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?