2.15.17 Rock Update

Good morning!  Want to get to everything quickly to make up for my long post last week.
​So here ya go.

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Last Night

We discussed the elephant in the room last night at The Rock.  Personally I think many of the topics we've discussed have been these type issues.  Issues that students are curious about but only seem to ask when it's discreet.  They want answers but are a little scared, ashamed to ask.  They want help.  On the other side we find adults, leaders and possibly parents who are also wanting to talk about it but maybe unsure how to have the discussion.  

So last night we looked at God's plan for sex in hopes of gaining wisdom and also a challenge as we seek to live clean in a dirty world.

There were some great statements made last night...much of which were taken from an article done by Randy Alcorn.  I'd encourage you to read it.

As we learned last night sexual immorality is not just a danger for dating couples...it's a wide ranging audience.  So here's another link to help with these many different areas.

My talking points for the Middle School group are below but here are some of my favorite one liners from the night:

• We can't be ashamed to talk about what God wasn't ashamed to create.
• Sex is not the problem.  Lust is.....Immorality is....a muddy view is the problem.
• Like all good gifts sex can be misused.
• God has a way for us to live.  We can embrace that or replace it with a cheap imitation.
• Sexual immorality is not a dating problem....it's a people problem.

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Things coming up....

• March 3-5: DNOW WEEKEND - payments are now needed to begin coming in. ($25)  We also are in need of host homes for this weekend....we have about 55 students signed up and I expect that to grow.  So....we need some homes.  Please email me or catch me at church if you need some information about what being a host home is all about.
• March 18: GIMC Outreach and Missionary Party - "Missionary Party" sounds a bit weird but I'm at a loss of words.  This will be a cool day of outreach in the morning and then that evening at 5:30, in the gym, we'll have a dodgeball tournament and some other games as we have a time of visiting with Jeff Hughes, our area FCA director.  He'll have an opportunity to share about his ministry and students will have an opportunity to have some fun and also be challenged in the Word.  
• ROATAN - We desperately need to know of those interested in going to Roatan.  We now need $100 deposits for this trip.  We will have a second Interest Meeting to answer questions and begin our planning for this trip.  This meeting will be March 19th at 6pm.

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I think that's it for now.....have a great long weekend, get some rest and get ready for the warm weather season!