Vitals - August 23rd

The Spark (Jr. High) - August 23rd
Message - "ELEMENTAL - access..." by Katie
Key Points:
God CREATED ME to be part of His mission: MAKING THE WORLS NEW.

As soon as Jesus realized His INFLUENCE, He SERVED His friends.

Serving the needs of our PHYSICAL WORLD, can change SPIRITUAL REALITIES.
Key Verses: John 13:3-11
Worship led by: Justin Willis and The Spark Band
Attendance:
Total: 146
1st Service: 68 (58 students, 10 leaders)
2nd Service: 88 (77 students, 11 leaders)

4ORTY 2WO (High School) - August 23rd
Message - "ELEMENTAL - access..." by Katie
Discussion Questions:

"When was the last time that you did something nice or someone else? How did you feel afterwards?"

"What is your typical response when you realize that you are the most popular or influential person in a group?"

Key Points:

God CREATED ME to be part of His mission: MAKING THE WORLS NEW.

As soon as Jesus realized His INFLUENCE, He SERVED His friends.

Serving the needs of our PHYSICAL WORLD, can change SPIRITUAL REALITIES.
Key Verses: John 13:3-11

Worship led by: Justin Willis and the 4ORTY 2WO Band
Attendance: 78 (68 students, 10 leaders)

Casey Darnell's "Can You See Me?" music video that we showed this past Sunday...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy5WxNtn3rE

Life Groups Are Starting Soon!

This past weekend, August 16th, your student will be able to sign up to be in a Life Group. This is a very important step in their spiritual journey!

Our goal is to create environments where students begin to "See and God sees, and Love as God loves." We do this through helping students build purposeful relationships, experience God for themselves and engage in opportunities to be actively involved in the cause of Christ by serving others. Each week in their Middle School or High School environments students will experience fun games, great food, rocking worship, a challenging talk, and most importantly a meaningful connection in a Life Group with other students their age and caring adult leaders.

Life Group is the environment where students can connect with other peers and a caring adult in our to process what God is doing in their lives and what they are learning. This is where their faith becomes their own and they can ask questions and build intimate relationships with others. Our program is changing so that Life Groups will no longer be on Wednesday evenings, but will now be an integrated part of your student's Sunday experience. This is to ease the schedule of your family, as well as enable leaders to have more time to focus on the students in their group, hopefully creating an even better environment for life change!

To get the most out of this environment, in it more important than ever for your student to consistently attend the same service, every week. So, for example, if you typically come to the 9:00am service, your Jr. High student will be placed in a Life Group with student their same grade and gender within The Spark for that service. If one week they attend the 10:30am service, they will not be able to be in a Life Group, instead they will have to participate in the "On Deck" group. There is only one service time for 4ORTY 2WO.

With that in mind, we hope that over the next few days, you will discuss with your student the goal of Life Groups as discussed above, and express your desire for him or her to sign up for a group. They can sign up this weekend and following weekends at The Spark or 4ORTY 2WO, or you can sign them up at the Habit Shack in The Student Zone during any of our weekend services. We hope to have sign ups available online as well in the very near future. Look for more information regarding that on this website.

Looking forward to having your student involved in Life Groups this year!!

Vitals - August 16th

The Spark (Jr. High) - August 16th
Message - "ELEMENTAL - construct..." by Kurt
Key Points:
God is the one that makes things GROW. It's our job to CONSTRUCT healthy habits.
You cannot grow CLOSER TO GOD if you don't spend TIME WITH HIM.
Do you want God more than ANYTHING ELSE?
Key Verses: Matthew 13:18-23
Worship led by: Justin Willis and The Spark Band
Attendance:
Total: 145
1st Service: 73 (62 students, 11 leaders)
2nd Service: 83 (71 students, 12 leaders)

4ORTY 2WO (High School) - August 16th
Message - "ELEMENTAL - construct..." by Kurt
Discussion Questions:
"What are most looking forward to about starting school? What are you not looking forward to?"
"Was there a time that you felt particularly close to God? If so, what do you think caused you to feel that way?"
Key Points:
God is the one that makes things GROW. It's our job to CONSTRUCT healthy habits.
You cannot grow CLOSER TO GOD if you don't spend TIME WITH HIM.
Do you want God more than ANYTHING ELSE?
Key Verses: Matthew 13:18-23
Worship led by: Alex Wolfe and the 4ORTY 2WO Band
Attendance: 76 (67 students, 9 leaders)

Life Groups Sign Ups Begin This Weekend!!

This coming weekend, August 16th, your student will be able to sign up to be in a Life Group. This is a very important step in their spiritual journey!

Our goal is to create environments where students begin to "See and God sees, and Love as God loves." We do this through helping students build purposeful relationships, experience God for themselves and engage in opportunities to be actively involved in the cause of Christ by serving others. Each week in their Middle School or High School environments students will experience fun games, great food, rocking worship, a challenging talk, and most importantly a meaningful connection in a Life Group with other students their age and caring adult leaders.

Life Group is the environment where students can connect with other peers and a caring adult in our to process what God is doing in their lives and what they are learning. This is where their faith becomes their own and they can ask questions and build intimate relationships with others. Our program is changing so that Life Groups will no longer be on Wednesday evenings, but will now be an integrated part of your student's Sunday experience. This is to ease the schedule of your family, as well as enable leaders to have more time to focus on the students in their group, hopefully creating an even better environment for life change!

To get the most out of this environment, in it more important than ever for your student to consistently attend the same service, every week. So, for example, if you typically come to the 9:00am service, your Jr. High student will be placed in a Life Group with student their same grade and gender within The Spark for that service. If one week they attend the 10:30am service, they will not be able to be in a Life Group, instead they will have to participate in the "On Deck" group. There is only one service time for 4ORTY 2WO.

With that in mind, we hope that over the next few days, you will discuss with your student the goal of Life Groups as discussed above, and express your desire for him or her to sign up for a group. They can sign up this weekend and following weekends at The Spark or 4ORTY 2WO, or you can sign them up at the Habit Shack in The Student Zone during any of our weekend services. We hope to have sign ups available online as well in the very near future. Look for more information regarding that on this website.

Looking forward to having your student involved in Life Groups this year!!

Vitals - August 9th

The Spark (Jr. High) - August 9th
Message - "ELEMENTAL - merge..." by Katie
Key Points:
God never intended us to follow Jesus ALONE.
The purpose of MERGING in community is LIFE CHANGE.
Our RELATIONSHIP with other people reflect my relationship with GOD.
Key Verses: Ephesians 4:21-24, John 15:12-13
Worship led by: Justin Willis and The Spark Band
Attendance:
Total: 107
1st Service: 44 (34 students, 10 leaders)
2nd Service: 73 (62 students, 11 leaders)

4ORTY 2WO (High School) - August 9th
Message - "ELEMENTAL - merge..." by Katie
Discussion Questions:
"What is something that you have experienced that has changed how you live?"
"When was the last time that you experienced conflict with a friend? How do you handle it?"
Key Points:
God never intended us to follow Jesus ALONE.
The purpose of MERGING in community is LIFE CHANGE.
Our RELATIONSHIP with other people reflect my relationship with GOD.
Key Verses: Ephesians 4:21-24, John 15:12-13
Worship led by: Alex Wolfe and the 4ORTY 2WO Band
Attendance: 57 (49 students, 8 leaders)

Vitals - August 2nd

The Spark (Jr. High) - August 2nd
Message - "ELEMENTAL - enter" by Kurt
Key Points:
When you start to FOLLOW Jesus, you ENTER a new life.
People can argue with BELIEF. No one can argue with your EXPERIENCE.
Jesus has called ME to INVEST in my friends, and INVITE them to follow Him.
Key Verses: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Acts 4:18-20
Worship led by: Alex Wolfe and The Spark Band
Attendance:
Total: 97
1st Service: 40 (31 students, 9 leaders)
2nd Service: 67 (57 students, 10 leaders)

4ORTY 2WO (High School) - August 2nd
Message - "ELEMENTAL - enter" by Kurt
Discussion Questions:
"What was the last thing that happened to you that was so exciting that you couldn't wait to tell your friends about it?"
"Why do you think that people decide to start following Jesus?"
Key Points:
When you start to FOLLOW Jesus, you ENTER a new life.
People can argue with BELIEF. No one can argue with your EXPERIENCE.
Jesus has called ME to INVEST in my friends, and INVITE them to follow Him.
Key Verses: 2 Corinthians 5:18-20, Acts 4:18-20
Worship led by: Alex Wolfe and the 4ORTY 2WO Band
Attendance: 57 (49 students, 8 leaders)