groups. 6th graders learning what this "Life Group" thing is, 7th graders finally not being the smallest of the group, and 8th graders preparing for their final year in Jr High.

It has been such a blessing to see their lives change before our eyes. The 8th grade girls Life Group this year has been focusing on Women of the Bible and how our lives, modern day, can and should be influenced by the incredible Women of the Bible. So far we have studied: Esther, Rahab, Mary and Martha, Ruth and others. It amazes me how much we can relate to these women and what kind of questions about our faith come from hearing these stories.

Another Highlight of Jr High:

If you feel like Sunday mornings are too big for you? If you don't do very well with waking up in time for Sunday service? If you haven't already checked out our Saturday night service, you should! Every Saturday during the main service we hold a Junior High service in U1, Ronnie and I have the privilege of leading this service. Every week I am amazed at how much fun we have. Since the group is smaller, about 30-40 Jr Highers, our leaders are able to make lasting connections every week. We play tons of different games, occasionally have worship, and teach from the Word.

Hope everyone has an amazing Christmas Season! Eat too much turkey, let the tryptophane put you into nap time.

Love you all!

Heather

How Do I Look?

Over the last couple weeks the JHIGH has been going through a series called, "How do I look?" The premise of the series is pretty simple, do our lives look like the life of Christ? Christ came to show us how to live, what to prioritize, and how to live out our relationship with God.

My prayer for you is that you would look for opportunities each week to live the life God has called you to. Being a Chrsitian is so much more than a good idea or a lifestyle, it's your life. Our goal is that the way we talk, the way we spend our money, the way we care for people, imitates and represents Christ.

So how do you look? What do people see when they see you?

Costume Party Trailer!

Costume Party!

We are so excited about our annual Costume party! Make sure you are inviting your friends and remember even if you don't have a costume we want you there!

Life Groups!

Life Groups start this week! Here are the location and dates. See you at Life Groups!

Junior High Summer Camp 2010

A devotion on Holiness from YouthMinistry360

Hey Guys,

Here is a pretty cool devotion set on holiness from the guys at YM360. See if you can go through it over the next five days.


http://www.youthministry.com/sites/default/files/SYM_ym360_Free%20Devotions.pdf

SUMMER IS OVER!

Hey Guys,

Hard to belive that school is starting up again. I want you to know I am so excited to see what God is going to do through you at your schools this year. I am confident this is going to be the best year ever in the Junior High Ministry.

I want to encourage you to be praying the pray we talked about a couple weeks ago, when we learned about character.

Here is the prayer we learned from Andy Stanley, "Lord give me the wisdom to know what's right and the courage to do what's right regardless of what it costs."

Love,

Jayme

Pool Party

Summer Calendar!

Hume Trailer

Hume Lake 2010 Summer Theme Teaser from Hume Lake on Vimeo.

Incoming 6th Grader Survival Skills

Survival Skills

HUME LAKE!!!!

Identify the Object Game

Last Sunday we played a game where the person had to identify the object under the bucket and get the shortest time. What the person did not know is that Jason Crespo was under the middle bucket with just his head showing. Watch the video to see what happens!

Video by Joe V.

Saturday Night Service

Hey are you bummed about losing an hour of sleep this Sunday because of spring forward? If so, come to the Saturday night service and sleep in on Sunday! We meet in U1 at 6pm on Saturday nights! See you there!

After Valentine's Day Party!

NEW SERIES!!!

Yo whatsup JR High! This is Doug here ( I am the guy in the flannel trying to protect Jay) to remind you guys that starting this Sunday February 21, 2010 we will be starting our new series ALL-IN! I’m so incredibly excited to see what God is going to do in all of our hearts through this series and I want to give you a little preview of what we will be talking about!

Throughout the series, we are going to be going through the Gospel of Mark. This Gospel is unique, because it focuses mainly on what Jesus did rather then what he said. It was written to a group of Christians who lived in Rome and were being persecuted for their faith in Jesus. Rome was similar to our culture today in America, because it was the most powerful and prominent place in the world. Christianity was seen as a threat to change the way things are and since the Romans were afraid of that they tried to persecute the Christians and eliminate the Church.

Like the people who originally received this Gospel, we are often persecuted for our faith, and we are constantly bombarded with the idea that people should live to please themselves as much as they possibly can and everything should always be about ME! Which is very contradictory to what the Bible says! So for the next few months we will be talking about going ALL-IN for Christ, and looking at how we as Christians should be giving every part of our lives to God so that way he can use them to bless other people!

Mark 8:34-35 “If anyone would come after me(Jesus), he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it.”

"Pants on the Ground" Video... from the worship team

Official Cornerstone music video of "Pants on the Ground" :)

Saturday Night Service

Hey Gang,

We are thinking about starting a saturday night service. Vote in the poll on the right and let us know if you would be interested. Make sure to only vote once.

Love,

Jay

Church Group Stunt Gone Wrong!