Garage Sale Info!

Parents,

This weekend is the Annual Youth Garage Sale! This annual event is put on to raise money for the youth's summer camps. All money raised will go directly to the cost summer camps. It is a wonderful service event for your students as well as a way for them to "earn" part of their way to camp this summer. Even if your student will not be attending camp this summer, I challenge them to participate because this event is not about serving ourselves, but serving the youth group as a whole. They will be helping send youth to camp who cannot afford to go, as well as lowering the cost for their friends. It is a way for them to selflessly give of themselves.

We need help Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday as well. There are several different "shifts" that your students can sign up to help for. Please be in mind that we also need adult volunteers as well. We need help with bargaining, organizing, and checkout, as well as other areas. If you would like to help, please contact Jared by emailing him at jared.milam@swcchurch.org or just comment on this post.

Lastly, if you have some items that you need to bring up to the church, please bring them on Wednesday night to LIFT that way the youth can help unload your cars right into the foyer to get ready for Saturday. This greatly helps us not have to bring things from the garage over to the foyer. If you have items that need to be picked up, or you are unable to drop off items yourself, please email Jared with what times you are available Thursday and Friday and inform him of any large items you have to be picked up. We are in the process of arranging pick up times with many members and will contact you with a time someone from the church can come to pick up items.


Thanks! Hope to see you this weekend!

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Sofa Talk 2/5/12

Scriptures

              -  James 3:1-12, Psalm 1:1-3, Proverbs 18:21, Luke 6:45

Discussion Questions

-  James 3:1-9- According to James, what power do your words have over yourself and others?

-  James 3:3-6- How can such a small thing like our tongue bring so much destruction in our lives and the lives of others?

Give an example of someone in your life your words have an effect on.

- Give an example (positive or negative) of what your words can do to others.

- Read Psalm 1:1-3- Based on this verse, what could be one of the reasons we can’t control our mouths? In your own life, what is a negative influence that you need to get rid of?

- Luke 6:45- According to this verse, what is at the root of the problem?

What makes our hearts bad?

Can we change the condition of our hearts by our own power?

If not, then what do we need in order to make this change happen?

ReFuel- 1/29/12

We will be continuing our series "Bible Classic" tonight as we walk through Exodus. Tonight's lesson will be about the Passover celebration and its relation to communion. We will talk about the 10th plague in Exodus 11-13 and the Passover celebration that was instituted by God with the Israelites. The Passover celebration and Communion are directly connected in what they represent for us as Christians today and to the Israelites thousands of years ago. My prayer is that students will understand that communion is not a tradition, but is a very meaningful celebration of what Christ has done for us. I also hope to further connect the Old Testament with the New Testament with this lesson. I want students to see that the God of the OT and the God of the NT are one and the same.

Upcoming Events:
February 10th 8pm-8am- JH Guys Night In at Jared's house. Sign up in the youth room. Bring a snack, soda or dessert to share.

February 25th 8am-1pm- Annual Youth Garage Sale- Students who want to lower their cost of camp need to plan on participating at this event. There will be opportunities to serve the entire week leading up to the garage sale. If you have any questions or would like to drop off donations, please contact Jared.