Tuesday, August 6, 2013

Weekly Update- August 6


Highlights This Week
Parent Email List: Details Below!
Project Springfield:TOMORROW! Email Jnelson@ridgecrestbaptist.org if you are coming!
Midweek After Party: Details Below!
7th Grade Welcome Weekend: We need PARENTS Saturday morning, Aug 17 for a small parent panel. Please email Joe if you can help. 

Announcements
Parent Email List- If you are interested in receiving this information (and other important information) via email every week, we need to know it! We would like to not only post things on the blog, but also be able to email you with attachments such as event flyers and permission slips. Please email Joe Nelson at jnelson@ridgecrestbapist.org to be added to the list. This is for parents and students!

August 7: Project Springfield- Our FINAL Project Springfield of the Summer is THIS week! We will be working at a couple of local high schools... cleaning up their campuses, as well as praying over the campuses and the students that will soon be starting classes. The cost is $10 and you need to bring a lunch & shower stuff. We will cover your dinner, Chick-Fil-A! 

August 7: Midweek After Party- We are headed to the park to hang out and play some games. There is no cost so round up all your friends and come hang out! We will play some football, ultimate frisbee, and a BRAND NEW game Joe will teach us. Its like Volleyball and dodgeball and basketball combined, you will LOVE it!  
Please let us know ASAP if you are coming so we can prepare for transportation and ministry.
August 8-9: Leadership Summit- Apprentices and Interns need to meet in front of Remingtons at 8:10 AM to get your tickets and so we can sit together.

August 16-17:  7th Grade Welcome Weekend- We need a few parents to serve on a parent panel! We will only need you Saturday morning in the FC from 10:30-11:30. Please email Joe ASAP if you can help with this. Thanks!

August 18: Bilyeu Family Concert- Sunday morning at 9:00 & 10:30. Our Pastor has a great vision from the Lord to see 100 people come to Christ at this concert. Please pray about someone you know who needs the gospel that you could bring with you. Pastor Hosea promises that gospel will be systematically presented in word and in song. 


August 21: Midweek Fall Kickoff- we hope to have a big kick-off event this Fall for Midweek. We want to do Midweek BIG! There are a LOT of things in the works for this night. Our goal is to get 100 students that night. As incentive, the student who brings the most friends to the Fall Kick Off will get to come to Winter Retreat for FREE! Also, if we break 100 students, the top three who bring the most friends will get to pie Joe, James, & Kate in the face!

August 25: The Standplease sign up at the Kiosk or email Joe/Kate to register. We only have room for 30 students and those spots will fill up fast!

Midweek August 6
The Issues: Dating

We will take three weeks and finish our summer series "The Issues." This week we will be taking a Biblical look at dating. We started this last week, but only got through the first 3 points.  

5 Biblical Principles for Christian Dating...
1-    Don't rush it. Romans 12:9-10; 1 Corinthians 13:4-7; Jeremiah 29:11
2-    Involve your parents. Ephesians 6:1-3
3-    Date only Christians. 2 Corinthians 6:14-15; 1 Corinthians 15:33
4-    Keep yourself pure. 1 Corinthians 6:18; 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5; 1 Corinthians 7:1-2
5-    Glorify God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

Small Groups August 11
Week 6 of 6 on a series called “The Secret Gospel”
This Week: Christ-like Mission is Gospel Centered
Mark 8:27-9:1

1.    Jesus us the Messiah.
2.    Jesus is a personal Savior.

Follow up questions for parents
- Why is the gospel "good news"? What's the bad news?
- How can we help others understand that Jesus was the one told of in prophecy to save the lost through dying on the cross?
- What is one situation you anticipate this week when you might have the opportunity to confess that Jesus is the Christ to those around you?
- In what ways can we help each other take up our cross?

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