Summertime is Here Again

As the school year draws to a close the things are just heating up. Ashlee and I are so excited to be leading Xtreme Disciples! Our theme for this summer “CHOSEN” comes from Galatians 1:15-16. “But even before I was born, God chose me and called me by his marvelous grace. Then it pleased him to reveal his Son to me so that I would proclaim the Good News about Jesus to the Gentiles.” Sunday we discussed what it means to be chosen. Throughout the summer we will be digging deeper into other questions and looking beyond the predictable Sunday school answer. In addition to the awesome Bible study we also have some amazing activities planned. This is definitely a summer you don’t want to miss!!!


~Danielle

Activities for this Summer

Friday, June 19th- Girl’s/Guy’s night

Saturday, June 27th- Splashtown

Saturday, July 18th- Laser tag

Monday, July 27th- Volunteering at CCSC

Friday, August 7th- Sunday, August 9th – Camping Trip!!!

Friday, August 14th- Back-to-School Lock-in

Sunday, August 16th- End of Summer Pool Party

The God of Forgiveness

In youth group we have been discussing the characteristics of God. We have had great conversations about how God is a God of comfort and compassion. Last Sunday, we continued our discussion with God's amazing forgiveness. We looked at Matthew Chapter 18:21-35, the Parable of the Unmerciful Servant. If God has forgiven us of so many things, can we be people who forgive others of the small things?


Here are some of our great you activities coming up.

May 9. We will be passing out lunches in Herman Park. The Pearland Bible Study will be providing the food to prepare these lunches. Let's meet at the church at 11:00 a.m. to make lunches. We will pass out lunches until 1:30 p.m. or so.After that, plan on going to the Galleria and we will do a really fun Scavenger Hunt.We can end the activity at 3:00 p.m. Bring your friends!

May 10. (Mother's Day) No Youth. Spend the night with your mom. Tell her how much you love her.

May 22. Let's go to an Astros Game. The game starts at 7:05 vs the Texas Rangers.I will need to know in advance if you are planning on going so I can get the group-rate.This activity is open to all youth...even the new class! Please let me know by this Sunday, May 10.

May 24. No Youth (Memorial Day Weekend)

June 6....We once said this would be a good day for Schlitterbahn. However many have said this is not a good day. (Graduation, out of town, stuff like that) Please suggest a new Saturday that works for you. Please mark your calendar for these fun events!

The God of Comfort

If you missed youth on Sunday night, you missed a great game of Sardines. We certainly found ourselves in all new places to hide and new ways to contort our bodies.

For our lesson we discussed how God is a God who comforts us in our time of need. We discussed examples of times that God comforted some of our Bible heroes like, Moses, David, and Daniel. We also talked about how God comforts us today, so that we can comfort those around us. Tonight the group looked at 2 Corinthians 3-7 and we may not be thrown in lion's den or a fiery furnace but each of us go through hard times. We know that God will be there when this happens and that we can share this with those around us.

Join us next week and bring your friends.

An All-Night Adventure

Sumo Wrestling....Check! Q-Tip target practice....You betcha! Duct Taping a fifth grader to the wall...It must be a church lock-in! At about 3:00 a.m. that I start asking myself, "Why am I doing this?" Sure it is fun watching as the X-treme Disciples drop off one by one as they try their best to stay awake. The weak ones always go first! At least we had a great time, staying up as long as we could and not to mention that Kellie and Andy did a great job giving their testimonies. The two spoke about how they came to a relationship with God and how our youth group has played a vital role in their lives. Their words were very encouraging!



Remember that there is no youth group on Sunday night or on Easter Sunday. Take this opportuinty to catch up on your sleep, do your homework, or practice your Soccer-Square moves! We will resume youth group again on April 19 with a whole new lesson series. I hope everyone remembers to bring your friends.



See you all soon!



Paul

Xtreme Lock-In

Hello friends. I wanted to remind you all of the youth-led lock-in this Friday, April 3, 2009 at First Christian Church. We will start the evening at 8 p.m. and finish 8 a.m. It will be a full night of fun activities, crazy games, and a time to build meaningful relationships. This is a great activity that you will want to bring your friends to. There will be good food, exciting prizes, and a talk at midnight (Kellie and Andy, two of our own youth, will be giving a short talk on their experiences with the youth group.) I hope that everyone can come.

Two Things

Okay, be thinking about two things.

1. The Youth-Led Lock-In (April 3, 2009)

2. The Easter Sunrise Service (April 12, 2009)

Think of a good game to bring to the lock-in and you may be asked to lead it. Thank you to Kellie and Andy for giving the devotional that night.

We will need to start practicing our Easter production. See you all on Sunday.

Paul

Losing to Gain

This week we played "What's Your Problem Kickball!" Its sort of like regular kickball, but you may find yourself running backwards, crab-crawling to base, or doing the worm. Each one of us had a particular problem, but all of us had fun! For a lesson, we discussed Jesus radical words from Matthew 10:32-42. How can we lose our life in order to gain the life that Jesus calls us to? There was some great discussion!

Remember we will be planning the Lock-In on Sunday, March 22 after church. We will all go to Chipotle, so bring money and bring your great ideas.