JCX 10/19/10

Awesome night with our boys at JCX Tuesday:

_Our focus was on the role of a man. We used Joshua 1:9, “Be strong and very courageous”, as our verse of the night.

_Once the teaching finished, the guys had the option of taking the “Strong” path … which focused on being bold, encouraging others and growing our faith or the “Courage” path which focused on being alert, determined and brave in our journey with Jesus.

_If the guys were unsure about what path to take they could stay in the center and talk some of that through with a leader. Really powerful conversations last night … and really funny conversations too.

_BUT the real party was the slip n’ slide on the HARD CONCRETE floor. Here’s the video for proof …


_And of course some great shots … including two “Party crashers” …





_Loved hanging with you all! Thanks men!!

JCX 10/12/10

It was ladies night:

_Tuesday night was ladies night @JCX. Here’s what we did
*Each JCX lady that came received a rose
*We poured out chocolate all over the tables because I hear girls like chocolate
*The chips and salsa were overflowing
*Lots of games like papers, coloring pages (b/c that’s cool) and more

_The teaching focused on “Who I am” and we used Philippians 3 as our scripture. Paul writes that he wants to know Christ, gain Christ and be found in Christ. We spoke about how that takes place in our lives. Then, we took the girls through Ephesians chapters 1, 2 and 3.

_During our worship through the ladies had four areas where they could go and worship: a confession place, a prayer place, a talk place and a communion place. Such a great time praying with the girls, celebrating what Christ has done and singing with them.

_Here are some photos from the night:



_Thanks for coming ladies! MEN, you’re up next week.

JCX 10/5/10

Awesome time Tuesday … here’s a re-cap:

_Our theme this month is Set the Pace. Our passion is that we would set the pace in all things as we serve and trust in Jesus. Tuesday, we focused on 2 Peter 1:3-11. This section of scripture talks about adding to our faith. We spent some time talking about what “adding to our faith” looks like. Is it carrying around each quality … kinda like carrying around large items that are heavy and burdensome? Or is it a bit like getting dressed and watching each quality bring wholeness to our lives? We decided that it’s a bit like getting dressed. I used my one and only suit to display this truth using each item (jacket, shirt, tie, shoes, etc.) as an example of how each quality works with the other. It was awesome!

_I sometimes forget how busy, hectic and hard each of our days can be. When we first arrived at group each youth wrote down a phrase of encouragement to another youth that they could take with them. Some of the phrases were generic but my favorite was “Remember Jesus”. Simple, powerful and very effective when the day is difficult.

_Sticking with the theme of a rough day, we decided that sometimes we just need to dance. Now, this is something that I’m not very good at … this picture will demonstrate: (notice the white boy biting the bottom lip move I’m doing here)


_But … here’s why I love just letting the walls down on Tuesday and asking them to do some weird, crazy things like dance together … check out the faces … I love it:

_This Sunday will be a can’t miss Sunday. We’re talking about God and how awesome he really is. Don’t miss JCX Sunday @930a.

_Next Tuesday is JCX girls night only … this means that the ladies will be taking over. Invite a friend and come and learn what it means to find peace.

_Our dudes will take over the following week … yep!