July 14

1. We are going white water rafting this Friday, July 12! We will be meeting at the church at 8:30am and will head to McCaysville, GA to Rolling Thunder River Company. The cost to attend is $50, and students must bring a lunch to eat beforehand (either on the bus or when we arrive to RTRC, we will not be stopping on the way there). Last year, everyone was a little hungry afterwards, so you can send them with a little bit of extra money and we can make a stop on the way back to the church for a snack. Wear shoes that will stay on while we're rafting, and they can wear bathing suits (one-piece for girls) or clothes that can get wet. Let me know ASAP if your student would like to attend! We still need a bus driver, please let me know if you can help!

2. We still need someone to bring dinner and stay to help this Sunday evening (July 14) at Youth Group! Please let me know if you can help! 

Yesterday in Sunday School, we had the Club 45ers join us, so we took a break from our Half-Truths lesson series and learned about the Lord's Prayer. We talked about each aspect of the prayer, why Jesus specifically taught this prayer to the disciples, and how we can utilize this prayer daily in our own prayer time with God. The students were challenged to think especially about the line of the prayer that reads, "And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors." We talked about forgiveness and how we as humans can find it difficult to forgive others, and we also talked about how God feels about forgiveness. We concluded the lesson by talking about the last line of the prayer that we say in church, which is believed to have been added by the early church in the 300s. We will resume our Half-Truths study next Sunday, July 14!

Last night at Youth Group, one of our high school leaders, Ellie, taught our lesson on how we each have unique combinations of strengths from God and we talked about why we should focus on our strengths and utilize those strengths to be able to serve the Kingdom of God in our own unique ways. Great job Ellie! We had a great time playing a couple of different games, and we enjoyed a delicious dinner provided by Kristy Irrer, thanks Kristy!

- Sunday School 9:45-10:45am in the Youth Room

- Youth Group 6:00-7:30pm Meet in the Fellowship Hall

Abe Parker will be joining us to play some music for us and share his testimony!

Click here to sign up to bring dinner and stay 1 night to help at Youth Group!