Hello,
Hopefully you saw the last post which talked about our recent Baptism discussions. We are working on a date for those who are going to respond in obedience and get baptized. It will either be Sunday March 1st or the 8th. Anyone interested in being baptized needs to talk with Justin soon.
We've also got a lot of other stuff going on!
Saturday Jan. 17th from 9:30-12:00pm
We're hanging at the church! No MVWC this month.
We'll order pizza so bring $5. We'll play some games in the youth room and maybe watch a movie.
Sunday Jan 18th from 12pm-1:30pm
Chicago GO Trip Meeting
If you are interested in going on this summer's trip you need to be here. We will meet in the church dining room (next to the gym). Pizza will be provided, please consider a $5 per family donation to help cover the pizza costs. Lunch is for families of anyone attending the meeting, the youth room will be available during the meeting for younger siblings.
Friday Jan 30th from 5:30-9:30pm and Saturday Jan 31st from 8-4pm
The Worship team and any students who are interested in being involved with the worship team will be heading to Cedarville University for their annual Worship Conference. The Cost is $30 per person. Sign up with Justin by Jan 18th!
February 6-8
Scioto Hills Winter Retreat
The cost is $89. I currently have 14 students who have signed up to go. I will need a solid commitment by January 21st or we will not be taking a group down. Please sign up with Justin ASAP
As always, reach out to me with questions or concerns!!
Justin
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Sunday, January 11, 2015
The Challenge
Hey Parents,
So I mentioned in my last post that we were going to be talking about Baptism and that your student would have a chance to respond if they had not yet been baptized...Well, we talked about it today.
I went through the basics of what Baptism is (an ordinance laid out by Christ for the church) and talked about what it symbolizes (Christ's burial and resurrection). Next we talked about how baptism is a beautiful reminder of all that occurred for us when Christ died on the cross and then rose again. We talked about how we die to our old self and are made new. We talked about how we often don't live this way and then looked at how the gospel gives us hope to face the darkness in us and in this world. I explained that when believers obey in baptism God is glorified and the church edified.
To end our time this morning I gave challenges to the 3 "types of students" there today:
1. To those not saved, but who heard the gospel this morning, the challenge was to choose today as the day they accept Christ as Savior and let the Gospel begin to work...followed by baptism.
2. To those saved, but not yet baptized, the challenge was to recognize the command of Christ to be baptized. I reminded them that if they know they ought to do this, but now choose not to then they are quite frankly, sinning.
3. To those already saved and baptized, but not yielding to the gospel in all areas of their lives (that covered the rest of us...including me), the challenge was to begin yielding those areas to Christ.
Parents, I know the decision to baptize or not baptize is a personal one, and that families should make this choice together. I am available to discuss further any concerns you may have. I am in the process of securing a date for a few students who have spoken to me about getting baptized. If you would like your student to be included on this date please let me know as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support and your encouragement.
Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
For His Glory,
Justin
So I mentioned in my last post that we were going to be talking about Baptism and that your student would have a chance to respond if they had not yet been baptized...Well, we talked about it today.
I went through the basics of what Baptism is (an ordinance laid out by Christ for the church) and talked about what it symbolizes (Christ's burial and resurrection). Next we talked about how baptism is a beautiful reminder of all that occurred for us when Christ died on the cross and then rose again. We talked about how we die to our old self and are made new. We talked about how we often don't live this way and then looked at how the gospel gives us hope to face the darkness in us and in this world. I explained that when believers obey in baptism God is glorified and the church edified.
To end our time this morning I gave challenges to the 3 "types of students" there today:
1. To those not saved, but who heard the gospel this morning, the challenge was to choose today as the day they accept Christ as Savior and let the Gospel begin to work...followed by baptism.
2. To those saved, but not yet baptized, the challenge was to recognize the command of Christ to be baptized. I reminded them that if they know they ought to do this, but now choose not to then they are quite frankly, sinning.
3. To those already saved and baptized, but not yielding to the gospel in all areas of their lives (that covered the rest of us...including me), the challenge was to begin yielding those areas to Christ.
Parents, I know the decision to baptize or not baptize is a personal one, and that families should make this choice together. I am available to discuss further any concerns you may have. I am in the process of securing a date for a few students who have spoken to me about getting baptized. If you would like your student to be included on this date please let me know as soon as possible.
Thank you for your support and your encouragement.
Please reach out to me with any questions or concerns.
For His Glory,
Justin
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