True Love Waits Weekend
Friday, November 13th 7pm-9pm: Sessions 1 & 2
Saturday, November 14th 10am-1pm: Sessions 3 & 4, Lunch and ceremony.
Cost: $10 per person
Ages: 6th - 12th grades
True Love Waits is a weekend seminar dealing with sex, love, relationships, and what God's Word speaks to all of them. This weekend will be dealing with information and challenges that may make some uncomfortable to talk about. It is not our intent to be shocking or provocative, we won't go there, but we will be honestly discussing God's intent for sex, relationships, and the lures that the world tries to entice our students with.
This weekend is not only for the students but for the parents as well. I encourage there to be at least one parent attend with their child for the weekend. Sessions 1,3, and 4 will be geared toward the students. I will be dealing with the idea and definition of love, the creation and purpose of sex by God, and why marriage is the only acceptable means to God by which it is granted, as well as Scriptural and non-scriptural reasons to abstain until marriage.
Session 2 on Friday night will be for adults only. The students will be sent out for the night to their host homes while I talk to you, the parents and adults, about the challenges your children face in today's world; current trends, realities of what is going on, and resources to keep you informed. PLEASE make time to attend these sessions with your child, and especially session 2. They need your support in this. You will make the greatest impact in your child's decisions, even if you think they aren't listening.
Purity Ring and Lunch Ceremony
After session 4 on Saturday we will be having lunch served and have a ceremony in which our students will be challenged to live in purity both physically, mentally, and spiritually. Usually, during this ceremony purity or promise rings are given and worn by the students. We will not be doing this during the ceremony for a couple of reasons; 1) The purity ring is a personal decision that each student needs to make on their own. In no way, do I want them to wear a purity ring out of felt obligation or popularity. I want it to be a personal and individually made decision. I don't want hypocrites, phonies, or trendiness. 2.) Each ring costs around $25 from the licensed True Love Waits website. Due to the previous mentioned and cost of the ring I wanted to keep the cost of the event at a bare minimum so everyone can attend. I want to be and am aware of the times. I would much rather you and your student attend than to not attend because of the added cost of a ring. With that said, I fully support the students wearing the purity ring, if they make that decision themselves, and I will encourage them and you to pursue the purchase and wearing of the rings. We will not be, however, issuing the rings at the ceremony. I want them to seek you out or you initiate that conversation with your child together.
Licensed True Love Waits rings and necklaces can be purchased at this link.
Please let me encourage you to mark your calendars for this event, pray and prepare for this weekend. I pray that it serves and teaches you well that you might further these conversations with your child that they might follow in obedience what God has planned and willed for us as Christians.
Monday, October 19, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
October strongly suggests...
The Darkness and the Dawn: Empowered by the Tragedy and Triumph of the Cross
by Charles Swindoll
"Darkness covered the earth that day. The sun fled. From noon until three the darkness of death hovered over the hill where the Son of God was dying. As Christians we know the story well- the nails in His hands, the thorns on His head, the gambling soldiers, the taunting thieves.
Charles Swindoll invites us to, "Return with me to those epochal days when our Lord walked into the awful darkness- which He did not deserve- only to arise into the sunlit dawn of triumph, providing us a victory from which we shall never know defeat." Go with him and you will find that, as only he can, Dr. Swindoll uncovers new meaning in the Cross and the Resurrection for those who face death and darkness today. His fresh perspectives on these core events of faith can help you see beyond the darkness to the new light of dawn." (Taken from book excerpt)
Dr. Swindoll takes you into the the darkness and depth of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross. The pain, torment, suffering, and wrath of God poured out on our Savior and Lord. But in wonderful splendor raises our heads to the Hope and Victory given to us by such an unrivaled display of Love, Mercy, and Forgiveness encouraging us to live daily with a fresh blessing of Salvation.
by Charles Swindoll
"Darkness covered the earth that day. The sun fled. From noon until three the darkness of death hovered over the hill where the Son of God was dying. As Christians we know the story well- the nails in His hands, the thorns on His head, the gambling soldiers, the taunting thieves.
Charles Swindoll invites us to, "Return with me to those epochal days when our Lord walked into the awful darkness- which He did not deserve- only to arise into the sunlit dawn of triumph, providing us a victory from which we shall never know defeat." Go with him and you will find that, as only he can, Dr. Swindoll uncovers new meaning in the Cross and the Resurrection for those who face death and darkness today. His fresh perspectives on these core events of faith can help you see beyond the darkness to the new light of dawn." (Taken from book excerpt)
Dr. Swindoll takes you into the the darkness and depth of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ on the cross. The pain, torment, suffering, and wrath of God poured out on our Savior and Lord. But in wonderful splendor raises our heads to the Hope and Victory given to us by such an unrivaled display of Love, Mercy, and Forgiveness encouraging us to live daily with a fresh blessing of Salvation.
October Happenings
There are only a few announcements for October.
Oct. 3rd paintball (as scheduled in the forecast book is CANCELED)
Wed. Oct. 7th
Flu Shots - Call church office for an appointment
Provided by Columbia Co. Health Dept.
Time: 4-6.30pm
Cost: $25; receipt is available to turn in to your ins. provider.
Sat, Oct. 10th
Fall Golf Tournament
Pine Ridge Country Club
Shot gun start @ 9.30am
Cost: $40.00
Deadline is Thursday, Oct. 1st
Sat, Oct. 17th
Kackleberry Farm Corn Maze
Cost: $11 per person
Please call and register so we can give them a head count. Payment will be made at the door.
This will be a fun time for the whole family. There will be lots of things to see and do.
Also, the Brad Davis Band will be giving a free concert from 6-6:45pm courtesy of WAFJ for their "Family Fun Day".
Time: Leave CLC at 3pm
Return to CLC at 9pm
Sun, Oct. 25th
Solid Rock
7.30ish to 9pm
Fun, games, free food, and lots of fellowship.
Oct. 3rd paintball (as scheduled in the forecast book is CANCELED)
Wed. Oct. 7th
Flu Shots - Call church office for an appointment
Provided by Columbia Co. Health Dept.
Time: 4-6.30pm
Cost: $25; receipt is available to turn in to your ins. provider.
Sat, Oct. 10th
Fall Golf Tournament
Pine Ridge Country Club
Shot gun start @ 9.30am
Cost: $40.00
Deadline is Thursday, Oct. 1st
Sat, Oct. 17th
Kackleberry Farm Corn Maze
Cost: $11 per person
Please call and register so we can give them a head count. Payment will be made at the door.
This will be a fun time for the whole family. There will be lots of things to see and do.
Also, the Brad Davis Band will be giving a free concert from 6-6:45pm courtesy of WAFJ for their "Family Fun Day".
Time: Leave CLC at 3pm
Return to CLC at 9pm
Sun, Oct. 25th
Solid Rock
7.30ish to 9pm
Fun, games, free food, and lots of fellowship.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
September Thinks You Should Read...
Raising a Modern-Day Knight
By Robert Lewis
It seems that we are living in the day of Neverland. In a time where boys never grow up, even though they may age, they seem to never grow up into adulthood. Those few who seem to step into manhood often flounder in the uncertainty of what manhood is and how it is to be lived out. "Raising a Modern-Day Knight" lays out the need for a "Father's role in guiding his son to authentic manhood".
Playing off the image of Knighthood, Lewis encourages fathers to begin guiding their young sons into manhood through encouragement, model, and concreting achievements in manhood through ceremonies. He highlights the importance and need of the father's role in guiding his son into authentic manhood. Lewis uses the image of Knighthood; chivalry, cause, code of conduct, a vision for manhood, and process. A young man would begin under a knight serving and learning from him as a page, then to a squire, and then to Knighthood. All of which is surrounded by Biblical references and a Biblical definition of manhood.
This book is not another be wild, "you're programmed to be like x", to be a man. It genuinely deals with each man and the gifts God has given him and teaches them to be a Biblical authentic man in it.
I highly encourage ALL fathers to read this book, those who hope to be, and even those who may be floundering even now.
By Robert Lewis
It seems that we are living in the day of Neverland. In a time where boys never grow up, even though they may age, they seem to never grow up into adulthood. Those few who seem to step into manhood often flounder in the uncertainty of what manhood is and how it is to be lived out. "Raising a Modern-Day Knight" lays out the need for a "Father's role in guiding his son to authentic manhood".
Playing off the image of Knighthood, Lewis encourages fathers to begin guiding their young sons into manhood through encouragement, model, and concreting achievements in manhood through ceremonies. He highlights the importance and need of the father's role in guiding his son into authentic manhood. Lewis uses the image of Knighthood; chivalry, cause, code of conduct, a vision for manhood, and process. A young man would begin under a knight serving and learning from him as a page, then to a squire, and then to Knighthood. All of which is surrounded by Biblical references and a Biblical definition of manhood.
This book is not another be wild, "you're programmed to be like x", to be a man. It genuinely deals with each man and the gifts God has given him and teaches them to be a Biblical authentic man in it.
I highly encourage ALL fathers to read this book, those who hope to be, and even those who may be floundering even now.
September Activities
Things to Note for September:
Rite of Passage
Friday/Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12
This event is for 7th-12th guys and their fathers or father-figure. The Rite of Passage is designed to be a ceremony of celebration into manhood. Men will gather around these young boys in prayer and charge them to be young men. We will be camping out, eating, enjoying manly fellowship and competition, and studying what Biblical Manhood really looks like. We want our boys to grow into godly men and not follow the false perceptions that the world ambiguously defines as manhood.
Cost: $30 covers all male family
Leave CLC Fr. @ 6:30pm. Event begins around 7:30pm and concludes at 3pm on Sat.
Fee Concert
Fee Band will be in concert at the Augusta Commons on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7pm. Wafj is bringing them in for a FREE FEE CONCERT!!! It's hard to beat free!
We will meet at the CLC and leave for the concert at 6pm and return around 8:30pm. This is a school night so make sure to have all your homework done and your parent's permission.
See You At The Pole
SYATP is an annual global prayer gathering organized and led by students. Wednesday, Sept. 23rd millions of students will be gathering at their schools flagpole to pray in one accord for their peers, their school, their nation, and the world. Come be apart, scratch that, Go lead a prayer revolution.
Wed. Sept. 23, your school's flagpole, 7am.
Solid Rock
Sunday, Sept. 27 ~7:30pm-9pm
Invite your friends to come join us on Sunday evening for food, games, and just pure awesomeness!!
Cost: Free
Rite of Passage
Friday/Saturday, Sept. 11 and 12
This event is for 7th-12th guys and their fathers or father-figure. The Rite of Passage is designed to be a ceremony of celebration into manhood. Men will gather around these young boys in prayer and charge them to be young men. We will be camping out, eating, enjoying manly fellowship and competition, and studying what Biblical Manhood really looks like. We want our boys to grow into godly men and not follow the false perceptions that the world ambiguously defines as manhood.
Cost: $30 covers all male family
Leave CLC Fr. @ 6:30pm. Event begins around 7:30pm and concludes at 3pm on Sat.
Fee Concert
Fee Band will be in concert at the Augusta Commons on Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 7pm. Wafj is bringing them in for a FREE FEE CONCERT!!! It's hard to beat free!
We will meet at the CLC and leave for the concert at 6pm and return around 8:30pm. This is a school night so make sure to have all your homework done and your parent's permission.
See You At The Pole
SYATP is an annual global prayer gathering organized and led by students. Wednesday, Sept. 23rd millions of students will be gathering at their schools flagpole to pray in one accord for their peers, their school, their nation, and the world. Come be apart, scratch that, Go lead a prayer revolution.
Wed. Sept. 23, your school's flagpole, 7am.
Solid Rock
Sunday, Sept. 27 ~7:30pm-9pm
Invite your friends to come join us on Sunday evening for food, games, and just pure awesomeness!!
Cost: Free
Friday, August 14, 2009
All-Niter
The All-Niter begins tonight. There is no requirement for pre-registration. We will register any 6th-12th grader beginning at 6:30pm in the CLC. Friends are strongly recommended to come.
Cost: $45 for Abilene members/regular attenders; $15 for Guests
The event will go on rain or shine.
If your child would like to go to the All-Niter but has previous evening plans they can join up with us later by:
-Parent dropping them off at the location we are at (Check in with Adam at the location before leaving, No Tuck and Rolls).
or
-Call Adam on his cell 706/ 836-7169 and we will send a shuttle to meet you at the CLC. (please call 30 min in advance)
*note: if it is raining please call to find out where we are at, we do have an indoor backup plan. The schedule below is for good weather conditions.
6:30pm- Registration Begins at CLC
7:00pm- Praise and Worship Concert by “Sweet Fellowship”
7:45pm- Break
8:00pm- Continue with Praise and Worship
8:20pm- Bro. Adam
8:45pm- Giveaway
9:00pm- Load Up
9:30pm- Arrive at Patriot’s Park
10:15pm- Giveaway
11:30pm- Load Up
12:00am- Arrive at Fahrion’s Home
12:45am- Giveaway
2:30am- Load Up
3:00am- Arrive at Brunswick Lanes
3:45am- Giveaway
5:00am- Load Up
5:30am- Arrive at the CLC
Monday, August 3, 2009
August Recommends
Don't Check Your Brains at the Door: Know What You Believe and Why
By Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler
This is an incredible book for all ages. It is primarily geared for teens and preteens but is a great read for young believers in the faith as well. The book deals with the many questions the skeptics, unbelievers, or young believers have about God, Jesus, the Bible, and the exclusive claims of the Bible. The book is written in a fun and engaging way with many stories to help illustrate the points and explain otherwise sometime difficult questions.
I encourage every parent to purchase or borrow this book. I would suggest that parents read it first and then go through it with you kids to help them grow in their faith and understanding of what we believe. It will also be a helpful guide for them to use (or parents) to answer the difficult questions from their peers as they witness to them.
Here is the excerpt from the back of the book.
"Don't Check Your Brains at the Door gives you answers that make sense to the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler lace clarity with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life and show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason.
Become equipped to answer questions like:
-Is God a cosmic cop out to squelch fun and happiness?
-Did writers of the Bible stretch facts into legends?
-Is Christianity the only way to reach God?
-Jesus was a good teacher, but can anyone prove his resurrection?"
Don't let your kids become mindless mimics and drones of the world and not know what they believe or why they believe it! Help them grow in knowledge and in truth.
Josh McDowell Ministry
Buy for $10.99
By Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler
This is an incredible book for all ages. It is primarily geared for teens and preteens but is a great read for young believers in the faith as well. The book deals with the many questions the skeptics, unbelievers, or young believers have about God, Jesus, the Bible, and the exclusive claims of the Bible. The book is written in a fun and engaging way with many stories to help illustrate the points and explain otherwise sometime difficult questions.
I encourage every parent to purchase or borrow this book. I would suggest that parents read it first and then go through it with you kids to help them grow in their faith and understanding of what we believe. It will also be a helpful guide for them to use (or parents) to answer the difficult questions from their peers as they witness to them.
Here is the excerpt from the back of the book.
"Don't Check Your Brains at the Door gives you answers that make sense to the toughest of questions. Internationally known defender of the faith Josh McDowell and co-author Bob Hostetler lace clarity with humor to expose common myths about God, the Bible, religion, and life and show how Christianity stands up to the test of fact and reason.
Become equipped to answer questions like:
-Is God a cosmic cop out to squelch fun and happiness?
-Did writers of the Bible stretch facts into legends?
-Is Christianity the only way to reach God?
-Jesus was a good teacher, but can anyone prove his resurrection?"
Don't let your kids become mindless mimics and drones of the world and not know what they believe or why they believe it! Help them grow in knowledge and in truth.
Josh McDowell Ministry
Buy for $10.99
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