Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: October 2, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper form of community. Starts with the resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Connection of love and “feeding sheep.” (Jn. 21) First step: “attitude” of emptying yourself. (Phil. 1&2). The adventure of following (John 1 & Luke 5). Last week, we saw that the Kingdom viewpoint would unify the community.
Discussion: Scene from “Inception”
Reviewing a main theme of the Sermon on the Mount, look at Matthew 5:20…
Study: Luke 13: 17—35. (likely about 2.5 years after the Sermon on the Mount)
Based on verse 17, what do you think the mindset of the “opponents” would be?
(v.19) The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed, which might indicate…
(v.21) The kingdom of God is like leaven, which might indicate…
Based on verses 22—30:
(v.23) The “flavor” of the question is uniquely…
(v.24) The response is to enter by the…
There is a tie to the Sermon on the Mount (Matt. 7:13-15)…
(v.25) The head of the house gets up and…
(v.26) What is the response of the outsiders to the homeowner’s action?
(vv.27—30) What will the homeowner say? Psalm 6:8 adds to the discussion…
Wailing and gnashing of teeth…
Who will be there? (v.29)
Based on verses 31—35:
(v.31) Who enters and what is their advice? Do you think it is genuine?
(v.32) What does Christ think of Herod? What assumptions can you make?
(vv.33—35) What observations can you make about Jerusalem? How will you know
when the time is fulfilled?
Possible Applications:
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Announcements for Oct. 2
Crossroads Bible Church Senior High Student Ministry October 2, 2011 Announcements
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#5)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve looked at defining this community, and now we’re going to look at how Christ taught the disciples to develop their understanding. We’ll look at Luke 13: 22-25 to see who gets in the Kingdom. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck resumes today in Sunday School!
We’re taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry!
If you signed up for the ski trip, you can pick up your deposit check from Brent in Sunday School. We didn’t have enough students sign up.
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, October 5, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay?
(over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation! Forms are due October 12!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
October’s project begins today: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards
Simply get 5 index cards, and design them in a way that creatively encourages a complete stranger. Take a photo of each card you design when you place it to be discovered (like under someone at the mall’s wiper blade, or about to be placed in a random locker vent, or at a bookstore about to be placed in a book. Print your favorite photos on 8.5x11 and turn them in by Sunday, October 30!
You can still turn in Book/DVD Spine Poetry (where you take a book or DVD spine and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem (print it on 8.5x11), blackout art, or truth-telling from the last 3 months!
The next baptism service is scheduled for Sunday, October 30. If you’re interested in being baptized, contact Brent@crossroadsbible.org or Charlie.Ridenour@crossroadsbible.org to set up an interview.
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend have ended, we’ve notified those that are going and have a waiting list set up. October 21-23.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#5)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve looked at defining this community, and now we’re going to look at how Christ taught the disciples to develop their understanding. We’ll look at Luke 13: 22-25 to see who gets in the Kingdom. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck resumes today in Sunday School!
We’re taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry!
If you signed up for the ski trip, you can pick up your deposit check from Brent in Sunday School. We didn’t have enough students sign up.
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, October 5, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay?
(over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation! Forms are due October 12!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
October’s project begins today: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards
Simply get 5 index cards, and design them in a way that creatively encourages a complete stranger. Take a photo of each card you design when you place it to be discovered (like under someone at the mall’s wiper blade, or about to be placed in a random locker vent, or at a bookstore about to be placed in a book. Print your favorite photos on 8.5x11 and turn them in by Sunday, October 30!
You can still turn in Book/DVD Spine Poetry (where you take a book or DVD spine and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem (print it on 8.5x11), blackout art, or truth-telling from the last 3 months!
The next baptism service is scheduled for Sunday, October 30. If you’re interested in being baptized, contact Brent@crossroadsbible.org or Charlie.Ridenour@crossroadsbible.org to set up an interview.
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend have ended, we’ve notified those that are going and have a waiting list set up. October 21-23.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Sunday School Class Notes for Sept. 25
Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 25, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper form of community. Starts with the resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Connection of love and “feeding sheep.” (Jn. 21) First step: “attitude” of emptying yourself. (Phil. 1&2). The adventure of following (John 1 & Luke 5).
Discussion: What is your motivation for school?
Study: Matthew 5, 6 & 7.
Background: Matthew 2:2, 3:1&2 & 4:17 give us the “message,” which is…
Repent has a 3-fold meaning in the Greek (3 C’s):
Matthew 5: 1—48. Background (who is there, why they’re there, etc.)
Notice the focus of the traits Jesus mentioned:
In vv. 14—16, these traits should have…
v. 20 we see the “message” again…
In vv. 21, 27, 31, 33, 38, & 43, we see a recurring phrase:
The summary of this section is in 44-48, which is…
Matthew 6: 1—34. The basic principle is in 6:1:
Throughout the chapter we see a contrast:
In the prayer in 6:10, we see a specific focus…
We see that focus again in 6:25—34, and we’re supposed to focus on…
Matthew 7: 1—29. In vv. 13—23, we see a hard reality:
The summary is in vv. 24—29:
Possible Applications:
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 25, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper form of community. Starts with the resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Connection of love and “feeding sheep.” (Jn. 21) First step: “attitude” of emptying yourself. (Phil. 1&2). The adventure of following (John 1 & Luke 5).
Discussion: What is your motivation for school?
Study: Matthew 5, 6 & 7.
Background: Matthew 2:2, 3:1&2 & 4:17 give us the “message,” which is…
Repent has a 3-fold meaning in the Greek (3 C’s):
Matthew 5: 1—48. Background (who is there, why they’re there, etc.)
Notice the focus of the traits Jesus mentioned:
In vv. 14—16, these traits should have…
v. 20 we see the “message” again…
In vv. 21, 27, 31, 33, 38, & 43, we see a recurring phrase:
The summary of this section is in 44-48, which is…
Matthew 6: 1—34. The basic principle is in 6:1:
Throughout the chapter we see a contrast:
In the prayer in 6:10, we see a specific focus…
We see that focus again in 6:25—34, and we’re supposed to focus on…
Matthew 7: 1—29. In vv. 13—23, we see a hard reality:
The summary is in vv. 24—29:
Possible Applications:
Announcements for Sept 25
Crossroads Bible Church Senior High Student Ministry September 25, 2011 Announcements
Today is “Water Is Basic” Sunday. We’re trying to raise money for a clean water well in Africa through this organization, and the suggested donation each month is $10 per person in class & we can finish before Christmas!
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Senior Lunch at Brent’s house TODAY at 1:15PM.
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#4)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve seen the starting point and first steps, and now we’ll look at the nature of this deep community, the personalities involved and today we’ll look at the proper motivation from Matthew 5--7. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck resumes next week!
We’re taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry!
Sign ups END TODAY for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students). As of this morning, we had 21 spots sold, and if we don’t get 40 sold by tomorrow at noon, we will not be able to go and will return all your deposits. Full details are available on the sign up sheet, which can be picked up in the Dungeon on the stage steps.
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 28, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay? (over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation! Turn in your forms ASAP!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project, Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry, DUE TODAY!!!
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem (print it on 8.5x11). You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be. You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project begins next week: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards
Simply get 5 index cards, and design them in a way that creatively encourages a complete stranger. Take a photo of each card you design when you place it to be discovered (like under someone at the mall’s wiper blade, or about to be placed in a random locker vent, or at a bookstore about to be placed in a book. Print your favorite photos on 8.5x11 and turn them in by Sunday, October 30!
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend have ended, we’ll let you know by next Sunday if you’ve been selected or not. Oct. 21-23, and seniors have 1st priority.
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Today is “Water Is Basic” Sunday. We’re trying to raise money for a clean water well in Africa through this organization, and the suggested donation each month is $10 per person in class & we can finish before Christmas!
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Senior Lunch at Brent’s house TODAY at 1:15PM.
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#4)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve seen the starting point and first steps, and now we’ll look at the nature of this deep community, the personalities involved and today we’ll look at the proper motivation from Matthew 5--7. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck resumes next week!
We’re taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry!
Sign ups END TODAY for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students). As of this morning, we had 21 spots sold, and if we don’t get 40 sold by tomorrow at noon, we will not be able to go and will return all your deposits. Full details are available on the sign up sheet, which can be picked up in the Dungeon on the stage steps.
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 28, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay? (over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation! Turn in your forms ASAP!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project, Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry, DUE TODAY!!!
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem (print it on 8.5x11). You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be. You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project begins next week: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards
Simply get 5 index cards, and design them in a way that creatively encourages a complete stranger. Take a photo of each card you design when you place it to be discovered (like under someone at the mall’s wiper blade, or about to be placed in a random locker vent, or at a bookstore about to be placed in a book. Print your favorite photos on 8.5x11 and turn them in by Sunday, October 30!
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend have ended, we’ll let you know by next Sunday if you’ve been selected or not. Oct. 21-23, and seniors have 1st priority.
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Notes for High School Sunday School, Sept. 18
Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 18, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper form of community. Starts with the resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Connection of love and “feeding sheep.” (Jn. 21) First step: “attitude” of emptying yourself. (Phil. 1&2)
Discussion: Scene from “Beauty and the Beast.” Is there anything wrong with Belle’s life? What is she feeling? Why do you think she feels this way? How do the townspeople view her? If Gaston gets his wish, what is Belle’s destiny? On her deathbed, what do you think her view of her life would be?
Study: John 1: 29ff, Luke 5.
John 1: 29-42
Background, (Jn. 1:29) Jesus had just been…
In vv. 35-37, we see that John the Baptist…
Andrew brings…
Luke 5: 1—11
This obviously was NOT…
Why would v.4 be strange to Peter? His response in v.5?
What is Peter’s response in v.8?
All these four followers are…
Therefore, we know a few things:
John 1: 43-51
What is Nathanial’s response?
Put v.50 in your own words:
Luke 5: 27-32
What is Levi’s job? How do the leaders react in v.30?
Disciples:
Peter, Andrew, James, John…
Philip, Nathanial, Thomas…
Matthew, Judas (another)…
James (another), Simon, Judas Iscariot…
*Ephesians 2:10
Possible Applications:
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 18, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper form of community. Starts with the resurrection (1 Cor. 15). Connection of love and “feeding sheep.” (Jn. 21) First step: “attitude” of emptying yourself. (Phil. 1&2)
Discussion: Scene from “Beauty and the Beast.” Is there anything wrong with Belle’s life? What is she feeling? Why do you think she feels this way? How do the townspeople view her? If Gaston gets his wish, what is Belle’s destiny? On her deathbed, what do you think her view of her life would be?
Study: John 1: 29ff, Luke 5.
John 1: 29-42
Background, (Jn. 1:29) Jesus had just been…
In vv. 35-37, we see that John the Baptist…
Andrew brings…
Luke 5: 1—11
This obviously was NOT…
Why would v.4 be strange to Peter? His response in v.5?
What is Peter’s response in v.8?
All these four followers are…
Therefore, we know a few things:
John 1: 43-51
What is Nathanial’s response?
Put v.50 in your own words:
Luke 5: 27-32
What is Levi’s job? How do the leaders react in v.30?
Disciples:
Peter, Andrew, James, John…
Philip, Nathanial, Thomas…
Matthew, Judas (another)…
James (another), Simon, Judas Iscariot…
*Ephesians 2:10
Possible Applications:
Announcements for Sept. 18
Crossroads Bible Church Senior High Student Ministry September 18, 2011 Announcements
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#3)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve seen the starting point and first steps, and now we’ll look at the nature of this deep community, today on the personalities involved. We’ll look at Luke 5 & John 1. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Continues Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! This will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with .
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form (if we don’t go—and currently we’re close to half the sports sold—you will get your money refunded in full). ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 21, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay?
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total is $1,625. We’re having another offering (suggested per person: $10) NEXT SUNDAY!
(over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend begin today in SS (clipboard will be on a table by Charlie’s office). Oct. 21-23, and seniors have 1st priority.
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
*Don’t forget to stop by the “Hoots ‘N Salutes” table BEFORE CLASS starts!*
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teacher: Communitas Unleashed (#3)
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” We’ve seen the starting point and first steps, and now we’ll look at the nature of this deep community, today on the personalities involved. We’ll look at Luke 5 & John 1. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Continues Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways you can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! This will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with .
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form (if we don’t go—and currently we’re close to half the sports sold—you will get your money refunded in full). ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 21, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM). Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028. Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028. Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM, okay?
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total is $1,625. We’re having another offering (suggested per person: $10) NEXT SUNDAY!
(over, please)
SIGN UPS CONTINUE TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
Sign Ups for the Pine Cove service weekend begin today in SS (clipboard will be on a table by Charlie’s office). Oct. 21-23, and seniors have 1st priority.
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
Ministry to Johan in Columbia: If you’d like to write a letter to him, please print or type, and turn it in to Brent by Sunday, September 25!
To make sure you’re in the informational loop: If you aren’t getting text updates from Elli, see her after class to give her your name and number!
Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Monday, September 12, 2011
Class Notes for Sunday, September 11
Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 11, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper
form of community.
1 Corinthians 15: Starts with the resurrection
John 21: Connection of love and “feeding sheep”
Discussion: If you wanted to run the Cowtown Marathon in January, what steps would you have to take from where you are right now?
Study: Philippians 1:1—2:11.
In vv. 3—8 notice the…
In verse 6, we can infer that growing in Christ is…
Note the contents of what Paul prays for their church in vv. 9--11:
In vv. 12—20, how does Paul describe his imprisonment?
Put vv. 21—26 in perspective:
In verse 27 they are to do 3 things:
1)
2)
3)
In verse 30, we see that Paul isn’t asking them to do what he…
In 2:1, the Greek verb tense is…
In 2:1—4, we see how they were to make his joy complete, by…
In verse 5, we see where this starts:
And the example continues in vv. 6—9:
In vv. 9—11, what is the ultimate result of Christ’s resurrection?
Possible Applications:
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 11, 2011.
Review: Communitas = Loving each other in a more profound way. A deeper
form of community.
1 Corinthians 15: Starts with the resurrection
John 21: Connection of love and “feeding sheep”
Discussion: If you wanted to run the Cowtown Marathon in January, what steps would you have to take from where you are right now?
Study: Philippians 1:1—2:11.
In vv. 3—8 notice the…
In verse 6, we can infer that growing in Christ is…
Note the contents of what Paul prays for their church in vv. 9--11:
In vv. 12—20, how does Paul describe his imprisonment?
Put vv. 21—26 in perspective:
In verse 27 they are to do 3 things:
1)
2)
3)
In verse 30, we see that Paul isn’t asking them to do what he…
In 2:1, the Greek verb tense is…
In 2:1—4, we see how they were to make his joy complete, by…
In verse 5, we see where this starts:
And the example continues in vv. 6—9:
In vv. 9—11, what is the ultimate result of Christ’s resurrection?
Possible Applications:
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Announcements for September 11
Crossroads Bible Church Senior High Student Ministry September 11, 2011 Announcements
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teaching: Start of new series today!
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” The next step in this community is to “empty yourself.” We’ll be diving into Philippians 1—2:11. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Continues Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways they can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! Tthis will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with .
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet (available in Sunday School)…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form. ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 14, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM)
Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028.
Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028.
Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM no matter how many more races of Mario Kart you have to complete the Mushroom Cup!
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total is $1,625.
(over, please)
SIGN UPS BEGIN TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
To make sure you’re in the informational loop:
Parents, send an e-mail to Brent@Crossroadsbible.org and ask to be added to the e-mail list (please include the gender and year of graduation of your students).
Anyone can get the announcements on our Blogspot. Simply type in “cbchighschool . blogspot. com.” Maybe “favorite” that page, huh? And, you can follow BrentMcKinney on Twitter). For students only, if you aren’t getting text updates from Elli (she sent out a test text a few weeks ago so if you didn’t get it, you aren’t on it) you’ll want to send her your name and number!
We do have some changes we’ll be making for the Fall that will help us get the word out as efficiently as possible, so watch this space for updates!
*Don’t forget to pray for Johan in Columbia. Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teaching: Start of new series today!
We’ll continue discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” The next step in this community is to “empty yourself.” We’ll be diving into Philippians 1—2:11. NOTES AVAILABLE AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Continues Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, YOU will start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. You will look for ways they can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! Tthis will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with .
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet (available in Sunday School)…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form. ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 14, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM)
Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028.
Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028.
Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM no matter how many more races of Mario Kart you have to complete the Mushroom Cup!
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total is $1,625.
(over, please)
SIGN UPS BEGIN TODAY FOR OUR FIRST “SENIORS 2012 AFTERNOON OUT!” Over this year, the class of 2012 will choose a place to go and do something together with EACH CLASS in our ministry. This time it’ll be the class of 2013 and we’re going to the Dallas World Aquarium on Oct. 16. Cost: $20 and includes a kazoo, entrance and transportation!
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
To make sure you’re in the informational loop:
Parents, send an e-mail to Brent@Crossroadsbible.org and ask to be added to the e-mail list (please include the gender and year of graduation of your students).
Anyone can get the announcements on our Blogspot. Simply type in “cbchighschool . blogspot. com.” Maybe “favorite” that page, huh? And, you can follow BrentMcKinney on Twitter). For students only, if you aren’t getting text updates from Elli (she sent out a test text a few weeks ago so if you didn’t get it, you aren’t on it) you’ll want to send her your name and number!
We do have some changes we’ll be making for the Fall that will help us get the word out as efficiently as possible, so watch this space for updates!
*Don’t forget to pray for Johan in Columbia. Also begin praying for Gerline & Carline…our new Haitian students. Gerline is in 8th grade & Carline is the pastor’s teen daughter!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Sept. 4 Sunday School Class Notes
Crossroads Bible Church Student Ministry
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 4, 2011.
From the video of Alan Hirsch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETN67tbrvX4)
• You have to be loving, you have to be serving, you have to do it together in order to actually achieve your mission because you’re never going to achieve it otherwise. So, communitas takes place along the way of trying to do something that requires that we learn to love each other in a deep & more profound way as a group of brothers and sisters...
o What is exciting about this? What is scary?
• A little danger is a good thing…One of the bad things about middle class culture is its’ obsession safety, security, comfort & convenience…so the Gospel becomes this kind of civil religion that really just affirms my lifestyle…it becomes a country club atmosphere and not a threat…I don’t experience adventure or journey or quest over there.
o Do you agree with his observations about middle-class culture? Why/not?
o Assuming he’s correct, what practical steps should we take to avoid the “country club atmosphere?”
Study:
John 10: 10 & 10: 27-28.
Why did Christ come?
1 Corinthians 15.
What is the Gospel according to vv. 3 & 4?
How important is the resurrection according to vv. 14 & 15, 19?
John 21.
How does the resurrection “tie-in” to “communitas?”
Possible Applications:
Quotes on Communitas:
“Communitas is a community formed in the context of an ordeal, a challenge, a task, a mission, that requires each player to find each other in a new, significant way to get the job done.”—Alan Hirsch
“You have to be loving, you have to be serving, you have to do it together in order to actually achieve your mission because you’re never going to achieve it otherwise. So, communitas takes place along the way of trying to do something that requires that we learn to love each other in a deep & more profound way as a group of brothers and sisters...”—Alan Hirsch
Mind Vitamins for Possible Applications:
“A question we pose is this: What is it about the holiness of Jesus that caused ‘sinners’ to flock to him like a magnet and yet managed to seriously antagonize the religious people? This question begs another, even more confronting question: Why does our more churchy form of holiness seem to get it the other way around—to comfort the religious and antagonize the sinners? Jesus’ brand of holiness (the true form) didn’t seem to deter the sinners from wanting to get up close and personal with him.”—Alan & Debra Hirsch
“We so easily impose a cultural form on the people and the groups we hope to reach with the love of Jesus. We so often make the gospel synonymous with a bland, middle-class conformity and thereby alienate countless people from encountering Christ. How often have we seen public opinion polls that reflect the attitude of ‘Jesus, Yes! Church, No!’”—Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch
“He [Jesus] was notorious (yes, that’s the right word) for hanging out with the wrong types. In contrast with today, when so much of our Christianity is being with the right people in the right places at the right times, Jesus was always in the wrong places with the wrong people, at the wrong times, according to the religious establishment. We want to say that this is the Jesus we must rediscover to balance our excessively sober images of our Lord. We need his model of holy laughter, of his sheer love of life, of his infectious holiness, of his common people’s religion, for our day. We want to say that being Christlike is not only hard work, it’s also loads of fun—you get to do what Jesus did and hang out with the interesting people…Being Christlike gives us a positive model of engagement, and this is why we need to imitate Jesus as our primary model for mission and evangelism.”—Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch
Discussion Questions & Notes
Sunday School Class: September 4, 2011.
From the video of Alan Hirsch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETN67tbrvX4)
• You have to be loving, you have to be serving, you have to do it together in order to actually achieve your mission because you’re never going to achieve it otherwise. So, communitas takes place along the way of trying to do something that requires that we learn to love each other in a deep & more profound way as a group of brothers and sisters...
o What is exciting about this? What is scary?
• A little danger is a good thing…One of the bad things about middle class culture is its’ obsession safety, security, comfort & convenience…so the Gospel becomes this kind of civil religion that really just affirms my lifestyle…it becomes a country club atmosphere and not a threat…I don’t experience adventure or journey or quest over there.
o Do you agree with his observations about middle-class culture? Why/not?
o Assuming he’s correct, what practical steps should we take to avoid the “country club atmosphere?”
Study:
John 10: 10 & 10: 27-28.
Why did Christ come?
1 Corinthians 15.
What is the Gospel according to vv. 3 & 4?
How important is the resurrection according to vv. 14 & 15, 19?
John 21.
How does the resurrection “tie-in” to “communitas?”
Possible Applications:
Quotes on Communitas:
“Communitas is a community formed in the context of an ordeal, a challenge, a task, a mission, that requires each player to find each other in a new, significant way to get the job done.”—Alan Hirsch
“You have to be loving, you have to be serving, you have to do it together in order to actually achieve your mission because you’re never going to achieve it otherwise. So, communitas takes place along the way of trying to do something that requires that we learn to love each other in a deep & more profound way as a group of brothers and sisters...”—Alan Hirsch
Mind Vitamins for Possible Applications:
“A question we pose is this: What is it about the holiness of Jesus that caused ‘sinners’ to flock to him like a magnet and yet managed to seriously antagonize the religious people? This question begs another, even more confronting question: Why does our more churchy form of holiness seem to get it the other way around—to comfort the religious and antagonize the sinners? Jesus’ brand of holiness (the true form) didn’t seem to deter the sinners from wanting to get up close and personal with him.”—Alan & Debra Hirsch
“We so easily impose a cultural form on the people and the groups we hope to reach with the love of Jesus. We so often make the gospel synonymous with a bland, middle-class conformity and thereby alienate countless people from encountering Christ. How often have we seen public opinion polls that reflect the attitude of ‘Jesus, Yes! Church, No!’”—Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch
“He [Jesus] was notorious (yes, that’s the right word) for hanging out with the wrong types. In contrast with today, when so much of our Christianity is being with the right people in the right places at the right times, Jesus was always in the wrong places with the wrong people, at the wrong times, according to the religious establishment. We want to say that this is the Jesus we must rediscover to balance our excessively sober images of our Lord. We need his model of holy laughter, of his sheer love of life, of his infectious holiness, of his common people’s religion, for our day. We want to say that being Christlike is not only hard work, it’s also loads of fun—you get to do what Jesus did and hang out with the interesting people…Being Christlike gives us a positive model of engagement, and this is why we need to imitate Jesus as our primary model for mission and evangelism.”—Michael Frost & Alan Hirsch
Announcements for Sept. 4
Crossroads Bible Church Senior High Student Ministry September 4, 2011 Announcements
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teaching: Start of new series today!
We’ll be discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” The starting point of this can be traced to 1 Corinthians 15. We’ll spend the first week taking a look at how a deep community starts.
NOTES AVAILABLE ON AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Starts Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, we’ll start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. Our hope is that students will look for ways they can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! Hopefully, this will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with daily…so come prepared to Sunday School this week.
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet (available in Sunday School)…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form. ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 7, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM)
Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028.
Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028.
Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM no matter how many more races of Mario Kart you have to complete the Mushroom Cup!
OVER, PLEASE
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total for our well in Africa will be available next week.
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
To make sure you’re in the informational loop:
Parents, send an e-mail to Brent@Crossroadsbible.org and ask to be added to the e-mail list (please include the gender and year of graduation of your students).
Anyone can get the announcements on our Blogspot. Simply type in “cbchighschool . blogspot. com.” Maybe “favorite” that page, huh? And, you can follow BrentMcKinney on Twitter). For students only, if you aren’t getting text updates from Elli (she sent out a test text a few weeks ago so if you didn’t get it, you aren’t on it) you’ll want to send her your name and number!
We do have some changes we’ll be making for the Fall that will help us get the word out as efficiently as possible, so watch this space for updates!
*Don’t forget to pray for Johan in Columbia and Guerson in Haiti. We’ll be getting a new student to replace Kerlande (who “graduated”) this week, too!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
Sunday School, 10:30—11:45AM in the Dungeon:
Brent McKinney, teaching: Start of new series today!
We’ll be discussing the idea of “communitas,” a deeper view of “community.” The starting point of this can be traced to 1 Corinthians 15. We’ll spend the first week taking a look at how a deep community starts.
NOTES AVAILABLE ON AT CBCHIGHSCHOOL . BLOGSPOT . COM!
Change For A Buck Starts Today!
We’ll be taking up an offering of your loose change each Sunday during worship…and once we spend a few weeks building up the reserves, we’ll start our new ministry of fostering “change” with the money. Our hope is that students will look for ways they can affect change in someone else’s life or circumstances, apply for the money and use the offerings to do that very ministry! Hopefully, this will start each of us thinking about ways we could minister to needs we come in contact with daily…so come prepared to Sunday School this week.
Sign ups for the CBC High School Ministry Ski Trip: March 9—14, 2012. Winter Park, CO. (Cost: $675/students) continue today. Full details are available on the sign up sheet (available in Sunday School)…and we ONLY HAVE 40 SPOTS AVAILABLE (first-come/first-served) and spots can be reserved for a $100 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit and the sign-up form. ALL SIGN UPS END ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2011—NO EXCEPTIONS!
In-home small groups meet this week!
Wednesday Night, September 7, from 7—8:30PM in the following area homes:
Junior/Senior Girls (leader: Sharon Gelnett) meet at 2619 Beirstadt in Highland Village, 75077 (they sometimes meet until 9PM)
Junior/Senior Guys (leader: Brent McKinney) meet at 5237 Prairie Creek Dr. in Flower Mound 75028.
Sophomore Girls (leaders: Laura Smith & Megan Zeller) meet at 303 Highland Court in Double Oak, 75077.
Freshman Girls (leaders: Sue Green & Vanessa Price) meet at 2201 Hazy Meadows Lane in Flower Mound, 75028.
Freshman/Sophomore Guys (leaders: Ian Cook & Matt Haase) meet at 5201 Summerfields Drive in Flower Mound, 75028.
And, as usual, everyone is invited to Brent’s after their groups end to hang out and play Wii and such! Everyone will be asked to leave at 10PM no matter how many more races of Mario Kart you have to complete the Mushroom Cup!
OVER, PLEASE
Water Is Basic will resume on September 25. Updated financial total for our well in Africa will be available next week.
CBC’s YEAR OF GONZO STUDENT ART UPDATE:
September’s Project: Book Spine/DVD Spine Poetry.
Take a book or DVD and stack them up in such a way that the titles create a poem. Then take a photograph of that poem and turn it in by Sunday, September 25. You can use masking/painter’s tape to eliminate unnecessary words/author’s names, etc. if need be.
You can still turn in July’s “Truth Telling” and August’s “Black Out” art if you still want to do those, too!
October’s project: Random Acts of Kindness Index Cards (explanation once we get past the September project)
See You At The Pole, September 28. Check your local school campus for details.
To make sure you’re in the informational loop:
Parents, send an e-mail to Brent@Crossroadsbible.org and ask to be added to the e-mail list (please include the gender and year of graduation of your students).
Anyone can get the announcements on our Blogspot. Simply type in “cbchighschool . blogspot. com.” Maybe “favorite” that page, huh? And, you can follow BrentMcKinney on Twitter). For students only, if you aren’t getting text updates from Elli (she sent out a test text a few weeks ago so if you didn’t get it, you aren’t on it) you’ll want to send her your name and number!
We do have some changes we’ll be making for the Fall that will help us get the word out as efficiently as possible, so watch this space for updates!
*Don’t forget to pray for Johan in Columbia and Guerson in Haiti. We’ll be getting a new student to replace Kerlande (who “graduated”) this week, too!
Helpful Key Dates Not Listed Previously: Pine Cove Service Weekend, October 21-23, 2011. Christmas Party, December 16, 2011. “No Agenda” Retreat, Pine Cove Shores, January 13-15, 2012. Arizona Mission Trip: June 9-16, 2012.
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