JCX 8/31/10

The stories and the details …

-I enjoy hearing story after story of how God is working in the lives of our peeps. We heard from Tiffany Hahn last Tuesday and Amanda Nightingale this Tuesday night. Amanda shared about how she isn’t living the “camp high” or “Jesus high” that everyone talks about and says “eventually goes away”. She shared how this is a lifestyle, something you dedicate yourself to and belong to. Such great truth in that statement! It was awesome and heartbreaking to hear her story. She told us about her friend, someone she has been close with for years, and how they aren’t speaking currently because of where she found herself when they hung out. Then, the statement of the night, Amanda said “Jesus gave his life for me so I guess I can give up my best friend.” WOW! Super neat story and a really cool time last night.

-The teaching focused on baptizing one on one. We talked about what it means to be baptized and what it means for us to baptize others. I love talking about the great commission and the implications it has in our lives.

-Is it just me or are we seeing a lot of new faces in with our familiar faces? I love meeting new people but what’s even sweeter is meeting these new peeps and watching them get loved on by our familiar peeps.

-The Dgroup time focused on the temptations of Jesus and why it was so important to have God the Father announce who he is before this time. Some great conversations from this scripture!

-This Sunday, we’re focusing on Matthew 6. Read up!

-No JCX Tuesday next week … the D-groups are meeting off campus and the youth staff is meeting and planning for the next few months. We return on Tuesday, September 14th.