We know the holidays are upon us and this can be a busy season for you and your family. So, let's get straight to the point. Here's everything you need to know in our ministry this month!
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WHAT WE ARE TEACHING EACH WEEK
SUNDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY
9-10:15 AM
Meets in ATTIC
Series: Family Dynamics
11/3 - Jacob and Esau: Family Rivalry
Genesis 27:35-37, 41; 33:1-4, 8-11
Showing humility is critical to restoring a broken relationship.
11/10- Joseph and His Brothers: Family Jealousy
Genesis 37:1-4, 18-24, 31-34
Unchecked animosity can lead to greater harm within the family.
11/17- Joseph and His Brothers: Family Reconciliation
Genesis 42:3-5, 21-24a; 45:1-5
Forgiveness can lead to family healing and restoration.
11/24- The God who Rescues
Psalm 30:1-12
We can be thankful that God rescues us.
HS SUNDAY NIGHT SERIES
ON REPEAT: A 4-Week Series from the Book of Mark on Loving Like Jesus
SERIES OVERVIEW:
Have you ever found a playlist that felt like it was made exactly for you? When music connects with us, we'll want to play the songs on repeat because we never get tired of hearing them. When Jesus taught his followers what it looked like to live for God, he wanted them to get that same feeling, too. In this 4-week series from the book of Mark, we'll take a look at how we can make loving like Jesus a daily part of our lives. He shows us that listening, loving others, caring for their needs, and offering encouragement are worth repeatingSTUDENT DEVOTIONAL THAT GOES WITH OUR SERIES
Select this LINK for the devotional or scan the QR code above.
Please help me in encouraging your students to do these devotionals. They can do them on their phone and they don't take long. You can do it with them too :)
Parent Devotional
Here is a devotional for parents that goes along with our series as well. Select this link
Year in Advanced Look at what we will be Teaching Sunday Nights
MIDDLE SCHOOL WEDNESDAY NIGHT WEEKLY SERIES
School Survivor Kit helps students survive and THRIVE as teenagers with this 3-week series.
SERIES OVERVIEW:
In this 3-week series, you will equip and challenge students to put 3 important survival tactics into their “backpacks” to help them not just survive ... but THRIVE as a teenager in the biggest arena of their lives.
School Survivor Tactics:
Tactic #1- Choose friends who are givers!
Tactic #2- Run from Temptation!
Tactic #3- The Bible is my textbook for life.
Year in Advanced Look at what we will be Teaching Wednesday Nights
HIGH SCHOOL SUNDAY NIGHTS
Middle School Wednesday
JOIN OUR REMIND
CBC Student CAFE
PARENT TIP OF THE MONTH
https://vimeo.com/1027017484RESOURCE OF THE MONTH
If your teenager is looking to engage with the Bible and does so best through creative expression and meditation, this is the perfect place to start. The NIV Beautiful Word Bible will allow you to write, color, and draw in the margins as a way of reflection while reading God's Words.
Beautiful Word Coloring BibleFCA DATES
ARTICLE OF THE MONTH
Adolescence: A Season of Pressure
Doug Fields -Author of Intentional ParentingOn the outside, most young people seem happy-go-lucky, but inside each adolescent is a complex network of potentially explosive pressures. Adolescents with a strong parental and social support system are the least likely to experience the painful effects of the pressures they face. When parents become aware of the typical sources of pressure that kids face, they are better able to provide their kids encouragement and support. Here are five common pressures adolescents face:
1. The Pressure to be Perfect.
Teens repeatedly talk about their parents wanting them to be perfect, particularly in the areas of behavior and school. No kid is perfect and when they fall short of their parents' expectations, they feel more pressure.2. The Pressure to Succeed.
The pressure to succeed elicits the attitude that life is a perpetual performance. To fail is to feel stupid. When kids fail, they fear that others will reject them.3. The Pressure to Conform.
Kids find it extremely uncomfortable to be different from their peers; so, they work hard to fit in and be accepted by one of the subcultures on their school campus.4. The Pressure from Body Changes.
Since consistent change is part of the developing adolescent body, teenagers are in a continual state of stress over what's happening or what's not happening.5. The Pressure from Emotions.
Adolescence is a time of emotional development. For many teens, the strength and frequency of their emotions is much like having new emotions altogether. They are often not sure where the emotions have come from, and they are equally unsure what to do with them.Pressure is simply going to be part of the adolescent experience. Learning to process pressure and stress is actually an important part of preparing kids to face the pressures and stresses of adulthood. Rather than trying to eradicate all pressure, the wise course for parents is to help kids manage and moderate the pressures they face so that they do not become overwhelmed as they journey toward adulthood.
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