I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. - Romans 12:1-2 |
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Journey Home Fellowship 7th-8th Grade
Join us, THIS Saturday 5-7pm September 11th, for our Journey Students Home Fellowship; 7th-8th grade students and parents are invited for indoor and outdoor pool & yard games. Hear a testimony on how the Lord has worked in a parent's life.
We’ll provide pulled pork & drinks. Bring sides to the main. Parents may drop-n-go, but we’d love for you to stay and if bringing siblings allows for that there is plenty of room in the pool. So you fellowship, encourage one another, and share your life with others who are also navigating the early teen years.
Bring modest swim-wear and pool toys and we will have a diving contest and some pool competitions.
Special thanks to the Keel's for hosting at their home: 219 Haddington Ct.
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Wednesdays Night Youth Group
Dinner at 5:45pm & GaGa ball from 6-6:15pm
Bridge: 5th-6th joins everyone in GaGa ball and then meets in Classroom 105: Topic the Fruit of the Spirit.
Journey & ROOTed: Meets in the Cafeteria. Topic: The Bible and dating.
(5th-6th Pickup 7:30 in CR-105; 7th-12th 7:30 in Gym)
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5th-6th grades
Classroom 210
Scripture: Genesis 6–9, Habakkuk 1:12–13, and 2 Peter 2:5.
Bible Truth: God judged the wickedness of humans by sending a flood to destroy the earth, but he spared Noah and his family.
Lesson Aim: To understand that God is perfectly just and judges wickedness, but that he shows grace and mercy to his people.
Memory Work: But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. - Psalm 1:2
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Our 7th-8th grade classes will be using GCP's "God's Promises"
The Covenant Adam: The Covenant of Works, creation, or Life: God said you can eat of every tree in the garden except the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. In the day you eat of it you will die.
Covenant of Grace: God will send a Redeemer who will defeat Satan and win salvation for his people.
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7th-8th grade guys will be with Nick Robison and Josh Brown in Classroom 211.
7th-8th grade girls will be with Rebecca Sedlak and Alyssa Knight in Classroom 209.
9th-12th grade guys and girls will be with James Ensley, Meg Palmer, and Grayson Schmidt in Classroom 207.
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9th-12th grade guys & girls: What's the "Westminster" in Westminster? We will be answering this question as we mine the riches of the Westminster Confession of Faith (WCF) with the goal of understanding what the Bible teaches more clearly and apply it to all of life.
This week: Chapter 2, exploring the doctrine of God and His attributes. This week we meditate on our great God who reveals himself to us in his word. This will shed light on Mormonism and Islam as lesser views of either God's transcendence or immanence.
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Small Group Bible Studies |
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Mid-Week Small Group Bible & Book Study Opportunities
Currently:
Wednesdays at 12:10 - HS Girls studying Anxiety by Ed Welch with Mary Katherine at WCA Main Building RM 208.
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Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. MS Girls are studying True by Sarah Bradley with Mary Katherine. RM 102.
- Tuesdays 7:00 p.m. ROOTed (HS) guys are studying Ephesians at Zach Causey's Home with James.
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Starting September 9th:
- Thursdays 8:00 a.m. ROOTed (HS) Guys & Girls are invited for a Chick-fil-a Biscuit & Prayer in the Church Parlor. $2 for the Biscuit. Prayer is free. We will be studying the Lord's Prayer and common hindrances to our prayer. We want this to be mainly a time of actually practically learning by doing. Bring a friend!
- Thursdays 3:15 p.m. Journey (7th-8th) Guys will be studying the Fruit of the Spirit (Gal. 6:23). We will meet in the Parlor.
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Covenant Connection Points:
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As a covenant community, our youth are part of the wider body.
These church-wide events are an involvement opportunity for the youth.
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Theology Conference: Sept. 18th-19th. Everyone is a theologian, not just Adults! We need volunteers to run the 5s-4th children's program which will have teaching on the same theme of God's sovereignty. We need especially 7-8th graders. Let James know if you can help.
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Covenant Baptism on Sept. 12th. Keep an eye out for who!
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Churchwide Picnic at Monte Sano on October 30th. Yay Fall!
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UP NEXT Summary:
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Sept. 11th (Sat) Journey Home Fellowship (7th-8th)
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Sept. 18th-19th Church-wide Theology Conference: All students are encouraged to attend.
- Sept. 25th ROOTed HS Kayaking Trip on Flint River, $25.
*Remember: Bridge is 5th-6th grades
Journey is 7th-8th grades
ROOTed is 9th-12th grades
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James' Recommended Series
Men and Women in the Church a book by Kevin DeYoung.
A Biblical Primer on Men and Women in the Church
There is much at stake in God making humanity male and female. Created for one another yet distinct from each other, a man and a woman are not interchangeable―they are designed to function according to a divine fittedness. But when this design is misunderstood, ignored, or abused, there are dire consequences.
Men and women―in marriage especially, but in the rest of life as well―complement one another. And this biblical truth has enduring, cosmic significance. From start to finish, the biblical storyline―and the design of creation itself―depends upon the distinction between male and female. Men and Women in the Church is about the divinely designed complementarity of men and women as it applies to life in general and especially ministry in the church.
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- Pray for our students to grow in their faith, in love for each other, and acts of service in word and deed.
- Pray for adult youth leaders that they will grow in knowing students, in understanding and caring for each student that God knows by name, and that they too would know them by name. That God would help our leaders point them to Jesus & his gospel.
- Pray for parents as they do the task of raising our youth in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Pray that God would give parents fellow youth age families as friends to encourage them and also older families to learn from as we all seek to raise our covenant children as a Church family.
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James and Mary Katherine are always willing to talk with any of you and would love to hear from you. Feel free to reach out at any time if you have questions, concerns or just want to talk. |
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James Ensley, Pastor of Student Ministry
706.254.0732
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Mary Katherine Keel,
Student Ministry Assistant
678.699.0189
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[256.830.5754] [office@wpc-hsv.org] [wpc-hsv.org] |
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