Christmas Party

Christmas Youth Party!!!

This Wednesday, December 23rd.

Time: 6:00-8:00

What to expect...

Games, food, friends, cookie design contest, and other surprises.

Wear your ugliest, itchiest, or craziest Christmas sweater/tie/scarf/whatever

Youth at VA Medical Center

This past Friday our youth came together and sang Christmas songs to a group at the VA Medical Center.

We were able to sing songs, lead worship, and interact with many extraordinary men and women who served our country.

The best part of the whole service was the time afterwards. Nobody in the room cared how well we may have sung or played our instruments. The time that we spent just listening to their jokes, poems, and stories made me realize how much more of a gift it was to just be there.

We came to minister to them, but instead they ministered to us.

This happens a lot more than we realize.

No Sleep Allowed!!!

Lock-In 2010!

Date- January 22nd
Time - 8pm-7am
Cost - $10

It is our tradition to have a lock-in on New Years Eve.
This year, however, we will be pushing it back to January 22nd.

At the beginning of the lock-in we will be watching the movie "To Save a Life". You can find the link on this website! It comes out that night (Jan. 22nd)

To Save A Life is a new movie that deals with many issues that teens face on a regular basis (i.e. drinking, drugs, sex, cutting, suicide, etc.).

After we watch the movie we will return back to the Lighthouse to finish the rest of the Lock-in.

We will need atleast 2 more chaperones for this night. If interested, please let Thom know.

Students WILL have to have a signed permission slip to attend the movie. Parents are invited to come and watch the movie with us.

OneNIGHT part 3 (revenge of the OneNIGHT)

3rd OneNIGHT Service
After two very successful service, Oak Ridge will be hosting the 3rd OneNIGHT service on January 20th.

If you would like to be a part of this service, we will be meeting on January 6th.

The praise band "DirtyFridge" will be leading worship.

Please start inviting people to this event. Other churches are welcome to join! The service starts at 7:00 p.m.

Scripture Challenge!

The middle school boys small group have been given a challenge to memorize an entire chapter of Romans 5.

We are opening this challenge to the entire youth group (including parents). We may have a general idea of what scripture may say, but many of us have a hard time finding or repeating scripture to others.

You can choose any translation you wish. The teens are using the NIV.

The cutoff date for the first memorization will be January 31st

Baseball and Blobs

What an excellent service!!!

Last night we had our 2nd ONEnight service and it was amazing to see God move over and over again.

There is a pretty obvious question that comes from that sentence. How do you have more than one of a "one night"?

The focus of this service is not about a single night. It is on unity. It is on the idea that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. That we aren't just individuals who believe similar things. For each of our nights, we come together as ONE in worship, fellowship, evangelism, and love.

I do not think I would consider us to be a team. Teams are still based on individuals coming together. Baseball teams are individuals working. They are working at the same time, but they may not be working together. Players can have the goal of winning a game, or boosting their own stats, or earning money, or whatever. That describes something different than what the Body of Christ does. Ultimately, the Body of Christ has one goal. That goal is glorifying our Father.

This kind of unity is more like the "blob". The blob was a part of the old genre of cheesey monster movies (i.e. body snatchers, creature of the black lagoon, dracula, mummy).

The thing with blob was that it was always one body. The blob moved together and it absorbed things. I know that this may be a horrific metaphor. But I can't help but see similarities between the blob and the unity that we should have as Christians. It may be the sci-fi nerd in me.

When something was absorbed by the blob it became the blob. It grew but it was still the blob. As a Christian we are joining and being "absorbed" into a body that continually grows. It isn't a bunch of individuals working together, its deeper than that. It's ONE body working together. It's ONE faith.

Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit—just as you were called to one hope when you were called— one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Count how many times it says "one". Think of how big this body is that you have been absorbed into.

You are not alone.

You belong. You are no longer an individual who is not part of anything. Through Christ Jesus you are now ONE.

And that ONE... is greater than anything you can imagine.

Summer Camp!

This year we will be going to Jonathan Creek for the summer!
The date will be from July 5th - 10th. If you would like to go there is a sign-up sheet in the upstairs of the Lighthouse.

We have 35 spots open BUT WE CAN ALWAYS ADD MORE.

For those that went, SHARE YOUR STORIES (try to limit the ones about Curtis to 15).

One Night Service

November 18th
Be there! This One Night service will be hosted by Piner Baptist Church.
We will be leaving the Lighthouse at 6:45pm, and getting back around 8:45pm. If you need directions just let us know.
This is an excellent opportunity for us to meet other people from Kenton County. Feel free to invite your friends, families, strangers (be careful!), or people who are just strange!

Join our group on facebook! Invite your friends!

New Website!!!

Welcome to the new youth website!
We are Oak Ridge Baptist Youth. Our purpose is pretty simple. We love the Lord and we love people.
Come here for upcoming events and other fun stuff. If you have any questions or need directions you can contact us at (859) 363-4363.

Thom Brown
Minister of Students