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3.30.16 Rock Update

3/31/2016

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Good morning and happy Spring Break season!  I'm not really sure where Spring Break came from or who is responsible for inventing it but I really would like to hug their neck.  It always seems to come at the best possible time.  So I hope everyone enjoys their week and rests up for the end of this school year.
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Last Night

I've so enjoyed traveling through the entire Bible this year with our students.  It's not really been the flashiest thing we've done as a student ministry but I feel it's the most solid thing we've ever done.  In a day where flash often wins....{insert presidential candidate here}.....it's really easy to give in to the pressure and follow the flow.  I feel this year has the potential to provide a foundation from which students build their theology.  Theology is a big word....maybe even scary...but it is something we all possess. We all have an opinion or belief about God.  We are hoping that the Bible is our guide in developing this Theology. At the end of the day we feel Scripture is our only guide, so why not spend a year walking through it and discovering what It is saying?  The cool thing is we've developed devotions that compliment what we do on Wednesday night.  So really a student, or parent, could go back and spend some time in our devotions and develop a basic understanding of what the Bible is saying.

As we've gone through the Bible we've attempted to see the big picture.  We are to the point now in the story where the church has been birthed and last night we saw how the church began to spread.  I've attached my notes from last night but want to briefly mention two points.  These two points are not the big idea of the passage but are definitely something we walk away with as we read the story of the church being scattered.
  1. God is always working - in the good, bad, beautiful and ugly God is always working.
  2. God is always working and is faithful to His own cause - His own cause is His glory.
These two points help me understand that at the end of it all I serve, follow and love a God who is faithful and full of grace.  This God is not swayed, taken by surprise, caught off guard or changed by any situation.  I can look back to any part of Scripture and see His faithfulness and how He was working.  I can look back at my own life and see this.  When situations come up in my life I can trust that God is working and that He is faithful to His own cause, His glory.  I do not have to fear though I may not totally agree with or understand how He is working.  I can trust God is working.
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ABIDE CAMP 2016

The work has started for Abide Camp 2016!  I sent out an email this week regarding registration and pray you'll help us get an early start on preparing for the students this year.

​The dates for the trip and much more information can be found on the ABIDE CAMP page.  But the trip is planned for June 27 - July 1.

​We do have a sign up sheet up in the Rock but this sheet is only a guide.  What truly matters are students who have returned a registration form with a deposit. Anything other than that is really an estimation.  So please help us as we prepare for Abide Camp by downloading the form, filling it out and then returning it with a deposit.
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3/2/16 Rock & DNOW Update

3/3/2016

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Hello!  Hope everyone is doing good and ready for the GIMC this weekend.  Many opportunities to get involved with the weekend and serve. Also a great opportunity to learn about what God is doing here in Carrollton, our country and around the world.

The party starts Saturday with our free yard sale.  One of our students was curious about calling it a gym sale until I reminded him that we drive on the parkway and park on the driveway.  Sometimes things just don't make sense.  Either way, we hope you'll come and offer your hands and feet at the free YARD sale this Saturday which begins at 9am.

DNOW

DNOW is a week away and we're all set.  All the information you need can be found at our DNOW page.  We are still tweaking our host homes and will have those next week.  Please make sure your students simply do not show up to DNOW without having been signed up for DNOW.  We have some potential to add folks late but we must know before they show up Friday.  In some cases our houses are full.  So if they have not signed up it's best you contact us to inquire on space rather than just having them appear Friday night.

As always....if students are unable to stay the night we still invite them to come and take part in our worship services each day.  The beauty in staying the night is they are able to discuss the night and sermon and go deeper in what they've heard.  

Again, take a look at the DNOW page and let me know if you have any questions.

Last Night

Last night was a great time looking at the last words of Jesus to His followers. Typically the last thing you say to someone is some of the more important things you'll ever say.  When you leave for a weekend away from the kids....do you simply say "I love you?"  No...typically a list of dos and don'ts follow. When Jesus left He gave His followers and us a to do list.  It's short but powerful.  Last night we look at this "to do list" known as the Great Commission.

I don't have the notes to give you but I'll give you my takeaways from the night.  But know your students were challenged to go and tell and make disciples.
  • A disciple is a learner.  They follow someone closely.
  • As disciples of Christ we are called to GO and MAKE DISCIPLES.
  • The disciples of Christ were known for following Jesus so close that the dust of Jesus' sandals were on them.  
  • HOW MUCH JESUS DUST DO I HAVE ON ME?
  • AM I MAKING DISCIPLES?
  • AM I A DISCIPLE?
  • The Great Commission is a call for those of us who are in Christ, disciples of Christ, to go and to make disciples....teaching them to obey.
  • WHY?  Why do I go?  Because Jesus said and Matthew 28:18 says He has all authority.  We should listen to Him.
  • Why Go?  Because people are lost and need a Savior....they need answer.  We have the answer....it's Christ.  So Go and tell!
  • Why Go?  Because Jesus is worthy.  The Lamb is worthy.  
  • HOW?  How do I go?  There is PLAN.  It's easy....just go.  Wherever you go daily, take the name of Jesus with you.
  • HOW?  There is POWER in the name of Jesus.  The same power that raised Christ from the grave is in you.  You're not alone!
  • HOW?  There is His PRESENCE.  JESUS IS WITH YOU.
So GO & Make Disciples!

Be encouraged and be challenged to take advantage of each day you have.  You are on Mission.  So really....we as a student ministry kicked off the GIMC Weekend last night.  
What about you?  Are you a disciple?  Are you making disciples?

Truth is we're all making disciples....we're all leading someone.  Which way are you leading folk?  To Christ or away from Christ?
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