Mommy Dearest

Mother's Day is May 8th.  That means you have less than 2 weeks to pick out the perfect present for your mother.

Now you can do the same thing you do every year...  Have your dad buy the gift and have you sign the card taking the credit for the gift.  We all know that our mom's will like anything that we give them, but that doesn't mean we forget about them!

On Saturday May 7th at 10am I will be taking the church van to multiple places for Mother's Day shopping.  If you would like to be a wonderful son or daughter and you haven't gotten a gift yet, this will be an excellent opportunity for you!

Our mother's do so much for you, that you need to give your mom something more than a hug for Mother's Day!

You will have to bring your own money for this.  We will ONLY be providing transportation.  You will need money for food and the present.  We will be eating at the food court.

We will ONLY be shopping for Mother's Day gifts.  We will not be making any "detours" to play lasertag or get ice cream.  This is a day where you will be on an important mission to find the perfect gift!

So... are you going to be a good son and daughter?

April = Crazy Month!!!

April was a very crazy month!

In the month of April we...

1. Built mobile toilets
2. Learned about righting wrongs
3. Prayed over our new Lakeside ministry
4. Met some cool people from Campbellsville
5. Picked up sticks for a church member in need
6. Created a barbecue restaurant for our church
7. Raised almost $1000 to help lower the cost of camp
8. Sang in a choir that introduced a collection of hymns and contemporary songs.
9. Played in a worship band that put on its first solo concert.
10. CELEBRATED THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.

We have a lot of work to do in May if we are going to top that!
Congratulations on an awesome month of service, fellowship, discipleship, and worship!

NO AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM TOMORROW/D Now

There will NOT be an afterschool program tomorrow, April 13.
There will also NOT be any choir tomorrow.
If anybody would like to show up at the mobile unit anyway at 6 pm, we will be hanging out and playing games before the Point service.

Tomorrow's "The Point" service will be our last week in the series "let me tell you a story..."  Bro. Byron will be sharing part of his story with us.

In other news...  this weekend is the D-Now.  If you haven't signed up, make sure you do!  It costs $5.00 which covers your food, Bible study, and entertainment for the weekend (awesome deal right?!)

If you have supplies that you would like to bring to help build your toilet racer (i.e. wheels) you are allowed to do so.  Each group will be given money to spend on supplies for their racer!

Have a great day!  And I'll see you guys tomorrow!

P.S. You all still have 2 1/2 weeks before I get my haircut for the 50 perm challenge.  Its not too late!

Let me tell you a story...

Stories are so powerful. 

We all have our favorite books that we read as a child.  When we see those stories now it brings that warm feeling inside.  We can't help but smile and remember "the good old days" when times were simpler.

Stories help us learn lessons in life.  We learn to try new things by reading "Green Eggs and Ham".  We learn to use our imaginations and explore new worlds when we read "Where the Wild Things Are".  You can probably think of many more books or series that you read as a child.

Stories move us.

Jesus understood the power of stories.  When He taught, it would be common for Him to use an illustration (parable) to explain a concept or idea.

However, as we get older we tend to disconnect from the stories we heard as a kid.  We hear stories about David and Goliath, Daniel in the Lion's Den, and Noah and the Great Flood and we tend to put these stories into our "fairytale" section of our mind.  Its hard to try to relate to a giant killer when we are too busy trying to find ourselves in the mass chaos of school.

The stories that we read in the Bible aren't make-believe. 

They are legacies of ordinary men, with extraordinary faith in God.

So what is your legacy?  What will your "story" be?

You all have an infinite amount of potential.  Some of you may feel like its too late and that you have already made decisions that restrain and limit you.

My God is unlimited. 

Think big.  God is bigger than anything you can imagine.  With God on your side nothing can stop you from reaching the world.  So shine bright in the dark areas of the world.  God isn't waiting for you to "mature" to use you.  He wants to use you NOW!

Don't take the easy way out.  It's a lot easier to make up unbelievable stories that aren't true than it is to live unbelievable stories.  Dramatic stories and emotions may seem like they give you a lot attention but it never lasts. 

Don't let people view you as one who has a million problems.  Have them view you as someone who has the One solution.

One Last Chance for D-NOW Sign-up

You all have been hearing about this event for some time now, and it's finally here!

On April 15-17th we are having our Disciple Now Event.

For more information click on the tab above that says "Disciple Now"

We need people to sign up ASAP so we can form our groups early!

If you are already signed up invite your friends and have them sign up, but you need to do it before the end of this week!