This has been an awesome week:
-Sunday: Jeff (we call him Chuck) led us through Matthew chapter 6 verse by verse. We read it out loud and he commented on each of the verses. Also, the youth shared their questions and thoughts. Very cool morning. We meet every Sunday @9:30a in the GFC room.
-Tuesday: We ate Subway for free and spoke from our hearts. Each youth had the opportunity to ask any question that was stirring in their hearts and heads. We talked about some great stuff. We covered suicide, addiction, how does God display who He is to us, why I share my story and more. I was so thankful to each person who texted in a question. We will do that again soon! We meet every Tuesday night @6:30pm in the multipurpose room.
-The GOOD: Sunday and Tuesday was so great because our senior, juniors, sophomores and freshman really stepped up and led well. Our graduates were/are incredible leaders but we have already seen new leaders rise up. Super neat!
-The BAD: We missed are grads but we know they will do well! They can now attend our college group. We meet every Sunday night @8pm in the GFC room.
-This Sunday: We will finish Matthew chapter 6. Chuck will be leading us and I’m sure we’ll learn some great stuff about our Lord, how to live for him and how to love one another.
-This Tuesday: Parents bugging ya? Hard to deal with? Allow us to help! Tuesday night we begin something called “How to Raise your Parents.” Invite someone and join us Tuesday.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
The first day of the "S" word
The first day for YHS is tomorrow … so how about a list of the “MUSTS” for the first day of school?
You MUST:
-Set your alarm
-Get dressed … definitely a MUST
-Brush your teeth
-Make a NEW friend
-Ask “how many days of school do we have until Christmas?”
-Laugh about something you did this summer
-If you’re a Sophomore … thank the Lord you’re not a Freshman!
-If you’re a Senior … chant your grad year numbers every time you enter class … you’re the class or 2012 in case you forgot!
-Pray together
-Eat together
-Do homework together
-Plan on coming Sunday together
-Invite others to come with you … together
-Share about Tuesday night together … and with someone else.
-Love Jesus, love people … together.
Remember JCX peeps … next Tuesday we will be eating together. A free sandwich from Subway, a drink and some chips.
Enjoy your first day of school! Seniors … enjoy your first, last day of school.
You MUST:
-Set your alarm
-Get dressed … definitely a MUST
-Brush your teeth
-Make a NEW friend
-Ask “how many days of school do we have until Christmas?”
-Laugh about something you did this summer
-If you’re a Sophomore … thank the Lord you’re not a Freshman!
-If you’re a Senior … chant your grad year numbers every time you enter class … you’re the class or 2012 in case you forgot!
-Pray together
-Eat together
-Do homework together
-Plan on coming Sunday together
-Invite others to come with you … together
-Share about Tuesday night together … and with someone else.
-Love Jesus, love people … together.
Remember JCX peeps … next Tuesday we will be eating together. A free sandwich from Subway, a drink and some chips.
Enjoy your first day of school! Seniors … enjoy your first, last day of school.
The 2011 Grads ...
Last night we said goodbye to our grads! Some thoughts on that:
THIS GROUP:
-Most of these crazy kids have been with me since 7th grade. They’re like my little brothers and sisters.
BEST MEMORY:
-It was this group of grads that created most of the dances to the worship songs we sing. I’ll never forget Seth Hunt and his “Free to Run” dance at Winter Camp two years ago.
WHAT I’LL MISS MOST:
-Whenever there was anything going on … service projects, pool parties, cleaning up, feeding people, gathering clothes … whatever the need … it was this class that always showed up to help.
WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM:
-This group taught me how to be creative. For example: Vanessa Clifford wanted to raise money for Rapha House … her idea … friendship bracelets. Who would have thought that making bracelets would eventually raise over $1,000 dollars for Rapha! I loved that nothing was too great for this group to accomplish.
-AND NOW WHAT:
-My hope is that their passion, excitement and love for Jesus will overflow into our college group (Refresh … Sunday nights … 8pm.) Most of the grads will be staying local. I hope to continue to see them involved, serving and changing their worlds. For those moving away … that’s dumb! HA! Love ya, mean it … Mighty Mike.
THIS GROUP:
-Most of these crazy kids have been with me since 7th grade. They’re like my little brothers and sisters.
BEST MEMORY:
-It was this group of grads that created most of the dances to the worship songs we sing. I’ll never forget Seth Hunt and his “Free to Run” dance at Winter Camp two years ago.
WHAT I’LL MISS MOST:
-Whenever there was anything going on … service projects, pool parties, cleaning up, feeding people, gathering clothes … whatever the need … it was this class that always showed up to help.
WHAT I LEARNED FROM THEM:
-This group taught me how to be creative. For example: Vanessa Clifford wanted to raise money for Rapha House … her idea … friendship bracelets. Who would have thought that making bracelets would eventually raise over $1,000 dollars for Rapha! I loved that nothing was too great for this group to accomplish.
-AND NOW WHAT:
-My hope is that their passion, excitement and love for Jesus will overflow into our college group (Refresh … Sunday nights … 8pm.) Most of the grads will be staying local. I hope to continue to see them involved, serving and changing their worlds. For those moving away … that’s dumb! HA! Love ya, mean it … Mighty Mike.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Open Mic Night
Two weeks ago we did something called Open Mic Night. I’ll be honest, I was nervous about how the night would go. My thought was “sure, everyone may think this is a great idea but I wonder how many people will actually want to share their talents with us.” That’s when I was pleasantly surprised. As soon as we announced Open Mic Night, I had six different acts that wanted to perform. When the night arrived we were up to 10. By the end of the night 12 different acts shared their talents with us. A few highlights:
_Nick Williams and his 12 friends played all sorts of instruments for us. They combined on a piece of music that was awesome!
_Jake Abernathie did what Jake does best … play the guitar, harmonica, a drum and sing all at the same time!
_Lacey Namoa played guitar and sang a song to someone close to her. He passed away a year ago on the date of Open Mic Night. Lacey did great!
_Caleb, Brittney, Grace and Jacob lead us in two songs of worship. Really proud of them!
Over all, it was a great night. Robert Bergeson came up with the idea and I’m glad he did. The next Open Mic Night will happen soon. Be ready! Until then, share your talents with us at the JCX Talent showcase this Sunday @6:30pm at YCC.
_Nick Williams and his 12 friends played all sorts of instruments for us. They combined on a piece of music that was awesome!
_Jake Abernathie did what Jake does best … play the guitar, harmonica, a drum and sing all at the same time!
_Lacey Namoa played guitar and sang a song to someone close to her. He passed away a year ago on the date of Open Mic Night. Lacey did great!
_Caleb, Brittney, Grace and Jacob lead us in two songs of worship. Really proud of them!
Over all, it was a great night. Robert Bergeson came up with the idea and I’m glad he did. The next Open Mic Night will happen soon. Be ready! Until then, share your talents with us at the JCX Talent showcase this Sunday @6:30pm at YCC.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
JCX 5/10/11
A JCX evening:
_1. Jenny Williams shared her story. So awesome! She has come from some very difficult circumstances and is becoming a great example of what the Bible calls “Reconciliation with God.” What I mean is that she recognizes how God fought for her in the past and continues to fight for her today through Jesus and has submitted to His love and forgiveness. The best thing she shared last night was after she shared her story with two youth whom she had been walking alongside of, they came to know Christ and found freedom from the addictions they were caught up in. Awesome! Thanks Jenny.
_2. One of the small groups available to learn in focuses on sharing your faith. Andrea leads this group and teaches about where the scriptures come from, how do we know what we believe is true, and what evidence is out there about Jesus. The conversations that are triggered from that group are great. Each week someone leaves saying “that was the best thing I’ve heard in a long, long time.”
_3. We sing a lot at JCX and last night was such a blessing. I watch from the back as the group sings. It’s a powerful thing to watch hearts melt as we say and sing some great things to God.
_4. Open Mic Night is in two weeks. We are looking for anyone and everyone to show off a talent or a gift or just be ridiculous in front of your peers. Sign up by texting Mike or talking with your D-group leader.
_1. Jenny Williams shared her story. So awesome! She has come from some very difficult circumstances and is becoming a great example of what the Bible calls “Reconciliation with God.” What I mean is that she recognizes how God fought for her in the past and continues to fight for her today through Jesus and has submitted to His love and forgiveness. The best thing she shared last night was after she shared her story with two youth whom she had been walking alongside of, they came to know Christ and found freedom from the addictions they were caught up in. Awesome! Thanks Jenny.
_2. One of the small groups available to learn in focuses on sharing your faith. Andrea leads this group and teaches about where the scriptures come from, how do we know what we believe is true, and what evidence is out there about Jesus. The conversations that are triggered from that group are great. Each week someone leaves saying “that was the best thing I’ve heard in a long, long time.”
_3. We sing a lot at JCX and last night was such a blessing. I watch from the back as the group sings. It’s a powerful thing to watch hearts melt as we say and sing some great things to God.
_4. Open Mic Night is in two weeks. We are looking for anyone and everyone to show off a talent or a gift or just be ridiculous in front of your peers. Sign up by texting Mike or talking with your D-group leader.
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
JCX 5/3/11
Very cool night @JCX:
-----Teaching: We focused on 5 disciplines: Forgiving, Confession and Repentance, Sharing your Faith, Meditating on Scripture and Worship.
-----Fun: How many text abbreviations are there? What do they mean? Well … we spent a few minutes last night discovering the truth behind what roflcopter actually means! Why? Because thats what we do!
-----Story: Anna Koning shared her story last night. It’s a story of how God has held her together from the beginning. It's a story of a life of faithfulness. The best thing that Anna shared: “There is no such thing as a not so good testimony. All of the stories where God is reflected are good.” LOVE IT!
-----Baptism: After sharing her story, Anna was baptized.
-----Summer: The calendar is out! Grab a copy this Sunday or next Tuesday.
-----Teaching: We focused on 5 disciplines: Forgiving, Confession and Repentance, Sharing your Faith, Meditating on Scripture and Worship.
-----Fun: How many text abbreviations are there? What do they mean? Well … we spent a few minutes last night discovering the truth behind what roflcopter actually means! Why? Because thats what we do!
-----Story: Anna Koning shared her story last night. It’s a story of how God has held her together from the beginning. It's a story of a life of faithfulness. The best thing that Anna shared: “There is no such thing as a not so good testimony. All of the stories where God is reflected are good.” LOVE IT!
-----Baptism: After sharing her story, Anna was baptized.
-----Summer: The calendar is out! Grab a copy this Sunday or next Tuesday.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
JCX 4/26/11
Who's up for a little JCX re-cap? Anyone?
On Tuesday night at JCX we focused on five disciplines: Forgiving, sharing about our faith, meditation, worship and confession and repentance. Each youth picked which small group they wanted to attend. Here are the details of each one:
Confession and Repentance: We talked about how our direction determines our destination, not our good intentions. Each youth was challenged to face their deep struggle of sin, answer why they really are living in that, how to hand that over to Jesus and live free because they have been forgiven.
Meditation: Eastern meditation teaches you to empty your mind but that’s not what it’s about. Biblical meditation is about filling your mind with scripture so that you have the truth near to you, holding you together. The youth went through a practice of how to meditate and how to respond to what they filled their minds with.
Sharing our faith: In this group the youth were shown the facts of our faith. The leaders took them through how things were written, what they did to make sure they were not misrepresented and how the message of the Bible is the same today.
Forgiving: This was a tough group. Lots of wounded people came to learn what forgiveness really looks like, feels like and how it’s lived out.
Worship: This group spent time reading through scripture and then singing that scripture to the Lord. Each song had a specific posture that the youth would take as they sang.
We will be meeting in these groups for 4 weeks so that every youth will have an opportunity to hear about each discipline.
CIY Move is our summer conference at Point Loma University. The cost is $310 and will include transportation, food and lodging. RSVP today by messaging Mike on Facebook, texting at 951-204-3896 or filling out an RSVP card on Sunday or Tuesday.
This Sunday we will be focusing on how to “live out the scriptures” at 9:30am. Lacey Namoa will be guiding our discussion. Hope you can make it.
On Tuesday night at JCX we focused on five disciplines: Forgiving, sharing about our faith, meditation, worship and confession and repentance. Each youth picked which small group they wanted to attend. Here are the details of each one:
Confession and Repentance: We talked about how our direction determines our destination, not our good intentions. Each youth was challenged to face their deep struggle of sin, answer why they really are living in that, how to hand that over to Jesus and live free because they have been forgiven.
Meditation: Eastern meditation teaches you to empty your mind but that’s not what it’s about. Biblical meditation is about filling your mind with scripture so that you have the truth near to you, holding you together. The youth went through a practice of how to meditate and how to respond to what they filled their minds with.
Sharing our faith: In this group the youth were shown the facts of our faith. The leaders took them through how things were written, what they did to make sure they were not misrepresented and how the message of the Bible is the same today.
Forgiving: This was a tough group. Lots of wounded people came to learn what forgiveness really looks like, feels like and how it’s lived out.
Worship: This group spent time reading through scripture and then singing that scripture to the Lord. Each song had a specific posture that the youth would take as they sang.
We will be meeting in these groups for 4 weeks so that every youth will have an opportunity to hear about each discipline.
CIY Move is our summer conference at Point Loma University. The cost is $310 and will include transportation, food and lodging. RSVP today by messaging Mike on Facebook, texting at 951-204-3896 or filling out an RSVP card on Sunday or Tuesday.
This Sunday we will be focusing on how to “live out the scriptures” at 9:30am. Lacey Namoa will be guiding our discussion. Hope you can make it.
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