Say a name that describes God. Like= Just, Lion, Omnipresent etc. We do this going around the circle. If you cannot think of a name, you are out of the game. Have you heard of moth or hen. If you have a 6-12 grade student that came to the Sunday am class you probably heard about this on the way home from church.

The next 2 Sunday mornings, students are looking at 20 communicable attributes of God.

Did you know that 9 people learning how to teach theology met at Panera last Wednesday at 6am? This is only open to high school students and adults who want to learn theology.

Sunday night we are going through the life and ministry of Jesus. If I model my life after Jesus, I need to learn everything I can about him. Last week was Baptism, temptation and the start of making disciples.

This week we are looking at the stories of the religious leaders interaction with Jesus. I hope that students are learning the difference between a genuine walk with God, rather than going through religious rules and motions.

Does your teen want things that line up with God? What is their understanding of who Jesus is?

Serve at metropolitan. Sign up on Sunday or through the office.

Sign up for the camp out for this weekend, October 29-31.

can you help with a meal at the camp out?

thanks for praying.

All for Jesus,

Mike

Running for Home: Guest Post: Scott Linscott

This is worth reading. I am thankful for many at Oakwood who prioritize faith, church and our youth ministry. Many good options can leave behind in the most important things. let me know what you think.

Running for Home: Guest Post: Scott Linscott:

Parents meeting is in the lobby of the church office this Sunday at 7pm.

Youth group last week was not one of the best. I just find it hard to find fresh and new in the story of the birth of Christ. Our students went through the stories of the Old Testament to find any reference to the coming Messiah.

So, I wonder, did I pray enough? Did we pray enough?

I guess I liked the stories from the Old Testament because many students had fresh discoveries about God, who He is and what He does.

This Sunday night is about the baptism and temptation of Christ. We will see how it goes.

What does God want our students to know through this story? We do have students who will fully work to follow Christ. Should we go on a journey into the wilderness to spend time with God? Jesus went for 40 days and was tempted. Can we handle temptation in the way of Jesus? Why did Jesus get baptized? Why should we get baptized? If this identifies us with Christ and the church, why are so many who claim faith in God, not willing to die for the cause of Christ. Ok, maybe just live to the cause of Christ. That might be harder.

Its funny how times change. 2000 years ago there were people who would memorize the whole old testament. By the age of 9 the goal was to know the Pentateuch.

So today, it seems like it might be too much to ask a middle school student to read through the whole Bible. What do you think?

Last Saturday Nathan, Alex, Hayden, Garrett helped me work on someones fence and yard. Because of the dad's stroke he is not able. You should have seen these guys with screws and power tools trying to communicate on either side of a 6 foot fence. I should have had a video camera.

I had a single lady from one of our ladies Bible studies ask if anyone could help rake her leaves. I asked one of our high school guys small groups if they would like to help. They said sure. So, a week from Saturday we are planning to work for an hour or so to help. That is October 23rd around noon. They should bring a rake. They can jump in the pool after the work.

students bring friends

I am proud of our students for bringing so many friends. Good job, Garrett and John who led the way by welcoming students, intro the movie and sharing about our youth ministry. We are in a process of training students who want to lead.

Back to the stories in our teaching. Many commented on how they enjoy the style of teaching as we went through the Old Testament stories last year. Starting this Sunday we are going into the stories of the New Testament.

Just interesting. Last week I notice how Stephen went through the story of the Old Testament just before he became the first martyr of the Christian church. Some of our students can go through the stories of the Old Testament. See Act 7.

One of my favorite things is teaching the Middle school students on Sunday morning. Last week we talked about how God moved the authors of the Bible. Students are engaged and asking great questions. Sandy and Katie are bringing good activities to help them build friendships.

Cam is leading the way with our high school students. He is motivating them to bring their Bibles. Many students are memorizing the key verse each week. Hayden won the prize last week for memorization. Congrats to Hayden.

Sign up for the camp out by October 17th to save $10. We need parents who can help with a meal.

all for Jesus,

Mike