We’ve got a couple of special events happening in the next couple of months just for you and your teenagers, so keep reading to find out more!
Summer Camp 2022 is right around the corner! Registration is now open so get your student signed up!
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
9-10 AM
Meets in Cafe
Series: NEVER ALONE
7/3 - Considering others, 1 Corinthians 10:23-33
Let your responsibility to others drive how you exercise your rights.
7/10 - Walking with the spirit, Galatians 5:16-25
The Holy Spirit leads us to display the fruit of godly character.
7/17 - United Through the Spirit, 1 Corinthians 12:4-14
The Holy Spirit brings us together as one church.
WEDNESDAY CAFE
1-4am
Every Wednesday Afternoon
Cafe/Gym
Snacks, games, open gym, watching Chosen Series together!
A 6-WEEK SERIES ON JESUS & EASTER
SERIES OVERVIEW:
If you’ve ever gone hiking before, especially in the winter, you know that “breaking trail” is something you do when you encounter deep snow that’s tough to navigate. When that happens, one hiker usually goes ahead of their group and clears the way so others can follow behind more easily. A trail-breaker is someone who goes ahead, who makes a new way, and who invites others to follow along behind them. In so many ways, that’s exactly what Jesus did for us. He broke a new trail just by existing, but he did so much more than that too. In this 6-week Easter series, we’ll read the stories of Jesus breaking new trails as we discover that Jesus never gives up on us, understands our pain, shows us love, is alive, can be trusted, and gives us a mission.
Select this link to go to devotional for BREAK TRAIL series.
We’re already here in April looking towards the last few months of this school year. It’s been an amazing year already, but we still have so much more we want to accomplish! Let’s evaluate some of the most important things we can all be doing to maximize our time with teenagers over these next couple of months.
Parents are mentors to their kids. Studies tell us that for good or bad, you are their most influential person in the most important stages of their life. From the day our kids are born, we become mentors, involved in the process of leaving a legacy to a new generation.
To better understand what it means to mentor our kids, let's look at four biblical examples of mentoring:
1. Jesus and His Disciples: Being Real. Jesus spent time "doing life" with His disciples. Like your family, they lived out their daily lives together. They observed how Jesus carried out His day. They watched Him and they knew His habits. Of course, Jesus was perfect and we are not. The thing is, kids would have a very difficult time relating to parents who were perfect, so just being real is one of the great ways of mentoring.
Your kids need to see your everyday life, your faith, even times when you are vulnerable. I heard a missionary tell an audience once, "You are the only Jesus somebody knows." You are the only Jesus your child knows.
2. Eli and Samuel: Instruction in Hearing the Word of God. You probably remember the story: Eli was young Samuel's teacher. While Eli was asleep, God spoke to Samuel. Samuel didn't recognize the voice of God, so three times he interrupted Eli's sleep. Finally, Eli figured out God was speaking to Samuel and Eli taught Samuel how to respond to the word of God.
The most effective way to mentor our kids in hearing the word of God is for our children to see us reading and listening to His Word. Through this we teach them, and another generation is able to hear and respond to God.
3. Moses and Joshua: Passing on Wisdom. Moses was very intentional about passing on his wisdom and preparing Joshua for the Promised Land. You, too, are in a relationship where it is your job to pass on wisdom to your kids at appropriate times in their lives.
When our kids were growing up, Cathy and I discovered that it was best to find a teachable moment in the everyday happenings of life to engage in meaningful conversations with them. You have wisdom to pass along. Find ways to creatively share it with your kids so it doesn't feel like school or a lecture.
4. Paul and Timothy: Sharing Life. Paul called Timothy his son and treated him as such even though Timothy had other parents. As they lived, worked, and traveled together, Paul mentored Timothy. It is in the daily sharing of life that your habits, character, and lifestyle will bless your kids.
“Human beings are works in progress that mistakenly think they’re finished.” As teenagers continue to develop and learn more about who they are and WHO THEY WILL BE, we are thankful to be on the journey of impacting their stories with you! You are doing amazing work.
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