Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Parent Prayer TEAM
Several years ago a few parents began meeting while youth group was happening to pray for our students and the ministry. We have several faithful parents who continue to do so each Tuesday and Wednesday night @ 7pm. We would love to see more parents partner with us by covering our ministry and students with prayer in this way. Please feel free to show up any or every week @ 7pm in the Fireside Chapel. You can stay as long or as short of a time as you would like. We leave a notebook with the names of all our students as well as cards with specific prayer requests by leaders and students.
OASIS update v.08.9.30
So when I said weekly(ish) updates, the intent wasn’t to go a month, but it has been a little crazy around here getting the student ministries up and going. Now that we are a few steps out of the blocks we can really hit our stride. So, here is your first true update of the fall.
OASIS has had a great start! Kids seem excited to be here, they are bringing new friends each week, and our leaders are beginning to really settle into getting know each of the kids in their cell groups. Tonight is week 3 already, and the conclusion of our series, “Umm Umm Good”. We have been taking a look at what God’s Word should be and is in our lives. Here is what we have covered the past two weeks and will be discussion tonight:
Week 1: Ezekiel 3:1-3, Psalm 19:9-11 … God’s Word is sweet as Honey! On this night we talked about how sweet God’s word can be to us, and that we must acquire a taste for it. In Jewish tradition, children when first beginning to take classes on the Hebrew Law (Gen.- Deut.), the Rabbi would put honey on their slate and have them lick it to remind them that God’s word is sweet… so, we passed around honey, had everyone put it either on their bible or their finger and taste it to remember how sweet God’s Word is to us still today!
Week 2: Exodus 24:12, I Timothy 3:14-15 … B(basic) I(instructions) B(before) L(leaving) E(earth). Last week we discussed the Bible the instruction manual on how to live the way God designed and made us to be. Just like any game or thing we have, there is an instruction manual on how it is to be used. Life is the same way, and God gave us his Word as the instructions.
Week 3: Psalm 119:101-105 … not only is the Bible our instruction manual, but it is also our compass that give us the direction for our journey. God’ word shows us if we are on the right path, as well as showing us where the path is going that God has planned for us.
Hopefully over the past month, we have been able to begin to help students see their Bible not as some huge, overwhelming, and hard to understand book, but as something that really is a benefit in their life is the take the time to read and apply it… beginning to think that maybe after all, the Bible is… Umm Umm Good!
OASIS has had a great start! Kids seem excited to be here, they are bringing new friends each week, and our leaders are beginning to really settle into getting know each of the kids in their cell groups. Tonight is week 3 already, and the conclusion of our series, “Umm Umm Good”. We have been taking a look at what God’s Word should be and is in our lives. Here is what we have covered the past two weeks and will be discussion tonight:
Week 1: Ezekiel 3:1-3, Psalm 19:9-11 … God’s Word is sweet as Honey! On this night we talked about how sweet God’s word can be to us, and that we must acquire a taste for it. In Jewish tradition, children when first beginning to take classes on the Hebrew Law (Gen.- Deut.), the Rabbi would put honey on their slate and have them lick it to remind them that God’s word is sweet… so, we passed around honey, had everyone put it either on their bible or their finger and taste it to remember how sweet God’s Word is to us still today!
Week 2: Exodus 24:12, I Timothy 3:14-15 … B(basic) I(instructions) B(before) L(leaving) E(earth). Last week we discussed the Bible the instruction manual on how to live the way God designed and made us to be. Just like any game or thing we have, there is an instruction manual on how it is to be used. Life is the same way, and God gave us his Word as the instructions.
Week 3: Psalm 119:101-105 … not only is the Bible our instruction manual, but it is also our compass that give us the direction for our journey. God’ word shows us if we are on the right path, as well as showing us where the path is going that God has planned for us.
Hopefully over the past month, we have been able to begin to help students see their Bible not as some huge, overwhelming, and hard to understand book, but as something that really is a benefit in their life is the take the time to read and apply it… beginning to think that maybe after all, the Bible is… Umm Umm Good!
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